Welcome to the All That Jazz release blog hop – Day One! I’ll be honest, every time I type All That Jazz, I hear a broadway chorus sing it and see jazz hands…lol! Now you will too, sorry about that! So, it’s only fitting that we have that singing around in our heads while looking over all the gorgeous inspiration the Creative Team came up with, right?
Today marks the first day of three amazing project inspired days for the next release over at Catherine Pooler Designs. And what a release it is. It’s literally packed with new cool products (many of which I’ve used today), the previous Stamp of Approval Counting Blessings Collection (one of my all time favorites) and drumroll….you’ve been waiting….the ink color All That Jazz.
If you were lucky enough to nab a Naturally Inspired SOA last June, then you have this deep Teal that’s part of the Party Collection of Inks. If not, it’s finally here!!
All that Jazz Tutorial #1
So let’s dive right in. First up is a quick, fun little project that works for just about any occasion….I was tempted to pop a have a…birthday on there, but then decided to leave it just Awesome.
Isn’t that stencil pattern just WAY cool? It’s called Square Dance and you can get it on the 20th in the stencil section over at Catherine Pooler Designs. This stencil has SO many possibilities. I’m just getting started. WAIT till you see what I have up my sleeve for it later this week!
To get this look – sponge some Sauna, over lap it with Mandarin Spice and Daylight and voila! I used watercolor paper to get a smooth blend, and then cut out the tag using the Tags, Etc. Dies set. That’s an awesome collection of shapes and embellishment dies that everyone should have.
Pop it up onto a fun simple embossed in clear background using the new Doin’ the Polka Background stamp. Who doesn’t need a fabulous Polka Dot background stamp. They are just the right size – there, but not over powering, you know?
To keep the muted theme going cut out the new hand lettered awesome die and you’re all set. I just LOVE that Chocolate cardstock. Oh speaking of cardstock….um…did you notice the Sand Dunes? YUP – it’s NEW. The perfect shade of sandy goodness.
All That Jazz Tutorial #2
Next up, I have to admit, it’s one of my favorites. When Catherine showed me the Grateful Heart stamp set designed by our very own Creative Team member Lydia Evans, I nearly fell over. True story. This stamp set is SO unbelievably gorgeous it’s crazy! What I love about it the most is that you have all the images as singles AND two huge floral sprays. So masks your own creation, or just stamp – brilliant, right?
First, stamp the two floral sprays in Midnight ink and then use some pretty colored pencil shades to bring then to life. First add some green to the leaves, I used some colored pencils from Arteza, then create some shadows around the images in light grey keeping in mind where your light source is. You’re going to cut them out, so do the shading first.
Now it’s time to color. Start with your darkest shade for your petals, keeping your strokes light. Feather in some light pink and then blush. Blend your colors with some gamsol and a blending stump and you’ve got a beautiful little creation. Cut each spray out with the coordinating dies from the Grateful Heart Dies Collection. Since it’s so intricate, I used some washi tape to hold them in place.
Next use the Circles Dies to cut a large circle out of the new Vellum Cardstock – YES, another new paper. I’m a sucker for Vellum cardstock. This one is 48# weight and just gorgeous. It’s heavy enough to hold up to techniques, yet you can still see through it. Emboss one of the two sentiments in the set onto your circle and glue your spray keeping them off-centered.
Using that gorgeous Sand Dunes cardstock, imperfectly ink up the new Music Notes background stamp in Icing on the Cake. Take a paper towel and dab a little away. Stamp onto scratch paper and then stamp onto your Sand Dunes cardstock. You want that stamped off look so it doesn’t overpower your card. It’s background music support, the flowers are the main show.
To give the card a soft look, try adding some super light sponging around the border with the icing on the cake. I wanted to keep it not just brown, so I used my black sponge tool. That way whatever was on there from last time, mixed with my brown Icing on the Cake and I got this gorgeous aged look.
TIP – put the pressure on your tool that is off your project, kind of angling it so that you keep the pressure SUPER light.
