Hello and welcome to the special blog hop for Stamp of Approval February Release! I am so excited to be a part of this fun occasion and glad that you are joining us to celebrate it. This blog hop is full of inspirations you won’t want to miss so make sure to hop along with us today! If you came from Joni’s blog, you are on the right track. You can also start from here and make a full circle, so no worries if this is your first stop.The newest Stamp of Approval box releases tomorrow, Feb. 3rd, 2016. Stamp of Approval is a unique product where you can enjoy exclusive products at a great price. There are lots of kits we can enjoy in the market, but I love SOA because you can’t get these products elsewhere. And you get to enjoy them early before they hit the retail market! If you haven’t done so, I highly recommend that you can on the waitlist.
Alright, so let’s get to the project for the day so I can share more sneak peeks of the new products you will get in the box! There is also a giveaway so don’t forget to scroll through the whole blog post.
What’s the celebration without some shine? I wanted the sentiment to blend right in with our bold background, so I stamped the sentiment from the Young At Heart stamp set (from the box as well) with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder from WOW.
I also added couple touches to the card to bring out the centerpiece of the card, so make sure to watch the video tutorial above if you haven’t done so.
I hope you enjoyed my projects I had to share today! Next stop on the blog hop is Simon – make sure to leave some love for him. Oh, and don’t forget to enter the giveaway below, you could win this brand-new SOA box!!
SUPPLIES
See below for all the products used in today’s project. Click SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, or AMZ for Amazon. All the products were personally purchased, otherwise noted. Enjoy shopping and happy creating!
GIVEAWAY
You could be the lucky winner of this awesome box! Leave me a comment below to enter the giveaway. Giveaway closes on Thursday, Feb. 4th, 9am EST. Good luck!
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394 Comments
Great background Nicole! Love all those little images. 🙂
Great example of how to use the images in a different way. I like the end result. Certainly could be a card for a man in your life. Wonder what the card would look like with red embossing for the sentiment. Too much red?
Cute way to make the most of your stamps!
Love that you used all the little stamps to make your background. Great card.
Clever to use all these little stamps to make you own background. This would be a nice card for a guy too. Thanks Nicole for sharing this idea
Love your fun background Nicole. Thanks!
Very nice masculine card, love the background.
Wonderful card! I love how you made your own paper/background with the stamps especially with the black! Awesome job!
Great guy card, those are so hard to make.
I always like full background stamping. good guy card.
This is an awesome card for a guy! Love it!!
This card made me say “wow!” I *love* it!
That’s an awesome look
I LOVE this card! What a neat technique, thanks so much for sharing and inspiring me.
Such a clever use of those small stamp images. And getting the placement just so is a LOT of WORK! You’ve done a wonderful job. Thanks for the video tutorial, too. I’m just starting with my birthday card-making for this year. I’d love to use the SOA box of goodies!
Love that background. Amazing job. Marie D.
Great background and I like the red lines! Nice design!
Loving all the creativity so much I set alarm to get up to order; too bad it’s only Feb. 2.
Love how you used all the smaller images to make you card. Great idea.
LOVE your background, Nicole! Thank you for joining us!
I like the use of all the small stamps. Great for a guy.
Great “patterned paper” you created for the background. Thanks
What a great way to use all those itty stamps! I’m going to have to try this!!
Another fun card. So many possibilities with all the new things!
Great card and great video! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous card Joni! Love the video showing how you made your patterned paper! Thanks for joining the team!
Amazing background and love the red color.
Love how you pop up the center! Very interesting and fun!
Wonderful card. I like how you popped out the middle to give more interest to the card.
Interesting card – so fun! Love this collection – can’t wait to get my inky hands on it!
Great use of all those stamps.
Like the black and white. Makes a great guy card. Thanks for the video.
So many great ways to use this collection!
I love how you used the small stamps to create the background. Beautiful card!
Such a clever way to use the smaller stamps. I love your background.
Super cute background stamping, and a great masculine card! Great card, and thanks for the video too.
Very fun….I love black and white with just a pop of color like this. I like it in an outfit and I love it on this card!!! Yet another way to show us how amazing this box is!
