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Welcome to the Stamp of Approval Blog Hop. Today, myself and some of my favorite designers are sharing cards using the Stamp of Approval collection! The Stamp of Approval is an exclusive collection of stamps, dies and accessories hand picked by Catherine Pooler. The products included in this collection will not be available to the general public until 2016! The Stamp of Approval collection will soon be released soon! Do you want to know when? TOMORROW!!!!!!! By the looks of the Wait List, it’s going to sell out quickly. This is a limited collection that will only be available until they are sold out, so make sure that you are on the Wait List to be notified via email when it is available so you can grab yours up. StampNation members that are on the Wait List will be notified a few minutes before (a little perk of being a member!) then the rest of the Wait List will be contacted! – All via email….
Make sure to leave a comment on all the hoppers blogs because one lucky commenter will win a box of their very own!!!!!!!! Obviously, the more hop posts you comment on, the more chances you have of winning! You’ve got until Friday at noon EST to get hose comments in! The winner will be announced on Catherine Pooler’s blog! The next person on the blog hop is my dear friend, Laura Sterckx!
I’ve got a card share today that showcases some items from the box! I don’t want to get to chatty because I know you have a lot of blogs to see, plus I have a video that goes into more detail about the box and this card! But be sure to check out THIS PAGE, because Catherine has a video up that explains the Box, the thought process behind it and how it came to be!
I instantly knew I wanted to do some creative heat embossing with this LOVE YA stamp! It just screamed, “heat emboss me with lots of colors” – so that is what I did! I also created some faux embellishments using a few dies from the box!!! You can watch the video by clicking HERE!
Blog Hop Order:
- Catherine Pooler
- Maureen Merritt
- Kristie Goulet
- Heather North
- Allison Cope
- Isha Gupta
- Laurel Beard – YOU ARE HERE!!!!!
- Laura Sterckx
- Jessica Frost-Ballas
- Cas-ual Fridays Stamps
Thanks so much for hopping with us!
Wow – great concept and smashing package.
The thought of a quarterly box filled with yummy products, tickles my fancy!! Thanks
The card is adorable. Love the sentiment! Would also love the SOP box!
Sounds like a ‘box of awesome’ ready to be revealed! Exciting! Your card: absolutely stunning! How fun are your dots!
~c
Can’t wait to see everything that is in the box! Great job!!
Beautiful card and wonderful colors. Simple ideas that created a nice card.
Love this, Laurel! Great colors!
Super cute Laurel – love the colors and simplicity. 🙂
Laurel, LOVE YA card! I love the fun design and great colors!
Super cute!!
First time to see the tag dies. Wow. I love the little circles and your use of them.
Love the background!! Nice card.
Simply perfect!
Love it! Simple but oh so pretty. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love it!!
I can’t wait for the reveal! Your card has me loving that stamp set!
Your embossing color technique is great – I can’t wait to try it on my next card! Thank you so much for sharing!
Great card Laurel! Love the background!
Love your rainbow shiny sentiment!
Striking card!
Super card thanks for sharing
Very nice! Love the sentiment!
Funfetti! I love your card. It reminds me of confetti.
Gorgeous card. I love how you did the sentiment.
So pretty! Love the concept and colors, and that sentiment too.
Simple and clean, love it
Super cut card…love it
So cute! Love your card!
Great background! Can’t wait for the box.
Love love love everything about this card! And thanks so much for this new video, you are always so inspiring and I enjoy watching you, you make me laugh
Very creative–looks like there are so many options in this box!
Love, love, love the way you did the sentiment!
Love the color combination-great card!
Simple with a big statement!!!!! I ❤️ Your Card!!!!!!
Love that rainbow effect!
So precious – the lighter colors really work!
The clean simple style of this card is adorable — I love CAS and that is my style. I am loving these sneak peaks and you are all doing such a good job of making us salivate for this darned box!
Oh Laurel I love your rainbow embossed sentiment. Beautiful card!!
Lovely, fun card. Thanks Laurel for the fun inspiration!
Nicely done! I like the colors.
The color combo is so pretty and wowza, loving what you did with the sentiment!
wow i can’t wait to see the box i hope i can get my hands on one. also your card came out so cute!
