Viva La Verve October 2016 Sketch 1

This sketch morphed into a masculine birthday card with a clean, graphic style.  The males in my house gave it a thumbs up so I went with it.  Don't remember the last time I made a care without DP on it and it was kind of fun :)   Just like the old days LOL!

Love this colour combo, and paired it with the Birthday to You Plain Jane and Starry Die set.  Some texture, stitching and a sole button with nary a butterfly or flower in sight - yes, it can be done folks {grin}.

Head on over to the Viva La Verve blog for my viewfinder and recap post as well as an opportunity to browse the gallery for added inspiration.  Still lots of time to play along for a chance to win some free Verve!

Have a fabulous weekend :)




 
   
What's In It?
Stamps: Birthday To You (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Black, Cool Caribbean, Going Grey (Stampin' Up) 
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Starry Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Provo Kraft), Crimper (Fiskars), Button, Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals

Verve Diva Inspiration Hop - October 2016

It's time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop!

There are TWO $30 gift vouchers to the Verve store up for grabs this month and two ways to win! First, comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) for an entry in the first giveaway. Then to be entered into our challenge prize drawing, go get inky and link up your take on the challenge. You have until November 5 to link up. Feel free to play along with the challenge as many times as you like. Verve stamps aren't required to play, but we do smile a little brighter when we see them!

The crisp, cool change in the weather, brings thoughts of warm beverages and long crafting sessions.  This sweet little beverage nook has lots of hidden treasures to be inspired by.  Follow our color pattern, or take flight from the inspiration, you decide!  We can't wait to see what you create.

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Wednesday, Saturday, November 5.
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone!!  Yes, we are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend north of the 49th parallel :)   It has been a wonderfully relaxing weekend full of great family time and hubby has once again made a great meal and I have been a good sous chef and clean up girl.  SO thankful for a hubby that likes to cook!!

I just realized the Canadian contingency of Divas are all from the same province (go British Columbia) and we are all back to back on the hop - kind of like the Three Musketeers {grin}.  If you have come here from Lesley's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened upon the hop, check the hop list below and get caught up!

I pulled out some papers from MME's Collectible series and paired it with the Praying For You Plain Jane sentiment and my beloved Flutterby die and Sprightly Sprigs die for a bit of foliage to ground the butterfly.  Know it is fall and I should be putting my butterflies away, but just had to use it one more time {grin}.  A touch of seam binding from the Summer Sailing Ribbon Collection and sequins from the Signature Sequin Mix and I was good to go. 

** After I created my card I realized I messed up on the colours!!  I quickly looked at the colour combo, saw red instead of a fuchsia pink -- if I would have looked at the inspiration photo more closely, I would have picked it up but was in a hurry so I didn't double check...my apologies for being out in left field on this one!!   Like any good carpenter, I should have "measured twice (in this case look at the inspiration photo twice) and cut (create) once"!!   Unfortunately I didn't have time to create twice due to it being our Thanksgiving weekend :(   My bad....will make it up to you on the next Hop!

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're giving away a $30 gift voucher to Verve to one random commenter along the hop.  Just leave a little love as you hop about for a chance to win!

1. Julee	7. Marisa
2. Betty	8. Maureen
3. Charmaine	9. Sankari
4. Christyne	10. Stacey
5. Laurie	11. Susan
6. Lesley	12. Teresa

Time to hear on over to Maureen's blog to see what inspired her wonderful creation.






What's In It?
Stamps:  Praying For You Plain Jane (Verve Stamps)
Paper:   Notable Collection (My Mind's Eye), Black, Wild Wasabi (Stampin' Up), Turquoise, Cream (LSS)
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Flutterby and Sprightly Sprigs Die Sets (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Seam Binding and Sequins (Verve Stamps), Crimper (Fiskars), Buttons, Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals 

Mojo Monday #469

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone!   Today I am abundantly grateful for each and every one of you who take the time to check out my little corner of cyber world and walk with me along my card making journey.  Big cyber ((hug)) for you all :)

My heart is full after a wonderful weekend with family and enjoying hubby's great cooking.  He is the chef in the family and I am sous chef and clean up girl lol :)   I am blessed beyond measure with things that you can't put a price tag on.

This week's sketch had my brain smoking for a while - oh my!  But once I chose my papers, things fell together nicely.   In my continued quest to use up my existing designer paper, I pulled out MME's Lime Twist and went to work.  The focal sentiment is a combination of Inspire Hope and the Happy Birthday Plain Jane.

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.

Julee Tilman (Owner)

Justin Krieger

  Lori Tecler  

Marisa Ritzen (that's me)

Sarah Biglow

Teresa Kline

Wanda Cullen

Come back in a few hours and check out this month's Verve Inspiration Hop!   Wishing you all a fabulous day.



 
  

What's In It?

Stamps:   Inspire Hope, Happy Birthday Plain Jane (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Lime Twist (My Mind's Eye)
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Stitched Rectangle Die (Lil' Inkers),  Circle and Circle Nestabililties (Spellbinders), Circle Punch, Crimper (Fiskars), Button, Twine, Dimensionals

Verve October 2016 Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4 of our October Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week is available to order in the Verve shop.

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Autumn Blessings stamp set and coordinating Autumn Thanks Die Set.

