Welcome to Day 1 of the Stamp of Approval Lovely Notes Collection Blog Hop! Be sure to comment on every participating post on all three days of the blog hop for your chance to win one of these amazing boxes! If this is your first time hearing about Stamp of Approval, this is an exclusive collection designed exclusively for this particular box. The stamps and dies in the Stamp of Approval Collections are brand new on the market and won’t be released for individual sale for several months.  I’m thrilled to be a part of this blog hop with several of my Neat & Tangled teammates. There are two Neat & Tangled products in the Lovely Notes Collection!

I have a lot to show you today so let’s get started. My first card highlights the Wonderful Wreath stamp set. I stamped the wreath twice in two shades of light red and gold embossed the bow and “wonderful” sentiment directly on top.

The hanging heart and popped birds are also from the same set. The additional words forming the full sentiment are from the Butterfly Notes stamp set. To finish, I added some tiny pearls embellishments.

My second card showcases the Fill-in-the-Blank Birthday stamp set. “Friend” can be replaced with a host of other words, making this the perfect stamp for all your cardmaking needs!

The gorgeous flowers were stamped with the Lovely Flowers stamp set. The coordinating dies, as well as the large tag forming the window, are from the Lovely Flowers & Banners Dies set.

My final card uses both Neat & Tangled products from this collection, the Handpainted Thanks stamp set and the Concentric Circles Dies. I used the single frame to dry emboss the background, which was first heat embossed with the Lovely Lattice Background and then watercoloured around the edges of the panel.

The lovely butterflies are from the Butterfly Notes stamp set and the scalloped strip underneath the sentiment is another die from the Lovely Flowers & Banners Dies set.

Day 1 Hop List

Be sure to get on the Wait List for first dibs at this amazing collection. You will gain access one full day before public access. Not only do you get a box FULL of amazing stamps and
dies, but you’ll get a downloadable PDF Project Guide
(for free!) with tons of project tutorials!

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Be sure to join us again tomorrow and Monday, July 12th for more inspiration.

Sources for (Card 1) Thanks for Being Wonderful:


Sources for (Card 2) Happy Birthday, Brilliant Friend:

Sources for (Card 3) Handpainted Thanks:

534 thoughts on “{Stamp of Approval} Lovely Notes Collection Blog Hop: Day 1”
  1. Love your cards and the colours you've used. So hope I'm lucky to be able to purchase this collection. Love it. Thank you for sharing. Happy day

  2. Can't wait to try out this pretty wreath. Also like the cut out die on the birthday card. It gives a window effect. All the cards are soooo pretty. Thanks for sharing.

  3. Emily, your cards are beyond beautiful! If I didn't already have this collection I would want it all over again. I'm super impressed with what you did with the concentric circles frame. The dry embossing frames your card perfectly.

  4. Such beautiful cards I love the soft colours you used. Not sure if I could chose a favourite though as all are February. Thanks for sharing.

  5. Lovely, lovely cards Emily! I love how you used the negative of the tag die to make a window on your 2nd card…can't wait to try that!! Thanks for all the inspiration!! :0)

  6. Beautiful cards Emily! I love the way you pulled in pieces from multiple sets in the collection to create your cards! In days of tight budgets, it is so important to coordinate your crafting supplies to work together! Love this collection!

  7. OMG, all of your cards are just so very pretty. I am loving the coordination of the stamp sets, makes my $ go further. The Wreath is just so very lovely. I like them all, can't choose just one.

  8. Gorgeous cards! Love the first one with that delicate wreath… such pretty detail, and the gold embossed details are lovely! Pretty flowers and sentiment on the second card, and beautiful, soft pastel colors on the third!

  9. Your work is amazing. I love your creativity. Thanks to all of you for putting together such wonderful products. I'm never disappointed with any of them.

  10. What an amazing collection to work with. Your ideas to use the stamps are inspiring. I especially liked the way you made the birthday stamp look framed and inset.

  11. I can't wait to use the wreath stamp. I can use it with the great choices that come with it as well as so many other stamps that I already have. Your cards are all great!!

  12. Your cards are beautiful! I love everything in this new SOA box! I'm SO looking forward to creating with these new things! I've never been disappointed in my previous SOA purchases….so versatile!

  13. Thanks for sharing your creative inspirations … That 3rd card made me want the butterfly stamp set that I thought I didn't need since I already have so many butterflies – Thanks for that and have a great day!

  14. I am totally loving your designs with the kit. I just discovered the Stamp of Approval kit and signed on to the waiting list, am really hoping I get a chance to try it

  15. OMG, I love all the cards you did…the Happy Birthday- fill in the blank card was my favorite and the wreath one is fantastic. I will totally be Casing all of your cards I'm sure. Thank you for your poat!

  16. Great Cards! I love the use of the stamps to make the wreath! I looooovvveee the use of the tag die as well! The soft colors, embossing are all great techniques that work beautifully together…

  17. Your cards are just gorgeous. I love the soft colors you chose and I just love this wreath stamp. I don't have one and I'm looking forward to getting it and use all year round.

