Welcome to Day One of the Naturally Inspired Stamp of Approval blog hops. Today myself and some of my favorite designers are sharing cards using the the Naturally Inspired Stamp of Approval collection! If you haven't heard of the Stamp of Approval (SOA), where on earth have you been? haha, just kidding! SOA is an exclusive collection of stamps, dies and accessories created for Catherine Pooler.
Naturally Inspired SOA Collection will be released to the Wait List on June 7th!! And, 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 when it is available. StampNation members that are on the Wait List will be notified first (a little perk of being a member!) and then the rest of the Wait List will be contacted!
I made a ton of card have two cards using this collection. Today I am sharing my two favorites.
I had a blast with this card. Here I am featuring the Medallion Mix-up and Simply the Best stamp sets, as well as the Best die. The Medallion Mix-up set is a blast to play with. You can mix and match pieces, layer on circle dies, use individual pieces to create custom backgrounds, etc. It's a very versatile set.
My next card is a bit softer and shows off the Wild Garden stamp set and the Simply the Best stamp set and Best die again.
To make this card, I stamped many of the leaf images included in Wild Garden in shades of green to blue, focusing around the edges of the panel. I sponged both the stamped layer, as well as the Best die. I added the banner to complete my sentiment and embellished the finished design with sequins.
My favorite types of cards to make are cards that use natural images, I will never have enough florals! I find nature so inspiring...the colors, textures, even the sounds of nature. We recently moved and I'm getting used to new noises. While I used to hear peepers and owls, I now wake up and hear geese flying overhead. It makes me want to jump out of bed and create beautiful sunrises with ink and stamp with silhouette images (Wild Garden is perfect for that! The DT will rock your world with their creations).
What about nature inspires you?
That's it from me today! It's time to start hopping along.
Make sure to leave a comment on each blog because Catherine is giving away one of the Naturally Inspired Stamp of Approval collections for EACH day of the hops. That is 3 boxes! The more times you comment, the more chances you will have of to win! (If the winner has already purchased a box, they will be refunded!)
You've got until Thursday at 9:00AM EST to get those comments in. The winner will be announced on Catherine Pooler's blog! Good luck and happy hopping!
Catherine Pooler
Melissa Miller
Lisa Harrolle
Maureen Merritt {You Are Here!}
Kelly Griglione
Jen Carter
Ardyth Percy-Robb
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1 – 200 of 218 Newer› Newest»Wow Maureen!! Those are two amazingly beautiful cards. This collection paired with CP inks are amazing!!
Love these cards and the color choices are fantastic!
Loved your color choices in both of your cards.
Beautiful cards! Love the colors!
Great cArds! I especially like the turquoise and green leaf design.
Beautiful! I love the color combination on the second card! I'm marking it down!
Beautifully, loving the colors, especially the pinks and oranges.
Both cards are beautiful. You never disappoint. Loving the blues and greens of the second card.
Beautiful cards...live live the floral one also, but your mefallion is so very bright and cheerful! Fantastic cards!
Your cards are so pretty. I love the colors you chose. So inspiring.
Wow! I just love your cards!!! The colors on the first one are amazing!!!! I also love the garden party stamp set, and that card is gorgeous as well!! I am still trying to find "my style" after years of card making! I think I'm going towards floral and nature as well! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
-Irene Garcia
mrsirenegarcia@yahoo.com
I adore your Wild Garden card! it's so lively!
Love the color combinations on your cards!
Maureen, these are really beautiful cards. You did an amazing job with the color choices too!!
Love the cards and the new sets! Also the colors are so pretty!!
Your cards are beautiful, Maureen. Love the color combination on both of them.
I am in love with both of these Maureen! For very different reasons. But I REALLY love the second one. Just gorgeous! :)
The color combo for the wild garden card is absolutely inspiring!!!
The Wild Garden card is my favorite on the hop so far, the colors are amazing together! Great card
I really love how you put orange and pinks together. What a great, unexpected combo! Nice job.
Loving your color choices. They really POP!
I loved both of your cards! Isn't that BEST die just the best?!! Wonderful colors - color - that's what naturally inspires me. Great job!