Laurel, I love the colored dots and the black splatters on this card. The whole thing just pops!
Every card shows more and more fun products and techniques. Can’t wait for tomorrow and the chance to get a box.
So excited! Pick me please!
Great card love the colors!
Love the background, great colors!
I love the design of this card, simple but really effective.
Love how you did the saying and the polka dots. Great idea!!!
Great inspiration on this hop!
Fabulous card, as usual.
Awesome-sauce!
What a fun and darling card!!!
GREAT card ! I really like your colors and your placement is an A+++.
I love your embossing technique! What a fun and happy card!
I Just love the colors you used, and so I’m lucky enough to win one!
If it showed up in my mailbox, this card would make MY heart happy. Sometimes that’s exactly what we need, isn’t it?
Love pokie Dot soooooo cute
This is beautiful, I love polka dots!
Love the simplicity of your card. Beautiful. Looking forward to seeing your designs again. Thank you
Love those colors–very attractive card.
What a cool design! Love the ombre embossing! I’m getting so excited about this new stamp kit!
I like the informal love ya. very nice!
awesome card, love the fact that you used your copics to make your own embellishments
I love this card! The way that you used color of perfect, just like I think this box will be! Perfect!
I love this idea! So festive
Love the polka dots background…such a fun looking card…
Well done and tfs
zullu26@aol.com
Great card Laurel, love the embossing technique, so beautiful.
Love your pretty card and the embossing technique.
I’m loving the embossing technique! I’m so excited! TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com
Clean, simple, beautiful. Love the way you did the sentiment.
Love the card and the simplicity of it.
Your card is awesome! Thank you so much for a chance to win!
Love the colorful embossing and homemade embellies! And the black splatters are the perfect finishing touch!
Great card love the colors on sentiment!
Nice, simple & colorful card. Love this box of yummy products. Hope I am lucky in getting my hands on one.
Great card—love the soft colors!!!!!
I love your card…but how can you miss with that great sentiment, right? Thanks for sharing and a chance to WIN!
Such a prettyy colourful card!
Laurel, great card and video! A perfect card for your son and an important message for any child! I love your placement of the “confetti” — I have the same issues so I’m glad I’m not alone! — and I think you placed them perfectly!
Cute card. Excited about this kit.
Adorable card.
So much fun…?
This is such a cute card, I love how you embossed it with a variety of powders!
So Simple, but SO nice. It would be such fun to work with these items. Pick me, Pick me!!!
What a bright and FUN card Laurel…love it!! :0)
Simply lovely!
Lovely card and lots of fun to see all the interesting products being used. Great colors and so many fun ways to use the sentiments included in the kit. WOW! Thanks, Gayle
Gorgeous! Rebecca x
So simple and yet so beautiful!
This is Awesome Laurel! Love the colors and design! :o)
Love this card!
What a fun card!! Thanks for sharing.
Love your creative heat embossing!!!
I love the multi-colored heat embossing! What a great looking card!
Rainbow embossing! What a fab idea!
Love the multicolored embossing! I’ve never tried that before but this inspires me to give it a shot!
Really cute card. I love the idea of this box.
It just keeps getting better and better, love the card!
Love the multi coloring of the embossing have to try that, love it
Fun idea
Love the dots of this card & rainbow embossing!
Love your take on using the products, great inspiration.
Such a cheerful card. That would brighten anyones day.
Gorgeous!!! Love the bright colors and flicks of black.
Linda
I love the embossing technique of all different colors! Love this stamp set too.
What a fun card!!
Love this card
Pretty! I need to try a multicolored piece die cut.
So pretty, the colours make me happy!
Love the colors for embossing. Never thought of doing a rainbow emboss before. Great card.
I really love the embossed sentiment! Wow!
I love everything about your card.
Great card!
Love your card and colors you’ve chosen. The rainbow embossing is just Awesome. This is one of my favorite cards on this hop! So cheerful and I think I would give a card like that to my son as well. Love him no matter what he says or does too!!!
Oh my gosh, more dies?! Yay!! This is beautiful!! Love the different colors on the embossing! Can’t wait to try this!! Thank you!
great idea using the tag circles for dots! Did your son LOVE it? I do!
