August Verve Diva Inspiration 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 August challenge is Celebrate

It's our Anni-VERVE-sary - so we're celebrating! Create a card to celebrate something or someone special, an anniversary, birthday, new baby, any occasion filled with joy! Use the inspiration or go off on your own tangent, just share a celebration with us!

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Monday, August 31.
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

If you have come here from Maureen'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. 

Loved the colour combination in the inspiration photo and used the chalkboard as my springboard for this card.  Created my own chalkboard with the Happy Birthday message on it, added a doily to girly it up a bit as well as a medallion as per the photo.  Used the stitched rectangle border as per the one around the graphic and added a few hearts for good measure.

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	6. Susan
	2. Amy	7. Maureen
	3. Betty	8. Marisa
	4. Jen	9. Charmaine
	5. Sarah

Time to head on over to Charmaine's blog to see her wonderful take on the inspiration photo! 

Right after that, make sure to head on over to the Verve Store to take advantage of the Anni-VERVE-sary sale!!  Everything in stock is 10% - 50% off -- a great time to stock up for Christmas and birthday gifts, blog candy or instant gratification LOL!

What's In It?
Stamps:  Birthday To You Plain Jane, Deco Borders (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Black, Kraft, Pretty in Pink (Stampin' Up) 

Ink:  VersaMark 
Accessories:  Heart Quartet (A Cut Above by Verve), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inker), Doily Die (Top Dog), Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart), Scor-Pal, White Embossing Powder, White and Black Half Pearls, Glue Dots, Dimensionals