Seasons Givings 2017 Winner

Hi friends!  I'm popping in today with the winners for our Seasons Givings Blog Hop Giveaway!

Thanks so much to everyone for your lovely comments over the past several days! They've been so fun to read, both those of you who are longtime fans and those who are just finding out about us! And a HUGE thank you to all those who took advantage of our Good Buy 2017 Sale! So many sets sold out and our year end inventory counts went so much quicker.  (Hooray!)

Okay, on with the lucky winner...

Erin(homemade cards by Erin)
 wins a $50 Gift Code to Verve Stamps

Congrats Erin!
I sent you an email, but if it doesn't make it to you, feel free to email me at contests@vervestamps.com.

If you haven't checked out the new sketch over at Viva la Verve, our January challenge is going strong. Come link up your sketchy creation for a chance to win a $40 Verve gift voucher! We pick a random winner each month, and the January link up is open through February 1.  Hope you can play along!

Isn't this sample Betty made with the sketch, just lovely? It has me wanting to pull out all the pink and red things and get inky! Head over to the official VLV challenge post to see more lovely inspiration from our designers!

Card by Betty Wright using Be Blessed, More than Love, New Mercies, Better Together, Wavy Hearts Die Set, Heart Quartet and the Falling Leaves Die Set

Vivacious Valentine Inspirations Hop and Challenge

Hi Verve fans!  It's the 5th of the month and time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop!  There are two ways to win Verve prizes... check out and comment on the design team's blog posts to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings!  Be sure to scroll down for all the challenge deets and the master hop list!

Our February challenge is Vivacious Valentine
Nothing says "I love you" like a handmade Valentine in your signature style.
Use the inspiration graphic as a starting point, or head off in your own direction  - just make us swoon with a fabulously flirty creation!
~ Click here to link up your challenge entries ~
Challenge deadline: Thursday, Feb 19.Prize:  $40 gift voucher to the Verve online store 

It's probably no secret that I'm a big fan of hearts in my stamp designs.  My Dad is a Valentine's baby and my hubby's birthday is Feb. 15, so I'm always inspired to design with hearts!  That means there's lots of past inspiration in our design team gallery for this theme, as well.  Below are a few favorites that captured my eye as I perused the gallery.  By the way, all of our in-stock love themed products are 30% off through February 14, so there's still time to grab a little Valentine for yourself!

by Stacey Schafer using More than Love

by Charmaine Ikach using No Matter What

by Andrea Ewen using Love Notes

by Amber Hight using Chevron Love

So now, let's get to the new inspiration!  Check out the blogs listed below and leave a little shout out in the comments section at each stop for a chance to win our comment prize of a $40 gift voucher to the Verve store!  Comment deadline is Thursday, February 12.

The hop starts over on my blog, Poetic Artistry.

	1. Julee	8. Sarah
	2. Amy	9. Susan
	3. Anya	10. Marisa
	4. Betty	11. Maureen
	5. Jen	12. Stacey
	6. Karen	13. Verve Blog
	7. Sankari

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 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.

September 2014 Diva Dare Day 7

It's Charmaine with Day 7 of the September Diva Dare! It's Terrific Trios and that means we have to use 3 of something on our card!
 

For my card, I used the More Than Love set.   I decided to use a trio of hearts on my card.  I stamped the large heart from the set in red an turquoise and then cut out the turquoise small heart.  The third heart was stamped in Wild Wasabi. 

The sentiment was stamped and embossed in white on black cardstock.  The black piece was die cut using the Classy Label Die.  For a finished touch, I ran my ScorBug down the cardstock for an embossed, dotted line to add a little interest. 

Two ways to win prizes for double the fun!

Win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! Take our Terrific Trios dare and link your card up to be eligible to win.  Entries must have 3 of something on your card or project, be posted 9/12 or later, include at least one Verve product and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 10/01/14.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like, but each card needs to be in a separate post.

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 Celebrate Good Times 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 October 1, 2014.

Winners will be announced on October 2, 2014.

February 2014 Diva Dare - Day 5

"Perk Up" - February Diva Dare

Welcome to February's Diva Dare!  This month's Dare is entitled "Perk Up."    