Fun, fun, and more fun. Great card and techniques. I loved the embellishments you created from one of the dies. I am getting more excited.
I love dots, thanks for sharing your card
Love your card, great concept.
Such a bright and happy card. Great job!
Love the colors in this card!! So clean looking.
Great Idea to use different embossing powders. I’ve never thought about that.
Never would have thought to make a rainbow colored sentiment! Love this
Awesomness!!! I so want to learn to do heat embossing like that!
Very nice card.he colors are great.
I would love to win this box after seeing all these wonderful cards!
Love the simplicity of the card and the beautiful embossing.
wonderful card Laurel – am really looking forward to this selection of good stuff!!
Love this card!
As Usual Laurel , lovely work!
Love it !! very fresh and young. Thank you
Thank you, I’ve wondered about embossing with multiple colours 🙂
I love how you think so outside the box Laurel! What a fun card.
Love the card and great stamp sentiments
Thanks for the video bring back multi-colored embossing. Haven’t done that in a while. The confetti was perfect addition .I’m glad you are excited for Catherine’s new venture.
Love your card. The colors you used make this such a happy card…..like a party. Your design is simple but sure is an eye catcher. TFS
Bright, fun card!
Simple design, but so EFFECTIVE!
I’m obsessed with dots! Yay!
Need to get more colors of embossing powders…thanks for idea
I am just loving the fact that you guys on the blog hop are also incorporating stuff that most of us all have on hand and do not have to buy. Love the diy embellies too.
So pretty! Loving the colours you’ve chosen. This kit looks amazing!
So simple, yet fun!
I love how that sentiment spoke to you and you gave it what it asked for! Looks ah- mazing!!
What a totally adorable and FUN card!! Love the sentiment!!
Cute card. Love your use of white space. Thanks!
love how simple and fun the card is
If only I could come up with cards like this. SImple and adorable. I love it.
I really like the typeface used on these dies and stamps. So, so fun and can be used with lots of stamp styles!
Very cute card. Thanks for sharing!
SO pretty!
Love this card. The multicolor embossing is perfect!
Great idea!!! I cannot wait to see all the goodies in the box!!!!! I “hope” I am lucky enough to get one before they are sold out!!!!
Can’t wait to see everything in the box!
What a fun and happy card! I love the colors and the embossing!
I agree that this is a fun card. This is a card that you could easily change up the colors to fit different occasions.
Love multi colored words…nice video to show me how to do it…what a fun card!
Love how you did the colorful letters. Thanks for the video on that
The multicolored word is awesome.
Thanks for sharing your card – love your colors.
This card is Sooooo Pretty!! LOVE the background!!
Hi Laurel! Love this beautiful card! Love the touch of the black splatter on it!
Love your card. Stamp is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Inspirational! I love the simplicity, color, technique. No wonder I follow your blog and YouTube!
Love this card, so easy peasy…and cute
Wow this is a gorgeous CAS!! Just love how you embossed the sentiment in different colors, so creative! Thanks for the amazing chance to win a box! 🙂
What a fun card! Super easy and cute!
Love the colors and the embossing idea…thanks for sharing
Using different embossing powders is so cool. Love that idea!
Love this adorable card!
Love the rainbow embossing.
Fun card and more fun to have a video to watch how you created it. 🙂 I especially liked the way you used the dies for DIY embellishments ~ so clever!
Such a pretty, happy card, love the sentiment focal point!
Love the splatters!
I love the confetti effect you created with the dots and the splatters.
First time net hopper here. And enjoying all the talented designers. Love your card. It makes me giggle. Lol
love the rainbow embossing. Something I wouldn’t have thought of by myself
I love how the heat embossing came out on the Love Ya stamp.
Love this card and can’t wait to see the box
Curiosity still aroused
Love the card! !
Love all the polka dots and bright colours. Shannon
Just such a fun card. I’m loven this blog hop!
Laurel, you’re so talented! Pretty card!!!
I love your use of the different color embossing powders! This is definitely a fun card!
AKKK……I want….I want…..I want!
Such a fun card. First thing I thought when I saw it was that is would be a great card for a kid. Then you said it was for your son. Awesome. He will love it!
