Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop 2014 ~ Day 6

Welcome to Day 6, our final day of Verve's 7th Anniversary Release!  If you have come here from Charmaine's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened up on the Hop, you can follow the list below to get caught up.  Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store today, Saturday, August 30th!

Today's featured product is Small Packages and the Cupcake Frame Die by Julee.  Love the new dies and frame shape!  I decided to make a birthday shaker card, and filled it with some heart confetti I created by using the heart die from the Scalloped Trim Trio die set and collecting the punched out hearts.  Just "had" to use the cute little flag die to add a little somethin' somethin' to the card.


 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Saturday, 8/30/14
Featured Products: Small Packages (illustrated by Julee Tilman), Cupcake Frame Die Set
Today's Prize: $50 gift code to Verve

1. Julee 8. Stacey 2. Teresa 9. Maureen 3. Chaitali 10. Laurie 4. Amber 11. Janelle 5. Charmaine 12. Christyne 6. Marisa 13. Jen 7. Monika {Guest} 14. Andrea

Time to head on over to our Guest Diva Monika's blog to see what she has created with today's set.  Once you are done the hop, feel free to head on over to Verve's on line store to do a little shopping wink, wink. 

Challenges:  Simon Says
                        The Pink Elephant

 

What's In It?
Stamps:   Small Packages (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   Happy Day (My Mind's Eye), So Saffron, Regal Rose (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Black
Accessories:   Cupcake Frame Die Set, Scalloped Border Die Set, Pennant Trim Banner Die, Scalloped Rectangle Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Acetate, Twine, Half Pearls, Dimensionals

Just Us Girls #256 - Wild Card

Today is a bitter sweet day.  I get to host today's challenge, which is always fun, but it will also be my last challenge as a Just Us Girls Design Team member.
 
With  my new, part time job, filling in at hubby's office the days I'm not working there, and mom requiring more of my time as she recovers from her fall and gains her strength back, not to mention dearly missing regular workouts, there are just not enough hours in a day get everything done.  It has been a wonderful couple of years and I will definitely miss working alongside all the wonderful and talented ladies on this team.

Now on to the challenge!  It has been forever since I made a round card, so that was my shape of choice for this challenge.   I needed a sympathy friend for a friend who just lost their father the new Framed Florals being release by Verve Stamps tomorrow was a perfect fit.  Best part is the bluebells have a matching die!

The rest of the  JUGS team along with our fabulous August Guest Designer, Kristie, have some wonderful samples to get your inspiration going. So head on over to the Just Us Girls blog and check out what they've created.  Simply create a card and link it up to the JUGS blog for a chance to be chosen as the Chic of the Week.  Remember, if you are chosen as Chic of the Week, you could be invited to be a Guest.

Have a great weekend!  Mine will be busy.  My son is in another soccer tournament and we also have a wedding to attend.  Think Labour Day Monday will be a very low key day for all of us LOL!

Challenges:  Simon Says
                    The Pink Elephant

What's In It?
Stamps: Framed Florals (Verve Stamps), French Script (Stampin' Up)
Paper:  Ballet Blue, Kraft, So Saffron (Stampin' Up)
Ink:  Black, Ballet Blue, VersaMark (Stampin' Up)
Accessories:  Bluebells Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders),  Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Twine, Button, Black Half Pearls, Glue Dots, Dimensionals 

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop 2014 ~ Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of Verve's 7th Anniversary Release!  If you have come here from Charmaine's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened up on the Hop, you can follow the list below to get caught up.  Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store Saturday, August 30th.

Today's featured products are One Cup, Cuppa Tea Die Set, and Psalm 34:8 Plain Jane created by Julee.  Being a tea lover herself, Julee evened the playing field by creating a tea set to offset the coffee set, thus keeping both sides of the beverage drinkers happy LOL!  This set has many wonderful sentiments and some adorable tea cup images with matching dies, providing tons of possibilities.


