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Thursday, February 5, 2015

February Verve Diva Inspirations Hop

It's the 5th of the month and time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop! There are two ways to win Verve prizes: comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings!

Our February challenge is Vivacious Valentine...



Nothing says "I love you" like a handmade Valentine in your signature style.
Use the inspiration graphic as a starting point, or head off in your own direction  - just make us swoon with a fabulously flirty creation!

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Thursday, February 19th.
Prize: $40 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

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

IHop Feb 2015 photo IHopFeb15pic.jpg

I love hearts and pink and grey also happens to be one of my favorite colour combinations so I had great fun making this card.  I honed in on the XOXO ornament and used it to create a background for my card, framing it in grey as per the frame around the mirror.  With so many hearts on the tree, I decided to create a shaker by sewing some vellum on to the bottom half of my tag and filling it with pink and white hearts.  The sentiment is from Stronger Love and was perfect in size and boldness to stand out against the background.

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!



1. Julee7. Sankari
2. Amy8. Sarah
3. Anya9. Susan
4. Betty10. Marisa
5. Jen11. Maureen
6. Karen12. Verve Blog

Time to head on over to Maureen's blog to see her wonderful take on the inspiration photo!  Happy Hopping :)




What's In It?
Stamps:  Stronger Love (Verve Stamps)  
Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Going Grey (Stampin' Up)
Ink:  Black 
Accessories:  Tag and XO Dies (PTI), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Heart Punch (Michael's $1.00 bin), 5/8" Rose Grosgrain Ribbon (Stampin' Up), Button, Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals 
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50 comments:

  1. Brandi RFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    What a beautiful card! Love the whole design and the colors are awesome! ♥

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  2. Karen DayFebruary 5, 2015 at 5:23 AM

    Great card, Marisa - I may have to case this one :o)

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  3. JoAnnFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:14 AM

    Love your gorgeous card Marisa, especiall the cute packet of hearts and all the x's & o's.

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  4. I Card EveryoneFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:26 AM

    Marisa in my humble opinion, every card will be a masterpiece when started with love and Swiss Dots!! Just so wonderful!
    =] Michele

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  5. D-February 5, 2015 at 6:56 AM

    Your card is beautiful. Love your colors and shaker tag. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly {blogspot}

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  6. Darlene GabrielFebruary 5, 2015 at 8:06 AM

    Wow, Marisa this is so beautiful. I love the pink and grey you've chosen to hi-light. Of course you know me and how much I love hearts, so this pocket full of hearts is just beautiful to me. I love you clean,soft and elegant style.

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  7. D.Ann CFebruary 5, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    I like the button tied with twine... gotta try it!

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  8. HeatherFebruary 5, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    Oh, this is too cute! That little vellum shaker tag is such a great idea and adds a lot of fun.

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  9. AnnheidelFebruary 5, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    I love the pocket of hearts! Such a sweet Valentine card.

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  10. Rubeena I.February 5, 2015 at 9:49 AM

    Love the shaker piece!!!!

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  11. BridgetFebruary 5, 2015 at 10:39 AM

    Marisa, this is so trendy and cute - love your pretty colours!

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  12. KatyFebruary 5, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Adorable card...love the background the hearts in the tiny pocket!

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  13. Pink UnicornFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    What a beautiful card, the colours are beautiful and I love the vellum shaker, I might have to CASE it!

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  14. Sue DFebruary 5, 2015 at 2:03 PM

    Lovely--I like this color combo.

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  15. BenziFebruary 5, 2015 at 2:26 PM

    A beautiful shaker full of hearts and a delightful background, too. Love is in the Air!

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  16. SharonFebruary 5, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    Great colors and what a fun design! Love it!

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  17. Vickie ZFebruary 5, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    Adorable Marisa!! Glad to see y'all back doing some challenges!! Hoping to play!!

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  18. ChristineCreationsFebruary 5, 2015 at 4:13 PM

    It almost has the feeling of candy...such a sweet design Marisa!

