Hey everyone! Happy Thursday!
I know that the clocks already went forward a few weeks ago, but it’s not until the leaves start to appear on my tree, and the first flowers start to poke their heads out of the soil, reaching for the sun, that I know Spring has come.
Summer may be my favourite season (the long, warmer days just make me happy), but Spring is a close second. The days start to lengthen, the chill in the air is gone, and new life is starting to sprout, or fly, or crawl. Spring is for new beginnings, fresh perspectives, renewed hopes.
Spring makes me think of pastel colour palettes, and it turns out I’m not alone in that thinking. The awesome Catherine Pooler and myself are clearly on the same page. In fact I’m pretty sure she read my mind when she designed the brand new colours for her expanding ink range. 8 new colours in fact! Swoon!!
New inks need new stamps to play with too, so Catherine gave them some new friends in the form of a new stamp release! And new stamps need new die friends too, so there are new dies coming too!
Put that all together and you have the all-singing, all-dancing, all-awesome Spring Fling Release!!
In this release we have:
8 new inks
3 new stamp sets – a sentiments set, a floral set, and a background stamp
2 sets of circles dies
3 word dies (available individually or as a collection)
Holy awesome release, Batman!
If you don’t remember me praising Catherine’s inks to high Heaven then you really need to read this post. Go ahead. I’ll wait.
Convinced? You should be – these inks are seriously my most favourite inks of all time!! If you haven’t tried them yet then today could just be your lucky day – read on for a giveaway where you could win the entire new collection!
Right, enough chit-chat from me – let’s see these new goodies in action!
Say hello to my first Springtime card!
Such a happy little card! And can you blame it, when it has such gorgeous colours all over its little self?!
I used *all* of the new Catherine Pooler inks (Melon Ice, Mint To Be, It’s a Girl, It’s a Boy, Garden Party, Bellini, Sweet Sixteen and Pixie Dust) to stamp my little flowers here, with some generational stamping in some cases to get some extra shades! I also used a fine black marker to add some doodled outlines to a handful of the flowers – such a fun extra detail!
The scripty happy sentiment is from one of the new sets, and the smaller happys from the previously released Spot On Sentiments set. Don’t they play so well together?
Next up, I played with the new Circles dies:
Totally swoon-worthy, right? That rainbow-y goodness can’t fail to cheer even the dullest of spirits! I think this one would make Laura Bassen proud!
I die cut all the circles together so I had some concentric rings, then blended several of the colours to give a rainbow look. Some of the original inks, such as Rocking Red and Tiara, make a guest appearance here too, but otherwise the inks all all from the new collection. Aren’t they gorgeous?!
To create some interest I stacked the rings on top of each other so they appear to emanate from a single point, and then I added a heat embossed sentiment on top as a final detail. So in love with how this turned out!
And finally, I left bright colours and pastels behind, and went for a totally masculine card instead:
I won’t lie – it’s a total toss-up between this and the rainbow card for my favourite. I think this one -just- wins.
I impressed the rings into some black cardstock then heat embossed with several layers of clear semi-dull embossing powder. The finished look is one that looks very much like vinyl!
I added a white circle of cardstock to the centre, swiping it with the previously released Tiki Torch ink, before selectively inking some of my stamps to produce this custom sentiment! And I had to poke a hole in the centre, of course, for that authentic vinyl look!
Just look at that texture, eek!
I added some stamped detail to my grey card base using the Yay Stripes! stamp set and some Versamark ink. I flicked on some splatter for interest and then adhered my record to the card using Pinflair Glue Gel for that custom dimension. Totally totally in love with this card. Maybe it is my favourite after all!
I’ll have a couple more cards to share with you from this release soon, but in the meantime, let’s head on over to the giveaway!
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! THREE lucky winners will each win the ENTIRE new ink release, or a gift certificate of equivalent value to the Catherine Pooler store if you’ve already purchased them! WOW!
Just look at those colours! Drool!!
Here are your hop destinations – be sure to leave a comment on them all so you’re eligible to win!
Catherine Pooler
Lisa Harrolle
Kristie Goulet
Laurel Beard
Maureen Merritt
Taheerah Atchia
Ingrid Blackburn
Chrissie Tobas
Melissa Miller
Deepti Stephens
Lydia Evans
Heather North
You have until Midday EST on Monday 24th April 2017 to leave a comment, and the winners will be announced later that afternoon on Catherine’s blog.
