Saturday, August 1, 2009

Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the first ever official Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop. Verve turns two today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! The party kicked off over on the Verve blog, so if you’ve just happened along, be sure to hop on over there to start from the beginning! And to make this party a real shindig, there’s a mystery jackpot hidden at one of the stops along the hop. One lucky commenter on that blog will win Verve’s entire August release! But of course, it wouldn’t be a mystery if you knew which blog, would it? So if you’re feeling the love, give a little shout out to the bloggers in the hop and you just might have a reason to jump for joy! Here's my creation...

I knew I wanted to use Kindred Spirits again and make a crumpled flower. Adding stitching just makes everything look better...kind of like embossing...just adds another texture. This is my first blog hop, one of the reasons why I started this blog. I have met so many wonderful talented and helpful people. It's been a fabulous experience so far! Here's a close up...

Like the sentiment says, my life is richly blessed by Julee and everyone in the stamping blog world. Thanks for stopping by! Now it’s time to hop on over to Siobhan's blog for a little more Verve-y goodness. Viva La Verve!!

Recipe:

Stamps:Verve's Kindred Spirits, Thankful Blossoms; SU french script (on flower)

Paper: PTI summer sunrise, raspberry fizz; SU old olive, kraft, choc chip, vanilla; embossed white and brown fibre (craft supply)


Ink: Versamark; SU choc chip

Accessories: stitching, PTI satin ribbon; button; linen thread; MS butterfly punch; silver pearls; nestabilites blossom dies

124 comments:

Maile Belles said...

Beautiful card!!! Love the flower and the colors. The way you used kraft for the sentiment and the white as a mat is fabulous, makes everything pop!

Kim said...

Maureen, that is so beautiful - great job.

Libby Hickson said...

This is so gorgeous! Love your blog, it's my first visit - adding you to my Reader!!

Anonymous said...

I absolutely LOVE those colors! And that flower is so pretty! What a wonderful card!

Renée said...

love the colours, love the flowers!

Scrappy said...

Great card! Love the colors! Thanks for sharing!

Jackie Pedro said...

This is so pretty! LOVE the colors and that crumpled flower is wonderful!!

Rachel B said...

I love this card. It is amazing. I love the crumpled flower, the kindred spirit background and the sentiment. All beautiful!

Teresa Kline said...

very sweet....luv all the details!

enjoy *~*

Marcy said...

Beautiful card. So elegant.

Dani said...

FABULOUS! I'm in love with this card! The colors, the flowers, everything!

Unknown said...

Beautiful and your colors are soothing.

Kristina said...

Maureen, it's gorgeous! LOVE the crumpled flowers... I've had a hankering to make some of those again lately. You may be my final touch of motivation. Beautiful colors, as always!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

This is a great one! Love your homemade flowers and silver pearls. What a stunner.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Janet said...

Very nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Shannan Teubner said...

WOWZA, Maureen, this is STUNNING!!!! HOLY MOLY!

Christi Flores said...

I am in LOVE with this card! Wowee!!!

Alyssa S said...

This is great! Love the flower and your bow ;o)

Tricia T said...

Such a lovely use of color and texture. TFS!!

Lynn said...

this is so cute. Love the handmade flowers!

Carrie said...

Gorgeous! Love it!

dakotastamper said...

Love how you used the butterfly for the center of the bow!

Ann said...

Totally beautiful, Maureen!

-etch said...

It is a great card. I love your work.

Sue D said...

Great card--love the butterfly on the bow!

Susan said...

What a gorgeous card!! I love the colors, the layout and how you stamped the image behind the sentiment. That butterfly on the ribbon is simply adorable. Another knock out created by you!

Kathy W said...

Beautiful card. I love sketch, stitching, and the text on the flower layer.

Marion said...

Beautiful card, Maureen. Marion

Beverly said...

wonderful card! I love the stitching and the crinkled flower is lovely!

Regina Mangum said...

Hi Maureen! This is so pretty. I love the flower.

Rosie said...

You make awesome cards. It was good to visit for the first time.

Janine said...

love the details in this card

Janelle Stollfus said...

Delicious card! Butterfly on the bow is just awesome.

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

congrats on yoru first hop! And your card is beautiful! I love the color combination and all the little details!

Tanya said...

Love the bold colors and the butterfly accent. Beautiful card :)

Linda w said...

Very pretty card Maureen.

thanks much

Doris said...

beautiful card

JenMarie said...

Oooo...this is so very pretty!!

jennifer mitten said...

Great card - love the words on the flower!

Michelle said...

Love the card!

Candy said...

Very elegant. Love it!!

Jackie said...

Beautiful card and I love the butterfly on the ribbon!

Anonymous said...

I LOVe this card :) Every element is perfectly in place :)

Tami Grandi said...

sooooo pretty- LOVE the colors

Emily said...

Stitching really does add a lot to the beauty of a card. Your card is wonderful! Great colors!

Georgia said...

Love it!

Beth S said...

Wonderful card.

Melissa said...

Beautiful card! I love the colors you chose and the flower embellishment you created.

JPScraps said...

Beautiful cars. Love the colors.

Beth aka BR-T said...

Oh your card is beautiful! BR-t

scrapsnsuch@gmail.com said...

Lovely card - great stitching details.

Anjou Krelovich said...

so pretty! love the pearls!

