4.19.2016

SOA Blog Hop | Beautiful World

Welcome to the new Stamp of Approval Beautiful World collection blog hop!  I'm thrilled  you've stopped by to see some of the gorgeous new items in this new collection.


Direct link to video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFNR1TLJ3-4


This beautiful new collection is set to go on sale tomorrow!  Be sure you are on the wait (at cpstampofapproval.com) to be the first to know when it goes for sale.  StampNation members will get notification 1 hour before the rest of the wait list.


Be sure to comment on this blog post and each hop along the way for your chance to win one of 2 boxes Catherine is giving away.  Entries close Thursday @ 9am EST


Up next on the blog hop is the fabulously talented Allison.  

Heather North >>>You Are Here<<<
Allison Cope <<<Go here next!!!  :) 
Stamps: Beautiful World (Gina K for Stamp of Approval)
Ink: Black (Staz-On) Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon (Distress)
Paper: White (Gina K Pure Luxury)
Accessories: Mini Ink Blending Tool (Ranger)



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Unknown said...

Thanks so much for sharing a video! The blending is gorgeous and complements the beautiful scrollwork of the stamp.

Bobbi said...

attractive combination, makes a stunning card

Unknown said...

I love the color blending it looks so nice

Melissa said...

Best card yet! Truly go

Liz Gonzalez said...

Beautiful card. So vibrant and stunning

June Sefscik said...

Love the sunset...so beautiful. Great creative use of the stamp set. Beautiful

Amber McGary said...

Wow!! This is a beautiful card. Not too hard to reproduce. Thanks for the inspiration.

briscon said...

Wow!!! Love love this card! I will case it for sure!

Lyngo said...

The stamp set is gorgeous . Your card is awesome . TFS

Sandy Berghuis said...

What beautiful cards! Would love to win this SOA box!

Unknown said...

Love how you used this set. How versatile is this ser. Thank you for sharing.

jablogger said...

This "Sunset" background card is so rich and alludes to the magical. Wow, I feel like I'm walking into warm story.

Jenniferk said...

Your card is so beautiful and I really enjoyed your video too.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card and wonderful blending!!!

Sally Clum said...

Thank you for sharing your talents this week with the new SOA kit. Your designs and finished cards are awesome!

Sue McRae said...

Fabulous inky background, love how the black stamping pops against it!

Katie said...

Gorgeous, the colors are amazing together!

Susan King said...

The world is beautiful and so is this card! I have been totally loving the dark blue colors

Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

Stunning card! I just adore the sentiments too!

Sue Smith said...

What a beautiful card. Love the background colors you used.

Unknown said...

That stamp set is spectacular!

Alta O said...

Wow!...a little ink and just the right sentiment. You can have a fantastic card in no time!

Tinstar said...

Fabulous collection so versatile. Love the cards you are creating with it.

Unknown said...


Neat rainbow on the back round

Merry said...

Simply yet elegant. Love it!

Sabrina said...

Such a gorgeous card and so stunning!!! I love how you left just a little bit of white!!!

Marilyn said...

So pretty card, love the stamp set, TFS!

Sue said...

Gina K's stamp set is awesome. Love your card!

Lindsay said...

simply gorgeous!

Ericka Strange said...

Gorgeous card! Love the colors and the stamp is so pretty!

Unknown said...

I can't wait for SOA. This will be my first box. I just hope I'm able to get one before they sell out.

Donnadoll said...

What a beautiful card. I love the sentiment in the middle.

Sue said...

Love the way you stamped around the edges to make a border.... beautiful card Heather.

Denise F. said...

Stamping the flourish stamp in multiple directions makes it look like you have multiple stamps. Very creative

Mary Holshouser said...

I love the blending of the colors.
they complement each other so well.
thanks for sharing a beautiful card.

Cheri said...

Heather your card is so colorful and cheery. Great job, I really like color effects and the gorgeous stamp design along the edge, very clever! :D

Marcie Lovett said...

Beautiful background coloring!

Sharon77 said...

Fab cards the colour blending is lovely.

auntbubbels said...

You are all killing me with your creations. The cards I have seen so far are absolutely gorgeous. I gave a three thumbs up and now I am giving a four thumb up.

Paula Fuller said...

A beautiful one layer card. That Gina K stamp is my favorite. All the stamp sets are so versatile.

Rosebud said...

Love your card, the colours and the black really pop, thanks.

