Friday, June 18, 2021

EZ-Lights Creating Bright Days with Catherine Pooler

Hello friends,

Welcome to the Catherine Pooler Designs x Pear Blossom Press Collab Hop! We're sharing fun, interactive cards to brighten your day! They feature awesome new stamps and dies from Catherine Pooler Designs, and with help from Pear Blossom Press, they all really light up! Be sure to hop along with us for loads of inspiration; our designers have come up with some brilliant cards.


We got to play with Pear Blossom Press EZ-Lights with the new Catherine Pooler Bright Days stamp and die set. I think they are a match made in crafty heaven! I created a mini slimline for the hop. I started by stamping the light fixture and light switch out using Midnight Ink on to Catherine Pooler Premium Paper.


Next, I used a Tombow Blender Pen to watercolor the light fixture using Limoncello ink for the light bulb, Cove Blue ink for the top and bottom pieces of the fixture, and Tranquil ink for the glass. The light switch was also colored with a Tombow Blender Pen, for the plate I used Sea Glass ink, for the switch I used Bay Breeze ink. I added some of the illumination lines from the Bright Days stamp to the light bulb and the wall in the Limoncello ink.


I used the light fixture die to cut a hole in the Happy Hearts Patterned Paper that I selected, I wanted it to look like it could be a wall and I thought the pretty diamond grid pattern could be used for that. Once the hole was cut, I fit my colored piece into it and flipped it over to add my EZ-Lights. I used the Narrow Double Thick Foam Tape carried by Pear Blossom Press to create a pocket around the lights (which I gathered at the center of the light bulb) to trap the light in the area I wanted it to be seen. I added the foam tape all over the back of the card, using washi tape to wrangle the wires and glue dots to adhere the lights to the paper.


I added some light blue glittery ribbon to the bottom of the card where I wanted to place my sentiment, then adhered the card front to my card base. Then I got to start building the card front! I added the light switch over the power button for my EZ-Lights, I thought it was clever. The final piece was the sentiment, I selected the yellow hearts Happy Hearts Patterned Paper to stamp on. I love the sentiments in this stamp set and selected the "thank you for brightening my day" to stamp in Bay Breeze ink and used a die cut from my stash to cut in out in a pretty shape. I popped this up on a thin foam tape and centered it over my ribbon.


Here is a short video showing my card "in action".


Every good hop has prizes, right? So Catherine Pooler Designs, and Pear Blossom Press are each giving away a $25 store credit! Comment on this post by June 25, 202 to be entered to win. Winners will be announced on June 28th. Be sure to continue hopping for additional inspiration and entries into the giveaway!

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Until next time,

R. Winn

39 comments:

  1. Love the "wall paper" idea. And I am loving that switch that turns on the lights. So darn cute.

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  2. Thank you for showing the back of the card front and the way you assembled and mounted!

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  3. This is so cool!! Love the way you did this!

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  4. Perfect pairing, that's for sure. Loving the CP stamp set and these lights look like something I could handle. TFS

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  5. Such a fun card! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  6. Nothing like a video to get your heart pumping faster! SQUEAL, GOTTA have this set!

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  7. Cute card! I love how you included a video 😊

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  8. Nice card. Love how bright the lights look. Thank you for the chance to win a prize.

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  9. Love this card. I love how you used the switch to hide & turn on the lights. Light up cards are so clever.

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  10. The card set up looks like a hallway wall! Way cute!

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  11. Fabulous card! Love the colors you used.

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  12. These cards are so fun and full of whimsy

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  13. I love the sentiment and the glitter ribbon you used!!!

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  14. Watching the video makes me want to make that much sooner!

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  15. Awesome card, everything in the Hop has been great!

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  16. Marisela Delgado said: Fabulous card! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  17. Marisela Delgado said: I love slimline cards! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  18. I'm anxious to try out these lights! Your card is so fun! Love the stamps!

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  19. Very creative use of these lights...beautiful!

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  20. Such a clever stamp set! Such a fun card! Definitely have to try out these lights!

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  21. Super cute! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  22. Love the light switch that has to be
    pushed to turn on the light. Fun
    card. thanks for sharing
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  23. thanks for sharing your great card - awesome ideas

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  24. Thanks for sharing your cute card! So fun!

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  25. Cute card - love the wallpaper effect

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  26. Your video shows how adorable your card is. Love the light switch!

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  27. Fun card design! Thanks for sharing!

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  28. Such a cute card! I'm in love with that little light switch!

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  29. Love the card. I wondered if anyone would "use the switch" to turn on the light! :)

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  30. Love your card... so many cute elements that do make it feel like an actual room with a switched light!

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  31. Reminds me of my Aunties house, she always had the best lighting and I could sit and work a puzzle or color while the ol' folks visited. Now this ol' folk loves this card annnnd I want to work a puzzle now.

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  32. Your Card it FANTASTIC!! So well thought out!! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you & yours!!

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  33. Hey this is a great/fun way to use pattern paper as wallpaper! I think the light switch stamp it’s just so darn cute. Great card!

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  34. So much fun with this new release.

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  35. I like the use for the light up on the switch. Great look at wire control.

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  36. Cute and clever. I like the light switch and the glittery ribbon.

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