Category Archives: Catherine Pooler Designs

Technique Challenge: Background Stamps

This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a technique challenge and it’s all about background stamps.   I used the fabulous Wild Thing background stamp from Catherine Pooler.  I heat embossed it in gold and ink blended on some Spiced Marmalade distress oxide.  I love the way this card turned out! I also created a gold frame embossed… Read More »

Make The Cards Challenge: Theme Challenge

This week’s Make The Cards Challenge is a theme challenge, plus 1.   I used the Catherine Pooler Boho Fall collection for this card and I just love the way it came out.  I also added the Rounded Checkerboard stencil from Three Room Studio and I adore the background.  Every single time I use this stencil, I love… Read More »

A Color Challenge!

The new Make The Cards Challenge is a Color Challenge for this week. It’s also entitled Suit Up.  I do not have any stamps with a person wearing a suit of any kind, so I decided that I would just go with the color challenge. This was a good challenge.  It has a masculine feel to it and… Read More »

Get A Free Digital Image Each Month!

You read that right! You can get a FREE digital stamp every month by participating in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook group’s monthly challenge.  You just need to color one of the Kinda Cute images with your favorite medium and then share it on the group Facebook page in the challenge folder.  3 winners will be… Read More »

Pop Up Basket Masculine Card

Have you tried the Pop Up Card Dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts yet? They are pretty fun to play with and they make fabulous seasonal décor or place setting decorations in addition to being fun cards to create and send to someone special! The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge is an Anything Goes Masculine Challenge.     Our sponsor for… Read More »

Double Trouble Challenge: Flowers and Colors

The Make The Cards Challenge is teaming up with the Double Trouble Challenge to create a 2 Week Challenge!   I created a watercolored floral card using the colors in the challenge! For the colors, I chose Catherine Pooler Inks in Peppermint Scrub, In The Park, Mardis Gras, Rose Petals, and Midnight.     The stamp set is… Read More »

Sassy & Crafty Butterfly Cards: Turner’s Syndrome Blog Hop and Challenge

I like to participate in the Turner’s Syndrome Blog Hop and Challenge every year to help raise awareness for Turner’s Syndrome which is a genetic disorder that affects females.  I was surprise to discover that 1 in 2000 female births worldwide are affected by this genetic defect and that a high percentage of the pregnancies that don’t go… Read More »