Elise Smith said...

So pretty! That floral image and the blended background are both beautiful! I automatically love anything colorful :)

Crissy said...

What a BEAUTIFUL card!!

Unknown said...

I'm loving this blog hop such inspirational pieces

Sallyann said...

Gorgeous stamp, Gorgeous cards. Love the color combination and the stamping around the edges in black. Yummy!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card! I'm such a fan of SOA. This collection is so unique. I'm loving it!

CindyRomanDaversa said...

Oh thank you for that super close up!!!! I love it!!!! What a wonderful set to have...and I can't wait to get my own!

Jennifer Hovermale said...

GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, FANTASTIC!!! I love, love, love the sunset that you did!! This collection is the most beautiful, I think!!

Unknown said...

This card is so beautiful it reminds me of a summer sunset...

Unknown said...

Gorgeous cards!! Can't wait til tomorrow! Design team u rock!!

Zelda said...

Beautiful colors, beautiful card!

nannasuep said...

The colors you used made this a very dramatic card, lovely!

Unknown said...

OMG! That card is beautiful! Love the colors and how wonderful all the colors blended.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card. Love the colors.

Deb said...

I do LOVE your card! Love the colors in the background, and how you framed the sentiment with the stamp...just beautiful!

Paperlady said...

Beautiful card!

mtscrapgal said...

Your card is lovely. The sentiment is very sweet. Thanks

Angelika Sch said...

Just like looking at a sunset surrounded by flowers

Laurie said...

Love the colours you used! That stamp is stunning!!

Unknown said...

I just love the colors. The black sentiments look awesome against the background. Lovely card.

Kim said...

Beautiful card!

Unknown said...

This could be either a sunrise or sunset. Simply beautiful. Wonderful card.

Chris said...

So beautiful!

Cindy said...

Love the swirly stamp. Can't wait to get my hands on a box.

Scrap 'n Laugh said...

Leaving the white center really emphasized the sentiment. Love the Misti!

Unknown said...

Beautiful card thanks you for explaining your blending technique so well.

Carrie k said...

Absolutely stunning !!!

Sue Bouch said...

I love how this card is laid out... I can see its potential for endless color combinations! Thanks!

papercrafter said...

I don't have the words to do justice to your art!! Gorgeous...colours....detail...the works!! Thank you so much.

Unknown said...

Love the colors!

Patricia Swagler said...

I love your card and the colors you used. Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

Tasha J said...

The background is beautiful!!! Love it!

Unknown said...

Such a sweet sentiment and your card is beautiful!

Patricia said...

Heather, the card is beautiful. I am so glad that you did a video to show how you made it. I can't wait to try this technique.

MelissaF said...

Love the vibrant colors on your gorgeous card!

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't change a thing with those cards. I love what you did with that large decorative stamp. It seems so versatile.

Roberta said...

Love your distress ink sunset technique! Love this card and the sentiment choices!

Unknown said...

The stamp set is beautiful. The back ground i love. Great job

Joan9876 said...

Wow, love all these stamps. So much goodness.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card! Thanks for sharing on how you made it.

Mary L Schreiber

Unknown said...

Love the Distress Inks and my MIsti! Beautiful!

Fran said...

Great card Heather. I especially like the second one with the glowy white space. Looking forward to getting my hands on the collection!

Unknown said...

The designs are top notch!

CreativeCreations said...

Heather. Love the cards. Beautiful work. I think though the one you made on the video is one of my favorites! It's so hard to choose!

Thanks for sharing!

Claudia :)

Unknown said...

Beautiful card, I love that flourish stamp

TerriLynn said...

Just gorgeous. I love the colors you used and the stamps are just wonderful. Can't wait for tomorrow.
Teresa Rawnick

Blue Room Crafts said...

Loved your card & your video. Thanks for the inspiration.

Marcia Hill said...

Beautiful, beautiful card...can't wait to get my hands on this stamp set!! :0)

susan.w said...

One more beautiful sunset to go so that I too can create beautiful cards like yours Heather....it is a 'Beautiful World'indeed. TFS!

Saire said...

I like the black around e perimeter, with vibrant background!

Valerie S said...

Gorgeous stamp set, and I love the elegant card you have created.

Nicki said...

Lovely card, lovely sentiment.

Lindsey NY said...

Thanks for the video. Beautiful blending.

Unknown said...

AWESOME beautiful

Unknown said...

