Verve July Release Day is Here!

 

Welcome back to Day 4 of Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops! It's an exciting day as there's new Verve in the store this morning! Three beautiful new sets and coordinating die sets just released and they're all available in the shop right now. To celebrate our new release, we're putting on another blog hop with a fabulous giveaway! Today's featured focus is designer's choice, so you might just sneak a peek at a whole bunch of must-haves!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? Today's prize is a BIG one. We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win our ENTIRE new release! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list and all the prize info and deadlines!

Here is another card I created using stamps from my favorite set of the release - Always Time! The Kettle Time dies were also used for perfect cutting.  The sentiment and images were all white embossed with Altenew's Pure White opaque embossing powder then die cut and popped with foam tape.  A couple of skewed patterned paper panels (Bazzill's Basics Patterned Paper) and some leafy dies in the background (Mariana vines by Poppystamps) made this a quick and easy card!

You should have arrived here coming from Sheri's blog.  If not, head back to the Verve blog to start at the beginning with Julee.  From my blog, your next stop is with Charmaine.

1. Julee	7. Teresa
2. Kathy (Guest)	8. Maureen
3. Sheri (Guest)	9. Betty
4. Wanda (Guest)	10. Christyne
5. Charmaine	11. Laurie
6. Marisa	12. Lesley

Verve July Release Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 of Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops! The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online shop on Monday, July 10. And if you just can't wait, you can pre-order our July Release Collection at a 25% discount through tonight. Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Fill My Cup stamp set. This set also coordinates with the Happiness in a Cup Die Set we shared yesterday.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!



Nothing says 'good morning' like a spirit of praise, some sunshine and coffee!  I knew right away I wanted to use some yellow cardstock with a sun ray die and paired it with a couple sentiments from the Fill My Cup set!  I layered up a couple of the cloud images after coloring them with Zig Clean Color brush markers. 

For my second project, I wanted to make a couple of treat bags to give out as a random act of kindness with coworkers.  Who doesn't want to arrive at work and find a little chocolate in their mailbox?!  Using an envelope punch board, you start with a 5" square of designer paper and score the first corner at 2", next corner at 3", the next corner at 2" and the last corner at 3".  Round all corners then fold in flaps with exception of the top corner.  I added a 'belly band' of coordinating designer paper and decorated with paper pieced, die cut mug/cup images.  I attached a tiny tag with twine.  This is a great way to use up those scraps of patterned paper.  Enabler alert: If you haven't tried these Skinny Cow chocolates with a coffee flavored caramel filling...you really must! 

You should have come to my blog after visiting Sheri.  If not...you'll want to start at the beginning on the Verve blog and let Julee get you started.  Your next stop on the blog hop is with Charmaine.

1. Julee	7. Teresa
2. Kathy (Guest)	8. Maureen
3. Sheri (Guest)	9. Betty
4. Wanda (Guest)	10. Christyne
5. Charmaine	11. Laurie
6. Marisa	12. Lesley

Verve July Release Day 2

 

Welcome back to Day 2 of Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops! The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online shop on Monday, July 10. And if you just can't wait, you can pre-order our July Release Collection at a 25% discount through July 9! Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Happiness Is stamp set and coordinating Happiness in a Cup Die Set.

 Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

This set is not just for coffee lovers...it's got the chocolate and book lovers covered as well!  I can think of many ways to incorporate these stamps with a gift tag, gift bag and in this case...a bookmark!  Add a mug of coffee flavored chocolates and pair it with a book and you've got a great gift ensemble!

I started with some foil patterned paper by Recollections for the base. The cup image was popped up with foam tape for added dimension. Some Verve florals - white embossed on watercolor cardstock so I could color with Zig Clean Color brush markers - were added to the bottom.   A few gold sequins echo the gold foiling in the patterned paper.

 I couldn't stop here without creating a card as well...

A clean and simple design that allowed me to use some of my neglected washi tape!  I first splattered some gray ink (Smoky Slate) over the card base.  I die cut three of the happiness sentiment to give it the look of chipboard.  I separated the 'happiness is' sentiment stamp so I could pair 'is' with the happiness die.  The cups were stamped with Ripe Persimmon distress ink and Ocean Drive Pure Color dye ink by WPlus9.  The matching dies make it so easy to have perfectly cut images to 'pop' on a card.

You should have come to my blog after visiting Sheri.  If you need to start at the beginning, head on over to the Verve blog so Julee can get you started.  From here, you'll want to visit Charmaine and see what she has created!