What we're daring you to do this month is make a card or project to perk someone up, whether it’s with a warm beverage or just a heartfelt sentiment to brighten someone’s day.  No shortage of options as Verve has some wonderful coffee and tea sets as well as a plethora of uplifting/heartfelt sentiments.

A layered Verve card with yummy ribbon, stamped and embossed vellum, stitched panels, sequin sprinkles, curly twine, and glitter paper is definitely one that perks me up!  

 I adore the new Verve Stamps set, More Than Love!  It has the most beautiful sentiment fonts!  I used the small "smitten" as a scripted pattern on the long background panel and heat embossed the larger sentiment in silver onto a vellum Tagged Rectangle Die.   There a few layers of Wavy Hearts and Heart Quartet Dies with a peek of the Classy Label Die, too.  A fabulous Autumn Elements ribbon bow and a sprinkling of Pastel Sequin Mix finishes off this loving card!

For more inspiration this month, stop in over at Viva la Verve for a new challenge each week!  I used colors from Viva la Verve February 2014 Week 1 and the Week 2 sketch!

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Wednesday, February 26th.  Entries must be posted 2/7 or later, include at least one Verve product, a warm beverage or heartfelt sentiment, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 2/26/14.   

During this month's Diva Dare, there are 2 prizes up for grabs!

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Perk Up" Dare and link up your card (created February 7th or later) to the linky widget below to be eligible to win.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like, but each card needs to be in a separate post.

Win a set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's "Perk Up" 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 February 26, 2014.

Winners will be announced on February 27, 2014. 

- Go forth and get inky! We DARE you! -

Tagged Rectangle Die	Wavy Hearts Die Set	Heart Quartet Die	Classy Label Die
More than Love	Pastel Sequin Mix	Autumn Elements Ribbon Collection

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February 2014 Diva Dare ~ Day 3

"Perk Up", February Diva Dare

This month's Dare is entitled "Perk Up" and here's what we are challenging your creative minds to join in on with the Divas. 

What we're daring you to do this month is make a card or project to perk someone up, whether it’s with a warm beverage or just a heartfelt sentiment to brighten someone’s day.  No shortage of options as Verve has some wonderful coffee and tea sets as well as a plethora of uplifting/heartfelt sentiments.

Janelle here today with something that I love to share. Coffee! Or Chai Latte, or Soothing Green Tea... well the list goes on until you've exhausted my supply of K-cups®. Tee-hee. My original idea ended when a cutting file search for K-cup® holders came up with coffee sleeves and my creative mind said "let's use it".

Do you remember those personalized scrapbook travel coffee mugs? Take off the bottom, slide out the paper insert to scrapbook and when finished put it all back together again. Well, my coffee sleeve is the same concept.

Open up a used coffee sleeve for your template (or find one online somewhere) and cut out the base paper of your sleeve. I stamped a pattern using the heart in More than Love on kraft paper. Use some clear acetate and sew the two together leaving the top open and cut the acetate away from the base. Round the corners so they won't be pokey. I cut some half circles on the base so it would be easier to insert odds and ends later. Wrap it around your sample latte cup, mark the over lap and slide off to punch holes for brads.

Now have some fun "perking up" someone's day with die cut hearts using the Heart Quartet Die. Use any of Verve's uplifting sentiments like Small Phrases die cut out with Flag It Die Set and accent with Poppy Birthday flowers and coordinating Build a Poppy Die Set.

I used the static cling from the clear acetate to hold the pieces in place and then the bend of the sleeve when put together should tighten up against them so they don't fall out.   

If you get carried away with too many goodies stuffed in there it won't bend to close... yes, I know that from experience. Take the sleeve apart when you're ready to use those extra goodies that wouldn't fit the first time.

Okay, it's your turn. Where will your creativity take you?

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Wednesday, February 26th.  Entries must be posted 2/7 or later,include at least one Verve product, a warm beverage or heartfelt sentiment, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 2/26/14.   

During this month's Diva Dare, there are 2 prizes up for grabs!

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Perk Up" Dare and link up your card or project (created February 7th or later) to the linky widget to be eligible to win.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift voucher.  You can enter as many times as you like, but each card needs to be in a separate post. 

Win a set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's "Perk Up" 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 February 26, 2014.

Winners will be announced on February 27, 2014. 

- Go forth and get inky! We DARE you! -