A 2017 Look Back Part 3

Hi Verve friends! I'm back with another look back at 2017. You can see the first two installments here and here.  In August, we celebrated our 10th Anni-VERVE-sary with the release of a collection of new and classic Verve sets.

First up was the fun all-occasion Bloom Brighter set and coordinating Blooming Die Set. Along with our celebration, we were so honored to have some of our fabulous Alumni Divas join us for our release.  It was such a fabulous delight working with these amazing artists again. I consider them all part of the Verve family.

This beauty is by Amy Sheffer.

And this pastel dream is by Amy Kolling

Our next featured set was the Cake & Candles set, a compilation of old favorites and brand new sentiments styled around a birthday theme.

 This watercolored delight is by Tosh Leyendekker

And this perfect little layered creation is by Michelle Woerner

Our next set in the Anni-VERVE-sary release was the Scripture Medley 5 set, a long awaited new set of stylish scripture verses, with a couple stamps that had been retired from previous sets sprinkled in.

This rainbow CAS card is by Laurie Willison

And this mixed-media wonder is by Tiffany Solorio 

Our final Anni-VERVE-sary release feature was the Little Ones set and Little Ones Die Set. This set combined some old favorite plain janes and re-envisioned baby images and sentiments in one adorable set. 

Our amazing guest diva, Kelly Lunceford made these two adorable samples...

Thanks so much for taking another look back with us. Tune in again soon for the next installment! Until then, you can pick up some of these fabulous deals during our Good Buy 2017 Sale!

10th Anni VERVE sary Release Spotlights Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of our 10th Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops!  Have you been loving the inspiration along our  Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 hops? Seriously fabulous cards! If you haven't had time to check them out yet, hop on over. All of our blog hop drawings are open until August 31.  Yay!

Our special 10th Anni-VERVE-sary release is a fusion of new and classic Verve and will be available to order on August 28. The release includes 4 stamp sets and 2 die sets. If our peeks inspire and you feel like you just need to have it all, you can pre-order the Anni-VERVE-sary Buy it All Bundle right now at a 30% discount through tonight (8/27). In fact, our whole store is on sale right now to celebrate 10 years of Verve!

We're back today shining our creative spotlights on the new Verve sets and dies, giving you tons of inspiration with the new goodies, and a chance to win!

Today's hop is spotlighting the Scripture Medley 5  stamp set.

Today we have a guest appearances from Diva Alumni Tiffany Solorio. I am so honored to still consider this amazingly talented designer part of the Verve family. I remember how ecstatic I was when she said yes to my invitation to be a Diva and I'm just as thrilled today to hop alongside her once again! She has blessed myself and Verve with her time and talents and I am forever grateful.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! Leave a little shout out in the comments section on all the blogs below to increase your chances!

1. Julee 6. Tiffany S. (Alumni) 2. Maureen 8. Lesley 3. Betty 10. Christyne 4. Charmaine 11. Laurie 5. Marisa 12. Kelly (Guest)

Comment deadline for prize drawing is Thursday, August 31.

My card for today was inspired by this pretty paper. I loved the colors, so decided to stamp the Galatians 5:13 verse from Scripture Medley 5  in black and then surround it with three hearts in coordinating colors.  A thin black mat and a bit of bakers twine and a sunburst rhinestone finish things off.

Scripture Medley 5 is a set of 16 clear photo polymer stamps that retails for $24. This set includes our final two retired scripture plain janes, plus 9 new scripture stamps.  I had no idea way back when I designed our very first scripture plain jane how popular these scripture verse stamps would be. I'm so blessed to live in a place where I can freely use my talents to shine a light on God's love and inspired words. Words of healing, of comfort and most importantly of LOVE. In a world that's quick to judge, in a nation that's in turmoil, these scriptures have been ones on my heart and mind this past year. Among these stamps, I hope you find a little peace, comfort and love that you can share with others.

The hop starts over on my blog, Poetic Artistry, so click on over for another card from me using this fun set. See ya there!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Scripture Medley 5 (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Office Suite (Fancy Pants), black, white
Ink: onyx black (Versafine), sea glass, warm sunrshine, rouge (Altenew)
Accessories: baker's twine, sunburst rhinestone (Darice)