Showing posts with label Anni-VERVE-sary 2012 Spotlights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anni-VERVE-sary 2012 Spotlights. Show all posts

Friday, August 24, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop Day 9


Hi Verve fans!  Tonight's the night!! We'll be counting down to the release, revealing the new sets and having a ball over in our Release Party thread from 9-11pm Eastern.  I hope you'll find a little time to drop in and say hi!

Okay, it's time for one last stroll through the Divas blogs for Day NINE of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops!  Don't you think the Divas and Guests have been absolutely AMAZING!  Just when I think they can't surprise me with their fabulousness anymore, they go and do it again!  So enjoy as the Divas show you one last set before our launch.  This one's called Treasured Words!  Here's the official hop list:

1. Julee9. Charmaine
2. Laurie S.10. Janelle
3. Maureen11. Betty
4. Teresa12. Christyne {Guest}
5. Tosh13. Laurie W. {Guest}
6. Amber14. Jen S. {Guest}
7. Amy15. Susan
8. Andrea

Oh, and don't forget about today's PRIZE!!!  You could win today's featured sets and dies just by commenting on the fabulous projects the Divas are sharing today!  

So leave a little comment on each blog as you hop about to be entered in our prize drawing!


Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern TONIGHT (August 24)!
   Winners will be announced at our Release Party tonight.  (You don't need to be present to win.)



A little about today's featured set..

Treasured Words was Inspired by a suggestion from Jen del Muro for an all-occasion set using the same font treatment as Words of Wisdom. . This set includes 12 different sentiments to fit all sorts of occasions...  baby, congrats, friendship, sympathy, get well, birthday, thinking of you. etc.  It's a well-rounded set that also includes a couple whimsical images and a rounded rectangle frame to coordinate with the Rounded Rectangle Die.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop Day 8


Hi Verve fans!  Are you getting excited???  The Verve release is tomorrow night!  I hope you'll join us at our Release Party in our SCS forum.  We'll be chatting the night away, revealing the new sets in their entirety, sharing some samples, announcing WINNERS from all our festivities and just having a ball counting down to the time the release goes live on our website!  Oh, and there just might be a few random drawings from comments in our our Release Party thread so be sure to chat it up!


It's time for  ay EIGHT of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and the creativity just keeps on coming!  The Divas have just outdone themselves over the last couple weeks, and they're back to show you their spin on today's featured stamps and dies... Borderline, Mini Classy Label Die Set, Mini Bookplate Die Set and Mini Vintage Oval Die Set.  So click away as we take you over the Borderline!  {grin}  Here's the official hop list:


1. Julee9. Charmaine
2. Laurie S.10. Janelle
3. Maureen11. Betty
4. Teresa12. Christyne {Guest}
5. Tosh13. Laurie W. {Guest}
6. Amber14. Jen S. {Guest}
7. Amy15. Susan
8. Andrea

Oh, and don't forget about today's PRIZE!!!  You could win today's featured sets and dies just by commenting on the fabulous projects the Divas are sharing today!  

So leave a little comment on each blog as you hop about to be entered in our prize drawing!


Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern on Friday, August 24!
   Winners will be announced at our Release Party that night.  (You don't need to be present to win.)



A little about today's featured products..

With all the clean & simple stamps included in this release, I thought it would be fun to have some new border stamps to coordinate with them.  In Borderline I included some of the trendiest patterns in the craft world today like chevron, ricrac, stitching and arrows.  There are also a few image borders for mix and match options with the new Doodled Occasions and Stronger Love sets.

To round out the set, I wanted an option for some smaller frames, so I created miniature versions of the Classy Label, Curvy Bookplate and Vintage Oval as well as nine all occasion sentiments to fit inside them.  And since labels are meant to be cut out, I created a die set to match each frame, so you can both cut out the stamped image, as well as layer a mat behind it!  I know the Mini Classy Label Die Set, Mini Bookplate Die Set and Mini Vintage Oval Die Set are going to be some of my most used dies.

Want to win some VERVE?

Our Release Party thread is posted and there's a little recap over there of all the ways to win some Verve during our Anni-VERVE-sary festivities, so check it out!  

Deadline for all of our Anni-VERVE-sary prize drawings is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. Winners will be announced at our Release Party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!


Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops Day 7


Hi Verve fans!  We're BAAAAAAAAACK!!!!  Are you getting excited for the release of these sets and dies?  I sure am!!!  So today is Day SEVEN of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and the Divas and Guests have even more new Verve to share with you today!  So let your fingers do the clicking as we take you on a little tour of some soon to be released new Verve!  Here's the official hop list:


1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Christyne {Guest}
6. Amber13. Laurie W. {Guest}
7. Amy14. Jen S. {Guest}

Oh, and don't forget about the PRIZE!!!  We've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden some VERVE! So be sure to give each Diva a little shout out in the comment sections as you hop around the list above. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured products:  Learning to Sail, and the Flourished Trim Die.


Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern on Friday, August 24!
   Winners will be announced at our Release Party that night.  (You don't need to be present to win.)



A little about today's featured products..

With a few whimsical variations on some favorite summer images from the past (sailboats, surfboards and sunshine), and the same funky font treatment seen in Brighter Days and Wonderfully Made applied to two of my favorite inspirational quotes, whimsy and elegance fuse together in Learning to Sail.  The quotes are long and skinny, making them perfect for focal points on cards or as a fun addition to a bookmark or tag.And the other sentiments and images pair well to the other sketchbook type images in this release.
Also being featured today is the Flourished Trim Die.  It cuts a fun little 5.25" trim piece in a fun bracket like design that's perfect for card making.  Look through the spotlights for all sorts of ways to use both the positive and negative cuts from this die.  The Divas are full of inspiration! 

Want to win some VERVE?

Our Release Party thread is posted and there's a little recap over there of all the ways to win some Verve during our Anni-VERVE-sary festivities, so check it out!  

Deadline for all of our Anni-VERVE-sary prize drawings is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. The winner will be announced at our release party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!


Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop Day 6


Hi Verve fans!  Can you believe we're just a little over half way through?  It's so exciting to see everyone's different spin on these sets and I'm just a little bit giddy to tune in each morning to see the new posts!  I hope you're enjoying it as much as we are!  Today is Day SIX of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and the Divas and Guests are back with more Vervey goodness for those of you craving new Verve!  So let your fingers do the clicking as Verve's talented Divas and Guest Divas as take you on a little tour of what's releasing from Verve on August 24!  Okay, better get hopping!


1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Christyne {Guest}
6. Amber13. Laurie W. {Guest}
7. Amy

Oh, and don't forget there's a PRIZE!!!  We've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a PRIZE! So be sure to give each Diva a little shout out in the comment sections as you hop around the list below. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured products:  Stronger Love, Scroll Plain Jane, and the Scroll Die.


Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern on Friday, August 24!
   Winners will be announced at our Release Party that night.  (You don't need to be present to win.)



A little about today's featured products..

Stronger Love is one of those sets that almost designed itself, everything just fell into place so quickly.  Maureen sent me a couple suggestions for plain janes a while back, and once I sat down with them I just kept right on going!  Before I knew it my little plain jane project was a full $24 set!  With a handwritten feel and a few doodled images incorporated into the sentiments, this was another set inspired by the clean and simple style. And if you're like me (and Maureen) and love that Tennyson background quote in the Text Objects set, you'll be happy to see this set give it its own spot in the limelight!


Also being featured today are the Scroll Plain Jane and coordinating  Scroll Die.  If you like the scroll look to the Wonderfully Made and Brighter Days sentiments we've been peeking, then you'll love making your own banners with the larger Scroll Plain Jane and coordinating die.  Sized at  2.5" wide x 1.25" tall, this scroll image is perfect for pairing with many of the sentiments in our Phrases line of stamps. 


Want to win some VERVE?

Our Release Party thread is posted and there's a little recap over there of all the ways to win some Verve during our Anni-VERVE-sary festivities, so check it out!  

Deadline for all of our Anni-VERVE-sary prize drawings is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. The winner will be announced at our release party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!


Monday, August 20, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop Day 5


Hi Verve fans!  Are you ready to do some more hopping?  It's Day 5 of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and the Divas and Guests are back with more Vervey goodness to tempt you with!  So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas and Guest Divas as they give you a little tour of what's releasing from Verve on August 24!

Just like yesterday we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give each Diva a little shout out in the comment sections as you hop around the list below. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured products:  Brighter Days, Scalloped Flowers Die Set, and the Arrow Die.

1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Christyne {Guest}
6. Amber13. Laurie W. {Guest}
7. Amy

Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern on Friday, August 24!
   Winners will be announced at our release party that night.  (You don't need to be present to win.)

A little about today's featured products..

