Thursday, August 16, 2012

Anni-Verve-sary Spotlight Hop ~ Day 1

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Welcome to our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops!  As many of you know, Verve is celebrating its 5th anniversary this month and the party is just getting started! If you’ve arrived from Laurie S.’s blog, you are right on track…if not, you can check the master list over on the Verve Blog to make sure you don’t miss anyone!

On my card today, I’ve used a sentiment and image from the With Love stamp set.  This set is a collection of stamps that have been those sweet little gifts you always receive when you order from Verve.  Don’t have them all?  Well now you can!  I’m also sneaking in a new Plain Jane, Thatched Banner, that coordinates with our popular Ribbon Banner Die!  It adds just the right texture in any colour you like! LOVE!

Come join us over the next 9 days as we showcase the 23 new stamps and dies releasing from Verve! We'll be counting down the minutes and revealing all the new sets in our forum from 9-11pm Eastern on Friday, August 24, so make plans now to join us for our release party!

In the meantime, we've got a fun filled hop for you today! So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas and Guest Divas as they give you a little tour of what's to come! Inspiration abounds, and so do the PRIZES!

That's right! We've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured sets and dies. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

Want even more chances to win? Head on over to the Verve SCS forum and play along in our Anni-VERVE-sary release challenges. Or hop on over to the Verve Blog to find out about our Verve Card Carnival, for a chance to win the entire new release (a $300+ value)!  Now before you head over to Teresa’s blog, here’s one more sneaky peek on the card I made for today’s CAS Challenge over on the Verve SCS Forum. Thanks for visiting! See you tomorrow :)

AVS12D_CAS

CASbirthday

what’s in them?

{Thank You}

stamps: With Love, Thatched Banner PJ (Verve)

paper: kraft, white  (PTI), pink, peach (SU), Hey Day (Studio Calico), Fun Day (My Mind’s Eye)

ink: onyx (versafine), aquamist (PTI), bermuda bay (SU)

accessories: Ribbon Banner die (A Cut Above by Verve), bakers twine (Twinery), stitching

{Happy Birthday}

stamps: Treasured Words (Verve)

paper: white (PTI), Take Note & Abroad (Studio Calico)

ink: onyx (versafine)

accessories: button, blossom dies (PTI), circle punches (SU), gems (Kaisercraft)

61 comments:

Unknown said...

Very very awesome banners!! And the Plain Jane is adorable...PJs are my fav!!

Miriam Prantner said...

Great cards! I love the stitching on the card, the white really stands out and I love how the ends are show on that bold banner.

Lynn said...

Love the thatched banner...and did you make the sweet little toppers for the banner die? Love the colors you choose and that extra detail is fabulous!

Of course...I love the CAS card...I'll have no problem at all playing along with the CAS challenge :)

Sian Ridley said...

Two very pretty cards :) I love the pastels against the kraft on your thank you card - the thatched banner is awesome! :)

scrappingnana said...

Love both of your cards and the style of each one. Love the banners on the kraft card.

MarianneT said...

Love those pennants and the stitching.

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Fabulous card, might just have to make a CAS card and come play along.

Tiffmagic said...

I love the hatching on the pennant, thats great, I won't have to draw stuff on it anymore!!

Lynn Noe said...

Love the sewn banners on the first card! Also love the paper punches on the birthday card and the sentiment. Love how Verve combines different fonts together in their sentiments!

Mary-Anne V said...

Love the colourful banners on the first and the soft colours on your second card.

Lynn McAuley said...

Fabulous banners and stitching on your first sensational design!!

Darlene Gabriel said...

Beautiful cards Maureen. I love the stitching on the first card. The Thatched Banner looks great - can't wait to see it all. Such a fun Birthday card too - love how you scattered the gems.

Rozy said...

Great cards. Both are beautiful, but I really love the second. Wow!

Marisa said...

Love how you used the banner die. That heart image is great. Wonderful CAS card too.

Tricia T said...

The thatched banner is great! I can't wait to see the full release!

Tricia

Sue D said...

Both cards are wonderful. Love the banner on the first one.

Eva said...

WOW....so love the mix of papers on this card...beautiful work!

