Ingenious Inkling

Hey (h)Ombre Autumn

The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create something with an ombre design.  

 

 

I decided to use Catherine Pooler Inks to create an Ombre background with Apricot, Ginger & Terracotta.

 

 

It took me several times to get one I loved, so I used the leftovers to die cut some leaves using Spellbinders Autumn Leaves & Mini Fall Blooms.  I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Stamp Die Cuts Challenge.

 

 

I arranged them in reverse Ombre order falling down the side of the card.  I finished with coordinating enamel dots from AlteNew and a sticker sentiment.  

I do love Autumn.

I hope you'll Shop Your Stash for some Ombre designs and come join the fun.

Blue Christmas

We're channeling our inner Elvis at Jingle Belles this week and creating a BLUE Christmas.

I decided to shop my Gel Press drawer for my blues using a fabulous Sketch from Sketch~N~Scrap ... and of course some perfect blue inks from Catherine Pooler.

 

 

The sentiment is from Unity Stamp Company Holiday Joy Christmas Tree.  I finished with some vintage Martha Stewart glittery punched snowflakes and Pinkfresh Studio Bling in the centers.  

 

 

I just love that Gel Press background ... and the little shimmering inked piece I found hidden among the scraps that were too pretty not to keep.  I'm also linking-up at the Unity Stamp Company July Challenge to share your favorite stamps.  I love the Itty Bitty images that combine an image with a sentiment ... it makes cardmaking so much easier (and the frame is a bonus).

 

 

And it's an Any Occasion Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

 

Happiest of Birthdays

When I saw the pillow inspiration at the Color Throwdown Challenge, I thought I could build an entire boy's bedroom around those pillow.

 

 

I chose Catherine Pooler Dress Blues & Twilight with Concord & 9th Stardust (there is really no ink color like that one and I thought it matched perfect).

I paired it with this week's Freshly Made Sketch where I knew I wanted to stamp the vertical line elements of the design.  I used Avery Elle Brushed Stamp, rotating the middle one.

 

 

For the vertical sentiment, I ombre-inked Avery Elle Cake & Candles.  I finished with some Concord & 9th Stardust enamel dots.

 

Notable & Quotable

I recently purchased the new Catherine Pooler Stamps Set Notable & Quotable (with coordinating dies).  I loved the quotes and the slightly wonky typewriter font.

I stamped the floral images from the set and added a bit of color to the blooms.  Then I created three CAS designs using different coordinating sentiments.

 

 

I started with a simple sentiment flag.  

 

 

For this taller bloom, I liked a sentiment band.

 

 

And for the final shorter bloom, I tried several sentiment possibilities.  When I do an angle cut sentiment, I cut one side, and then I take the cut off portion and flip it over to the other side, so my angles are the same.  When I did that for this card, I flipped it upside down and thought it framed the words well & looked like a flower pot.

With my cards, I'm joining the Dies R Us Anything Goes Challenge.

Christmas Coffee with Heart

I got some new Catherine Pooler stamps & paper in the house this week, so I decided to use the Catherine Pooler Mug Shots Stamp set for my card for the Caffeinated Christmas Challenge. 

 

 

I stamped the Cat Mug in purple & added a heart.  I decided to pair it with new Catherine Pooler Under the Eiffel Tower Designer Paper.

Only one problem, somewhere along the way I forgot I was making a Christmas Card (I'm embarrassed to admit how many times I forgot some key element of a challenge while I'm in the midst of creating).

 

 

So, I did what any committed card-maker does, I went back and tried again.  This time I used the Holly Thermos from Catherine Pooler Warm & Cozy Stamp set in the same purple with the berries stamped in red.  My granddad always took a thermos of coffee in his lunch box every day to work, so that memory made me smile. 

 

 

I used the rest of my Under the Eiffel Tower Paper together with die cut hearts from Catherine Pooler Hearts & Tags Dies.  This time I got the occasion right with a sentiment from Catherine Pooler Jolly Trees.

 

 

The layout is this week's Sketch Saturday.

I'm also linking-up at the 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge, which is also Christmas with a Heart.