Catherine Pooler | April Showers Bring Collection Slimline

Hi all, welcome to today’s slimline card creations using the Blooming Wellies and coordinating die along with the A little drizzle slimline pattern paper. The Hearts Trios slimline die is from a previous release and used for the card base. I heat embossed the wellies with WOW! Embossing powder ebony on watercolour cardstock and die cut out. I used my Karin Markers to colour these in and placed on the bottom left of the card front. The sentiment I stamped with Midnight ink in the centre of the middle heart.

For today’s card creation I heat embossed the cute gum boot wellies from the Bloomin’ Wellies Stamp Set and heat set with Ebony embossing powder from WOW! Embossing Powder on white watercolour card stock and coloured the image in with Karin Markers. For the background pattern paper I have used the new A Little Drizzle Slimline Patterned Paper sample which are absolutely a perfect fit and a staple for your slim line cardmaking. I have matched it with the Heart Trios slimline dies from a previous release as I thought the sentiment from the stampset worked in perfectly with the overall card.

Calling for Drizzle Bundle (the whole bundle)
Pitter Patterns Stamp Set
Pitter Patterns Dies
Bloomin’ Wellies Stamp Set
Bloomin’ Wellies Dies
Under the Umbrella Die
A Little Drizzle Slimline Patterned Paper sample
Portland Sequin Mix

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I have used a compensated affiliate link in this post, which means I get a small commission from the company directly at no extra cost to you whatsoever if you shop using these links. Any earnings I get from these links go back into keeping up with the craft creations to provide you some inspiration. If you enjoy my work, I’d be so grateful if you choose to support me this way. Thank you in advance!

Lots of love and happy crafting
Jo

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As I am also part of the WOW! Embossing Powder Design Team WOW! have provided me a code for all my lovely subscribers to use. So, don’t forget to take the advantage of a crafty 10% off all purchase for both WOW!
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Here are the links for both websites weather you’re a US or UK user.
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I hope you enjoyed today’s video and stay tuned for more to come. If you make a card with this technique, make sure to tag us #wowembossingpowder so we can check your creations out!

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I am creating this blog post with the purpose of sharing how I design my cards, the information provided here is base in my own opinion and creativity. I am not an expert by any means, and I only share the way that I design my cards. Most of the products used for my blog posts are personally purchased by me. However, I did receive the WOW! Embossing Powder products. Please, keep in mind that, all referral links are added for you to know from where either, I purchase or receive the items from as, all products shared and mentioned in each of my blog posts are simply because I use, and truly love them.

Catherine Pooler April Showers Bring Collection

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For today’s quick and simple colourful rainbow card I have used the Under the Umbrella Die with the Pitter Patterns Stamp Set . I have adhere down the a rainbow of coloured cardstock on double sided roll tape. I used a clear watermark ink and stamped the raindrops randomly for a subtle background look.

I die cut the Under the Umbrella Die with white cardstock and adhered down with Bearly arts liquid adhesive in the centre of the panel. I used my go to Opaque bright white embossing powder from WOW! Embossing Powder on black cardstock for the sentiment.

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Catherine Pooler April Showers Bring Collection

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Who is excited to see this collection? I love the flexibility and variety the stamps and dies can give of this release. I have used the Under the Umbrella Die with the Pitter Patterns Stamp Set and coordinating Pitter Patterns Dies . I have made a slimline card with an ombre ink blended panel and to make it shine and sparkle I have heat embossed with Halo Embossing Glitter.

I stamped each of the patterns raindrops & sentiment with Suede Shoes ink and die cut with the coordinating dies and adhered down with bearly arts liquid glue. The umbrella die cut was propped up with foam adhesive. To finish the card off I used the Crater Lake Sequins.

Lots of love and happy crafting
Jo

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Catherine Pooler | April Showers Bring Collection

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Hi all, welcome to an exciting new post where I have created a youtube tutorial with the new release. The stampset I have played with today is the Blooming Wellies and coordinating die.

Today’s tutorial includes a little bit of ink blending with the new Catherine Pooler blending brushes and colouring with Karin Brush Markers. I have used the brushes to do the ink resist technique combined with heat embossing. Check out my tutorial on my youtube channel.

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Spotted Background Stamp
Nested Stitched Hearts
Juniper Mist
Lime Rickey
Aquatini
Blending Brush
Crater Lake Sequins
Premium White Cardstock
WOW! Embossing Powder Clear Embossing Powder ( WOW USA) Clear Embossing Powder (CP)

Aqua Brush
Adhesive
Heat Tool
WOW! Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad

Pens used –
Royal Blue 045
Artic Blue 264
Soft Peach 200
Pale Pink 220
Gold 283
Apple 210

Lots of love and happy crafting
Jo

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AECP Educator Program | With a Twist Card Angel Card

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Therese takes your favourite techniques and gives a twist! Get more out of your current products and think of different way to jazz up your paper crafting projects. Get new ideas and bring new purpose to your stamps, dies, and inks!

For my card I recreated the card base style where Therese partially angle card the card front. I love this style as it give such a cool and different look with just your paper trimmer.

The colour pallet I have chosen is a cool, minty collection from the Green Meadows quad ink pack. I stamped the leaves on the white card front and mounted that on a mint top folding card base. I heat embossed the largest of the floral cluster and arranged it so it partially peaked to the side of the card front.

I have created a tutorial on how I made the card.

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I have used compensated affiliate links in this post, which means I get a small commission from the companies directly at no extra cost to you whatsoever, if you shop using these links. Any earnings I get from these links go back into keep up with the craft creations to provide you some inspiration. If you enjoy my work, I’d be so grateful if you choose to support me this way. Thank you in advance!

Lots of love and happy crafting from Jo

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As part of the WOW! Design Team, WOW! has provided me a code for all my lovely Subscribers to use. So, don’t forget to take the advantage of a crafty 10% off all purchase for both WOW!
US and UK by simply using my code: WOWDTJH
Here are the links for both websites weather you’re a US or UK user.

