We are bringing all the joys of the holiday season your way with the upcoming Baking Spirits Bright Virtual Retreat! We can't wait to cook up a batch of holiday cards and projects with you and get your paper crafting on a roll for the season! You can purchase Baking Spirits Bright now through July 13!

Who?

We invited some of our awesome and talented friends to join us to make this event a fun-filled way to kick-off the holiday paper crafting season with a bang! This line up of top notch instructors bring a variety of styles and expertise to the mix and will certainly stir up lots of great ideas!

What?

With your purchase of your spot at the Baking Spirits Bright Virtual Retreat, you're going to get all the ingredients needed for a weekend of paper crafting and more…

• Eight Virtual Holiday Paper Crafting Sessions jam packed with ideas, tips and tricks
• Box containing a Limited Edition CPD Products Bundle including stamps, dies, patterned paper and accessories that will not be sold separately!
• Be the First to get you hands on our Brand New Gingerbread Ink! (This will not be available in the shop until late in 2023)
• Exclusive access to a Project Guide Download with Bonus Card Ideas

When?

The Baking Spirits Bright Virtual Retreat will air live on Friday, September 8th from 3-5pm Eastern and Saturday, September 9th from 10-12pm Eastern. Participants will also have access to view the class replays later through a special participant-only area in the shop.

Where?

The Baking Spirits Bright Virtual Retreat will be streamed to you through a private link on YouTube so you a can join in and view from the comfort of your own home…no travel required! You will be able to tune in and craft along with us. You will also have access to these sessions after they air so you can watch again or catch anything you may have missed.

How?

Buy your ticket now to reserve your spot in the retreat and your Baking Spirits Bright Supply Box will ship out to you in August so you will have everything you need on hand. Sign-up is for a limited time so don't miss out! Jump in right away for the Early Bird Rate and to get the best value!

It's just a normal day in the CP Clubhouse…we're going about our business, planning fun stamping things and the door bell rings. It's the postman. He brought a package. and it's from one of our CARD MAKERS! We gather round, open the envelope and the squeals and laughs, ooohs and ahhhs that come from the team are a sight to be seen! One day, we really need to get this on film. lol!

Imagine this scene as you check out Melissa's incredible cards created with the Ahoy Matey Bundle. She rocked our boat!

Using the Notecard Frame and Tag Dies, Melissa made her card focal point with tags cut from the Bar Harbor Patterned Paper. The layering up and mixing the patterns is so cute on this otter card.

How about this coloring!? Melissa did some awesome scene building around the critters in the Ahoy Matey Stamp Set. She also used the Lots of Knots Stamp Set and Dies to make a “swimming hole” for her main stamped image. I just love all the details she got onto these.

Can't forget a shaker! The Nova Scotia Sequin Mix with its shimmery blues makes the perfect shaker ocean. A simple frame of patterned paper and fish stamped background and I'd say this card IS otterly amazing!

These cards inspired me so much, I created this otterly amazing card on this Live Stream! I love the layer that the Lots of Knots Stamp and Dies created that anchored (pun intended!) for the otter and friend.

Which card will inspire your next project!?

The Scenic Lighthouses Stamp Set was designed with versatility in mind. This two-step stamp set can be used with only solid stamping or you can color the detailed images in. Let's look at some different techniques with this set that don't require any coloring at all!

Kristie white embossed this gorgeous lighthouse and die cut it. Then she used some ink blending to fill it in with a rainbow of color. Such a simple technique but what wow factor!!

On this one, Kristie stamped the solid images and then embossed the detail stamp over top. The tone-on-tone look of these embossed lighthouses is a show stopper!

Simply going with black and solid color is just perfect. Two-step stamping is such a quick and easy process. But if coloring is your jam…you can do that too! Take a look at the cards below that I created.

I created these Lighthouse cards on this Live Stream, catch the replay here!

No matter what technique you try, you are going to have a blast playing with the Scenic Lighthouses Stamp Set. Why not try them all!

The Sail Away Stamp Set and dies were designed to give you double the options for your card making. You can stamp and use the images in their cluster or cut them out individually to place them on your card in any way you wish!

You have so many options for color ways on the boats with this four step layering stamp set. Let's check out some of the great scenes our Brand Ambassadors created with the Sail Away Bundle.

I just love this multi-colored wave sheet in the Regatta Gala Paper pack. It's perfect for making a beautiful scene like this card. Ilina also pulled in the sun and whale tale from the Ocean Tide Dies to pull it all together.

Patterned paper is a great way to add so much interest to a scene card. These two by Lisa use paper and the Ocean Tide Dies to create the ocean background to place all the sailboats. She used the large “missing you” sentiment from the Inside Out Missing You Stamp Set as a bold sentiment for these.

The Ocean Tides Dies were designed for just this card! A little ink blending on each wave and a bit of foam tape and you have a beautiful sea view. Nestling the sailboats among the waves is a great effect.

Which of these sailboat scene cards floats your boat the most? I know you will be inspired to create with this fabulous bundle!

The Guiding Light Bundle features the Scenic Lighthouses Stamp Set and Dies and with this bundle, you can create classic layout cards or elaborate scenes. Amanda created some pretty gorgeous cards with this bundle to inspire you!

