Hi Everyone! It’s time for a fun collaboration today between WOW! Embossing and Catherine Pooler Designs. I just love the new WOW! powders in the CP range, Be Mine, All That Jazz and Grape Crush. They perfectly match the inks and have that awesome holographic chunkiness to them that is so BLING! Stay tuned for the next stop on the hop and details of the prizes you can win for commenting on the hop stops.
I just love this Forever 13 release don’t you? So 80s retro ! I especially love the new WOW! embossing powders that co-ordinate with three of my fave CP ink colors – Be Mine, Grape Crush, and All That Jazz. They have those big chunks of holographic material in that are just awesome and so sparkly! I went all in with the bright colors on my cards as a result.
For my first card, I did some ink smush. I smushed the Grape Crush, Be Mine and All That Jazz inks on a craft mat, spritzed with some water, then dabbed into a panel of cold press watercolor cardstock. I dried it then redunked – the smush randomly ended up as a strip across the middle of the cardstock which I really liked so I left it like that! When it was dry, I used my WOW! Mixed Media brush to add a few stripes on the background, then heat embossed with Be Mine powder. I then added a few more and embossed with WOW! Metallic Rich Pale Gold. I trimmed down the panel and popped it onto a card base.
I stamped the roller skates, rainbow (LOVE!), sentiment and shapes from ‘Let the Good Times Roll’ onto more watercolor cardstock. I then water colored them with the three inks using a waterbrush and added some white gel pen for shine, then die cut them out with the co-ordinating dies. I also added in some heat embossed details using my WOW! pen – on the laces, wheels, boots and rainbow I used Metallic Rich Pale Gold, on the shapes, rainbow clouds, and clouds on the boots I used Catherine Pooler Wanderlust for fun holographic sparkle.
I popped them all up on foam tape onto my panel with foam squares, and then added some Paisley Park sequins to finish.
For my second card, I went for more of a space theme! I used the other set of rollerskates for this one, stamped in Midnight ink on CP premium white cardstock, then colored in with my Copic markers in super bright colors. I also stamped the speed lines, then die cut them both out. I used the WOW! pen again to heat emboss the laces, this time using Curcao from the Aquatini CP WOW! Trio. You can see the fun shine this adds in the close up below.
I took another panel of cardstock and dadded a few swipes of Be Mine, Grape Crush and All That Jazz. I then heat embossed over the top with the co-ordinating embossing powders. You can get the same effect by just using white cardstock and doing a double layer of embossing powder. I then cut strips from each of the colors approx 0.75cm wide. I stacked them onto an A2 panel of black cardstock with liquid glue then rounded the corners.
To finish, I stamped the sentiment from the set in WOW! Embossing ink and heat embossed in Opaque Bright White. I then adhered it to a white card base. I popped the skates up onto the card with foam squares, and the speed lines, making sure those hung off the edge slightly.
To add the ‘space’ I splattered some white acrylic paint mixed with water to the background, and then adhered some Paisley Park and Boston sequins to look a little like planets! CRAZY! (Fun to make).
PRIZES
It wouldn’t be a WOW! collaboration hop without prizes! WOW! and Catherine Pooler Designs are both giving away $25 to spend in their stores. To join this GIVEAWAY you must leave a comment on the blog posts in the hop, and each comment you leave is an entry for a chance at getting your hands on these prizes. Winner to be announced the week of the 11th of May 2020.
Your next stop on the hop is the awesome Daniel, and the full list is below. Have fun!
Catherine Pooler Blog
Erica A-B
Chrissie Tobas
Heather Mitchell
Karen Baker
Ashlee McGregor
Susan Powell
Verity Biddlecombe
Ilina Crouse
Jenny Colacicco <–YOU ARE HERE
Daniel West. <–GO HERE NEXT!
Jo Herbert
Wow! Embossing Powder Blog
Have fun!
Jenny x
SUpplies
All of the supplies I used are listed below. I received the WOW! and Catherine Pooler products as part of my (guest) design team work. If you purchase through my affiliate links (here or on YouTube) I receive a small amount of compensation which helps me run my blog and channel to bring you more crafty creations! Thank you for your support.
What a fun birthday card for a girl! So happy and sparkly.
TR
Just fabulous!! Love this sparkly 80’s theme the release has… very cool! x
Awesome cards, Jenny!
