Project Parade - Day 6: It's a Girl Thing!

Hey there Verve Fans!! It's Jen Tapler here with Day 6 of this month's Project Parade. The other Divas have been showing off some pretty amazing projects, huh?

When Jen d. challenged us with this month's "It's a Girl Thing" theme and I still had a Mother's Day Gift to make for my Mother-In-Law, I knew just what I wanted to do - this cute little keepsake photo block and matching card:

I had picked up a wooden block at my local craft store several months ago and hadn't used it yet, but it was begging to be painted and altered for this project!!! So I broke out some Chocolate acrylic paint and gave it a good once-over before covering each side with a piece of printed digi paper from the Hello Mutha, Hello Fatha kit by Libby Weifenbach & Christy Lyle (Sweet Shoppe Designs).

I used the Mother's Day Plain Jane combined with some of the flowers from Because of You on both the card and one side of the block. I added large and small Very Vanilla brads (SU) to the flower centers and popped them up on dimensionals for depth. I sponged the edges of the digi papers and printed the photos in a sepia tone to go with the "shabby" feel of the digi kit I used. And finally, I printed out the dates for each of the photos I used, punched them with my Word Window punch (SU), and attached with dimensionals. When it comes to gifts for my Mother-in-Law, I'm pretty much guaranteed a hit as long as it involves photos of my son Dean (her only grandchild)!!

We'd love for you to play along with this theme! Just make a project or card that fits your style and celebrates a woman in your life. It can be any woman ... mom, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, teacher - you get the idea! Then add your project link to the Mr. Linky form IN THIS POST before 8PM Mountain on Thursday, May 14. Two random participants will be chosen and win $25 gift certificates to the Verve Store. Have fun and good luck!

Project Parade Day Two: It's a Girl Thing

When Jen announced this month's theme for the Project Parade, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. A little while ago, I saw a video that Lauren had posted on her blog for what she named a Versatility Box. I thought it was ADORABLE and since I had a bunch of the little planters from the Target $1 Spot, I decided to make these for little Mother's Day gifts. The great thing about them is, they don't have to be for your mom. They can be for a friend, sister or any other special woman you know who is a mom. What a nice little way to let them know they're special.

I used the Mother's Day Plain Jane and the Elegant Flower Plain Jane. The little planter inside is for a Sunflower, complete with dirt and directions! :)

We can't wait to see what you create if you play along! To play along, just make a project or card that fits your style and celebrates a woman in your life. Then just add a link to your creation to the Mr. Linky form IN THIS POST before 8PM Mountain on Thursday, May 14. Two random participants will be chosen and win a $25 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Have fun with this and good luck!