UK https://www.wowembossingpowder.co.uk?aff=4
USA – https://www.wowembossingpowderusa.com/?aff=4

I hope you enjoyed today’s video and stay tuned for more to come. If you make a card with this technique, make sure to tag us #wowembossingpowder so we can check your creations out!

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AECP Educator Program | Beautiful Details

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Learn different tips and techniques from Marika Rahtu on adding various details to your project to take it to the next level!

If you are looking for ways to use various mediums on your projects and maybe felt your projects may need a bit more of something? Then this class is perfect for you!

I have learned so much from Marika that I now look at my mediums differently. Even my ordinary black sharpies and pigments pen which I write with, I used for added dotted detail on today’s card.

Ill be honest with you here I had an enormous amount of gelli prints that created with Altenew stencils so I picked this Mega Bloom stencil from my stash that I thought would work great for this card. I placed the stencil back over the gelli print image and traced with my sharpie permanent ultra fine tip pen. I didn’t trace around each and every petal but I chose to trace one side only of each petals. I then added some dotted detail around the other side of the petals.

I also added thin black strips of black card stock on the corners of the card front.

Check out my youtube tutorial up on my channel.

I just couldn’t help myself and made another card this time adding dotted detail on the outer part of the watercoloured image. The below large image is from the ‘Courageous You’ which I heat embossed with WOW! Ebony powder on watercolour cardstock. I coloured the embossed image in with Karin Brush markers and an aqua pentel brush.

In addition to the beautiful details class I also got the idea to trim on an angle the card front as an added detail from the “With a Twist” clasess from Therese Calvird. Theresa’s class takes your favourite techniques and give a twist! She teaches you how to get more out of your current products and think of different way to jazz up your paper crafting projects.

So for this card I added the painted dots washi tape in the inner part of the cardbase so it peaks through the angled cut.
I also have another card for that class on my youtube coming shortly.

Take your favorite techniques and give a twist! Let’s get more out of your current products and think of different way to jazz up your paper crafting projects. Get new ideas and bring new purpose to your stamps, dies, and inks!

Lots of love and happy crafting from Jo

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Altenew AECP – In the Mood | Orange – Health, Happiness, Courage

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Instructor Stephanie Klauck teaches you all about your emotions and how it relates to colours. Feeling happy? excited? or blue? Learn how you can take your mood and apply it to your cards! In this class, you will learn various ways to add colors to your projects depending on your mood.

As part of my Altenew Educator Program I have not only loved learning all about colours but hot is also relates to emotions AND theories. I have learned so much as part of this online classes creative journey. I am so grateful for this opportunity and to the wonderful teachers that have taken the time to implement such credible classes.

Now on to my card creation…..

I kept it rather simple and applied the colour Orange with the Martian Terrain Inks. I added some interest by also heat embossing with clear embossing powder from WOW! Embossing Powder over the whole stamped image. For me, this card really spoke because of the sentiment which I felt related to the colour orange. I have so much gratitude for the crafting friends I have met along my journey and like to encourage them just like they have done for me along the way. My goal is not only to try new techniques as part of these classes but to really create with intent and most cases the recipient in mind.

I have made a youtube tutorial of my card creation for today.

Lots of love and happy crafting from Jo

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Catherine Pooler | Gelli Prints Blessed Cover Plate

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I have recently discovered Gelli Printing and have made lots of prints ready to make something out of them. The prints I have chosen today are more on the simpler side where I have played with straight out acrylic paints and added texture with some old bubble wrap. I got to the point where I had all these prints then asked the question NOW WHAT?!? In my head I wanted to create quick, simple and easy cards that could be mass produced. I chose the Catherine Pooler Peony in Bloom cover die from the “Blessed” release and die cut them in white and black card stock which I have placed on top of the prints. I found this cover die suited the prints so you can get a good peel of the prints still whilst adding a pretty floral element to the card front.

I have created a youtube tutorial on how I made this cardset. The sentiments are from Scrapbook.com – “Heartfelt Friendships”

Peony in Bloom
Blending Brush
Crater Lake Sequins
Premium White Cardstock
Adhesive
Gell Printing Plate
Brayer
Acrylic Paints
Spellbinders Cutting Machine
Altenew Mats
Onyx Black Ink

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AECP | Polychromatic Cards

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Hi all, I am super excited that I am learning so much from the Altenew Educator Program. The most recent course I have completed watching and partaking in is the Polychromatic course hosted by the very talented Nina-Marie Trapini.

Nina runs a thorough program playing with colours! This course will help you build confidence with colours or colour combos. In this class, you will learn how to use multi-colours comfortably! Use tips and tricks from this class to make your projects shine with various colours!

For my card set today I delved into my card stock stash and chose colours that were close to my Altenew Mini Ink pads I had in my collection.

I used the lighter shades of my inks and repeat stamped the floral image from Kind Matters stampset on a full 5 x 7 ” cardstock panel. Once I have done all my stamping I added some depth to the floral images with copic colours. I used copic colours R85, Y02, YG41, RV42 & B00. All these colours not only matched the ink colours but the cardstock with a slight darker shade to add depth. I cut the full panels down either in half portrait, landscape and diagonals and adhered these down on white side folding card base.

For the sentiments I die cut with white cardstock and pressed the ink pads to turn these into coloured sentiments. I added some sheen to the sentiments by spraying an array of Nuvo sprays that I had in my stash. I had some pre-cut die cut hearts in white and craft cardstock.

I also added some extra sparkle with pre-embossed panels. This is a handy tip that I do for convenience to have glitter cardstock on hand which I do reach for on a regular basis.

For the overall presentation of these cards I place all elements together changing up the designs which all have the panels, glitter cardstock, die cut sentiments and heart die cuts.

To watch my process of what I had learnt from this fabulous class I have created a tutorial up on my youtube channel.