HI Maureen,
Two beautiful and very different cards. I, too, was excited to see that Wildflower set, and with COORDINATING DIES! I am always amazed by all the different colours of nature, whether it be leaves in the autumn, or right now, with the incredible variety of greens as everything leafs out in spring (we're a little behind you, up here in Ontario). Thanks for inspiring us!
WOW! Your cards are amazing!! I especially love the colors you chose for the second one :) Flowers and birds are very inspiring to me.
Alright...I was originally thinking I didn't like those big round stamps..but..I'm sold. This kit makes me want to venture outside of my comfort zone. I rarely ever use my colored ink pads, I always stamp in black but these things are beautiful. I've never used Catherine's inks but these are all Bold and so gorgeous. I want to see what I can come up with!
Both are "best"! Bright colors and then soft colors. Lots to choose from in this collection.
Love your color combinations on both cards. So vibrant!
Ok so every time SoA come around I look at my bank balance and think maybe I should skip this one and them you guys show me these awesome cards for inspiration and I that's it I'm sold and my bank balance will just have to be sad!
These cards are just beautiful and Catherine's inks look fab with the stamps too. Love the colour combos you used.
The colors are perfect in these designs. You are so talented.
I agree with you Maureen...nature inspires me too. The scents, the colors and the shapes. Each season there's something in nature to inspire us. GOD is a beautiful artist.
I really want this box after seeing all 8F the wonderful projects.
These are Gorgeous! As for what in nature inspires me? I'd say the colors of the season.
Your cards are amazing. This collection is going to have endless possibilities of creativity!
Beautiful cards! So excited about this set they just keep getting better and better.
Great cards! Love the color combos. All the stamp sets in this collection have so many possibilities! Can't wait to get my own set.
Maureen, your cards are amazing! I am just loving your design with the medallion mix-up set. You can mix and match your own designs. Soooo cool! I love all the leaves and fronds in your floral card. The colors are sooo cool and refreshing.
Your cards are awesome. Right now, I feel like everything inspires me. Can't wait to get my hands on this collection!
Beautiful! I love your choice of colors especially on the medallion one.
Beautiful cards! The Wild Garden and Medallion stamps look amazing!
Absolutely love the color combos on these cards! Can't wait to try them after I order this collection!
Your cards are beautiful. I love the color combinations you used.
Love love!!!!!! The bright colors make the cards. Love both!
Your best wishes card is gorgeous!
I adore the color combination in the Wild Garden card, it is beautiful. These medallions are really growing on me, maybe to much.
I'm always inspired by florals! Beautiful designs with these creations bursting with CP ink colors. LOVE them both.
I love these colorful and amazing cards. They showcase just how versatile and vibrant the CP inks really are.
Very bright and beautiful
Gorgeous cards, I love CP products
Always love your designs and you haven't disappointed with these. The simplicity of the layout with the bright colors and pop of black is great. Can't wait for the "Best" die.
Beautiful, colorful cards. thank you
Bright,happy,& vibrant, love the cards Maureen!
Wow Maureen, your cards are just beautiful! I'm so excited for this box!! I love the natural elements and I'm so inspired after seeing all these awesome creations :)
A great set of stamps! Your cards are WOW! The colors are bright! Can't wait.
I love what you did with the Wild Garden stamp set. I love florals as well. This is an awesome box of goodness.
Very pretty color combos! Awesome and creative!👍🏼👍🏼😍
Very pretty color combos! Awesome and creative!👍🏼👍🏼😍
What bright, happy cards! So much fun.
Totally love your foliage card and the colors you combined! I look to flowers for color inspiration!
GORGEOUS cards Maureen!!! Your CAS style is probably what has inspired me the most with my card making.
Seeing these makes me even more excited for my box!! Can't wait to play!
Nature is always inspiring me, the shapes of leaves, the color of sunsets and sunrises. Your card has me wanting to play with the floral set. I love the leaves especially. Wonderful cards!!
I love your choices of color and your oh-so-beautiful-to-the-eye stamp placement. Makes me feel even more anxious to have this collection at home with me. Thanks for sharing!
Love your cards. I really like the blue and the green one. Thanks so much for your hard work.
Both cards are really nice. I can't decide on which color combo I like best. Love that doily set.
