Stamp sets can come with beautiful large stamps that can take center stage, and often there are other smaller stamps to help embellish and decorate the card. But what about using those small stamps and make them the focal image of the card? Well, today I’m creating with just the small stamps and using these as focal elements on the card.
The Butterfly in Bloom stamp set from Catherine Pooler designs shows a stunningly beautiful butterfly that screams to be colored in – stay tuned, I have some more cards coming with that in mind – but I’m just using the beautiful decorate florals in the set to create a happy soft delicate card.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY BRAND AMBASSADOR WORK FOR CATHERINE POOLER DESIGNS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
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creating with just the small stamps: colouring the images
Start off by stamping the small floral stamps from the Butterfly in Bloom stamp set onto white card with alcohol marker-friendly ink. here, I used Midnight Ink from Catherine Pooler designs, as it works well with alcohol markers.
To colour the florals in, I used purple markers from the Altenew Water Garden artist alcohol marker set and pink markers from the Sunshine Valley Garden Artist Alcohol Maker set. For a soft delicate look, I used flicking motions to colour the florals in.
Once all the coloring was complete, I used the coordinating dies to cut out the stamped images.
creating with just the small stamps: assmebling the card
To create the rest of the card, I used a blending tool to apply a soft halo of Chiffon ink Catherine Pooler Ink to a white card base. On top of this, foam mount a white die-cut using the Circle Stripe Die from Catherine Pooler Designs.
The stamped floral images were added to the card into clusters opposite one another with varying depths of dimension to add interest. The sentiment from the stamp set was stamped in black ink and fussy cut out before adding the front.
Lastly, a few morning dew Nuvo Drops were added to the card to finish the card off.
Supplies
creating with just the small stamps
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 Creative Thinking I Want it All – One Click Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Put It In Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Butterfly In Bloom Stamp Set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP |
 Circle Stripe – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Butterfly in Bloom Dies – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP |  Sunshine Valley Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set F – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP |
 Water Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set G- Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP |  Nature’s Views 24 Artist Alcohol Markers Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB |  Chiffon Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 Chiffon Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Chiffon Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Midnight Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 Midnight Mini Ink Cube – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Midnight Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 White 100lb cardstock – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM |  Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive – Tonic Studios Shop at: HA | CM |
 Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Blending Brushes 4 pack – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my Brand Ambassador work for Catherine Pooler Designs I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Catherine Pooler Designs to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