 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Friday, 8/29/14
Featured Products: One Cup (illustrated by Julee Tilman), Cuppa Tea Die Set, Psalm 34:8 PJ
Today's Prize: $50 gift code to Verve

1. Julee 8. Stacey 2. Teresa 9. Maureen 3. Chaitali 10. Laurie 4. Amber 11. Janelle 5. Charmaine 12. Christyne 6. Marisa 13. Jen 7. Monika {Guest} 14. Andrea

Time to head on over to our Guest Diva Monika's blog to see what she has created with today's set.  Make sure to come back tomorrow for our final day of Spotlight Hops and then some shopping!

Challenges:  The Pink Elephant
                       Simon Says

What's In It?
Stamps:   One Cup (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   The Sweetest Thing (My Mind's Eye), Real Red (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Black
Accessories:   Chicken Wire Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Lacy Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Crimper (Fiskars), Black Half Pearls, Dimensionals

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop 2014 ~ Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of Verve's 7th Anniversary Release!  If you have come here from Charmaine's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened up on the Hop, you can follow the list below to get caught up.  Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store Saturday, August 30th.

Today's featured set is Framed Florals and the Bluebells die by Chaitali.  Love the framed bluebell image and thrilled there is also a stand alone bluebell image!  Double bonus too:  A matching die for the stand alone bluebells and a two-step stamp to "colour" them! 



 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Thursday, 8/28/14
Featured Products: Framed Florals (illustrated by Chaitali Narla), Bluebells Die
Today's Prize: $50 gift code to Verve

1. Julee 8. Stacey 2. Teresa 9. Maureen 3. Chaitali 10. Laurie 4. Amber 11. Janelle 5. Charmaine 12. Christyne 6. Marisa 13. Jen 7. Monika {Guest} 14. Andrea

Time to head on over to our Guest Diva Monika's blog to see what she has created with today's set.  Make sure to come back tomorrow for Day 5 of our Spotlight Hop and another chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve Stamps!

Challenges:  Simon Says
                       The Pink Elephant

What's In It?
Stamps:   Framed Florals (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper, Ballet Blue, Turquoise (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Black, Ballet Blue (Stampin' Up)
Accessories:   Bluebells Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Madison Doily Die (Top Dog Dies), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Shine Bright Sequin Mix (Verve Stamps), White and Black Half Pearls, Twine, Dimensionals 

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop 2014 ~ Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of Verve's 7th Anniversary Release!  If you have come here from Charmaine's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened up on the Hop, you can follow the list below to get caught up.  Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store Saturday, August 30th.

Today's featured products are Coffee by Chaitali, along with the Coffee Word Die (swoon!) and Cuppa Joe Die Set.  Coffee sets are so fun, and I am head over heals in love with the Coffee Word Die!!  So many options with this set, it was hard to pick just one!   


 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Wednesday, 8/27/14
Featured Products: Coffee (illustrated by Chaitali Narla), Coffee Word Die, Cuppa Joe Die Set
Today's Prize: $50 gift code to Verve

1. Julee 8. Stacey 2. Teresa 9. Maureen 3. Chaitali 10. Laurie 4. Amber 11. Janelle 5. Charmaine 12. Christyne 6. Marisa 13. Jen 7. Monika {Guest}

Time to head on over to our Guest Diva Monika's blog to see what she has created with today's set.  Make sure to come back tomorrow for Day 4 of our Spotlight Hop and another chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve Stamps!

Challenges:  Simon Says
                        The Pink Elephant

What's In It?
Stamps:   Coffee (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   Dots and Stripes (Echo Park), Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, Kraft, So Saffron, Early Espresso (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Black, Close to Cocoa (Stampin' Up)
Accessories:   Coffee Word Die, Cuppa Joe Die Set, Pennant Trim Banner (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Seeing Spots Embossing Folder (Provo Kraft), Button, Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop ~ Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of Verve's 7th Anniversary Release!  If you have come here from Charmaine's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened up on the Hop, you can follow the list below to get caught up.  Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store Saturday, August 30th.

