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Snowflake Tidings and a Spotlight Hop

Hi friends!  Tonight's the night!  It's almost time for new Verve to release.  I hope you'll join us as we count down to our release from 9-11pm Eastern in our SCS Forum.  Until then, the Divas have more eye candy previews for you to hop around to for Day 3 of our New Release Spotlight Hops.  One lucky commenter on one of today's hop spots will win the stamps and dies featured today.  Deadline for commenting is tonight at 5pm Mountain.  Winners will be announced during our release party tonight!


Today the Divas are showcasing a mini set called Santa's Helper, plus some dies that coordinate with previously released sets.  Snowflake Tidings Die Set (which I've used on today's card) coordinates with the snowflakes in Glad Tidings, one of my all-time favorite holiday sets.  Frosty Snowflakes Die Set coordinates with the snowflakes in Frosty Flakes and Christmas in the Air.  And last but not least, a die I've received the most requests for, the Lovely Marquee Die coordinates with the frame in Love Story.


My card today uses Glad Tidings, Love Story, the Snowflake Tidings Die Set and the Lovely Marquee Die.  I embossed the medium and small snowflakes from Glad Tidings in white onto Sage Shadow, then cut with the Snowflake Tidings Dies.  I loved the way Amy used the Lovely Marquee Die as a border on her card yesterday, so I decided to take her idea and run with it.  I embossed the frame from  Love Story in white on Early Espresso, then cut with the Lovely Marquee Die and trimmed in half to tuck under each side of my panel.  I used the snowflake stamps as a background on most of the panels, then added a sentiment flag with Peaceful Wishes embossed on it and tied some rusty jingle bells on with linen thread.

The layout for this card is Jackie's Viva la Verve! sketch for this week.  Play along with all of our November sketches for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Verve!  Now that's something worth stamping about!  (grin}


Enabler's List:
Stamps:  Glad Tidings, Love Story (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Sage Shadow, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso (SU!)
Ink: Sage Shadow, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso (SU!), VersaMark
Accessories:  Snowflake Tidings Die Set, Lovely Marquee Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Lacey Circles and Fancy Tags 2 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), rusty jingle bells (Frost it Pink), linen thread (TCP), mini library clip (SU!), Copic markes (to recolor library clip), liquid pearls (Ranger), damask embossing folder (Sizzix), Swarovski Crystal Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), white and clear detail embossing powders (Judikins)

Okay, it's time to hop along to the next stop...
1. Julee8. Sankari
2. Andrea9. Teresa
3. Vickie {Guest}10. Charmaine
4. Amy11. Tosha
5. Maureen12. Wanda {Guest}
6. Laurie13. Jackie
7. Gretchen {Guest} 

63 comments

scrappingnana said...

Wow Julee, this is gorgeous. Love the colors and all the layering and the bow with the bells. TFS

Marlena M. said...

Julee, your distressed card is awesome. I love the colors, it reminds me of chocolate mint! ;)

Teri C said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Luanne said...

very beautiful card! love the green and brown color together like mint ice cream with chocolate chips, yummy! gorgeous die cuts and love the embossing.

Luanne
http://craftersreference.blogspot.com/

Wanda Cullen said...

OMGoodness...this is a jaw-dropper! LOVE the yummy colors and love every element you combined on this gorgeous card!

Dara Lynn said...

What an enchanting card with the blues and browns! The snowflake stamp is the perfect elegant touch! Gorgeous Julee!!! :)

Shelby Goolsby said...

This is beautiful!! I adore these colors and what an amazing set!!

Tricia T said...

Wow! I've never seen sage look so good! I'm loving my Verve stamps more and more and I *adore* the Santa's Helper set! I saw Jackie's card on SCS this morning and had to stop by her stop on the hop first to see the little reindeer up close!! : )

Nicole said...

What a clever, beautiful card. Love how you showed off so many of the products. Glad Tidings is one of MY favorite Christmas sets, too. Can't wait for the dies.

Bridget said...

I've enjoyed these peeks at the new releases SO much - this is another beautiful card, Julee - love those snowflakes, the green and brown color scheme, and those cute rustic bells - your distressing is fabulous!

Luanne said...

Awesome! Love those white snowflakes, and the the curvy die...!

wendy said...

spectacular! love all the details and layers...that's a great sketch too!

Libby Hickson said...

This is STUNNING! Just love it. Ok Ms. Julee, what is your secret to making your linen thread stay all loopy and perfect looking??

