Friday, September 27, 2013

September 2013 Spotlight Hop-Day 5

Here we are, the last day of sneak peeks! Are you excited to get your hands on some fabulous new Verve???

Welcome to our September 2013 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to share some new Verve with you! Each day this week, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set, so stay tuned for a week filled with inspiration! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 9/27.

Today, we're shining the spotlight on one last set, Rain or Shine!


It's a fun set with a couple umbrellas, raindrops, and some fabulous sentiments! For my card, I used the large umbrella and paired it with the adorable little girl from Twitterpated!


I extended the umbrella with a black pen so it would reach her arm.
The little black hearts on the umbrella are also from Twitterpated.


I love this fabulous sentiment, reminds me of a song... ;) I stamped the sentiment on a banner I cut out using the Ribbon Banner die.

This card uses the new Viva la Verve sketch for the 1st week of October! 


Come play along with us in the Verve Forums!

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. Julee7. Amber
2. Teresa8. Laurie W.
3. Charmaine9. Christyne
4. Stacey {Guest}10. Marisa
5. Andrea11. Janelle
6. Jen12. Laurie S.





Wednesday, September 25, 2013

September 2013 Spotlight Hop-Day 3

Hello there! I'm back with another peak on Day 3 of our September Verve release peeks!!

Welcome to our September 2013 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to share some new Verve with you! Each day this week, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set, so stay tuned for a week filled with inspiration! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 9/27.

Today we're peeking another new robot set, Birthday Bots! This set coordinates wonderfully with yesterday's Geared Up!


This is another fun set for the little boys in your life! 
I stamped one of the robots on kraft and just did a little shading on him. 


I also did some shading on the "happy" part of the sentiment!
The numbers on the vertical strip are from Geared Up and the banner edge die is the new Award Banner die, it's so fun!


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!

Here's your hop list for today, enjoy your Wednesday and see ya tomorrow!

1. Julee7. Amber
2. Teresa8. Laurie W.
3. Charmaine9. Christyne
4. Stacey {Guest}10. Marisa
5. Andrea11. Janelle
6. Jen12. Laurie S.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

September 2013 Spotlight Hop-Day 2

Well hello there! Are you back for another peek at another new Verve set? Well I have just what you're looking for!

Welcome to our September 2013 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to share some new Verve with you! Each day this week, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set, so stay tuned for a week filled with inspiration! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 9/27.

Today we're spotlighting an ADORABLE new set, full of robots and gears! This is Geared Up--


How cute is this little guy? I really love this set, it fills a HUGE gap in my stamping inventory, it's perfect for little boys! 

I stamped the different gears randomly on the kraft cardstock for a custom patterned paper. I added some NEW Metal Mix sequins also, they look just like gears! I'm so excited that Verve is now releasing collections of sequins, they're really hot right now!


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!

Here's your hop list, I hope you have a wonderful day and can hop around to see all of the cards today! Thanks for popping by:)

1. Julee8. Laurie W.
2. Teresa9. Christyne
3. Charmaine10. Maureen
4. Stacey {Guest}11. Marisa
5. Andrea12. Janelle
6. Jen13. Laurie S.
7. Amber

Monday, September 23, 2013

September 2013 Spotlight Hop-Day 1

Welcome to our September 2013 Spotlight Hops!  We're so excited to share some new Verve with you! Each day this week, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set, so stay tuned for a week filled with inspiration! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 9/27.

Today, we're shining the spotlight on one new full size set, and a beautiful new Plain Jane!


The butterflies and scrolls are from the new set called Each Day and the verse is the new Plain Jane, Psalm 94:18.

I just love this butterfly stamp, isn't it gorgeous? And super easy to cut out!



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!

Here's the hop lineup, make sure to stop by each blog, there is sure to be some amazing creations at each one!

1. Julee8. Laurie W.
2. Teresa9. Christyne
3. Charmaine10. Maureen
4. Stacey {Guest}11. Marisa
5. Andrea12. Janelle
6. Jen13. Laurie S.
7. Amber

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Reverse Confetti World Gratitude Day Blog Hop!


Fall is finally upon us and REVERSE CONFETTI is celebrating the
change of seasons along with a little known holiday.  Did you know that today is World Gratitude
Day?  World
Gratitude Day is your opportunity to show your gratitude and
appreciation for anything or anyone in your life with meaningful actions.  To get you in the spirit of gratitude, the
CONFETTI CREW has put together some fabulous creations with a “fall-ish flair” and a special
“Gratitude Blog Hop”.


The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog and I'm the next stop! 
We hope you take a few minutes to enjoy what we’ve put together.  We want the gratitude to be contagious enough
to inspire you to get creative and make something for someone you appreciate!


I have been really inspired by color combos including GOLD lately, and thought this was a really fun autumn color combination!


Gold and purple, *love*! Here's the picture that inspired me!


The stamps I used are from one of RC's newest releases, Forever Fall!


