Verve Release Spotlight Hops {Day 2}-Kindness Matters

Welcome back to Day 2 of our Anni-VERVE-sary 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 store on Friday, August 26. Today I am featuring two new sets! The first is the Scripture Medley 4 compilation set.  I paired it with another new set called  Kindness Matters stamp set and coordinating, Great Kindness Die Set. I stamped the flowers with Memento Black ink and coloured them with my Copics. 

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!

1. Julee 7. Betty 2. Stacey 8. Charmaine 3. Maureen 9. Laurie 4. Lesley 10. Teresa 5. Marisa 11. Christyne 6. Hillary (Guest) 12. Autumn (Guest)

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

Viva LA Verve Sketch Challenge & Diva Inspirations Challenge {Verve Stamps}

Happy July! We are back after a relaxing trip to the coast! We took our camper and had a blast...walking along the beaches and reading books! Today I am happy to share my card for the newest Viva la Verve Sketch Challenge! I am the sketch hostess and I am SO excited to share my design! I hope it inspires you to play along with us!

  

I was inspired to play along with the current Diva Inspirations Challenge over at Verve! Why not combine the two challenges!?

Using the Love Everlasting stamp set from Verve, I stamped the floral heart in the three bold colours from the inspiration photo...in this case I used Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo. I am a big fan of clean lines and layers, so I used some designer paper and clean white rectangles...so the colours would hopefully pop!

I would love it if you would come to Viva la Verve and play along with my sketch!!! There is a great prize up for grabs for both challenges! Click HERE for more inspiration!

SugarPea Designs-MIU17 {Happy Mail}

We have a new challenge style over at SugarPea Designs! You have all month to play along with us! You are welcome to play along with all the challenges or just one but remember the more times you play along during the month, the better chance you have of winning a $50 gift certificate to our store!!!

I used the stamp set called Happy Mail and coloured the images with my Copic markers. Clean and simple, this card was fun to put together!

Here is this week's Mix it Up Challenge!

To play along, make a project using just the inspiration, or just the sketch or Mix it Up and use both! It is totally up to you!

Reverse Confetti {SFYTT #38}- Best Wishes

Tonight I finally had the chance to play along with the current SFYTT at Reverse Confetti. I loved the clean lines of the sketch and I wanted to play with the new Garden Bunch Stamp Set I picked up last month! With the end of the school year being so busy, I never had the chance to play with my new goodies! SO I gave them a try tonight. I love how the sentiment stamps! 

I wanted to create a card that gave off a "black tie air" and I was striving for clean lines. The card was left simple, so it could go to a man. I wanted to create a "tux" feel and the flowers would be the accent rather than the focus. It is another card for my wedding stash. 

VLV & CTD {Christmas Greetings}

Hooray! Back into my craft room and I was so happy to play along with a couple of challenges today! First I saw the fun sketch at Viva la Verve and then I saw the colours at the Colour Throwdown! It was a match made in heaven! I decided to make a Christmas card for my stash!

I used the elegant Bright Spirits stamp set from Verve and some fun design paper I had in my stash! I kept my design fairly simple...

Verve Diva Inspirations Blog Hop {July}

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 August 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!

We're headed into the lazy days of summer and this outdoor scene is sure to inspire some cozy creations. 

Take your inspiration from the graphic or follow the color pattern, just have fun stamping. We can't wait to see what you create!
Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Friday, July 5.
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

I used one of my favourite stamp sets! I just adore the Great Friend set and I paired it with the new Love Everlasting set. I kept my design simple and stamped the flowers in Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie ink. Then I stamped the leaves in Bermuda Bay ink...the sentiment was kept simple...in black.

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	9. Stacey
	5. Laurie	10. Susan
	6. Lesley	11. Teresa

SRM Stickers Design Team {Happy Birthday}

A quick and easy birthday Gift Purse, using some of the Vintage Floral Ribbon.

A simple yet pretty card using some Vintage Floral Ribbon, someLace and a white Doily. I used the Fancy Birthday Sticker for my sentiments!

Together they make a simple yet elegant gift set for a friend! Be sure to visit the SRM Blog to see my project! I would love to have you stop by!