Greetings Verve Fans! It's time for some more inspiration using your Verve stamps with this month's Project Parade...The theme for this Project Parade is "Something Old, Something New." You might be thinking "wedding," but it's actually something just a little different. We have challenged ourselves and YOU to use a previously released Verve set with one of the sets that was released on August 20th. If you don't have both a new and an older Verve set, don't worry. Just mix an older set from your stash with a new-to-you set and join the fun! We'd love for everyone to play along!
My friend, Susan, created a super fun card with a spinning monkey a little while back and I just got an order for a girl's birthday card using a monkey. I called Susan up and asked if she minded if I copied her for the Project Parade, since a certain 7.5 month old has been beating the creativity out of me (yep, I said that out loud!). This is what I came up...
Detail shot of a wild birthday monkey...
The new set that I used is BIRTHDAY BASH and the previously released set, LOVE MONKEY. Both are playful and fun and the images work well together. I stamped the balloons slightly off the page. We'll say that was completely on purpose and wasn't an accident that worked in my favor...that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Both the monkey and the balloons look great paper pieced. I thought it would be a little much if I did both, so I just stuck with the balloons. All in all, it's a fun and simple card that I hope will be the perfect one for the little girl it's made for.
1. Play along with us and link up your new SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW creation (posted August 25th or later) to the linky widget on TODAY'S (Day 1) parade post before midnight on Wednesday, September 15th. One lucky stamper will win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Verve Store.
2. For another chance to win, be sure to give the Divas a little shout-out in the comments section as we parade our SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW creations. One lucky commenter during the course of the parade will win the Verve stamp set of their choosing!