Altenew Products use for today’s card set –

WOW! Embossing Powder products used –

Lots of love and happy crafting from Jo

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Catherine Pooler dry embossed card

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Hi all, today’s card is using the newish Quilter Cover die for the dry embossed technique. If you are new to the dry embossed technique, let me give you the down low on the how to. First of all you need a die cutting machine and of course a cover die (background die). The whole idea of the this technique is to achieve an “impression” type of look rather than using the die in a traditional sense for cutting. I have an electronic cutting machine and the biggest tip I can offer when it comes to the impression part of running the “sandwhich” through the machine is a ‘rubber mat’. Most cutting machines you can purchase a rubber mat that pairs well with your machine.

Sandwhich Key –
1. Cutting platform
2. Rubber Mat
3. Cardstock
4. Cover Die
5. Cardstock Shim
6. 1 x Cutting Plate

Depending on your machine you may need to add a couple of shims. Shims can vary in thickness and I highly recommend using cardstock as shims depending on the depth of impression you would like to achieve. Try and not add too many cardstock shims as to not make it too thick so you don’t cut through the actual cardstock itself.

For my card, I have mounted the dry embossed panel on a white top folding card base. As an added element to my card I have die cut a heart panel with the layered stitched dies with kraft cardstock. I love the kraft cardstock can bring a natural looking element to add to the floral stamp design. The floral stamp design has been heat embossed with WOW! Embossing Powder in Ebony and water coloured in with Catherine Pooler Inks and water colour pencils.

To finish the card off I added some crater lake clear sequins to embellish the card.

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Lots of love and happy crafting
Jo

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CASE Your Fellow AECP Crafter Hop

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Hi all, today I am playing part of a special blog hop with a fabulous group of very talented crafters from the Altenew Educator Certification Program. This group has a special place in my heart as I embark on my crafting journey to find my authentic style. For something different we are all playing along and have been matched up to crafters to CASE each other. CASE means Copy And Share Everything
but it can be interpreted in many ways. I am very lucky to have been given the talented Yasmine Magdy Sadek. I chose the below picture of hers to CASE

I am the last person in the hop so just in case you have missed it I have link back to the top of the hop list where it all started thanks to the amazing coordiantor of this hop Natasha Davies. https://youtu.be/O1WQDqugvME

My stampset of choice today is from the Kindness Reminders. I really enjoyed watercolour this image in. I have been practicing using a ‘new to me’ which are the product the Watercolour Brush Markers. Can I just say WOWzers these babies are PIGMENTED. Not even joking. To practice my control of distributing the ink I had 2 clean water aqua brushes handy as well as a microfibre cloth (paper towel is another option). I have created a youtube of my cardmaking process on today’s card.

DISCLOSURE
I am creating this blog post with the purpose of sharing how I design my cards, the information provided here is based on my own opinion and creativity. I am not an expert by any means, and I only share the way that I design my cards. Most of the products used for my blog posts are personally purchased by me. However, I did receive the WOW! Embossing Powder products. Please, keep in mind that, all referral links are added for you to know from where either, I purchase or receive the items from is, all products shared and mentioned in each of my blog posts are simply because I use, and truly love them.

I have used compensated affiliate links in this post, which means I get a small commission from the company directly at no extra cost to you whatsoever, if you shop using these links. Any earnings I get from these links go back into keep up with the craft creations to provide you some inspiration. If you enjoy my work, I’d be so grateful if you choose to support me this way. Thank you in advance!
Lots of love and happy crafting from Jo

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Best Things in Life Floral Set

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The For Your Crew Collection consists of four bundles of products (available for purchase separately, but they coordinate perfectly for fabulous hand made creations!) that each speak to a different type of friend or family member in your life.You’ll find just the “just right” stamps and sentiments for everyone you make cards for!From your Party Crew to your Posh Crew and even your Hip and Preppy Crew, these stamps, dies and accessories cover it all from the classy to belly laugh friends.

Today, I have used the The Best Things in Life stampset from the Posh Crew release. Its such a beautiful floral image and love that it comes with coordinating dies.

I heat embossed the floral images on ranger watercolour cardstock with WOW! Embossing Powder ebony powder. I coloured the images in with both the ink pads and altenew brush markers. Once the watercolour images are dried completely I added some extra dotted detail then die cut the images with coordinating dies.

For the Ink blended panels I very lightly inked up diagonal edges up with the new CP Date Night Inks Puckered Up, In the Park, Catching Rays and Chiffon inks.

I mounted the images on an older die set “Merry Labels”. I love that these labels have an embossed feature around the edges. For the sentiment I used the “One Liners” stampset. I have to say this has been a staple in my collection.

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As part of the WOW! Design Team, WOW! has provided me a code for all my lovely Subscribers to use. So, don’t forget to take the advantage of a crafty 10% off all purchase for both WOW!
US and UK by simply using my code: WOWDTJH
Here are the links for both websites weather you’re a US or UK user.
WOW! Embossing Powder US
WOW! Embossing Powder UK

I hope you enjoyed today’s video and stay tuned for more to come. If you make a card with this technique, make sure to tag us #wowembossingpowder so we can check your creations out!

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Introducing the Posh Crew Bundle!

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For your classiest friends, dress up a card with the Posh Crew Bundle. This bundle includes classic and feminine products focused around the Best Things in Life Floral Stamp Set.

Today’s card not only incorporates the new collection but I have paired it with the Better with Friends stampset as it was very fitting for the sentiment. Also I couldn’t help and use the Date Ink collection as I absolutely love the vibrancy of these inks

I have created a youtube on my cardmaking process on today’s card.

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Catherine Pooler Designs | Date Night Inks

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Catherine Pooler Designs have launched a brand new ink collection that is just absolutely beautiful. This collection is called “Date Night” all the names of the inks have a special meaning that is related to the collections name.

For the first card, I have blended Pucker Up, Serenade & Drive In with ink blending tools. My tip when it comes to ink blending is not only using good blending tools that suit your you and your blending style but to practice ink blending to master working with a light touch and working your your way to add pressure to increase colour depth and intensity. PLUS it also helps having amazing inks to blend with 😜 Oh it also helps to have smooth cardstock like the Catherine Pooler white cardstock. Never forget about the cardstock!

