Hi Everyone!
Welcome to day 4 of the Catherine Pooler Designs Zen Garden release blog hop! The release is available now in the Catherine Pooler Store! Today we are showcasing the Stained Glass Coverplate die, and the Faithful Flutterings stamp set. Read to the end of the post to see how you can win a prize by joining us on this hop, all supplies used are listed at the end of the post.
I have three cards for you today, including a video!
Project 1 – Dimensional Foiling
This is a simple card with an amazing result that uses foiling. I created a video to show you how I made it. You can find it below and on my YouTube channel (if you want to subscribe!)
Project 2 – Stained Glass Window using Nuvo Jewel Drops
This project was a bit of a labor of love. If you follow me on YouTube or my blog, you’ll know I like to create a Stained Glass look with dies and Nuvo Drops. Well, when I saw the new Stained Glass coverplate designed for Catherine by Julie Mogford I just HAD to do this technique. It’s a full A2 size coverplate so it takes a little longer than normal but it’s SO worth it.
To create this piece, which now hangs in the window of my craft room 🙂 I die cut the coverplate five times out of thick 110lb white cardstock. I popped out the pieces with a craft pick and adhered three of them together with spray adhesive. I then laid the piece down on my non-stick craft mat and dropped in Nuvo Jewel Drops in Pale Periwinkle, Grey Mist and Rosewater into the wells . Use your craft pick to drag out the drops if they don’t quite fill in the corners. I then left it to dry on the mat (I leave them overnight). If you find any cracking occurs or ‘sinkage’ (where the drops flatten too much in the wells) you can simply go back in and add more drops. As we are going to add cover pieces, you don’t have to be super careful.
Once fully dry, I peeled the piece off the craft mat. The back will be perfectly smooth, but I like the bumpy look on the front – like real Stained Glass 🙂 I adhered a fourth die cut to the back of the piece. I covered the fifth piece with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I then re-covered in Versamark and heat embossed a second layer. This gives the cool look that imitates the old lead outlines on real stained glass windows. Before adhering, I added some silver ribbon at the top with glossy accents, then adhered my heat embossed piece over the top. As I wanted this to have an inspirational message, I die cut the ‘create’ die from the new release 3 times from black cardstock, adhered together, and then adhered to the window with liquid glue (Ranger Multi Medium Matte). I love how this turned out!
Project 3 – Using a Die as a Stencil and Layering Embossing Powder
For my final project, I created a stencil using the coverplate die, by die cutting some thick (110lb) cardstock with it.
I adhered the stencil to a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock cut to 4.25″ x 5.5″ using removable spray adhesive. I liberally spritzed the background with shimmery sprays including golds, purples and blues that matched closely to the new inks. I dried with my heat tool and then slowly peeled off the ‘stencil’ (it probably won’t be reusable when using sprays).
To create the butterfly, I stamped the solid wings of the smaller butterfly from Faithful Flutterings in Versamark ink and heat embossed in white (make sure to use a powder tool!) For the second butterfly stamp layer, I heat embossed using silver embossing powder, and for the third I used Wow Macaroon for a hint of blue. I stamped the sentiment and the body of the butterfly in Versafine Onyx Black ink. The embossing powder melts together and creates a lovely mottled, almost enamel type look. To finish, I popped the panel up on craft foamm using double sided tape, and adhered to a 4.25″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5.5″.
How to take part in the hop – and win!
Your next (and final) stop on the hop is the amazingly awesome Maureen Merritt. If you get lost on the hop, or experience a broken link, you can always find the link you want by in the list below.
Leave a comment on each of the hops to be in with a chance to win a set of the new Zen Garden Inks (two to be won each blog hop day!) or a $45 giftcard for Catherine’s store if you already have the inks.
Enjoy hopping!
Jenny
Supplies are listed below, including the full Zen Garden release!
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All of your cards are pretty…but that foiled one is amazing!!!
Oh my gosh – I want it ALL . . . . Such a gorgeous release! Gorgeous cards 🙂
Wow, your backgrounds are all just glorious!!
Simply beautiful (is really an understatement for
these awesome cards).
Wow! Simply gorgeous!!!
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for LOL!!! The stained glass card is just so darn pretty! Also the FOIL!!!! Shout out to my fellow foil friend!
These cards are all reeeeallly lovely. 🙂
Hahahah! Thank you 🙂
Truly looks like stained glass. Excellent work.
oh…i don’t ever know what to say because I don’t feel I have adequate words. So beautiful and creative.