One other thing before you leave – if you are already giddy for these inks and other goodies and want to snap them up – you can! The release is 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!
Supplies
Happy Happy Happy Springtime Flowers Card
You Did It! Rainbow Circles Card
Best Father Ever! Vinyl Record Card
Wow–your cards are awesome and the record card is so creative.
Awesome cards, absolutely love the vinyl look for a masculine card.
Love the rainbow circles and the record is such a clever and creative idea!
Great cards!
Oh my!!!! Love the circle cards you are so creative!
Great cards
Your cards are gorgeous! Yes, I think you made Laura Bassen proud on you.r rainbow circle card.
Such diversified ideas in the cards you shared. The use of the new colors were eye catching too.
Cool cards !!
Love how you used the circle dies
Because I have a special fondness for cards that look super colorful with simple lines (though they aren’t always simple to make) I especially love your bright colored circle card. Makes me smile. 🙂
These ink pads are amazing I want them in every color
Wow! Those cards are amazing. That record is so cool what an awesome idea
Wow! That record player must have taken a long time to make! It is super cool though! I love the circles as well I’m gonna try those with my circle diecuts that I already own.
I loved your use of dies and colors. The rainbow circles are unique!
I absolutely love your record player card! TFS
Very cool cards. Way to think outside the box!
Love the bright colours from the first card but that second card is OUT OF THIS WORLD, awesome job and thanks for being on Catherines blog hop to give us fellow crafters inspiration.
Great cards!!!! Love your use of the circle dies!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Wow your cards are all awesome. Great masculine one.
Beautiful cards, Taheerah! Great colors, and layouts; thanks for sharing
Wonderful cards! Especially loving the record one, since my hubby collects them! His birthday is just around the corner! Of the new colors it’s a toss up between Melon Ice and Mint to Be!
Oh my gosh… your cards are wonderful!!! They are all colorful (especially the rainbow one) and happy, and cool! Nice job on all.
(Bellini is my new favorite – although I love them all)
The CP inks are perfect for these fun cards
LOVE the rainbow of circles – IT IS SO ORIGINAL!!
These are AWESOME!
Wow! Love the rainbow circles! Definitely putting them on my wish list. You are so wonderfully creative!
Sweet flowers and wonderful record!
Your cards are beautiful as usual, but I really love the uniqueness of the record!
Oh WOW!! Taheerah…your cards just scream “HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY”!!!! 🙂 They’re all amazing! I love how you stamped and doodled on the first card. I love Spring too…and all these new pastel CP Ink colors are so gorgeous for a Spring card like this one. I think my favorite card (though) is your 2nd one….the concentric circles!! I love how you put that card together! And yes…I do believe that Laura Bassen would be VERY proud of your efforts on this one!! lol 🙂 All things rainbowy (if that’s a word!!!) 🙂 Your 3rd card is brilliant….but I think the others win me over because of the colors! 😉
Great cards! Love how you added your own doodling to
some of the flowers on the first card.
Very creative with the circle dies! Awesome job.
I love your designs, especially the Father’s Day card. It’s so cool!!
Loved the record! My granddaughter doesn’t even know what they are! Lol
Love your cards ?
The Father’s Day album card is superb. Vinyl is back in vogue.
Love the new ink colors and I adore your use of the concentric circles.
Oh My Goodness! I am in love with your rainbow circles card! I can’t stop looking at it! Beautiful cards!
Oh! That rainbow card *swoons* And the record for Father’s Day is a fantastic idea!
I love all the spring colors of the first card and the rainbow of the second. The creativity of the record is unbelievable!
Taheerah, really love what you did with the circle die and the record . Wow ! Thanks for sharing.
Oh my favorite was the embossed circle as a record! My husband would flip over this card! TFS
Such a neat way to use those circle dies.
Terrific cards!
The record card is really neat, and I love the colors on the other two. This whole post just makes me smile!
Very creative use of thenew circle dies and new ink colors! Melon Ice is my favorite! Your cards are awesome!
Great cards.
Love the masculine card very creative
beautiful work!!
What’s not to love about the new colors (or the old!). Your layouts are great… thank you for sharing and inspiring. Really appreciate the opportunity to enter the hop. God bless.