I loved your blending technique and using the black ink for detailing! Can't wait to get my SOA!

Gayle said...

Fabulous colors and love your card and video. Thanks.

Linda may said...

Love love love. I wish I could blend so well. This stamp is georgeous. Enjoying the different ways it's being used.

Unknown said...

Stunning--absolutely stunning!

Kathy Czygan said...

Hi Heather! My first word when getting to your blog this evening was OOoOoooOOOO! This is amazing! Thanks for providing a video to share your creative process. The blending and your colors truly do look like the sun is peeking through! Wonderful Art!

Unknown said...

Beautiful cars love the video, thanks for sharing these

Kimberly Sanders said...

The blending on this card is fantastic. I love how the images stamped in black stand out. Beautiful!

Aunt Mary said...

Great card. And the background is so soft and pretty. TFS

Cindyloohoo said...

Love your card. So lovely.

Unknown said...

Awesome love both cards. Great to put two sentiments together.

Basurok said...

Reminds me of a tropical sunset....beautiful!

Laura Manning said...

I love the colors. Such a beautiful card.

Unknown said...

So gorgeous! Can't wait to order.

Unknown said...

I really like this stamp and the beautiful design.

Margie said...

Love your card. Can't wait to get my set.

Unknown said...

Such a beautiful card. Enjoyed the video.

Jill said...

Very Pretty!!!!!!

Sher in Albuquerque said...

Omygosh! I LOVE the peek-a-boo effect! I never would have thought to do that! Will definitely try now!

Deb said...

Great use of the flourish stamp to frame out the sentiment.

Barbara Parker-Sanders said...

BEAUTIFUL CARD!

loceanjo said...

I love the colours you used in your background! Beautiful sentiment as well! Love how you put them together!

Amy McCue said...

I love that stamp! I think it is my favorite of the whole group of amazing stamps!!

Veronica said...

What a stunning card. This stamp set is gorgeous.

Unknown said...

Love the colors! Great job! Hope to win! Thank you!

Christy Borfitz said...

Beautiful card, Heather! This is a technique that I will have to try!

Cheryl Jones said...

I like your card and really enjoyed your video. I am going to try that sunset technique so when I get my stamps I can make pretty cards like you did. Thanks for sharing with us.

Basurok said...

Gorgeous colors...reminds me of tropical sunset. Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

So simple to make with such a gorgeous result. Love it!

Cathy said...

Fabulous card, stamp is beautiful, but the way you chose to use it makes this really great.

Natalie said...

Awesome card! Love the background color.
natgodfrey4@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Awesome blending! Love it!!

Jo McClain said...

Ooh! The sunset card is beautiful! Can't wait to try this stamp out for myself!

nascargirl58 said...

Lovely -- thank you for posting your video with your technique!

Judy K said...

Love your card and the beautiful ink blending!

Annie C said...

Love the frame you made and the ink blending is luscious!

Karenladd said...

That gorgeous background just glows with color and light. Beautiful!!!

Unknown said...

Love the background colors and the use of the sentiments! You make it look so easy!

Marilyn said...

Love the card, especially the sentiment!

Cindyloohoo said...

Love your card. Great job. Great kit

Lisa said...

Thank you for the gorgeous card. It has such beautiful colors and I love the sentiment you chose to go with it. Thanks.

blawndee82 said...

Love the stamp. The blending is amazing!!

Angelesdeo said...

Wow beautiful! Can't wait to get my box!!

Ashlyn said...

Your blending is fabulous and I love your colour choices.

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful card!!! Love it and the new SOA collection:)

Sherrie M. said...

Gorgeous sunset card Heather! Offsets the black flourishes so beautifully.

Denise said...

That sentiment highlights the beauty of your card!

Unknown said...

Dramatic colors and I like the stamped frame around the outside.

Terri said...

This is really pretty.

Theresa T said...

I love how you created the border with the flower stamp. It is so pretty. I will definitely be practicing that technique.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card!

Unknown said...

Wow you ladies are killing it these are totally amazing♥

Unknown said...

The card is beautiful, thank you for showing how you blend your colors I will try your technique maybe that will be easier.

Chocolatefdawn said...

I really love the use of the swirly floral stamp as a border, it's stunning.

Chris W said...

This card is amazing - the background is so beautiful! Thank you for an amazing video as well!

Unknown said...

What a beautiful and simply card.

FeM said...

