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
Wonderful cards!
Love your record card….in fact, love them all…you are so creative…thanks for sharing with us. My favorite new color is mint to be
Your cards are so cool and so original! Absolutely love the rainbow card and can’t wait to try out your technic in making it! Love all of the new colors!! 🙂
Oh my gosh, those colours are just too nice,,,, i read your article on how you feel about the inks, and i must say after all the videos i have seen on using Catherines inks, i really wish i could win this blog.. because i NEED some.
YOur cards are amazing.
Pixie Dust
Awesome cards…my favourite is the bright card done with the circle dies blended with the inks.
Interesting use of colors and circles
Love the birthday one
Great cards. You are so clever!
Oh my! You really outdid yourself! All of your cards are fantastic. I was smitten with the first circle card but then when I saw the father’s day card…WOW!
Oh wow! You are over the top with creativity! Just love these cards! Thanks for solving my Father’s Day card making problem and thanks a bunch for sharing!
The record card? It ROCKS!!! Totally cool. The other cards are great, and showcase the incredible inks so well. Can’t wait to get the new ones!
That is a real cool idea using the circles to make a record. Great cards.
PRETTY pretty PRETTY. Love your doodling on the first card, and that record instantly reached no. 1 in the charts!
Both cards are so neat
looking! Love them both.
Carla from Utah
Holy cow! I thought your little flower card was cute then I scroll down to see those awesome rainbow circles and was totally in love, then I see that father’s card that looks like a record! Mind blown!
The retro record card for Father’s Day is AWESOME! You make it look so real. RAINBOW….ahhhhh such a beautiful display of the ink colors and blends.
Your cards are so clever, especially the Father’s Day record card. And the rainbow circles card is just perfect for a “congrats” card that I need to make. Thanks for the inspiration!
The record is amazing!!! Can’t wait to get these circle dies… Yes, I’ve got a set or two already but these are to fit CP previously released stamp set. Creative indeed!!!
Oh my goodness, Taheerah, you were so inspired! Love the doodling around the sweet little flowers, and the way you’ve layered the circles to connect in the bottom corner. Your rock-n-roll card takes the cake though. I’ve never thought to use circle dies to make a record, but I’m going to CASE you now. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your creative talent, Taheerah.
Super awesome father’s day card idea. I love it as well as all your beautiful cards.
Laura Bassen would definitely be proud of you with your rainbow card. You are such a talented, creative person! My favorite new ink color is Mint to Be.
Thanks for the Father’sDay card. That record is perfect for my husband who loves 50s and 60s music! That rainbow ? is stunning,too!
LOVE the rainbow circles and the record is so cute! Great cards, Taheerah!
I really like that record. Cute!
Oh that circle rainbow card is fabulous! Thanks for sharing your amazing cards on this great blog hop!!
Nicely done! Adding Father’s Day cards to what I need to get done!
These are great cards! I especially love the record one 🙂
Love the record card… manly cards are so hard for me… thanks for the idea
Wow! LOVE what you did with the circles on that card! What a great idea! And I LOVE the HAPPY card too!
Love the spring flower card — but I have to say your dad’s card is so cool!
That is a great way to use the circle dies, thanks for the creative ideas!!!!
I love all the cards the colors are great. Melon Ice is my favorite,however I do like all of them thanks
Those rainbow circles just scream FUN! But then I scrolled down and saw that masculine card and my jaw dropped – it’s genius Taheerah! I’m always looking for ideas for Masculine cards and that one’s going into my memory bank for sure – love it!!
Nice cards.Love the father’s day card.
Wow!! Taheerah your cards are amazing and inspiring.
OK, the record card is a hit!
You never fail to amaze me with your talent! All of your cards today are gorgeous! The rainbow circles are so festive and that ‘record’, oh my!!!
Great cards, such different ideas on circle die use. Great job!
I love what you did with those circle dies!
Such clever cute ideas!! I love the record!!!
You always make such inventive cards. I like how you scribbled some flowers on the first card. My favorite color is Melon Ice.
These cards are beautiful. The Father’s Day card is inventive. Thanks so much for sharing.
Love ALL the new colors! However Pixie Dust is my FAV!!!
Doodlebug! I am blown away by your last two cards! The first one with the concentric circles makes me feel like I am staring down into a deep hole where a rainbow may pop out of to start sweeping across the sky. And the second one – well, what can I say except “WOW!”. So creative! Thanks for sharing your incredible talent.
Taheerah, I just love what you dd with all 3 of your cards. Your cards really make me what to re-create what you have done! I love the rainbow of circles and then the record is so cool! I really want to make some of these for the guys. Thanks for the Awesome Inspiration!
Awesome card ideas! Love them all.
Wow, Taheerah! So beautiful and creative!
WOW Taheerah, now I want to go back and order those dies! Love your record!
Pretty col how you made record