I did a lot of gold embossing. I love how it looks, especially on Kraft! Those tiny hearts are from Arrows n' Elements and the larger ones are from Forever Fall.


I also gold embossed the fabulous wood grain border stamp from Forever Fall. Again, *love*! Give it a try, I guarantee you'll love adding some gold embossing to your cards:)

We truly appreciate you hopping
along with us.  In fact, to show our
appreciation, we are giving away a $15 gift certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI to one lucky
hopper!  Just leave a comment at each stop along the way to be entered to win!  You have until Monday, September 23rd
at noon CST.  Jen will announce the
winner on the Time for a Card Tuesday post on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 24th.  We want to thank you for welcoming REVERSE
CONFETTI as your new favorite stamp company!


We 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 Amy Koling’s blog!
If you get lost along the way, you can always find the hop order and list of all

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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.

 

 

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Love You!

I am up on the Verve Blog today for this month's Diva Dare!


The dare this month is to create something inspired by TIC-TAC-TOE! 
I went pretty obvious with my design and chose to create a grid pattern, plus a line of three hearts:)



Supplies used:
Text Objects (background script font), Stronger Love (sentiment), Jotted Heart die

Thank you so much for stopping by today, head over to the Verve Blog for a little more details on my card and the challenge linky! 




Sunday, September 8, 2013

Reverse Confetti Release Day Blog Hop!



We’ve been counting down the days, and it’s finally here—a new release from REVERSE CONFETTI! It’s the 8th of the month (Reverse Confetti blog hop day) and this time we are looking forward to those fall days and the spooky treats that come our way for Halloween. Come and hop along with the Confetti Crew as we share some creative ideas using September’s five new trendy stamp sets. Along with the Confetti Crew (our fabulous design team), we have also invited some extra friends to join in on the action!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and that's where you should have come here from! It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you to see using all the new Reverse Confetti stamp sets!

I had myself a good ole' time with all these new stamp sets and saved plenty to share with you today!


This one uses the sentiment from Count Your Rainbows, the hearts from Forever Fall, and the "xoxo" is letters from the new alpha set called Lighthearted Letters. I colored the "count" in with my Viva Decor glitter pen.


I created the lattice background by trimming thin strips of cardstock and then gluing them on. I added some sparkly rhinestones to the joints for an almost "quilted" look.


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Next up is a fun fall card!


I created a negative space by cutting a circle out of some cardstock, and then stamped the woodgrain stamp inside to create the circle of woodgrain. I kept this card really simple with just a sentiment, some buttons, and sewing. *and more woodgrain, cause I love it so!* All stamps on this card are from Forever Fall.



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Last up is a fun halloween card!


I had a hard time photographing this one, so I apologize for the poor quality. I die cut some butterflies from black cardstock and then used one of the background stamps from Whole Lotta Dots and clear embossed the butterflies. The sentiments are from Spooky Sentiments and the spider webs from Spooky Cuties.


I hope you enjoyed my cards today, I sure had fun creating them! 
Now you want to head on over to the brilliant Amy Kolling's blog! She always has the most amazing ideas, I can't wait to see what she does! 

Thanks for stopping by and for visiting me all week, I sure love to read your comments and appreciate every single one of you!

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!











Saturday, September 7, 2013

Countdown to Confetti Day 3: Spooky!


Hello! I'm back today with another peek at a new set! Today, we have TWO sets to share with you: Spooky Cuties and Spooky Sentiments. You will love these!


The sentiment is from Spooky Sentiments and the pumpkin and ghost are from Spooky Cuties. The pumpkin actually comes in three pieces...the pumpkin, the face, and the stem. Super fun!



I used some older halloween paper, Witch Hazel by October Afternoon. I also went around the border of the card and stamped the little scroll border from Spooky Sentiments in white ink. 

I just love these spooky cuties, heehee! 
Make sure to stop by the RC Blog for a list of participating blogs so you can see more of these cuties!! Also, don't forget to comment on all the blogs for your chance at a $15 gift card:)

Thanks for stopping by today, see you back here tomorrow for the release Blog Hop!!




Friday, September 6, 2013

Countdown to Confetti: Day 2-Forever Fall



Hi there! Welcome to Day 2 of our September Release Sneak Peeks! Did you love yesterday's stamp set? I know you do;) Today's set is even MORE awesome! Feast your eyes on the beauty that is 
Forever Fall...


Here's my sample


I used this month's SFYTT which you MUST play with! This sketch is so fun, you'll love it:)
See the challenge details HERE!


Here's a few detail shots of my card...



Along with the new Forever Fall set, I used the large polka dots from Whole Lotta Dots and the flags from Arrows n' Elements!

I hope you have a great time cruising all the DT blogs, there is so much inspiration! Head on over to the Reverse Confetti Blog for a list of the girls playing along today! Thank you for stopping by, be back tomorrow!