Seasons Givings Blog Hop and Look Back 2017 Part 5

Welcome to the New Year! We're so thankful to all of you who have spread the word about Verve this year, either through our challenges, using our products or just telling your neighbor about the fun stamps you just received. We're so glad you enjoy the products we offer and are so excited to bring you more in the coming year!

As a way of saying thanks and as part of the Season's Givings Blog Hop, Verve is giving away a $50 gift voucher to our online store!  To be eligible for the prize drawing, just leave a comment on this post before 8:00 pm Mountain on Jan. 8. 

To use the gift code, winner must have a shipping address in one of the countries Verve ships to... Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland United Kingdom, or the United States

Giveaway: $50 Gift Code to the Verve Stamps online store.

Comment deadline for prize giveaway is 8:00 pm Mountain on Monday, January 8.  

Please check back on Jan. 9 to see if you are a winner.

Comment deadline for the prize drawing is 8:00 pm Mountain on Monday, January 8. Please check back on Jan. 9 to see if you are a winner.

Here's the list of blogs along the hop. Each and everyone is giving away a prize, so be sure to visit them all!

Lawn Fawn

Technique Tuesday

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

MFT Stamps

Neat & Tangled

Winnie & Walter

Hero Arts

CAS-ual Friday Stamps

My Sweet Petunia

Paper House Productions

Verve Stamps  {You are Here|

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Catherine Pooler

Indigojade Art

A Jillian Vance Design

Kelly Creates

Latisha Yoast

Kimberly Crawford

Vera Yates

Nichol Spohr

Chari Moss

Audrey Tokach

Zsoka Marko 

Teri Anderson

Wanda Guess

Amy Tsuruta

Lydia Fiedler

Laurie Willison

Jenn Shurkus

Debi Adams

Cindy Lawrence

Lori Craig

Lisa Henke

Dina Kowal

Laura Bassen

Jessica Frost-Ballas 

Kelly Lunceford

Dana Joy

Tracey McNeely

Margie Higuchi

Laurel Beard

Janine Tinklenberg

Sean Fetterman

Christine Meyer

Heidi Blankenship

Debbie Seyer

Libby Hickson

Gracie Chavez

Julee Tilman 

Karen Baker

Lee Murphy

Yvonne Van De Grijp

Leigh Penner

Marcie Sharp

Patti Gilliam

Barbara Anders

Bunny Vance

Kyra Sanders

Giovana Smith

Jillian Vance

Ceal Pritchett

Neva Cole

I've been doing a series of Look Back posts on our 2017 releases, and today is the final installment. Our first digital release in September was a big success.  When all of my family got pretty sick for a couple months this fall, I missed my manufacturing deadlines for a holiday release.  And since I already had some designs I'd been working on, I decided to expand our digital offerings with a fully digital holiday release. I added 6 new digis in November and December, along with bringing back 2 previous digi sets we had offered for a limited time in years past. Here are a few cards I made with our holiday release of digis.

Card using Good Cheer DIGITAL Set

Card using Santa & Coffee DIGITAL Set

Card using Winter Peace DIGITAL Set

Card using Holiday Sweets DIGITAL Set

Card using Christmas Blessings DIGITAL Set

Card using Running on Cheer DIGITAL Set

Card using Cup of Kindness DIGITAL Set

Card using My Cup to Yours DIGITAL Set

If you're new here and like what you see, I'd love for you to subscribe to the blog over there in the sidebar. If you like card sketches, you can join in our monthly challenges over at www.vlvsketches.blogspot.com. You can also find us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/vervestamps or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vervestamps.

If you're new to Verve, we've got our year end clearance sale going on through January 3 with everything 35% off, plus save an additional 15% off your order with gift code GBUY17.

Happy hopping and happy new year!  

Next up on the hop is Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Comment question:
Do you like to stamp with physical stamps, digi stamps, or both?

A 2017 Look Back Part 4

Hi friends, I'm here with another Look Back 2017 post. Scroll down or click here for previous installments.

