March 2014 Diva Dare ~ Day 1

"Do The Polka", March Diva Dare

Welcome to March's Diva Dare!  This month's Dare is entitled "Do The Polka".    

What we're daring you to do this month is to use polka dots somewhere on your card. Whether you choose to strut your polka dot stamps, paper, ribbon or all of the above, we want to see you do the polka!

I just love using polka dots on cards!  I have a ton of polka dotted paper in my stash, and am always on the lookout for more LOL!  I opted to go with some spring colours as I am desperately waiting for it to arrive.  Not that I have anything worth complaining about versus those of you on the East Coast who have been pummelled with cold temps and snow this winter!  This cute umbrella from Rain or Shine is so much fun to paper piece, and I added some liquid pearl "sand" to ground it.  A secondary sentiment was added using one of the Flag It dies and a sentiment from Friendly Phrases (pssst, it's one of the sets being retired so it's 50% off right now over at the Verve Store!) 

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Wednesday, March 26th.  Entries must be posted 3/7 or later, include at least one Verve product, polka dots, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 3/26/14.   

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

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Do The Polka" Dare and link up your card (created March 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 "Do The Polka" 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 March 26, 2014.

Winners will be announced on March 27, 2014. 

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

 

October Diva Dare - Day 7

Tag, You're It, October Diva Dare

What we're daring you to do this month is to create a gift tag, use a tag on a card, or be inspired by a tag!  

 

 Hey there!  It's Laurie here bringing you Day 7 of this month's Diva Dare!  I love this month's dare! Tags are so much fun to make for gifts or to add onto a card or layout.  Today, I used a couple of tags to layer up on to a card...

I used the new set called Rain or Shine to create this card. I stamped the sentiment on one tag and added it to the card with foam tape.  Then I stamped and paper pieced the cute large umbrella and the cut it out.  I popped it up on foam tape after embossing some stripes on the tag and coloring the lines with a black Copic.  Easy and CAS.  :)

 

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Saturday, November 2nd.  Entries must be new (posted 10/11 or later),include at least one Verve product, include a tag, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 11/02/13. 

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

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Tag, You're It" Dare and link up your card (created October 11th 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 "Tag, You're It" 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 November 2, 2013.

Thanks for stopping in!

Spotlight Hop Day 5 - RELEASE DAY!

Hi Verve fans!  It's finally time to release new Verve into the world!  Hooray!  This has been the longest span we've ever had  between releases, and I'm so happy it's finally here!  The stamps I designed were originally meant for our 6th Anni-VERVE-sary in August, but life happens, and we're now having a bit of a belated birthday celebration!

We've had a giveaway every day this week, and today's no different!  Just hop around to the blog posts below where our Divas are sharing their first looks at Rain or Shine and leave a little comment love at each stop and you'll be entered in a drawing to win today's featured stamps!  Woohoo!

For today's card I stamped the small umbrella from Rain or Shine onto soft sky then added stripes and polka dots with a white gel pen.  Did the same on real red cardstock and then pieced onto the middle umbrella.  The butterflies are made by stamping one of the raindrops four times to form a butterfly shape, then I accented with a white gel pen and some tiny black rhinestones.  I've accented my sentiment panel with a smoky slate border using the Award Banner Trim Die and finished with a bit of liquid pearls.

Okay, on with the hopping!  I'm the first stop on the hop with another card using this set!

 
Day 5 PRIZE: Rain or Shine, Autumn Elements Ribbon Collection

Comment Deadline:  Sunday, September 29 @ 5PM Mountain

1. Julee 7. Amber 2. Teresa 8. Laurie W. 3. Charmaine 9. Christyne 4. Stacey {Guest} 10. Marisa 5. Andrea 11. Janelle 6. Jen 12. Laurie S.

I'm a sunshine girl, but I also love the rain.  Nothing makes the grass greener and the world seem brighter than a little sunshine after the rain.  My twins LOVE books, and pretty much adore any book you can sing.  A couple of their favorite books are the adorably illustrated You Are My Sunshine and Rain, Rain Go Away.  I must read/sing these both at least 10 times a day to the boys, so it seemed the perfect inspiration for a set!

Thanks so much for hanging out with us this week! Here our links to our entire release, which is ON SALE and available in the store right now!

Each Day	Geared Up	Birthday Bots	Poppy Birthday
Rain or Shine	Psalm 94:18	Award Banner Trim	Build a Poppy Die Set
Pastel Sequin Mix	Metal Mix	Autumn Elements Collection

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Accessories Pack