Hey Artie! Happy to see you again today. Del & Artie has created a few cards for the #SpreadJoyNotGerms Blog Hop. I have so much fun with Catherine Pooler Inks, so I have the privilege of partnering with CPD for this portion of the hop.

Please be sure to comment below to enter for the $20 gift certificate from Catherine Pooler Designs. Some other big favorites of mine have sponsored this hop, as well: Colorado Craft Company with a $75 gift certificate and Trinity Stamps with a $25 gift certificate!! There are tons more, too! You can find a full list at Catherine Pooler here or Hedgehog Hollow here.

Prizes will be randomly drawn from all the blogs and all the comments. Leave as many comments on as many blogs as you can! Some of the companies are offering discounts and freebies. You can find out who is offering what on each company blog, like a scavenger hunt! Deadline to enter is April 24 for prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, April 27 on Catherine and Alexandra's blogs.

Clean and Simple cards are my go to style. It took me a while to just chill with all the techniques, and I still use all kinds of supplies and methods, but CAS cards have my heart. So I have gone full CAS today to really highlight the power of white space adorned with the perfect amount of color.

Supplies

Stamp Sets: Shine On Sunflower, April Club Sursee Deluxe

Inks: Limoncello, Mint to Be, It’s a Boy, It’s a Girl, Sweet Sixteen, Pixie Dust, Tiara, Fiesta Blue, Something Blue, Grape Crush, Be Mine & Midnight

Dies: Favorite Die exclusive with the April Club Sursee Deluxe (will be available end of May for new subscribers)

Paper: Catherine Pooler White Cardstock

Other: Gemini Junior Die Cutting Machine, Fun Foam, Skor-pal, Bone Folder, Catherine Pooler Acrylic Blocks

Card 1 - My Favorite Girl

For all of these cards, i was inspired by a video Catherine did for StampNation, using a rainbow of her inks to create a focal point with her stamps. Solid stamps and CP Inks work beautifully together, for smooth, solid coverage and perfect blending.

To create this focal point, I took out one of the round stamps from the Shine On Sunflower stamp set and inked it up in a rainbow of colors in a circle, overlapping each other. Then, I took the FAVORITE word die from April’s Club Sursee Deluxe and die cut it three times out of White Cardstock. Next, I stacked them up using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive and glued it onto the front of my top-folding card base.

To finish off the card, I stamped the words MY and GIRL from the My Favorite Sentiment Stamp Set, also from the April Club Sursee Deluxe.

Card 2 - Shine On My Friend

For my second card, I did the same thing as in card 1, but I switched out the die cut sentiment for a sentiment in the Shine On Sunflower set: Shine On My Friend. I used Midnight Ink from Catherine Pooler for the sentiment!

This kind of card is awesome for when you need a 2-minute quickie!!

Card 3 - Hope This Brightens Your Day

For the pièce de résistance and my favorite of the three—I followed the same concept—but I used different shapes and made a wreath. The Shine On Sunflower set includes solid sprig stamps that work perfectly together for a wreath. I took one of the sprigs and curved it a bit on my round acrylic block. Then, I inked it up and stamped it around a circle I had penciled in. I followed the same rainbow order of inks as in cards 1 & 2, but this time, I took a second little frond stamp from the set and stamped it in darker rainbow colors around the wreath to add detail.

Next, I stamped the sentiment in Midnight ink: Hope this Brightens Your Day. I trimmed the panel down to 4 x 5.25” and popped it up on some fun foam. To finished off the card, I added some Jelly Drop Hearts from Trinity Stamps (also a sponsor of our hop).

Thank you so much for joining me today! Below you will find a grid of supplies for your convenience. If you’ve been inspired to shop, you can support my blog and creative efforts by using my affiliate links at no additional cost to you. (Thank you so much for doing so!)

The next stop on the hop is Colorado Craft Company!