I like this because it’s more masculine than the others.
What a great idea for using your smaller stamps! I love your choice of red, black and white bold contrast colors. Thanks for your wonderful SOA collection sample and for the chance to win the new Kit release!
I love how you used the smaller stamps to make your background and then popped up the center!! Awesome use of all the smaller stamps!!
I love the use of the smaller stamps to create a background! Beautiful!
So a great idea!
Great card and a great way to get more use out of stamps. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Great way to use stamps or a background!
Nice use of those little stamps. My head is swimming with ideas now.
Thanks for the video, great idea for utilizing smaller stamp images.
I tend to ignore the small stamps in a set much of the time, so this is a good reminder to use them! Such a clever way to make a background and popping up the center as you did really adds to the card! Thanks for sharing!
You used the smaller stamp to make a great background…also like the raised panel….well done
Lovely. Thanks.
Love how you used all the lil stamps. I live doing that. TFS
Love it! I really like the background stamping!
A fun and different way to use these stamps. Nice.
NIc collection!
Great Idee.
Great tip for using all the small additions in stamp sets!
What a fabulous way to use the small images from any stamp set! Thanks for joining us in this SOA blog hop, Nicole.
TOOOOO cute
Great make-it-yourself background, happy card.
Thank You Nicole for this reminder to use the smaller stamps for backgrounds. I LOVE this look but often forget to do it. Your card is amazing, so much so I HAD to pin it for future reference. I am already subscribed to your YT channel as I don’t like to miss your great videos. Thanks again!
Love the use of the stamps to create a background!
I love how you used the small stamps to make a background. Great card & thanks for the video!
Cute Idea love your card design Thanks
Great idea to use the smaller stamps to create a background!! Love the popped out center.
Love stamped backgrounds! I love watching card videos’ so thanks for adding one!
Great way to make a background. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
nice use of designs
Great example of a way to make customized backgrounds!
Super card. Great design
I love how the embossed message really stands out from the black and white background! Also, it looks like your have the background image with dimension? How did you get the pop up to match the back image so closely? Love how they add dimension to the card.
This card is great, my garland children can help me make it for their fathers birthday. Hilda
This card is great, my grand children can help me make it for their fathers birthday. Hilda
Nice and crafty way to use all those cute stamps on this card! TFS
Very creative way to use the stamps for the background.
Great background and love the sentiment!
I love how simple the card looks and the gold embossing really centers the card! I love it!
Super cute card!! Great use of stamps!!
Your card is truly amazing,just love it.
My mind was going into overdrive thinking of all the different ways I could use that stunning background.
Dawn from the UK
I love the background. What a great way to use small stamps.
I love, love, love black and white cards! Did I say LOVE? I hope you don’t mind if I case your card! Love it!
Great monochromatic card. Love the gold accent
What a terrific background!
this was amazing. I love the monotone look for mens cards and unisex cards to keep on hand. excellent! and great tip on the white pen!!! can’t wait to try it!
Fun background!
Awesome background!
I absolutely LOVE this card!! I have a whole set of little stamps that I just never use, but they’re perfect for this technique, so thank you for the great inspiration!
Awesome! Love the background stamping! This card is great for male or female!
Suzanne T.
This card say, “Lets Party” it is very nice, and just love the techniques you use on this card! Awesomeness.
Super cute background and enjoyed the video showing how you created it. Also love that you added the highlight to the balloons!!
I love how you made the back ground for this card!
Love the background stamping. Another great idea for me to try!
Like the gray and red color scheme. Elegant. Also like the use of stamps as background!
Awesome variations on using the collection. Thanks.
I love the black background images!! I have been slacking on scrapbooking and card making but seeing all these great ideas is getting me inspired!!
Love the background you created
Great card! I love seeing background stamping. Was super excited to see that you had a video too:)
I love this technique! I can’t wait to try it!
What a fun card.
I like that you did a fun background and then choose a fun saying to put on it.
Love your use of the small stamps. Great way to get more use out of all stamp sets!
I’d love to win
Great way to use those small stamps!
Stamps with Versatility! Awesome!
Love the fun background.