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  19. RosemaryFebruary 5, 2015 at 5:06 PM

    so very pretty!

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  20. JennipherFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    Marisa this is just too adorable. Darling background and shaker tag!

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  21. Beverly PerdueFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    Wow, a shaker tag! That's brilliant! Just love it.

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  22. Stacey SchaferFebruary 5, 2015 at 7:17 PM

    adorbs!

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  23. UnknownFebruary 6, 2015 at 1:22 AM

    Beautiful and so clever too Marisa! LOVE that little vellum pocket/tag on the front. xxx

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  24. Basement StamperFebruary 6, 2015 at 4:29 AM

    I love how you created your shaker, that is too cute!!! Super cute card.

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  25. loulouFebruary 6, 2015 at 5:37 AM

    Great card. I love pink and grey too. But maybe that is giving away my age as it was so hip in the 90s. I painted the walls of our first house grey but my husband put a stop to the pink.

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  26. Vicki DutcherFebruary 6, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    Super sweet shaker

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  27. Linda CallahanFebruary 6, 2015 at 7:09 AM

    This is adorable....love that little pocket of hearts!

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  28. KatiaFebruary 6, 2015 at 11:02 AM

    The shaker tag is amazing!

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  29. Beverly SagerFebruary 6, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    I actually said "awwww" out loud! This is such a sweet card. The soft grey with the perfect pink. Love this card!

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  30. Celeste GoffFebruary 6, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Just gorgeous! Love the little shaker tag!

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  31. Betty WrightFebruary 6, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    So sweet! Love the shaker tag!

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  32. Kris BFebruary 6, 2015 at 6:39 PM

    Great card! Love the shaker tag! The xoxo background is wonderful!

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  33. Jean BullockFebruary 6, 2015 at 7:40 PM

    I love the colors and the embossing and the layers. Well done.

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  34. LynFebruary 6, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    So cute the pocket of hearts <3 wind my heart

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  35. Sue CreaseFebruary 6, 2015 at 9:38 PM

    Beautiful card. Love your colour combo too. What a sweet idea with the pocket.
    Sue

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  36. LilaccardsFebruary 7, 2015 at 7:28 AM

    Love, Love the pocket of hearts! They had me AWING! So cute!

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  37. Stacy MorganFebruary 7, 2015 at 10:08 AM

    Totally CUTE! THe vellum and the confetti are awesome. Wonderful valentine card.

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  38. UnknownFebruary 7, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    I love your take on the inspiration here - great idea to make a shaker card with hearts!

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  39. UnknownFebruary 7, 2015 at 10:14 PM

    Very cute! Love the packet of hearts and the color you used.

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  40. Mary HolshouserFebruary 8, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    Love the vellum shaker. The layering is great and the color really look great together.
    thanks for sharing.

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  41. SamraFebruary 8, 2015 at 4:25 PM

    Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous card!!!

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  42. JanisFebruary 9, 2015 at 10:40 PM

    OX OX OX OX...Are you calling me an ox? lol... J/K. This is a fabulous design. LOVE the shaker full of hearts. So pretty.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  43. Miriam PrantnerFebruary 10, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    Such a cute card! I love that fun little shaker pouch on the tag!

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  44. Julee (Vervegirl)February 10, 2015 at 2:59 PM

    That heart pocket is too sweet, Marisa! Love it!

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  45. Denise BryantFebruary 10, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    Fun card! Love that little pocket!

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  46. Taunya ButlerFebruary 11, 2015 at 4:01 AM

    Love this sweet and adorably done shaker card!! So fun!!

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  47. Mary-Anne VFebruary 11, 2015 at 5:38 AM

    Very cute card...love the tag with the pocket full of hearts.

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  48. IrisFebruary 11, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    So pretty - love the layers and the embossing.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  49. snazzyjjFebruary 12, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    What a cute way to do a shaker.

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  50. Couture911February 12, 2015 at 7:43 PM

    I just love that XOXO banner. Great idea to alternate red and white.

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