Anni~Verve~sary Spotlight Hop Day 6 ~ Making a Statement

It's hard to believe this is the final day for Verve's Anniversary sneak peeks. I hope you've enjoyed hopping along with us, and seeing all the fun new images and dies! I also hope you've been commenting on all the blogs in the hop, because, if there ever were stamp sets to win, these baby's are it!! So be sure to stop by the Verve Blog for all the details.

Also, tonight's the Verve release party. It's a riot chatting with all the Verve fans as well as with Mark and Julee. They're just the sweetest!! So be sure to stop by the Verve Forum tonight at 6:00 PM Pacific.

For my card today, I stamped the lined paper image, from the Making a Statement set, with Red Brick VersaMagic, onto Kraft, and diecut it with the Rounded Scallop Frame. I then stamped the scalloped image with the Red Brick and die cut it with the Rounded Scallop Frame, and fit the ink distressed Kraft piece inside. I then added the birthday sentiment and the sweet little pieced bird.

The felt flowers were diecut with the Loopy Blooms die, and I used the Leafy Sprigs die to cut some leaves.

That's it. Next along the hop is Andrea.

1. Julee 10. Laurie 2. Charmaine 11. Maureen 3. Tosha 12. Amber 4. Andrea 13. Amy 5. Sankari 14. Jen d. 6. Teresa 15. Betty 7. Jackie 16. Lynda 8. Sarah {Guest} 17. Susan 9. Marisa {Guest}

Wow!! This is the final hop day. Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such kind and encouraging comments. I really appreciate it. I hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Happy Stamping!!

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Supplies

Stamps: Making a Statement (Verve)
Paper: Odds & Ends (Cosmo Cricket), Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Brick Red (VersaMagic), Brushed Corduroy (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Rounded Scallop Frame, Leafy Sprigs, and Loopy Blooms dies (Verve), Lace, Button (PTI), Felt, Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Sewing Machine

Anni~Verve~sary Spotlight Hop Day 5 ~ Tag Time

It's day 5 and the divas are featuring the set Tag Time, as well as 3 new, must have, dies: Curvy Bookplate, Tiny Sweet Scallop, and Tagged Rectangle

I used the Tagged Rectangle die today with the graphed tag image from the Tag Time set. The sentiment I used, is from the Words of Wisdom set that was peeked on Tuesday, and the flowers are from Sunny Days, that were peeked on Monday. Don't ya just love all the different combination's that can be made with Julee's sets. The possibilities are endless. By the way, the flowers and leaves are all paper pieced and paper toled. This card has a bit of dimension. :)


eta: I've been asked if the purple flowers in the background are a stamp. Sorry, but they're part of the dp. I loved the look of the soft purple and red, so I cut the dp accordingly.

Once again, that's it for today, be sure to check out what the other divas have in store for today.

1. Julee 9. Marisa {Guest} 2. Charmaine 10. Laurie 3. Tosha 11. Amber 4. Andrea 12. Amy 5. Sankari 13. Lynda 6. Teresa 14. Susan 7. Jackie 15. Maureen 8. Sarah {Guest}

Also, check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for all your encouraging comments. They mean a lot to me. Happy Stamping!!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Tag Time , Words of Wisdom, Sunny Days (Verve)
Paper: Picket Fence (Lily bee design), PTI
Ink: Onyx Black and Smokey Gray (Versafine), Old Paper (Ranger Distress
Accessories:Tagged Rectangle Die , Black Burlap String

Anni~Verve~sary Spotlight Hop Day 4 ~ Sip and Savor

It's day 4 of Verve's Anni~ Verve~sary Spotlight hops, and we've just touched the surface of all these excellent new sets and dies!! Seriously!! You won't believe what beauties are still to come!! And each time you leave warm fuzzies, on the participating blogs, your chances of winning some of these gorgeous sets increases!! So, be sure to check out the Verve Blog for all the details.

Today I went ultra CAS. I adore the sweet little cups and beautifully flourished sentiments in the Sip and Savor set. So I thought, why not make little 3.5 x 3.5 cards to put little gift cards in, or to include with a small coffee gift. I just paper piece the cups with dp from the Picket Fences dp line of Lily bee designs, and added a small rhinestone to each. A 10 minute card for sure. Quick, and easy.



That's it...these took no time at all, other than the paper piecing. Now be sure to stop by the rest of the diva's blogs. They have some fabulous inspirational projects to share. Next up is the uber talented Andrea.

1. Julee 7. Sarah {Guest} 2. Charmaine 8. Marisa {Guest} 3. Tosha 9. Laurie 4. Andrea 10. Maureen 5. Sankari 11. Amy 6. Teresa

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Stamps: Sip and Savor (Verve)
Paper: Victoria Garden (Echo Park), PTI
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty)

Anni~Verve~sary Spotlight Hop Day 3~ Words of Wisdom

I can't believe we're at Day 3 of the Verve Spotlight Hops already. I hope you like what you've seen so far. Julee has outdone herself with this release. Talk about a celebration of images!! And you have a chance to win some too. Be sure to stop by the Verve Blog for all the details.

Okay, on to the cards. I have two to share with you today. Both were made using the new set Words of Wisdom, and Basicgrey's Out of Print dp.


I love this Mark Twain quote. Especially since I'm almost 44 and am facing an empty nest in 2 weeks. Life is changing, so it's time to start thinking about my dreams. Before, they were (and still are in many ways) all about the kids. Now, I can make some plans without always checking with their schedules. :)

This card is pretty straight forward. I added some fun and vibrant Petaloo Blooms to the side as well as a punched border and a few buttons.


