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Yeah!!! Today is Day 6 of the Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop and even more exciting is the fact that tonite is the Release Party over on the Verve Forum! Can a Friday get any better?!! You won't want to miss the full reveals of all the wonderful sets Julee has created for this release as well as all the fun conversations in the forum.
Today's set also has coordinating dies - can you say love :) For my first card I used Diva Maureen's Verve sketch from a few weeks back and one of the wonderful sentiments from Making A Statement which expresses my heart regarding the wonderful opportunity I have had to be a Guest Diva during this release. What an amazing experience this has been and the party is still to come!!! Yes, Marisa is a very happy Guest Diva :)
My second card is a more CAS card and uses this adorable flower and bird image along with the matching Loopy Blooms Die Set. If I had felt, I would have made a felt flower, but no such luck so I opted for a polka dotted one instead when I tripped across this fun DP. I just love polka dots and am a sucker for pink, black and white cards so it was a match made in heaven. I created a stem using All in A Row and built my flower around it. Lots of white space for a clean, crisp look and that little bird as the finishing touch. Sorry about the dark picture :( Had a hard time getting a white on white shot and I finally gave up after an insane amount of times trying to get a good picture.
Lots of eye candy yet to come so here is today's Hop List.
1. Julee | 10. Laurie |
2. Charmaine | 11. Maureen |
3. Tosha | 12. Amber |
4. Andrea | 13. Amy |
5. Sankari | 14. Jen d. |
6. Teresa | 15. Betty |
7. Jackie | 16. Lynda |
8. Sarah {Guest} | 17. Susan |
9. Marisa {Guest} |
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 most importantly of all, tonite is Party Night!! Details below.
9PM Eastern, 8PM Central, 7PM Mountain, 6PM Pacific, 3PM Hawaii
World Clock link for other locations
World Clock link for other locations
Hope to see you there :)
Thanks So Very Much
Stamps: Making A Statement (Verve)
Paper: Springtime (Echo Park), Kraft (Bazzill), Black, Old Olive and So Saffron (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Basic Black (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Jotted Heart Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Delightful Doillies (PTI), Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Crimper (Fiskars), 5/8" Sheer Black Ribbon (Michael's), Half Pearls (Michael's), Buttons, Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals
Flower and Bird
Stamps: Making A Statement (Verve)
Paper: Pink Small Dots (Making Memories), Black
Ink: Basic Black (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Loopy Blooms Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), Scalloped Border Punch (Stampin' Up!), Scor-Pal, 5/8" Sheer Black Ribbon (Michael's), Buttons, Twine, Glue Dots, Half Pearls (Michael's) Dimensionals
Marisa, beautiful cards once again!! Love the colors on the first and the sweet little bird perched on the panel is adorable on the second!!!! You have done a FANTASTIC job as Guest Diva!!!! See you at the party tonight :)
ReplyDeleteI love both cards! Really love the colors in the first!
ReplyDeleteWonderful card! I like how you layered the center images and the crimping on the heart is too cute!
ReplyDeletemy goodness, this is so cute!
ReplyDeletemy personal favourite is the pink-black-white-card!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo
What fun you must have had as Guest Diva! I love the CAS style of the second card. Too cute!
ReplyDeleteSuch fabulousness. Love the textured heart and the accent ribbon. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThese are both so cute, I love how you have the little bird sitting on top on the second, too cute!
ReplyDeleteMarisa, sorry I'm late to the commenting party!!! These are both beautiful! I especially LOVE the pink black and white card!!! Darling!!!
ReplyDeleteThe absolutely gorgeous cards you have made all week are just stunning! Wow! I don't think I could pick a favorite - wow!
ReplyDeletePretty cards Marisa! I like how you added texture and dimension with the crimping and scoring - very elegant! Looking forward to the release party this evening!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creations - gotta admit, I'm a polka dot fiend too. LOL
ReplyDeleteLove all the details of your cards!!
Both are wonderful!! I am in love with the pink, black, white card with the flower and that little birdie!! Hope to be at the par-tay!!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards Marisa...love the colors and the fab new loopy bloom.
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness...your cards are both beautiful! I especially love the pink w/white...that flower and little bird image are just too cute!
ReplyDeleteLove that cute heart on the bow! Those little touches are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteaw, you are rockin' my sketch!! Now, really, no more tricking us with only one creative gene...you need to delete that now because your cards having been out of this world this week :) I'm so happy it was for this release...as I'm sure you are too...and no worries to win it!! LOL Just relax and enjoy the rest of the day and party...although, will you still do the updates? At lease I won't be called out to sell my house!! LOL hugs, Marisa and congrats on a fabulous release!!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards all week, Marisa!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a wonderful week, Marisa1 You did your GD spot proud!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on doing a fabulous job as a Guest Diva! I admire your work and this release has been awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteBoth these cards are fabulous! Although i have to say I'm loving the elegance and chic of the second card, I am a CAS girl though :)
ReplyDeleteI love both of your cards!!!
