Welcome to
Verve's August Diva Inspirations Hop! It's the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the Verve Divas to breathe new life into some much-loved stamps and dies. And there's a PRIZE up for grabs, so be sure to leave a little shout out in the comment section of each blog as you hop about to be entered in a drawing for a $30 gift voucher to
Verve Stamps! Check out all the details and prize info over at the
Verve Blog.
When I was a teenager, I had a set of nail polishes all in shades of blue - the set name was Moody Blues, and that's what I think of when I see this card! I had lots of fun with ink, embossing and sponging.
To create my focal panel, I heat embossed the botanicals from
Abundant Blessings in black powder, then over stamped, slightly to the side with Weathered Wood Distress Ink. I sponged on Weathered Wood, Broken China and Tumbled Glass ink before giving everything a good thick coat of crackle paint.
The circle element was heat embossed, edges sponged and also covered with crackle paint.
The sentiment from
Heartfelt Phrases was stamped on a
Rounded Rectangle Die. The embossing folder is from Tim Holtz and I finished with some hardware that I coated with black enamel paint, black seam binding and a little piercing.
Here's the inside of my card...
We're celebrating 6 years of VERVE this month with a huge sale! Your favorites are bound to be marked down, since all stamps and dies are 10-50% off during the month of August! Now that's something to celebrate!
It's time to get hopping over to see the lovely and vivacious
Susan now, I know she'll have something spectacular to share!
Stamps: Abundant Blessings, Heartfelt Phrases (Verve Stamps) Paper: Miss Caroline Dolled Up (MME) Ink: Weathered Wood, Broken China, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink (Ranger) Versamark Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Rounded Rectangle Die (Verve Stamps) Other: Corner Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, Piercing Tool, Crackle Paint, Hardware, Seam Binding, Enamel Paint, Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