I have die cut the Savannah Cover plate die which I then mounted on the ink blended panel. The panel is a perfect design to show case the ink blended panels to peek through. I have also stamped the Happy Butterflies with the Drive In ink then heat embossed with the NEW Halo Embossing Glitter. Can I just say MY MY MY this clear iridescent embossing glitter is absolutely beautiful.

I wanted to show case in my cards how well not only do these inks blend but how well they actually go together as well. I have created 2 cards with the below card I have used Chiffon, Catching Rays and DO-SI-DO inks. I have heat embossed with Gold Rich embossing powder for the butterfly on vellum.

Both sentiments have been heat embossed on the left over panels of the ink blended panel with Opaque Bright White embossing powder. My tip for heat embossing sentiments is to use a super fine version of the powder to capture the fine details of any sentiments or stamped images.

I hope you enjoy today’s card creation. Now also over on my instagram CPD is giving away 8 $25 Gift Cards this week- one for each new color! https://www.instagram.com/joherbert/

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NEW | Catherine Pooler Date Night Inks

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Today, I have created a new card with the brand new Catherine Pooler Date night ink collection. I have used all the inks from the collection to create today’s card. I just couldn’t help myself and use all of them all at once. The colours are so complimentary to each other that I was able to create so many cards just with this collection.

I have created a youtube tutorial of my card making process and included some of my favourite older products .

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Lots of love and happy crafting from Jo

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Altenew Educator program | Creative Watercolour media card

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Hello and welcome to my blogpost. As part of my Altenew Certification Program I have enrolled, I took the Creative Watercolour Media class by Jennifer Rzasa & Co. I played with the Watercolour 36 pan set which I have had in my stash and had a great excuse to play with it again. To ease into the class I started off with florals that I could colour in one petal at a time. As I am not particularly good at keeping my colouring in the lines I chose to heat emboss the image.

I first heat embossed both floral images with Ebony embossing powder and watercoloured in using the pan set. My biggest tip that I have learnt is have clean water and a clean brush handy. I love having two brushes to work with, 1 brush to pick up the pigment paint up and 1 to help distribute the paint throughout each petal. I have created a tutorial up on my youtube channel of my creative process.

There is a lot to learn when it comes to watercolouring and bot oh boy I am loving this class. I am yet to complete it but I just could help but pick up a brush and start colouring. I have to say the watercolour bug has bit me hard 😃

The colour inspiration was from the January monthly card challange.

A Touch of Winter for January’s 2021 Inspiration Challenge

In my card I also showcase a cool pearl embossing powder that changes colour when it is heat set.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog. Have a lovely day!

You will find all product links below.

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Catherine Pooler Designs | Heart Trio Slimline Die

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Hi all, welcome to today’s card design where I am using the new Heart Trio slimline die from the latest Love N Hearts release.

There are some super cute and fun collections in this release. See some pictures below.

I have used some scrap pieces of cardstock and adhered them down on an angle behind the 1st layer of the heart trio die cut. With the In the Park ink I blended with a blending brush just around the edges and adhere down with liquid adhesive directly to the slim line card base. For the top layer I foam mounted it over the top.

I stamped with the Versafine Onyx black ink the smallest floral image from the Grace in Bloom stampset and coordinating dies. I used my Dove blender pen to pick up the Do-Si-Do ink, In the Park, Chiffon ink to colour in the floral images.

Stamp the sentiments on a strip of white cardstock with versafine onyx black ink and adhere down.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card creation with the New Release items.

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Altenew Certification Program – Layering Stamps

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Hi All, welcome to my very first blog post as a participant of the the Altenew Certification Program.

A little about why I joined the program….. first of all for those that know me well I like to be behind the scenes when it comes to creating. This may shock some of you but I have a lot of fears about my crafting abilities. I love crafting but I have a OCD personality when it comes to presenting my final crafting pieces. What I want to achieve with this course is to push myself with techniques, styling and especially my confidence for 2021.

So here it goes my first post…
This post is all about stamp layering. Altenew offer a great range of layering stamps (which I had already purchased but used sparingly). Having said that I was always not confident in not aligning these stamps correctly ….even though they provided samples and images on what to look out for as far positioning goes, I still felt like I was doubtful in my capabilities in getting it right the first time. Once I took that negative chatter out of my thinking I was able to create more with ease and pleasure. It took me until my second creation to enjoy the process.

What I do recommend from what I learnt in the Layering courses, is using a stamp positioner like the MISTI or following Nicole’s informational step by step instructions. If you want to master all things layering she is the Queen!

Class Link – HERE

Have all of these wonderful layering stamp sets, but not sure how to use them? Do you want to be more creative with those layers and make something amazing? In this class, you will learn how to use Altenew’s layering stamp sets and line those images up easily and perfectly! You will also learn different ways to utilize the stamps to create wonderful cards in no time.

Our leading instructor Nicole Picadura will walk you through in detailed videos so you can tackle those layering stamp sets with a snap of a finger! Also, each lesson will share different ideas to create projects using stamp sets.

Instructor: Nicole Picadura

Here is my first ever card, practicing my layering process. Let me be honest I started in going in very strong as I was over enthusiastic, wanted to share everything I learnt, stamp everything out perfectly and over embellish. What I learnt from my first card is that clean and simple is best, enjoy the process and bring it back to basics. The stamps itself add quite a punch and there is no need to over do it. Also another thing I learn shake up your glitter brushes well and don’t squeeze while adding the detail to dye inks and not add a big fat blob in the centre of the flowers.

My stampset of choice for today’s card I have used Fabulous Florets this stampset is what I would class has medium size images which made for good practice. I have to say the MISTI came in handy for not only the stamping and placement but for also my mini ink pads. As this image has a solid image which is is bigger than my mini ink pad the impression on pressing my mini ink pad to the image can sometimes leave the size of the ink pad marks. To remedy this I press and twist/swipe ever so slightly and stamp and repeat the process at least a couple of times to get a good coverage and overall stamped solid image. I then go ahead and stamp and align the rest of the floral image and hand cut out. There are matching dies available for this floral stampset however I did not have them on hand so I proceeded to hand cut them all out. This included the leaves as well.

