Verve Release Blog Hop - Day Four!

Is it Friday already?  *sniff*  That means it's the last day of Verve's Spotlight Hops and the last day for your chance to win some of the newest Verve-y goodness!!

It's time to shine our sneaky Verve spotlight on some brand new stamps! We're counting down to Verve's release party TONIGHT, Friday, April 15, with FOUR days of Spotlight Hops! And since we love to share, there's a prize hidden on one of today's hop spots! Just leave a little shout-out in the comments as you hop about for a chance to win some new Verve of your very own! You can check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

For today's card I used one of the lovely sentiments from the Hope Blooms set.  I also used the largest flower and I used my new-favorite die, Floral Circles, to cut it out.  The die is a teeny bit smaller than the stamp so you can't really see the great outline of the flower -- I have a feeling this is going to be a very well-used set in my house.  :)  I stamped the sentiment on Whisper White and then used my new Sweet Scallop Tag die to cut it out. 

Stamps: Hope Blooms (Verve)  Ink: Not Quite Navy, More Mustard  Paper: Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Whisper White, "Hattie" DSP (MME)  Accessories: Floral Circles Die & Sweet Scallop Tag Die (Verve), paper piercer, adhesive pearls, button, twine, white taffeta ribbon, corner rounder

I got to use Andrea's FABULOUS Viva la Verve Sketch for April - Week Two:

OK ladies, this is it - I'm your last stop.  Did you have as much fun as I did???   Did you remember to leave some love for all of the Divas for your chance to win some of the new releases?  If you didn't, please go back to the beginning to see the amazing stuff these girls create - I promise you won't be sorry!

I hope to see you all tonight for the release party - I can't wait!!!  See you later!

	1. Julee 8. Jackie 2. Tosh 9. Charmaine 3. Amber 10. Janelle 4. Amy 11. Teresa 5. Maureen 12. Laurie 6. Cresta 13. Sankari 7. Andrea 14. Melissa
TODAY'S PRIZE: Hope Blooms, Proverbs 16:9 Plain Jane and Floral Circles Die Set

Verve Spotlight Hop - Day Three!!

Welcome back, crafty peeps!  Are you having as much fun checking out the Divas' blogs as I am???  OH.  MY.  GOODNESS.  Can you say stunning?  I am still in shock and AWE that I am playing right along with them all!!  Does it get any better??  Uh - YEP!  How about prizes?  :)

It's time to shine our sneaky Verve spotlight on some brand new stamps! We're counting down to Verve's release party this Friday night, April 15, with FOUR days of Spotlight Hops! Today we're spotlighting Love Deepens & Proverbs 31:28 Plain Jane.  And since we love to share, there's a prize hidden on one of today's hop spots! Just leave a little shout-out in the comments as you hop about for a chance to win some new Verve of your very own! You can check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

	1. Tosh 8. Janelle 2. Teresa 9. Jackie 3. Maureen 10. Charmaine 4. Laurie 11. Andrea 5. Julee 12. Amber 6. Cresta 13. Melissa 7. Sankari 14. Amy
TODAY'S PRIZE: Love Deepens, Proverbs 31:28 Plain Jane and Elegant Leaves Die

I {love} the new Love Deepens set...so many ways to mix and match and really personalize a card for the special ladies in your life.  When I started my card, I had a *vision* in my head but just couldn't get it to work and even though it evolved into something completely different, I kind of like how it turned out.  I knew I wanted it to be classy and elegant and what better for that then black and white and a splash of red?

Stamps:  Love Deepens (Verve)  Paper:  Bayberry Cottage DSP (Pink Paislee), Basic Black, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler (Stampin’ Up!)  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black   Accessories:  Floral Circles die (Verve), sewing machine, clear embossing powder, Snow Cap embossing folder (Sizzix), black satin ribbon, filigree brad, rhinestone brads

I used Jen's April Sketch For You To Try - another winner, Jen!

Okie dokie - off you go to Amy's.  If you didn't get to see all of the Divas' work, hop on over to Tosh's and start at the beginning for your chance to win some Verve-y goodness!  See you all back here tomorrow morning for our last day of Spotlight Hops and sneak peeks before the fun-filled Release Party at Splitcoast tomorrow night!  Ciao!

Verve Spotlight Hop - Day Two!

Hello everyone!  I am SOOOOOO excited to be part of this month's release over at Verve as one of their Guest Divas along with Cresta Woodruff and last month's Guest Diva, Janelle Stollfus.  I have been stalking my mailbox for the past two weeks waiting for the stamps to arrive and, after spending three glorious days in Customs, they arrived YESTERDAY!  Unfortunately, that meant I wasn't able to play along for the first day of the Splotlight Hops but I am ready to go for the rest of the week - including the oh-so-much-fun release party over at Splitcoast on Friday night!

So, without further ado, it's time to shine our sneaky Verve spotlight on some brand new stamps! Today's Spotlight shines on the Bloom and Grow stamp set as well as the two new "A Cut Above" dies, Elegant Leaves and Floral Circles. We're counting down to Verve's release party this Friday night, April 15, with FOUR days of Spotlight Hops! And since we love to share, there's a prize hidden on one of today's hop spots! Just leave a little shout-out in the comments as you hop about for a chance to win some new Verve of your very own! You can check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

	1. Amber 8. Julee 2. Amy 9. Laurie 3. Andrea 10. Maureen 4. Charmaine 11. Teresa 5. Cresta 12. Tosh 6. Jackie 13. Sankari 7. Janelle 14. Melissa
TODAY'S PRIZE: Bloom & Grow, Elegant Leaves Die and Floral Circles Die Set

Hopefully you hopped here from Sankari's blog but if you didn't, PLEASE hop back to the beginning and check out ALL of the Divas' creations - I'm POSITIVE they will knock your pants off!!  If you happen to get lost along the way, hop over to the Verve Stamps Blog to get you back on track.

OK - so let me tell you how much I {heart} me my Verve... this month's releases are amazing, awesome, stunning, elegant...how many more adjectives could I use?  The stamp sets are so great and the dies??  To *die* for!  (Pun totally intended!)  I didn't have any of the Cut Above dies before and now that I have a nice selection, I can't wait to use them all!  When I first saw this week's Mojo Monday sketch, I wasn't sure if I'd play along this week but, after seeing the new "Bloom and Grow" set, I knew it was the PERFECT sketch to use. Not only could I use the stamps but I could use BOTH of the new dies, "Floral Circles" and "Elegant Leaves."

 ...and one of my newest paper pads to create this:

Stamps: Bloom and Grow (Verve)  Ink: Basic Grey  Paper: Basic Grey, Taken With Teal, 'Hazel' DSP (MME)  Ink: Basic Grey, Taken With Teal, Old Olive  Accessories: Floral Circles die (Verve), Elegant Leaves die (Verve), paper piercer, Basic Grey satin ribbon, button, twine, sewing machine, Scallop Edge border punch

I hope you all enjoyed today's Spotlight Hop - don't forget to visit the Verve blog tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. (Eastern Time) for the Day Three Hop list!  I'll see you back here tomorrow - same time, same place!