Christmas Elf Card for Catherine Pooler Designs

Hello friends! The Night Before Christmas collection is live now at Catherine Pooler Designs. I have a festive Christmas card to share, featuring one of Santa's elves and lots of products from CPD. I'm also using several techniques which include watercoloring, heat embossing and masking. Scroll down for details. You'll find my clickable supply list at the end of this post, as well.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

I absolutely love the plaid paper from the North Pole patterned paper pack. If there is ever a plaid design in a paper pack, you better believe I'm going to use it. Plaid and gingham are my most favorite papers to play with and the colors on this are so gorgeous and scream Christmas!

I featured the new Sugarplum ink with my last card, but am using a variety of other colors today, for a more traditional Christmas color feel. I'll have them linked in my supply list below.

For my wreath (Season's Peekings stamp/die set) and elf (Santa's Crew stamp/die set) stamped and die cut images, I opted to do some watercoloring, one of my favorite techniques. Simply press your ink onto a craft mat, spritz with water, then paint with a wet paint brush or water brush. Catherine Pooler inks are water based, so they work perfectly.

However, before painting my wreath, I heat embossed it with the new Catherine Pooler inspired embossing Glitter, "Sleigh", stamping the leafy wreath outline image with clear Versamark ink, sprinkling on the powder, tapping off the excess, then heat setting with a craft heat tool. It's absolutely stunning, as you can see in the photo below. 

After heat embossing, I went in and filled the gaps with my watercoloring, using primarily CPD ink in Mardi Gras and Samba. The ribbon bow is another image that I also stamped and heat embossed with the outline stamp, watercoloring it as well with the Samba ink.

My elf was watercolored with Pistachio, Do-Si-Do, Orange Twist, Amber (very diluted with water), Mardi Gras and Samba. 

I used a stamp positioner so I could do some masking for my sentiment. Masking involves placing tape over words to block them so you can stamp the intended words with a specific color of ink.

If you've never tried this, make sure once you've taped a word and inked another word, to remove the tape before stamping onto cardstock to avoid a mess from the inky tape. Repeat as desired. I also used Mardi Gras and Samba ink for my sentiment.

 

Lastly, I added clusters of sequins to my card from 3 different CPD sequin mixes, the red sequins from the Frankfurt mix, the light beige/yellowish sequins from the Kings Canyon mix, and the white and snowflake sequins from the new Lubek sequin mix. I love adding bits of sparkle and shine to my cards.

Click any of the highlighted text throughout this post, or tap on on my supply list links below for more product information or to shop. Thanks so much for shopping through my convenient affiliate links, which are provided at no additional cost to you. I hope you have a great day and find time to get crafty this week!

Terri

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Ranger Tim Holtz Detail NIB Water Brush Shop at: Scrapbookcom	CPD Do-Si-Do Date Night Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80 lb, 50 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Mint Tape 1 inch roll Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger Artist Brushes - 7 pc Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exlusive Pink Misti Stamp Positioner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	CPD Ink Pad - Midnight Shop at: Catherine Pooler
Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Comfort Trimmer 8.5 Inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tim Holtz Non-Stick Serrated Scissors - 7 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Project Grip Mat Large - White - 24x18 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	3 mm Adhesive Strips - 160 strips Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - Orange Twist Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Exclusive Lilac Shimmer Platinum 6 Die Cut/Emboss Machine Shop at: Spellbinders	Pink Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Sky Blue Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Gina K Designs Score Board Shop at: Scrapbookcom	CPD North Pole Patterned Paper Pack Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Lubek Sequin Mix Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Season's Peekings Dies Shop at: Catherine Pooler
CPD Season's Peekings Bundle Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Pistachio Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Sugarplum Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Santa's Crew Stamp Set Shop at: Catherine Pooler
Night Before Christmas "I Want It All" Bundle Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Kings Canyon Sequin Mix Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Frankfurt Sequin Mix Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Wow/CPD Sleigh Embossing Glitter Shop at: Catherine Pooler
CPD Season's Peekings Stamp Set Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Versamark Clear Ink Pad Shop at: Scrapbookcom	CPD Samba Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler	CPD Mardi Gras Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler
Sizzix Heat Tool Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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Honey Card for Catherine Pooler Designs

What's in your cupboard? The new Hey There Honey collection is now in the shop at Catherine Pooler Designs. I adore the new inks, Amber and Honeycomb, new additions to the spa color line. I came up with the idea to create some shelf space for my jars of honey, featuring the stamps and dies from the Sweet As Honey bundle. Scroll down for creative details on my card, a peek at my honey stash, and my clickable supply list at the end.

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

If you didn't know, I'm an avid tea lover. I love coffee too. In fact, I usually start my morning off with a cup of coffee. Then, later in the morning, I generally switch over to a cup of loose leaf brewed tea. I have all the gadgets, too including infusers and an infuser mug which I LOVE! You should see my tea stash, I should totally be ashamed, I have so much, haha! Actually, I'm not ashamed at all. I love a good variety and have several favorite tea companies that I purchase from online.