ReplyDeletecuteness to the max! I love your cards!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, Marisa! Your sneak peeks cards have been so cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm sooo loving this loopy bloom set. Your pink and black card is fab! Love your use of the layers and textures.
ReplyDeleteMarisa, these are both fabulous peeks of the new set and dies! What a wonderful job you have done in your Guest Diva role! I'm so glad that you were chosen for this very special month!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!!
ReplyDeleteYou've lived up to your SCS name this week...only you've been a rockindiva! I've really enjoyed your posts (love the pink, black and polka dots too!). Tonight....!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards once again, Marisa. I love the crimped heart in the first one. The sentiments I've seen so far in this new set are wonderful. The pink, black and white combo is perfect - love the scored bg. Sweet bird and flowers.
ReplyDeleteI love the textures. This is very nice.
ReplyDeleteAmazing cards! I love the birdies, love the sentiments from making a statement, love the loopy bloom dies, love everything!!
ReplyDeleteSuch great colors and it was fun to not notice the birdie right away. Need new glasses...
ReplyDeleteLots of layers ! Such fun !
ReplyDeleteGreat job all week and today's Pink, Black & White has really caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute cards! Love both of them!!
ReplyDeleteYour creations are awesome - hope you loved this experience as much as we are all enjoying seeing your work. These new Verve dies are simply amazing.
ReplyDeleteKaren
I second that the one creative gene statement needs to be deleted (Maureen). Your cards today are fantastic and I have thoroughly enjoyed see you as a designer for Verve this week with all your creativity!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the way the birdie pops on the pink and black card! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThese are really cute!! You did a great job as a guest diva (and what a great month to do it!! Looks like all the new sets and dies are wonderful).
ReplyDeleteThese are both just lovely, but i REALLY love the first card! Your style is so simple and lovely--it's been a pleasure to enjoy your creations this week!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards but especially the second one. Pink and black are so elegant together. Love the cute little loopy flower and the birdie perchedon the ledge. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThese are both lovely!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards. I especially love the pink/black card. I am loving the new Loopy Blooms stamps and dies. Can't wait for the release tonight.
ReplyDeleteTwo very pretty cards!
ReplyDeleteGreat couple of cards! You did a fabulous job GDing this month! Hope to see you tonight!
ReplyDeleteBeeeeuiful cards. Thanks for a great week of inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! I really love the pink, black, and white, sooo sweet! I love that little birdie, I need him, lol! See ya tonight.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards again Marisa! Love all the dies.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying both of these cards but I gotta say I love the black, white and pink combo myself. Did you use an embossing folder for that lattice look or was it part of the design?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful layout and colors! ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm just looking at your first card again, and I see that you snuck your embossed dots onto one of the panels - and you thought we wouldn't notice! LOL
ReplyDeleteLove both cards, but I especially love the earth tones of the first. I've CASED a lot of your cards over the last year or so, and this one is going to join the others!
Thank you so much!
Love these cards!
ReplyDeleteBoth super pretty. Of course, I love the little bird on your 2nd card. What a cutie! Sounds as if you're having great fun.
ReplyDeleteOoh I really like those black touches on the first card and pink and black is always a great combo. Beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteLove both of your cards! The colors on both are FAB. Thanks for sharing them with us today. :D
ReplyDeleteThey picked a wonderfully talented lady to guest design! Congrats on a week of drop-dead gorgeous projects!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards Marisa, isn't this set fun!?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the pink and white card with the organza ribbon. The little bird is adorable sitting right where it is!
ReplyDeleteI put a comment on earlier and it is just after 8 EST and it still hasn't shown up! Yikes, have I missed out?
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards for the last day.....Thank you for sharing all your creativity with us this week!
ReplyDeleteSuper super designs. Great stamps and dies.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Love both of these, Marisa!! I've enjoyed seeing all your cards this week! Lucky girl playing along with all the new stamps early!! I'm jealous ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun little flowers - a great set and your card is so cute!
ReplyDeleteYou have done both sketches proud with these gorgeous cards Marisa! I must say that polka dots trumps felt everytime!! :)
ReplyDeleteOhhh these are so cute! Love them both!
ReplyDeleteYet more delicious makes Marisa! Adore the pink and black one! xx
ReplyDeleteMarisa both of these cards are just out of this world. I really like that crimped heart on the first one. You have added your sweet touches to these to make them so awesome.
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