Kind of Batty Blog Hop

August 15, 2018 // 57 Comments

Woo Hoo! It’s time for the August release from Catherine Pooler Designs and it’s FANTASTIC!! There’s a little bit for everyone this month — from amazing layering sets with flowers and leaves to products for all your spooky fun Halloween... Continue reading →

Welcome Baby Girl

August 13, 2018 // 3 Comments

One of my coworkers and his wife recently welcomed a new addition to their family. They had their first child which was a beautiful little baby girl. Such an occasion clearly calls for a card, right?! I started by creating... Continue reading →

Stand Tall

July 23, 2018 // No Comments

I had so much fun playing with the Tropically Yours Stamp of Approval collection that launched last week. Even after I’d met my Creative Team commitment for creating a certain number of cards, I kept on playing and made several... Continue reading →

“New” Craft Stash Blog Hop – Day 2

July 10, 2018 // 48 Comments

Thanks so much for joining me today as I kick off day two of the “New” Craft Stash Blog Hop. This hop came about because of a conversation which took place recently between a group of my crafty friends about... Continue reading →

Ardyth’s 1k YouTube Subscribers Video Hop

May 29, 2018 // 4 Comments

I so honored today to be participating in a very special blog hop. It’s celebrating my dear friend, Ardyth, reaching 1000 subscribers on YouTube. There are 20 participants in the video hop with lots of prizes up for grabs,... Continue reading →

Mel's Card Corner | CPD Wild & Wonderful Release

Wild & Wonderful Release – More Rainbow Cards

May 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

I’m back again today with two more cards I created using products from the new Wild & Wonderful release which launched yesterday from Catherine Pooler Designs. I used more of the rainbow ink blended panel which I heat embossed with... Continue reading →

Catherine Pooler Designs Meets Lawn Fawn

March 22, 2018 // 4 Comments

Today’s card was inspired by the new Color Throwdown challenge. The color theme for this challenge is peach, black, and white. I thought this would be a great opportunity to use the new Black Tie Gala patterned paper from the... Continue reading →

Clean and Simple Rainbow Stars

March 21, 2018 // 7 Comments

As someone who loves making clean and simple (CAS) cards, two of the stamps sets in the most recent Lawn Fawn release immediately caught my eye. The first is the Simply Celebrate stamp set and the second if the Simply... Continue reading →

All That Jazz Release Day!

March 20, 2018 // 2 Comments

Woo Hoo!!! The new All That Jazz release is now officially available over at the Catherine Pooler Designs online store and at her various retail partners. For everyone who has been drooling over the new products, now’s your chance to... Continue reading →

Mel's Card Corner | Creative Chick Lawn Fawn Class

Creative Chick’s Lawn Fawn Class

January 29, 2018 // 2 Comments

I had the chance on Thursday night to attend a Lawn Fawn card class at my local stamp store, Stamp Fever. The class was taught by Jenn Shurkus, a.k.a. the {creative chick}. Other than going to doctor’s appointments, this was... Continue reading →