The Ton's October Release Blog Hop!

Hello everyone and welcome to The Ton's October Release Blog Hop!   Today we're showcasing some of the new stamps and dies from The Ton's release earlier this month.   These gorgeous floral stamps were designed by Effie Cho and one of our awesome design team members Eunji.   All of these items are available right now over at The Ton shop so you can click on any of the links below to check them out anytime!

But first......I have a couple cards to show you and of course some information below on how you can win a stamp set of your choice so keep on scrolling!!

For my card today I used The Ton's beautiful new stamp set:

Rose Bouquet

These stamps are absolutely gorgeous!  The roses are so delicate looking and you have the option of building onto your bouquet with extra blooms and leaves.   I decided to do some no line coloring so I stamped a cluster of roses at the bottom of my card using The Ton's Warm Hazelnut dye ink.   This color is light enough to color over with Copic Markers.  I didn't have to do any masking for this card, it stamped easily using all the different stamps in the Rose Bouquet.  There are also dies that go along with this set but I didn't use them today.

When I finished coloring the roses, I stamped this sweet sentiment that is included in the Rose Bouquet set with Noir ink from The Ton.   And because I just can't seem to quit with a one layer card I decided to add some dimension to the sentiment using dimensional tape and the large circle from The Ton's Bokeh Burst Round die set.  Before adhereing the card front to the card base  I  diecut a stitched border around the edge with The Ton's  Large Double Stitched Rectangle dies. 

I added some finishing touches of sparkle with clear sequins from The Ton's Glass Slipper Couture Mix.  This is my favorite mix and I find myself reaching for it for just about every card I make.  I love that this package includes 5 different sizes of sequins.

Since this is October, what better way to celebrate than with some autumn greetings made possible by this beautiful new stamp set:

Autumn Wishes

This set is so pretty and super easy to color.   After blending the entire card front with some of The Ton's dye inks: Beach Blondie, Amber Citrine and Peach Blossom,  I stamped the largest branch twice and filled in with the smaller branches using The Ton's Caviar black ink.  Then I used my Kuretake watercolor markers to add a mix of vibrant colors to the leaves.

Check out those adorable little birds!!  I have to be honest, the birds are what drew me to this stamp set.  I love all the sweet little feathered beauties that this set offers.  I also think the sentiment options are great!  On this card I embossed white on black cardstock using The Ton's Hampton White Pigment ink and white embossing powder.

There are also coordinating dies available for the Autumn Wishes stamp set.  I didn't have them yet so I decided to add some depth to this card by using some other great dies by The Ton.  The outside frame was diecut with the Double Stitched Rectangle (Large) and the center was cut with the Modern Labels dies.  I popped up the outside frame and the inside label with dimensional tape.

For a limited time:
To celebrate our blog hop, The Ton  is offering a shipping discount for domestic orders.
All  U.S. orders, receive free shipping on orders over $75.*

Use code "USOCT17" at checkout.

 *This shipping promo ends on November 1 at 11:59pm. This promotion does not apply to prior purchases. The threshold amount is calculated before taxes and shipping.

Comment to WIN!The Ton is giving away one stamp of choice from the October Release to one lucky commenter!
 To qualify, you must leave a comment on each blog on the hop.
The comment period will close on Sunday, October 29 at 7pm EST. The winner will be announced on The Ton blog thereafter.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to leave a comment down below before you hop on over to see my friend Janette!  Good luck!


The Ton
Olga
Anna
Lisa <---you are here
Janette <---go here next!
Brenda
Tae Eun
Jenny
Laura Jane
Vera
Eunji
Mayline

Have a great day!!

Watercolored Peony

Well happy Friday!!  I just thought I'd share a pretty little birthday card I made, coloring with my Kuretake real brush watercolor markers.  This is one of my favorite ways to add color to The Ton's gorgeous  floral designs and these markers really make it easy.  

Today I'm using the Dearest Peony stamp and die set from The Ton. I stamped and heat embossed it onto some 140 lb watercolor cardstock using Noir black ink and clear embossing powder.   I also stamped some Noir  Minor Stripes onto a piece of  white cardstock, then diecut a label using the Modern Labels die set.  Then I cut the striped label in half using one half for the top of the card and one for the bottom. The sentiment is from the Modern Labels stamp set and embossed in white on black cardstock.

