Verve October Release Retrospective Hop

Welcome to Verve's October Release Retrospective Blog Hop! The Verve Divas are hopping today and serving up some more inspiration using the October release stamps & dies! Besides a look-see at some really nifty cards, there's also a comment prize up for grabs!

1. Julee	8. Laurie
2. Stacey	9. Christyne
3. Marisa	10. Teresa
4. Chaitali	11. Andrea
5. Amber	12. Betty
6. Jen	13. Sarah
7. Charmaine	14. Maureen

This latest release is just SO gorgeous! I inked up Inspire Hope today for a card that hopefully would lift the spirits of someone going through Breast Cancer treatment. I sponged the focal layer and stamped the gorgeous frame and sentiment with various neutrals. I sponged some scrap cardstock with the same color, cut the new Ribbon die, then covered it with stickles and glossy accents. 

Sprightly Sprigs cut from heavy vellum frame the piece, and the flags were cut with the Banner Bundle. Finally I finished with some sequins from the new Pink Sparkle Sequin Mix.

It's time to hop on over and visit with Maureen now!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We're giving away a $40 gift voucher to one lucky commenter along the hop, so be sure to leave a shout out in the comments as you hop about. 

Do Not Worry

Hello! I'm popping in with my take on this week's Viva la Verve sketch by the fabulous Janelle! 

Gorgeous sketch right? I LOVED making this card, I only wish it photographed better, you'll have to trust me, it's so soft and pretty in real life! 

I've used the Each Day stamp set. This was my first time getting inky with this set, and it's already a favourite! Gorgeous fonts and a stunning butterfly, what more could a stamper want?! The butterflies were stamped on a very light weight vellum and fussy cut. I added some peachy sponging to my sentiment panel and a Signature Collection Seam Binding bow finished off the layout.

Here's a peek inside my card...

One lucky sketch participant will win $100 to spend in the Verve store - WOW! Best prize in all of stamping! I can't wait to see all the beautiful cards with this week's sketch! 

I don't think I'll be posting again till Monday, so have a wonderful weekend, and Happy Mother's Day to all you hardworking Mamas! 

Stamps: Each Day (Verve Stamps) Paper: Date Night (Chickaniddy Crafts) Ink: Soft Cantaloupe (Hero Arts) Mint (Avery Elle) Cocoa (Memento Luxe) Dies: Scallop, Rectangles (MFT) Other: Seam Binding (Verve) Pearls

Spread Your Wings

I'm so excited to share my card for todays My Favorite Things teasers - I just LOVE the Die-namics I've used today!

There are so many new goodies coming on the 7th - is your wishlist a mile long yet?!

Love Fest - Verve!

The Splitcoaststampers love fest continues today, and it's time to celebrate Verve!

Julee has a fab challenge for us, you'll want to go visit HERE to find out all the deets and be in to win some awesome prizes!

I started this card by pulling a bunch of aqua scraps from my patterned paper scrapbox. I added in some yellow for my pop of colour. The sentiment was stamped, and sponged while the nestabilities die was still in place. I also added some piercing and folded prima flowers in half to sit behind the circle layer.

The stamps for this card are from Words of Wisdom, one of my all time favourite Verve sets!

Inside my card I stamped another sentiment from this set on a strip of patterned paper and finished off with some additional prima flowers. Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see you over in the Verve forum!

Here are the products I've used today: 



 

   
     
   
   

Stamps: Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps) Paper: Assorted Scraps Ink: Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight (SU) Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger) Dies: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders) Open Hexagon Borders (MFT) Other: Ribbon, Brads, Piercing Tool