If you’re new to Catherine Pooler Inks you may have missed the new release of the inks in ink collection. Catherine Pooler Design has two collections of ink – the Party collection, a vibrant collection of ink colours. Or the Spa Collection of inks which are more muted tones of ink. The new colours released in the Beach Retreat release are part of the Spa collection. So these inks are muted and have grey tones within the colours. Today I’m creating with muted tone inks to show you how you can use them to create impact whilst remaining elegant.
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creating with muted tone inks: stamping the flowers
For this card, we’re using the Altenew Book Engravings stamp & die set. Start off stamping the flowers and leaves in Black Jack Ink – soft black ink from Catherine Pooler Designs. Next, use the Tranquil Ink for the first layer of the small flowers.

For the second layer on the small flowers, stamp this in Cove Blue ink as well as stamping in this colour with the first layer of the larger flower. To finish the larger flower, stamp the last layer in Juniper Mist – this ink is an older colour, but as it is in the Spa collection of inks, it pairs beautifully with the other colours. The inners of the flowers were stamped with Shea Butter ink.

creating with muted tone inks: assembling the card
The leaves were stamped in the new Sea Glass ink, a lovely dark muted green, pairing well with the other colours. For the background, stamp the Whimsical Herringbone stamp in Tranquil ink onto white card. Trim this down and foam mount onto a card base made out of Nautical Hero Hues cardstock.

Next, use the coordinating dies to cut the flowers/leaves out. Foam mount these onto the card cluster to one side. For the sentiment, stamp a small ‘Hello’ onto black card and add it to the flower cluster. Lastly, finish with a few White Nuvo Gloss drops.

Supplies
creating with muted tone inks
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US), WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
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![]() Book Engravings stamp – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | ![]() Whimsical Herringbone stamp – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | ![]() Book Engravings Coordinating Die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
![]() Beach Retreat Ink Pads & Refills – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | ![]() Beach Retreat Ink Pads – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | ![]() Beach Retreat Refills – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
![]() Juniper Mist Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Juniper Mist Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Juniper Mist Bundle – Cathering Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
![]() Cove Blue Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Cove Blue reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Cove Blue Ink bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
![]() Tranquil Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP | ![]() Tranquil Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Tranquil Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
![]() Seaglass Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Seaglass Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Seaglass Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
![]() Shea Butter Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Shea Butter Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Shea Butter Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
![]() Black Jack Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Black Jack reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Black Jack Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |
![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | ![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | ![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |
![]() Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | ![]() White Gloss Crystal Nuvo Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) | ![]() Black Cardstock – Concord & 9th Shop at: BP | CM |
![]() Nautical Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP | ![]() Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | CM | ![]() Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |
![]() 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 |
![]() WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | ![]() WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) | ![]() 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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