Verve October Spotlight Hop Day #4 {Thanksgiving & Christmas}

Welcome back to Day 4 of our October Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week is available to order in the Verve shop.

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Autumn Blessings stamp set and coordinating Autumn Thanks Die Set. I just love this set because of its versatility! I actually used the set to make a Christmas card too! I turned the mini-flowers into sunflowers and poinsettias.

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. Maureen 2. Marisa 8. Christyne 3. Charmaine 9. Laurie 4. Betty 10. Teresa 5. Lisa (Guest) 11. Lesley 6. Vickie (Guest)

Verve October Spotlight Hops Day #3 {Pumpkin Spice}

Welcome back to Day 3 of our October Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week is available to order in the Verve shop.

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Everything Nice stamp set and coordinating Pumpkin Spice Die Set. I love anything coffee and so I was completely taken by this cute mug and the awesome sentiments. These will be perfect for a couple of colleagues with a little coffee card inside! I coloured the mugs with my Copic markers and kept my design simple!

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 6. Vickie (Guest) 2. Marisa 7. Maureen 3. Charmaine 8. Christyne 4. Betty 9. Teresa 5. Lisa (Guest) 10. Lesley

Verve October Release Day #2 {Angels Voices}

Welcome back to Day 2 of our October Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week is available to order in the Verve shop. 

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Angel Voices stamp set and coordinating Angelic Die Set. I just adore this new set and had to make some tags! I love non-traditional colours for Christmas and so went with Pinks and Greens!

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. Vickie (Guest) 2. Marisa 8. Maureen 3. Charmaine 9. Christyne 4. Betty 10. Laurie 5. Stacey 11. Teresa 6. Lisa (Guest) 12. Lesley

The Challenge #80 {A Sketch}

Happy World Card Making Day! 

It's a brand new month and we have some fun challenges all ready for you! I am excited to be back crafting now too. I have been under the weather but I am slowly starting to feel a bit better.

Are you looking for last week's winner? Please CLICK HERE.

Each week we have a fun challenge for your to try!!! We do a different style of challenge each week! We like to mix things up and keep them fresh!

Here is the monthly rotation:

Week 1-Sketch

Week 2-Colours

Week 3-Photo Inspiration

Week 4-Christmas Photo Inspiration

Week 5-Wild Card (a surprise!)

Today I am featuring a brand new stamp set from Verve stamps for my card! Today I am featuring the Autumn Blessings stamp set and coordinating Autumn Thanks Die Set.

The design team have created some inspiration to get you in the crafting mood! Come and join us! Our weekly winner will be our next Guest Designer! So come and join the fun!

Guest Designer is Bonnie Sharp from The Lucky Clucker

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe

Claire Broadwater

Kim Heggins

Lee Ann Barrett

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

A few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Use the challenge to create a card.

2. Please add the challenge graphic to your blog post (copy and paste).

3. Have fun and comment on the submissions of others.

4. Anything that is offensive to myself or to my viewers will be removed.

5. Have fun!

VERVE STAMPS NEW RELEASE SPOTLIGHTS & WORLD CARD MAKING DAY

DAY 1 - Saturday, 10/1/16

Welcome to Verve's October Spotlight Hops and happy World Card Making Day! 

Verve just released three new sets perfect for your fall and winter holiday crafting, and they're all on sale in the Verve shop today. As usual, we're celebrating release in style with a blog hop and fabulous giveaway. So pull up a comfy chair and settle in as we share a little creative inspirations using the new Verve goodies.

Today I am featuring a brand new stamp set from Verve stamps for my card! Today I am featuring the Autumn Blessings stamp set and coordinating Autumn Thanks Die Set. I stamped the gorgeous "blooms" in Cajun Craze and added some sequins. I wanted to keep my background neutral so the blooms would pop!

Today's hop theme is designer choice, so you'll be seeing a bit of everything from the new release. Tune in next week for specific spotlights on each of the new sets. And don't forget to head on over to the Verve Blog today to get to konw our fabulous Guest Divas, Lisa Blastick and Vickie Zimmer!

Today I am using the sketch from The Challenge...which goes live at 5am (PST).

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!

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

THE CHALLENGE WINNERS FOR CHALLENGE #79

Thank you for joining us last week at The Challenge and for playing along with our Christmas Inspiration Challenge! 

Congratulations, Shawna!

WHO COULD RESIST THAT AMAZING BOW AND THE WAY SHE USED THE COLOURS! SO ADORABLE!

I hope you will join us as our next Guest Designer for The Challenge! Please email Kim Heggins at kim heggins @ comcast.net (no spaces)

(In NUMERICAL order)

2. Lori Turner

5. Laurel S

17. fabiola