Verve October Retrospective Hop!!

Hello friends!!!  I'm back today taking part in Verve's October Release Retrospective!   I have had a wonderful time this week being a guest Diva and I just want to send out a huge THANK YOU to Julee for asking me to be a guest for this release!!  Once, again, Julee created some absolutely beautiful stamps and dies and all the Verve Divas and guests are showcasing them one last time.  Everything spotlighted is available to order in the Verve Store and is currently 20% off! Plus, we've got a sweet hop prize in store, so read on for more! 

 

Want to win some shiny new Verve? Julee will be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift voucher to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for a little more about the new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

You should have arrived here from the blog of Verve Diva Christyne!!  I have two cards to share today.  Another card using the Just Breathe set and a card that uses the newly released Plain Jane Psalm 150:6 and the Good Work stamps set and matching dies.  First up is my card using Just Breathe.   A My Mind's Eye My Store journal card was the starting point for this card.  I picked one that had a heart shaped opening.  After die cutting my cardstock panel I placed the card where I wanted it and then stamped the word 'hope' inside.  The journal card was then adhered using foam dimensionals.  The little ribbon from Just Breathe was stamped on some coordinating paper using rose red ink, trimmed out and placed as you see.  I finished things off with a scattering of sequins from the newly released Verve Frosted Snowfall sequin mix.  I will also be posting this to the current CASology challenge:  Heart.

For the second card I went in a different direction and did some layering and ink distressing.  The layout for the card is based on the Viva La Verve week 4 sketch.   After die cutting my circles from some My Mind's Eye Indie Chic patterned papers I adhered them to a white cardstock panel and then die cut the panel with a rectangle die for a more clean and finished look.  The panel was then inked with Ranger Old Paper and Tea Dye inks.  Another circle was die cut from coordinating paper, stamped with the Plain Jane and the edges inked.  Some pale green ribbon was added and then I adhered the center circle.  The flowers from the Good Work set were stamped in a light brown ink, die cut and then inked.    The leaves were stamped in a mossy green ink, trimmed out and inked, as well.  All the pieces were then adhered per the sketch.  I finished with some Ice Stickles to the center of each flower.  Your next stop on the hop is the amazingly talented Lori!!!  Below is a list of everyone on the hop. 

 

1. Julee 8. Amber 2. Teresa 9. Andrea 3. Charmaine 10. Laurie 4. Marisa 11. Christyne 5. Amy {Guest} 12. Rosemary {Guest} 6. KellyJean {Guest) 13. Lori {Guest) 7. Maureen

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today... and don't forget you still have a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Verve store when you comment on this post!