Joy ~ The Card Concept

Today starts a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog based on the picture below.  It's our last challenge until January so I hope you can all join us before the Christmas break :)

 I was inspired by the colours, the plaid patterned chair, the banners, and the word "Joy!"  I hope you'll head over to The Card Concept blog and see all the different styles the Design Team has come up with and then join in the fun!  Have a great day! 

Papertrey Ink November Blog Hop Challenge

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 Hi everyone!  Happy Black Friday!  Today's card is for the Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop.  Here is the gorgeous inspiration photo...

 

I was inspired by everything! HA!  The colours, the white flocked tree, and all those beautiful ornaments!  Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop :)

Tidings of Comfort and Joy ~ Verve Retrospect Hop

Welcome to Verve's November Release Retrospective Blog Hop! 

Have you had a chance to get your inky fingers on the latest Verve release? It's a beautiful holiday release and the Verve Divas and November Guests are hopping again today with a fresh dose of inspiration using the new stamps! Everything in the shop is on sale 25% off right now, so it's a great time to stock up. Come take a tour of our blogs to see these fun stamps in action, then leave a little comment love as you hop about for a chance to win today's prize!

 Oh, I had so much fun making this card.  I'm using my Viva La Verve sketch, a doily, twine, bling, and sweet little jingle bells.  What more could I want?

 Want to win some shiny new Verve? One lucky comment from all of the stops along today's hop will be randomly selected to win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! To be entered in the giveaway, comment on each of the stops below. Comment deadline for the prize drawing is Monday, November 28.

1. Julee	6. Laurie
2. Lee Ann (Guest)	7. Charmaine
3. Lynn (Guest)	8. Betty
4. Tenia (Guest)	9. Maureen
5. Marisa	10. Teresa

what's in it?
stamps: Beyond Measure (Verve)
paper: vintage white (PTI), Santa's List (Teresa Collins)
ink: onyx (Versafine), pure poppy (PTI)
accessories: Christmas Spirit Die Set, Shine Bright Sequin Mix (Verve),  doily die (PTI), fishtail and stitched circle dies (MFT), twine (hemptique), jingle bells (Michaels), paper doily, stitching

Wishing You~ The Card Concept

Today starts a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog based on the picture below.

I was inspired by the patterns, flowers, and colours.  I've got 4 different patterns on my card reflecting the layered patterns in the photo.  So fun!  I hope you'll head over to The Card Concept blog and see all the different styles the Design Team has come up with and then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

stamps:Poppy Birthday (Verve)

Where the Heart Is ~ Curtain Call Inspiration

Hello everyone!  I'm back with the newest challenge over on the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge blog.  This time we’re inspired by this photo…

I was inspired by the colours and sentiment.  I always have fun looking through my patterned paper for colours and patterns to go with the inspiration photo.  Want to play along?  Head over to the Curtain Call blog for more inspiration and then join in the fun! Thanks for stopping by!

Peace and Joy ~ Create Along with Us

Hello friends!  I'm back from a lovely long weekend full of daily inky time!  I know!  How lucky was I?  I also make a card for PTI's Create Along with Us challenge.  Since I knew it was coming up, I picked Melissa's gorgeous card here to CASE.

 

 I am SO loving the cream, pink, kraft, and gold colour combo.  This one is so pretty, I may save it for our secretary!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a lovely week :)

Merry Christmas

Hello everyone!  I'm back today with my take on this week's PTI Make it Monday.  We are asked to use an assembly line to create a set of cards.  I am never ready for Christmas as I don't start thinking about it until after writing November report cards.  Therefore, I am usually scrambling in December.  This was the perfect opportunity to get a jump start on some.  I LOVE pink poinsettias so I went with that theme.  The leaves have been die cut from a SB sleeve ;)  I added some gold touches with an embossed sentiment, embossed veins, and some sweet gold sequins.

Here are all the pieces before I put them together.  Embossing and triple stamping probably didn't cut my time down! HA! But I just had to do it!

Thanks for stopping by!  How are your Christmas cards going?

God's Love ~ Diva Inspiration Hop

It's time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop!

There are TWO $30 gift vouchers to the Verve store up for grabs this month and two ways to win! First, comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) for an entry in the first giveaway. Then to be entered into our challenge prize drawing, go get inky and link up your take on the challenge. You have until December 5 to link up. Feel free to play along with the challenge as many times as you like. Verve stamps aren't required to play, but we do smile a little brighter when we see them!