The front card base has been dry embossed with the Angled Mosaic 3D folder and adhere down with liquid adhesive to allow for wiggle room. The reason why I chose a 3D embossing folder is to add a subtle white on white texture.

For the sentiment, I have used the Birthday Builder sentiments which I have stamped in Desert Night ink on a half inch strip white cardstock which I have foam mounted on to give it dimension. To finish the card off I have used clear sequins and adhered these down. I have to be honest here I am still working on the placement of sequins on my card creations. Sometimes there are days where I feel like a nailed it and there are some I know I over did it. Do you have the same issue?

For the next card I know what I need to work on. Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to show casing what I learn next.

Till next week,
Jo

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Beautiful New Year! Catherine Pooler New Release

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For today’s card design I went for a more bold design. I used black and white card stock layers, ink and embossing powder. I wanted the colouring to stand out against the black and white which I think I achieved?

I heat embossed the Beautiful Day floral image with WOW! Embossing Powder Ebony in superfine detail to capture the design. I watercoloured the image in with inks and Watercolour makers.

For the sentiment I die cut black and white card stock with the Wishes dies and for the add on sentiment I stamped with the coordinating All round wishes stampset.

To finish the card off I used the crater lake sequins. If you didn’t already know I use these sequins alot for card creations as they have the sequins with and with the hole in centre of them.

This is all part of the new BEAUTIFUL NEW YEAR collection.

Products Used

Shop here – http://shop.catherinepooler.com?aff=101 (affiliate link)

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Hi Everyone and welcome to another fabulous New Release from Catherine Pooler Designs.

BEAUTIFUL NEW YEAR is a must see…. Available December 9th!!
For todays card, I played with a slimline card base. I have tried something new where I place my own touch by hand drawing onto my card creation. I am still getting use to the larger longer real estate space of a slimline card layout.
The floral arrangement is from the Beautiful Day stampset which also comes with a coordinating die.

Written Tutorial –

I have been loving this gorgeous floral Beautiful Day stampset so much. I have heat embossed the image with gold embossing powder on watercolour cardstock. To colour these in I have used watercolour makers from Uniquely Creative and an aqua pentel brush to help with the blending and watercolouring. As this stampset comes with coordinating dies I have die cut this out and foam adhere down on an already ink blended panel.

I have previously shared a youtube tutorial on how I ink blend panels and add depth with Black Jack Ink. For todays card I heat embossed the sentiment over the top of the panel with Opaque Bright White. I finished the card off with Crater Lake sequins.

Just in case you missed it….. youtube tutorial below

Shop here – http://shop.catherinepooler.com?aff=101 (affiliate link)

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Hi Everyone and welcome to another fabulous New Release from Catherine Pooler Designs.

Written Tutorial –

I have heat embossed the floral arrangement with the new WOW! Embossing Powder Judith’s Blush on watercolour cardstock. I used the an aqua brush to pick up colour from the ink pad lids and coloured away. Even though the Catherine Pooler Inks are dye inks as I have used watercolour cardstock it gave me the wiggle room colouring time to blend. I added some extra detail with Zig Markers over the top of the image. This was place with foam adhesive towards the top centre.

To fill in the space towards the bottom I have used the new Sincere Thanks stampset and stamped it three times in different ink colours.

I felt like the space was a bit too sparse and needed some ooompf (you know what I mean right?). To remedy this I used my Copic Multi liner to free hand draw the lines and add some dotted detail in the corners. I finished the card off with crater lake sequins and thats it.

Tell me have you done any hand drawings on your paper craft creations? Also what was your favourite set from the new release? I have more more projects to share with you over the next couple of days.

Thanks for stopping by and I am looking forward to reading your comments.

Supplies used –

Shop here – http://shop.catherinepooler.com?aff=101 (affiliate link)

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Catherine Pooler New Release | One Plus One | Mr & Mrs

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Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by and visiting me today. Today I am show casing a couple of cards from the new Catherine Pooler “One Plus One” release.

Card 1
The first card I have made for today’ I have used the His and Hers stampset, Nested Stitched Hearts dies & the Polka Dot Cover plate.
To make this card I cut up random strips of Catherine Pooler white cardstock and ink blended with an array of Catherine Pooler Inks. Mint to Be, Lime Rickey, Mardi Gras, Pixie Dust & Grape Crush.
Now there are some layers of die cuts starting with the Polka Dot cover plate as a background, the heart die by layering the dies together in one passing.
I have heat embossed the His & Hers images with WOW! Embossing Powder Metallic Gold Rich super fine detail and die cut with the coordinating die.
To finish the card off I stamped with Black Jack ink the sentiment on a thin strip of white cardstock and mounted on black cardstock and adhered down with foam squares .
Hope you enjoyed today’s card creation.

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extra cost to you whatsoever, if you shop using these links. Any earnings I get
from these links go back into keep up with the craft creations to provide you
some inspiration. If you enjoy my work, I’d be so grateful if you choose to
support me this way. Thank you in advance!

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Catherine Pooler New Release | One Plus One | His and Hers Stampset

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Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by and visiting me today. Today I am show-casing a couple of cards from the new Catherine Pooler “One Plus One” release. The stampset used is the brand new “His & Hers” Stampset along with the new Polka Dot cover plate background die.

The above card I created a panel where I heat embossed the sentiment with WOW! Embossing Powder Metallic Rich Gold Powder on white cardstock. I stamped both images in Rouge & Midnight Inks and to finish the panel off I matted it on black cardstock.

I kept the rest of the card rather simple adhering down a die cut polka dot piece on a side folding card base.

For the above card I created my own background by alternate stamping both glasses with Rouge and Aquatini Inks on white cardstock which I have mounted on a black mat panel.
I have stamped the sentiment with Midnight Ink on a square piece of white cardstock and matted on black cardstock. To finish the card off I added a heart shaped die cut from kraft.
Hope you enjoyed today’s card creation.

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extra cost to you whatsoever if you shop using these links. Any earnings I get
from these links go back into keep up with the craft creations to provide you
some inspiration. If you enjoy my work, I’d be so grateful if you choose to
support me this way. Thank you in advance!

