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Monday, May 5, 2014

Verve Stamps Inspiration Hop

** Second post of the day.  See below for my Mojo Monday card**

Welcome to Verve's May Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time! This month we've got a fabulous challenge that's sure to take you on a sentimental journey! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize!

Our April challenge is Font Focus


Fancy fonts are all the rage! Let your inner wordsmith shine and make a gorgeous sentiment (or two or three!) the focus of your card. Whether you draw inspiration from the graphic or take some poetic license of your own, just flash us some fonts!

If you have come here from Maureen's blog, you are right on track.  If you happened along the Hop, you can check out the Hop List below to get caught up.

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Used Diva Jen's Deconstructed Sketch for my card along with MME's Breeze papers.  Just love yellow, black and grey together!  Pulled out one of my favorite sentiment sets, Lean On Me, and So Fluttery for the secondary sentiment on the banner (both which happen to be on sale right now!).  The Rounded Scalloped Frame, Dreamy Leaves and Joyful Blooms dies provided the framework for the card, and a touch of sequins from the Pastel Sequin Mix finished things off.

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've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines, and a little bit about our brand new Diva!

1. Julee 9. Susan
2. Amy 10. Chaitali
3. Anya 11. Stacey
4. Betty 12. Maureen
5. Karen 13. Marisa
6. Sankari 14. Andrea
7. Sarah 14. Charmaine
8. Sony 14. Christyne

Andrea is next on the Hop List and she is sure to have an amazing creation for your viewing and inspiration!

Verve also has a May special going on, 25% off select stamps and dies. Perfect for some Mother's Day shopping wink, wink. 


Thanks for joining our Hop, and I look forward to seeing your font focused cards.












 
 

What's In It?
Stamps:  Lean On Me, So Fluttery, Dream Big (Verve Stamps)

Paper:   Breeze (My Mind's Eye), So Saffron, Cameo Coral, Old Olive, Going Grey (Stampin' Up)   
Ink:  Black, VersaMark
Accessories:  Rounded Scalloped Frame, Joyful Blooms, Dreamy leaves (A Cut Above by Verve), Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve Stamps), Button, Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals 

38 comments:

  1. So bright! So bold! So special! Great card. Love it!

    kReN@
    http://afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  2. Love the polka dots along with the sequins!

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  3. Beautiful card, Marisa. Love the patterned papers and how you used two sentiments.

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  4. Great card! Loving the polka dots!

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  5. I just love how you have used the black in your card as it makes the pretty flower POP!

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  6. I love this color combo and also those polka dots!!!

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  7. This is just fantastic and so so pretty! I love the wonderful colors and your subtle stamping with the bold black sentiments. GORGEOUS!

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  8. Bright and fun, especially the polka dots and smart pink flower! Fabulous!!
    c

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  9. Love the colors. Great card.

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  10. Love this - the black just makes it pop!

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  11. So fun!! Love the bold color scheme and that sketch is soooo fabulous!

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  12. I love the fonts in the Lean on Me set - bold and scripty all together - it's wonderful! I love how you have put together bold black polka dots with softer, sweet patterns. The flower is gorgeous!

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  13. So pretty! Love the spring colors with the pop of black.

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  14. So fabulous! Love the bold polka dots against the soft yellow pattern, Marisa! Julee's fonts are indeed so special!

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  15. Your card is BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    D~
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  16. Fantastic card Marisa. I especially love the split banner effect. Great idea. xxx

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  17. Lovely card, like the split flag ribbons behind the sentiment .
    Sue

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  18. Oh.....gorgeous. I love the yellow and black with that touch of coral.Pretty flower. Love the double sentiment. I can see me wanting to case this one;)

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  19. Love the layout and colors on this card.

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  20. What a beautiful font and sweet sentiments! Love that pink flower and your layout!

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  21. Love the patterns and the double sentiment, Marisa! Great looking card!

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  22. I always love your cards and work and this is no exception. Yellow really pops with black and gray! Great used of the sketch, too!

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  23. Very pretty! Love the LO, and colors!

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  24. What an eye-catching card! Love the bold polkadots next to that sweet yellow print. The pop of coral in the blossom sets everything off perfectly. This is a real masterpiece!

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  25. Love the bold dotted pattern against the more formal muted paper. Great interpretation of the sketch.

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  26. Love how the bold patterns complement the bold sentiments. A fabulous card that really catches one's eye.!

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  27. Fantastic card! love the clean, crisp look of it! The layered flower is lovely and the sentiments are wonderful!

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  28. love love love...all the black layering makes for a very dramatic card...way to rock this font focus challenge!!

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  29. SO in love with this!!! What a beautiful balance of bold patterns, colors and the SO super cool sentiments! Outstanding card!!!

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  30. This is gorgeous Marisa. I love the color combination you chose. I am sorry I have not been here in awhile. So busy with year end school stuff. Your blog wows me as always.

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  31. Soft and pretty, but a really bold design, love it!

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  32. Beautiful card! I love the pop of coral!

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  33. This is super cute! I like the fun layout and great sentiment.

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  34. What great fonts and patterns on your card Marisa! You really were inspired by the photo as your card is perfect for this hop/challenge. Lovely work! Hugz!

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