Lynda Benden said...

WOW Maureen, the colors you chose are AWESOME and your crumpled flower is fantastic!!!

Ida said...

Super Pretty card. I love the flower accent.

Tanja said...

I love the simple layered layout, the writing on the flower, and the butterfly embellishment (to be specific, lol) It's a great card.

Shelly said...

Beautiful card. Love the accents! TFS!!

Shelly :)
Manitoba, Canada

Karen said...

cute - love your beads :) very nice

crazy4scrappin said...

Love your card. THanks for sharing.

KanataNewf said...

beautiful!

Becky Carafa said...

Oh this is so pretty! I love how "clean" it is. One of my faves on the hop today!

Colleen said...

Beautiful card!

Kerri said...

This is beautiful! I love those layered flowers, and I agree about the stitching : )

Laural-Lee said...

Very nice work. I like the crumpled flower. This blog hopping is fun!!! You'll have to let me know about the next one.

Jackie said...

Love this!

Donna Baker said...

pretty!

Enchanting Stamping said...

Just beautiful! Lovely card.

Stampin_melissa said...

Lovely card, love all the details you added!

The Mama Monkey said...

This is beautiful! I love the butterfly in the center of the bow!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

So beautiful. Love the stamped background, the beautiful colors and great embellishments. Thanks so much for playing along with us in the hop! :)

Ravengirl said...

Beautiful card! Love the butterfly detail on your ribbon!

Paula said...

Too Cu8te. I like the colors you used. and the little butterfly is just the right touch.

Sarah-Jane Kalé said...

WOW...these colours look AMAZING together. And your card...BEAUTIFUL.

Desiree said...

Verve Stamps are fairly new to me and I love them. I'm always excited to see something new created with them.

Thanks for sharing.

Jodi said...

What a gorgeous card ~ love the flower and the butterfly on the bow.

Martha said...

Lovely card!

scrappysue said...

love that flower!

Chrisd said...

What a wonderful card and that flower is great!

Randee E said...

This is such a cute card!! It is very much "my style" I was looking at your other cards posted thinking the same thing. Will defifnitely be back to see your future creations. Great cards :0)

Debbie Yates said...

Very cute...I love that crumpled flower!

Pat S. said...

Your colors are gorgeous...love the butterfly!

CreativeMish said...

Your card is fabulous! I love the crumpled flowers!

STAMPING SAM said...

Love the flower technique!

Lynne said...

Very pretty and gorgeous colours!

xrciznuts said...

Love the butterfly in the bow and the pearls under the phrase. :)
Kim Smith

lorene said...

pretty! pretty! pretty!

thanks for sharing....

Lorene H

Nena said...

This as well as other Verve designs on your blog
are superb(I peeked around). Thank you for sharing
your creation!!

mitch47 said...

Love the carft paper, love the bling! I may just have to give this one a try. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Unknown said...

Love this! The flower is wonderful!

frogers said...

Cute card.
Faye

Cazzy said...

I really love your card, the blooms, the butterfly the whole thing!

Cazzy x

Chandra Hough said...

Beautiful!

Sara Klick said...

What a great card! Thanks for sharing!

Teri C said...

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Tina said...

Very nice card! TFS!

cvanderslice said...

very sweet card, thanks for sharing!

Patti Jo said...

Nice layout, love the verse!

annesatx said...

I love your flower and the stitching really adds a nice detail. Lovely card. Thanks!

Lost in Paper said...

Lovely card!!

Moosisk said...

Love the flower you made on this card. Very cute! thanks for sharing.

Kelli Hull said...

very pretty details on this card!!!!

CraftinGranny said...

Great card! Thanks for sharing.

Meda said...

What a beautiful flower! I love the script pattern.

Shabby Shaz said...

Lovely card and the bling sets it right off.

Chriss Blagrave said...

Beautiful card and details. Love that ribbon too!

Jen said...

A beautiful creation.
Thank you for sharing!

scrappingnana said...

Very pretty. Love the colors and also the sentiment. Great job.

Barbara Ax. said...

i love the colors you chose. They look lovely together.

sanadon said...

Love the little tiny butterfly! Very cute card.
Sylvia

Heather B said...

Love your card!

Chris Simon said...

So many great details in one card! I love the whole thing!

Helen F. said...

Fabulous! Love your cards.

Winter said...

Beautiful! I love the colors and that sentiment is great!

Marsha said...

Wow. I am so in awe of the unusual cards you girls have created. Love them.

Raquel said...

Cute layout and color combo!!!

txbluiz said...

great card!!!

SueB said...

Love the crumpled flower - I need to dig out my Blossom Nesties and try it out! Very nice card!

Lori said...

Oooooo, I love this card!!!

Tami Putvin said...

Your card is so stunning. I love the layout and the crumbled flowers..

Wishing you abundant blessings,
Tami

Gary and Evalee said...

thanks so sharing. Love it. Just found you and verve. So exciting.

Maureen said...

So pretty! Love the flower!

Barbara said...

Very lovely card.and striking colors.

Angel said...

beautiful! love all the details! great work!

pammy jo said...

super card - i love the stitching, dimension and bling :)

Amy Sheffer said...

Beautiful card! Wonderful color combo, and I love the tone-on-tone background pattern! TFS!

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