November Diva Dare - Day 9

Hey everyone!

Welcome to Day 9 of the November Diva Dare! Chaitali here today for the Diva Dare.

This month's dare is entitled Vellum Visions.  Soft and classy, vellum always makes a big impression.  So, this month, we are daring you to add some vellum to your card or project. 

Here is my card with a vellum panel and an embossed gold sentiment!

I still had all the sets from the recent release on my craft table and ofcourse I'm on a Christmas cardmaking spree. So I used a stamp from each of the 3 new November sets. The sentiment is from Weary World, the poinsettia from Pinecone Christmas and the candles image from Light My World. I colored the poinsettia and candles with Copics then fussy cut them out. Fussy cutting is so relaxing! I missed it for the longest time! So glad I got to try it out on this card :) The sequins are from the recently released holiday sequin mix.

Oh and if you are curious about the photo, you should drop by my blog tomorrow! I will be showing off my new photography setup then!

Now on to the details of the Diva Dare...

 

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Vellum Visions dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include some vellum, be posted 11/7 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 11/29/14.  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 Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Vellum Visions 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 29, 2014.

Thanks for joining in today! Hope you will join us for the dare!

November Release Spotlight Hop Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 of Verve's November 2014 Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting the new holiday release! And the wait is almost over... everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store tomorrow (Thursday, 11/20). So come hop along with us and see our first looks at today's featured products!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the Day 1 Hop spots to win today's featured products!   Our prize drawing will be open until 10pm Mountain on Friday, November 21.  Just leave a comment on the blogs linked below and you'll be entered to win!

Today's spotlight is shining on the Weary World set and Psalm 119:105 Plain Jane illustrated by Julee Tilman, as well as the coordinating Starry Stable Die Set.

The hop starts over on my blog, Poetic Artistry.
Here's the master hop list and a peek at my project...

1. Julee 8. Stacey 2. Laurie 9. Teresa 3. Chaitali 10. Andrea 4. Marisa 11. Christyne 5. Amber 12. Nancy 6. Diana 13. Maureen 7. Charmaine

Today's set reveal is the Weary World set illustrated by Julee Tilman (Me).

Weary World is a 4" x 8" set of  9 clear stamps and will retail for $18.

Many years ago, when I first started crafting I took a tole painting workshop with my sister at a local craft store.  We made some adorable little primitive style magnets of baby Jesus in a manger, and although they were so simple, I loved the way it really conveyed the true meaning of Christmas. So when I set out to design a set for this release, I knew I wanted baby Jesus to be front and center. 

One of my favorite Christmas hymns is O Holy Night.  And this year, the lyrics, "a thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices" really struck a chord in my heart.  Because by December, I think the world is a little weary (I know I am), and I get a little chill just thinking about that thrill of hope that makes a weary world rejoice. So I themed the sentiments in the set around O Holy Night.  Included images are a manger scene, an ornate cross and a primitive star.

The Starry Stable Die Set coordinates with the manger scene and ornate cross images in Weary World, with an approximate 1/16" border all around the stamped image. The two primitive stars are stand alone stars that do not have alignment holes, so can be used in a variety of ways.
This die set will retail for $13.

Also featured today is the Psalm 119:105 Plain Jane.  This classic verse popped into my head as soon as I saw Chaitali's candle and lantern imagery for this release.  I thought it would be a great addition to the plain jane lineup.  This stamp will retail for $3.

That's all for today!  We'll see you back here tomorrow for another day of hopping!