I’m Moxie Fab!

Good morning friends!  If you visited yesterday, I hinted at a fun announcement here on the blog today.  Cath from Moxie Fab World contacted me last month and asked if I’d like to be a Moxie Fabber of the Week.  It’s one of those questions you say YES to right away…like, “Would you like to leave early from work today?” “Can I top up your coffee?” “Wanna go to Stamp-a-faire and stay with me?” {wink, wink, Lynn!}.  So if you head over to the Moxie Fab World, you’ll see little ol’ me and my thoughts on this hobby I have a great passion for (not to mention some name dropping! ACK!).  Today’s card was me wanting to have something to share along with this announcement.  I’ve been looking for a true non traditional Valentine colour palette (not just adding light blue to pink and red) and I think I found it thanks to Bo Bunny’s Love Letter paper! I’m using 2 of the brand new stamp sets from Clearly Besotted Stamps, Post It: Love designed by my dear Duchess (Aimes Wanford) and Paired Up.

I created a little banner of the sweet postmarks and used a couple of staples to fasten the sentiment tab to the card (that’s for you, Duchess!).  Thanks for visiting!  Have a great start to your week!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: clearly besotted stamps paired up, post it: love

ink: versafine onyx,

paper: pti rustic white, rustic cream, su taken with teal, bo bunny Love Letters

accessories: su 1 1/4 circle punch, pti button and journal tab die, twinery cantaloupe bakers twine, cream twine, staples

Happy Valentine’s Day

Good morning!  My new Valentine paper arrived so I’ve been cutting into it and pairing it with the newly released Verve set  No Matter What.  I’m using this week’s  Retro Sketches layout to create a masculine card.  I’m all for the frilly frilly cards, but sometimes you need a toned down one for the boys :)  Thanks for stopping by!  Come back tomorrow for a fun announcement just after 9:00 AM (PST)!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: no matter what, twitterpated (Verve)

paper: soft stone, white (PTI), Love Notes (Fancy Pants)

ink: onyx (Versafine), real red (SU)

accessories: bakers twine (Twinery), button (PTI), gems (Kaisercraft)

Love You Lots (no matter what}!

Good morning!  I hope you were able to see all the delicious cards from the new Verve Set Release yesterday.  If not, check out the Blog Hop happening now with the chance to win the new No Matter What set along with one of the 3 new seam binding bundles!  Oh, I love me some seam binding.  I’m using the hot pink from the Truly Madly Deeply bundle on today’s card.  Here’s a closer look at the new set…

Love is definitely in the air over in the Verve Store this month!  Were you one of the lucky people who purchased this set early last November?  If not, you now can over in the Verve Store.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely Saturday :)

 

what’s in it?

stamps: No Matter What (Verve)

paper: guidelines grid, sweet blush (PTI), going gray (SU), Sweet Crush (Pink Paislee)

ink: onyx (Versafine), raspberry fizz (PTI), going gray (SU)

accessories: Truly Madly Deeply seam binding bundle (Verve), Pennant Trim die (A Cut Above by Verve), edgers and half and half dies (PTI), bakers twine (Twinery), heart button (Michaels), tickets (Pink Paislee), paper doily (Etsy Shop), gems (Kaisercraft)

Verve Stamp Release {no matter what!}

Welcome to our No Matter What Hop!  Today we're releasing a lovely little set that you might have spied during Verve's Thanksgiving weekend sale. It's officially available for sale now, along with three brand new color collections of seam binding! There's a lot of eye candy today, so hop along with us for a chance to win some brand new Verve!

My card features 2 new sentiments from No Matter What.  I wanted to show you that all the large sentiments fit perfectly into the Hearts and Swirls stamp and die.  It also wouldn’t be a true Verve Valentine card without the fabulous Jotted Heart die and matching image from Love Notes :)  If you think the heart looks a tad bit longer, it is!  I cut the heart in half (eek!) and elongated it to fit perfectly behind the hearts and swirls die.  Today’s card also uses the brand new Viva La Verve sketch.  I’m hosting this week, so come visit over in the forum for some fun chit chat and inspiration before playing along.

As we're saying hello to a few new products today, we also say goodbye to a couple dear designers. This is our final hop with Amy and Tosh as part of the Divahood, so be sure to let them know how much their AMAZING Verve creations have inspired you.

So... want to know about the prizes? We're picking THREE mystery blogs from today's hop to select a random commenter to win No Matter What plus one of our three new collections of ribbon! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. Winners will be drawn from all of the comments on the mystery blogs. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines. Enjoy the rest of the hop!

 

1. Julee       7. Amy

2. Laurie     8. Andrea

3. Maureen 9. Betty

4. Teresa  10. Charmaine

5. Tosh     11. Janelle

6. Amber

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: No Matter What, Twitterpated, Love Notes (Verve)

paper: rustic white, black (PTI), going grey (SU), Yours Truly (Echo Park)

ink: onyx (Versafine), basic grey, rose romance (SU)

accessories: Hearts and Swirls Frame, Jotted Heart dies (A Cut Above dies by Verve), rectangle and scalloped rectangle dies (Spellbinders), seam binding ribbon (Etsy shop), buttons, banner die (PTI), bakers twine (Twinery), gems (Kaisercraft), seeing spots embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Twitterpated ~ CASE Study #123

Welcome to a new year of fabulous inspiration over on the CASE Study blog!  We are celebrating BIG TIME with another amazing MUSE, Amber Daigre, from Damask Love.  She has a gorgeous CAS style as you will see all month…here’s her first card…

I love that little word, Twitterpated :)  The set it comes from is on sale this month over in the Verve Store.  I kept this really CAS and love the way you really focus on the  word :)   I hope you’ll be able to play with us this week!  Take a look at the Design Team’s take on this week’s card over on the CASE Study blog or directly on their blogs…and then join in the fun!

Tasnim Ahmed

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Christina MacLaren

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: borderline, twitterpated (Verve)

ink: onyx (Versafine), real red, perfect plum, pretty in pink (SU), autumn rose (PTI)

paper: white (PTI

Just for You

Good morning friends!  With most of my stamping duties done for the rest of the week, I was able to sit down with some lovely Clearly Besotted Stamps from their second release.  I was going to use some text paper for the half and half die panel, but then realized I could make my own with Background Builder!  Cool! 

 

The sweet and whimsical sentiment is from Full of Surprise :) 

Head over to the Clearly Besotted Store to see these sets as well as a whole lot of new ones just recently released!  You’ll love what you see :)  Woohoo! The week is half over!  Enjoy!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: clearly besotted stamps Full of Surprises, Background Builder

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti rustic white, pink paislee secret crush

accessories: bigz primitive heart die, seam binding, pti buttons, thread, corrugated cardboard, paper doily, pti half and half die

Forever and a Day

Good morning!  Well, I survived the first day back!  The kids were well rested and happy to be back at it!  I even had the energy to stop at the gym before heading home.  After dinner, I checked out the new PTI Make It Monday challenge and was amazed that an idea popped into my head right away.  I’m wondering if going back to work helped wipe my brain clean and let the ideas flow freely again.  I love the rainbow effect of the hearts and the little love sentiment perfect for Valentine’s or an Anniversary card.

I’m loving the bursts of colour against the white and thankful my CAS studies are coming along!  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a lovely Tuesday :)

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: pti signature series flower stamp set

ink: versafine onyx

paper: PTI white, scarlett jewel, autumn rose, summer sunrise, su really rust, kiwi kiss

accessories: pti heart border die, foam tape