Today's featured set is Framed Lilies by Chaitali.  So happy there is a two-step stamp to "colour" the lilies!  Perfect for us non-colourers :)  Lots of great sentiments to go in the frame too.  Sorry about the one heart looking black - it is really Basic Grey, but couldn't get it to show up lighter than it did in the picture!  



 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!


Tuesday, 8/26/14
Featured Products: Framed Lilies (illustrated by Chaitali Narla)
Today's Prize: $50 gift code to Verve

1. Julee 7. Stacey 2. Teresa 8. Maureen 3. Amber 9. Laurie 4. Charmaine 10. Janelle 5. Marisa 11. Christyne 6. Monika {Guest} 12. Andrea

Time to head on over to our Guest Diva Monika's blog to see what she has created with today's set.  Make sure to come back tomorrow for Day 3 of our Spotlight Hop and another chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve Stamps!

What's In It?
Stamps:   Framed Lilies (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   A Mother's Love (My Mind's Eye), More Mustard, So Saffron, Mint Medley, Basic Grey, Going Grey (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Black, Summer Sun, Only Orange (Stampin' Up)
Accessories:   Heart Quartet Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Madison Doily Die (Top Dog Dies), Heart Punch (Marvy), Crimper (Fiskars), Silver Half Pearls, Dimensionals 

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop 2014 / Mojo Monday #360

Good morning :)   Today I'm sharing my take on today's Mojo Monday Tall and Skinny sketch as well as a sneak peek of the new Verve Stamps that will be released this Saturday!! Be sure to stop by the Mojo Monday Blog and play along with us...enjoy!

Welcome to our Anni-VERVE-sary 2014 Spotlight Hops!  This month Verve is celebrating 7 wonderful years and our release is filled with all sorts of treats!  All week long the Divas, along with our fabulous Guest Diva Monika Davis, will be will be spotlighting new stamps and dies.  Plus, each day there's a chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve just for commenting on our posts!  So tune in each day for a new spotlight and a fresh chance to win. Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store on Saturday 8/30.

If you have come here from Charmaine's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened up on the Hop, you can follow the list below to get caught up.

Today we are featuring a set by Chaitali called Cupcakes.  This set has many wonderful cupcake sentiments and a variety of cupcake images you can mix and match.  I had to giggle when I made this card because my daughter loves to bake, so I know where this card will be going sooner than later LOL! 



Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Monday, 8/25/14
Featured Products: Cupcakes (illustrated by Chaitali Narla), Signature Sequin Mix
Today's Prize: $50 gift code to Verve

1. Julee 7. Monika {Guest} 2. Teresa 8. Stacey 3. Chaitali 9. Maureen 4. Amber 10. Laurie 5. Charmaine 11. Janelle 6. Marisa 12. Christyne

Time to head on over to our Guest Diva Monika's blog to see what she has created with today's set.  Make sure to come back tomorrow for Day 2 of our Spotlight Hop and another chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve Stamps!

What's In It?
Stamps:   Cupcakes (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   Happy Day (My Mind's Eye), Pretty in Pink, So Saffron (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Real Red,Black (Stampin' Up), SeaGlass (Colorbox)
Accessories:   Flag It Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Oval and Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Twine, Button, Shine Bright Sequin Mix (Verve Stamps), Stickles, Glue Dot, Dimensionals 

Just Us Girls #255 - Photo Inspiration Week

Love this inspiration photo for this week's Just Us Girls challenge.  So wished I had a truck stamp but no such luck so I honed in on the sunflowers and the chalk board behind them.

Out came Clearly Besotted's sunflower stamp and matching die and it was great fun making the chalkboard :)   A stitched outline and some twine for a country feel and my card was done.

The rest of the  JUGS team along with our August Guest Designer, Kristie, have some wonderful samples to get your inspiration going, so head on over to the Just Us Girls blog and check out what they've created.  Simply create a card using the sketch and link it up to the JUGS blog for a chance to be chosen as the Chic of the Week.  Remember, if you are chosen as Chic of the Week, you could be invited to be a Guest.

