December Diva Dare ~ Day 10

 Favorite Things - December Diva Dare

Hello Verve friends and welcome to December's Diva Dare!  It's Andrea here with you today sharing this month's dare is entitled Favorite Things.  With the busyness of the Christmas Season upon us and the New Year quickly approaching, it's nice to take a breather and look back at what we've accomplished. 

So this month, we are daring you to share your favorite Verve creation(s) for this year OR create a new one with one of your favorite Verve products.  This is not a hard one for me, as almost all of my cards contain Verve products. Let's see if I can narrow down my choices...

The above card features the Better Together set, paired with some muted shabby accents:

One of my favorite quotes, from one of my very favorite sets, More Than Love:

Here's a card using an older set, Joy for the Journey:

 Another one with Better Together:

Here's a sympathy card using Inspire Hope:

And finally, a card a little out of my realm of card making...this one featuring the Moments Remembered set:

  

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favorite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favorite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favorite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favorite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.

Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.

December Diva Dare - Day 9

Hi Verve fans!  Laurie here, bringing you today's Diva Dare post!

 Favorite Things - December Diva Dare

This month we are daring you to share your favorite Verve creations for this year OR create a new one with one of your FAVORITE Verve products!

I love these kinds of challenges!  It's fun to look back over the past year's creations!  I think we all should do it more often!  :-)

I've said it before, but I can't help but say it again...  I LOVE Verve sentiments!  The fonts are stunning, as are the quotes and sentiments that she includes in her sets!  I especially love the font in this set, More Than Love!  And just look at that distressed heart!  Love, love, love it!  I used the Sweet Scallop Tag die to create my tag.  I added some seam binding (from the Stormy Skies Collection) and several flowers for embellishment.   

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favorite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favorite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favorite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favorite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.

  

Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.

December Diva Dare - Day 8

Hi there! Chaitali here today as your Diva Dare hostess!

 Favorite Things - December Diva Dare

This month we are daring you to share your favorite Verve creations for this year OR create a new one with one of your FAVORITE Verve products!

I am so happy Julee gave me the opportunity to join Verve as an illustrator this year. I've loved the chance to make my designs into stamps and even more, I loved all the wonderful creations everyone shared with the stamps!

So for my episode of this month's Diva Dare I decided to showcase some cards that were created with my sets because they really are my favorite Verve creations! None of these are made by me but I found them when lurking on the Verve Pinterest boards and I was so impressed by them! Also honored that they used my sets!!

Lets start the mini-parade, shall we? :)

Card 1 is Laurie Schmidlin's card using the Cupcakes set. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to copy her effortless layered style in secret! This one is a stunner!

Card 2 is Stacey Schafer's card using the Moments Remembered set. Love how she uses ribbons so beautifully on her cards. And the peacock feathers are so beautifully fussy cut!

Card 3 is Julee Tilman's card using the Pink Power set. Julee has a beautiful style that I liked to think of as layered CAS. Love this card that shows strength and softness so well!

So there you have it with my favorite Verve creations! Those sets are also my favorite sets :) Now on to some details for the Diva Dare!

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favorite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favorite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favorite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favorite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.

  

Thanks for stopping by! Wish you all Happy Holidays!

Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.

December Diva Dare ~ Day 7

 Favourite Things - December Diva Dare

Welcome to Day 7 of the December's Diva Dare!  Maureen here today sharing with you this month's dare entitled Favourite Things.  

So this month, we are daring you to share your favourite Verve creation(s) for this year OR create a new one with one of your favourite Verve products.  

This was the most difficult challenge for me!  Pick ONE favourite?  It's like asking me to pick a favourite child!  LOL  Many of my Verve cards were made for special people in mind and I didn't want to leave anyone out!  So here are the cards that I HAD to share once again :)

 This was the DH's Valentine card using No Matter What (original post HERE).

Next up is the card I made for a colleague who retired in March.  She was also Jake's grade 4 and 5 teacher.  (original post HERE). I used my MOST favourite set, Teachers Count.

 

The DH and I became grandparents this year for the first time.  This was the card I made to welcome our darling granddaughter into the world (original post HERE).  I think this Smallest Things Plain Jane  is perfect for a baby card.

This next one was made for a special woman I met in May, Linda Lantieri.  She is a leader in emotional regulation, the topic of my Masters capstone paper.  She had the good fortune of meeting Mother Teresa so I thought she would love this card with this quote from Kind Words (see original post HERE).

Last, but definitely not least, is the 7th anniversary card I made for the DH.  I love EVERYTHING about this card that celebrates our copper anniversary (original post HERE).  The sentiments are from Small Phrases and Feel the Sun. 