Pop up your flowers and mount onto a black base. My card measures 4.5 x 5.5″. I wanted it a bit wider so it wasn’t too skinny on the sides. I’m sending this card to my mom. I know it’ll make her smile. 🙂
What did you think? I’d love to hear which one is more your style! In addition to the previously released items (counting blessings collection and all that jazz ink pad), there’s also a new hand lettered wonderful die just like the awesome die, and some fun new 6×6 patterned paper – more on that Tuesday ;).
All That Jazz Blog Hop Prizes
Here’s the full hop in case you missed any on the way here. Be sure to comment along the way. There will be five lucky winners that get two free ink pads & free shipping on their order!! 🙂
- Catherine Pooler <– Go Here Next!
- Josefine Fouarge
- Melissa Miller
- Jenny Colacicco
- Karen Baker
- Justine Hovey
- Ilina Crouse
- Maureen Merritt
- Allison Cope
- Ingrid Blackburn You are here. 🙂
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you loved these couple of projects. Of course if you’re a StampNation member, you’ll get to order early tomorrow – perks of membership! Everything goes on sale Tuesday March 20th over at Catherine Pooler Designs. Be sure to hop along the next two days too. Just start over on Catherine’s blog.
And stop by here too. I’ll have some more creative fun for you! See you then.
Supplies
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Wonderful cards. So amazing how everyone on the blog can come up with such different ways to use everything.
Very nice and beautiful cards!! Thank you for sharing!
Nice cards and thanks for the tutorials !
Very pretty! Thank you for sharing!
Both cards are very nice, but that second one made my heart skip a beat. I just stopped when I scrolled to it. Amazing – thank you so much for sharing.
Great card designs, The second is my favorite I especially like the music note background piece
Two gorgeous cards with fabulous designs ! Love especially the beautiful floral one with the vellum in the middle. So elegant ! Thanks so much for sharing.
Love the floral one!
Neat cards! 🙂 I have enjoyed seeing all the cards in this blog hop!
I really like the first card/Tag, with all the colors of the background with the new background stencil. I am partial to stencils since I can utilize them so well in my journal as well.
Such pretty cards – love the floral one.
Such pretty cards – love the floral one.
really wonderful samples and your explanation of the “how-to” is so clear and specific. thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks Laura – so glad you loved it! 🙂
surprised how impactful a ‘tag’ is.
I liked both cards but the second one is more my style.
Music and flowers. You can’t go wrong.
Fab cards, Ingrid. I do love that new stencil
Love the use of ink color.
Awesome cards really like the last one.
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Very pretty cards!
Oh, your second card is totally my style from the colored flowers to the music BG and sponged edges! I just love it!!
Gorgeous cards. Love using vellum on cards.
You have gorgeous cards..I love the vellum and the way you mixed things up.
That second card is so sweet! They’re both nice.
I love how you mixed things up…I would never have thought to do it that way but it looks awesome!
Love your coloring and I always love clear embossing-beautiful cards!
I love the pattern mixing you did on the first card; I don’t know that I would be that bold, but I love how yours turned out. I’d say the second card is probably more my style, just because of the pencil-colored florals and the music background, which is totally my favorite from this release. However, I wouldn’t have thought to add the vintage feel, which I really like, so thanks for the idea!
Awesome card. Love the layout and the colors. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic cards! Love the floral one especially! I had never thought of how pink would look with kraft paper! its beautiful!! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Your cards are gorgeous ! And your color combos are perfect !
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Ingrid your cards are amazing. So beautiful.
Your cards are gorgeous! I love the backgrounds, the sentiments, the flowers, the embossing,… I just love it all!
These are awesome. I really love the 2nd card and the music background and how you have put the flowers on and colored them. Thanks for your hard work.
I’m always excited to see your name on a blog hop list and you certainly delivered. Both cards are fabulous and I can’t choose a favorite. I am a sucker for polka dots plus I love the ink blended stencil on the first card. And the coloring on the second and those floral images on the second card are stunning. Wonderful creations.
