Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday!
I have a thing for ink. There, I said it.
I go crazy for colours. Dippy for dye. Potty for pigment. Not-quite-sold on solvent (me and StazOn just aren’t friends. Sorry StazOn.).
You get the picture.
I’d probably class myself as a bit of an ink connoisseur. That’s a bit of a nicer way of saying I’m picky. I wouldn’t go as far as snooty or pretentious – but I can definitely say that some inks would never make it to my table, let alone onto one of my cards.
So when I tell you I’ve gone gaga for the new Catherine Pooler inks, you get how big a deal that is.
Today Catherine is releasing her first collection of these truly amazing inks. Those that ordered the Foundations Box already had a taste of these babies, with the first five colours being included in the box – but today the entire collection of inks (so far – more will be coming!!) are on sale, solo, today!
So naturally we’re here to celebrate that fact – blog hop and giveaway style!
Right, enough chit-chat from me – let’s see an example of what these inks can do!
I used some awesome stamps available in the Catherine Pooler store (including some exclusives!), and then put the inks to play. *smile* I used Flirty Fuchsia, Party Dress, Lime Rickey, Something Borrowed (stamped off a couple of times) and Tiara for the banners, and Tutti Frutti for the streamers.
The sentiment was stamped in Midnight ink, and I added some stamped off Tiara stars to finish everything off.
So I’ve told you how gaga I am for these inks, but I haven’t really told you why yet! Let me give you the lowdown…
- they’re super juicy! So juicy that a normal felt pad just would not do for these dye inks – they have a foam pad instead!
- the colours! Rich, bold, vibrant – everything a colour should be!
- they only require the lightest of taps to transfer colour to a stamp, and they stamp true, and even, and beautiful. Even solid stamps stamp brilliantly without needing a lot of pressure!
- they are also *great* for techniques – generational stamping is a *breeze*, blending is a *cinch*, you can watercolour with them, and they even stay wet longer than normal dye inks, so you can heat emboss with them too!
- they’re just amazing. You need them. Trust me.
If you’d like your info straight from the horse’s mouth, then you can check out this post Catherine put together describing the inks in all their glory! And just for some eye candy, here’s the full collection of inks in all their rainbow-y glory:
Yum!!
Giveaway!
So, how would you like to grab some goodies from Catherine’s store? I bet you’d love to grab some of these inks before they fly off the shelves! We’ve got an awesome giveaway today if you comment on every hop destination! TWO lucky winners will each win a $25 gift certificate to the Catherine Pooler store – so you can cram your cart full of those delicious inks!
Here are your hop destinations – be sure to leave a comment on them all so you’re eligible to win!
Catherine Pooler
Laurel Beard
Chrissie Tobas
Heather North
Taheerah Atchia
Kristie Goulet
Deepti Stephens
Lydia Evans
Ingrid Blackburn
Allison Cope
Melissa Miller
Kelly Griglione
Maureen Merritt
Lisa Harrolle
You have until 5:55pm on Thursday 12th January 2017 to leave a comment, and the winners will be announced at 6pm the same day on Catherine’s blog.
One other thing before you leave – if you are already giddy for these inks and want to snap them up – you can! The inks are available in the Catherine Pooler store right now – and if you are new to shopping at Catherine’s store, this link will even give you 15% off your first purchase!!
Thanks for stopping by! Good luck and happy hopping!
PS: you still have until the 15th to enter my birthday giveaway! Make sure you check it out!
Supplies
Just loving the new colors.
what a most fabulous card! Another one to CASE!
Great card. These inks look fabulous:)
I love the new inks. The colors are just brilliant. And I love your card!
What a fun and darling card!!
Gorgeous, Taheerah!! Love the banners and the cheer that your card brings with the fab colors you chose and the layout with that big bold sentiment. The ink names are just the coolest! I’ve not heard of Catherine Pooler before so I’m definitely checking this hop out to learn more. Thanks!
What a fabulous and festive card showcasing all those vibrant ink colours, while still keeping your card perfectly CAS. Love it!
Wow, love thiscard and the colouring .eleget and cheerful .
Love this card. Very unique and lovely as usual ?
the beautiful steamers look so amazing. these colours are so pretty and vibrant.
I love the streamers colors. So vibrant. Perfect for a party!
Cheryl
Very nice card!
Love the party card. Love the colors.
Thank you for sharing
i love your card!
Beautiful card.
great party time card.
Love your card, Taheerah. It’s so festive!!
Beautiful card, love those ink colors too, gotta check it out!
If I wasn’t already in love with CP’s new inks I would be just from your description, Card is beautiful and uses all things I have…yeah! Thank you
ooo – these colors are AWEsome! Love how vibrant they are. They look great on your white-cardstock card.
Saving this post off so I can check out these other blogs later. Thanks!
Festive and simple card!!! Love these colors!! Really enjoying the blog hop!! 🙂
Beautiful card, love the color combo here, so fun and festive!
Great birthday card!
I love how these colors just scream PARTY! Great card!
what a fun birthday card!
Beautiful Simple Card! Great example showing how well the inks work together!
Really cute card. It’s going to be nice to know that all of the collection works together. Thanks for sharing.
Great card design! Simple but so cute!
I love this card – the streamers pair so well with the birthday stamp. Great colors
Your card is seriously so fun! Love those colorful banners. And your opinion of the inks….I’m sold. They are officially jumping to the top of my wish list!
You have such wonderful talent! I can not wait to get my new ink colors!
Awesome card. Love the colors. Thank you for sharing.
They are rich and vibrant that’s for sure and your card is fantastic.
What perfect colors for such a fun card!
Taheerah, you are very convincing about your knowledge of inks, as your card backs you up. Thank you for sharing.
Great card! Thanks for sharing. I love the ink colors too!
This card says party the background is great.
Thanks for sharing what you love about these ink pads. Cute ard.
Glad to hear an opinion from a picky ink lover. ? Very cute card!
Very pretty! Can’t wait to get my order!
Cool Cards
I love how you incorporated the inks!
I have the first 5 and can’t wait to get the other colors and your card is so festive and colorful….love it!
Love these colors! So glad we can finally get them!
Your card is simplistic in nature but the slight color added makes in elegant in nature. Thank you for partaking in the blog hop and for sharing your idea.
wow—cool looking inks…
Love the sentiment on your card. And would love to try out these inks.
Atchia, your card really made me do this blog hop and hope to win these. They are lovely!!!
These inks sound wonderful and your card is great…thanks for sharing the new ink info!
pretty card! love the new ink colors