Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday!
I have a thing for ink. There, I said it.
I go crazy for colours. Dippy for dye. Potty for pigment. Not-quite-sold on solvent (me and StazOn just aren’t friends. Sorry StazOn.).
You get the picture.
I’d probably class myself as a bit of an ink connoisseur. That’s a bit of a nicer way of saying I’m picky. I wouldn’t go as far as snooty or pretentious – but I can definitely say that some inks would never make it to my table, let alone onto one of my cards.
So when I tell you I’ve gone gaga for the new Catherine Pooler inks, you get how big a deal that is.
Today Catherine is releasing her first collection of these truly amazing inks. Those that ordered the Foundations Box already had a taste of these babies, with the first five colours being included in the box – but today the entire collection of inks (so far – more will be coming!!) are on sale, solo, today!
So naturally we’re here to celebrate that fact – blog hop and giveaway style!
Right, enough chit-chat from me – let’s see an example of what these inks can do!
I used some awesome stamps available in the Catherine Pooler store (including some exclusives!), and then put the inks to play. *smile* I used Flirty Fuchsia, Party Dress, Lime Rickey, Something Borrowed (stamped off a couple of times) and Tiara for the banners, and Tutti Frutti for the streamers.
The sentiment was stamped in Midnight ink, and I added some stamped off Tiara stars to finish everything off.
So I’ve told you how gaga I am for these inks, but I haven’t really told you why yet! Let me give you the lowdown…
- they’re super juicy! So juicy that a normal felt pad just would not do for these dye inks – they have a foam pad instead!
- the colours! Rich, bold, vibrant – everything a colour should be!
- they only require the lightest of taps to transfer colour to a stamp, and they stamp true, and even, and beautiful. Even solid stamps stamp brilliantly without needing a lot of pressure!
- they are also *great* for techniques – generational stamping is a *breeze*, blending is a *cinch*, you can watercolour with them, and they even stay wet longer than normal dye inks, so you can heat emboss with them too!
- they’re just amazing. You need them. Trust me.
If you’d like your info straight from the horse’s mouth, then you can check out this post Catherine put together describing the inks in all their glory! And just for some eye candy, here’s the full collection of inks in all their rainbow-y glory:
Yum!!
Giveaway!
So, how would you like to grab some goodies from Catherine’s store? I bet you’d love to grab some of these inks before they fly off the shelves! We’ve got an awesome giveaway today if you comment on every hop destination! TWO lucky winners will each win a $25 gift certificate to the Catherine Pooler store – so you can cram your cart full of those delicious inks!
Here are your hop destinations – be sure to leave a comment on them all so you’re eligible to win!
Catherine Pooler
Laurel Beard
Chrissie Tobas
Heather North
Taheerah Atchia
Kristie Goulet
Deepti Stephens
Lydia Evans
Ingrid Blackburn
Allison Cope
Melissa Miller
Kelly Griglione
Maureen Merritt
Lisa Harrolle
You have until 5:55pm on Thursday 12th January 2017 to leave a comment, and the winners will be announced at 6pm the same day on Catherine’s blog.
One other thing before you leave – if you are already giddy for these inks and want to snap them up – you can! The inks are available in the Catherine Pooler store right now – and if you are new to shopping at Catherine’s store, this link will even give you 15% off your first purchase!!
Thanks for stopping by! Good luck and happy hopping!
PS: you still have until the 15th to enter my birthday giveaway! Make sure you check it out!
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Love your card!
Beautiful card ideas. So talented
What a fun card, love those yummy ink colors from Catherine’s store too!
Love the colors you chose for your card!
Awesome birthday card, Taheerah!!! I feel the same way about inks! Hehe ☺
Gorgeous stamped card!
OMG where’s the party? Awesome card.
Very festive card. Love yhe new colors, can’t wait till mine get here.
Great card; thanks for all your comments on how to use the inks and what you like about them. It is always so helpful to hear from other stampers what their experience is.
Beautiful card Taheerah, nice design. X
Beautiful colors! Your card is fun for that special birthday.
Love the new colors!
Super fun birthday card, Taheerah!
These inks are wonderfully vibrant. Love the festive streamers!
Awesome cards! Waiting in anticipation for my beautiful inks.
Fun Card.
A party card!!! 🙂 Love how you presented the new Party Collection Inks in your card! Very nice!! 🙂
What a fun card, Taherrah!! LOVE IT!!
Simple and stylish! Classy.
You’re not the only one that has a thing for ink! Wow, I am truly falling in love with these new products. You card is simple but amazing. Thank you so much for sharing and the chance.
very cute card. love the colors
I love the streamer effect. As if we needed another great reason to own the Bring On The Cake stamp set! It’s one of my all time favorites with the matching dies! Awesome card!
The brightness of the ink make the streamers pop on the card. Amazing!
I’m inspired! I love the vibrant colors.
Your card is lovely.
There’s a party happenin’ on that card!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your lovely design!
I love how all the colors work so well together!
Cute idea using the Party ink colors!
Thanks for sharing ! Pretty card.
So simple and beautiful!! These colors work with everything and anything!! Love your card!! I can’t wait to start creating when I get the new inks!! 🙂
The ink pads are such great colors and your card is a nice birthday card.
These colors are gorgeous!! Your card is super cute! love those streamers!!
Precious! I love the colors and the banners, streamers and twirly bits are just so much fun. Altogether, it just says “Party!” I haven’t been doing this long enough to be picky about too much! I do have a favorite glue for paper-paper, but for almost everything else, I am still exploring and get excited if I have the right red or blue or purple color of ink to stamp my sentiment. (I’m not too good at thinking things through before I start!!!) Thanks for your insights and recommendations. I will remember this if/when I get to the point where I actually can sell enough of what I make to pay for my supplies!!! 🙂
Keep talking. You may talk me into it, Taheerah. I’m loving what I see with these inks.
Very cute card! I love the colors and how you used them for the streamers. So pretty!
Gorgeous colors!
These inks are awesome! Such vibrant colors! I really like how you used them on the card. So cute!!
A party right on the card, how appropriate. Love how you used the inks.
Taheerah,
Love the cards and the colors you chose! The streamers in that stamp set make for a very happy card! Great job!
Super lovely card Taheerah, and the inks do sound brilliant 🙂
I love this card. The colorful banners make a nice background.
Cute and fun card. The colors are so bright and cheerful.
I’m something of an ink snob myself, so I appreciate what you’re saying about the quality of Catherine’s inks. I was only able to try out the inks in the Foundations box briefly, so I’m looking forward to sitting down with the rest of the Party Collection and happily stamping to my heart’s content!