Sensational Stripes Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop

Hi Verve fans!  It's time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop!  There are two ways to win Verve prizes... check out and comment on the design team's blog posts to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings!  Be sure to scroll down for all the challenge details and the master hop list!

The stripes theme made me think of the Seeing Stars set, and I was in need of a baby card, so decided to swap out the blue in the inspiration piece for pink.  I stamped the stars on pink pirouette and hand cut, then matted with smoky slate stars cut with the large star punch from SU!  Next I pulled out the Emery Plain Jane and stamped it a few times on some stripey pink paper, then cut individual pieces out and layered on foam tape to add some dimension.

The Little Star plain jane is my focal piece, stamped in crumb cake, then cut with stitched circle dies and matted with smoky slate.  I colored the stars with a copic marker and then highlighted with a touch of glossy glaze.  Next I stamped the card base using the Peaceful Medallions set randomly in pink pirouette, crumb cake and smoky slate.  I added in a piece of pink card stock embossed with strieps, then finished off with some twine wrapped around the card and a couple of enamel stars to adorn the stripey stars.

Our July challenge is Sensational Stripes


Stripes go with everything! Make them nautical, or pair with florals for a graphic look. Use stripes however you're inspired! Use the inspiration graphic or head off in your own direction, just show us your stripes! 

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Friday, July 31. 
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

Now let's get to the inspiration!  Check out the blogs listed below and leave a little shout out in the comments section at each stop for a chance to win our comment prize of a $30 gift voucher to the Verve store!  Comment deadline is Friday, July 31.

The hop starts over on my blog, Poetic Artistry.

	1. Julee	8. Susan
	2. Amy	9. Maureen
	3. Betty	10. Marisa
	4. Jen	11. Stacey
	5. Karen	12. Laurie
	6. Sankari	13. Amber
	7. Sarah

Enabler's List
Stamps: Seeing Stars, Little Star, Emery,  Peaceful Medallions (Verve Stamps)
Paper: bundle of joy dots & stripes (Echo Park), pink pirouette, smoky slate (SU!), white (neenah)
Ink: pink pirouette, crumb cake (SU!), black archival (Ranger), copic marker
Accessories:  stitched circles stax (MFT), large star punch (SU!), enamel stars, glossy glaze, string

April 2014 Diva Dare~Day 11

Happy Friday everyone! I hope everyone is having a fantastic day! Jen here to bring you day 11 of the April Diva Dare! Our theme this month is:

"Little Things" - April Diva Dare

Welcome to April's Diva Dare!  In honour of Spring's arrival (in some parts of North America anyway!), this month's Dare is entitled "Little Things".    The challenge is to create a baby or kid themed card, how fun!

I was inspired by Laurie's gorgeous sketch for today's Viva La Verve challenge. I did make a couple of small changes but overall Laurie's sketch is where I started. To get started on my card I stamped Emery Plain Jane on white cardstock and colored him in with Spectrum Noir markers. I used a sentiment from To The Moon for the top that I die cut with the Flag It Die Set. After distressing everything subtlety and separating the layers with foam tape I was done. 

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Wednesday, April 23rd.  Entries must be posted 4/4 or later, include at least one Verve product, be a baby or kids themed card, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 4/23/14.   

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

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Little Things" Dare and link up your card (created April 4th 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 "Little Things" 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 April 23, 2014.

Winners will be announced on April 24, 2014.  

April 2014 Diva Dare ~ Day 1

"Little Things" - April Diva Dare

Welcome to April's Diva Dare!  In honor of Spring's arrival (in some parts of North America anyway!), this month's Dare is entitled "Little Things".    

What we're daring you to do this month is to create a baby or kids themed card. 

I love making baby cards, and since the last one I made was for a boy, this one had to be for a girl so my stash is even LOL!  Used one of my favorite colour combos for this card (pink and green) and of course, Verve's To The Moon baby set - a must have!  Paper pieced Emerietta (my female name for Emery), double punched the heart border, stuck it together and added some ruffled ribbon down the middle to create my "lace" and then had fun with pearl accents.   

Deadline to link your cards is 8PM Mountain on Wednesday, April 23rd.  Entries must be posted 4/4 or later, include at least one Verve product, be a baby or kids themed card, and be linked up to the linky widget by 8pm Mountain on 4/23/14.   

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

Win a $40 Gift voucher to Verve Stamps! Take our "Little Things" Dare and link up your card (created April 4th 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 "Little Things" 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 April 23, 2014.

Winners will be announced on April 24, 2014. 

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

 

January Release After Party

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Welcome to Verve's very first "After Party"!  The Monday after each release, make sure to check in here for all the latest sale info and to see some of our favorite Diva creations using the newly released stamps!

Verve has definitely started the New Year with a bang!  Four new sets, two Plain Janes, & three A Cut Above Dies made their debut last Friday at the Verve Release Party! 

Right now through the end of January, you can save 15% when you purchase the January Stamp Collection bundle!

And now for your viewing pleasure, here are some of our favorite projects that the Divas created using the new stamps...

Created by Amber Hight, featuring the Love Notes set and Jotted Heart Die

Created by Amy Sheffer, featuring both Sweet Treats & Love Notes sets

Created by Andrea Ewen, featuring the To the Moon set

Created by Charmaine Ikach, featuring both To the Moon & Swirling Hearts sets

Created by Jackie Pedro, featuring the To the Moon set and Sweet Scalloped Die

Created by Julee Tilman, featuring the Swirling Hearts set and Vintage Oval Die

Created by Laurie Schmidlin, featuring both Love Notes & Accent Notes sets and Jotted Heart Die

Created by Maureen Plut, featuring the Love Notes set and Jotted Heart Die

Created by Sankari Wegman, featuring the Sweet Treats set and both Classy Label Die & Embossed Oval Die

Created by Teresa Kline, featuring the Love Notes set and Jotted Heart Die

Created by Tosha Leyendekker, featuring the Smallest Things Plain Jane and Classy Label Die

We hope you have enjoyed seeing some of our favorites!  Now, we would love to hear from YOU!  Which new set and/or die is your favorite?

Before I go, I wanted to remind you to check out both January Viva La Verve Sketch Challenges!  Participants that complete all the sketches will be entered to win the ENTIRE next release!!