Marianne said...

Love them both. My very first Verve stamps arrived in the post this morning, including some extra goodies. Cannot wait to get started with them!

Alice Carman said...

Love your stitching and simple clean style.

Whimsey said...

Too cute - love the big flags; REALLY LOVE the background on that one!

Kathy said...

love the colors -- really nice for a thank you note to a man.

Karen Day said...

Two great cards today! I like how you left the strings on your banner!

Karen Wedding said...

Both cards are very nice. The background paper for the Thank You card is neat. Did it come that way?

Julianne N said...

both cards look great. my fav though is your bday card. soooo cas design! simple and sweet!

Dori Shelton said...

Cute banner! Love all the stitching

Anonymous said...

Both of your cards are so pretty. I love the soft colors over white on your CASE study card. And the banners on the first card look fantastic! I love the little loose threads at the ends - such a perfect touch. ;-)

Christine said...

Two beauties! I love that loopy heart and the background paper on your first card. Did you create that effect on the paper? It is stunning.

Your CAS card is a gem, too!

Rosie Gustafson said...

LOve your cards and the simplicity. Less is more.

Heather said...

Wow!! I love those banners!!! They are so fun. Can't wait to see more from you Divas this week.

Vickie Z said...

Love the kraft/brown background with those banners....really shows them off! Love it!

Marsha said...

Both cards are so Beautiful. Love the banners in such pretty colors. The card with the circles is just lovely - soft, clean colors and pretty embellies.

Alison said...

Loving the banners matched with the Kraft cardstock

craftymom205 said...

Great cards.

craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

Yoshiras time to craft said...

Beautiful cards.love the sewing and colors.

Maureen said...

Awesome cards! I really love the banners and that heart!

Jennipher said...

Both are fabulous! Love that thatched banner.

Wanda Cullen said...

What great cards...both of them!! Love the new peeks and can't wait to see it all!

loulou said...

Beautiful cards, love the banner, cheers Linda

Unknown said...

I love your style! Both of these cards are awesome. I'll definitely be stopping by your blog more often for ideas.

http://sparetimeinspiration.blogspot.com/

gretheB said...

Great cards - the one with the banners are my favorit.

Erum Tasneem said...

super fabulous creations!

TannyP said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE 'EM! That thatched ribbon banner is perfect and your CAS creation rocks. All about the inspiration over here :)

Aimes said...

Oh can I come by your studio and you can teach me how to stitch, Diva? Your stitching on that first card ROCKS!
Now this is a Verve challenge I can handle: CAS! You made this challenge to ease up on me after that sketch challenge, right?! LOL!
Hugs!
Duchess
x

Connie and Jack said...

Love the banners! Can hardly wait till the 24th.
-- Connie C.

Anonymous said...

The little thread ends on your banner are the perfect touch! How clever!

KanataNewf said...

Loving both cards!

Sherry said...

What a cute card - I love your stitched border AND the 3 pennants with the twine!

Marlena M. said...

Awesome banner card! I remember that circle card from CASE Study~so cool. ;)

Nicole said...

Very cool. I like that grungy kraft background. And it's conservatively sweet without overdoing the embellishing, so you could still get away with giving it to your honey.

Moosisk said...

Love your cards! Can't wait to see more. :D

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Love the banners! Such a fun addition to the card.

Ravengirl said...

Super cute cards! Love the banner and the white on white of your second card!

Jill Norwood said...

oh my! that thatched banner is a must have!!

Jess Willison said...

These cards are both gorgeous! Love the CAS look!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

These are so cute, Mo! I love the "mod" look of the circles and that banner is adorable! So happy to celebrate with Verve and the divas!!

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

Simple and amazing!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Such a beautiful CAS card I just love it!

ND (Naomi) said...

Super banner! The stitching works well with it too!

Unknown said...

Clean and simple! Wonderful card with awesome details!

Lisa Rea said...

Thanks for sneaking in the Thatched Banner Plain Jane - Love it!

Lisa - Scrappy Distractions
www.ScrappyDistractions.blogspot.com

Rosie Gustafson said...

Very cute cards. I love how you used the banners on your card and the flower on your second.

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