Thanks so much for joining us to celebrate the opening of Catherine Pooler Designs! The store will be fully stocked later this afternoon and every product that was included in the first four Stamp of Approval Collections (with the exception of Holiday Flourishes) will be available for individual sale. If you enjoy all the products, please consider buying the Stamp of Approval collections since their value averages $130-$135 and you’re only paying $97! Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter at Catherine Pooler’s blog to be notified as soon as the store goes live. All subscribers will have access to free tutorials, PDFs, downloads and more.
- Catherine Pooler
- Emily Leiphart *you are here
- Maureen Merritt **go here next
- Lisa Harrolle
- Kristie Goulet
- Jessica Frost-Ballas
- Ingrid Blackburn
- Chaitali Narla
- Laurel Beard
- Amy Kolling
- Heather North
- Allison Cope
- Kimberly Wiener
There are THREE $25 gift certificates up for grabs! All you need to do is leave a comment at each stop on this hop. The more comments you leave, the higher your chances of winning!
I made a wedding/anniversary card with four products that will be available for purchase at Catherine Pooler Designs. First, I used GeoBuilders to stamp an asymmetrical chevron background along the edges of the panel. Then I created a sentiment “You make me happy!” from Wild Bloom and stamped it about 50 times to create my own black and white patterned text paper. I used the And Dies to die cut all three ampersands. I die cut the ampersands a second time from vellum and layered it over the black and white ampersands to mute it and give it an ethereal feel.
For the main sentiment, I heat embossed a custom sentiment using And Sentiments. I used a paper trimmer and scissors to create the fishtail banner, which is lined with silver glitter cardstock on the bottom. The two larger ampersands and the banner are popped up with foam tape and the smallest ampersand is adhered flat to the panel with glue dots.
Eligibility for prizes ends at noon on September 1, 2016 and the three winners will be announced on Catherine’s blog later that day. Be sure to check back then to see if you’re one of the lucky winners!
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Love your work.
Great card!
Love the Ampersand, your card is great!!
Love your card. Especially how you used the chevron stamp in a pastel color!
I like your style in cards.
Beautiful! Love the pattern on the die cut!
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Great colors, soft and beautiful, thank you
Love the subtle colours you used and your use of the Geo Builders stamp set. Great card!
Beautiful wedding card! Love the soft colors you've showcased with the chevrons in the background.
such a creative card – love it!
Very creative card! Love it!
Wonderful card.
The ampersands look fantastic. I'm always puzzled what to do with them.
Gorgeous! I love the soft colors.
Beautiful card, I like how you created your own pattern paper. Such a great idea.
So in love with the design and colour scheme Emily! Gorgeous card! Thanks for joining us today!
Beautiful unobtrusive stencil pattern.
How exciting! Looking forward to the opening.
Love the versatility of Catherine's products and collections! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome card on the blog hop.
Understated elegance.
Beautiful card! So excited the store is opening today!
Love how you made your own paper with the You make me happy stamp. I'm going to try that idea.
Love how you made your own paper with the You make me happy stamp. I'm going to try that idea.
I would never have thought of this card design. Beautiful. Can't wait to shop the store.
LOVE these Ampersands and the overall look of your card is so lovely!! I like the touch of pink and the black/white ampersands!!! So very pretty! TFS!
Whoopee 👍I'm excited
Such a pretty card. I love the look of a print on the ampersand, and that set is definitely on my wish list!
Thanks for the great idea forweddings
I love your card. I also love the idea of making your own printed word paper to use on a card.
Great card.
This is beautiful! I love that you used all the ampersands.
Beautiful card! I really love the soft colors.
Beautiful card Emily!! So soft and dreamy, perfect for any couple celebrating their love.
Awesome cards!
Clever & Creative! Good work, Jane
beautiful card.
Love it all!
Beautiful job. Love you card
Creating your own paper and die cutting is an awesome idea… Thank you for sharing.
Love you card
I LOVE,LOVE, LOVE that geobuilder's stamp. It is definitely one I keep on my desk because it is so versatile!
I love your cards!