I love how you did the sentiment with the different colors! Great card!
A very cute card.
Love the variation of colors 🙂
Fantastic card! Love all the colors!
Love your card and all of the ideas on the blog hop!
Excellent card. Love the colors.
Adorable card! Love the combo of colors! ?
Awesome card! Also is the chance to win Stamp Of Approval set! Thank You!
Love the rainbow of embossing 🙂 my little girl and I have been learning do many techniques from all of you fabulous designers! Fingers crossed for tomorrow:) xoxo
So sparkly and fun!!!
What a fun card. Thanks so much for sharing a sneak peek. Can’t wait for the release.
That’s too cute.
I hope to win this box! I have an icky feeling that after the stamp nation members order this, there will be non left for non-stamp nation members…
I hope I get to purchase!!! I love the new stamps!!!
Love the colors! I really need to win this box. I NEED the circle stencil! LOL
Laurel, I always enjoy your videos so much. Love the mix of colors in the embossing, I want to try this.
Thanks…..
Great card. Love the “confetti” look and rainbow embossing.
Cant wait, can’t wait, for this very important date….8/6/2015 love your idea….simple and fun
Set your alarms, it’s almost time. Hooray!
Wonderful card. Learned another technique from you, thanks. Loved how you used the dies.
super cute and intriguing box content 😉
What a beautiful embossing job. I love all the color.
I love how you colored the words! Very fun!
Dear Laurel, the dots matching the ombre die cut is just awesome! I love this card. It is gender neutral and so so beautiful!
Love your ‘love ya’ embossing. Simple card yet beautiful! Subscribed to your you tube channel.
What an adorable card.
Hi Laurel, I just love your videos in general….but what you’ve done with this box of goodies makes me want it even more!
Always love your videos, love those colors and the black flecks. Great tip with the copic markers. I’ve been on the lookout for years and years for a friend set like this. I love seeing all you girls use the same supplies and how different you all use them. I would love to win, I’ve been checking my emails 50 times a day to make sure that I don’t miss when it goes on sale, lol. Thanks for sharing the tips and inspiring and the chance to win.
Thank you for doing a technique video! I learn by watching others and this was very helpful!! LOVE your card!!!
how sweet and simple
Lovely job. It is simple but makes a huge statement.
Smiles on this cutie….can’t wait to stamp with my two little nieces, they will be so excited. Love ya, sistah!
love your card and your cute little homemade embellishments 🙂
LOVE your card and the great colors!!!
this card is so cute. love how you did the love ya. the little dots and the grunge effect. cool.
Very pretty!!
Love the multicolored sentiment! Goodness I’m learning a lot!!! Great job!
Pretty clean and simple card.
What a nice card! It also good to hear that you have a problem figuring out where to place you sequins. I know the rule of three but where in the heck should you place the three. LOL Anyway, i can’t wait for tomorrow. It feels like my birthday…
Love this card! So pretty 🙂
Wonderful Laurel. A unique use of the stamps and dies.
Really cute card!
Simple and delightful…. looks like the box has exciting products for creating cards. Thanks for you video…really helpful
I love the idea of a box of goodies from Catherine!
Such a cute card. Thanks for a chance to win!
Carole Lovill
Great card idea Thanks for sharing
Oh my! I’m loving the sneak peeks and the creativity! Beautiful card!
I love this esp. The colors of embossing but I also love the sentiment! It would work for my son too!
Love your video, Laurel! Thank you for posting such great tips & advice!
I love the love ya stamp! Your card is super cute, love the multi-colored embossing!
Gorgeous card! I am loving your rainbow colored embossing!
Love it!
I want to make a card just like yours. It if fantastic. Love the colors and design. Great talent you have 🙂
Your colors make a cheerful card!
Oooh, bright and cheery….I will have to check out the video!
Love that multi-colored embossing!
So pretty Laurel! I love the multi-colored embossing!
wow love, love, love how this so so stunning Great job and TFS
Adorable
I love the bright colours! The confetti dots are a perfect touch.
Nice card !!
Laurel – the more I see from you, the more I like your style. Love the polka dots and the embellishments on the die cuts!
