Verve's January Diva Inspirations Hop - Shimmer & Shine

Welcome to Verve's January Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time! This year we're spicing up our monthly hops with the addition of a challenge! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize! Woohoo!

Our January challenge is:



The year is shiny and new, so let's add shimmer and shine to our cards.
Think glitter, sequins, rhinestones, pearls, heat embossing - anything with some gloss.

To play along, link up your shimmer & shine creations to the link list over at the Verve Blog before 8pm Mountain on Sunday, January 19.
  A lucky participant will win a $40 gift voucher to Verve.

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what our Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! So be sure to leave a little shout out in the comment section of each Diva's blog as you hop about!

	1. Sarah	10. Tiffany
	2. Amy	11. Maureen
	3. Anya	12. Stacey
	4. Betty	13. Amber
	5. Jessica	14. Teresa
	6. Karen	15. Marisa
	7. Sankari	16. Charmaine
	8. Sony	17. Verve Blog
	9. Susan

Blog Hop Comment Deadline:  8PM Mountain on January 10
Blog Hop Prize: $40 Gift Voucher to Verve


I'm thrilled to share that I am officially a NEW VERVE DIVA!  It is no secret that I LOVE Verve, Julee, the team...and have loved every minute of guesting for the last several months!  What a dream to work with beautiful Verve products and get to stamp alongside some of the most fabulous designers in the biz!  Happy New Year, everyone...here's to making Verve Stamps "shimmer & shine" all year long!

NEW CHALLENGE BLOG!

At the end of January, we'll be closing our member company forum on Splitcoaststampers.  As part of that transition, we have moved our Viva la Verve Sketch challenge to a blog!  It's clean and fresh and bursting with inspiration, so be sure to head on over and play along.  We'll be highlighting our favorite cards from the entries each Tuesday, so be sure to link up if you're crafting the weekend away!

Love will soon be in the air and in the aisles and everywhere you go, so we've started the celebration of all things lovely with 30% off our in stock love themed sets and dies through the end of January!

Instead of keeping the frame pieces together, I thought it would be fun to offset them and create interest with a bit of a collage effect with the grid background and banner trim as grounding.

Here are some of the awesome Verve products that I used on my card...

Let It Shine

Making a Statement 

Rounded Scallop Frame Die

Award Banner Trim Die

Pastel Sequin Mix

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Let it Shine, Making a Statement (Verve)

Ink:  Steel Grey (MFT)

Paper:  Lemon Drop (MFT), Glitzy Glitter (DCWV), Cut & Paste Flair (My Mind's Eye)

Other:  Award Banner Trim Die, Rounded Scallop Frame Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Pastel Sequins Mix (Verve), Sewing Machine, Thread