Just a Note...Viva la Verve

Hello Friday!  It's Viva la Verve time!  Anya sketched up a fabulous layout for us today, for Viva la Verve January 2014 Week 4!  Grab some of your favorite Verve Stamps and play along with us!

I ordered some burlap covered card stock from My Craft Channel the other day and couldn't wait to die cut some pretty Verve hearts... Jotted Heart Die, Wavy Hearts Die Set and Heart Quartet Die!  To create a wavy background panel, I stitched the larger hearts in a row over some layers of Be Loved Fancy Pants papers!  The sentiments and envelope are from an awesome Verve Stamps set called Take Note!

The Color Throwdown #276 and Paper Issues: You Are Just My Type worked great with the stamps, dies and layout to create a fun little love note!

Stop by Viva la Verve and see what the other Divas created today using Anya's sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Take Note (Verve)

Ink:  Black Onyx Versafine

Paper:  Rustic White (PTI), Burlap Card Stock (DCWV), Be Loved (Fancy Pants Designs)

Other:  Jotted Heart Die, Wavy Hearts Die Set, Heart Quartet Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Brad (MME Lost & Found), Sewing Machine, Thread

Friends Like Us - Altered Mini Notebook for Reverse Confetti

Good afternoon, Reverse Confetti Friends!

It is BITTERLY cold here in Illinois today...so cold, in fact, that our school and all the neighboring schools cancelled for the day.  I was able to sneak into my craft cave and whip up a fun project to share with you today!

The other night, I had dinner with a friend who was really down in the dumps!  I shared with her that when I'm down and feeling blue, I jot down things that I'm thankful for each day in a notebook.  We made a deal... to start/re-start a gratitude journal and share at the end of each week some of the highlights of the positives in our lives.

This altered notebook is for her...my friend...as we strive for a more positive outlook on life, in general!

For a little extra fun, I stamped on the inside with sweet Freida Fox and a row of XO's from Whole Lotta Hearts!

 I hope you are inspired to create something that will lift your spirits!

Check out all of the DARLING Reverse Confetti I used on my project!

Freida Fox

Whole Lotta Hearts

Arrow

Love Note

Double Edge Scallop Border

Tag Me

The Mojo Monday Sketch #329 helped me out with a simple and fun layout for the front of this altered project!

Here's one last look at my altered mini notebook!  

The Double Edge Scallop Border is peeking from behind the red paper panel, Freida Fox's glasses are stamped as a background and sentiment onto Tag Me.  Rows of Whole Lotta Hearts join the glasses as part of the background stamping, and lots of layered Confetti Cuts (Arrow, Love Note & Tag Me) as the focal panel of the notebook.  

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Freida Fox, Whole Lotta Hearts (Reverse Confetti)

Ink:  Black Onyx Versafine, Barn Red & Antique Linen Distress (Ranger)

Paper:  Echo Park

Other:  (Arrow, Love Note, Double Edge Scallop Border, Tag Me (Confetti Cuts by Reverse Confetti), Pink/White Baker's Twine (Hemptique), Sewing Machine, Thread

Love Sweet Love - Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Hey there, friends!  I'm up on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog today, sharing a fun way to stretch your stamps for a Valentine's Day card! 

I inked up Fresh Squeezed Stamps Friendly Folk and When Hearts Collide to create this card of love!

I'm "in love" with the contents of the Valentine Embellishment Kit at Pretty Pink Posh and find myself sprinkling those fun Red Heart Confetti sequins on everything!  Go check out all of the fabulous embellishments in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

Head on over to the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog to read all of the details on creating my card!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps: Friendly Folk, When Hearts Collide (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink:  Black Soot, Red Barn Distress (Ranger)

Paper:  Basic Grey (MFT), Lost & Found Ruby (My Mind's Eye)

Other:  Stitched Oval Dies (Lil' Inker Designs, Red Heart Confetti, Buttons (Pretty Pink Posh)

Love Letter Reminder & Seize the Sketch

Happy Tuesday!  

There's a new sketch, STS #12, up and running over at Seize the Sketch today!  It's a sketch based on THIS CARD I created last summer!

There's still time to play along at the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Love Letter!  The LEAD will receive a $20 gift certificate from DeNami Designs!  I'm head over heels with this sweet Open Box image and Happy Valentine's Day sentiment from DeNami Designs.

I used some new yummy paper that my friend Kim sent me in a Valentine package!  Read about it HERE!  Love the darling shades of red/coral/peach that mimic the pop of color from the Love Letter inspiration challenge!

Hope you'll find time to play along with Love Letter at the Curtain Call and Seize the Sketch...or combine them like I did!  

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Happy Valentine's Day, Open Box (DeNami Designs)

Ink:  Rich Cocoa (Momento)

Paper:  Rustic White (PTI), We Are a Family (Lily Bee Designs)

Other:  Award Banner Trim Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Doily Die (PTI), Natural Hemp Cord (Hemptique), Gold Heart Confetti (Pretty Pink Posh)

Secret Admirer Package - Thanks, Kim!

Good morning!  

Some of the gals from the Curtain Call Crew and I had a little "Secret Admirer" Valentine's Day package swap!  My "crush" should be receiving here package later this week...but, check out some of the goodies that my admirer, Kim Sindahlsen from Joyful Creations with Kim, sent to me!  EVERYTHING I LOVE...and all new to me stuff!  

Everything on my card today is from my fun package!  Wow!  AND...there's so much to use that I'm going to be layering these goodies up for quite some time!  THANKS SO MUCH, Kim!  I adore it all and feel extremely spoiled!

There's a new COLOR CHALLENGE over at The Pink Elephant Challenge today...Red, Pink and another color of choice!  PERFECT for Valentine's Day projects!

Since Kim sent me all of these fabulous die cuts, I thought I'd dive right in create a collage of Valentine goodness!  I really like this free-style collaging...takes me back to my younger days creating valentines for my classmates in elementary school!  Remember the fun of cutting and gluing all of those sweet things together for your besties?!

 Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

No stamps, no ink!  Say, what?!

Paper:  Kraft (PTI), We Are a Family (Lily Bee Designs)

Other:  Amy Tangerine Wood Veneer, Maya Road Vintage Bird Pin, Silver Heart, Sewing Machine, Thread