What a beautiful card!
Such a cute card – love the heat embossing
Love your card!
What a cheerful card. I love it.
This collection must be awesome. Your use of colored embossing powders is beautiful! I like how you utilized the contents to make matching embellishments. I would never have come up with that technique!
Great Inspiration
hey there…laurel…. i love your card… and i often watch you make them because i do like how you create.. the thing about your crds that gives me a chuckle is just prime today ex.”sequins are not done like they shud be… but tell you wat,…. for example: you DO have your sequins right and there IS a triangle and a gr8 visual view…lol k take care and thanks for the awesome card… catherine and confetti? yep… suits her taste totally:)
Love your cards and videos. Thanks for sharing your talent.
What a fabulous card! Love your video tfs
Beautiful card. Can’t wait to get my kit!
Beautiful. I love the simplicity.
Love the card…so shimmery!
Laurel, great Job! Love it!
Hugs,
Tink
Beautiful card, Laurel! TFS
Nice embossing effect!
Love the coloured embossing. Funky!!!
How cute! This reminds my of several school photos in the 80’s that had splatter backgrounds! 🙂 I think my school used that background for like 3 years in a row. Ah….memory lane…. 🙂
Love everything about the card.
Wow! This card is just too much FUN! I love it! Perfect colors, too. Thanks for the opportunity to win this box!
This is a really yummy looking card. So cheerful with meaning.
This is so fun! Love the bright colors.
What a very cool card – l love the colors and dots and everything! Thanks so much!
I don’t usually like glitter but this is nice
Love all your ideas on this card! Great colors and embellishments! I’m going to have to find that texture spray!
Gorgeous card! I love your colors and the fun background.
Pretty but simple, I think I can do this. Thanks for sharing
A very subtle card – love it.
Simple but adorable!
Great card. Love the rainbow colored saying.
Nice card. Love the colour.
Ohhhhh love this card!!!!
Love the dots :}
Love your colorful but simple card. It just makes me smile!
Wonderful and simple card.
I love your multi-colored sentiment . . . especially the shine on it. Fabulous card.
Love the dots
Oh man. I don’t think I can pick my favorite part about your card. I LOVE what you did with the Love Ya stamp. Haven’t saw that done with it just yet. But the dots and splatters. Love it all.
Wow, this card is absolutely fabulous. I’m going to try to master that embossing technique you used.
Yum, what a delicious card!!!
Love the dots, great idea. Thank you for sharing.
Your card is so fun!! Love the dots!
I am loving the colors and the friendship theme!
Love your homemade confetti idea!
Very nice card and enjoyed the video!
so many possibilities
Love the multi color embossing, cute card!
FAB!!! Love that sweet gradation!!!!!
I love how you used the tiny dies to do your embellishments….also the black specks added the right touch…TFS…xx
Super cute card! Here’s to many more! Thank you for sharing your work with all of us!
Love the card! Want the box.
Love the sentiment as well!
Love the colorful embossing!
Great card… aside from the splatter (big fan of it), I love the starkness of the card which draws attention to and enhances the cheerful/colorful sentiment. Am looking forward to the creativity that will arise from the release of this product. Thank you for sharing!
Love what you did with the embossed sentiment!
Very cool this box idea and all the great goodies inside….love your card too!!!!!
TFS you’re cards are such an inspiration
Love the bright colors. Your card looks great as always. Your little dots are scattered perfectely to me. Great job.
I totally loved the rainbow embossing!!!! What an awesome technique!! and the little home made confettis so cute!!
This is super pretty and really amazing – the embossing just looks so great on this card!! What an exciting thing for you to be a part of!!! Lucky girl!!
lovely and pretty card
Nice card
Wow, nice card. Love the embossing on the love ya.
Great simple card. Love the back round.
Laurel, love the multi color embossed words. Love the idea of making your own embellishments out of colored paper and glued to the background. Neat card! 🙂
I love color, so this card really appeals to me. The black dots were the perfect touch! Great card 🙂
love the rainbow look. thanks for sharing
Fun card! Loving that sentiment set.
What a fun card! Great job!
I love dots!! This set looks like so much fun!