Maureen,
I love your nature card! I can see me using the leaf stamps for autumn creations as autumn is my all time favorite season. I love the changing of colors as leaves go from green, to oranges, reds, browns, so beautiful! I cannot wait to get started. Thank you for the inspiration to continue creating.
Colors are so pretty is all I can say
Your colour combinations are stunning. I can see that medallion mix up being so versatile. Can't wait to play with it
Awesome cards, love the color combination
Your cards are beautiful. I can hardly wait to get my box. I love all the colors and am learning about using them all together. Thank you.
These cards sure show the versatility of SOA
Absolutely beautiful cards. Great color combinations.
I really love your cards. Amazing
Love, love the way you used the leaves. Very creatve
Such happy backgrounds! love the ideas!
I love your CAS style and your colour choices. Your cards are beautiful. I love seeing different landscapes and different flora and fauna. The shapes and colours inspire me.
Stunning cards, Maureen!! I just adore your style. xoxo
I am inspired by the gorgeous colors in the natural world. And I love your cards!
Such a delightfully bright and cheery pair of cards! I am inspired by going to botanical gardens and taking pictures of flowers... especially close ups to see what the eye misses!
Lovely cards and great color combinations! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards.
Colorful Bright Beautiful cards
Love your beautiful cards! The floral is lovely with the many leaves staggered around. Love your medallion card. So refreshing with the many bright colors. I get inspired when I see beauty around me, especially in a garden.
My jaw dropped when I saw these cards! They are so bright! I love them!!
I love these cards! Each stop on this blog hop shows such great ways to use the SOA kit.
Loving the colours on the first card - pink and orange are so fun together.
And the way you used the leaves on the second card to create a frame - what an elegant card.
Thanks so much for sharing your designs!
I LOVE the Medallion Mix Up stamp set and what you did with it!
Awesome products, awesome inks, and an awesome design member=awesome cards.
WOW
Your cards always amaze me. Love the color scheme.
Maureen, beautiful cards, Love the colors that you used. Such talent. Thank you for sharing you talent with us. You inspire me.
Wow! I love the Wild Garden set!
Great cards! Love the blue & green one.
Love your color choices...beautiful cards
Pinks, orange and black, oh my! What a stunner!
Beautiful cards and love the colors you used.
I love your color combos!
LOVE these cards!!!! I get inspired by other people's projects 😊
Love the medallion stamps and the bright ink colors.
Your color combos are energizing and fresh. The medallions look like so much fun, can't wait to play with them. Love the garden images used as a background. Nature is inspiring.
I always get excited to see what you have designed for these hops You never disappoint. These are beautiful. Love the colors
Beautiful happy cards!! So colorful and creative! Love them!!!
Love all the colors you've used to connect to nature
Hi Maureen!! Beautiful cards as usual! That second one really stole my heart, it made a great background!
So very pretty! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful cards, Maureen!! I am inspired by nature, too, and love florals, especially the colors and textures. I really enjoy your keep it simple style.
Maureen your cards are Gorgeous, colors a so pretty.
Lovely cards Maureen. Bright pinks and soft green hues. So ptretty. Thanks you for your inspiration.
Loving the colors you used....I can not wait to get my hands on the "best" die and the simply the Best stamp set....Your cards just make my heart happy!
Love, love, love your cards. The colors and designs of the cards just jump out at you. Nature, in general inspires me, but I particularly love all of the various colors of flowers and birds! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous cards.
I am so inspired by seeing so many wonderful cards. Even some of my cards are turning out pretty well.
Catherine's inks really inspire me to create cards better than ever...the combinations look so fantastic together....can hardly waot to purchase this SOA....the medallions are super!!
Love the leaf floral card - so pretty
The colors and these stamps inspire to create! Can't wait to get my hands on this box.
Your cards are beautiful. Love the floral card and the colors you picked. What is inspires me is Spring and Summer seasons. The colors of nature fresh and exciting.
Beautiful cards and color combinations!
Beautiful cards. Love the colors.
Wow! Gorgeous cards. I love those pink & orange colors on the first cards and adore the new stamps sets in the SOA. I just can't wait for the release.
Teresa Rawnick
beautiful cards, my favorite would have to be the blue and green leaves, so lovely!
Very interesting and exciting Cards! Love your work Maureen
Hi, Mo! Love your cards. Those designs go so beautifully with Catherine's vivid colors of inks.
