Verve Release Day Hop!

Welcome to our October 2013 Release Day Hop!  We're so excited that Verve's newest stamp sets and dies are finally released! Everything we've been previewing this week is now available in the Verve online store, woohoo!

Even though the stamps are Christmas in theme, I totally love the new Chevron Love set! It's perfect for sweet cards for your honey, or just a bday card, or an every day card!

I cut three Jotted Heart die cuts out and then stamped the chevron heart pattern on the die cuts. Next, I cut out the middle of the hearts so I could link them together! I love how this turned out, I can't wait to make some more linked hearts:)

I stamped and cut out the little arrow to weave in the hearts, and used the Heart Quartet die to cut some little red hearts. I just glued the hearts down around randomly, trying to keep a good balance on the card.

For this part, I masked off the rest of the sentiment so I could just ink up the "with love" part of the sentiment...

And on the inside, I stamped another heart, sentiment, and some balloons!

Well that's all I have to share today! But make sure you leave a comment, we're giving away our ENTIRE OCTOBER RELEASE to one lucky winner!!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines! Now head on over to Janelle's blog and see what she's got for you!

1. Julee 8. Amber 2 Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Laurie S. 7. Stacey {Guest} 14. Verve Blog

Verve Stamps October Spotlight Hops ~ Day 3

Welcome to our October 2013 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to preview Verve's newest stamp sets and dies with you! Over the next few days, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set each day, so stay tuned for a fun series of inspirational hops... and PRIZES, too! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store Friday night, 10/25.

Welcome to Day 3 of our spotlight hops! Today we're shining the spotlight on a new stamp set called Unto Us and a coordinating die set, Reindeer Fun!

This stamp set has a chevron stamp that coordinates with the Classy Label Die which is one of my all-time favorite Verve dies! This stamp makes it even BETTER! And I love how versatile this stamp is, the chevrons are good for any occasion, or no occasion at all! I cut out three labels and then stamped them in kraft and cherry ink. I cut out the reindeer (those two reindeer are one die) and the snowflakes (another die included in the Reindeer Fun die set) and then stamped the coordinating images. You can see where I stamped the kraft background with the snowflake also!

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines! Now be sure to head on over to Janelle's blog!

1. Julee 8. Amber 2 Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Verve Blog 7. Stacey {Guest}

Verve Stamps October Spotlight Hops ~ Day 2

Welcome to our October 2013 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to preview Verve's newest stamp sets and dies with you! Over the next few days, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set each day, so stay tuned for a fun series of inspirational hops... and PRIZES, too! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store Friday night, 10/25.

Today, we're peeking the Holiday Treats stamp set and Cup of Cheer die set!

My card today is pretty simple, I wanted to highlight these amazing chevron tags and the adorable coffee cup/sentiment! 

I saw a card at Target this week that had like a circus tent in the background and some tickets hung on ribbon on the front of the card, it's what inspired me to make this card!

The chevron tag stamp coordinates with the Tagged Rectangle Die, and I can see myself using it MANY times in the future!! It's great for every day cards as well as some fun holiday cards!

The paper I used is from Basic Grey's Aspen Frost collection, as well as Kraft and Rustic Cream from PTI. The ribbon is from the Polka Dot Basics collection from Verve and the button and twine from PTI.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Your next stop on the hop is Janelle!!

1. Julee 8. Amber 2 Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Verve Blog 7. Stacey {Guest}

Verve Stamps October Spotlight Hops ~ Day 1

Hello! I bet you're ready for a new release from Verve, aren't you?? It seems like we just had one (and we did, an amazing one at that!) and here we are gearing up for another one! This week you will see some amazing projects using some amazing new products!

Welcome to our October 2013 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to preview Verve's newest stamp sets and dies with you! Over the next few days, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set each day, so stay tuned for a fun series of inspirational hops... and PRIZES, too! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store Friday night, 10/25.

Today we're peeking one new stamp set and a new die set! I introduce you to Chevron Love and Heart Quartet die!

One of the things I love most about this set, is this big heart stamp that coordinates with the already released Jotted Heart die! The chevron patterns in not only the heart, but a few other fun elements, are so amazing! I love chevrons and am so excited about this stamp set:) The Heart Quartet die is really fun also, has several sizes of little hearts and a lot of fun layering possibilities! I've shown a few of those possibilities on my card, but I'm sure you can find many more:)

On this next picture, you can see the fun chevron arrow from this stamp set! I stamped it around the sentiment and then doodled a few dots with my black copic, just to add a little flair:)

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee 8. Amber 2 Jen 9. Janelle 3. Marisa 10. Andrea 4. Teresa 11. Laurie W. 5. Charmaine 12. Maureen 6. Christyne 13. Laurie S. 7. Stacey {Guest} 14. Verve Blog