Brighter Days has sentiments in the same style as yesterday's Wonderfully Made.  I love playing with type, and had so much fun designing these vintage/modern sentiments, that they just couldn't be contained in just one set!  Uplifting is the word I use to describe the type of stamps I design, and this set is quintessential Verve.  To go with the uplifting theme of the sentiments, I included a couple arrow images that coordinate with the new Arrow Die and some fun floral images.  The flowers in Brighter Days are an updated variation of the ones in the popular Dream Big set, and BOTH sets coordinate with the new Scalloped Flowers Die Set!



There's still time to play in our Anni-VERVE-sary Challenges!

Want even more chances to win? Head on over to the Verve SCS forum and play along in our Anni-VERVE-sary release challenges!  Up for grabs are prize packages of new product for a random participant in each challenge, plus a grand prize of the ENTIRE release for one lucky participant who completes all five challenges and links them up in our Release Champions ThreadDeadline to enter is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24, so there's still time to get inky!


 Love the peeks you've been seeing and want a chance to win the whole release?

  1. Create a new card using Verve Stamps
  2. Post your card to your blog or gallery
  3. Include a link to the Verve store in your write up
  4. Link your card using the entry form HERE
One lucky participant from all the entries will win our entire new release of products! That's over $300 worth of stamps and dies! You may enter as many times as you like, and feel free to link any new* Verve challenge cards, but each entry must be a different card, use Verve Stamps, be posted in a separate post, and include a link to Verve. *Only new cards posted August 16 through August 24, 2012 are eligible.

Deadline to link your cards is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. The winner will be announced at our release party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!


Sunday, August 19, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop Day 4


Hi Verve fans!  Are you ready to do some more hopping?  It's Day 4 of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and the Divas and Guests are back with more Vervey goodness to tempt you with!  So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas and Guest Divas as they give you a little tour of what's releasing from Verve on August 24!

Just like yesterday we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give each Diva a little shout out in the comment sections as you hop around the list below. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps:  Wonderfully Made and the Praying for You Plain Jane.

1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Sony
6. Amber13. Christyne {Guest}
7. Amy14. Laurie W. {Guest}

Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern on Friday, August 24!
   Winners will be announced at our release party that night.  (You don't need to be present to win.)

A little about today's featured stamps...


The flower in the Wonderfully Made set is one I drew way back when I designed the Feel the Sun set, but this image got cut from the final set.  It's grown on me each time I've peeked into my unfinished designs archive, and I decided it was finally time it became a real stamp! I've combined it with a trendy mix of modern and vintage word art sentiments, perfect for making faith based encouragement cards. 
The Praying for You Plain Jane is another of those stamps that came out of a need I personally had for a sentiment for the inside of cards.  I used the same fonts used in the popular Words of Wisdom set and Be Okay Plain Jane, and at 2" wide x 1.5" tall this sentiment is perfect as a focal point for the front of a card or as a simple but heartfelt message for the inside of your cards.

  Have you entered our customer Card Carnival yet?

  1. Create a new card using Verve Stamps
  2. Post your card to your blog or gallery
  3. Include a link to the Verve store in your write up
  4. Link your card using the entry form HERE

One lucky participant from all the entries will win our entire new release of products! That's over $300 worth of stamps and dies! You may enter as many times as you like, and feel free to link any new* Verve challenge cards, but each entry must be a different card, in a separate post, and include a link to Verve. *Only new cards posted August 16 through August 24, 2012 will be eligible.

Deadline to link your cards is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. The winner will be announced at our release party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!


Don't forget the sale we have going on all month to celebrate our Anni-VERVE-sary!
All stamps and dies are marked down 10 - 50% off through the end of August!


Saturday, August 18, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop Day 3


Hi Verve fans!  Are you ready to do some more hopping?  It's Day 3 of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and the Divas and Guests are back with more Vervey goodness to tempt you with!  So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas and Guest Divas as they give you a little tour of what's releasing from Verve on August 24!

Just like yesterday we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give each Diva a little shout out in the comment sections as you hop around the list below. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured set:  Doodled Occasions

1. Julee9. Janelle
2. Laurie S.10. Betty
3. Maureen11. Jen d.
4. Teresa12. Christyne {Guest}
5. Tosh13. Laurie W. {Guest}
6. Amy14. Jen S. {Guest}
7. Andrea15. Susan
8. Charmaine

Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern on Friday, August 24!
   Winners will be announced at our release party that night.  (You don't need to be present to win.)

A little about today's featured stamp set...