Wowza! These cards are fabulous! Each stop along the hop just gets better and better 😍
Beautiful cards, Maureen! I can't pick a favorite.
The colors, textures, and sounds of nature also inspire me - but also the smells. There's nothing quite like the smell of autumn leaves or rain on the grass. If only I could transfer nature smells to my cards, LOL.
Gorgeous cards, Maureen! I am also inspired by nature and so this collection is going to be fantastic!
Love these cards. The blue and green card is my favorite! Can't wait to get my hands on this SOA!
These cards are amazing and beautiful. I love the colors. And the new stamps of the new SOA.
These cards are amazing Maureen! Thank you for sharing! You have inspired me to get creating.... now to wait to order and receive the collection! I LOVE how you have showcased the collection and the CP inks!
Great cards! I love your color combinations
Beautiful! I love your color combinations!
Beautiful cards, love this naturally inspired collection of crafty goodness! I too can never have too many floral sets, I get so inspired when hiking in the mountains or walking through a garden.
I like both of your cards here. I love how you are inspired by the new noises in your house. I'm inspired daily by nature here in Buffalo. Our streets here are tree-lined and I appreciate their beauty every day. In spring, the white buds appear up and down the streets. I love that time! And, on the way to pick up my kiddos, I drive down streets with trees so high that they almost touch as a canopy at the top. I love the feeling I have when I drive down it. I'll let your cards inspire me to CASE them when I get my kit! Can't wait!
I totally agree with you. I love the florals too. Your background using the Wild Garden is great.
Very happy designs with uplifting colors. Love them. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards!! Great color combinations, the medallion card is so cheerful. What I love about nature is seeing all the shades of one color for example the greens.
I love your cards....they are so bright and inspiring.
Maureen, love your color choices in both of your cards! I'm partial to botanical designs. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Mo ~ I just KNEW you'd be using the floral stamp set...no shock there! LOL I love the fun brightness of your first card and the softer nature of the second. I'm thrilled that there's such a variety of leaves in this collection. I think I'm drawn to the leaves because I'm always so inspired by the bright, almost neon, look to new leaves in the spring and the gorgeousness of the colors of them in the fall. Thanks for sharing and continuing to inspire so many of us with your talent. ~HUGS~
#kindnessmatters
Love your awesome cards! We enjoy camping and nature definitely inspires me. So fun! Thanks for sharing on this fun blog hop.
Loving your cards Maureen. The colors on the first one are gorgeous. I love how nature has a hard edge as in wood but also a soft edge as in your second card with the ferns and leaves.
Maureen, your cards are so nice. Good products make for good cards.
Your cards are so different, and I love them both! Can't wait for the collection to get here.
Oh,Maureen! I love the colors and the layout of both your cards. You always do great work on your cards!
Flowers inspire me either in the flower garden or on cards.
Maureen, I LOVE these colors you chose! That brush lettered BEST is just awesome. Great job, as always.
Your cards are beautiful. I love how you used such different color combinations - with CP inks you can't go wrong no matter what you use.
The color combinations on both of these cards are sooooo pretty. And so different. Glad I don't have to decide which is best because they both are.
I absolutely love the colors that you put on your cards. Thank you for the inspiration
Oh Maureen!!! Your cards are so gorgeous!! I love the color combos you used on both cards. I don't think I can pick a favorite...cuz they're both so stunning!! TFS! ☺
WOW!! I am almost in tears...listening to you talk about nature and the sights and sounds makes me able to hear and see what you do!! I am up a lot of the night and I hear all kinds of sounds from owls to a pack of coyotes!! I think you and I are kindred spirits...LOL!!
Great cards!! Thanks
These colors just pop. Love both your beautiful cards.
Love the color choices .
Love both of your cards and the color combinations of each. Greens and blues are always a fav. So relaxing and serine.
What amazing cards - they capture the color of nature so perfectly ( the leaves, etc). I think it is the colors of nature that inspire me the most. In fact they can be very distracting. Many the time I have been chasing my cows to the milking shed and got sidetracked taking photos of a leave, blades of grass - even the weeds!! I think my darling would be happier if I sprayed the weeds insteasd of photographing them. Oh well....
