December Diva Dare - Day 9

"Playing Favourites", December Diva Dare

Welcome to the last Diva Dare of 2013!  This month's Dare is entitled "Playing Favourites" and it is a fun one indeed!

 

What we're daring you to do this month is to post your favourite Verve Stamps 2013 creation OR make a new card using your favourite Verve stamp set.

 

Though this Diva does not like to play favourites either, it was easy to pick my favourite Verve set of 2013...Teachers Count!  Are you surprised? LOL  Julee took my idea for a teacher set and created the most beautiful stamps with sweet apple images and the most heartfelt sentiments.  I took this set and put a Christmas twist on it!

 

 

I've used a sentiment from Merry & Bright and the Winter Tree Plain Jane with coordinating Winter Fun die to create a sweet teacher Christmas card.  Here are some of the cards I made throughout the year with Teachers Count.  My set is very brown and well loved! 

 

 

  

This first card was for a teacher who retired last June.

 I left this card on a new staff member's desk in September.

 A colleague bought this card to give to her daughter's teacher!

 

What are your three favourite Verve products? 

Well, I love it all!  The dies that match specific stamps, the stamps, and all the yummy seam binding ribbon.  Julee's ribbon is super soft and a dream to tie!

 

What is your current go-to colour combo?

Hmm, I really don't have a favourite!  I'm a lover of colour and my choices come from the beautiful paper pads I use.  I do, however, love non traditional colours for Christmas and Valentine's Day.

 

What is your current go-to embellishment?  

Are you ready?!  Doilies, bakers twine, jingle bells (continuing for 3 years now!), gems, seam binding ribbon, tags, oh my! 

 

What is your favourite stamping or organizational tool?

I would have to say that my Big Shot and Stampin' Up guillotine cutter are the two tools I use for every card I make.  I also love my jewellery organizer that I bought at Michaels.  It sits by my Big Shot and holds all my Verve dies.

  

What is your favourite treat to eat while stamping? 

 I rarely eat in the studio as my hands are too busy!  BUT you'll often find a coffee, or latte, or glass of water on my desk.

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Thursday, December 26th.  Entries must be posted 12/6 or later, include at least one Verve product, be your favourite Verve Stamps creation of 2013 or a new creation using your favourite Verve Stamps set, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/26/13.   As an reminder, last month's $40 gift certificate winner did not use any Verve stamps on her card so she was not eligible to win and we had to draw another winner.

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

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Playing Favourites" Dare and link up your card (created December 6th 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 "Playing Favourites" 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 December 26, 2013.

Winners will be announced on December 27, 2013.

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

 

April Diva Dare 2012 - Day 10

It's the Diva's last day bringing you our take on the All Aboard! theme. Are you bursting with ideas, yet? I can't wait to show you how I met the challenge, but first here's the deets... 

This month we dare you to make a card, project, layout, or whatever fits your stamping style using this month's theme - All Aboard! It has been Grand Central Station around the Verve nest lately, Julee and Mark have welcomed two beautiful baby boys into their family and have had their hands full! So on that note, we are challenging you to use chipboard, corrugated cardboard, or kraft on your creation or project! We can't wait to see how you answer the dare! Stay tuned to learn how you could win some shiny new Verve!!

My house seems to run a little different than the well organized Grand Central Station... more like a circus! LOL So that's where my take on the challenge started with a couple animal car box cutting files using my favorite challenge item, KRAFT cardstock. After that the color just started jumping to join in! Take a look...

I used the darling monkey from To the Moon who loves to hang out of the car...

A giraffe and elephant too! The billboard sets the theme of this circus with the sentiment from Super Dad and is framed and die cut from Love Story set and the Lovely Marquee A Cut Above Die set. These animals just couldn't get anywhere without a ring leader and leading lady so Verve's recent couple from Twitterpated stepped into the center ring.

And all together with some Winter Trees die cut with the Winter Fun Die Set makes for an exciting day!

Want to know how you can win some fabulous new VERVE GOODIES? 

1. Play along with us and link up your new All Aboard creation (posted April 20 or later) to the linky widget on THIS POST before 6:00PM MST on Thursday May 3. One lucky stamper will win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em we would LOVE to see ‘em!
2. For another chance to win, be sure to give the Divas a little shout-out in the comments section as we share our All Aboard creations. One lucky commenter will win the Verve stamp set of his or her choosing! Winners will be announced on Friday, May 4th right here on the Verve blog.

Now it's YOUR turn! We DARE you to show us your creations!

Holiday Release After Party!

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Welcome to our Holiday Release After Party!  Each Monday following a release, we will be bringing you the latest sale info as well as share some eye popping projects made with the newly release stamps!  So, grab a cup of your favorite hot beverage, sit back, and enjoy!

First, how about we give away a prize?  It's always good to start a Monday by giving away some shiny new Verve, right?  :-) 

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It's time to announce the random winner from our Post Release Blog Hop!

Lynn wins the ENTIRE NEW RELEASE from Verve! Congrats Lynn! Email Katrina at contests@vervestamps.com with your shipping address to claim your prize. Winners from our first three days of hopping can be found on this thread in our forum. Now for the juicy SALE info!  During the month of November, enjoy a 20% savings select holiday stamps and dies, plus don't miss our Stamp of the Month special! And now for your viewing pleasure, we have compiled our favorite creations using the newly released stamps!  Created by Amy Sheffer using the Bright Spirits stamp set. Created by Andrea Ewen using the Bright Spirits and Glad Tidings stamp sets, along with the Lovely Marquee, Snowflake Tidings, & Love Birds dies. Created by Charmaine Ikach using the Bright Spirits and Glad Tidings stamp sets along with the Snowflake Tidings die set. Created by Jackie Pedro using the Santa's Helper stamp set along with the Rounded Scallop Frame Die. Created by Julee Tilman using the Bright Spirits and Hope Perches Plain Jane sets along with the Winter Fun and Love Birds die sets. Created by Laurie Schmidlin using the Bright Spirits set and Winter Tree Plain Jane. Created by Maureen Plut using the Bright Spirits set along with the Lovely Marquee die and Winter Fun die set. Created by Sankari Wegman using the Bright Spirits set. Created by Teresa Kline using the Bright Spirits set and Lovely Marquee die. Created by Tosha Leyendekker using the Time to Blossom Plain Jane. Thanks so much for joining us here today!  We hope you leave here inspired!  Make sure to stop back by this Friday, as we will be kicking off our Holiday Diva Dare!