Hello! It's Maureen and I can't tell you how excited I am to finally show you my Diva Dare project! Excited because I love the mix of digital and stamped images I've used AND I got to eat cupcakes!! LOL More on that later ;) But first, some details...
This month, we dare you to make a card or project using a BIRTHDAY theme. July
happens to be a big birthday month here at Verve...five of our Divas have July
birthdays, including the boss lady, Julee. Let's celebrate with some fun
birthday projects, shall we? We can't wait to see how you answer the dare! (Stay
tuned to see how you could win some shiny new Verve!)
I've been having fun recently with my Keep Calm app, not to mention seeing all different versions of the poster on Pinterest. So when the Diva Dare birthday theme came up, I knew I wanted to make my own little poster...
I wanted an authentic font for the words, so I googled "Keep Calm font" and I was able to download my own version and install it into my Word Program. I measured the cupcake from Carpe Cupcake as well as the sentiment I wanted to use so I knew how big to make the "Keep Calm and Seize." Oh, I love how the Verve images worked perfectly (and no colouring needed! LOVE!) I added a little file folder die cut so I could also add the sweet "happy birthday" from Small Phrases.
Now, I couldn't just make a cupcake card and not have some props for the photo shoot! LOL So I headed over to our local Sweet Cupcake Shoppe and bought some lemon filled cupcakes {drool}. I wanted to make some fun little flags with the Ribbon Banner die. I've used it 3 times here, cutting 2 of them smaller for the mini cupcakes. The Birthday Girl should always get the biggest cupcake, so I made her banner a little more special with the matching banner outline stamp from Super Dad. All the sentiments are from Birthday Bash...I just love the fonts in this set!
So, are you wondering the fate of these cupcakes? Let's just say they were delicious! LOL Gotta love a yummy photo shoot (eh, Melissa! teehee)!
Would you like a chance to
win some fabulous new VERVE GOODIES? There are two ways to
win:
- Play along with our Birthday Diva Dare. Link up your creation (posted July 16 or later) to the linky widget HERE on Day 1 before 6:00 pm MT on Sunday, July 29. One lucky stamper will win a $30 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em we would love to see 'em!
- For another chance to win, be sure to give the Divas a little shout-out in the comments section as we share our birthday creations. One lucky commenter will win the Verve stamp set of his or her choosing.
Winners will be announced on Monday, July 30 right here on the Verve blog.