After wrapping some natural twine around the peony stems, I added it to the card with some dimensional tape.  The sentiment banner is also popped up with dimsional tape.  I topped this card off with  my absolute favorite Glass Slippers Couture Mix from The Ton.

Well, that's all for today my friends.  Be be sure you come back on Thursday October 26th when I join in on The Ton's new release blog hop and I'll be showcasing some new stamps here..  The Ton has released a gorgeous array of florals designd by both Effie and Eunji.  And of course, there will also be a chance to win a free set!!  Want a peek at the new sets that are available now? ----->go here

Have a great weekend!  See you Thursday!!

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!!

Stamp of Approval - Winterhaven Blog Hop Day 2

Hi everyone and welcome to Day 2 of the Stamp of Approval blog hop for the release of  Catherine Pooler's brand new
 Winterhaven Collection

Thank you so much for joining us today.  This is the 2nd of 3 days of Blog Hops.  During these three days you're going to get to see all of these wonderful products in action and you'll also get a chance to win a Stamp of Approval box for free!!  All you have to do is leave your comments on each blog on the hop:  Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

What is the Stamp of Approval Collection?
The Stamp of Approval is a  wonderful mix of exclusive stamps and die sets that were chosen by Catherine Pooler and made to coordinate beautifully.   If you are new to the Stamp of Approval Collection, Click here to learn more about them.

Free Project Guide Included! 
With the Stamp of Approval box, Catherine always includes a PDF Project Guide with pages and pages of inspiring projects from the SOA designers.  They include colored pictures, supply lists and step by step instructions so that you can jump right in and start creating as soon as your goodies hit your mailbox!

Today I'd like to show you a few projects that I created using some of the wonderful products in the
Stamp of Approval Winterhaven Collection.

For my first traditional card I added 3 layers of festive foliage using the beautiful Joy Wreath Dies.
For the bottom of the card I embossed a border using Rockin' Red ink, a small accent stamp from the Tis The Season stamp set and some white embossing powder.

The cluster of embossed stars, the santa sleigh and the sentiment stamps are from the  
Here We Come A-Caroling stamp set.   Isn't that santa so cute?  And I am so in love with that scripty sentiment!   The coordinating dies for the Here We Come A-Caroling  stamp set will be available to purchase separately on release day as an add-on.

My second card showcases the beautiful new rubber cling  Ornamental Background stamp.  The Lime Rickey stamped details are so clear and crisp and really give this card a retro feel.  The poinsettia flower is from the
Tis The Season stamp set.  There is a coordinating die set for  Tis The Season that will be available as an add on.  While this flower is very easy to cut out as I have done here, there are many more detailed foliage stamps in this stamp set that makes the coordinating die set a must have on my wish list.  

The caroler silhouettes from the Here We Come A-Caroling stamp set are stamped in Midnight ink and are a great added touch to scenery cards as well as accents or focal point like this one.  Look at that cute little pup on the end!

For my last card I ditched the traditional colors and pulled out a bunch of Catherine Pooler inks to color these houses from the Winterhaven Dies: Grass Skirt, Rockin' Red, It's a Boy, Fiesta Blue, Sweet Sixteen, Tiara, Party Dress and Midnight.  Eye candy anyone?  This little village die set also comes with a curvy snow bank.     The embossed snowflake background was created with one snowflake stamp from the Good Stuff stamp set and a dot stamp from the   
Here We Come A-Caroling stamp set.   The sentiment and the mistletoe are from the Tis The Season Stamp set.

For a little touch of detail, I added some inlaid pieces into the little church.  Some copic markers, a black marker and some super strong reading glasses helped make some cute little stained glass windows.

Get on the notification list!
These exclusive items won't be for sale individually until next year and the collections sell out super fast so be sure to get your name on the notification list ----->HERE!  An email will be sent to you with a link as soon as they go on sale.