  18. What can I say, these cards are stunning I especially like the wonderful Wreath card and the gold embossing just make the card pop. Thank you for sharing. Loving the versatility of the SOA kit.

  19. I am loving all the different ideas. I love getting to see what is in the kits before ordering them. I am so glad I found Cathrine's site for these kits.

  20. I simply love the pastel butterflies on the lattice background. All the cards are lovely. I would love to see your process in a video. Thank you.

  21. My favorite is the birthday greeting card. I liked how the tag cut out was popped up and the "tag" was flat. And the flowers are so adorable.

  22. hi Emily Leiphart
    It's beautiful cards you made Emily Leiphart. Hard to choose a favorite. I love them all.

    many greetings

    Charlotte Lisberg

  23. Super elegant wreath! Love the pretty colors you chose to highlight the stamps/dies! Thanks for the opportunity to win this awesome Lovely Notes Collection!

  24. I love all of your cards but especially the cutout window. That is right up my style. I purchased my first SOA with the last set. I wish I had found them sooner. I love them all. I hope I win this set. It is great.

  25. I love all three of your cards. I really like how you die cut the tag to make a frame around the other contents. I can not get enough of the lattice stamp. very very nice. thank yoy

  26. I just love these cards you made!!! The soft colors you used are just perfect!!! This 'Happy Birthday' stamp is amazing!!! I can see that I'll get lots of use out of it!! Can't hardly wait til July 13!!! It will be an early morning rise for me!! LOL 🙂

  27. All of your cards are great!!! The stamps and dies in this collection are awesome!!! Looks like you used something from almost all the sets. Love the butterfly thanks card! So many possibilities with the wreath stamp and the banner die. Lovely birthday card too. Thanks for the opportunity to wind the collection.

  28. Emily, your cards are so beautiful! I love all three they are so girly, love them!! My absolute fave is the wreath card; but the other two are just as gorgeous.

  29. In awe over the window style card you made using the die cut. Beautiful set of cards made with this kit. You designers are really doing a great job convincing me I need this kit. 🙂

  30. I loved the butterfly card. You only water-colored the corners of the card-I would have done the whole thing and missed out on the chance to make a beautiful card like this one. Thanks for sharing.

  31. Didn't realize the fill in the blank sentiment stamp set also had such a unique die. Really love how everything goes together so well. Cool colors you used on your cards, so soft!

  32. I love all 3 cards Emily! I especially love the Fill-in-the-blank Birthday one! Such a pretty way to use all the products! Thankyou for sharing your creations!

  33. I am fascinated at all the wonderful creations I'm seeing – all so different from each other in color selection and theme. This is truly and amazing SOA collection.

  34. Hi Emily ~ Your cards are absolutely beautiful! The wreath card is so elegant looking and would be appropriate for several different occasions. The flowers on the birthday card frame the sentiment so well and your card with the butterflies is softly elegant. Love that Hand-painted Thanks sentiment. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

  35. Emily, what gorgeous cards. They are all lovely. My favorite is the birthday one, it just popped out to me with the background and the framing around the words. 🙂

  36. Wow, so many gorgeous cards! I think the second one is my favorite – so pretty! This is an awesome box of goodies! I think this has to be the best SOA box yet!

  37. We love all the new cards and projects and are playing along at home with some other goodies. Can't wait until the box arrives so I can make back to school cards like the faux shakers…so awesome.

  38. Your cards are so delicate and feminine, very pretty! I hope to win this collection as the piggy bank is a bit empty at this time, but all the products are pretty inspiring, especially that wreath. I really like what you did with it.

  39. Beautiful cards! I see so many ideas for new cards…love the color combo of pink and gold, love the arrangement of butterflies on card 3 and the cut-out with the flower in card two…awesome. Can't wait to see what else you came up with. Thank you for sharing with us…

  40. Emily, what great projects you have shared with us. I just came from the other blog with bold and rainbow colors and now your subtle colors. What fun to see how differently the products can be used. Great SOA release! TFS!

  41. What a soft and lovely collection of cards, Emily! showcasing your versatility. I like seeing all the different products in this package, put to different uses. Your background lattice is beautifully subtle, and the wreath card is so elegant.

  42. L really like the use of the "tag" negative space on the Happy birthday card and the color choices you used to make it all seem like a set. Really very nice

  43. Love the butterfly card. I cannot believe all of the great products and the beautiful results each designer is achieving with them. I hope I win a prize box. Just being inspired on the blog hop is wonderful too. Thank you for sharing.

  44. What beautiful cards!! I usually prefer bold colors but the pastel shades are beautiful and really do justice to the SOA stamps!

  45. You certainly make these products appealing! I love the window dimensional(?) card. Your colors are so soft and calming. Beautiful job!

  46. I can't wait to get my hands on this set, especially the Fill-in-the-Blank Birthday stamp and the butterflies Your cards showcase them so well!

  47. I can't wait to get my hands on this set, especially the Fill-in-the-Blank Birthday stamp and the butterflies Your cards showcase them so well!

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