This card is simply gorgeous! Amanda blended some ink to create this stunning beach scene and then integrated the main and secondary stamp images into her card. She did some simple coloring on the lighthouse and also used the Light Word Die and coordinating Guiding Light Sentiments as a focal point.

On this card, Amanda created a classic background with the small stamps from the Guiding Light Sentiments Stamp Set. By stamping them randomly, she basically created her own custom patterned paper. I love this technique.

Amanda grabbed the Happy Mama paper to pair with this bundle from her crafty CP paper stash. She used the Scallops & Dots Dies to make a layer and then created a stamped and die cut cluster of stamped and embellished images.

This card has a more traditional layout with layers of patterned paper creating the background. This anchors the lightly colored lighthouse beautifully! Which background idea is your favorite? I think I love them all!

The Summer at the Shore Collection is now available! We are loving this collection for all the nautical and seaside themed cards you can create! We have something for everyone with adorable critters, a layering stamp set and the most unique set of lighthouses you ever did see!

Catch this live stream replay to see the entire collection in action! Let's take a look at what's new:

Guiding Light Bundle

• Scenic Lighthouses 6×8 Stamp Set
• Scenic Lighthouses Dies
• Light Word Die
• Guiding Light Sentiments Stamp Set
• Guiding Light Dies

Summer at the Shore Bundle

• Sail Away 6×8 Stamp Set
• Sail Away Dies
• Ocean Tide Dies
• Inside Out Missing You Sentiments Stamp Set 
• Regatta Gala Patterned Paper
• Zanzibar Sequins

Ahoy Matey Bundle

• Ahoy Matey Stamp Set
• Ahoy Matey Dies
• Lots of Knots Stamp Set 
• Lots of Knots Dies
• Bar Harbor Patterned Paper
• Nova Scotia Sequins

Use the links below to view these products, or head to the shop and see what's new!

Being a member has Perks! StampNation Members get to start shopping our latest and greatest- Summer at the Shore Collection now. They'll get their order shipped out first and all their nautical faves on their way to their door.

Every Quarter, StampNation Members get special perks they can take advantage of. Like the Half Birthday Sale where they have had select items 50% off in the shop. They have one more day to shop the sale and grab some bargains while they shop the new collection!

As we approach Quarter Three- SN members have a class in August to look forward to, regular challenges, monthly swaps, and other perks. Why not subscribe today and see what SN is all about? Click Here to learn more!

Be the light in someone's day by creating cards and projects with the Guiding Light Bundle! This bundle features a lighthouse theme with the Scenic Lighthouses Stamp Set and dies. Use the line art image and color with your favorite medium, or use the filler stamp to add color to this two-step layering lighthouse.

These products will be added to the shop on June 21 at 9am Eastern and StampNation Members get to order a day early (June 20 at Noon Eastern), learn more about membership benefits here! 

Guiding Light Bundle

• Scenic Lighthouses 6×8 Stamp Set
• Scenic Lighthouses Dies
• Light Word Die
• Guiding Light Sentiments Stamp Set
• Guiding Light Dies

These products were designed to work together so you can create stacks of sea-side inspired cards in the same theme. Purchase these products as part of the bundle at a discount, or pick and choose your favorites.

Add the perfect sentiment with the Light Word Die and coordinating Guiding Light Stamp Set and dies.

The Guiding Light Sentiments Stamp Set is packed with encouraging sentiments that mix and match with the “light” word stamps or our separate Light Word Die. Tell them “shine your light” or “on dark days, you are my light”.

We'll be live every day this week at Noon Eastern on Facebook and Youtube. See you then!

Hit the oceanside with the Sail Away Bundle, which hits the shop on June 21! This stunning and sophisticated bundle is perfect for retirement, birthday, bon voyage and masculine cards. With the vintage feeling Regata Gala paper with its Spa Color Combo, this bundle is the perfect sea-side mix.

Summer at the Shore Bundle

• Sail Away 6×8 Stamp Set
• Sail Away Dies
• Ocean Tide Dies
• Inside Out Missing You Sentiments Stamp Set 
• Regatta Gala Patterned Paper
• Zanzibar Sequins

Purchase these products in the bundle at a discount, or pick and choose your favorites!

Start with the sailboat images in the Sail Away Stamp Set and create a scene with the Ocean Tide dies. Grab the Inside Out Missing You Sentiments to add that just right thought and then embellish with the Regatta Gala Paper and Zanzibar Sequins.

In this Youtube video, I shared how to use the four layer stamps that create the sailboats from the Sail Away Stamp Set using the positioning sheet.

Create your own sunrise over the ocean scene with the Ocean Tide Dies. This set of wave dies makes a beautiful base for cards featuring sailboats in our Sail Away Stamp Set or just on its own. The extra whale tail and sun/moon die will take your ocean scene to the next level. 

The Inside Out Missing You Sentiment Stamp Set is perfect for inside stamped thoughts or outside too. The large “missing you” is a statement sentiment for your card.

