Abstract Sympathy

Like many others, my heart is heavy. Sometimes it doesn't feel right to make cards, or post a creation, but I have found solace in crafting, a little getaway for my mind. I pray for peace.

These cards were requested from a co-worker. I started with Ultra Smooth White Cardstock panels, onto which I stamped a few patterns from the Bold Bits & Patterns Stamp Set. I used Tranquil, Serenity and Cove Blue.

Onto the large pattern, I silver heat embossed one of the large leaves from the Natural Flourishes Stamp Set. For a bit of interest, I swiped some water on the leaves to lighten the base color a bit. I then added a sentiment from the Faithful Flutterings Stamp Set in Juniper Mist ink. The panels were then mounted onto a blue/purple cardstock base.

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Hot Dog!

I had a request from a co-worker for some birthday cards for her to share, and there is no better excuse to pull out these cute doxies from Doxie Birthday Party from Catherine Pooler Designs and create! 

Let's start with the card base. Onto an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock, I stamped the Painted Stripes Background Stamp twice, first in Oh Boy and then Minted. Onto a card panel, I stamped the cut pups from the Doxie Birthday Party Stamp Set three times in Minted, Oh Boy, Sixteen Candles. Then I overstamped in clear ink and heat embossed some clear glitter embossing powder another pup from set. Lastly, I stamped a sentiment from Doxie Birthday Party and adorned one of the doxies with a fun birthday hat.

I stretched myself a bit on this card, I like how the heat embossing created some texture onto the solid stamps. Have you stretched your creativity lately?

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Savor This Special Moment

With my eldest son heading off soon after graduation, I'm learning more and more to savor the special moments. Today's card features Catherine Pooler Designs newest release, At Home, and I think it will be a great card to have on hand for many occasions!

As usual, I started with an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock base, onto which I stamped the large "moments" stamp from Moments in Time Sentiments - selectively not stamping the letter s. (This sentiment set also has corresponding dies.) I then stamped and die cut the main images from Natural Flourishes Stamp Set with the corresponding dies. I covered the images with Date Night Mini Inks. Each image was then brushed with some opalescent paint.

Next, I arranged the leaves above a stamped, white heat embossed sentiment strip (sentiment from the Moments in Time Sentiments). I finished the card with some black enamel dots and paint splatters.

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Oranges from Bold Bits & Patterns

 

Catherine Pooler Designs newest collection, At Home, is available today! This collection has patterns in design and organic plant shapes meet a mix of retro and CP whimsy in the stamps and dies in this collection. Charming clocks to curious kitties, this collection has it all! 

There are so many "things" you can create from the Bold Bits & Patterns Stamp Set. I've created tulips, a panda bear and today some fruit in the form of oranges or peaches! The products I used today are from items with the Natural Flourishes Bundle.

Onto a white cardstock panel, I created some fruit with three of the pattern stamps from the Bold Bits & Patterns Stamp Set and ink colors linked below. I added leaves, also a pattern stamp from Bold Bits & Patterns and then for a fun abstract element, stamped the patterned circles in Midnight. I finished the card with a black border sentiment that was white heat embossed, from the the Natural Flourishes Stamp Set.

I'm excited to see what everyone makes with these too sets, and be inspired by the creations! Did you know that Catherine Pooler Designs has an awesome essentials collection?... new items and restocks are usually added every Wednesday...check out the whole collection of new items here!!

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