Love Ya {period}

Good morning everyone!!  I am still high from the Verve release this past Friday night and have kept the love going in the studio this weekend :)  Today’s card uses the once again FABULOUS colourQ inspiration colours this week.  I’ve had these pink scallop borders on my desk since the move and wanted to put them together on a card somehow.  I am using some more of Love Me by My Mind’s Eye as the grey is perfect for this challenge!!

With adorable paper like this, it was a no brainer picking the sentiment for the little grey banner (love ya!).  The newly released Twitterpated has so many adorable little sentiments that fit perfectly onto banner dies.  We are celebrating “love day” early over at the Verve Store so check out all that’s on sale HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by and all the sweet comments during the hop :)  Love ya!!

what’s in it?

stamps: Twitterpated (Verve)

paper: white (PTI), going gray (SU), making memories gingham dp, Love Me (MME)

accessories: banner and scallop border die (PTI), ribbon (May Arts), puffed heart button (Michaels), thread, scallop banner die cut (craft supply)

Verve After Party Blog Hop!

 

Welcome to our January 2012 After Party Hop!  Last night we released 3 new stamp sets, 4 plain janes and 4 dies!  All of the new products we've been showcasing this week are available now in the Verve store!

I was having a difficult time deciding which card I wanted to end with a bang on.  As this card started to form on my desk, I knew I had my After Party card.  This is one of those “pure joy” cards for me.  Maybe it’s that stamping these Lucky You shamrocks makes this St. Patty’s Day baby giddy with delight or maybe it’s  creating another tag card…whatever it was, all the stamping stars were aligned in the new studio :)  I wanted to show you that you can incorporate shamrocks at any time of year, not just in March.  If you have an Irish friend, I’m sure she (or he) would love a little touch o’ the Irish on a card you give them.  I sure would {wink!}.  I even found a little four leaf clover/flower button to add to my shamrocks, die cut from the Shamrock Die Set.  Once this card had been displayed for an appropriate, lengthy time on the mantle, I would be tempted to carefully take the tag part off and use it as a bookmark!!

Didn’t win anything last night or want to add to your winnings?  Feeling the Luck o’ the Irish?  Be sure to leave a little comment love as you take one last stroll through the Diva blogs. One lucky commenter from today's hop will win the ENTIRE Release! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines.

January 14, 2012

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1. Amy             8. Tosha

2. Maureen       9. Laurie

3. Sankari       10. Julee

4. Andrea         11. Janelle

5. Teresa         12. Betty

6. Amber         13. Shannan

7. Charmaine   14. Jackie

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Lucky You (Verve)

paper: white, aquamist (PTI), kiwi kiss (SU), Lime Twist (MME)

ink: onyx (Versafine), kiwi kiss (SU)

accessories: Shamrock Set (A Cut Above Dies by Verve), beaded circles die (Spellbinders), tag die, buttons, twine (PTI), ribbon (American crafts), gems (Kaisercraft), embossing folder (Cuttlebug), kraft tag (Maya Road), stitching

Verve January Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 3

Welcome to our January 2012 Spotlight Hops!  Hop along with the Divas one more time as we share our last first looks at a few of the new products releasing from Verve tonight!! That’s right…6:00 PM (Moe’s PST time, 9:00 PM Eastern Time)

Woohoo! It’s Friday, it’s Release Night on the Verve Forum AND there’s another Viva La Verve sketch up and ready to go this week!! It just doesn’t get any better than that!!  Today’s card uses the sweet new Twitterpated set (from the movie Bambi meaning “being in love, like knee-knocking, butterflies in your stomach love, crazy love.”  I love this term as I quite often tell the dh, “I crazy love you.”  It’s my way of saying that I couldn’t love him anymore if I tried, ahhhh :)  So I think this will be his Valentine card :)  This set also has a coordinating Hearts and Swirls Frame die for that adorable hearts and swirls border stamp!

Want a chance to win today’s stamps and dies?  One lucky commenter from each day's hop will win the sets and dies featured that day, so be sure and leave a little love in the Divasphere! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines.  Hope to see you all tonight at the PAR-TAY!! 

January 13, 2012

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1. Amber           7. Amy

2. Teresa           8. Laurie

3. Charmaine     9. Maureen

4. Andrea         10. Julee

5. Tosha           11. Sankari

6. Janelle

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Twitterpated, Love Notes (Verve)

paper: cream, sweet blush (PTI), cherry cobbler, espresso, sahara sand (SU), Farmhouse (Crate Paper)

ink: ruby red, bermuda bay (SU), onyx (Versafine)

accessories: Hearts and Swirls Frame die, jotted heart die (A Cut Above Dies by Verve), oval and scalloped oval dies (Spellbinders), lace trim, felt heart (Martha Stewart), gem (Kaisercraft), stitching

Verve January Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 2

Welcome to our January 2012 Spotlight Hops!  Hop along with the Divas over the next few days as we share our first looks at a few of the new products releasing from Verve this Friday night!