Let the good times roll with these fabulous skates!
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Love the contrast on black!
That sparkle makes me smile.
Fun colors remind me of the skating rink.
Your water coloring and color choices are brilliant! Love these!
What you did with your background is just wow!
I like your use of black creating a night look.. super cool. ..like the black light nights at the rink.
Love the riot of color and texture you achieved with the smooshes and embossing powder. Great cards!
Cute cards, but do you have to say, “80s” and “retro” in the same sentence?!? I graduated high school before the 80s 😂.
I’m really enjoying this blog hop, the new release, and all the creativity. Thank you!
LOL!!! It’s all good – thank you!
Awesome cards using the skates! Love the colors and all the sparkle 🙂
I taught my sons about ink smooshing last week, and they really enjoyed it. Maybe we’ll do embossed resist next time!
Totally fun cards, love them.
I really like the glittery border you made with the embossing powders. Thanks for listing the products you used as a clickable list. It always makes it easy to buy items I like!
The darker card is very vibrant with all the sparkly embossing powder.
Love your cards, great inspiration
Beautiful cards. I love the sparkly straps
Really fun cards. I love the embossing colors.
Your cards bring a smile to my face. Thanks for sharing your ideas and tips.
What fun and happy sparkly cards!
Clever backgrounds
Your cards look so cool. Love the added sparkle!
Love your cards, love all the glitter!
Great cards! I love those roller skates and all of the sparkle! Thanks for sharing.
So cute and fun brings me back to my Lisa Frank days 💕
Cute cards! I love the pink-purple-teal color combo
I love these skates! Such a fun set! Love the sparkle!
WOW~ what a rolling great time these invoke! I was not a roller, like my hubby but he has recounted many a story at the roller rink! These are more fun to look at then hear his stories! I love the groovy vibes these give off! So fun to see all the sparkle and shine too! Great cards!!!
I like how the sparkle looks on the black. Cute!
Cute card! Love how you colored the skates. Thanks for sharing.
I love your fun textured approach to this set! Super cute!
Great colors. Funkylicious 🙂
Wonderful cards! I love that the embossing powders and inks color coordinate. Now to use up my existing powders to have room for the WOW powders.
Beautiful card thank you for sharing it
I love using the WOW pen for fine and scribble detail. Cute blingy cards! Thanks and please stay safe!
Fabulously fun and playful cards! Amazing sparkle, wonderful colors and adorably retro.
Both cards are great and I especially like how the embossed strips look on the black cardstock..
Adorable cards. Loving the grape smush!! It makes for a great background.
Wow! You were on a roll!! Such bright and happy cards! They will put a smile on anyone’s face :-). Thank you for sharing!
These are SO much fun!
Fun retro sparkle cards!! Love them!!
These are so much more beautiful because of the added glitz of the background in these CP colors!
Love the free-form background of the
first card. The glittery stripes on
the second are great. Wonderful
cards. thanks for sharing
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Your cards are so fun! I, especially love the glittery stripes against the black background!
Love the stripes! Looks like a floor for the skates
The skated with the wheels, complete flashback! Love the black night backdrop with the sparkle/sstars. Well done
The smushed background is terrific!
Fun roller skate cards. Love the colors and sparkle.
Really fun cards with pretty colors and textures!
Great addition of the sparkle to the strips. Good examples for use.
These are such fun cards! I really love these embossing powders on the black cardstock, really shows off the colors.
Just love the roller skates stamp set your cards are amazing wow embossing powder is beautiful tyfs
Your cards are TERRRific…love that retro feel!!
Very inspiring love your ideas tyfs
Your cards are truly amazing! I love the black background and the bright colors! Great designs!
Very cute cards. Thank you for sharing!!
Great cards an an awesome collaboration.
Very cute cards. I love the retro vibe!
My favourite the first card with the inked background it is totally gorgeous; the addition of the embossed sparkle makes this card outstanding. love it. Awesome hop.
Wow! (Haha just realized what I did there!) the first card you made is not only pretty, but seriously that would’ve been something I would hang inside my locker! Card #2, loving the planetary feel… your ideas worked! TFS, these were awesome:)
love the strips and the gold on the first card. Great ideas for embossing!
Beautiful cards, lovely colours and the image is so sweet.
Valerija xx