The Sail Away Bundle has got you covered for so many occasions and will mix and match for smooth sailing in your crafty space. This bundle will work perfectly for scrapbook pages and projects too!

These products will be available on June 21 at shop.catherinepooler.com.

Join us as we travel to the North East Coast for our Summer at the Shore Collection with paper crafting products full of seaside icons! We couldn't resist adding the cutest little sailor and his fishing boat captain with the critters in our Ahoy Matey Bundle. This nautical mix of stamps, dies and accessories has it all and is available on June 21 at 9 am Eastern.

Ahoy Matey Bundle

• Ahoy Matey Stamp Set
• Ahoy Matey Dies
• Lots of Knots Stamp Set 
• Lots of Knots Dies
• Bar Harbor Patterned Paper
• Nova Scotia Sequins

Purchase these products, created to work together at a discount, or pick and choose your favorites!

From cute sea-loving critters in the Ahoy Matey Stamp Set to the perfect nautical icon patterns of the Bar Harbor Patterned Paper. This bundle will mix and match for tons of cards for different occasions. …and don't forget the shimmery and shiny cold water blue mix of Nova Scotia Sequins!

Every sailor must learn their knots. The Lots of Knots Stamps Set and Dies ties in perfectly for card backgrounds and elements for the darling critters in the Ahoy Matey Stamp Set. Add a decorative knot to your card and pair with one of the punny sentiments like “knot again! sorry this is late” for that belated birthday card.

The Ahoy Matey Stamp Set features sailor otter, captain seagull, other fun friends, and nautical elements. 

This theme is perfect for so many occasions and masculine cards as well. You're going to love being swept away to a Summer at the Shore when you create with this collection.

StampNation Members get to order on June 20 at Noon Eastern! Learn more about membership benefits here!

When you purchase your spot in our Baking Spirits Bright Virtual Retreat on September 8 and 9th, you'll receive our fabulous Supply Box AND have access to our online classes!  The instructor line up is top notch with each creative bringing their own special expertise. We can't wait to dive into each session and bring that box to life!

During the 8 sessions, you will learn tricks and tips with lots of holiday card and project ideas to kick off your holiday making season in a BIG way. Don't worry if you miss any of the LIVE viewings, all of the sessions will be available on replay.

Registration will include access to all sessions and your Exclusive Supply Box with everything you need to craft along with us. Just WAIT until you see all the products we created for this special event! Make sure to check out my Instagram for more on each of our instructors!!

Pop your name on the list HERE to make sure you're the first to know when it goes on sale so you can be sure to grab it at the special pricing!

Stay tuned for more info coming soon about some of the exclusive products you'll find in the box…can't WAIT!  It's like Christmas morning!

I am LOVING this card by Amanda Fitterer! It inspired me for our YouTube Live Stream today, I just had to recreate it! I die cut Little Island Cover Plate (available in June's Club Sursee) and colored with Copic Markers. It's easy to create shading by adding layers of color of the same marker along with darker shaded markers.

Head over to YouTube to see how to create this card!

These products are available in the June 2023 Club Sursee, subscribe by June 14 to get these products at a great price! They will be available in the shop later if you miss the subscribe deadline!

The Par-tay Time Bundle is our newest set of products for creating stacks and stacks of birthday cards for all your friends and family! This bundle was featured in this Youtube Video, check it out to see how to use the stamps and for tons of inspiration! Check that video out here.

One look at this paper pack and you will know it is Par-Tay Time! The Par-Tay Time Patterned Paper is bright, bold and modern. This pack features a jazzy Party Color Combo of Samba, Orange Twist, Oh Boy!, Serenade, Pixie Dust and Be Mine- with a pop of black and white! Don't forget your coordinating Tel Aviv Sequin Mix.

Here's inspiration from Laura Evangeline and Arsenia Wolf, I love what she created with these products!

Try different color combos like these for different looks and customize it for the recipient!

You can shop these products in our store by clicking the links below. Thanks for visiting the blog today!

We created these fun, vibrant cards on Youtube and since we're right in the middle of graduation season, congratulations, a graduation cap and “23” for the year were in order!

Be sure to grab your color wheel for monochromatic color combos, or try your hand at analogous or triad color combinations with the various rings of the circles!

See how easy they were to create in this replay video!

You can find our Color Wheel in the shop and it helps you choose the correct colors of Catherine Pooler Inks for a winning combo on every card!

Thanks for visiting today, you can peruse the products used on these cards using the links below!

Can you smell the holiday spice? We've been baking up something pretty exciting and can barely contain our joy!

Save the Date!

September 8th & 9th we'd love for you to join us for our Baking Spirits Bright Virtual Retreat. This holiday extravaganza will definitely get you in the spirit for your holiday making season!

What's Included

• Eight Virtual Holiday Paper Crafting Sessions
• Early Access to a Brand New Ink Color
• Exclusive CPD Product Bundle
• Project Guide Download with Bonus Card Ideas

Check out our talented crew of session instructors…

Don't miss grabbing your spot and limited edition supplies for this fantastic CPD event! Early Bird Ordering opens July 5th for a limited time. Sign up now to join our waitlist and be notified as soon as the retreat goes on sale. More yummy details coming soon!!!