First soccer tournament of the season for my son this weekend and needless to say, I am one very happy mama that the weather for the weekend will be fabulous :)  Have a good one!


 
What's In It?
Stamps:  Blooming Marvelous (Clearly Besotted Stamps)
Paper:   Black, Real Red (Stampin' Up)  
Ink:  Summer Sun, More Mustard, Old Olive (Stampin' Up), VersaMark
Accessories:  Blooming Marvelous Die Set (Clearly Besotted Stamps),  Chicken Wire Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Lattice Embossing Folder (Stampin' Up), Stitched Rectangle Die (Lil' Inkers), Twine, Dimensionals

Mojo Monday #359

Welcome to another Mojo Monday sketch created by Julee.  A great opportunity to pull out some patterned papers and mix and match.

When I first started using patterned paper, the intimidation factor was very high and my skill level was quite low LOL!  However, like most things, with lots of practice (and many wonderful six by six paper pads that make it easy) you too will grow to love using it if you don't already.

The floral paper is from Echo Park's This and That collection and I pulled the other two colours from it using some old Stampin' Up DSP papers I have had forever.  I am desperately trying to work though what I have and curb buying to much more new stuff, but it's hard!  But I regress...  The sentiment stamps are from Verve's Treasured Words and Hope Blooms and the flower is the Pretty Posies Dynamic from MFT.

All the challenge details are over on the Mojo Monday blog and you can also view all the wonderful Mojo Makers samples.  Should you wish more details on the Mojo Maker's cards, you can also visit their individual blogs noted below.  

Debbie Carriere

Julee Tilman (Owner)

Marisa Ritzen (you are here)

Mary Fish

Sarah Biglow

Teresa Kline

Wanda Cullen

Another busy weekend, the weather continues to be amazing (will be sooo hard having to deal with rain again when it starts falling LOL!) and I can't believe summer is drawing to an end!!

What's In It?
Stamps: Treasured Words and Hope Blooms (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:  This and That (Echo Park), Designer Series Papers, Cameo Coral, Kraft (Stampin' Up)
Ink:  Black 
Accessories:  Pretty Posies Dynamic (My Favorite Things), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 3/8" White Grosgrain Ribbon (Michael's $1.50 Ribbon Bin), Button, Twine, White Half Pearls, Glue Dots, Dimensionals 

Just Us Girls #254 - Colour Challenge

Today, Sue V. has a wonderful colour challenge for us to work with.  I must admit, I'm not much of a navy girl, but I'm definitely a green girl so things balanced off LOL!  Actually, this is a fabulous colour combination to work with and I enjoyed working with it quite a bit.  I did cheat just a tad by adding a light blue to the mix...sorry Sue....just couldn't go with a Sahara Sand flower!

My card is based on this week's Viva La Verve sketch by Stacey, tweaked just a bit - must have been in a rebellious mood when I made this card LOL.  Haven't used the heart die from the Scalloped Trim Trio die set for a long time so out it came, along with the Rounded Scalloped Frame die, Petal Points die, and Sprightly Sprigs die.  The sentiment is from Be Blessed, and I wanted to squeeze in a flower/butterfly combo as summer is on the waning side and soon my beloved maple leaf dies will be front and center.

The rest of the  JUGS team along with our August Guest Designer, Kristie, have some wonderful samples to get your inspiration going, so head on over to the Just Us Girls blog and check out what they've created.  Simply create a card using the sketch and link it up to the JUGS blog for a chance to be chosen as the Chic of the Week.  Remember, if you are chosen as Chic of the Week, you could be invited to be a Guest.

Have a fabulous weekend!


 
What's In It?
Stamps:  Be Blessed (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   For The Record 2 (Echo Park), Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Cool Caribbean, Old Olive (Stampin' Up)  
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Scalloped Trim Trio Set, Petal Points, Sprightly Springs, Rounded Scalloped Rectangle (A Cut Above by Verve), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Buttons, Twine, Black Half Pearls, Glue Dots, Dimensionals