October Diva Dare - Day 11

Tag, You're It, October Diva Dare
Hello Verve fans!!  It's Stacey here and I am thrilled to be here sharing in the fun with this month's Diva Dare entitled "Tag, You're It".

What we're daring you to do this month is to create a gift tag, use a tag on a card, or be inspired by a tag!  Can't wait to see what you create! 

As you can see from my take on the challenge, "Tag, You're It," I chose to have a tag as the focal point of my card!  Tags are so much fun to add to any project, or as a stand alone gift topper!  I inked up some of the new stamps, Holiday Treats, from the October Release...I adore the chevron patterned images in both of the new sets!

There are loads of Verve-goodness here...Holiday Treats, Sunny Days, Cup of Cheer Die Set, Tagged Rectangle Die, Award Banner Trim Die, Leafy Sprigs Die Set, and Pastel Sequin Mix.  

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Saturday, November 2nd.  Entries must be new (posted 10/11 or later), include at least one Verve product, include a tag, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 11/02/13. 

During this month's Diva Dare, there are 2 prizes up for grabs!

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Tag, You're It" Dare and link up your card (created October 11th or later) to the linky widget below to be eligible to win.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like, but each card needs to be in a separate post.

Win a set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's "Tag, You're It" Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is November 2, 2013.

Winners will be announced on November 3, 2013.

- Go forth and get inky! We DARE you! -

Verve New Release Spotlight Hop - Day 4

Hi Verve fans!  We're back with our 4th day of spotlights and today is Diva's choice from the new sets and dies!  Hop along with us as we celebrate our brand new October Release, which is now available in the Verve store!

We'll be drawing a random comment winner from all of the comments along today's hop to win our ENTIRE October release, so be sure to leave a little shout out at each stop as you hop around!

Today's Blog Hop Prize:  October Release Collection

Comment Deadline for Prize Drawing:  Sunday, 10/27 at 5pm Mountain

1. Julee 8. Amber 2. Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Laurie S. 7. Stacey {Guest} 14. Verve Blog

For my card today, I threw together a mishmash of leftovers from my Mojo Monday card this week.  The stamps are all from the Chevron Love set and I've also used the Arrow Die, Starry Die and Award Banner Trim Die   The balloon's are stamped on white, then colored with Copics and I sketched in the strings and doodled some patches and a little frame around the edge of my stamped panel.  The chevron arrow and star are stamped onto coordinating die cuts in cherry cobbler and then colored with an aqua Copic and matted with black cardstock.  For embellishment I added some glitter and star rhinestones to the Award Banner Trim Die.

Supply List:
Stamps: Chevron Love (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Cashmere Dame (Glitz), Basic Black, Pool Party (SU!), white
Ink: Cherry Cobbler (SU!), Black, Copic markers
Accessories: Arrow Die, Starry Die, Award Banner Trim Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), star and glitter rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), black liquid pearls (Ranger)

Here's a little look-see link up to all the new sets & dies in one place...

Chevron Love Holiday Treats Unto Us October Release Collection Heart Quartet Die Cup of Cheer Die Set Reindeer Fun Die Set

Thanks so much for celebrating with us this week!  We'll be back next week with the final installments of our October Diva Dare!  Until then, be sure to hop around if you haven't already!

Verve October Spotlight Hop - Day 3

Hi Verve fans!  We're back with Day 3 of our 4 day blog hop series celebrating our release that's schedule for sometime tonight.  (My twins have been sick all week, and I'm running behind, so I'm not sure on an exact time that the website will be ready, but definitely sometime before Saturday morning!)  

Today the Divas are shining their sneaky little spotlights on a new set called Unto Us.  Along with some gorgeous Christmas sentiments, this set sports some wintry images, with coordinating dies in the Reindeer Fun Die Set, as well as a chevron label to work with the beloved Classy Label Die.  So settle in for some beautiful Christmas creations along today's hop! 

We'll be drawing a random comment winner from all of the comments along today's hop, so be sure to leave a little shout out at each stop as you hop around!

Today's Blog Hop Prize:  Unto Us + Reindeer Fun Die Set

Comment Deadline for Prize Drawing:  Sunday, 10/27 at 5pm Mountain

1. Julee 8. Amber 2 Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Verve Blog 7. Stacey {Guest}

For my card today, I wanted to keep the layout simple, so this Christmas sentiment could be the focus.   I've used the "They shall call His name Jesus" sentiment and the chevron label stamp from Unto Us and paired it with the cross images from Each Day (part of our September release).

The crosses are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and hand cut.  The Chevron Label was stamped on white card stock and cut with the Classy Label Die.  I then stamped it again on designer paper and paper pieced the inner portion of the label, then popped the cross image up over the top.  A cherry cobbler seam binding bow and some teeny nail art rhinestones are the only embellishment.

Supply List:
Stamps: Unto Us, Each Day (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Santa's List (Teresa Collins), early espresso (SU!), white
Ink: early espresso, cherry cobbler (SU!)
Accessories: Classy Label Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), cherry cobbler seam binding (SU!), nail art rhinestones

Unto Us is an elegant Christmas set with sentiments focused on the true meaning of Christmas, as well as winter imagery and a classy chevron label that beautifully frame each of the sentiments in this set.  The reindeer silhouette and snowflake have coordinating dies in the new Reindeer Fun Die Set, and the label coordinates with our very popular Classy Label Die.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today!  We'll be back again tomorrow with our final tour of the new release!  Until then, be sure to hop around if you haven't already!