❤️ those cards! Especially the blue/green combo!
Amazing cards Maureen. I am blown away with the creativity of your cards
These are gorgeous cards, Mo! The colors are so beautiful.. I especially love the one with the leaves. :)
Gorgeous cards Maureen! My favorite is the first one with the Medallion Mix up! I love the color combinations!
Gorgeous cards, and gorgeous colors!
Great cards; great collection; great company!!!!
Oh em gee ! Loving both the cards...very inspiring indeed !
Today this blog hop is inspiring me! I love, love, love you subtle card. I agree with you, you can never have too many florals.
Fantastic cards! I love the Medallion Mix Up stamps and the color combo of the bright blues and greens is fabulous!
You've translated your love for nature into an array of gorgeous cards! I, too, find nature inspiring...flowers, leaves, trees and, of course, butterflies! Thank you for creating and sharing beauty with us today!
~carol
Great card designs both cards are wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow! Awesome cards!!! I'm in love for the stunning colors!!!
I’m inspired by the colors of the seasons and by its smells!
I really love both of your cards. The first one really shows off those medallion stamps, which I love, and the second one is so fresh and bright! I love how you randomly stamped the leaves and the colors you chose! Wow. I'm so impressed.
Awesome!!! I have pinned both of your cards and I cannot wait to make them! Fabulous color choices for your cards!
Lovely cards. I really love the card with the leaves the greens are so bright. I think of summertime when looking at it. Thanks for sharing
Flowers and plants are the biggest part of my stamp collection and I'm finally learning they don't have to be colored realistically to still be beautiful. You used two of my favorite color combos today. Loved the cards.
Ingrid
These are gorgeous, Mo!!! Such pretty colors!!
Great use of the Medallions! and that Garden/Leaves is so pleasing to see. Beautiful cards!
With all the stuff I have, I wasn't interested in getting another SOA until the cards began showing up. Oh, my, no way to resist.
Love the medallions and the garden scene. Beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing
Such pretty and completely different cards! Good work!
Oh my gosh, your cards are so pretty!!! The color combinations in your designs really show of the inks and stamps in a most excellent way! Thank you so much for sharing.
I'm with you, I like the geometrics and use them a lot - but when it comes to florals I'm in heaven.
The way you pull together images and colors is wonderful. I love these.
Love the best wishes card.
the blue and green together make
a wonderful color combination.
I'm inspired by everything I
see on this hop.
thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards. I love the vibrant colors that you used. Thanks for sharing.
This collection inspires me. It filled with so many gorgeous goodies that I can't wait to get my hands on.
Delightful cards. I am always inspired by the DT's they have so much to share and so many great ideas for using my stash:)
Beautiful cards, can't wait to play with the new SOA box of goodies.
These cards are BEAUTIFUL! The colors, the stamps, the creativity! Wow
Fun and beautiful all in one!
Love your cards, the color combinations are gorgeous!
Love your great cards as well as your color choice. Thanks!
Great colours, great stamps, dies & great designs on your cards. Such versatility offered in this box!
I like the pretty color combos on your cards.
Both cards are great, but I am partial to the second one. Plants, blues and greens - heaven! Thanks for the inspiration. dezertsuz at gmail
Wow-the colors are gorgeous!
I love your cards. You used two of my favorite color groupings. I think that Medallion Mix Up set is awesome!
I love all of nature so this SOA is right up my alley. I really love flowers and birds. Your cards are really nice. Thanks for sharing.
Cheryl Jones
Nice cards!
I like the simplicity of you're beautiful cards.
Love your cards Maureen! The second one with the blue and green ink is my favorite. Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing.
The cards are really awesome! Especially the second!
Omg.. The colours on both the cards are.. Gorgeous! Wild flower card is such a beautiful way to use stamps!
Omg.. The colours on both the cards are.. Gorgeous! Wild flower card is such a beautiful way to use stamps!
that "BEST" really pops against the colors. Big and Bold font. LOVE IT!
Eye opening cards.. Love them.
I'm sold. I NEED this collection. You've made such lovely cards, Maureen.
Gorgeous cards - as always. Though I really like the bold black "Best" against the colorful medallions on card one, I'm thinking I prefer the blues and greens with a sparkling "Best". Thank you for the inspiration.
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