Which leads me to my honey stash.

 

I typically purchase local honey and we are very fortunate to have several wonderful bee farms in our area, the benefits of living in rural Alabama! The center jar is from the 3D Bees farm, and the far right is from Eastaboga Bee Company. That one is my favorite. I don't know if it's the dark, amber color or what, but I just like the flavor better. The Lavender Raw Honey from Savannah Bee Company is one that I picked up at a T.J. Maxx not long ago. So yes, I go through a lot of honey and I love it. My tea wouldn't be the same without it.

When Catherine Pooler invited me to create with this new honey themed collection, I was ecstatic! As a brand ambassador, I occasionally receive free products to create inspired projects for various events. In this case, there will be lots of CPD designers and brand ambassadors sharing on Instagram and other social media, so go find us, and check out all the wonderful inspiration with this release. You can search Instagram, Facebook, etc. using hashtag, #cpheytherehoney .

Now, my card is A2 sized but let me tell you about some of the elements I created, and I'll give you some measurements. 

First, I trimmed some black cardstock for the backing of my card panel. Then I created my "cupboard" by simply swiping the Amber ink pad on white cardstock, then trimmed it.

Next, I trimmed some light green or mint colored plaid paper from the CPD Anchored paper pack. Both of these papers were adhered flat to my black cardstock. I tend to create first and measure later, so here are the exact measurements for mounting on an A2 size card:

Black cardstock - 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 inches

Amber Inked Cardstock - 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches

Plaid paper - 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 inches

Shelf strips - 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches

When I swiped my Amber ink on white cardstock, I didn't get full coverage on the outer edges. I'm not mad about it though, because I trimmed those edges to make cool, wood grain style shelves! I was so giddy about that!

I stamped and die cut my honey jars using both inks, then grabbed the honeycomb stamp and stamped again with Amber ink on the Amber honey pot, and Honeycomb ink on the lighter ink pot, for tone on tone stamping. I then accented my honeycomb inside each pot with a white gel pen.

If you look at my craft table further up, you'll see where I did some partial stamping for the lid from one of the honeycomb pot stamps. I simply placed some light tack tape on my cardstock, then stamped the lid above the tape line. Even some washi tapes are not low tack enough, but if that's all you've got, you can condition it by laying it across your arm, which grabs oils from your arm. When applied to cardstock, there's less concern for the tape ripping your paper as you gently peel off the tape. I did fussy cut the lid with my scissors. You could avoid all those steps, haha, by just stamping the entire pot and trim the lid off. You'll want to swipe black ink across the bottom of the trimmed lid though, either way.

I also used my waterbrush to add some color from the Honeycomb ink pad. I simply pressed the ink on my craft mat, and used my wet waterbrush to grab the ink and paint. I felt like my shelves needed another accessory in the cupboard! I also watercolored the top rims of my honey jars as well.

Lastly, I did some masking to stamp my sentiment. This works best when using a stamp positioner. I stamped the upper letters in CPD Midnight ink, taping over the word Honey. I did multiple inkings for good depth of color, you just need to remember to remove the tape in between stamping, or you'll have a mess on your hands. I did the same for the word Honey, taping over the upper words, then stamping the word Honey with the Amber ink, multiple times. I generally ink at least twice with a stamp positioner, sometimes more to get a good deep color. 

All of my stamped elements and trimmed shelves were popped up on adhesive foam strips, as well as my card panel.

I envisioned giving this card to someone like my bestie, my husband, or a tea loving friend. Here in the southern united states, we say Hey Honey all the time!

Thanks so much for stopping in. I'll have some of the other collections from this release linked in my supply list as well, for the sake of convenience, if you'd like to click and take a peek at the products. I hope you have a great rest of the week! Sorry, for rambling, I know I was wordy! Let me know if you have any questions in the comment section.

Terri

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Ranger Tim Holtz Detail NIB Water Brush Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Catherine Pooler Ink - Midnight Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Catherine Pooler	Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Exclusive Black Platinum 6 Die Cut System Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Mint Tape 1 inch roll Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exlusive Pink Misti Stamp Positioner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Comfort Trimmer 8.5 Inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Tim Holtz Non-Stick Serrated Scissors - 7 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Project Grip Mat Large - White - 24x18 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	3 mm Adhesive Strips - 160 strips Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Sizzix Stencil & Stamp Tool Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Pink Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exclusive Magnet Mat Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Mint Tape 1" roll - 11 yards Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Gina K Designs Multi-Purpose Scoring Board Tool Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Honeycomb Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Amber Ink Pad Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Hey There Honey "I Want It All" Bundle Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Sweet As Honey Stamp Set Shop at: Catherine Pooler
Sweet As Honey Die Set Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Sweet As Honey Bundle Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Bear Hugs Bundle Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Sweet Blooms Bundle Shop at: Catherine Pooler
Hey There Honey Patterned Paper Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Anchored Patterned Paper Shop at: Catherine Pooler	Lawn Fawn Black Licorice Cardstock Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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