I love the muted colours of this card, which bring out those wonderful ampersands!
Wonderful design and I like how you make your own text paper.
Great use of the Ampersand.
Great cards and ideas!
I love the pattern of the ampersand….super card!
Really pretty – love that big ampersand!
Love this card. Very subtle.
Great card.
Beautiful wedding card! I love that you used 3 &s on your card, Emily!
Going to a wedding at the end of the month that'll be a perfect card!
This is really lovely! I love the different patterns combined, excellent card.
lovely card!TFS
Such an elegant card. BEAUTIFUL!
I love the simple elegance of this card. I will need to get this set so I can lift your idea.
What a classically elegant wedding card! Simply lovely!
Very pretty design
on your card. Lovely
background.
Carla from Utah
Whoa! This card is beautiful I wish I had seen this when I was making a wedding card last week!
Beautiful card Emily! I love how you created the text pattern paper for the ampersands! So clever!
Can't wait.
Love your card! The colors are so soft and the whole card is so elegant. Super job!
Such an elegant card. I too used those stamps/dies to make an engagement card.
Beautiful and elegant. So pretty.
Hi Emily, Loved how you used the ampersands! The layout on your card is so elegant…perfect for a wedding or anniversary!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Really like your cards. There different and interesting.
I love the soft look of your cards.
Very creative! Love the card.
Beautiful card. I wasn't excited about the & until I saw your card. Thanks
Love the card it is do simple but elegant!
I love the &s. They are so perfect for a wedding card and so pretty.
Woooo hooooo … I'm off to shop!!!!!
I think the ampersands are adorable!! They would great for so many things!
Emily, I love the soft elegant look of your card!!
Love your card! It is awesome!
Beautiful card such a great use of the different stamps.
I love that Geobuilders set so much! I love how you used it, you gave me a lot of ideas for other projects.
That is a very elegant card. I like how you used vellum to make it even more elegant
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Beautiful Cards.
Beautiful anniversary/wedding card.
This is a lovely card! I really love the color combo and design! Thanks for sharing!
Love the colors with the geo builder set…really pretty card
Pretty! I don't think I would have thought to use the geo builders set with the &, but they are perfect together!
Love the card, very unique and fun, wouldn't have thought to use all 3 ampersands together!!!
This is so soft and beautiful! I love how you used the And dies!
How clever to use vellum! Love the card…
Love seeing cards from all the creators. Thanks for giving us new ideas.
I love this card. My grandson just got married last week. This would be a great card to give him and my new grand daughter.
Nice card. I love the color combo.
A-hopping we will go!!!
A-shopping I will go!!!!
Thank you for sharing this great card!
Love your pinky/peachy black/gray color scheme. A very pretty card!
Excited for you all!
This is such a cool card Emily. (Who doesn't remember their first piece of mail as Mr. & Mrs? LOL) A great card!
Love your card! Very creative!!!
Very nice card, thanks for sharing.
Nice card. Thanks for sharing.
So pretty, love the soft colours and the way you created the background for your die cut.
Love the '&' dies! Beautiful card!
Very pretty.
the ampersand makes a fun
statement of Mr and Mrs.
thanks for sharing
The soft colors are so pretty. Great card.
Beautiful card!! I love the ampersands. I make one similar not to long ago…not many people "got" it. Glad to see someone else use the concept!!
Lovely card. I like the way you made your own paper using the sentiments for the ampersands.
The ampersand is a real standout. Great color choices to work around it.
Love the card. Thanks for sharing!
Great card. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.
Gorgeous card! I've been thinking of buying that stamp set. I think you pushed me into doing it!
Beautiful card, Emily! The AND stamp set and dies are the only things I don't have from Catherine's store yet – and you've made it even harder to resist getting them!
Beautiful card!
Lovely simple yet elegant card Emily! Very pretty! Tfs
I really like this idea! what a great card.
What a gorgeous card, Emily!! I love how you used the sentiment stamp to create your own text background paper. I definitely need to try that technique!
LOVE the design of your card and your color selection. I love the contemporary design for a wedding.
Great job! Love the text on the die cut! Very effective
Absolutely a gorgeous card!
