Tracie Pond

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Celebrate Friends Stamp of Approval Collection Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway

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Welcome to Day three of the Celebrate Friends Stamp of Approval Collection Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the amazing, Cynde Whitlow’s Blog. The complete list is towards the end of the post if you get lost.

What is a Stamp of Approval Collection?

Stamp of Approval is a quarterly collection of products that work well together. With these products there are no guessing games. You literally can spend hours upon hours creating with each collection. They never really go out of style and are easy to incorporate all year. The collection even comes with a Project Guide containing card samples of all styles from the creative team.

The Celebrate Friends collection contains:

All collections include

  • One 6 x 8 stamp set – WooHoo
  • two 4 x 6 stamp sets- Punctuated Party and I Eat Cake
  • three sentiment dies – Celebrate, Hooray and Sweet
  • one stencil – Scattered Circles
  • a brand new ink pad – the color is a Surprise!

You then get to select one of the three options

Option 1: Celebrate Friends with TEA ($97)- the above products PLUS Cuppa Tea Stamp Set and Bordering Sweet Border Dies

Option 2: Celebrate Friends with COFFEE ($97)- the above products PLUS Perfect Blend Stamp Set and Morning Joe Border Dies

Option 3: Celebrate Friends with Coffee AND Tea ($127) the above products PLUS Cuppa Tea Stamp Set and Bordering Sweet Border Dies, and Perfect Blend Stamp Set and Morning Joe Border Dies

You will also be able to select add-ons

  • I Eat Cake Dies
  • WooHoo Dies
  • Perfect Blend Dies
  • Cuppa Tea Dies

***IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING AVAILABILITY***

Monday, April 23 at 9 pm Eastern:

LIVE PJ party for StampNation Members. During this party StampNation members will be able to order early.

Tuesday, April 24 at 9 am Eastern:

Wait list will be emailed a link to order (if not sold out).

Tuesday, April 24 at 6 pm Eastern:

Ordering will be made available to everyone, (if not sold out). Please be aware collections have sold out several times to the waitlist and have not gone public!

You’re Sweet

CP SOA Perfect Reason Tracie Pond 800 (3 of 6)

Well, anytime I can turn something into a flower I give it my best effort and that is exactly what I did. The coffee cup is the perfect container for a small flowering plant, you just have to be careful you don’t overwater it. The cup and flowers are from the Perfect Blend stamp set and coordinating dies. I started by stamping the cup (something borrowed) and flower arrangement (lime rickey and flirty fuchsia) on a piece of Catherine Pooler Designs White cardstock. Stamp another cup and then die-cut. You will need to trim off the top section of the coffee cup, where the coffee would show. Adhere the die-cut cup with foam tape where the stamped coffee cup is. White heat emboss you’re sweet (Woohoo Stamp Set) on Catherine Pooler Designs Smoke cardstock, trim and adhere with foam tape to the coffee cup handle area. I used the small flower like image and stamped it repetitively (VersaMark) and clear embossed on the front of a Smoke card base. Adhere the white panel to the card base with foam tape. Finally I added some pale periwinkle nuvo crystal drops to the centers of the flowers in the cup.

CP SOA Perfect Reason Tracie Pond 800 (4 of 6)

Hooray

CP SOA Perfect Reason Tracie Pond 800 (6 of 6)

My second card was super fun to create. First I took the Scattered Circles stencil and dry embossed it on Catherine Pooler Designs White cardstock. I thought about moving the stencil around and doing some ink blending, but I changed my mind. Instead I used the three cute star stamps in the Woohoo stamp set and created a background. The small stars (Tiara) are stamped on the embossed circles. The two larger stars (Juniper Mist and Bellini) are then stamped repeatedly to fill in some of the white space. While I was stamping the stars I kept thinking congratulations, yay or job well done. So I decided to use the hooray die-cut for the sentiment. I die-cut hooray three times using Midnight cardstock and then glued together. To add some shine I added two layers of clear embossing on the top. Then I adhered the stacked die-cut to the stamped background. I didn’t want to add any more dimension to this card, but I did add a layer of Catherine Pooler Designs Midnight cardstock behind the stamped background and then adhered to a white card base.

CP SOA Perfect Reason Tracie Pond 800 (5 of 6)

There are limitless creative options with the Celebrate Friends Collection. We can’t wait for you to get yours. We are so anxious to see what you create.

BLOG HOP PRIZE

There will be three random winners, one from each day of the hops. Each will receive a $97 Gift Certificate to the Catherine Pooler shop. Please comment at each stop along the hops. Winners will be announced April 23rd (Monday) at 6 PM on Catherine’s blog.

BLOG HOP LIST

‎SUPPLIES

(For your convenience, I am happy to provide links to the products I used. I use compensated affiliate links when available. This does not cost you anything. It actually supports my journey. You can find my affiliate disclosure here. I appreciate your support.)


Comments

  1. ANDREA HASTILOW says

    Both of your cards are so colourful and prove that you can use parts to create any type of card not just tea or coffee xx

  3. Diane Durbin says

    I love the little flowers in the tea cup. And the background you created for the second card is great.

  7. JmB says

    Too sweet. Love the designs. Showing how versatile these stamps and dies are. Love! Thank you for sharing.

  9. canadiancaroline says

    Great, outside the box (or mug in this case) designs on both cards. Love how you highlighted the embossed circles with stars. Subtle but effective. Thanks for the inspiration!

  14. Lynn says

    That is a great use of the stencil! Thanks for sharing that tip! Can’t wait for this SOA!

  17. Kathy Doyle says

    Great cards! Love how you used the cup for a vase, and how you stamped over the embossed with the small stamps!