In September, we released our very first digital set for sale as a trial. The Coffee Please DIGITAL Set was a huge success. I love fall and coffee, and while I was designing stamps for a later release, I had a bunch of extra designs that I thought made a super fun digital set.  For die cutting fun, the cups in this set can be cut with the Happiness in a Cup Die Set, Pumpkin Spice Die Set and Cup For All Seasons Die Set.

In October, the stamp set with a similar feel to Coffee Please released. Autumn Leaves and the Autumn Leaves Die Set are the perfect little fall combo. I love the little leaves and pumpkins.  For die cutting fun, the cup in this set can be cut with the Happiness in a Cup Die Set

I combined the Autumn Leaves set with the leafy sprays in the Autumn Blessings set for this card.

Thanks so much for looking back with us today. We'll be back with one more installment to finish out 2017! If you've seen something you like in one of these lookbacks, pop on over to the shop and pick it up at a great price. All stamps, dies and digitals are 35% off through January 3, 2018.

A 2017 Look Back Part 3

Hi Verve friends! I'm back with another look back at 2017. You can see the first two installments here and here.  In August, we celebrated our 10th Anni-VERVE-sary with the release of a collection of new and classic Verve sets.

First up was the fun all-occasion Bloom Brighter set and coordinating Blooming Die Set. Along with our celebration, we were so honored to have some of our fabulous Alumni Divas join us for our release.  It was such a fabulous delight working with these amazing artists again. I consider them all part of the Verve family.

This beauty is by Amy Sheffer.

And this pastel dream is by Amy Kolling

Our next featured set was the Cake & Candles set, a compilation of old favorites and brand new sentiments styled around a birthday theme.

 This watercolored delight is by Tosh Leyendekker

And this perfect little layered creation is by Michelle Woerner

Our next set in the Anni-VERVE-sary release was the Scripture Medley 5 set, a long awaited new set of stylish scripture verses, with a couple stamps that had been retired from previous sets sprinkled in.

This rainbow CAS card is by Laurie Willison

And this mixed-media wonder is by Tiffany Solorio 

Our final Anni-VERVE-sary release feature was the Little Ones set and Little Ones Die Set. This set combined some old favorite plain janes and re-envisioned baby images and sentiments in one adorable set. 

Our amazing guest diva, Kelly Lunceford made these two adorable samples...

Thanks so much for taking another look back with us. Tune in again soon for the next installment! Until then, you can pick up some of these fabulous deals during our Good Buy 2017 Sale!

A 2017 Look Back Part 2

Hi Verve friends! I'm back again with another look back on 2017.  After getting my feet back in the release game in May, we added three new sets and two coordinating die sets in July.  They all had a coffee/tea theme, which is one of my favorite things to design around. A cup of coffee can always bring a smile to my face, even on the bleakest days.

First up was Always Time and the coordinating Kettle Time Die Set. 

 I love the dainty little tea cups and the classic kettle.

Our next featured set was the Fill My Cup set, a set built around the theme of Jesus and coffee. This set coordinates with the Happiness in a Cup Die Set.

The third set in our July release was Happiness Is, a fun coffee-themed builder set and also coordinates with the Happiness in a Cup Die Set.

Such a fun release! Stay tuned for a look back at our 10th Anni-VERVE-sary release.

If you're looking to pick up any of these sets at a great discount, be sure to hop on over to the Verve shop where everything in-stock is 35% off through January 3, 2018.

Good Buy 2017 SALE and a Look Back

The end of December means year-end inventory counts are quickly approaching, and I like to do as little counting as possible so I can spend more time with my little guys!

So I've got some super Good Buys to share with you! 

All stamps, dies, digis and embellishments are 35% off!

Go ahead and pick up a little something for yourself and share the love of handmade kindness with others throughout the new year! Sale valid on in-stock merchandise through January 3, 2018.

Looking back on 2017, Verve's creative year started a bit late, after a prolonged sickness for myself and my family. After a rough start to the year, I was so happy to finally release Butterfly Grace and the coordinating Graceful Butterflies Die Set in May 2017.

It's centered on grace and has some wonderful sentiments and scriptures along with beautiful butterfly imagery. A perfect combination.