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Papercrafters Unite Against Racism Blog Hop

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Hi all, thank you for stopping by. I feel very honored to be very part of this very special hop. The goal of this hop is to come together to stand behind our crafty sisters and brothers of colour not just in the art industry, but also to show our support in the never-ending fight for equality all over the world.

All details of this hop and the line up of sponsors are up on Justine Hovey’s Blog .

As this is a hop don’t forget to visit your next hopper – Nandini Karmarkar.

For my first two card creations I bought digital stamps from Angie Bloom Digital Designs and Graciellie Designs to support small business that convey important messages with gorgeous designs. I felt both companies offered an array of images and sentiments that were fitting for today’s hop.

The first two cards I have incorporated an array of ink blended panels with Catherine Pooler inks and sprinkles of WOW! Embossing Powder Ultra High powders.

To see how have created these cards you can watch my tutorial up on my youtube channel.

The next card below has been inspired from my home country Australia where I reside. I first want to start of by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the lands on which I reside today and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

I have carefully chosen the stamps from Hero Arts as the images reminded of the indigenous illustrations from the local Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders people here in Australia. The tones are a reflection of the earth as the indigenous use the land of natural tones, colours and earth materials to make their colours with.

Links to websites
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/
https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/indigenous-australia/close-the-gap/
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/

Instagram Accounts of Black Crafters (Thanks Kristina Werner!)
List of Ways to Help (Thanks Jennifer McGuire!)

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2020 Spring | Summer Coffee Lovers Blog hop

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Hi All, I am super excited to add some inspiration to the WOW! Embossing Powder Blog for the 22020 Spring | Summer Coffee Lovers Blog hop.

We are super excited to play along AND more excited to announce we have a $25 gift card as a super sponsor prize up for grabs for this hop. This hop runs from Friday, May 22, 2020 – Friday, May 29, 2020. Please visit the coffee lovers blog hop direct link – http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/13360 for the full sponsor line up. Winners will also be announced over on their blog.

I have made a youtube tutorial playing with the WOW! Embossing Powder Sparkles range with texture paste & stencils to create an array of backgrounds. I have copic coloured in a range of coffee / tea digital images from Graciellie Designs for all four cards.

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As part of the WOW! Design Team, WOW! has provided me a code for all my lovely Subscribers to use. So, don’t forget to take the advantage of a crafty 10% off all purchase for both WOW!
US and UK by simply using my code: WOWDTJH
Here are the links for both websites weather you’re a US or UK user.
WOW! Embossing Powder US
WOW! Embossing Powder UK

I hope you enjoyed today’s video and stay tuned for more to come. If you make a card with this technique, make sure to tag us #wowembossingpowder so we can check your creations out!

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I am creating this blog post with the purpose of sharing how I design my cards, the information provided here is base in my own opinion and creativity. I am not an expert by any means, and I only share the way that I design my cards. Most of the products used for my blog posts are personally purchased by me. However, I did receive the WOW! Embossing Powder products. Please, keep in mind that, all referral links are added for you to know from where I purchase or receive the items from as, all products shared and mentioned in each of my blog posts are simply because I use, and truly love them.

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WOW! Embossing Powder & Picket Fence Studio Blog Hop

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Hi All, welcome to day 2 for this blog hop with WOW! Embossing Powder & Picket Fence Studios as I am a big fan of both crafting businesses. Both design teams have created such stunning work for your enjoyment.

Your next stop on the hop is Susie Moore.

As part of this blog hop we have 2 awesome prizes prize packs up for grabs.
WOW! Embossing Powders is giving away a $25 gift certificate to either their UK or USA store.
Picket Fence is giving away a $50 gift certificate to their store.
The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on THE POSTS.

To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on each blog post to have a chance at getting your hands on the prize. This hop is open internationally.

I have used the gorgeous Peony Bouquet stampset and the Hey you die from Picket Fence Studios. I used my trusty Opaque Bright White embossing powder for the watercoluring then created a wash of Sorbet embossing glitter for the background.

To colour the floral card I used Ken Oliver Color bursts to colour the heat embossed images. Check out my process on my youtube channel.

LINE UP

Picket Fence Blog
Lydia Fiedler
Carisa Zglobicki
Michelle Lupton
Heather Mitchell
Sara Sherlock
Gemma Campbell
Erica AB Anderson
Mindy Eggen
Jo Herbert
Susie Moore <=====NEXT STOP
Jenny Colacicco
Verity Biddlecombe
WOW! Embossing Powder Blog

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As part of the WOW! Design Team, WOW! has provided me a code for all my lovely Subscribers to use. So, don’t forget to take the advantage of a crafty 10% off all purchase for both WOW!
US and UK by simply using my code: WOWDTJH
Here are the links for both websites weather you’re a US or UK user.
WOW! Embossing Powder US
WOW! Embossing Powder UK

I hope you enjoyed today’s video and stay tuned for more to come. If you make a card with this technique, make sure to tag us #wowembossingpowder so we can check your creations out!

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Catherine Pooler Designs & WOW! Embossing Powder Blog Hop

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Welcome to a fabulous blog hop! Both the Catherine Pooler Designs & WOW! Embossing Powder Design Teams have joined forces to bring you some stamping & heat embossing fun. Some of the design team are using some fabulous new products from both Catherine Pooler Designs & WOW! Embossing Powders stores.

You would have come from Daniel West blog and your next hop is the Wow! Embossing Powder Blog.

Prizes
Both companies are giving away a prize each.

WOW! Embossing Powder – $25 Gift Card

Catherine Pooler Designs – $25 Gift Card

To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on the designer’s blog post and each comment you leave is an entry for a chance at getting your hands on these prizes.

Winner to be announced the week of the 11th of May 2020.

Get ready for a ton of fun and inspiration!

Catherine Pooler Designs shop & WOW! Embossing Powder stores – Catherine Pooler Designs & WOW! Embossing Powders

For today’s card I am show casing a technique with double heat embossing with Opaque Bright White embossing powder and multi coloured embossing glitters and powders.
I love heat embossing with stencils to maximise and stretch the use of all products in my stash.