When do they go on sale?
For StampNation Members:  The pre-sale opens up on Monday, October 9th at 10pm during our live PJ Party.  Members sign onto StampNation for the link and more information.  If you're not a member, what are you waiting for? Go --->HERE and sign up today!

Notification List:  Emails will be sent out and sales will open up to everyone on the notification list on Tuesday, October 10th at 9am est.  Watch your inbox for the link!! 

In Store Customers:  If there are still SOA boxes available, sales will open up to the public Tuesday, October 10th at 6pm est. at Catherine Pooler Designs online store. Don't miss out, get on that notification list today!

WIN the Stamp of Approval Winterhaven Collection!

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! 

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

Don't worry, if you have already purchased a box, you will receive a $100 gift certificate towards your next purchase.

Thanks for stopping by!  Leave you're comment and then hop on over to my dear friend Ingrid's blog for more SOA fun!

1. Catherine Pooler
2. Jen Carter
3. Amy Kolling
4. Ilina Crouse
5. Lisa Harrolle <--you are here! 
6. Ingrid Blackburn <go here next!
7. Chrissie Tobas  
8. Kimberly Wiener  

Have an awesome day!!

The Ton's October Challenge

Hi everyone.   Happy October!!  It's time for another awesome challenge over at
 The Ton's Challenge Blog: The Season.
This month we have another popular mood board to inspire you.  You have the whole month of October to enter this challenge as many times as you like, for a chance to WIN a $50 gift certificate  for The Ton online store.
You can click on the link to head on over and check it out any time.  But first I'd like to show you a card I made for this month's challenge!

Here's the mood board.  Look at all of those inspirational photos.  My eyes were drawn to the soft colors of the top right photo.

I made an anniversary card today starting out with a tone on tone white embossed background of little hearts using 

The Ton's Mini Heart Print Cling Background stamp.  I cut a frame out of this embossed piece  using the (large) Double Stitched Rectangles die set.  I popped the outside stitched frame up with dimensional 

mounting tape and then glued the inside piece directly onto the card.  This gives some nice dimension and a place for the cup to sit. 

For the little cup of flowers I started out by die cutting the cup from The Ton's Tea Party die set.  I lightly blended some color with Lofty Mint dye ink..  The Watercolor Bouquet flowers were heat embossed with  

white embossing powder and then watercolored with Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush markers.  Then I glued the flowers to the cup.

Stamps:  Watercolor Bouquet, Basic Banners, The Wave, Mini Heart Print Cling Background (The Ton).

Ink:  Lofty Mint, Hampton White Pigment (The Ton), Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Zig).

Paper:  white cardstock, watercolor 140 lb

Accessories:  Basic Banners coordinating dies, Tea Party Coordinating dies, Watercolor Bouquet Coordinating die,  Large Double Stitched Rectangle dies (The Ton),  white embossing powder, silver embossing powder (Ranger), dimensional tape, Summer Soiree Couture Mix (The Ton).

Using The Ton's Basic Banners stamp and die set and the happy anniversary sentiment from The Wave stamp set, I embossed the sentiment in silver embossing powder.   I love that you can mix and match the Basic Banners set with so many of The Ton's different stamps.  After gluing the banner onto the flowers I added dimensional mounting tape to the back of the flowers and cup and added it to the card front.  For the sweethearts celebrating their anniversary,  I added two diecut steam hearts that are included in the Tea Party die set.  For a little more sparkle I adhered some pretty clear and pink sequins from The Ton's Summer Soiree Couture Mix.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll make some time this month to join in this fun Mood Board Challenge with us over at The Ton Blog.  We love seeing all of your creations and it's so fun to see everyone's interpretation of each challenge.

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!!

Colorful Wild Blooms with Catherine Pooler Ink - Yes Thank You!

Hi everyone,  I just thought I'd pop in today to share a card I made a while back using those fabulous

Catherine Pooler Designs inks.  This is a super easy and quick card but it really packs a punch with all those brilliant colors.   The Wild Bloom stamps so clean and crisp!  I was able to fit three different bold colors into this card:  Aquatini, Bellini and Tutti Frutti.  The large Midnight black thank you sentiment from Catherine Pooler's  

Still Smiling stamp set really pops in the center of this card.

