Verve "Diva Inspirations" Blog Hop {August 2016}

Welcome to 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. Feel free to play along with the challenge as many times as you like. Verve stamps are not required to play, but we do smile a little brighter when see them!

Without further ado, here is our August challenge... 

I fell in love with this pretty colour palette and went to work right away using my "go-to" Verve flower stamp set called Joyful Blooms and the Plain Jane sentiment called Beautiful.

I cut a panel of watercolour paper into a 3"x 4" rectangle and stamped the flowers onto it. Then using a water pen, I used some distress ink to "watercolour" the flowers. Then I used some kraft ink to paint around the blooms, to give it a watercoloured "vintage" vibe. 

I stamped the sentiment in black Ranger ink...just perfect for watercolouring. I always stamp my sentiment and images all together before I begin watercolouring so I have a "map" of where to go with the ink.

I wanted this card to have a few layers. I added a doily, a die cut scallop circle, twine, gems and a vintage butterfly washi tape to the bottom of the card. 

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Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Monday, September 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	7. Marisa
	2. Betty	8. Maureen
	3. Charmaine	9. Sankari
	4. Christyne	10. Stacey
	5. Laurie	11. Susan
	6. Lesley	12. Teresa