Today’s card showcases the new Wings of Love stamp set and the coordinating Wavy Hearts Die set. Oh my!! This set is so fun to play with!! It comes with so many little inspiring words to encourage someone special in your life.  I love adding a little extra sentiment somewhere on cards like I did here with the word “believe” on the charming banner die.  The combinations are fabulously endless!!  You can see one of the wavy heart winged images in the lower right corner.  It was stamped in Autumn Rose ink and die cut with one of the 2 wavy hearts :)  Remember, hearts are not just for Valentine’s Day but for whenever you want to send a little love to someone…any day goes for that!

Want to win today’s stamps and dies?  One lucky commenter from each day's hop will win the sets and dies featured that day, so be sure and leave a little love in the Divasphere! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines and come back tomorrow for the last of the Spotlights before the big party tomorrow night!  Woohoo!!

January 12, 2012

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1. Janelle          7. Teresa

2. Julee             8. Andrea

3. Laurie           9. Sankari

4. Tosha          10. Maureen

5. Charmaine   11. Amy

6. Amber

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Wings of Love (Verve)

paper: rustic cream, autumn rose, scarlet jewel, hibiscus burst (PTI), espresso, ruby red (SU), Head Over Heels (Lilybee Designs)

ink: Autumn Rose (PTI), onyx (Versafine)

accessories: Wavy Hearts, Charming Banner (A Cut Above Dies by Verve), long scalloped and long rectangle dies (Spellbinders), seam binding ribbon (SU), button and twine (PTI), gems (Kaisercraft), stitching

Verve January Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 1

Welcome to our January 2012 Spotlight Hops!  Hop along with the Divas over the next few days as we share our first looks at a few of the new products releasing from Verve this Friday night! 

Well, the countdown is on!!  Not just for new amazing Verve stamps, but the counter on the side of my blog says it’s 65 more days to my favourite day of the year!  And what better way to start the celebrations than with the new Verve set, Lucky You!!  I have been wishful thinking that Julee would make a shamrock set (for little  ol’ me!} and now she has!!  Although, officially, I don’t know if I inspired bugged her on this one or not {wink!}  I went shamrock crazy on this square card, die cutting 9 small shamrocks and stamping them with one of the FOUR shamrock stamps that come with the set.  Some green bling, a sparkly button, a fun greeting and this card is ready to send to a special friend for her birthday!!  (Just sayin’!).

Feeling lucky?  One lucky commenter from each day's hop will win the stamps and dies featured today, so be sure and leave a little love in the Divasphere! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines and see you back here bright and early tomorrow with Day 2!!

January 11, 2012

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1. Amy         7. Charmaine

2. Maureen   8. Tosha

3. Sankari    9. Laurie

4. Andrea    10. Julee

5. Teresa    11. Janelle

6. Amber

what’s in it?

stamps: Lucky You (Verve)

paper: kraft, white (PTI), wild wasabi (SU), 12 days of Christmas (My Mind’s Eye)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

accessories: Shamrock Set (A Cut Above Dies by Verve), square and scalloped square dies (Spellbinders), banner die, button, twine (PTI), gems (Kaisercraft), stitching

My Nicest Thoughts…

Good morning!!  Well, we finally got some snow yesterday afternoon!!  So nothing better to do than stamp the afternoon away!  If you follow my blog, you know of my shameless addiction to the colourQ weekly challenge.  I love to play most weeks if the colour combination speaks to me and more times than not it does!  This week is no different…check out the fabulous inspiration photo :)

This challenge (and Lynn) has convinced me to get some cherry cobbler ink!!  I hope your weekend is going well.  I have some more inky time planned for later this morning getting ready for the upcoming Verve Release this Friday!  What a fun week ahead!

what’s in it?

stamps: verve nicest thoughts plain jane

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white, su pear pizzazz, kiwi, caribbean, pti distressed dots dp, mme lime twist dp, lilybee desisn head over heels dp

accessories: pti fillable frame, scallop border and leaf dies, su embossing folder, pti button, thread, gems, stitching

Viva La Verve is back!!

Woohoo!!  It’s Friday and one of my favourite sketch challenges is back after a little Christmas hiatus in December :)  Sweet Diva Amber has started the year off right with this fabulous sketch…  

And double woohoo for some new Love Me paper by My Mind’s Eye…I couldn’t resist!!  I used my beloved (and very brown) heart stamp from Love Notes along with its coordinating Jotted Heart Die, “be Mine” sentiment from Heart’s Desire and “with all my Heart” sentiment from Heart to Heart on the little tag which is attached to a Tiny Sweet Scallop die.  Oh, all those pinks and reds looks so yummy!!  Now head over to the Viva La Verve forum and join in the fun!!  Hope you have a fantastic start to your weekend!!

p.s. I gave that sweet jotted heart stamp a good scrubbing facial with some Stazon cleaner and she looks almost brand new now!! Woohoo!!

 

p.p.s…and don’t forget next Friday night!! Woohoo!

what’s in it?

stamps: Love Notes, Heart to Heart, Heart’s Desire (Verve)

paper: rustic cream, kraft, lavender moon (PTI), going gray, red (SU), Love Me (My Mind’s Eye)

accessories: jotted heart die, tiny sweet scallop die (A Cut Above by Verve), doily, banner, small tag dies, twine, button (PTI), stitching