Stamps: Wild Bloom, Still Smiling (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Ink: Aquatini, Tutti Frutti, Bellini, Midnight (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs).

Accessories:  Merry Labels Dies (Stamp of Approval Candy Cane Lane Collection/CAS-ual Fridays), clear sequins, bakers twine, craft foam.

I could have left this a beautiful one layer card but I wanted to add just a little dimension.   I diecut the center with the

 Merry Labels Die and popped up a little with some craft foam underneath.  I topped it off with some black and white twine to set off the black sentiment and a few clear sequins for sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!

My Favorite Puperoni turns 7!

Today I'd like to give a shout out to this little guy for turning 7!!

It's hard to believe my great nephew Drue is 7 years old already!  It seems like just yesterday.......

   We celebrated on Sunday by going to watch him race in the state BMX competition.  He won a trophy almost as big as he is!  Then we took him out to dinner to his favorite restaurant.  I'm thinking....burgers....pizza maybe.....  But NO!  This big 7 year old wanted to go out for Japanese!  How did he know that's my favorite place too?

   

He likes to watch the chefs cook at the table.   He has mastered chopsticks and even ate his birthday ice cream with them.  He loves rice, veggies and steak, no wonder he has grown so fast!  He also loved it when the staff all came out and sang happy birthday to him.

This year he really liked the card I made for him too.  Boy cards are hard for me but this lil' pup from Simon Says Stamp made it super easy this time.  They offered this stamp as a free birthday gift last month.  So cute! I stamped the pup and the pizza with The Ton's Copic friendly Couture Caviar Hybrid ink then used Copic markers to color both images.

Stamps: Favorite Puperoni (Simon Says Stamp), Birthday Wishes & Balloons, Birthday Chalkboard Greetings (My Favorite Things).

Ink:  Fiesta Blue, Tiara, Lime Rickey (Catherine Pooler Designs), Caviar Hybrid (The Ton), Tumbled Glass Distress, Barn Door Distress, Pumice Stone Distress marker (Ranger), Copic markers.

Paper:  Premium White Cardstock (Catherine Pooler Designs), Lipstick Red cardstock (Simon Says Stamp).

Accessories:  Double Stitched Rectangle Large dies (The Ton), dimensional tape (3M), Action Wobbles Mini (Art Impressions). 

I used one of Catherine Pooler's new stencils: Checker Board for the table cloth and those little balloons are from the Birthday Wishes and Balloons set by My Favorite Things.  I just drew the strings on with a grey distress marker.  

I also added some fun action to this card to hold this little boy's attention for a little while.  I attached an Art Impressions Action Wobbles piece to the center back of the puppy.  Now when you flick his tail he shakes.  It surprised me when Drue squeeled and started flicking away!  He thought it was so cool.  All I can say is he made his favorite card making aunt very happy!

Happy Birthday to my little puperoni Drue!  

I love you!

The Ton's Fall 2017 Release - Blog Hop!

Hi everyone!!  It's blog hop time, YAY!!  The Ton's Fall 2017 Release Blog Hop is under way with 23 stops on the Blog Hop list!!  That's 23 designers from around the world, coming together to show you some beautiful and inspirational projects using brand new stamps, dies and couture mixes from The Ton's Fall Release!! Have fun hopping!!

Details:
For The Ton's Fall 2017 Release, Effie has released 24 new stamp designs, coordinating dies and 6 new couture mixes! There are also three new gifts with purchases that you can obtain with this new release:

• Spend $75 or more: Receive a free pack of our new Sugar Cookie Couture Mix
• Spend $125 or more: Receive a 2x3 Christmas Mini Cluster Stamp (and Sugar Cookie Mix) 
• Spend $200 or more: Receive a 3x4 Good Tidings Cluster Set (and a Christmas Mini Cluster Stamp and Sugar Cookie Mix).* 

*This promotion does not apply to prior purchases.
*The threshold amount is calculated before taxes and shipping.
*This promotion will continue until September 22 at 11:59pm EST or until supplies last.
*Limit one incentive package per order.
*No coupon code needed. 
*All incentive products will be added to qualified orders automatically (but will not be shown in your cart at checkout)
*There must be at least one new release stamp in your order to qualify for these GWPs. 
**Incentive products will not be available for purchase in our shop until October***