Love this box! I didn’t buy the first two, but am for sure getting this one! Thanks for the chance to win! Great idea using the small stamps for backgrounds!
What a wonderful birthday card! What else could a person want for their birthday?
This would make a great masculine card. What a great use of the stamps? Thanks for the ideas!
Love your card, great use of the collection.
Black, white and red is my go to color combination! Thanks for sharing this card.
Such a fun card. Love how you focused on the small stamps in the set.
What a great use of the smaller stamps ! I love the black and white too !
I love the technique you used on your card. I will definitely CASE this idea. You did a great job.
Tink
Very unique. Love it
Love your fun background!
I need to stop buying patterned paper and make my own.
Very striking card, love it! Would love to win!
Let’s party! Awesome!
Such a cool different card! Need to start using the smaller images more.
Great use of the smaller images to create your own patterned paper. Awesome card, Nicole!!
Nice card.
What a neat idea to make your own background! Love how the images continue from the background onto the piece with your saying.
Loved your video, you make it look so easy. I love that you made your on background.
What a fun idea! thank you so much, now I really can’t wait any longer… 😉
Thanks for sharing your card and video – love it.
Cute card but I would have embossed the sentiment on a piece of the red card stock.
Love it! The sentiments are just wonderful. Thanks
Really enjoyed seeing how you made the background
Very cute card, thanks for sharing!
So different!! Love this card.
Really loved this technique. So clean and classy.
Love this so much, thank you 🙂
thanks for the video. Made the background stamping much easier.
Love the card.
Can’t wait to get my hands on the box.
Love how you used all those small images on your card!
I have always loved this technique. I love the layers with matching stamped image patterns. Great job. Way to show off the set.
Great ideas for using those cute little guys! On my list of techniques to try, thanks!
Love how you used to the small stamps and the great background. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome idea for background!
Beautiful background! TFS 🙂
Wonderful card Nicole. TFS
This is awesome how you used the little icons for the background! It looks so festive! Great card Nicole!
Definitely an idea I’ll use! Great card!
Love how you made your own background! Very inspiring, can’t wait to get my hands on the new box!
Great card! Love the Stamps!
What a great idea and way to use those small cute graphic stamps that come in almost every stamp set. Thanks for the inspiration!
Um…that was suppose to be Sallyann 😉
Great card! Thanks for sharing.
I just love how you used the small birthday icons and stamped the background!!!
Love the card with such a fun background you created. TFS mghowell8@msn.com
That background is awesome!
Such a great guy card ! Looks easy to do, but really catches your eye!
Great way to use all those little images. I like the way you used the white pen to accent the balloons.
thats just beautiful!!!
I think this would make a terrific card for a guy, thanks for the great idea.
Great video. Love the color combination of your card as well as the design (like how you popped up panel). I really like how you used the stamp set to pretty much make your own designed paper.
Nicely done – great use of the small stamps …
Great monochrome effect. Love it!
Love how you incorporated the “small” stamps to create such a beautiful card
It looks like pattern paper, this is such a great background!!
Great use of the small stamps to create a background and still have a focal using them. Love it!!
Great idea for small images! I love the result.
I love making my own background paper. Using small stamps in this way is an awesome tip.
how clever to use those little stamps for a great background.
Hope to win❤️❤️❤️
Great use of all the small images to make a background!!
Very nice!!
Great clean and simple card! I love how you used many of the smaller images to create your own “background.” Thanks for sharing!
Awesome work always!
i really like the layered look
How fun to make your own patterned paper.
What a great way to use the small images! I tend to forget about all those little stamps that come in the stamp sets!
Neat background. Loved the white accents.
Unique background great way on using the small stamps in the set. Great card.
Fantastic way to use up all the little images in the sets.
Your stamping is very clever…love the card!!
Love seeing your ideas!!!! Love this card idea! Thanks for inspiring me!
Loved the techniques you used for the background and the white line around the edges.
original love the idea of using black thank you
Great card!! I love the background!
Great use of the smaller images!
Great card design.
A great way to use these smaller images that may get overlooked in a stamp set. Great idea! Love the card!
Love this design! Such a great idea.