Love the softer color combo!
Love the card! And thank you for sharing with us how you made it!
Love the Geo builders set! That is going into my cart first!
Love it. I was thinking about starting a wedding collection and these products would fit right in. Thanks for sharing.
Hello,
This card is so beautiful, also I love
the soft look of the colors used, and how you use the words as background in the & sign..
Awesome card! Love your paper selection for the die cut!
Beautiful card and choice of colors.
Beautiful wedding card, LOVE your own black/white stamped text background paper!
Beautiful card Emily, lovely soft colours, Cheers Anna.
I love your card! It is really beautiful!
Lovely card , thanks for sharing
I love your card…I just may have to buy the ampersand die now!
Love the card.very elegant.
I love the ampersands!
Nice soft colors.
I really like your choice of colors! Simply beautiful.
This is so pretty! Love the pastel colours and the little pop of sparkle. Gorgeous!
Pretty card. I like the pink chevron.
Gorgeous card, love the subtle chevron
My first blog hop! Love your card.
Love the pattern on this. Great job!
What a beautiful, elegant card! I love the soft colors and the die cut! Gorgeous!
So Happy shop is open. Love the SOA boxes.
Beautiful cards – so glad the items are being offered outside the large box of goodies.
So glad that the online store is now open. Thanks for the chance!
I love the soft, subtle look of this card! Great use of the ampersand dies! Thankyou for sharing with us all.
Such a beautiful card! I love those ampersands <3
Really beautiful card, I love your colour combination and the black and white paper you made yourself and used for the ampersands!
What a simple yet gorgeous card Emily! 🙂 I love the technique you used for the ampersands. So pretty! TFS! 🙂
great use of the die and the stamps. thanks for sharing
Hi Emily ~ Love the way you created your own patterned paper and used it to die cut the ampersands. It adds such a nice touch and softens it up by using the vellum overlay. Your card is elegantly beautiful and I hope you don't mind if I CASE this card for an upcoming wedding. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
I just may need an ampersand now! Thanks for sharing you designs!
Great card – I love the way you did the ampersands 😊
Very beautiful card. It's great to see all the things that can be done with this product.
Beautiful card, great idea.
Ohh, great card! I love seeing what everyone does with the same stamps and dies.
Love the blog
Real beauty this card!
Beautiful card. I like not only the card design, but also the color combination used, very lovely.
Beautiful card! I love all the different elements you've pulled together in this card!
Thanks for sharing your talent!
156 comments? I must have my head stuck in a packing box, Emily! This is just fabulous … LOve ampersand dies!
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Beautiful. Love your choice of papers and stamping designs.
Very pretty….thank you for sharing.
Those AND stamps and dies are my favorites of the bunch! Love your card!
wow! awesome card design..
Love the card, can't wait to go back and shop!
Such a pretty card!
I really really LOVE your card! This is the perfect look for a wedding card! Thank you for sharing!
Love the soft background using the geo-builder stamps!
Beautiful card! I love how you combined the pastel angular geometric design with the black and white rounded ampersand! This creates such a great contrast and makes your card just pop! Lovely!
Oh, absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for the step by step tutorial too.
Just beautiful!
simple yet elegant card!
Love this card. I forget about stamping my own paper. Thanks for the reminder!
Love the use of the geo stamp and the pastel color. Beautiful wedding or anniversary card
I love the soft colors you used on this card. It makes for such a beautiful card.
Beautiful wedding card. TFS!!
Hi Emily! Loving the color combo you used. Beautiful card.
Absolutely gorgeous card!! Love how you used the &
uch a pretty card Emily . Such a soft pink colour
I love the soft elegance of your beautiful card!
Subtle…and ELEGANT at the same time! Thanks for sharing.
Great wedding card.
This is very cool!! I LOVE that graphic edge and the large ampersand. Great wedding card!
How neat that you made your own text paper for the die cut. Your card is elegant and perfect for a wedding couple. Thanks
Love your card!
Beautiful card. I love the soft colors.
I like the pink and grey combo. The colours complement the bold die cuts.