Gorgeous. Thanks for the video.

Jill said...

Absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to get this release.

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards. I love these stamps.

Ginger G said...

Very beautiful card! Thanks for doing a tutorial about the process. It really helps to visualize how you did it. TFS

Unknown said...

Gorgeous!!! Would love being the recipient of this!

Robin M said...

This reminds me of a sunset!! Very pretty!

Creative Magick said...

The more I see of the cards the dream team is creating the more I want this box of totally awesome box of magic. The stamps are gorgeous and I love, love, love your card!

Mommyeyedr said...

Love how you used the stamps as a border!

StampinLouie said...

Love your card. Thanks for showing the process.

Unknown said...

Simply beautiful

Brandi R said...

Gorgeous! Love the colors ♥

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your lovely card it really enhances the stamp.

Unknown said...

I love this technique, and the colours you have used are stunning! I am loving the many ways I am seeing these stamps being used, as well. Thank you for sharing.

Bobbie Bluegill said...

Love those bright colors with the black. Very gorgeous card.

Unknown said...

This card is just lovely. Thanks for the tutorial! And the stamp set by Gina K is awesome. I love her too! :)

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Your SOA are so stunning a breath of fresh air! You have done a stunning job showing fresh ideas to inspire us! Thank you!!

Trina said...

Very nice card. I love how you did the background.

MaggieB1983 said...

Hi Heather ~ Another gorgeous creation!! I love how you used the flourish stamp around the entire card and blended the inks so beautifully. Thanks so much for sharing!

Marcia said...

Beautiful card. I liked watching you do the color blending and figuring out where to place the stamp to make the border. Thanks for the video.

LDomroes said...

OMG! I would never have known that the border was done with one stamp. Stunning!!

Unknown said...

Beautiful way you created a frame with the stamp! Just gorgeous!

Unknown said...

I so want to make that card!! It is so pretty!

Faye said...

Wow oh wow!

~De~ said...

Love the sunset...as I live where I can see a sunset every night!

Unknown said...

I love your card and watching your videos. You make everything look fun and easy. The ink blending really accented the pretty stamping around the edges of the card.

Judy Woodland said...

Oh my, how stunning!! This card is absolutely amazing!!!LOVE the black with the bright colors!

Lynn Fletcher said...

I love the flourish look around the multi colored background. The black just gives the right pop to your card Heather! :)

Unknown said...

I found this card leaning towards a 1970's feel; the colors are inviting and endearing.

Unknown said...

Wow! I am in awe of this card!

Kim said...

Your background is amazing! Love the sentiment.

Debbie Rumpza said...

I am seeing an awful lot of gorgeous cards from this new kit!

Unknown said...

Very ornate and I love the sunset ink blending. Reminds me of summer at the lake!

Carolynne said...

You've given me more great ideas, beautiful card.
Carolynne

Anonymous said...

Soooo pretty, love the design.

HolyLise said...

Gorgeous card! These colors are just amazing!

Unknown said...

Beautiful colors on your card. I love how you made a border of images so the sentiment can stand out.

Karen said...

Love he colors

Unknown said...

Card reminds me of a sunset on some tropical island. Beautiful!

Linda G said...

You are so talented. I love how you used that beautiful stamp---just STUNNING!

Stampin Sharon said...

Love this card thanks for sharing....if only I could get these comment to post but I have tried and tried but can't get it done..
No chance for me to win anything but at least I am seeing all this talent. I will be creating these cards one at a time.
Pity no one will be reading this.
Stampin Sharon saying good night

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card! I love Gina's new stamp set!

T Andrews said...

Your card is spectacular! I love the way you blended the colors together for the background and the flourish is a must-have.

Michelle W said...

Absolutely gorgeous Heather! Thanks for the video

Unknown said...

your card is gorgeous, I never would have know that you put 2 sentiments together.

cindybearj said...

What a beautiful card! I love the swirly, flourishy stamp and the colors are just awesome!

Cheryl said...

Really loving the colors!

Unknown said...

That beautiful stamp in black ink on those vibrant colors is beautiful!

Betty said...

So pretty. It reminds me of a beautiful sunset!!

Unknown said...

ALways love your videos heather, you make everything look so easy :D beauitful card as always

Betty said...

Gorgeous! Loved the colors!

New Creations said...

Love the highlight of sentiment with the gorgeous blending of colors in this stunning creation!

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