Hey Laurel! Super cool concept! And lovely card 🙂
What a great card! So clean and simple but striking!
Some many ways to use your idea – thanks for sharing.
Love the sentiment
Love your colorful sentiment.
Fun, fun, fun. Loved your card. It was so simple, but so much fun!
Love the card design! I need to less to edit! You help me on my journey to be a better card maker! Thank you.
Love the embossing and colours.
Love the embossing!
Cool card design!!!
Gotta love a card that pops with color and style. Thanks for the inspiration. I can see CASEing this with a multitude of products and colors. Thanks too for the chance to win a free kit…though I’m planning to be in line to purchase it first thing just in case! You guys are rocking the whole hop idea!
I love all the wonderful details of your card!
Love your dots, Laurel. And your colorful embossing powder. Great card, TFS.
SUPER CUTE card Laurel!!!
WOW – LOVE your rainbow embossing and your CLEVER use of the tiny circles to embellish!!! I struggle with placement too, so I really enjoyed watching you set them just right 🙂
Love how you used the different embossing powders on the Love Ya sentiment Laurel. Bugger – now I will have to go and get some 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Love this stamp!!!
Awesome embossing!!!
Your card is beautiful. I love the simplicity of it, as well as the colorfulness. Thanks for the inspiration & a fantastic blog hop.
Love your card. It is beautiful, and you don’t give yourself enough credit. Your placement of the embellishments were definitely pleasing. The colors are awesome.
Awesome card. The way you added the dots is perfect!
Pretty card & cool concept!
You did an amazing job. TY4S
Cute card!
Stunning card – perfect for younger recipients. The box is such a fab idea
Love your cars the colors are great.
The “love ya” rainbow words is a very cute idea. Great card!
Laurel, you did not *flunk* on making this card *visual pleasing* to the eye! Enjoyed your video!
Great use of color.
Very pretty! Love it
A very sweet card, with beautiful colors.
Love the heat embossing design!
Fab card! Lovely colors! thanks for sharing.
What a cute card. And how perfect to give it your son.
Awesome card!
Your card is so simple and beautiful.
Such a fun card. Too bad the box has already sold out. At least there’s still a very very slim chance I might win the one remaining box…
Ok I love the ‘love ya’ die! So cute!
You were absolutely right to use the flicks of black ink. Perfect finishing touch to this super cute card.
Fun design – dots are always cheery!
Really fun card! love the colorful dots with the colorful heat-embossed sentiment! love it
Ok this card is really cute and eye catching! Love what you have done! Awesome work!
Ooh, I love your card.
Great card for any occasion. Thanks
Love the colorful embossing!
Beautiful card.
This box of approval is appearing to have lots of variety in what the crafts look like. Good job.
Lovely card-like the dots
Love it! Soo fun!!
/Joanna BK
Love the idea of the multi coloured embossing!
That sentiment coloring is SUPER COOL!!!! I love love love the video 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win the box of awesomeness!
I’ve never seen embossing done this way. It’s just beautiful
Love the embossing idea and video.
Awesome card!
Very nice – the spatters of black really pulled it together!
Absolutely love it. Thanks so much for taking the time to make a video, and sharing your project.
Such a pretty card. Love the colours!
Hi Laurel! Your card is so BEAUTIFUL! I love the multi colored embossed word…it looks stunning! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
What a fabulously fun card. Love the multicoloured embossing.
one of my favorites card on this hop! Thanks for sharing your creative process!
What a great way to add to add different colors to a card without adding more. Beautiful card!! Giving a card to our children always requires an extra special card. Awesome technique, Laurel! Thank you for sharing this card with us!
I love your love ya card, so super cute! Thanks for the chance to win this awesome prize!
Like your card….am sad not to have gotten in on Buying a box. Actually thought I completed the purchase but I guess I was distracted by the three great grand kids I watch. Know I am hoping for a free one.
Refreshing idea. Great card.
Beautiful card!
I love Polka Dots. This is beautiful
I ordered one. Can’t wait!
OH this is just too fun!
I really like the rainbow embossing. Very pretty. It looks like there is some glitter or sparkle too
Simply stunning card!
Very cool designs/cards! Thanks and God bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol.com