For my second card, I decided to make a small inspirational book using the Notebook Paper Plain Jane and the coordinating Rounded Corner die, as well as sentiments from the new Words of Wisdom set and Small Phrases. The die made making this book quick and easy. Each page has some different sentiments and a blank, Notebook paper, page is included at the end to add a handwritten note. My daughter has already informed me, since she'll be so far from home, she wants a consistent flow of cards showing up in her mailbox. I'm getting a head start. :)

Here's a close up of the sentiment "Carpe Diem" from the Words of Wisdom Verve set...I thought that would fit well on the outside.

Here's the first inside page. Aren't those arrows cute?

I included sentiments from the Small Phrases set on the second page, as well as one of the hearts from the From the Heart die set.

Another heart from the new heart dies, as well as more sentiments from Small phrases.

That's finally it for today. Sorry for the long post. Have fun continuing on the hop!! Andrea is next. :)

1. Julee 8. Sarah {Guest} 2. Charmaine 9. Marisa {Guest} 3. Tosha 10. Laurie 4. Andrea 11. Amy 5. Sankari 12. Shannan 6. Teresa 13. Betty 7. Jackie 14. Maureen

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you've been inspired!!
Happy Stamping!

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Supplies:

Never Too Old
Stamps: Words of Wisdom (Verve)
Paper: Out of Print (Basicgrey), PTI
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Fabric Trim (Petaloo), Buttons (PTI), Border Punch (EK Success)

Carpe Diem
Stamps: Notebook Paper Plain Jane, Words of Wisdom and Small Phrases (Verve)
Paper: Out of Print (Basicgrey), PTI
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Rounded Rectangle and From the Heart dies (Verve), Standard Circle die (Spellbinders), Bakers Twine (Twinery), Buttons (PTI), Hole Punch

Anni~Verve~sary Spotlight Hop Day 2~ You and I

Welcome to day 2 of Verve's Spotlight hops. If you missed yesterday, Click Here and check out the sets that have been peeked already. You'll also want to make sure you stop by the Verve Blog to see how you can win some fabulous Verve goodies.

Now, about my card. For some reason, it looks blurry to me here on blogger. I promise, if you click on the photo, it's a much clearer picture. I don't know if it's the colors, patterns, or what. I've never had this problem before. So, sorry about the poor photo quality.

Okay...Julee has come out with the SWEETEST I {heart} U dies and matching images in a set called You and I. Talk about cute!! And of course the dies do all the work for you. For this card, I just used the "I" and "u" dies and not the images. I stamped the word "miss" onto the oval from the Charming Oval die set, and added the included sentiment "so much" to the bottom of the card. The panels behind the letters are a new die as well, but I jumped the gun on the peek day with those too. This release has oodles of new dies with it, and I just couldn't help where the creative process took me...I tried, I really did...;)

That's it for today, be sure to check out what the rest of the divas have to share. Their creativity knows no bounds, I tell ya. And stop by tomorrow for a couple of more cards.

1. Julee 9. Laurie 2. Charmaine 10. Maureen 3. Tosha 11. Amy 4. Andrea 12. Jen d. 5. Teresa 13. Shannan 6. Jackie 14. Lynda 7. Sarah {Guest} 15. Jen T. 8. Marisa {Guest} 16. Betty

Thanks again for stopping by. I hope you've been enjoying the peeks!!
Happy Stamping!

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Supplies:
Stamps: You and I (Verve)
Paper: Victoria Gardens (Echo Park) and PTI
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Charming Oval Die Set, Rounded Rectangle Die and I Heart U Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Primitive Hearts #3 (Sizzix), Rhinestones (I-Rock)

Anni~Verve~sary Spotlight Hop Day 1~ Sunny Days

I am so excited!! I get to share cards with you this week made with some of the most fun images Julee has ever designed for Verve!! Welcome to our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops!

Hop along with the Divas all week long as we share our first looks at a few of the new products releasing from Verve on Friday night! One lucky commenter from each day's hop will win the sets and dies featured that day, so be sure and leave a little love in the Divasphere! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines.

I saw a photo, the other day, of a bowl of dried sprigs, and immediately the new leafy sprigs images and coordinating die came to mind. I thought, why not duplicate that image with paper. It's so fun and easy with the Leafy Sprigs die. All I did was stamp the Leafy Sprigs images, from the set Sunny Days, with French Roast pigment ink from Amuse, diecut them with the Leafy Sprigs Die Set, and crinkle them up a bit to give depth and texture.

See that little button? That's in the set too, as well as a fabulous variety of Julee's flowers and wonderful leaves. This will be a "go to" set for me in the future for sure. The sentiment I included is a plain jane sneak peek that will be spotlighted tomorrow.

Well, I'll keep this short so you can continue on the hop!! Here's a list of those hopping along. You won't want to miss a stop!! We have two very special diva guests this month too, Sarah and Marisa. Not only are they talented, but they are super sweet!!

1. Julee 8. Marisa {Guest} 2. Charmaine 9. Laurie 3. Tosha 10. Maureen 4. Andrea 11. Amy 5. Teresa 12. Shannan 6. Jackie 13. Lynda 7. Sarah {Guest}

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to stop by each day this week. The release is on Friday, and there's some fabulous Verve prizes to be had!! So be sure to stop by the Verve Blog for all the details!!

Happy Stamping!!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Sunny Days and Nicest Thoughts Plain Jane (Verve)
Paper: Zoology Collection (Bo Bunny), Smokey Gray and Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Red Brick (VersaMagic), Pumice Stone (Ranger Distress), French Roast (a muse)
Accessories: Leafy Sprigs Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Standard Circle die (Spellbinders), Circle Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Natural Burlap String (May Arts), Distrezz-it-All (Zutter)