For my card today I had some fun with  The Ton's brand new scene builder stamps:


Scenes: Fireplace

Fireplace Accessories

Fireplace Holiday Accessories

City Girls Snow Day

Holiday Ballet

I also embellished this card with two of The Ton's new Couture mixes:


Deck the Halls Couture Mix

And the yummy new mix that is one of the gift with purchase incentives:

 Sugar Cookie Couture Mix

If you have been following along with The Ton's Release Week:  Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4,  you have seen some amazing cards made with the Scenes: Fireplace Cling Background stamp.  There is also many new accessory stamps and die sets that fit with this background perfectly!  For my card today I used four of them.  How fun it is to mix and match and build a fun holiday scene!

After stamping the background with The Ton's Copic friendly Caviar ink, I stamped some little accessories from the Fireplace Holiday Accessories directly onto the mantle.  Then I colored the whole one layer background with Copic markers. 

 Stamps and dies:  Scenes: Fireplace Cling Background, Fireplace Holiday Accessories, Fireplace Accessories, Holiday Ballet, City Girls Snowday.
Ink:  Caviar, Deep Emerald (The Ton), Copic markers.
Paper:  solar white cardstock 80 lb and 110 lb (Neenah).
Accessories:  Sugar Cookie Couture Mix and Deck the Halls Couture Mix.


  I wanted to pop up a few pieces to add dimension to this card so I separately stamped and colored the Christmas tree and the girl from the City Girls Snow Day stamp set.

Since my tree was going to be on the right side of the card, I needed the chair to be on the left so I used the chair from the Fireplace Accessories stamp set.  The good news is that all of these sets have coordinating dies available in the shop for your convenience.  Unfortunately I didn't have them for this card so I cut out my pieces by hand,  then popped them up with dimensional tape.

 How to Win:

• DAILY RELEASE GIVEAWAYS:   For each Release Day (1 through 4), The Ton is giving away a stamp set of choice from the new release! So there are four stamps up for grabs! To qualify, you must leave a comment on The Ton's Daily Release posts. Leave a comment on each Design Team member's blogs to increase your chances of winning. The comment period will close on Monday, September 11th at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced thereafter on The Ton’s blog.

• BLOG HOP GIVEAWAYS (Friday, September 8):   Three new release stamps will be given away to random commenters from the hop participant blogs. To qualify, you must leave a comment on    The Ton Blog Hop post. The comment period will close on Monday, September 11th at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced thereafter on The Ton’s blog.

Thanks!

 Thank you so much for hopping by today and for all of the wonderful comments you left for me this week during the release.  I hope you had a great time following along and I can't wait to see your projects popping up all over facebook and instagram.  Have fun!!

It's important:   that you leave a comment over on The Ton blog today to be eligible for the Blog Hop prizes.   So if you started the hop here on my blog you should go back to #1  The Ton and start at the beginning of the hop.   Otherwise, keep on hopping on to our last stop on the list, Kay Miller.

Hop On!!

1. The Ton
2. Vera Yates
3. Olga Matyushevskaya
4. Svetlana Pavlova
5. Mayline Jung
6. Justine Hovey
7. Jenny Lee Yamasaki
8. Anna Kutsenko
9. Svetlana Fotinia
10. Janette Kausen
11. Svitlana Shayevich
12. Eunji Jung
13. Amy Tsuruta
14. Laura Jane Head
15. Amy Kolling
16. Tae Eun Yoo
17. Laurel Beard
18. Brenda Noelke
19. Taheerah Atchia
20. Isha Gupta
21. Dana Gong
22. Lisa Harrolle <---You are here.
23. Kay Miller <------Next stop!

Wait!
Just a reminder:  The Ton's September Challenge is now live! For this month, we have a fun Mood Board Challenge so head over there now for a chance to win a $50 spree to The Ton’s shop!***

 ***Gift certificates only apply to The Ton stamps, dies, ink, gilding and embossing powder.