I love the use of the little extra stamps that always come on the sets! What a great look, putting them all together!.. Then when you cut out the frame and popped up the center, it looked great! I will certainly use this idea!
Great card–thanks for sharing!!!!
Can’t wait to get my hands on my own collection!
Great idea to use the small stamps for a back ground!!
Great use of tiny stamps, will have to go through my collection now and get stamping
I love your card, great idea!
Thanks for sharing your ideas. Your use of the smaller images is interesting.
Thanks t.
Love this background/foreground technique. What a great collection
Love it!
Great use of the stamps, looks just like printed paper, beautiful.
Wow!Beautiful Card!
I would love to win this SOA Collection.
Kristin
Wow…this card is so totally different from what the other artisted created, but I love it. Could be a great card for a guy because of the kack if fussiness and pastel colirs!!
You always make it look so easy!! I can’t wait to look through my stamp sets and fine one that has small stamps:). I am also locating my white gel pen. Thank you
Wow..what a great idea! Thanks for the video!
I Love your color combination and the way you use all your little stamps !
Great background idea!
I always wonder what to do with tiny stamp images. Now I know! Love your card!
This card is so imaginative, Nicole! I especially like the use of the gold embossing powder! Your talent is amazing! Thanks a bunch for sharing!
I really like how you used the red border – really makes the card pop!
So funny don’t do as I do do as I say!! Love your card. I really need to try making background paper. I will with these awesome stamps!
Cute card! Great masculine card, love the black and white.
What a fun idea! Love the background! Can’t wait to try it myself!
Really love this card. So simple and elegant
This is a great idea for background stamping!
Great idea for using smaller stamps to create a background! Love the crisp black & white with the pop of color!
Love how all those little stamps make a big impression!
Great card! Love the background you created ♥
Great job in stamping love it
So different after all of the other colorful ones, but just as beautiful!
Using small stamped images for backgrounds! Awesome!
Beautiful card ! Love the background idea.
Great card Nicole.
Love how you have used the smaller stamps for this card. Beautiful.
Love the self made background. Great use of all those little stamps.
what a great use of the small stamps.
I would have never thought to make a background like that! I’ll have to try this technique soon!
Great use of itty bitty stamps that are easy to forget and making a beautiful card! Thanks for the video.
Loved the use of the smaller elements. The gold was hard to see in the video.
Wonderful card and neat idea ! TFS
Thanks for the video and the sneak peek. OMG! The stamp sets are wonderful.
I love that idea.
Nicole, great tip on how to get more miles out of smaller stamps. The background paper turned out adorable. Love the layer that you added. You can never go wrong with black/white and red color combo. The white gel pen around the outside really made the background you created the focus of the card. Thank you so much. Loved it.
Very nice cards, another fun waya to use your stamps! Thank you
Great idea!
I like how you showed us how you used the smaller stamps. It makes everything even better. Thanks.
I like the stitched rectangle accent. It just adds that little extra umph:)
Love the background with all of those little images. Nice job!
Love the graphic background!
I love how you used the little images to create a background! I’m going to have to try that!
Cute card! I love this collection. Thanks for the chance to win!
I can see how all these little stamps can be used in a number of ways. I love yours in black and white.
This is so cool!! I LOVE how you created that background!!
great use of all the small images to make your own background. Love the use of layers that I didn’t even see in the first pic. Glad you posted a close up
It looks
Like patterned paper! Imagine the color possibilities!!
It looks
Like patterned paper! Imagine the color possibilities!! (My other comment submitted before I could fix my email!)
Very unique card! I wouldn’t have thought to stamp in black, but it looks great.
Very cute and totally unexpected with the black and white! Also love the layering that looks like it was stamped only once. 🙂
Great card.
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I love this unusual design. Fantastic idea.
Such a bold background. I just love it.Well done.BEAUTIFUL stamps.
Absolutely love the design! Using all of the small stamps to make a pretty and happy background!
Love the card. great stamp set
What a cute card with all the little details.
Great idea! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow that’s really different. Really showcases the versatility of the collection.
LOVE this background!
Love that you made your own background!!
