Hello Everyone! It is Tracie and I am excited to be here on Catherine’s blog. Today I’m going to show you how easy it is to create your own fun backgrounds using small stamp images. The stamp sets of focus are Hook Line and Sinker and She Sells Seashells, both …
2 Cards using the Sum-Sum-Summertime Patterned Paper with Lisa
Hello friends, Lisa here! Catherine invited me to share a couple of cards today featuring the yummy 3 Scoops Stamp set. Let’s throw chocolate and vanilla to the curb and reach into our bright colors for a fun, fruity twist on our ice cream today. First up, I …
Dainty Flowers with Karen Baker
Have you ever been instantly inspired when paging through a magazine and seeing a photograph or illustration? That exact thing happened to me! I saw an article or advertisement that had a symmetrically arranged, dainty floral display with soft blues and pinks, and new I had to recreate the look. …
Rose Garden Layered in Purple
Hello, Karen here from The Bald Dragonfly with an elegant card with a unique-for-me color combination. This card features the Rose Garden stamp set from the Kind of Batty release. I started with a card base Smoke card base. I stamped the Angled Squares Background Stamp on the card base with Stone …
Stenciled Rainbow Chevron with Chrissie
Hi everyone! Chrissie here today! The Counting Blessings Collection has truly gone down as one of my favorite collections. Not only do I love all of the Autumn inspired stamps and sentiments, the positive sentiments make me so happy. I love making random cards for friends, family and co-workers for …
Masked & Sponged with Melissa Miller
Hi everyone! It’s Melissa from Catherine’s Creative Team. I’m honored to be guest posting for her today. I wanted to share a card I created using products from the All That Jazz release. To recreate this design, start by cutting a panel of white card stock to 3-3/4 x 5″. Mask …
Making Images POP with Maureen
Hi there, it’s Maureen here highlighting some of the products from the Naturally Inspired collection. Sometimes (most of the time in my book!) simplicity is best. Stamping the images from the Wildgarden stamp set in black and contrasting with just a little color is sure to make your design pop, …
Made for Awesome with Ardyth
Good morning! Ardyth here with a vibrant, happy rainbow card using some of the products from the All That Jazz release, as well as products from the Counting Blessings Stamp of Approval Collection- all are available in the shop for individual purchase. I started by embossing the new Music background …
Watercolored Grateful Heart with Ilina
Hi everyone, Ilina here, taking over Catherine’s blog today! If you are like me and love coloring, then you love the Grateful Heart stamp set! This is a 6″x 8″ set full of awesomeness. For my card today I started with a 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel of watercolor paper …
Thank You Card Set with Josefine
Hi everyone, today I’d like to share a set of “Thank You” cards with you using stamps from the Wild & Wonderful release. They are super easy to create in bulk, so you always have some on hand. I started by stamping the BFF background stamp with Versamark onto a …
Wild Garden Add-Ons with Jill Hawkins
Happy Day! It’s always so fun to see the many varied creations that the Creative Team makes with a Stamp of Approval Collection. I am always inspired to see how everyone else uses the same products. So very cool–such creative people in this world! Today, I am sharing a card I …
Using Re-inkers to Make a Watercolor Background with Kelly
Hey Crafters, it’s Kelly here! Thanks for coming by today. I’m honored to be a guest here at Catherine’s blog and revisit the Wild and Wonderful release! Y’all, I seriously don’t know how they do it. The folks at Catherine Pooler Designs just keep cranking out the amazing products and …
Forever 29 Birthday Card Video Tutorial with Laurel
Hello there, It’s Laurel here today. A life long friend and I have a deal, we are forever 29!!! So this year, I made a birthday card just for her!!!! The Birthday Icons stamp set was a perfect choice for this card! Add a little masking and ink blending and …
Embellished Cover Plate Backgrounds Video Tutorial featuring Jenny Colacicco
Hi Everyone, It’s Jenny from the Creative Team here, and today I’m going to show you how you can embellish your backgrounds to create that extra wow-factor on your cards. I’ve created a video for the process – you can watch it here or over on Catherine’s YouTube channel. …
All the Trimmings Winter Scene with Karen
Hello, Karen here from The Bald Dragonfly with a wintery scene card created from products from the All the Trimmings Holiday Release. I started with a card base made from the Ultra Smooth White Cardstock. I then used an embossing marker to color portions of the beautiful Flourishes Background Stamp …