Verve October Spotlight Hops - Day 2

Hi Verve fans!  We're back with Day 2 of our 4 day blog hop series celebrating our release that's schedule for this Friday night, October 25.  Today the Divas are shining their sneaky little spotlights on a new set called Holiday Treats.  Like yesterday's set, you'll see some images that work well with existing dies, as well as the brand new coordinating Cup of Cheer Die Set.  So grab a cup of cheer and settle in for another inspirational hop... with PRIZES! 

We'll be drawing a random comment winner from all of the comments along today's hop, so be sure to leave a little shout out at each stop as you hop around!

Today's Blog Hop Prize:  Holiday Treats + Cup of Cheer Die Set

Comment Deadline for Prize Drawing:  Sunday, 10/27 at 5pm Mountain

1. Julee 8. Amber 2. Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Verve Blog 7. Stacey {Guest}

For my card today, I've used the chevron tag from Holiday Treats and a couple different snowflake images for a soft, wintery Christmas card. The chevron tag image coordinates with the Tagged Rectangle Die  which I used as my focal point, adding a soft sky snowflake in the center and then overstamping with the Merry Christmas sentiment in black.   For the horizontal panel, I stamped two of the tags side by side, overlapping the rounded parts, then cut out with scissors for a fun little background strip.  A couple snowflakes on each side balance things out and then I used the pointed snowflake from the set and the coordinating die in the Winter Fun Die Set for the snowflake embellishing the tag. I accented with ribbon from the Stormy Skies Ribbon Collection, some Pastel Sequin Mix and soft grey pearls.  The soft sky layer is embossed with a snowflake flurries embossing folder from Darice.

Supply List:
Stamps: Holiday Treats (Verve Stamps)
Paper: soft sky, white
Ink: soft sky, basic grey
Accessories: Tagged Rectangle Die, Winter Fun Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), Stormy Skies Ribbon Collection (Verve), Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve), grey pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), snowflake embossing folder (Darice), glossy accents, glitter

Holiday Treats is a super fun holiday set perfect for packaging treats, but also great for card making.  Chevron mugs and java cups are perfect for coffee or tea lovers and with our coordinating Cup of Cheer Die Set, they're so easy to add to your project.  Add in some snowflakes, which can work with the Frosty Snowflakes Die Set, Floral Circles Die Set or the Winter Fun Die Set (pointy snowflake) and you've got the perfect wintery creation.  Lots of holiday sentiments and a chevron tag that coordinates with the Tagged Rectangle Die round out the set.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today!  We'll be back again tomorrow with our first looks at another new set and die!  Until then, be sure to hop around if you haven't already!

Verve's October Spotlight Hops - Day 1

Hi Verve fans!  We're taking a short break from our Tag You're It Diva Dare to bring you a brand new release!  We've got four days of blog hopping planned to celebrate our release that's schedule for this Friday night, October 25, then we'll jump back to our Diva Dare on Monday.  So stay tuned for a fun series of inspirational hops... and PRIZES, too! 

This release is filled with chevron, labels, tags and some super fun holiday sentiments and images.  Designed to work well with 3 new dies and also a few of our existing dies, your holiday projects will come together in a snap!

Today's Blog Hop Prize:  Chevron Love + Heart Quartet Die

Comment Deadline for Prize Drawing:  Sunday, 10/27 at 5pm Mountain

1. Julee 8. Amber 2. Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Laurie S. 7. Stacey {Guest} 14. Verve Blog

For my preview I decided to feature the Heart Quartet Die along with a Happy Birthday sentiment from Chevron Love   The Heart Quartet Die is similar to our Starry Die, as it is a single die that cuts four hearts at once.  It doesn't cut any alignment holes, so you can use both the negative and the positive cuts from the die.  Here I sent the die through with two colors of designer paper and a crumb cake circle, then sponged all the edges and lined up.  I popped the largest heart up for a little more dimension then scattered some mini heart rhinestones and embellished with pearls.

Supply List:
Stamps: Chevron Love (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Bramble Rose (MME), crumb cake, early espresso (SU!)
Ink: early espresso (SU!), vintage photo (Ranger)
Accessories: Heart Quartet Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), circle nestabilities (Spellbinders), pearls, rhinestones, corner rounder

Chevron Love isn't a holiday set like the rest of our release, but it is great for making cards and tags for gift giving!  You'll see images to fit the Jotted Heart Die, Wavy Hearts Die Set, All Aflutter Die Set and even a couple that work with the Starry Die and Arrow Die.  A couple of string-less balloons round out the images and you'll have a blast with the new Heart Quartet Die that can be layered inside the chevron wavy heart from this set.  Lots of fun and such a versatile set!

 Thanks so much for stopping by today!  We'll be back again tomorrow with our first looks at another new set and die!  Until then, be sure to hop around if you haven't already!