Your cards are beautiful and the stained glass window card is absolutely stunning.
Oh my! I’m in complete awe of your creations! Simply stunning and brilliant and WOW ♥
Thank you for the video. The foil is amazing with that die cut panel. WOW!!!
i love the party dress ink pad color. they are all so pretty! beautiful cards!
Jenny …. your cards are real show stoppers!! Simply Fabulous. Thank you for sharing these gorgeous cards. Love the foiling and that coverplate will see a lot of action in my craft room.
WOW! Your cards look like real glass!
Wow, have you got this one. Beautiful work on all of your cards. These four days of blog hops have packed so many talented people with different takes on the stamps and dies. I’m glad I jumped in.
Wow! Fabulous cards!
OMG! The foiled cards are amazing and the window hanging is just wow!
I love your stained glass window hanging and I think I may have to try and create one myself!!
Jenny, I really enjoyed your video,cannot wait to see more. Loved your cards and the stained glass. WOW.
Your cards are amazingly beautiful! Love the shiny foiled card and the stained glass card using the nuvo drops is fantabulous!
On my goodness! Stunning cards…
OMG! I am in love with this butterfly and cover plate. Can’t wait for my order. It is on its way.
The ink colors are awesome.
Beautiful cards. Love this new collection.
These cards are absolutely stunning! I have subscribed to you YouTube channel and I’m off to watch the stained glass video.
Love these cards!!
I love the stained glass cards and they are perfect for sympathy cards for which I am always looking for something nice.
These cards are amazing!!
I’ve never tried foiling before, but I really should!
Love your idea for hanging this piece of
“stained glass”. Fantastic idea and going
to be so pretty in the window.
thanks for sharing the details.
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Beautiful cards. Love the one with the Nuvo Drops, it looks like real stained glass. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Great use of coverplate
Lovely cards, I like the color combinations used. Great job!
A lovely variety of pretty projects – well done!
holy cow! I’d say it was a labor of love. Stunning cards.
Simply amazing cards. Your techniques are fabulous and brings a whole new way of thinking about how to use these products. Great work.
Beautiful cards. The foil is so pretty.
Wow! these are truly amazing. A labor of love but well worth it.
Wow! That stained glass piece is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your art!
You are the queen of the Nuvo stained glass technique! That is so stunning, and you’re right; that coverplate was made for your stained glass style. It looks fantastic. I also like the way the shimmer sprays worked with the diecut. I don’t have any, so I rarely think of it, but I do have perfect pearls, so I could hack that out, and I think it would be beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with us!
Wow, these are very cool! Great job!
Wow girl! You have completely blown me away with you drop dead gorgeous cards. If these aren’t the definition of stained glass I don’t know what it. Amazing!!
WOW!!! Your cards are all amazing! Your nuvo drops hanging and the shimmer spray with the butterfly is simply awesome!!
Cards 1 and 2 are breathtaking, they truly look like stained glass windows. Thank you for sharing your many talents with us fellow crafters.
These cards are extraordinarily beautiful! The coverplate is a must have.
Fabulous!! I loved your video, too. Thanks for such a gorgeous technique with the amazing Stained Glass coverplate die! It’s a favorite!
WOW!!! Just WOW!!! The stained glass with Nuvo drops is incredible.
LOVE these beauties…stained glass like so gorgeous.
Love the cards. My favorite is the foiled card!
Wow
I really get the stained glass look from each of your cards. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your creativity and techniques in using the new inks and stamp products.
These are stunning ways to use the cover plate.
I keep seeing stained glass effects this last week. I LOVE IT!!!!!!! and will try it. Thanks.
I’m speechless… How you made that Stainglass window using nuvo drops and cardstock. Wow!!!
So pretty I I love the way you’ve used the stained glass cutting plate
Awesome creations!!
Your stained glass cards are amazing and gorgeous.
. I especially love the colors. Thanks so much for a fun and creative play session.
Wonderful use of supplies. I have been drawn to the vibrant colors behind the stencil but you pastel version spoke to my soul.
Absolutely stunning! Your cards are amazing ! You are a true artist.
So creative an oh so beautiful :). I love them all but, I have to say the Nuvo stained glass is my absolute favorite. I never would’ve thought of that,so, thank you you’ve inspired me to try this and hopefully, it will turn out close to yours. Thank you so much!
You get more than a thumbs up!!! Mirrors,stained glass this technique is so cool! I need this set. Thank you for the inspiration. It’s a beauty
The foiled card is just amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Awesome effect with this pretty cover plate!