  19. Jodie Ramdas says

    Lovely cards Tracie! Thankyou for Sharing! I can’t believe how many possibilities there are with this SOA! I think it is my favourite box so far!

  23. Angie Hall says

    I like the “flowers” in the coffee mug. Your second card has a staring role. Love the different sizes and colors of the stars.

  27. trawnick2015 says

    Love you creativity and thinking outside the box using this new release. Very cute cards. I love all the new stamps, dies and especially that dotted stencil. I love this new SOA collection.

  30. Melody M says

    I love, love, love your star background!! The flowers in the much are so cute. Thanks for sharing!

  31. Brenda Gentry says

    Tracie, these are just wonderful!!! The flowers are just so cute!!! The background on the second one is awesome!!! TFS

  32. Judy says

    I love the way you used the cup as a pot for the flowers, brilliant. I also love the hooray card with the stamps. I already know I will be casing this in red white and blue stars and rearranging the hooray to oorah for a fourth of July card to my nephew in the Marines.

  34. thecraftinglifeblog says

    I mean… SO cute! I really like what you did with both cards. I like the creativity with the mug being a pot for flowers. Turned out to be so adorable! I just noticed it has saved my comment name as a blog name… sorry about that. Just in case, this is Sarah Greber. I love your work, Tracie!

  36. Denise Mlady says

    What a great idea to make flowers and put them in the cup. So cute. I really like the color combo you used with the stars. I would have never thought to put those colors together but they look great.

  38. Leanne in Cali says

    Fun cards! Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with us on this great blog hop!!

  40. Ann Cifaldi says

    Making the coffee cup in a flower pot is great for mothers day card. I love it! Great job!

  48. Sharon Nesvog says

    Tracie…I love how you interpreted the use of these stamps and dies! lol Using those ‘retro’ stamps as stems for flowers! That’s brilliant!! Cute cards!! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

  49. Annalisa says

    You certainly succeeded with the flowers! I love it. And using the stencil to deboss and place stamps like that is just genius. I’m going to have to see if I can do that with any of my stencils/stamp sets. Thanks for sharing such fun, creative ideas with us!

  52. nancy y says

    great cards, and clever with the starts stamped on the dots! Fun idea making the coffee cup a planter.

  53. Linda S. Kaucher says

    Oh my goodness! Just love the flowers in the cup–I would not have thought of that. Beautiful!

  54. Barbara Brennan says

    Great idea using the embossed dots as starting point for stamping the stars. Beautiful HOORAY card for any celebration occasion!

  59. Kim Goodmanson says

    Love the star background, so fun! The coffee cup and flowers is cute also, great ideas! thanks for sharing

  63. June Sefscik says

    Love how you made the flowers come out of the coffee cup…so cute. And the background Hooray is great too

  65. Elizabeth Bielicki says

    Love both cards. Mug as a vase…. thumbs up! Great background! Dry embossing….another thumbs up!

  69. Nana Griffin says

    Super! Love the flowers in the cup and the stars are a great background for that card.

  74. Marianne says

    Your first card is so fun, Tracie, and I also love the subtle effect the stencil embossing gives on your second card.
    Marianne x

  75. Sherry French says

    What a nice way to share a cup of coffee as a plant pot.
    Love the Hooray card. Nice touch with tiny stars on embossed circles to
    add dimension without adding bulk.
    Also love the colors.
    Cannot wait to get started

  76. Ellen says

    Super adorable and inspiring cards. I love them both. Thanks for showing us the endless possibilities from this SOA.

  77. nurse6b says

    I really like how you used the stencil to dry emboss and then added the stars. Such a nice subtle effect!!

  81. Beth Bray says

    You’ve inspired me to look through my collection and see what I can turn into a flower. Great job on your cards.

  86. Mary Holshouser says

    Love the coffee cup as a planter. Fun idea.
    The second card shouts happiness.
    Both are fantastic.
    thanks faor sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  87. Nicole Anglesey says

    Love seeing the coffee set used to make flowers. The card with the stars looks like so much fun.

  92. Mary Laffin says

    two great cards. Love the idea of using the coffee cup as a vase for the flowers. And that background on the 2nd card–so fun with just a couple elements and colors.

  95. Melinda Lowry says

    Oh, wow! I love how you made the flowers! And those colors! There are so many tiny stamps in these sets that will make terrific backgrounds and designs!

  96. Alli Shrewsbury says

    Such clever usage of the cup…I would never have thought to use it as a vase! Love it!

  97. raemoan says

    I love your cards! Using the cup as a vase for flowers is genius. I also like how you used the stencil for dry embossing on the hooray card. The stars are a great addition to the background.

  103. Farley Cross says

    Wow, wow, wow!!! Your “flower” card in the coffee cup is jaw-dropping-brilliant! And so are the stars stamped on the embossed bumps. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration.

  104. Carla Hundley says

    Lovely cards.
    I love the flower
    one, great stamping
    on the background.
    Carla from Utah

  107. Amy Seigler says

    Great Cards! Love the ideas you came up with for them. I really love how you embossed the Hooray to give it that shine. I’m going to have to try that out.

  112. Darby says

    What a fun technique, using the stencil dots as points for your stars, awesome.
    And, I love seeing stamps used beyond their obvious purpose. Smiles, Darby

  115. Astrid says

    A great idea to use the cup as a planter. I could see this stamped with succulents too and in real life too….less chance of over watering!

  120. Jane M says

    Love how you used the Scattered Circles Stencil to create the background on your Hooray card. Very clever. Thank you for sharing your technique. Your cards are all great.

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