Just LOVE how you made that beautiful background with the small images. Just lovely. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas.
Love your background effect.
Great example of how to use the images in a different way
Love your card!
Great card for for anyone, love seeing the little icons used love your card!
Nice card design, I like the colors you used and the repetition of the stamps. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Nice design and love how you layered the card front pieces. TFS.
A great idea for using your little stamps. Great card.
Oh wow, lots of great small stamps to create a background in these sets! Your card is awesome.
bold & beautiful card!
Cool background. Love the black and white combo.
What a great way to use all those smaller images…love this fun, fun card!! :0)
Great card! Something different and perfect for a guy! TFS!
Great card, i had never thought of using random small stamps to make a designer background
What a great way to use those cute, small stamps! Endless possibilities. Thank you. xo
Great card and inspiration! Tyvm!
Really cute card!
Love this bold background using all those smaller stamps – very clever! Such a nice effect.
Love your cards! You are very creative girl
Great way to use those smaller images. I like how you popped up the middle layer too.
What a great way to use the smaller stamps!! Love your card!
I love that neutral background! Lovely card.
great tutorial! thank you
Hi Nicole ~ I always love making my own “background” paper and love how you broke it up with the stitched die (which I CAN’T WAIT to get!). The white on the balloons and around the edges of the red card base tie everything together in a neat little package. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful talent and for adding a video ~ I ALWAYS love a video tutorial!!
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This card is so adorable and I love the black and white with that little pop of gold.
Fabulous use of the small stamps, your background is awesome! TFS
What a great way of using the smaller stamps. I love it.
I would never have thought to use all the small stamps to make a background. I will have to have another look at my stamps. Thank you for sharing
I love it!!
Love the background. Thanks for the great idea.
I love creating my own backgrounds so this tutorial and card was perfect! I like the bold look created using the black ink with the small stamps from the stamp set. Popping up the center panel was great!
You always have the best videos!
What a clever way to make a background. Great color combination. Love the whole collection.
Clever background using all small stamps. Love it.
Great card black n gold go good together..
What a neat idea for using the smaller stamps in a different way.
Great to see someone use the tiny stamps! I am always unsure how to use them myself!!!
Very nice card. Love the easy way to make the background.
Very cool card. Unique technique that I would love to try with some lighter colours. It is amazing how well you cover the card uniformly with a variety of each stamp and a variety of stamp positions. This card would be a fantastic masculine card!
I like how you made your own background for the card.
What a great idea to make your backgrounds.
Your work with the little stamps is just awesome! Very cool card!
This is the most unique card yet. You really used a lot of stamps!
Love your layers with the little party stamps. The gold embossed sentiment is really neat to!
Interesting background…think it is cool how you managed to get all the elements stamped in there and it is evenly spaced. Mine would be a disaster!
Super cute background!
I love the simplicity of this card. It is really a fun card.
Oooooh 🙂
Love everything about your card!!! I’m a big fan of the red background!
What a wonderful idea for using the smaller stamps & I love the black and white background.
Great for the guys in my life as well.
Great use of the small stamps to make a fun background!
Love it
Love using the stamps as background
Love your use of those small stamps! I never use them enough.
I really liked the way you made the background and then cut out the rectangle center and popped it up with foam tape. Gave the dimemsion to make it pop.
I really need to change my attitude to black color! I absolutely love your card
Wow, awesome background with small images on your beautiful card!
Such a cute card.
Fun,,,, clean… and simple…loved it Nicole..
Fun….clean… and simple… love your cards Nicole
I love this card with the mat in the middle for the gold sentiment and putting it on red was awesome. It really made the card!
Cute idea.
Adorable card and so simple to do thank you for the inspiration
Cute use of a small stamp! The 2 blogs before yours come up as page not found.
Would’ve never thought to make a background like that but it’s too cute! Very nice!
Love your idea of using all the stamps to make this neat background!
Awesome job..
Looks fantastic
Such a fun card! Thanks so much for taking the time to do a video. I really enjoyed seeing you make this card.
Awesome
Awesome!
Very pretty stamped BG, love the idea!
Very nice card!
A good use of your small stamps and a great background.
