Tuesday, September 20, 2011

September Diva Dare--XOXO


The September Diva Dare over at the Verve Blog is goin' down! This month, the Diva's are CASE'ing (copy and steal everything!) each other:) These are some of my favorite challenges, outside of sketches! 

Andrea had the task of matching all of us Diva's up to the talented girl we'd be case'ing. No matter who we got paired up with was going to be a challenge because every single one of these Diva's is full of talent. I happened to get Laurie! OMG, right? Nothing like a little pressure to get your mojo going, haha! I always love her elegant, distressed, shabby style. I was MUCHO intimidated, but as I started going through Laurie's gallery, I was also MUCHO inspired:) After alot of "hmmmm'ing" and "haw'ing" I decided on THIS beauty! I loved the diagonal panel and wanted to see what I could do with it!



I knew I had to have distressing, inked edges, and fabulous sewing to even come CLOSE to making Laurie proud! The sentiment is from "Making a Statement" and the leaves are from "Sunny Days" and cut out with the "Leafy Springs Die Set".  The heart behind the sentiment is cut out using the Jotted Heart die. The diagonal panel is paper from MME's Lost and Found Two line. I also used some fabulous SU! ribbon and a Recollections rose! 





Want to know how you can win some fabulous new VERVE GOODIES?

  1. Play along with us and link up your new Case-a-Diva creation (posted September 16 or later) to the linky widget on the DAY ONE post before 9pm Mountain on Sunday,October 2nd. One lucky stamper will win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em we would  LOVE to see ‘em!
  2. For another chance to win, be sure to give the Divas a little shout-out in the comments section as we share our Case-a-Diva  creations. One lucky commenter will win the Verve stamp set of his or her choosing!  Winners will be announced on Monday,October 3rd right here on the Verve blog.
Now it's YOUR turn!  We DARE you to show us your creations!

10 comments:

Christy Lynn said...

Such pretty colors on your card, Amber! You had no reason to feel intimidated, your creations are always beautimous :)

Christi said...

OMG! This card is GOR.GEOUS! smiles...

Debbie Carriere said...

Absolutely beautiful Amber!

Kathy Martin said...

Awesome! I LOVE the design! :)

Jen Shults said...

Amber this is fabulous! I love the colors and the embossing... it's all fantastic!

Maureen said...

ACK!!Schmoopy!! This is just stunning!! Oh my, I love everything about it :) You rocked CASEing Laurie with your fabulous style :) hugs!

Marisa said...

You rocked the CASE, Amber. No issues here at all. Hold your head high as this card is fabulous! Love the way you used the leaf sprigs and layered the xoxo on the heart. Great card.

Sparkplug17 said...

Such a lovely card!

Dawn Easton said...

This is wonderful, Amber! Love that diagonal stitching!!! Adds so much to the card!!

Denisse said...

beauty at it's finest! i love the color you choose :)