I love this wedding card! Nice color combo!
I really this card. I was trying to figure out how to use the 'and' and this is perfect. Amazing job!
Awesome card. Great idea for using the ampersand.
This is absolutely amazing – love your creativity
Very elegant. Love the fonts,
Simply lovely,thanks for sharing.
What an elegant card!
I so need some of your products in my life!! I love them!
Very creative card! Love it!
So pretty! What a beautiful card.
This is a beautiful card, thank you for the inspiration!
Nice designs!
Love the muted colors on this elegant card:)
I am inspired…now to find the time! Jane
Hard to find anniversary accessories. This card is a great idea!
You put the AND dies at the top of my wishlist!
Such a beautiful card for the couple. LOVE the soft colors!
Gorgeous card! Very creative. Now I have to add to my wishlist!
I think it's just incredible that all the stamps and dies go together in a collection. It's like a mix and match. Or more bang for your buck. That's what makes her product line so amazing. Your card shows the example of just that.
got to start that wishlist.
Love your card design …..so classy. Wynn xx
So sophisticated…love it! Thank you. Want to get the ampersand stamp ASAP.
Wow love your card design…..so classy Wynn x
so lovely!
Stunning card <3 love the soft colors!
Oh so pretty
Loved the use of all the 'ands' in one card!
Beautiful card, I love everything about it.
Great card!I may have to try something like this very soon!
Great classic work!
Really Beautiful card!!
Such a gorgeous card!
This card is gorgeous and I will now have to have this die set!!!!
The subtlety of the colors, and the vellum, make this gorgeous card super elegant!
Very nice card. Thanks
This is truly an awesome card and so very creative. I love it. [email protected]
I love the colors for the anniversary/wedding card! The die "and" just makes the whole card pop!
Can't believe I forgot about this blog hop! Glad Catherine reminded us with an email – your card is lovely. I especially like the muted &s. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful card!
Beautiful Card! I love how you created your own custom patterned paper by using the chevron and words. Lovely!
Would love a chance to win free stuff!! Thanks for sharing
Need to buy this die…and now I can!! Thanks for a pretty idea for this wedding card.
Great cards!
Lovely card. I'm always fascinated in the colors everyone puts together. That's where I struggle the most!
What a fabulous idea to stamp your own patterned paper for the ampersand!
Although I rarely make wedding cards, the ampersand dies are gorgeous and should be able to be used for so any other types of cards.Thanks for the color inspiration too.
Such a pretty card… Love it!
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These type of cards are a challenge. Yours is lovely.
Very neat Idea for a card
Very nice card! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
So beautiful; love the subtle use of the Geo Builders.
The wedding card is my favorite!
love how you made your own pattern paper! Gorgeous!
Beautiful card!
Wow….love this card!
This is such a beautiful card with the subtle colors and awesome layout!
Simple and elegant!
Such a pretty card. The Mr & Mrs is a pretty font.
Love your design. Too cute!
Love it!
Love the idea of creating your own background paper. I really love this card. Enjoy your time being a mom. They grow up so fast!!!!
Love this card!
Amazing!
Beautiful card.
Really nice card – I need to make a card in Nov for a wedding – might steal your idea
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Beautiful wedding card. Just what I need for my niece's wedding
Your card is just stunning. Love the layout and the soft color scheme.
Love the design.
I love how you stamped your own "background" paper and then used it for the &'s!
Love the vellum layered on the ampersands!
Love your card. Really neat idea to make your paper pattern with a sentiment!
Truly lovely card, so appropriate and soft for a wedding. Susan
Great card!!
Love your card!!!
What a beautiful card! I love the colors!
Wow, Great use of the ampersand. Love your card x
The Mr & Mrs is very pretty
Love your cards, simple and elegant. Great job.
Beautiful card love the & so cool with the background.
I love that Geobuilders set. And the and die is awesome!
You did a very nice cards.
Very creative. I would never have thought of using these stamps/dies for a wedding card.
Beautiful card!
Love how you used the word paper for the die cut – really pretty!
Stunning card. Great ideas for using the ampersands.