Verve October Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 4

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Welcome to the final day of our Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops!  All of the stamps you see featured will be available in the Verve store following our release party tonight, Nov. 2, from 9-11pm Eastern.

In the meantime, we've got a fun filled hop for you today! So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas as they give you a little tour of what's to come! Inspiration abounds, and so do the PRIZES!

That's right! We've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

It's Day 4 of Verve's Spotlight Hop, and we're featuring Holiday Greetings.  I have two CAS cards to share with you today.  I don't know what's gotten into me lately.  CAS cards are actually a lot harder for me to make, yet that's where I keep ending up with this release.  It certainly has me baffled.  LOL

I also used the Plain Jane "Joy to the World" on my first card.

I thought the flakes in the set would be fun to combine with the "Joy" PJ.  It's hard to see in the photo because of all the white, but I also included a punched border along the bottom.

I went the "krafty" route with my second card.  I paper pieced the tree with the Lively Collection from Authentique and added some embossed white snow drifts.  I stamped the stars, (or flakes) in the background, with Fresh Snow ink by Papertrey, and added the sentiment at the top with some scrap pieces of dp.  Lastly I added a sweet little Martha Stewart punched snow flake with a PTI button.

That's it!!  Be sure to stop by the Verve Forum for the release party tonight:  9-11 pm Eastern

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie 7. Amy 3. Maureen 8. Andrea 4. Teresa 9. Charmaine 5. Tosh 10. Janelle

Not much to explain for these two.

Thanks for visiting!

Happy Stamping!

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Joy to the World

Stamps:  Holiday Greetings and Joy to the World PJ (Verve)

Paper:  White (PTI), Bazzill

Ink:  Pistachio (Memento), Versamark

Accessories:  Tag Corner Punch (SU!), Black Embossing Powder (Judikins), Rhinesotnes (Pizzaz Aplenty), Scor-Buddy, Border Punch (EK Success)

Winter Wishes
Stamps:  Holiday Greetings (Verve)
Paper:  Lively (Authentique), Kraft and White (PTI)
Ink:  Fresh Snow (PTI), Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories:  Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Button (PTI), Sewing Machine

Verve October Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 3

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Welcome to Day 2 of our Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops!  We're releasing four new sets and a plain jane this Friday, November 2! Please join us each day this week as we showcase the new sets and count down to our release! All of the stamps you see featured will be available in the Verve store following our release party from 9-11pm Eastern on Friday, November 2!

In the meantime, we've got a fun filled hop for you today! So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas as they give you a little tour of what's to come! Inspiration abounds, and so do the PRIZES!

That's right! We've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

Today we're showcasing a new set called Joyous Noel, as well as a Plain Jane.  I will share a card I made with the Plain Jane tomorrow.  Today I wanted to focus on these unique and beautiful flowers.  I love the design and thought they'd be beautiful embossed with silver.  I also added some crystal glitter.  Sorry for the poor photos.  I have such a hard time photographing silver.  *sigh*

I'm in a CAS mood I guess.  I started out using these images with a beautiful die and couldn't get my card to turn out the way I wanted.  So it all ended up in the trash.  This is what I ended up with.

Here's a close up so you can see the sparkle a bit better.
And below is the hop list for today.

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie. 7. Amy 3. Maureen 8. Andrea 4. Teresa 9. Charmaine 5. Tosh 10. Janelle

So glad you could stop by today.  Be sure to check back tomorrow.  Especially since everything will be available for sale that night!

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Joyous Noel (Verve)

Paper:  Bazzill and White (PTI), Vellum (SU!)

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Silver and White Embossing Powder (SU!), Rhinestones (Pizzaz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter, Mini Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Verve October Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 2

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Welcome to Day 2 of our Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops!  We're releasing four new sets and a plain jane this Friday, November 2! Please join us each day this week as we showcase the new sets and count down to our release! All of the stamps you see featured will be available in the Verve store following our release party from 9-11pm Eastern on Friday, November 2!

In the meantime, we've got a fun filled hop for you today! So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas as they give you a little tour of what's to come! Inspiration abounds, and so do the PRIZES!

That's right! We've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

I went clean and simple today for Day 2 of Verve's Spotlight Hop.  We're featuring the set called Merry and Bright, and I thought the fonts looked modern and whimsical.  Thus the clean and fun design.  The sentiment is embossed with White EP, and the bg is dry embossed using a Sizzix Embossing Folder.

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie 7. Amy 3. Maureen 8. Andrea 4. Teresa 9. Charmaine 5. Tosh 10. Janelle

Simple and sweet today.  Thanks for visiting!!

More peeks tomorrow, so please stop again!

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Merry and Bright (Verve)

Paper:  Loyal (Authentique), Vintage Cream (PTI), Bazzill

Ink:  Versamark, Fresh Snow (PTI)

Accessories:  Romantic Rectangles and Circle dies (Spellbinders), Snowflake Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Snowflake Sticker (Martha Stewart), White Embossing Powder)

Verve October Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 1

Click HERE for my Waltzingmouse Sneak Peek.

Welcome to our Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops!  We're releasing four new sets and a plain jane this Friday, November 2! Please join us each day this week as we showcase the new sets and count down to our release! All of the stamps you see featured will be available in the Verve store following our release party from 9-11pm Eastern on Friday, November 2!

In the meantime, we've got a fun filled hop for you today! So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas as they give you a little tour of what's to come! Inspiration abounds, and so do the PRIZES! 

That's right! We've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

Today we're featuring the set Peace on Earth.  The sentiments are beautifully fonted and lend themselves to a variety of ways to showcase them with special framing.  I stamped the "magic" sentiment with Versamark and embossed it with Black EP (Judikins).  It was framed using an Antique Frame and Accents die (Spellbinders), and I used flowers and leafy dies as embellishments.

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie 7. Andrea 3. Maureen 8. Charmaine 4. Teresa 9. Janelle 5. Tosh

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you are enjoying the hop!!  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for some more exciting Verve-a-liscious peeks!!

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Stamps:  Peace on Earth (Verve)

Paper:  Christmas Cottage (Teresa Collins), Vintage Cream and White (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark, Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Antique Frame and Accents and Fancy Frame Tags 1 (Spellbinders), Leaves dies 192 (Marianne Designs Creatables), Lace Trim (Webster's Pages), Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Pearls and Gems (I-Rock and Pizzaz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Glitter, Star Dust Stickles, Black Embossing Powder, Sewing Machine