Winner Winner Chicken Dinner - Perfect Reason SET and DIES

Hi all,

I am little late announcing the winner for the Catherine Pooler's Perfect Reason Bundle (stamps and dies)

The winner is CAROL MCGREGOR

Carol please email me via "contact me" link on the upper right side (on the banner) to claim your prize!! 

Celebrate with Friends Stamp Of Approval Blog Hop Day #1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Love is in the Celebrate with Friends of Approval Blog Hop! You should have come from Maureen's blog (full blog list below) and your next stop is Josephine.

If you’re new to Stamp of Approval – click here to check out everything you need to know about this amazing collection of Stamps, Dies and other goodies.

And make sure you are on the wait list so you get access to the collection at 9am ( if not sold out) on Tuesday  4/24 before goes live for the general public at 6pm (if not sold out). These collections almost always sell out, so if you're liking what you're seeing on the blog hop, you'll want to make sure that you have an opportunity to get your hands on this collection! (and trust me, you do!!!!)

This kit is such an amazing one, I love coffee and tee, an this kit is perfect for birthdays, friends etc. 

For my first card I used the Cuppa Tea set and coordinating dies and border dies. I stamped the tea pot in Midnight ink, then using masking I stamped the flower and leaves. Stamped the lid and bottom and die cut it. I assembled my card onto Premium white card stock with the bottom die cut using the Bordering Sweet die. I stamped the sentiment in Midnight ink. 

For my 2nd card I used the Woo Hoo stamp set and hooray dies. I stamped the balloons using : Tiki Torch, Party Dress, All that Jazz, Mellon Ice and Sweet Sixteen inks. Them stamped the sentiment and die cut Hooray from Midnight card stock 3 times and adhered them together for added dimension. I assembled the card and added die cut party hat. 

PRIZES:  3 random winners chosen to receive $97 Gift Certificate to the shop.  Announced April 23rd (Monday) at 6 PM on Catherine’s blog.

Blog Hop List

Catherine Pooler

Maureen Merit

Ilina Crouse  - that's me!

Josefine Fouarge

Lydia Evans

Jennifer Carter

Let Love Grow//Right at Home + Catherine Pooler Designs Blog Hop

Hi Stampers!

Welcome to a fun blog hop between Right at Home stamps and Catherine Pooler Designs inks. Nicole and Catherine Pooler creative team are hopping today featuring stamps from Right at Home and Catherine's inks. It's like match made in heaven!!! 

If you are hopping along you should have come here from Ardyth Percy-Robb  blog, and your next stop would be Laurel Beard  and trust me, you don't want to miss neither of these ladies' designs. 

Full blog hop list is at the bottom of this post along with prize details!!! 

For my card, or set of cards today I used Let Love Grow. I stamped the jars three times using Bellini and ALl that Jazz inks then stamped the plants. I used my MISTI do stamp multiples. Once my main panel was done, I stamped the sentiment on black card stock using Versamark and embossed it, trimmed it and adhere it to my card panel. To finish it off I adhered onto black side folding note card.

Prize details: comment on the blogs along the hop to win item of your choice from the new Right at home release. 

Complete Hop List

• Right at Home 
• Melissa Miller
• Chrissie Tobas - 
• Tracie Pond - 
• Ashlea Cornell - 
• Ardyth Percy-Robb - I
• Ilina Crouse - 
• Laurel Beard - 
• Jen Carter - 
• Karen Baker - 
• Jenny Colaciccio - 
• Kristie Goulet - 
• Maureen Merritt - 
• Kelly Martin - 
• Susan Powell -

Impression Obsession - All that Glitters

Hi stampers!

It's time for another Impression Obsession challenge. This time around it's "All that Glitters" I used the Flying Kites stamp and stamped onto a watercolor backgorund with Versamark, then embossed with white glitter WOW embossing powder and adhered to Silver Metallic card stock note card. And Voila ....clean and simple. ;) 

Don't forget to play along over at the IO Stamps blog for a chance to win a gift certificate, as well as visit the other Design Team members for more inspiration:

ANNA WIGHT

DANIELA DOBSON

DINA KOWAL

GIOVANA SMITH

ILINA CROUSE

JEANNE STREIFF

JENNY GROPP

KAREN AMIDON

KELLI HULL

KITTIE CARACCIOLO

LAURA FULCHER

VICKI GARRETT

Impression Obsession: Thanks a Bunch!

Hi Stampers! 

Happy Thursday! I have a card using some new goodies from Impression Obsession. I used the new Flower Pots set along with the coordinating dies.

I stamped the images using the IO stamps black ink and colored with copics. I used a circle from woodgrain vellum to "ground" my image and stamped the sentiment onto black card stock and embossed with white for contrast. I assembled my card, added black twine and black Nuvo drops. When everything was dry, I adhered my panel onto top folding black note card.