These rustic trees in blues and greens bring images of Old World Christmas to mind. Add in some baubles and finery, or keep it simple and rustic.  Either way, it's sure to inspire.  There are no rules... follow our colour pattern or head off in whatever direction these pretty trees take you.  We can't wait to see what you create!

I just love these colours for a non traditional Christmas palette.  I used versamark with a Heidi Swapp stencil and then white embossing powder on top of watercolour paper.  Then I took some Zig markers in the challenge colours and smooshed them onto the watercolour paper using water and a sheet of acetate. I finished the card off with some seam binding ribbon and this beautiful quote from Beyond Measure.

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Monday, December 5.
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we're giving away a $30 gift voucher to Verve to one random commenter along the hop.  Just leave a little love as you hop about for a chance to win!

1. Julee	6. Marisa
2. Betty	7. Maureen
3. Charmaine	8. Susan
4. Christyne	9. Teresa
5. Laurie

what's in it?
stamps:  Beyond Measure, Jolly Jingles (Verve)
paper: vintage violet (SU), watercolour paper, white (PTI)
ink: onyx (Versafine), parakeet (PTI)
accessories: Shine Bright Sequin Mix (Verve), Zig watercolour pens, white emossing powder, Heidi Swapp stencil, seam binding ribbon, wood heart button (dollar store), stitched circle die (MFT), Wink of Stella pen

Verve's November Release Spotlight Hop ~ Release Day!!

Welcome back to Day 3 of Verve's November Release Spotlight Hops!  It's an exciting day as there's new Verve in the store this morning! Two beautiful new sets and coordianating die sets just released and they're all available in the shop right now. To celebrate our new release, we're putting on another blog hop with a fabulous giveaway!

Today's featured focus is designer's choice, so you might just sneak a peek at a whole bunch of must-haves!  If you've come from Betty's blog, you are right on track!

If the nativity is my most favourite Christmas image, reindeer are my second!  I have the Pottery Barn reindeer mug collection and I love putting them out each December.  

 I choose which mug to use each morning based on my mood! LOL  Vixen and Prancer gets used A LOT!! HA!  This card is going to the dh Christmas morning.  I've used both Beyond Measure and Jolly Jingles to create today's card.  I'm also using today's Viva La Verve sketch...

Want to win some shiny new Verve? Today's prize is a BIG one. We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win our ENTIRE new release! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list and all the prize info and deadlines! Now head over to Teresa's blog for more inspiration! 

1. Julee	7. Charmaine
2. Lee Ann (Guest)	8. Betty
3. Lynn (Guest)	9. Maureen
4. Tenia(Guest)	10. Teresa
5. Marisa	11. Christyne
6. Laurie

what's in it?
stamps: Beyond Measure, Jolly Jingles (Verve)
paper: white (PTI), Very Merry (American Crafts)
ink: onyx (versafine), ripe avocado, red poppy (PTI)
accessories: Winter Friends Die Set, Christmas Spirit Die Set (Verve),
fishtail die (MFT), Labels 25 (Spellbinders), silver embossing powder, watercolour

Verve's November Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of Verve's November Release Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week will be available to order in the Verve online shop on Friday, November 4. If you've come here from Betty's blog, you are right on track!

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Beyond Measure stamp set and coordinating Christmas Spirit Die Set.

My most favourite Christmas image is the one of the Holy Family, the Nativity Scene.  You can imagine my excitement when I saw this set.   Beyond Measure is a timeless Christmas set.  If you only had this set in your stamp collection, you would be good to go for many Christmases to come.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!  Now head over to Teresa's blog for some more inspiration!

1. Julee	7. Charmaine
2. Lee Ann (Guest)	8. Betty
3. Lynn (Guest)	9. Maureen
4. Tenia(Guest)	10. Teresa
5. Marisa	11. Christyne
6. Laurie

 what's in it?
stamps: Beyond Measure (Verve)
paper: vintage white, soft stone (PTI), Sleigh Ride (Crate Paper)
ink: sahara sand (SU), onxy (versafine)
accessories: Christmas Spirit Die Set, Stitched Pennants Die Set, Gold Package Sequin Mix (Verve), paper doily, stitching, stitched circle die (MFT), gold cording (SU), staple  

Christmas Wrapping Paper

Hi everyone!  Just popping in with my take on this week's PTI Make it Monday challenge.  We are asked to make our own wrapping paper. I just love the natural look of black ink on kraft paper.  This big old green gingham ribbon was the perfect pop of Christmas colour.  Yes, I'm being a bit traditional! HA!  Hope your week is going well :)