For my Diva Dare card I went with a traditional take on Stars & Stripes. I absolutely love Americana and so I kept my look a bit shabby with the idea of making a card suitable for sending to someone in the military. I thought this sentiment from Let it Be was just perfect for that. I kept things pretty simple, using the Viva la Verve! May Week 4 sketch. (Are you playing along with VLV??? There's a chance to win a $100 gift voucher to Verve if you participate in all 4 of this month's sketches.) I used the Starry Die to cut through my two layers of paper, then popped the panel up on dimensionals to really make the background under the stars shine through. The little border is made with the Scallop Trim Trio Die Set and I finished off with some cluster stars and sort of stripey blue ribbon.
Enabler's List:
Stamps: Let it Be (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Glory (Authentique), Brown Paper Bag (Paper Accents), Cream
Ink: Cherry Cobbler (SU!), Vintage Photo Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Starry Die, Scallop Trim Trio Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), star cluster pearls (Recollections), ribbon (SU!), paper distresser (Tonic)
Stars & Stripes May Diva Dare
This month's dare pays tribute to Diva Amber's (Stamping Scrapbooker) military service and Diva Laurie Willison's (Soapbox Creations) wonderful use of stripes on her cards. So we're daring you to create a card using stars and/or stripes. While the title may conjure up visions of red, white and blue any stars and stripes will do! If you're feeling pretty in pink, go for it! Just remember to use at least one Verve product on your creation! If you want to get really daring, you can add the extra challenge of making it a CAS card with stars and/or stripes, as that is Diva Laurie's signature style. However, that is NOT a requirement, just an optional twist to the Dare if you're feeling daring!
During this month's Diva Dare, there are 4 prizes up for grabs!
Win Verve's ENTIRE May Release! (1 winner)
Take our Stars & Stripes Dare and link up your card (created 5/13 or later) to the linky widget below. One random participant will be drawn to win all of the stamps, dies and ribbons in our May 2013 release. You can enter as many times as you like, but each card needs to be in a separate post. Here's a little look-see at what the winner will receive..
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| May Stamp Collection | May Die Collection | Black Beauty Ribbon Collection | Polka Dot Basics Ribbon Collection |
| Deadline to link your cards is 5PM Mountain on Thursday, May 30. Entries must be new (posted 5/13 or later), include at least one Verve product, use stars and/or stripes and be linked up to the linky widget by 5pm Mountain on 5/30/13. | |||
Win a set of your choice! (3 winners)
For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's Stars & Stripes Diva Dare posts! THREE lucky commenters will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to comment on each of the 12 posts! Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is May 30.
Winners will be announced on May 31, 2013.
- Go forth and get inky! We DARE you! -