Another amazing sentiment–loving it. I also love the square dance stencil–it’s really unique and makes quite the impact, doesn’t it! I did an aerobic dance class more than 35 years ago, and still remember a few moves to the routine we did to that song “all that jazz!” It’s been coming to mind all through the hop. Isn’t it funny how we respond to small things even years later. Thanks for a couple of really inspiring cards.
I love both your cards. My favorite is #2 — absolutely gorgeous.
INGRID YOU DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB. LOVE THE BLACK POLKA DOT CRAFT CARD.
Fabulous cards! Absolutely love your awesome card!
I loved the music background stamp on the second card and the variant colors on the stencil used on the first card. Beautiful cards and great ideas! Thanks!
As always, your cards are fabulous. Thanks for the tips on stamping the music background, very helpful.
Ingrid, I love both your cards but have to say the second one is my favorite. I’m partial to flowers and I must have this new stamp set!
Wow! These are fantastic, love those floral stamps! Great release.
Great cards and techniques. The second one is more my style.
I’m going to have to case the you are so loved card for my mother-in-law who is in a nursing home. She loves music, especially opera, so she will love this card!
Beautiful cards, love the pencil coloring . Looks simple, yet stunning!
Your cards are very pretty!
Super cards! Thanks for the guidelines on the coloring – I’m never sure exactly what I want to do…
Your creations are STUNNING!
March 19, 2018 at 12:10 pm
I love the card with the vellum sentiment…it’s stunning!!!
Your cards are so pretty, Ingrid! Love how you’ve used the Grateful Heart Stamp set, your Mom will love it! And those polka dots? To die for!
Love how you used the vellum.
Love it. I guess I am going to get beck into using vellum. Very pretty and love the colors. tyfs 🙂
lovey creation – thanks for sharing:)
I love the card with the vellum sentiment…it’s just lovely
Love the music background, stunning card!
I really like your blog. Cards are beautiful. Plus lots of creativity.
Beautiful florals with perfect sentiments.
Beautiful cards The you are loved is very pretty
Love your cards. Thank you for sharing your ideas and creations with us!
Very delicate, elegant cards you’ve made to display this release, loving all of them, can’t wait to see what you have next for us over the following two days. Defiantly decided what I need from this new release– all of it !
Love those cards. The sentiments, the rubber, the clear, the die cuts, all are so advertised beautifully!
Gorgeous cards! Your mom will LOVE the one you made for her. The coloring is fantastic! I can’t wait to get my hangs on the new CP set. Everything is amazing!
Love the new products and the inspiration cards are gorgeous!
I love both cards! The first is a fun combination of patterns – graphic and colorful. The second is soft and lovely. I like how the soft texture of the colored pencil enhance the delicate florals.
Beautiful cards! Love the Square Dance stencil design and the dots! Gorgeous floral designs also, and such lovely coloring!
Both are great cards, Ingrid. I actually think the first one would make a fabulous masculine birthday card. Besides cardmaking, flowers are what bring me calmness and joy. So, your second card really stood out to me. Beautiful =)
That’s exactly what I thought! Yes, the second one has my heart, but patterns make me smile…lol. Thanks for stopping by Tracie! 🙂
The “You are loved” card really stole my heart. Beautiful design.
I really like the vintage look in the second card. The muted background on the new sand dunes card stock is the perfect choice. Have not ordered the Icing on the Cake stamp pad so this definitely will be on my order.
Great cards I really like the “you are loved” card
Wow, that floral card is totally awesome! Love the colors & the muted background. The distressing around the edges makes it not so girly! Just right! I need that set! Love both cards but the florals blew me away1
Beautiful cards. I need to get some of the vellum card stock.
Stunning cards Ingrid! Both so unique and gorgeous! Thanks for the invite to create with the CP team!
Thanks Ally – quite a compliment from you! The coloring queen, I’m just trying to keep up with you…lol. LOVED creating alongside you again my friend. 🙂
Love the colors you used and the layout of the floral sprays. Thanks for sharing
Wonderful creativity in your cards.
