November New Release Blog Hop and a SALE!

Hi Verve fans!  The Divas are blog hopping today to celebrate a brand new mini release!  This morning we released a new set and a new plain jane and also added 4 compilation sets of discontinued faith and scripture stamps to the store!  Woohoo!

If you've been hopping along with our New Release Hop, this is the final stop.  If not, just head on over to my personal blog, Poetic Artistry, to start from the beginning, because you don't want to miss a thing!  Our brand new November Release is now available in the Verve store!  As an added bonus, all Verve stamps and dies, INCLUDING the new release are 25% off through December 4, while supplies last!

For my card today, I made a super quick CAS card with one of the sentiments from the new Christmas Joy set, paired with the frame from Love Story and some snowflakes from Holiday Treats.  The frame and sentiment are embossed in white on black cardstock and cut with the Lovely Marquee Die.  The snowflakes are stamped in soft sky on soft sky card stock for a subtle background.  Finished card size is 4.25" square.

Supply List:
Stamps: Christmas Joy, Holiday Treats, Love Story (Verve)
Paper: soft sky, basic black (SU!), white
Ink: soft sky (SU!), Versamark
Accessories: Lovely Marquee Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), white embossing powder

Here's a little link up to the new stamps ...

Christmas Joy	Every Heart Plain Jane	Faith Medley
Scripture Medley 1	Scripture Medley 2	Scripture Medley 3

We'll be drawing a random comment winner from all of the comments along today's hop to win a $75 gift certificate to the Verve Store, so be sure to leave a little shout out at each stop as you hop around!

Today's Blog Hop Prize:  $75 Verve Gift Certificate

Comment Deadline for Prize Drawing:  Sunday, 12/1 at 5pm Mountain

	1. Julee	8. Laurie W.
	2. Amber	9. Marisa
	3. Andrea	10. Maureen
	4. Charmaine	11. Stacey
	5. Christyne	12. Teresa
	6. Janelle	13. Verve Blog
	7. Jen

Okay, one last thing!  We've also got a little 4 day sale starting today, where I've marked down 50 products 50% off through November 30!  Woohoo!  The sale is while supplies last, so shop early for the best selection!

April Diva Dare 2012 - Day 10

It's the Diva's last day bringing you our take on the All Aboard! theme. Are you bursting with ideas, yet? I can't wait to show you how I met the challenge, but first here's the deets... 

This month we dare you to make a card, project, layout, or whatever fits your stamping style using this month's theme - All Aboard! It has been Grand Central Station around the Verve nest lately, Julee and Mark have welcomed two beautiful baby boys into their family and have had their hands full! So on that note, we are challenging you to use chipboard, corrugated cardboard, or kraft on your creation or project! We can't wait to see how you answer the dare! Stay tuned to learn how you could win some shiny new Verve!!

My house seems to run a little different than the well organized Grand Central Station... more like a circus! LOL So that's where my take on the challenge started with a couple animal car box cutting files using my favorite challenge item, KRAFT cardstock. After that the color just started jumping to join in! Take a look...

I used the darling monkey from To the Moon who loves to hang out of the car...

A giraffe and elephant too! The billboard sets the theme of this circus with the sentiment from Super Dad and is framed and die cut from Love Story set and the Lovely Marquee A Cut Above Die set. These animals just couldn't get anywhere without a ring leader and leading lady so Verve's recent couple from Twitterpated stepped into the center ring.

And all together with some Winter Trees die cut with the Winter Fun Die Set makes for an exciting day!

Want to know how you can win some fabulous new VERVE GOODIES? 

1. Play along with us and link up your new All Aboard creation (posted April 20 or later) to the linky widget on THIS POST before 6:00PM MST on Thursday May 3. One lucky stamper will win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em we would LOVE to see ‘em!
2. For another chance to win, be sure to give the Divas a little shout-out in the comments section as we share our All Aboard creations. One lucky commenter will win the Verve stamp set of his or her choosing! Winners will be announced on Friday, May 4th right here on the Verve blog.

Now it's YOUR turn! We DARE you to show us your creations!