Stamp of Approval Winterhaven Collection - Release Day!

Hi everyone!  Release day is finally here for the awesome new holiday box:

Stamp of Approval Winterhaven Collection!!

click on the "Available Now" for a fast link to order NOW!

Wait List:

Everyone who is signed up for the wait list should receive their emails at 9am this morning, east coast time, so be sure to be on the lookout!  The early bird link will be in your email.  If you really want this collection, don't wait too long to get your order in.   Ordering is on a first come, first serve basis and these boxes sell out crazy fast sometimes.  NO rainchecks, NO backorders, when they're out they're out!   We don't want you to miss out so get your order in quick!

Not on the list?

For those of you who are not on the wait list but are excited to get the SOA Winterhaven Collection, all remaining boxes will be be available for purchase in the Catherine Pooler Designs store at 6pm tonight.

Still time to hop!

Entries close on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11th at 9AM EST and will be announced on Catherine Pooler's blog later that day.

THREE commenters will be chosen at random from all the comments on all the blogs (one each day). The more blogs you comment on, the better your chance in winning!

Purchase your box today though because they may be sold out by tomorrow.  Don't worry, if you win and  have already purchased a box, you will receive a $100 gift certificate towards your next purchase. 

Here are the hop links to get you started:

Day1     Day2     Day3

Good luck peeps!  I hope you all get a chance to add these awesome stamps and dies to your collection!

In the mean time, I have one more card to share with you using the Stamp of Approval Winterhaven Collection.

Today my card has a ton of stamping using all Catherine Pooler Design inks.  I stamped all the way around the edge of this card front with the new Tis The Season stamp set from the Winterhaven Collection.  I only had to do some minimal masking to achieve this look. I stamped the large poinsettias first in Rockin' Red and Tiara ink then masked them off.  I then filled in all around the card front with the greenery, pine boughs and berries.  I gave the pine boughs some depth by first stamping them with Grass Skirt ink and then a lighter Lime Rickey over the top but just a little offset so you can see both colors.  I think this double stamping helps to make the pine boughs look more realistic.  The berries are a mix of Rockin' Red and Icing on The Cake. 

When I was finished stamping I heat embossed this whole card front with a layer of clear Versamark ink and some of Catherine Poolers exclusive Wanderlust embossing powder by WOW!  This gave the card an amazing amount of sparkle.  Once this glittery embossing powder is heated, it adheres really good and you don't have to worry about any of that glitter flaking off.
 Tip:  heat the embossing powder from underneath the cardstock.  It will keep any loose powder and glitter from blowing off and will also help ensure you won't scorch it with your heat tool.

For some added dimension I diecut the center of this finished card front using the inside tag from the Good Stuff Tag Dies.  Then I adhered both pieces onto the card base, popping up the center piece with fun foam. 

I did some selective inking on the Santa's sleigh from the Here We Come A-Caroling stamp set by masking off parts of the stamp so that I could make it multiple colors.  I touched up the face with a flesh color copic marker and  the white on Santa's suit and beard with a gray copic.  

The deer were stamped with Icing On The Cake and then the whole piece was diecut and stacked in three layers to give them some height and dimension.  It's a lot easier than adding dimensional tape to images this small. (Note:  the coordinating dies for the Here We Come A-Caroling stamp set is not included in the Winterhaven Collection but is available in the store as an add-on).  I am so in love with this cute little sleigh and reindeer!   I diecut the "Joy" sentiment from the Joy Wreath Die set and Catherine Pooler's Premium white cardstock.  Do you see how well all of these Winterhaven products coordinate?  It's so awesome!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and for hopping along with myself and all of the design team the last three days.  I really appreciate the kind words you left for me on my blog hop projects.  I'm looking forward to seeing all of your cards around the internet in the next couple weeks using the
Stamp of Approval Winterhaven Collection.

Have a great week!!