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favourite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favourite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favourite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favourite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.
 
Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.

December Diva Dare - Day 6

Hi there! Amber here today to share a quick card for this month's Diva Dare!!

 Favorite Things - December Diva Dare

This month we are daring you to share your favorite Verve creations for this year OR create a new one with one of your FAVORITE Verve products!

My favorite stamp set of the year is Happy Place and a couple of my favorite cards have come from using this stamp set!

Here's one I created for the release, I love the bright colors and fun artsy look I got from my Dylusions inks!

The sentiment is from 2 Corinthians 12:9 PJ!

Here's another fun one with a clear card base and Happy Place! I also used another favorite, from the same release, Peaceful Medallions!

This one uses Happy Place and Moments Remembered...

And this one I made just for today! 

I watercolored the background with my Peerless Watercolors and then just stamped the images and sentiments from Happy Place! Such a simple, fun card!

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favorite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favorite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favorite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favorite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.

  

Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.

December Diva Dare - Day 5

 Favorite Things - December Diva Dare

Welcome to December's Diva Dare, Christyne here today sharing with you this month's dare entitled Favorite Things.  

So this month, we are daring you to share your favorite Verve creation(s) for this year OR create a new one with one of your favorite Verve products.

After much debate, I decided on two of my favorite Verve cards created this year. I chose two layered cards whose layering I really enjoy. They also both happen to contain pink, black, bling, and distressing...my favorite things!!  "Happy Birthday" was created in my favorite color palette and highlighted the beautiful stamps from Be Blessed using a bunch of layered Verve dies: Pointed Petals Die set, Sprightly Sprigs Die set, Banner Bundle Die set, Rounded Scallop Die, and the Vintage Oval Frame Die.

"With Love" features some different layered Verve action to highlight the separated sentiment from Verve's Chevron Love stamp set including the Wavy Hearts Die Set and the Flag It Die Set.  

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favorite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favorite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favorite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favorite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.
  

Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.

December Diva Dare - Day 4

Favorite Things - December Diva Dare

Welcome to November's Diva Dare!  This month's dare is entitled Favorite Things.  With the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season upon us and the New Year quickly approaching, it's nice to take a breather and look back at what we've accomplished. 

So this month, we are daring you to share your favorite Verve creation(s) for this year OR create a new one with one of your favorite Verve products.  

When I scrolled through my blog at my Verve creations this past year, I was overcome with joy and gratitude to be able to design for this amazing company with a true message of faith and love all.

After adding several cards to share on this post (yes, really!), this one stuck out as my absolute favorite of the year.  I think it stood out to me because of the sentiment...all about LOVE!  Isn't that really what life is about?!  Besides Verve being one of my very favorite things, I adore layers of patterned and glittery paper, heat embossing, ribbon & twine bows, stitching and scattered sequins, too!

More Than Love

using Verve's 

More Than Love stamp set

Tagged Rectangle Die

Wavy Hearts Die Set

Heart Quartet Die

and Classy Label Die

along with some Autumn Elements Ribbon Collection 

and Pastel Sequin Mix

  

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favorite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favorite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favorite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favorite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.

Thanks for stopping by the Verve Stamps Blog!

Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.

December Diva Dare-Day 3

 Favorite Things - December Diva Dare

Welcome to December's Diva Dare, it's Charmaine and it's my day to share this month's dare entitled Favorite Things.  

So this month, we are daring you to share your favorite Verve creation(s) for this year OR create a new one with one of your favorite Verve products.

It really is hard to choose a favorite because I have favorites for different reasons, but I did settle on two favorites from this year!   The first one uses Swan Song, which I believe is now retired.  :(  I just love the layers on this card because I'm usually a clean & simple kind of gal and this card is out of my "norm".  I also used the Elegant Leaves Dies along with the coordinating leaves image from Bloom & Grow.  

My second favorite uses the Coffee set along with the Cuppa Joe Die Set and the Coffee Word Die.  I created the background by embossing the Coffee Word Die onto white cardstock and then brayered with dark brown ink.  It left the outline of the word coffee since the ink didn't touch the embossed parts of the word. 

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Favorite Things dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must include your favorite Verve creation(s) of 2014 (maximum of 3 entries) OR be an entry using your favorite stamp set, be posted 12/8 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 12/21/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like for a new creation (each card needs to be a separate post), and a maximum of 3 times for previously created cards.

Win a Verve set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Favorite Things Diva Dare posts!  One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is December 21, 2014.
  

Winners will be announced on December 22, 2014.