1. Julee	7. Teresa
2. Kathy (Guest)	8. Maureen
3. Sheri (Guest)	9. Betty
4. Wanda (Guest)	10. Christyne
5. Charmaine	11. Laurie
6. Marisa	12. Lesley

Verve July Release Day 1

Welcome to Verve's July Release Spotlight Hops! A new release is just around the corner and for the next few days we'll be shining our creative spotlights on the new Verve sets and dies releasing Monday, July 10.

Today the Divas and special guests (I'm honored to be one of three guests!) are sharing inspiration featuring the new Always Time stamp set and coordinating Kettle Time Die Set. Check out the Verve Blog post today for the full hop list, prize details, reveals and a little more on this fun new set.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances!

This short and sweet sentiment immediately caught my eye - as did the gorgeous fonts on all of the sentiments!  Isn't that just such a fun take off on the common phrase "Let's do this!"?!  I smooshed and stenciled some Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers distress inks on the background then white embossed and die cut the coffee pot and cup from Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 12x12 paper by Lawn Fawn.  I love having matching dies to go with the images to avoid having to fussy cut! 

My second card sample came about when I saw the word 'time'.  I'm a lover of puns, so I was on a mission to find something with clocks on patterned paper.  I just might have a few pads of paper in my craft room - lol!   If you look closely, the pattern is of multiple vintage clockworks and then to continue in a vintage theme, I distressed and sponged all the edges!  I used some Tim Holtz tiles to spell out coffee.

Hopefully you hopped here after visiting Sheri's blog (you can see the full hop list below).  If you missed the beginning, you'll want to head over to the Verve blog where Julee will get you started. Your next step from here will be Charmaine who will wow you with her creativity!

1. Julee 7. Teresa 2. Kathy (Guest) 8. Maureen 3. Sheri (Guest) 9. Betty 4. Wanda (Guest) 10. Christyne 5. Charmaine 11. Lesley 6. Marisa

Final Verve Spotlight Hop

Welcome to our final Holiday Spotlight Hop! Last night we released 2 new stamp sets, 5 plain janes and 6 dies to coordinate with new and old Verve holiday sets! All of the new products we've been showcasing this week are available now in the Verve store! Be sure to leave a little comment love as you take one last stroll through the Diva and Guest Diva blogs. One lucky commenter from today's hop will win the ENTIRE Release! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines.

Hopefully, you joined the Verve fans and Divas last night at the release party...always a fun time! I had a great time being a guest Diva and want to thank Julee and all the Divas for making me feel so welcome!
Group hug inserted here! :-)

After seeing a number of these sweet gift card holders throughout blog land, I found a tutorial by Marie for step by step directions. Check it out HERE.

Here's a view of the inside...



I tend to give more gift cards now that our three children are grown, so ideas for holders are always welcomed.

Moving on to the final hop list:

1. Julee	8. Sankari
2. Andrea	9. Teresa
3. Vickie {Guest}	10. Charmaine
4. Amy	11. Tosha
5. Maureen	12. Wanda {Guest}
6. Laurie	13. Jackie
7. Gretchen {Guest}

So many new goodies and you could win them ALL by commenting on each of the Divas' and guest Divas' blogs! Good luck and thanks so much for stopping by!

Verve Peeks Day 3 AND Release Day!

Isn't this little reindeer just the cutest? He's such a fun guy to color and there are so many

possibilities for showing him off! I created an ornament to spotlight "Rudy"...not sure if Julee named him yet, but with his Crystal Effects nose, I thought he looked like Rudolph - lol!





The winter tree images were colored with Copics, die cut, popped with foam dots and highlighted with coarse glitter.

My second card features a bling-studded wreath of snowflakes...
no more fussy cutting needed with these snowflake images, thanks to the new die! Some of the snowflakes are popped with foam squares to add dimension.






Supply List:
STAMPS: Bright Spirits (Verve)

PAPER: Pacific Point (SU), Neenah Solar White

INK: Pacific Point (SU)

ACCESSORIES: Frosty Snowflake Die Set (Verve), Large Classic Oval Nestie, Large Circle Nestie, Fancy Tags Two (Spellbinders), Rhinestones, Bow-Easy template, Satin ribbon, Snowflakes EF by Cuttlebug.

Santa's Helper Ornament

STAMPS: Santa's Helper, Winter Tree PJ - Verve.

PAPER: 12 Days of Christmas (My Mind's Eye), Real Red, Neenah Solar White.

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.ACCESSORIES: Winter Fun Die Set (Verve), Rickrack, Lacey Circle & Small Circle Nesties, Crystal Coarse glitter by Martha Stewart, Crystal Effects, Jingle bells (SU), Silver wire, Satin ribbon, Kaiser silver pearl, Copics (C5, C7, 110, YG25, YG17, E15, E17, E00, R24, R29).

