Friday, November 27, 2009

Blog PaRtY: Thankful Accents Reveal

It's time for our final set reveal! Thankful Accents boasts a fun circle centerpiece to feature the thankful sentiments in this release, as well as four thankful sentiments, and some fabulous doodled accents & elements to dress up your projects.

{Note: You can give the image to the right a little clicksy to embiggen it and preview the whole set in all its glory.}





Designed by Amy Sheffer...

If you like the doodled look, but have always wished you could kick it up a notch toward something a little more fancy and elegant, then Thankful Accents is for you! The imagery has just enough of a hand-drawn look, but still retains the flourishy elegance you'd expect from a Verve set. I know the Divas all say this month after month, but seriously, how does Julee DO it?! This doodled elegance blend is so fresh and unexpected - I adore it! There are some wonderful sentiments and a beautiful, large flourish-style circle image that is more the centerpiece of this set, but I have to say it's all the little bits and pieces, the accent images, that really struck my fancy the most. I've had the best time stamping these little gems into different patterns and designs, such as the pennant border I created for this card. The bold, edgy color combo is from Mercy and Teresa's current color challenge. I kept the focal point simple, but elegant with a two-layer punched butterfly framed in a narrow oval. The sentiment will go on the inside.



Designed by Amber Hight...

Another great release from Verve! The sets being released today are going to remain a permanent fixture on my stamping table! I love the fonts Julee mixed in this month, they're so fun and whimsical! The set Thankful Accents is full of fun sentiments and little accents to jazz your projects up!

I used Dark Chocolate and Aqua Mist by PTI for my colors, which I pulled from the beautiful Bo Bunny dp! I really love the fancy circle element in this stamp set, and the sentiments fit right inside! Especially when you punch them out with circle punches. It's a little light, but I stamped an accent right behind the sentiment in Aqua Mist ink, it's a really lovely effect! You may also see a bit of the polka dot stamp from Bountiful Backgrounds.



Okay, are you ready for another giveaway? Just leave a comment on this post to be entered in a random drawing for a Thankful Accents Pack! The pack will include the Thankful Accents set, {which we've revealed in this post}, as well as some luscious ribbons, papers and embellishments! Deadline to enter is Monday, 11/30 at midnight Mountain time.