I also like to show how to use embossing powders with layered stamps especially with solid base images.

DISCLOSURE

I am creating this blog post with the purpose of sharing how I design my cards, the information provided here is base in my own opinion and creativity. I am not an expert by any means, and I only share the way that I design my cards. Most of the products used for my blog posts are personally purchased by me. However, I did receive the WOW! Embossing Powder products. Please, keep in mind that, all referral links are added for you to know from where either, I purchase or receive the items from as, all products shared and mentioned in each of my blog posts are simply because I use, and truly love them.

FULL LINE UP
Catherine Pooler Blog
Erica A-B
Chrissie Tobas
Heather Mitchell
Karen Baker
Ashlee McGregor
Susan Powell
Verity Biddlecombe
Ilina Crouse
Jenny Colacicco
Daniel West
Jo Herbert
Wow! Embossing Powder Blog

As part of the WOW! Designer Team, WOW! has provided me a code for all my lovely Subscribers to use. So, don’t forget to take the advantage of a crafty 10% off all purchase for both WOW!
US and UK by simply using my code: WOWDTJH
Here are the links for both websites weather you’re a US or UK user.
WOW! Embossing Powder US
WOW! Embossing Powder UK

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#spreadjoynotgerms blog hop

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WOW! Embossing Powder & Whimsy Stamps Blog Collaboration Hop

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Welcome all to a fabulous blog hop collaboration between two fabulous companies. We have a two day hop for you and today is Day two. Did you catch Day one? Click link here.

Your are in for a treat as yesterday there where so many awesome creations and today you will have another line up of fabuous designers.
You have come from the Whimsy Stamps blog directly and your next hop is Michelle Bala.
There are two prizes which means two winners!!!!
WOW! Embossing Powders has – 6 powders of your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store your powders safely in.
Whimsy Stamps is giving away a $25 gift certificate to their store.
To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on the designer’s blog post and each
comment you leave is an entry for a chance at getting your hands on these prizes.
This hop is open internationally.

For todays card creations I have used the beautiful Hydrangea Cluster stampset and for the sentiment I have used the Happy Everything. I personally love this sentiment set as it is versatile to have an array of intercgangable sentiment fonts.
When I watercolour I love heat embossing with WOW! Embossing Powder Opaque Bright White in super fine detail to capture every single intricate detail on stamped images both sentiments and designs.

For the heat embossed background I have used the new WOW! Trio Apterfied Metalz*Seth Apter Exclusive* on both cards.

Line Up –

Whimsy Stamps
Jo Herbert
Michelle Bala ==== NEXT HOPPER
Laura Volpes
Crystal Komara
Carisa Zglobicki
Tricia Barber
Amber Rain Davis
Alanna Moses
Karen Reategui
Bev Ro chester
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Graciellie Designs and WOW! Embossing Powder Hop

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Hi All, I am super excited for this collaboration. I personally love Graciellie Designs as she has the most delicate, eye catching and gorgeous image designs AND papers. To celebrate this collaboration i am playing along an Instagram hop with a fabulous givaway. You must click on the link to take you to the giveaway https://www.instagram.com/joherbert/?hl=en

WOW! Embossing Powder & Graciellie Designshttps://www.instagram.com/gracielliedesign/?hl=en

Copics – YR15, YR07, YG25, YG03, YG67, Y13, Y08, Y11, BG34, BG49, BG15, R85
WOW! Embossing Powder – Sorrento Embossing Glitter from the Trios Italian Adventure, Seth Apter Mixed media brush

Gracillie Designs
Digital Stamp – Sweetness
Digital Papers – Rainbow Vibes

Technique – embossed edges with the new Mixed Media brush .

Other products – Copic friendly cardstock

Copics – YR15, YR4, YR07, R02, R14, R35, YG95, YG99
WOW! Embossing Powder – Fab Foil Copper foil
Gracillie Designs – Friends Like You digital stamp

Technique – Foiling of digital stamps

Other products – Uniquley Creative – Cross stitched dies, black cardstock, white cardstock, copic friendly cardstock, minc machine

Copics – V01, V15, V12, G000, YG41
WOW! Embossing Powder – Fab Foil – Violet
Gracillie Designs – Stay string mega digital stampset & Wild & Whimsy digital papers

Other products – copic friendly cardstock, minc machine

Copics – YG03, YG67, E29, E18, Y08, Y17, R85, R81
WOW! Embossing Powder – Pink Fab Foil
Gracillie Designs – Sweet love digital papers & Love Friends stampset

Other products – Copic friendly cardstock, black cardstock, Minc machine

Copic – B000, BG05, RV23, RV06, TG41, BG34, BG49, E50, Y21, E21
WOW! Embossing Powder – Silver Fab Foil, Tanzenite & Aquamarine embossing glitters from Gemstone Trios,
Seth Apter mixed media brush.

Other products – white sharpie, embossing paste transparent gloss, Rings & Puddles stencil, Hiedi swap, minc machine

Technique – Add transparent paste over the stencil and sprinkle the embossing glitter and heat set

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WOW! Embossing Powder & Gerda Steiner Designs Collaboration blog hop

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Hi everyone and welcome to a very exciting collaboration blog hop filled with cuteness, sparkle and shine.

As this is a hop you would have come from the super talented Ashlee McGregor is her card creations just fabulous! Your next stop is WOW! Embossing Powder Blog.

It wouldn’t be a hop without PRIZES, right?

Both WOW! Embossing Powder and Gerda Steiner Designs will be each be giving away a $25 Gift card each to our stores.

So there will be TWO winners!

This hop will run for a week only and the winners will be announced on each of the WOW! Embossing Powder and Gerda Steiner Designs blogs on Monday, November 25th. So, be sure to check back on our blog then.

To be entered to win a prize all you need to do is leave a comment here and each of the designer’s blog posts. We have included the full line up list below.

