Unsinkable Release Blog Hop - Catherine Pooler Designs

Hello and welcome to our blog hop celebrating Catherine Pooler Design's fabulous new

Unsinkable Collection

(available now!)

I created 5  Unsinkable projects for you today that are guaranteed to splash some ocean vibes your way.  Get ready for some salt water, waves, sea shells,  bubbles, coral, fish, seaweed, seahorses, star fish, ship's wheels and some adorable little red crabs.

    Any time you want to pop over to the Catherine Pooler Store to get a closer look at these fun products, just click on any of my links and they'll take you there in a flash.

Also, be sure to leave a comment here on my blog for a chance to win a gift certificate for the Catherine Pooler Store. (details below).

Here we go...…..Anchor's Away!!!

For my first card I used some new stamps and dies from the:

Anchor's Away Bundle:

Hook Line and Sinker stamp set

Hook Line and Sinker coordinating dies

I did a little soft ink blending with Catherine Pooler inks and some blending brushes for the background of this water themed card.  The stamping was super easy using a mix of blues for the waves and bright Samba red for the crabs. 

Catherine Pooler Ink:  It's A Boy, Fiesta Blue, Aquatini, All That Jazz, Day Dream, Samba, Midnight

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock

Accessories:  Hello Mini Cover Plate Die

The rest of my cards here today feature a mix of products from both the

Under The Sea Bundle:

Vitamin Sea stamp set

Vitamin Sea coordinating dies

She Sells Sea Shells stamp set

and the

Anchor's Away Bundle:

Ship's Wheel die

Salt and Seaweed patterned paper

Big Sur Sequin Mix

How about a shaker card using that awesome Ship's Wheel die and Big Sur Sequin Mix.   I simply used one of Catherine Pooler's Circle Dies to cut out the center of this wheel to create a shaker element.  Did you know....Catherine Pooler's patterned papers are designed to coordinate perfectly with her ink colors?  This card is a great example of that. 

Catherine Pooler Ink:  Green Tea, Juniper Mist, All That Jazz

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock

Accessories:  Circles Dies

Vitamin Sea stamp set

Vitamin Sea coordinating dies

Salt and Seaweed Patterned Paper

Big Sur Sequin Mix

It was a whole lot of fun filling up this little section of my card with stamped fish, seahorses, starfish and bubbles.   A little dimensional tape makes it look like they're floating!

Catherine Pooler Ink:  Tiki Torch, Tiara, Samba, It's a Girl, It's a Boy, Pixie Dust.

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock

Vitamin Sea stamp set

Vitamin Sea Coordinating dies

Big Sur Sequin Mix

I did some ink smushing and watercoloring using a mix of blue Catherine Pooler inks.  Starting with the lightest blue I just layered different shades until I achieve the desired ocean affect.  I stamped and colored right over the background using the darkest shade, Juniper Mist.

Catherine Pooler Ink:  Twilight, Sweet Sixteen, It's a Girl, It's a Boy, Fiesta Blue, Flirty Fuchsia, Juniper Mist, Midnight.

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock

Accessories:  Circles Dies

She Sells Sea Shells stamp set

She Sells Sea Shells coordinating dies

Ship's Wheel Die

Ship's Wheel with a little rope makes a great focal point for this nautical card.  A few shells stamped in two layers were added on top of a colorful Woodgrain background.

Catherine Pooler Ink:  Stone Blue, Juniper Mist, Twilight, Sand Castle.

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock

Accessories:  Woodgrain Background Stamp

Well, I hope you had a great time hopping with me today.   It's time to shake off the sand and head on over to the next stop on the hop, the super talented  Ilina!

But before you leave...….

There's a $25 gift card up for grabs and the more you comment, the more chances you'll have to win.  Winners will be announced on Catherine's Blog on August12th.   Good Luck!!

Catherine Pooler

Jenny Colacicco 

Nanette Tracy 

Kristie Goulet  

Ashlee McGregor 

Karen Baker 

Susan Powell 

Tracie Pond 

Jen Carter
Lisa Harrolle <---you are here
Ilina Crouse  <---Go Here Next!
Daniel West

Have a great day!