Reverse Confetti October Blog Hop

Hello October (cooler weather—yay! Unless you live in Phoenix in which case it's still hot as...you know...) and Hello REVERSE CONFETTI Fans! It’s the 8th of the month –Blog Hop time! Are ya’ll ready to savor some sweet inspiration? Grab a cuppa and take some time to enjoy this month’s creative Blog Hop from Reverse Confetti. Last month’s release was all about fall and spooks and today we are inspiring you with projects and cards using those stamps and any other previously released stamps from Reverse Confetti. Along with the Confetti Crew (our fabulous design team), we’ve also invited some extra friends to join in on the action!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog and I am the first stop after that, so you're right at the beginning! We have tons of inspiration for you to see using all of Reverse Confetti’s amazing stamp sets!

Here's another shot of the sets I used, Arrows n' Elements and Spooky Sentiments!

I also used a fun spider rhinestone embellishment that I got from Michaels, such a fun little addition!

I used the sketch from Unscripted Sketches, #225

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Nina Yang’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog.

How would you like to win some Reverse Confetti goodies of your very own? Leave a comment on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI. Comments are open until Thursday, October 10th at 2pm CST, and the winner will be announced on the Week in Reverse post on the 11th over on the Reverse Confetti Blog!

A few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…

SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY (SFYTT)—Play along with us each month for your chance to win the ENTIRE NEXT RELEASE and to be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps. Click HERE for more details and link list.

‘FETTI FINDS—Link your REVERSE CONFETTI creations to the link list posted on the Reverse Confetti blog each Monday. (Note: Reverse Confetti stamps are required for ‘Fetti Finds.) A ‘Fetti Fave will be announced on the Reverse Confetti Blog from that months’ entries. The ‘FETTI FAVE will receive the ENTIRE NEXT STAMP RELEASE and be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps. Click HERE for more details and link list.

Celebrate the creative side of you!

Verve October Inspiration Hop

Welcome to the World Card Making Day edition of Verve's Diva Inspirations Hop! It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time. Along today's hop you'll see some fresh new ideas for some beloved older sets, as well as some fantastic pairings of our latest release with existing sets. It's sure to be a treat, and we've got treats to give away, too!

I dug deep this week and found a couple oldie but GREATY (I know, I went to far with that one) stamp sets that haven't seen the light of day in awhile. I used the sweet ornaments and sentiment from Holly Jolly and the bow from O Christmas Tree! I paired it with this weeks Viva la Verve sketch and the inspiration picture! You'll also see the newly released Award Banner Trim die :-)

Here's my card--

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I loved working with Sarah's sketch and these gorgeous colors from the inspiration photo!

Want to win Verve's ENTIRE September Release? Jut leave comments on all of the blogs on today's hop to be entered in the drawing! 

	1. Julee	10. Marisa
	2. Amy	11. Teresa
	3. Betty	12. Maureen
	4. Jessica	13. Charmaine
	5. Karen	14. Christyne
	6. Sankari	15. Andrea
	7. Sarah	16. Amber <---you are="" here="" strong="">
	9. Susan	17. Stacey {Guest}
	9. Tiffany

Want to win Verve's ENTIRE September Release? Jut leave comments on all of the blogs on today's hop to be entered in the drawing! 

And since World Card Making Day is the official start to the holiday card making season, Verve has a 25% off sale on Christmas stamps this weekend only!

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy your weekend!!

October SFYTT - SpooOOooky!!

Hey there! Are you hopping around blogs today, looking for a fun challenge to jump start your mojo? Well look no farther, my friend! We have a BRAND NEW Sketch For You to Try!

How's that for a fun sketch?? I loved this one and can't wait to use it again:)

I pulled out my Spooky Cuties and Spooky Sentiments sets for this card. The sentiments are from Spooky Sentiments and the pumpkin and cauldron are from Spooky Cuties!

This paper is from MME's Mischevious line, love these papers! Perfect for spooky Halloween cards;)

You want to play along? Check out the RC Blog for details on the challenge as well as a link list of all the designers playing along. Thanks so much for stopping by today, have a great Tuesday!

RC Blog

RC Store

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A few things just to keep you “in the know”…

SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY (SFYTT)—Play along with us each month for your chance to win the ENTIRE NEXT RELEASE and to be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps. Click HERE for more details and link list.

‘FETTI FINDS—Link your REVERSE CONFETTI creations to the link list posted on the Reverse Confetti blog each Monday. (Note: Reverse Confetti stamps are required for ‘Fetti Finds.) A ‘Fetti Fave will be announced on the Reverse Confetti Blog from that months’ entries. The ‘FETTI FAVE will receive the ENTIRE NEXT STAMP RELEASE and be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps. Click HERE for more details and link list.

Celebrate the creative side of you!