Viva la Verve - Keep Shining

Hey there, Verve fans!

I'm up on the Viva la Verve blog with this week's sketch!  

I used two of Verve's newest goodies...Rise Above and Partly Cloudy Die Set!  Keeping it simple, I just cut the background and panels from patterned paper, stamped a couple of sentiments over the light pink, then finished off with the SUN and clouds with some sprinkles of sequins.  

If you know me, you know I love some wonky panels and loads of layers!

Hope you'll stop in and play along at the VLV Sketches Blog!

This midwestern spring weather has been AMAZING...lots of warm sunshine the last couple of days!  Definitely the most perfect inspiration to create!

 Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Verve Stamps - Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hey there, stamping friends!

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge, too!
The vases of water, beautiful color and organic feel was just the inspiration I needed to create my St. Patrick's Day card!

photo source: brit.co

The LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future Curtain Call challenge!

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Rainbow Designers

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison

Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 
Stacey Schafer
Tara Godfrey

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Rainbow for the challenge details and to play along with us!

I grabbed some distress inks for this one and created a watercolored background to show off these awesome shamrocks!  Verve's Lucky You stamp set and Shamrock Die Set come in VERY HANDY this time of year!  

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Viva la Verve Recap - Loved with a Love

Hey there, stamping friends!

I'm up on the Viva la Verve sketch blog today with a recap!

One cannot have too many valentines ready for heart day!  

I die cut the Wavy Hearts Die Set and used them to create a textured background.  The awesome sentiment from More Than Love takes center stage as the focal panel wrapped with some baker's twine!  

Head on over to Viva la Verve and play along with our fabulous sketches!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Viva la Verve - i {heart} u

Good morning, Verve Stamps fans!

There's still time to join in on this week's sketch by Charmaine over at Viva la Verve!  

It's a great one!  I love the trio of panels with offset focal image and movement elements on the sketch!  

I've had the Verve i {heart} u dies on my wish list for quite some time so I'm SO excited to get to use them for this week's sketch!  Aren't they F-U-N?!  I paired them up with the Hearts and Swirls Frame die .... and GUESS WHAT?!  These two dies and MANY other Valentine-themed products are on sale right now!  Go check it out and stock up on your favorite Verve Stamps!

 Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Viva la Verve - All of My Smiles

Hey there, Verve fans!

I'm hosting the new Viva la Verve sketch that's up and running over at the VLV Sketches Blog!  I'd love for you to hop on over and say "hey!"  And, of course, I'd love for you to play along with us!  You have through the end of October to play along with any of our monthly sketches for a chance to WIN some Verve goodies of your own!

Here's a peek at the new sketch!

Here is some of the VERVE STAMPS GOODNESS that I used on my card today!

Better Together

Peaceful Medallions

 Butterfly Dreams Die Set

Award Banner Trim Die

I LOVE FALL!  I adore the rich colors and textures that the season brings!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Viva la Verve - Groovy

Hi there, Verve fans!

It's time for a new Viva la Verve sketch!  Hope you'll head on over to the Viva la Verve Sketches Blog and play along with us!

LOVE these cheerful colors of my card!  I stamped Verve's "groovy" and "peace" sentiments from the Surely Goodness stamp set here and there over the ABC panel, clustered a couple of flowers from the coordinating Goodness Flowers Die Set  and embellished with a tied button.  The Flourished Tag Die Set is peeking out from the top and bottom of the focal panel!  Love that little guy...so versatile!

 Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Verve Stamps - July Inspiration Challenge

Hi there, 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: comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) 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! You have the rest of the month to link up, so feel free to play as often as you like. 

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!

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other 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! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines!

	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

The new Viva la Verve sketch for July 2015 Week 2 was perfect show off some Sensational Stripes today!

I used one of my all-time favorite Verve Stamps sets, Strong Anchor, with its coordinating Nautical Die Set over double cut Flourished Tag Die Set tag!  I love how my tag has a bit of a mixed media look to it with the patterned paper, stamped sentiment and image elements off the edge.  

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Verve Stamps - June 2015 Spotlight Hops Release Day

 Welcome to Day Five of Verve's June 2015 Spotlight Hops!  

Today is release day and that means all the goodies we've been previewing this week are loaded up in the Verve store and ready for purchase! And to celebrate our big release, all stamps & dies are 10% off!

Hooray!  We're still hopping today and tomorrow, with prizes to be won, so if you missed any of the days, you can click these links for our Day 1 and Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4 hops.  Commenting on all of our spotlight hops is open until June 21. There's a chance to win new products each day, so be sure to hop around and leave a little love for the oh-so-talented Divas and special guests!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the Day 3 Hop spots to win today's featured products!   Our prize drawing will be open until 8pm Mountain on Sunday, June 21.  Just leave a comment on the blogs linked below and you'll be entered to win!

With Verve Stamps, you can ALWAYS count on gorgoeus and inspirational goodies!  This release is sure to put your creative mojo in overdrive!  I used the whole kit 'n kaboodle from today's spotlight products on my card...that fabulously delicate Butterfly Dreams Die Set with the must-have Flourished Tag Die Set and the beautiful sentiments in the Sparkly Dream stamp set...all amazing, especially together!  I added a bit of ribbon from the Summer Sailing Ribbon Collection and sequins from the Pink Sparkle Sequin Mix.

There's a brand-new Viva la Verve sketch up and running today, too!  

You arrived here by way of the creative genius, Julee...now you're off to the amazing, Teresa..for even more inspiration!

1. Julee 6. Marisa 2. Stacey 7. Charmaine 3. Teresa 8. Maureen 4. Amber 9. Janelle 5. Laurie 10. Shantaie

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Viva la Verve - Let's Get Together

Hey there, Verve fans!  I'm up on the Viva la Verve sketches blog, hosting this week's sketch... and I'm also sharing a SNEAK PEEK at some brand-new Verve goodness coming up in a few days!

What a fun layout to show off a SNEAK PEEK of Get Together that will be releasing in a few days!  I also used previously released Coffee, Coffee Word Die, Sprightly Sprigs Die Set, and Classy Label Die and Polka Dot Basics Ribbon Collection.

Here's the fun sketch!

I stamped the coffee cup and sentiment in black ink over some subtle papers and die cut to create a cluster of pretties embellished with some sprigs and a ribbon bow.

There's a bit more time to play along at the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!