July Verve Diva Inspirations Hop

It's 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! You have the rest of the month to link up, so feel free to play as often as you like.

Our July challenge is Sensational Stripes

Stripes go with everything! Make them nautical, or pair with florals for a graphic look. Use stripes however you're inspired! Use the inspiration graphic or head off in your own direction, just show us your stripes!

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Saturday, July 31.
Prize: $30 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.

I just love the soft greys and blue in this photo so I found some matching papers.  I crimped the light grey layer for added "stripes" and then layered away.  The flower is one of my favorite Verve flowers from Dream Big flower and I die cut some Sprightly Sprigs for foliage.  The sentiment is from one of my favorite sentiment sets Lean on Me.

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. Julee	7. Sarah
	2. Amy	8. Susan
	3. Betty	9. Maureen
	4. Jen	10. Marisa
	5. Karen	11. Stacey
	6. Sankari	12. Laurie

Time to head on over to Maureen's blog to see her wonderful take on the inspiration photo!  And if you want to do a little Verve shopping, there is a Red, White and Blue sale going on right now :)

What's In It?
Stamps:  Dream Big, Lean On Me (Verve Stamps), Woodgrain Mats (PTI)
Paper:  Going Grey, Cool Caribbean, DSP (Stampin' Up) 

Ink:  Black, Creamy Caramel (Stampin' Up), Mermaid (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories:  Scalloped Flower and Sprightly Sprigs Die Sets (ACut Above by Verve), Mat Stack Die (PTI), Doily Die (Top Dog Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies (Lil' Inkers), Crimper (Fiskars), Button, Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals