Hi Crafty Friends and Happy New Year! Celebrating the New Year also means registration is now open for the 2024 Nashville Craft Retreat. Yippee!! If you have not joined in the fun the last two years, you do not want to miss this year’s celebration. The craft retreat is an extravaganza of craft techniques, friends… Continue reading Nashville Craft & CROP Retreat 2024
Category: Catherine Pooler Ink
Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder of the Month – December, 2023
Hello Friends, and welcome back to the blog. I know it’s still December, but today I have a lovely Galentine’s Day card to share. Is Valentine’s cardmaking right around the corner? Yes! It is. This card features the new Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder of the Month, and this month’s folder has a little bonus. It’s… Continue reading Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder of the Month – December, 2023
Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder Club – November, 2023
Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Today I’m sharing a pretty card featuring the new Spellbinders Paper Arts 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Club. I began by ink blending Catherine Pooler ink colors in blues on Hammermill Cardstock. Then I placed the cardstock in the embossing folder, and ran it through the die machine.… Continue reading Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder Club – November, 2023
Alex Syberia Designs One-Year Anniversary Release Blog Hop | Giveaway | Over £800 ($1000) in prizes
Hello Friends! It is Alex Syberia Designs’ first anniversary and we are celebrating with adorable party stamps, dies, stencils, embossing powder, and more! Can you believe that it’s already been one year of fabulous ASD crafty goodies? What a fantastic combination of balloons and flowers? I had so much fun COPIC coloring the lovely Floral… Continue reading Alex Syberia Designs One-Year Anniversary Release Blog Hop | Giveaway | Over £800 ($1000) in prizes
Spellbinders Monthly Clubs – 3D Embossing Folder – August, 2023
Hello Friends! It’s mid-August, and the kids are back to school. I think that officially means I can start using some of my favorite fall colors for crafting. So today I decided to do some quick ink blending for this lovely 3D embossing folder from Spellbinders August Club. I love embossing folders for the ease… Continue reading Spellbinders Monthly Clubs – 3D Embossing Folder – August, 2023
Spellbinders Club Kits – Glimmer, 2023
Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome to a new month of Spellbinders Club Kits! Today is the first day that you can join this month’s clubs, and they all are so pretty! I don’t know how you will choose just one. Today’s card features the August Glimmer of the Month Club, and I couldn’t help myself… Continue reading Spellbinders Club Kits – Glimmer, 2023
Easy Inking Technique
Hello Friends! Today I have a fun technique to share that makes inking so easy, and I’ve used some lovely dies from The Greetery’s recent release, Urban Jungle. I have a YouTube Short process video on this technique HERE or below. I smooshed some pretty dye inks onto a non-porous mat, spritzed with water, and… Continue reading Easy Inking Technique
Rusted and Aged Embossing Powder Effect
Hey Crafty Friends! I’m thrilled to share a fun technique with you today featuring very special dies created by Betsy from The Greetery for The 2023 Nashville Craft Retreat. The Nashville Craft Retreat is a technique-based retreat. We love to teach and inspire guests to try new things while practicing and improving current crafty skills… Continue reading Rusted and Aged Embossing Powder Effect
Glittery Embossed Birthday Card
Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Today I have a lovely birthday card featuring The Greetery and WOW! Embossing Powders. If you know me, you know that I adore everything from The Greetery, and this Takes The Cake Collection checks all of boxes for why I love everything Betsy creates: Layered Stencils, detailed die cuts,… Continue reading Glittery Embossed Birthday Card
Stitching Dies of the Month Club
Hey There Friends! I am back today with another Spellbinders Club card. This one features the Stitching Die of the Month Club. How fun is the ocean theme for this month’s clubs? I love all of them! This stitching die offers so many possibilities for a variety of fun cards. I decided to create a… Continue reading Stitching Dies of the Month Club
Everyday Expressions 