Catherine Pooler All the Trimmings Release Blog Hop

by Zinia Redo

Hello everyone! I’m so thrilled to be a guest designer for Catherine Pooler Designs and join the celebration of their All the Trimmings Release. I’m madly in love with all the holiday themed products and I had a really difficult time choosing which ones to use first!

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For this blog hop, I created two cards that are a similar take on the same technique.

For both my cards I used a watercolor resist technique. For my first card, I used the Flourishes Background Stamp and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I used a mix of my favorite watercolors by Kwarts Creations to drop hints of color on wet paper, and let them bleed and blend on their own. I finished the card by adding a small sentiment from the Seasonal Sentiments and Borders Stamp Set.

For the second card, I used once again the whimsical words from the Seasonal Sentiments and Borders Stamp Set and repeatedly stamped them on the background using Versamark ink. Then I head embossed them in white. For my coloring, I created a radial look keeping the middle relatively light and adding darker shades of color around the edges. For this card, instead of using watercolors for the background, I watered down some of the gorgeous new Suede Shoes ink.

Instead of sticking an extra sentiment on top of my background, I used a gold watercolor brush pen and painted in one of the heat embossed words to highlight it and turn it into a focal element.

I really had a great time playing with these products and I can’t wait to make some more holiday cards!

Make sure to hop along and check these amazing blogs for more inspiration using the products from this release.

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52 comments

Ashlea October 16, 2018 - 4:24 PM

Oh my! These watercolor backgrounds are so beautiful!

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Wanda Radler October 16, 2018 - 5:10 PM

Love both of your cards. I really like that seasonal sentiments stamp set!!

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Donna Hawkins October 16, 2018 - 5:19 PM

Love your cards! The colors and designs are so fun and bright!

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Sharon O October 16, 2018 - 5:43 PM

Gorgeous cards! Love the different color palettes.

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Susan Powell October 16, 2018 - 5:43 PM

Oh My Gosh! I absolutely LOVE that blue card!

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Ellen October 16, 2018 - 5:56 PM

Gorgeous cards!!

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Jill D. October 16, 2018 - 6:10 PM

Really pretty. Love your colors.

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Melissa Miller October 16, 2018 - 6:11 PM

Beautiful cards, Zinia!! The pastel colors on your joy card are absolutely gorgeous!!

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Sharon Gullikson October 16, 2018 - 7:01 PM

Your JOY card is soooooo pretty. I am going to try that. I LOVE the different colors, rather than just one.

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beccab33324 October 16, 2018 - 7:37 PM

These are so lovely! I love how you highlighted the ‘noel’ in gold; very pretty.
The backgrounds are so lovely.

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sharon878 October 16, 2018 - 7:39 PM

Wow! Beautiful backgrounds on all your cards. Thank you for being a part of this awesome blog hop, and to sharing your amazing ideas. Just beautiful!

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Joanne Guarino October 16, 2018 - 7:47 PM

Great cards. I love how you used the words to make a background. Thanks for sharing.

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Avra October 16, 2018 - 8:10 PM

Beautiful!

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B. October 16, 2018 - 9:06 PM

I never thought of using the sentiments for a background, but it looks great!

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mjmarmo October 16, 2018 - 9:44 PM

Such gorgeous cards!

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Karen Kreider October 16, 2018 - 9:48 PM

Your watercoloring is absolutely gorgeous! I’m most looking forward to that flourish background and the patterned paper in this release.

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Jane October 16, 2018 - 10:35 PM

Love your beautiful cards!

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Melinda Lowry October 16, 2018 - 10:54 PM

Loving your color choices for those backgrounds! Great cards!

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Mary H in Oregon October 16, 2018 - 11:46 PM

I really like the watercolor look. So so pretty.

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Linda Anderson October 16, 2018 - 11:49 PM

Love resist watercolor backgrounds! Just using the gold pen on one of the words for the sentiment- genius!

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Marisela Delgado October 17, 2018 - 1:03 AM

Cute cards

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jinaw October 17, 2018 - 2:13 AM

Pretty cards.

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Suna October 17, 2018 - 2:22 AM

Oh I really love this idea, so much inspiration in this blog hop, thanks for sharing.

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Diane Loughrey October 17, 2018 - 2:26 AM

I ordered that set. I love those words.

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canadiancaroline October 17, 2018 - 4:49 AM

Gorgeous watercolour cards, Zinia. The Christmas sentiment words are kind of a funky font, but your design makes them so elegant.

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Kirsty Vittetoe October 17, 2018 - 6:05 AM

Very pretty. Love the watercolor background.

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Trina Chaska October 17, 2018 - 7:29 AM

Love the watercolored backgrounds.

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Dana M October 17, 2018 - 9:14 AM

Gorgeous cards! Love the artistic flow and movement of the watercolored backgrounds.

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ann greeene October 17, 2018 - 1:43 PM

Beautiful cards, Zinia. The watercolor paper adds to the effect. Thanks for sharing.

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amyrmccue October 17, 2018 - 3:09 PM

The background you created are gorgeous!

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Nana Griffin October 17, 2018 - 4:41 PM

Great water colored backgrounds.

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Cheryl Jones October 17, 2018 - 6:26 PM

I love those backgrounds. So many great ideas.

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Michele W October 17, 2018 - 6:59 PM

Great watercolor backgrounds. I really like the way you just colored one of the Noels for your sentiment. Makes for a nice one layer card. Thanks for sharing!

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cyndi morris October 17, 2018 - 9:27 PM

So pretty. I love the gorgeous backgrounds.

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Linda S. Kaucher October 17, 2018 - 9:29 PM

Love the watercoloring effect!!

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Dee D. October 18, 2018 - 1:25 AM

Enjoyed learning of your techniques for these cards. This new release seems so easy to use in many ways.

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Jan Arnold October 18, 2018 - 2:53 AM

Love these beautiful watercolor backgrounds you made! Thanks for sharing your creativity!

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Jeanne Beam October 18, 2018 - 5:06 AM

Such lovely cards. I love your watercolors backgrounds.
Thanks for sharing…

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Jeanne Beam October 18, 2018 - 5:12 AM

Beautiful cards! I love your watercolor backgrounds.
Thanks for sharing…

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Denise Mlady October 18, 2018 - 7:26 PM

These cards are beautiful! The flourish background stamp and those fun sentiments are my favorite things from this release.

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trainwithmeghan October 19, 2018 - 12:00 AM

Such cool backgrounds! A great way to use the stamp and sentiments!

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Denise Bryant October 19, 2018 - 6:24 AM

Fabulous cards! I love that Flourish background and the awesome colors you used! Beautiful background for your Noel card also!

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Marisela Delgado October 20, 2018 - 12:11 AM

Awesome cards and colors

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Mary Holshouser October 20, 2018 - 7:12 PM

Fantastic cards. Love the mix of colors – especially
the second. thanks for sharing
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Kelsey Thomas October 21, 2018 - 12:07 AM

Love the backgrounds you created. 🙂

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Peggy M October 21, 2018 - 1:13 AM

Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!

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Sue D October 22, 2018 - 3:43 AM

Love the backgrounds on your cards.

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Melissa Smith October 27, 2018 - 7:08 AM

Beautiful cards! I love the white embossing with the beautiful colors!

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