Last but not least...here's the hop list!

1. Julee	8. Sankari
2. Andrea	9. Teresa
3. Vickie {Guest}	10. Charmaine
4. Amy	11. Tosha
5. Maureen	12. Wanda {Guest}
6. Laurie	13. Jackie
7. Gretchen {Guest}

Thanks for stopping by and good luck with commenting...you just may be the lucky winner of some free Verve!

Verve Sneak Peek Day 2

Are you ready to see more of Julee's latest Verve designs? Hopefully, you hopped along yesterday to the first day of our spotlight hops...if not, scroll down to my previous day's post to check it out! Today, you get to see a fabulous set with 20 (yes, I said TWENTY) stamps in one set and wait until you see the gorgeous fonts for the Christmas sentiments! They are truly droolworthy! Here's a card that highlights one of the elegant sentiments...
I paired it with a fave tag die and added some sprigs from Verve's Merry Wishes set. The poinsettia is a fun new Spellbinder's die with edges sponged with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive inks. The rounded tip of the petal roller tool was used to curve the edges of all leaves/petals.

My next project is a set of 3 x 3" gift card enclosures with a variety of fun little images from Bright Spirits and the Winter Tree PJ!

Here's the hop list so you can check out more new creations by all the Divas! Be sure and leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win free Verve!

1. Julee	8. Andrea
2. Jackie	9. Vickie {Guest}
3. Teresa	10. Amy
4. Charmaine	11. Laurie
5. Maureen	12. Gretchen {Guest}
6. Tosha	13. Sankari
7. Wanda {Guest}

Supply list for poinsettia card...
STAMPS: Bright Spirits (sentiment), Merry Wishes (sprig), Sweet Scallop Tag PJ, Winter Tree PJ
PAPER: Christmas Eve Chowder by Jillibean Soup, Vintage Cream (PTI), Old Olive (SU), Pure Poppy (PTI)
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
ACCESSORIES: Layered Poinsettia by Spellbinders, Brass brads, Lace, Pure Poppy satin ribbon (PTI), Sweet Scallop Tag die (Verve), Gold cording.

Supply list for notecard set:
STAMPS: Winter Tree PJ, Bright Spirits - Verve.

PAPER: Night of Navy (SU), White (PTI), Silver Metallic CS, DP by SU.

INK: NIght of Navy (SU), Versamark.

ACCESSORIES: Baker's twine, Kaiser silver pearls, Square lattice EF by SU, Holly border punch by Martha Stewart, Pine Needles Trim deep edge punch by Martha Stewart, Snowflakes EF by Cuttlebug, Winter Fun Die Set (Verve), Love Birds Die Set (Verve).

It's Day 1 of Verve Sneak Peeks!

Welcome to our Holiday Spotlight Hops!

Hop along with the Divas over the next few days as we share our first looks at a few of the new products releasing from Verve this 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.

Before I get to the details of today's peeks, I just have to say how thrilled I am to be a guest diva for the month of November! As any of my regular followers well know, I'm a huge fan of Verve, so this is a special honor to join in with all the talented Divas!

Today we are spotlighting 4 new Plain Janes - Curvy Cross PJ, Flared Cross PJ, Jeremiah 33:3 PJ, Time to Blossom PJ - and a Cross Die Set.
I love to feature tags on cards, and the Time to Blossom PJ fits perfectly on the Tagged Rectangle Die! Here's what else I used:

STAMPS: Feel the Sun (flower)
Bloom & Grow (leaves) - both by Verve.
PAPER: The Thrift Shop by October Afternoon, Vintage Cream (PTI), Pure Poppy (PTI).
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Old Olive.
ACCESSORIES: Tagged Rectangle Die, Elegant Leaves Die (Verve), Pearl brads by American Crafts, Kaiser pearl, Pure Poppy satin ribbon (PTI), Copics (R29, YG03, Y0000).




Supply list for my second card...(don't you just love the shape of that cross?!):




STAMPS: Jeremiah 33:3 PJ, Curvy Cross PJ
PAPER: MME Pink Photo mat pad, Neenah Solar White
INK: Groovy Guava, Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Labels Twenty One Nestie, Foliage die by Spellbinders, Mini and Large Rolled Roses Die-Namics by MFT, Fern punch by Martha Stewart, Adhesive pearls.

1. Julee	7. Andrea
2. Teresa	8. Vickie {Guest}
3. Charmaine	9. Amy
4. Maureen	10. Laurie
5. Tosha	11. Gretchen {Guest}
6. Wanda {Guest}	12. Sankari

Remember...there's a winner every day for one lucky commenter!