Stamp of Approval Love is in the Air

It's Valentine's with a NEW Stamp of Approval Box from Catherine Pooler!  Welcome to Day 2 of the blog hop featuring this fantastic collection of love-themed goodies!  

Introducing the Love is in the Air Collection
This Stamp of Approval box is called Love is in the Air.  This box is packed FULL of great products.  The best part...there is a NEW INK color (the actual color is a surprise!) included in the collection!  Yippee!!  

If you are unsure what the Stamp of Approval Box is, it is a quarterly hand picked, exclusive collection of products that were designed just for the box. The stamps, dies and other fun products in the Stamp of Approval Collection won’t be released for individual sale for several months over at the Catherine Pooler store. 

Be sure to subscribe to the Wait List so you will be emailed the purchase link when the collection goes on sale on January 9th! These boxes do sell out quickly! 

Sunburst Love
One of the dies included in the set is a Sunburst die.  I have a fondness for sunbursts for some reason :) and when I saw this die knew that I wanted to do something outside the box with it.  I wanted to use the sunburst in non-traditional colors and make it pop. The resulting card was a rainbow of sunbursts which remind me of fireworks or flowers.

I started by die cutting the Sunburst die from the collection with lots of different, bright colors of cardstock and then adhering them to Midnight cardstock. 

I die cut the love banner that is included in the Bon Voyage Accoutrements die set in multiple colors of cardstock and then inserted the pieces into the negative space in the banner die cut from midnight cardstock.  The Bon Voyage Accoutrements die set is an add-on set that can be purchased separately from the store at release time.  The die cut arrow is also from that die set.  Each of the little hearts in the center of the sunbursts were from pieces that were left over after die cutting all of the little love banners.

Sending Love
My last card for today is another colorful card using many of the products from the Love is in the Air collection.  I also stamped a coordinating envelope to go with the card using another set included in the box.

When I saw the tiny heart banner die in the Love is in the Air die set (this is an add-on die set that will be available for purchase in the store separately from the box on release night). I knew I had to make a card using it. It is so adorable!  I started by die cutting the yellow piece from the Postage Stamp dies included in the Stamp of Approval box and then die cut the white piece with a stitched die in the same set.  I stamped the scalloped line with The World Awaits stamp set.  Then I attached the little banners that I die cut in lots of fun rainbow colors.  The clouds were stamped in It's a Boy ink using stamps from the Love is in the Air stamp set.  I die cut that gorgeous Love from the Love die.  Don't you love that font?  The sending stamped right above the love, is from the Bon Voyage stamp set.

Here's a closeup of that banner.

For the coordinating envelope I stamped the cute heart sunburst from the Happiness Enclosed stamp set, also included in the collection, in Orange Twist, Tiara, Lime Rickey, It’s a Boy & Sweet Sixteen inks.  I then stamped the cute sentiment from the same set on top with Midnight ink.

I kept the front of the envelope super simple since it would also included the recipient and return address.  I stamped that adorable tag in the top left hand corner using Party Dress ink & the Happiness Enclosed stamp set.  The striped line at the bottom is stamped with Tiara ink, also using a stamp from the same set.

Here's a closeup of that adorable tag!

Keep Hopping!

To see more from this amazing collection, be sure to visit all of the designers who are posting today!

Catherine Pooler
Chrissie Tobas
Melissa Miller
Jenny Colacicco
Jen Carter (that's me!)
Heather North
Tracie Pond
Josefine Fourage

Also be sure to visit Catherine's blog tomorrow for more sneak peeks from this collection. And come back here on Tuesday, January 9th at 6PM EST for more projects from me as we celebrate Release Day!

Here's Your Chance to WIN!

Comment to win! One winner will be chosen at random from each day's comments and announced on January 10th on Catherine's blog. The winners will each win one of the Love is in the Air Stamp of Approval boxes and if you already purchased it, you will be issued a Gift Certificate worth $100 towards a future purchase!

Thank you so much for joining me today!  I hope to see you back on Tuesday for another Release Day Sneak Peek!