If you have come here from Julee's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened along the hop, you can check the hop list below to get caught up :)

Autumn always blesses me ins so many ways:  I love Fall colours, the beauty of the changing leaves,  reading by the fireplace at night, and eating soups again to name a few.  Thus my choice of sentiment from Autumn Blessings.  I paired it with the pumpkins form Everything Nice and their matching Pumpkin Spice Die set.  Wishing you Autumn Blessings :) 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	7. Maureen
2. Marisa	8. Christyne
3. Charmaine	9. Laurie
4. Betty	10. Teresa
5. Lisa (Guest)	11. Lesley
6. Vickie (Guest)

Time to head on over to Charmaine's blog to see what kind of Verve eye candy she has created for your viewing pleasure today.  Happy hopping!




 
   
What's In It?
Stamps: Autumn Blessings (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Stella And Rose (My Mind's Eye), Kraft, Cream  
Ink:  Black, Pumpkin (Stampin' Up), Antique Linen Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Pumpkin Spice Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Lacy Circle and Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Crimper (Fiskars), Seam Binding, Button, Twine, Sequins, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Verve October 2016 Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 of our October Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week is available to order in the Verve shop.

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Everything Nice stamp set and coordinating Pumpkin Spice Die Set.

If you have come here from Julee's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened along the hop, you can check the hop list below to get caught up :)

I had to giggle at the sentiment I used because I can not do pumpkin spice due to some rather strong herb and spice sensitivities which means no pumpkin pie or pumpkin latte's for me :(   So....I had fun creating with the concept instead and get to enjoy it that way!  Lots of earthy colours (happy sigh...), some sequins, a doily, and a bit of sparkle on the foam for good measure and two cups for friends sharing life over a latte :)  

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	6. Vickie (Guest)
2. Marisa	7. Maureen
3. Charmaine	8. Christyne
4. Betty	9. Teresa
5. Lisa (Guest)	10. Lesley

Time to head on over to Charmaine's blog to see what kind of Verve eye candy she has created for your viewing pleasure today.  Happy hopping!





 
   
What's In It?
Stamps: Everything Nice (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Stella and Rose (My Mind's Eye), Cream, Bronze
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Pumpkin Spice Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), (Verve Stamps), Stitched Circle Dies (Lil' Inkers), Leaf Filled Flourish Die (MFT), Twinkling H2Os, Seam Binding, Sequins, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Mojo Monday Meets Verve Release Spotlight Hop ~ Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of our October Spotlight Hops!  The Verve Divas and special guests are back for another day of spotlighting our new release! Everything previewed this week is available to order in the Verve shop.

Today we're sharing our first projects featuring the Angel Voices stamp set and coordinating Angelic Die Set.

If you have come here from Julee's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened along the hop, you can check the hop list below to get caught up :) 

Today I have combined this week's Mojo Monday sketch with the larger angel from this fabulous Angels Voices Christmas set.  I used one of my favorite Christmas
 card colour combos, die cut the angel and heart using the matching Angelic die set, and just "had"  to bring out some bells :)  A splatter of sequins finished things off.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	7. Vickie (Guest)
2. Marisa	8. Maureen
3. Charmaine	9. Christyne
4. Betty	10. Laurie
5. Stacey	11. Teresa
6. Lisa (Guest)	12. Lesley

Time to head on over to Charmaine's blog to see what kind of Verve eye candy she has created for your viewing pleasure today.  Happy hopping!




 
   
What's In It?
Stamps: Angel Voices (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Seasons (Echo Park), Cozy Christmas (Simple Stories), Kraft, Cream, Dark Brown, Burgundy
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Angelic Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inkers), Scalloped Border Punch (Stampin' Up), Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Crimper (Fiskars), Twinkling H2Os, Gold Twine, Bells, Sequins, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

World Card Making Day ~ Verve October 2016 Release Day 1

Welcome to Verve's October Spotlight Hops and happy World Card Making Day! Verve just released three new sets perfect for your fall and winter holiday crafting, and they're all on sale in the Verve shop today. As usual, we're celebrating release in style with a blog hop and fabulous giveaway. So pull up a comfy chair and settle in as we share a little creative inspirations using the new Verve goodies.

Today's hop theme is designer choice, so you'll be seeing a bit of everything from the new release. Tune in next week for specific spotlights on each of the new sets.  And don't forget to head on over to the Verve Blog today to get to know our fabulous Guest Divas, Lisa Blastick and Vickie Zimmer!

If you have come here from Vickie's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened along the hop, you can check the hop list below to get caught up :) 

For my card today, I am just had to use this new Christmas set called Angel Voices.  When I first saw the set, I immediately fell in love with these adorable angels and had to use them! Great to have a the matching Angelic die too!   Coloured them with Twinkling H2Os and kept to a somewhat rustic theme with the wood grain background and simple layout.  Needless to say, I have been humming the Christmas carol all day :)

Want to win some shiny new Verve? Today's prize is a BIG one. We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win our ENTIRE new release! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	7. Vickie (Guest)
2. Marisa	8. Maureen
3. Charmaine	9. Laurie
4. Betty	10. Teresa
5. Stacey	11. Lesley
6. Lisa (Guest)

Time to head on over to Maureen's blog to see what kind of Verve eye candy she has created for your viewing pleasure today.  Happy hopping!









What's In It?
Stamps: Angel Voices (Verve Stamps), Woodgrain BG Stamp (Hero Arts)
Paper: Echo Park, Kraft, Blue and Burgundy
Ink:  Black and VersaMark
Accessories: Angelic Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Tag Die (PTI), Scalloped Border Punch (Stampin' Up), Twinkling H2Os, White Half Pearls, Blue Sequins, Ribbon, Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals