Today, I’m showing one of the four cards I’ve created for the Papercraft Essentials magazine that came out on the 9th of June. This features the beautiful stamps and dies from Catherine Pooler from the Global Adventure Part Deux collection. This first card creates a shaker card within a scene: Whimiscal romance in Paris – Ink blending dusk. And just look at the ink blended sunset – so easy to do with Catherine Pooler inks. So let’s get started!
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Horizontally mask off half of 6” ¾ square card base. To create the sunset, ink blend with a blending tool a sunset using the following Catherine Pooler Designs Ink colours: Shea Butter, Sparkling Berry, Pink Champagne and Juniper Mist. Make sure you leave ¼” white border around the edge. For the ground, ink blend Juniper Mist and Black Jack ink over the lower half of the card base.

Using the Dreaming of France stamp set, stamp in Black Jack Ink the Eiffel tower stamp off to onside on the horizon line. To create the shaker window, die-cut a circle out of a square white card panel measuring at 4 ½” and adhere a piece of clear acetate behind the circle negative opening of the card panel.

On the back of the card panel add a layer of foam tape around the circle, ensuring you create an enclosed circle. Place a handful of sequins from the Catherine Pooler Paris Sequin Mix over the ink blended background and adhere the card panel over the top enclosing the sequins inside the scene.

Stamp the table and chairs, along with the rose stamp, from the Dreaming of France stamp set in Black Jack Ink. Use a clear Tombow Brush pen to pick up ink from the same ink pad colours you created the ink blended background, and use the blender brush to colour the images in.

As you use the blender brush, the colour will start to fade and blend out allowing you to create depth and dimension. Use the coordinating dies to cut the images out and foam mount onto the front of the card. Finish off with adding a stamped sentiment strip using a sentiment from the Dreaming of France stamp set in Black Jack Ink
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Whimiscal romance in Paris - Ink blending dusk
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![]() Global Adventure Part deux I Want It All Collection – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | ![]() Spring Time In Paris I want It All Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | ![]() Dream of France stamp set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Dreaming of France Dies – Catherine Pooler Desigs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Nesting Circle Infinity Dies – Hero Arts Shop at: SB | SP | BP | ![]() Juniper Mist Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Juniper Mist Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Shea Butter Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Shea Butter Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Pink Champagne – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Pink Champagne Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Sparkling Berry Ink – Catherine Pooler designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Sparkling Berry Reinker – Catherine Pooler designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Black Jack Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Black Jack reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Paris Sequin Mix – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Embossable Window Plastic – Judykins Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | SP | BP | SBP |
![]() Precision Glue XL – Hero Arts Shop at: SB | HA | BP | ![]() Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | ![]() Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Large 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) | ![]() Blender Pen by Tombow Shop at: CPD |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts 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.
2 thoughts on “Whimsical romance in Paris | Catherine Pooler”
I really like this card, especially the background blending.