Such beautiful “stained glass” looks with that cover plate!
Stunning! Jaw-dropping. I immediately sucked in my breath a little and smiled when I saw the foiling in the first card – I love foiling, but then the Nuvo drops technique on card 2 – oh my word, I have to try that!!! Absolutely new to me. Then the shimmery gentleness of the third card, so beautiful. Thank yo so much! Amazing job.
Oh WOW! that stained glass idea is super wonderful and super clever!
WOW! Such amazing cards. So cool to see the very different results with each technique. Love the stained glass look.
These cards are stunning! I’m going to try this and make stained glass pieces for decor.
Incredible thanks for sharing!
Jenny, your cards are gorgeous! Wow!
The foiling is stunning. I love the colors in the one with the hanger. So pretty.
Jenny, your work and skills are amazing! 🙂
These cards take my breathe away!!! You are so creative…love that stained glass decoration you made. I would never have thought to use NUVO drops in that way!!! Just wow. TFS
Fantastic cards! love the cover plate embossed with the gold – it’s stunning! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!
Wow-you are so creative. The cards are beautiful. I wouldn’t have thought to make a stencil and use it that way.
I love these mazing cards@@
I have never used foil before but it looks just stunning!
All your cards are gorgeous, fantastic release. Thank you for sharing.
Your cards are amazing and I’m loving your products.
Your stained glass window with nuvo drops takes away my breath! Your cards are outstanding, too.
Fantastic cards! Love the Nuvo drop stained glass idea!
I can’t wait to get my plate
Wow I am so blown away by that stained glass piece with the coverplate die. I love any type of colored glass. I am so tempted to try this. Thank you for sharing.
stunning cards – love the creativity behind the first card – awesome idea:)
My goodness, Jenny! Each piece of art here is exquisite!
I absolutely LOVE your piece of stained-Nuovo-drops-glass. I remember doing something similar with coloured glue when my kids were younger, to make window clings. Yours is more sophisticated and so lovely. The final layer of embossed metallic bronze is perfect.
I also love the idea of using different embossing powders for the butterfly. It really does look like enamel.
You are making it very hard to resist making a purchase from this release…
Love the foil and the stained glass so very pretty
You ROCK that cover plate Jenny!! Absolutely gorgeous cards!
Absolutely gorgeous cards. Love the stain glass one. Thanks so much for sharing.
Stunning cards! You have inspired me to try the foil technique with the cover plate! What a brilliant idea!
Wow, beautiful cards.
Totally amazing creations with the cover plate
I don’t have words to express how beautiful those samples are. Pure awe!
Great use of the stained glass cover plate. I agree the iridescent foil is awesome. I love the look you got with the nuvo drops. Great inspiration.
Jenny,
You really showed the versatility of what we can do with this die. Gorgeous! I am going to try the techniques you showed here.
Thank you for sharing.
Amy
Stunning and awesome and amazing and… I am speechless! Your ideas are georgous and they arereal pieces of art. I love all of them, but the one with nuvo drops (for me) is the best. Thank you for sharing!
Jenny your cards look just like stained glass, I love them 🙂
Wow are these gorgeous. That cover plate is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Love this card. Loved your video. Love this technique.
Gorgeous cards! Loved rhem all.
Oh, how pretty, love the stained glass you created!
WOW – – – what fabulous projects. I know myself well enough to know I need something easier/faster but I certainly appreciate what you invested. LOVE the stained glass affects.
Great creative projects, that negative piece of foil is gonna make another cool card, just need some tonner sheets.
Absolutely beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing.
Great techniques… so beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
WOW! Just stunning projects. I love the foil background and the nuvo, amazing looks. And to hang in a window is just so special. Just lovely cards, all of them. Thank you for the inspiration!
Oh wow, I have already seen many different ideas for using this awesome coverplate, but you are adding a few more to do techniques to the list. Love your labour of love, with those soft and pretty colours. It’s a good reminder that I have a set of Plaid stained glass colours hidden somewhere that I have been meaning to use in my card making…
Your cards are stunning! Love the stained glass look.
Beautiful backgrounds.
All of your cards just WOW’d me today! Simply gorgeous! Especially the stained glass! Thanks for sharing M
Stunning! Just Stunning! I am in love with the foiled coverplate. Making the one into a Sympathy card was perfect. I am going to sign up to follow you, if I can find the link.
Beautiful cards and ideas!
BRILLENT USE OF THE DIE. THE FOIL WAS EXCEPTIONAL. SUCH TALENT AND INSPIRATION.