Doodled Occasions is a whimsical set of doodled images and sentiments covering a variety of occasions.  Even though I'm by no means a master at the style, I really admire clean & simple stamping.  Sweet cards with sketchbook styled images and simple sentiments always seem to capture my attention, so I felt it was time that Verve offered some designs that catered to the clean & simple style.

I've also noticed when I've been stamping that I like to carry the sentiment onto the inside of the card, as if it's a conversation.  So I created a few two part sentiments that work great together, but can also be used alone.  Like Happy Birthday... hope it's a great oneWith sympathy... You are not alone in your sadnessSmile....everything will be okay.  Then I added in some doodled images to coordinate with the sentiments and a set was born!


There's still time to play in our Anni-VERVE-sary Challenges!

Want even more chances to win? Head on over to the Verve SCS forum and play along in our Anni-VERVE-sary release challenges!  Up for grabs are prize packages of new product for a random participant in each challenge, plus a grand prize of the ENTIRE release for one lucky participant who completes all five challenges and links them up in our Release Champions Thread.  Deadline to enter is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24, so there's still time to get inky!


  Have you entered our customer Card Carnival yet?

  1. Create a new card using Verve Stamps
  2. Post your card to your blog or gallery
  3. Include a link to the Verve store in your write up
  4. Link your card using the entry form HERE
One lucky participant from all the entries will win our entire new release of products! That's over $300 worth of stamps and dies! You may enter as many times as you like, and feel free to link any new* Verve challenge cards, but each entry must be a different card, in a separate post, and include a link to Verve. *Only new cards posted August 16 through August 24, 2012 will be eligible.

Deadline to link your cards is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. The winner will be announced at our release party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!


Friday, August 17, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop Day 2


Hi Verve fans!  Are you ready to do some hopping?  It's Day 2 of our  Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and the Divas and Guests have been little creative elves in their studios.  So let your fingers do the clicking and peek into the creative minds of Verve's talented Divas and Guest Divas as they give you a little tour of what's releasing from Verve on August 24!

Just like yesterday we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give each Diva a little shout out in the comment sections as you hop about to the list below. We’ll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured sets and dies:  Lean on Me Thatched Banner Plain JanePointed Flowers Dies Set and Dreamy Leaves Die Set

1. Julee8. Charmaine
2. Laurie S.9. Janelle
3. Maureen10. Betty
4. Teresa11. Christyne {Guest}
5. Tosh12. Laurie W. {Guest}
6. Amy13. Jen S. {Guest}
7. Andrea

Deadline for prize drawing eligibility is 5pm Eastern on Friday, August 24!
   Winners will be announced at our release party that night.  (You don't need to be present to win.)

A little about today's featured products...


Lean on Me is a set of flower images and sentiments meant for encouraging others.  Daisies always lift my spirits and I thought it would be fun to have something new to color and layer, so I created the Pointed Flowers Die Set to coordinate with this set.  The fonts in Lean on Me are a combination I fell in love with back in the Hope Blooms set and have been wanting to revisit.  As an added bonus, these sentiments fit beautifully on our Ribbon Banner Die.


And speaking of the Ribbon Banner Die, we'll be releasing a Thatched Banner Plain Jane, which coordinates with this die, and has a cool background effect that will make it great for masculine card making.  Also in the mix is the Dreamy Leaves Die Set  which coordinates with the large and medium leaves in the Dream Big set.  I just love it when we can breathe new life into an old favorite!


 Customer Card Carnival!

  1. Create a new card using Verve Stamps
  2. Post your card to your blog or gallery
  3. Include a link to the Verve store in your write up
  4. Link your card using the entry form HERE

One lucky participant from all the entries will win our entire new release of products! That's over $300 worth of stamps and dies! You may enter as many times as you like, but each entry must be a different card, in a separate post, and include a link to Verve. Only new cards posted August 16 through August 24, 2012 will be eligible.

Deadline to link your cards is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. The winner will be announced at our release party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!



Anni-VERVE-sary Challenges

Want even more chances to win? Head on over to the Verve SCS forum and play along in our Anni-VERVE-sary release challenges!  Up for grabs are prize packages of new product for a random participant in each challenge, plus a grand prize of the ENTIRE release for one lucky participant who completes all five challenges and links them up in our Release Champions Thread.

For your convenience, here's a little recap of this week's challenges (click the graphics to go to each individual challenge thread).  Deadline to enter is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24, so you still have a full week to get inky!  Verve stamps are not required, but if you use them, be sure to add a link to Verve in your write up and add it to our Card Carnival for a two-fer!!!

Link to
printable PDF
of all five challenges