So original! Love that everyone has such different ideas!
Great idea!
love the use of multiple small images
very different
I love how the red and gray colors go together
Thank you for sharing your idea of using little stamps to create your own background. Using one colour ink helps when you have limited supplies!
Great way to make use of tiny stamps! Thanks for your inspiration!
I love your background. It is a great way to use all the little stamps. I always struggle with this, but you did a great job!
Great card, love the black and white look.
Love the way you made all the little images come to life. Great card. I’m so glad your part of the blog hop. I love your videos
Really neat use of the stamps. Very fun card.
I really love this technique, helps you use all those little stamps from your sets. I never thought of popping up part of it though, that a great idea.
Love your card. Seems simple but I have tried and harder than looks. I think my OCD tendencies want everything aligned perfect. Great job on this card and thanks or sharing.
Great background, and love the sentiment.
Hi Nicole, love your card and your use of black, beautiful background, very effective. This is a great blog hop and giveaway, thank you so much for sharing.
Great card! Love the amazing background! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
What a great background!! Love the card!
Love the original background paper.
I love your idea for the background. Great use of the stamps.
Very unique way to use small stamps!
Love the continuation of the background stamping on the next layer!
very unicque graphical
WOW, love how you used the stamps. Thank you for doing a vide.
A fabulous card! Thanks for the inspiration!
nice design!
Such a cute and fun background! You could definitely do this two-toned and get a really awesome effect. Thanks for sharing!
Can’t wait to get this SOA set. Love the versatility!
What a clever card!
I love to be reminded about using small stamps to create an awesome background.
Wonderful way to use all those little stamps! And you don’t need much more afterwards. Love your design!
love the simplicity of this card very nice!!
Like the idea, but feel the sentiment gets lost. Sorry. Maybe these eyes are too old to pick it out right a way. Thanks.
What a great way to use the little stamps! Awesome.
Love the way you have used the stamps to create a different effect.
Cute card and busy diy background!
I like the texture you created with the extra layer! It makes me think of a hidden message behind a door, and now I’m wondering how to add hinges to the layer without it hanging open. Velcro maybe? Great graphic design!
These little images would be great for a date book or calendar!!!
Wow, all those little background stamps!
Definitely trying this…
Clever use of all those small stamps! Wish I would think to do those things! Great card!
So classic, would be great for my men!
Love the gold touch with the black. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Enjoyed the video, and the clean and simple card. It works as a masculine card, or any gender.
Great use of the small stamps and I love the pop of gold and red that provide a perfect contrast.
Great background.
Like the background
I am in love with this collection! Great job everyone! Can’t wait to get it:)
I love the way you did this background.
What a fun card loving this kit
So simple and so cute!
Fun fun fun card! Love watchin you you created it 🙂
Thank You so much!
lOVE HOW YOU MADE YOUR OWN PAPER USING THE TINY IMAGES! lOVELY CARD!
I love the black and white approach to the card. I cant wait till my box comes to see what I can do with the products too!!
I think I would use mono color but that is a personal preference.
I love how you did the background with all the stamps.
Great idea to make a background with the tiny stamps! I usually neglect the little guys…not anymore! Thanks!!
Great use of the small stamps! Fun card!
Nice way to use all the stamps and yet limit the colors needed. TFS your technique.
This is a great box of goodies! The cards are adorable. 🙂
You always make the greatest backgrounds!!
Great masculine card! Simple and elegant!
love to see howe different all this blog-hop cards are, you show a great way with the tiny stamps !
Great background and great use of the little stamps. Lovely card!
Great use of the little stamps. I love seeing the many different looks using the same stamp sets. Anxiously awaiting for my box to arrive!
I really like the background you created with little stamps!
Love making my own backgrounds! You did a great job!
I would really love to have this kit!
A great card, love this card hugs Bee.
Great colours, great concept, love it!
i am a first time buyer and am excited to receive it. i was a little hesitant at the price but then looked around my craft room and saw how much money i have invested in my craft obsession already.
Great use of small stamps. I will try this
I love this idea. It would be a fast card, yet very cute!
Love the small stamps for the background.