Beautiful projects as always, Ingrid. I thought the floral stamps were a little fussy and formal at first, but everyone has been making such gorgeous creations with them… Your sand-dunes card is a case in point.
The new graphic items (stencils and polka dots, oh my) look AWESOME together. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Great cards/ideas. Can’t wait to get my new goodies
Very pretty cards. Thanks so much for sharing…
Both your cards are great, but the 2nd one really grabs me. Love the music background & the vellum & the flowers… TFS your great talent Ingrid.
I am loving everything in this release as much as I love your gorgeous cards! The designs are just beautiful.
Love the cards
I am in love with your second card! So lovely!
Your cards are great.
Beautiful cards, Ingrid. I really love the second one. It is just stunning. Thank you for sharing.
Ingrid Love the second card. Love that paper I see!
Ingrid I’m loving the vellum card. Oh so pretty!
I love the vintage look of that second cArd so much with the tone on tone background – gorgeous!! Jenny x
Thanks Jenny! Loving your creations too! 🙂
Love your second card with the subtle music background. Lovely.
Thanks for stopping by Tristan! 🙂
What a beautiful card!!
Love your cards -always.
What a great card!
Great cards Ingrid!
Beautiful cards Ingrid!
Love your backgrounds on both cards especially the music one-looks so vintage
Beautiful cards, Ingrid! I’m blown away by the vintage-looking musical background o that second one.
Ingrid, the card with the velum is gorgeous! I love the color palette you used too! Thank you for sharing with us!
Ingrid – your cards are beautiful. I love the second one because the flower sprays and the coloring are awesome and I loved your making the music stamp in the background. Such great ideas and techniques to try!!
Absolutely gorgeous cards, Ingrid!! I love the very subtle background you created with the Music Notes background stamp!
Awe thanks Melissa!!! 🙂
Ingrid, your cards are absolutely stunning, really, really love your second card is just gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and will have to get some colour pencils and give it a try. Have a wonderful week to come and do have to say this blog hop is amazing with all the talented ladies for sharing their cards.
Ingrid you are a creative genius and you inspire me every single time! Great cards.
Love these cards! You are so talented and I am never disappointed when I see a post of yours.
Beautiful cards, and I love the new Sand Dunes CS!
Beautiful cards. Can’t wait to get started making cards with all the old and new.
Love your cards! It’s amazing that all the folks on these blogs never duplicate each other and that’s amazing. You did a great job on your cards. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week.
It’s funny, I was thinking the same thing…lol! Have a great one yourself. 🙂
Very pretty, love the intricate detail and coloring. I can never make my colored pencils work that well. I have however enjoyed learning to use water color pencils❤️🌷 Keep up the beautiful work
Love your cards! The second card had almost vintage look which I loved!
Love the mix of stripes and dots
on the first card. The second
is gorgeous. the bouquets of
flowers around the vellum
sentiment is fantastic.
thanks for sharing
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Beautiful, creative cards! Terrific ideas.
Love the vintage feel of the second card and of course those polka dots and the stencil. Lovely!
Lovely cards, Ingrid!
I really love the second card with the flowers. It is gorgeous. What is gamsol? I don’t use colored pencils that much. I guess the copics would work ok too
It’s a blending solution you use with a blending stump and it helps to soften your color and blend. It’s fabulous to use with regular color pencils. My project almost has a watercolor feel to it, with out the water. You should try it! 🙂
You used the vellum; it is my favorite to work with! Thanks for showing it off!
I love the music background inked up “imperfectly”!
The pink with the sand dunes is just gorgeous
The music background is beautiful! And the colored flowers are beautiful
Great inspiration. The vellum yardstick is so pretty and I just remember to use tags more often.
Great card! Thanks for the tip on vellum cardstock. I didn’t know that was available.
Stunning as always Ingrid! I’m loving that new Sand Dunes cardstock…and the vellum too! Thanks for sharing!
These are so pretty. Very very nice
March 19, 2018 at 12:10 pm
I love the card with the vellum sentiment…it’s stunning!