Gerda Steiner Designs

WOW! Embossing Powder Blog

Now onto my card creations. Today, I have made 3 cards using a variation of WOW! Embossing Powder products – Sparkles, Embossing Glitters and straight-up super fine powders. I have used the same stampset from Gerda Steiner Designs – Carol Puppies Stampset and watercoloured them in with the Altenew paint pan pallet.

I first stamped the images using my MISTI with Versafine Onyx black ink which I then watercoloured the images in. I set aside to dry then I restamped the image over the top of the watercolour images to get a good crisp black image over the top.

For the first card I used Coconut Ice embossing glitter on the die-cut diagonal frame by pressing the clear ultra slow drying ink direct on the diecut. It is hard to capture the embossing glitter in a photo but it really makes for a fabulous die glitter cardstock panel. The sentiment has been heat embossed with Angel Eyes from the Ferryman Trios set.

Second card I have heat embossed a scalloped circle die cut with Salsa embossing glitter. I have also roughly swiped the pennant edge with ultra slow drying ink and poured neptune embossing glitter.

For the last card I have used the Flamingo Sparkles and created my own paste with Texture Gloss paste. Using a plastic spatula I have mixed the sparkles and texture paste and spread it like butter over a poinsettia stencil.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card creations for the hop.

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Holiday Blog Hop with Catherine Pooler & WOW! Embossing Powder

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I have to say I have been having a ball playing with the Catherine Pooler Holidays release.
Today I am playing with the Angel Wings die and Merry Christmas Angel stampset in my first card set.

Now becuase today is a hop you most likely have come from Catherine Pooler Desgns Blog your next hop is to the very talented Daniel West.
I have a full list of the line up towards the end of my blog post for you all just in case you get lost in the hop.

Did I mention there are PRIZES for this collaborative hop?
Both Catherine Pooler Designs & WOW! Embossing Powder are each giving away a $25 gift card to their stores just by you leaving a comment on each of the designers blog posts. Each comment gets an entry to the hop so comment away so us some crafty kindness as we are super excited to read your comments along the way.

For the Angel wings dies card I have done some really light ink blending with some distress oxide inks.
The card on the left I have used Black soot and Hickory Smoke oxide inks and the card on the right I have used Tattered Rose and Spun Sugar. The key to get a smooth inkblending I have used the make up blending brushes. To get the glittery wings I have used Iced Silver & Aladdin Embossing Glitter.

These trio of cards I have masked the labels dies with some purple tape and heat embossed in selected sections. I found doing this technique really show cases the new Catherine Pooler Bundle Up Trios embossing powder really well. There is such a fabulous array of sparkly texture .

The above card I have used the Sage Embossing Glitter & below I have used Peppermint Scrub from the Bundle Up Trios – Inspired by Catherine Pooler.

Christmas Cards — Lastly but not the least the above card I used the Skylight Embossing Glitter.
I hope you enjoyed today’s blog collaboration and please visit each of the Designers blogs.

Catherine Pooler Blog
Jo Herbert <—– YOU ARE HERE
Daniel West <—YOUR NEXT STOP
Jenny Colacicco
Ilina Crouse
Ashlee McGregor
Susan Powell
Karen J Reategui
Verity Biddlecombe
Karen Baker
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WOW! Embossing Powder & Newton’s Nook Designs Blog Collaboration

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Hi Everyone and welcome to a very exciting collaboration with two fabulous companies.

WOW! Embossing Powder are teaming up with Newtons’ Nook Designs for a week long collaboration . Each day starting Monday 23rd of September right through to Friday 27th both design teams are going to bring to you heaps of inspiration on the WOW! Embossing Powder & Newtons Nook designs blog.

This weeks collaboration has fabulous PRIZES up for grabs –
Newton’s Nook Designs will give away a $25 gift card.
WOW! Embossing Powder are giving away 6 x Embossing Powders (at winners choice) PLUS carry case.

Here’s how to win:
Leave a comment on my blog post and each of the WOW! Embossing Powder Team blog posts using Newton’s Nook Designs products all week (September 23 – 27) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday, September 27th at midnight GMT to comment. The winner will be announced on the WOW! Embossing Powder blog post on Monday, October 1st.

For my card creation I have made a youtube video on how I made todays card.
Today I made an enamel piece to add texture as you can see on the pawprint diecut.

I hope you enjoyed todays card creation and done forget to go back to th WOW! Embossing Powder blog post to visit Ashlee & Yaz today for their card creation.

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WOW! Embossing Powder + Picket Fence Studio Collaboration Blog Hop

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Hi all and welcome to a very special blog hop with the WOW! Embossing Powder & Picket Fence Studio design teams for a collaboration blog hop. Both teams are going to bring to you an amazing fun filled collaboration with fabulous prizes up for grabs.

No Blog hop is complete without a prize!

WOW! Embossing Powders has 6 powders of your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store your powders safely in.

Picket Fence is giving away a $50 gift certificate to their store.

The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on THE POSTS.

To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on the designers blog post to have a chance at getting your hands on the prize. This hop is open internationally.

You would have come from the Picket Fence Studio Blog to land on my page. Your next stop is Ilina Crouse . Happy hopping.
Here is my cards that I have created for you all along with a video tutorial.

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Jo Herbert

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Wow! Embossing Powder & Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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Hi all I am super super excited to bring to you todays card creation for a very excited blog hop collaboration with WOW! Embossing Powder & Technique Tuesday. We are celebrating over 2 days to make it a fun filled weekend of inspiration. Today is day 1 of the hop. Check back the WOW! Embossing Powder blog to see what Day 2 has install for you.

If you are folllwing along the hop you would have come from the very talented Zsoka Marko ‘s blog. Your next stop is Ana Anderson

No Blog hop is complete without a prize! WOW! Embossing Powders has 6 powders of your choosing along with a WOW carry case to store your powders safely in.Technique Tuesday is giving away 2 x $20 gift certificate to their store.

To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on each blog post to have a chance at getting your hands on the prize. This hop is open internationally.

The Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on ALL THE POSTS on both days. We encourage you to leave comments on both days the more comments you leave the more chances you have to win these fabulous prizes.

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