Crafty Math Chick said...

Jackie's sketch ROCKS and I LOVE what you did with it Julee! Sky blue and chocolate brown is my absolute most favorite color combination and the snowflakes make this card a complete stunner.

Denisse said...

the setch is awesome and all that texture is just fab!!! love it!

K. Joy said...

Wow!! This is amazing! The details are stunning!! I love the colors...and the pearls....and the embossing and snowflakes!! Gorgeous!! :)

Annette Allen said...

so beautiful...your creativity is amazing..
thanks for sharing..

ChristineCreations said...

AH-MAY-ZING Julee, I just LOVE this card! The layering of the snowflakes and the dies and the colors blow me away!

Rachel B said...

I love the snowflakes! So beautiful. And the jingle bells are awesome!

Miriam Prantner said...

So pretty! Love all the layers, distressing, and the colors!

Louise Brown said...

Your card is Stunning....love the vintage look and all the layers!
The Snowflake set is absolutely gorgeous!!!
TFS

Piggi-Tokki said...

Wow! This is very beautiful and love the color coordination!!

Laurie Unger said...

Wow - love this color combo! those snowflakes are awesome!

Kate Pape said...

I love the sage and expresso color combination, and the white embossing just pops. Beautiful card.

Marisa said...

Fabulous colour combo...oh sigh...and the snowflake die is calling my name! Fabulous details and card!

Debbie Carriere said...

Absolutely beautiful!!! love the colors! Those snowflake dies are heaven!!! Thank you :)

Ravengirl said...

So very elegant! Love it!

irishgalkelly said...

Hi Julee! Love your card today! Those two colors together are dreamy!! Fabulous snowflakes taking the focal point too. Gorgeous!!

Barb said...

Beautiful card. Love the colors.

Christyne said...

I love those snowflakes, your card is just fabulous!!

Ally said...

Gorgeous. Really beautiful. I love the colors, and all the little elements you added. It's a fantastic card. ;-)

Sankari W. said...

Julee, this card is pretty much the definition of awesomeness! They way you put little beauties together is amazing - I always drool at your gorgeous creations!!!

Sankari W. said...

Julee, this card is pretty much the definition of awesomeness! They way you put little beauties together is amazing - I always drool at your gorgeous creations!!!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

Gorgeous card, Julee! I love the colors and the embossed snowflakes are perfect!!

Jackie B said...

What a wonderful break from red and green. I love the color combo of the blue and brown. Great card.

Basslady said...

what a gorgeous noble card!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Sue D said...

Very pretty color combo.

Michelle H said...

Absolutely GORGEOUS! Love the colors and layout.

Karen Day said...

Love how you used your die cuts today, Julee! And I love the idea of a snowflake die (it's my fave holiday set, too!)

Anonymous said...

Ooo, so great with the layers and distressing!

Tanya said...

Gorgeous Julee! love the colors, the snowflakes are my favorite snowflakes, and now dies, soooo very exciting!

Newbie said...

Beautiful card! Love the colors and the three layered snowflakes!!

Good2BT said...

Love the colors and all of the elements you have included on this lovely card!

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

I've died and gone to snowflake heaven! Love love love love love this, Julee!!!!!

Good2BT said...

I love the non-traditional colors and all of the elements you have combined on this beautiful card!

Tina said...

amazing card details and colors...

Tina

Tania said...

Love the colors used for this card. Gorgeous.

Crestajune said...

Another Fabulous creation! Love this! So excited for the new Verve! Can't wait to go shopping! Have a wonderful day, Julee!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Julee!! That snowflake is amazing! Lovely Card! Love the distressed edges! :)
Lisa

Laraine R said...

Gorgeous card!! Love the snowflakes!!

Cindy said...

Love it!

Darlene Gabriel said...

Oh wow!! This is gorgeous! I love the colour combo and those gorgeous snowflakes. Love the bells. Love this weeks' sketch.

Dawn Easton said...

Oh.My.Word.
Gorgeous! Love everything about this, Julee!!

dj said...

Gorgeous!!! a snowflake die....yippie!!

KanataNewf said...

absolutely gorgeous. As always!

Unknown said...

This card is amazing!!!

Indy's Designs said...

This is spectacular! Love the colors and your beautiful details!

kasir said...

beautiful card! love love the colors!!

Unknown said...

So excited about the new snowflake dies Julee, their awesome. Love your colors and elegant card.

Judi said...

I love this card. It has been a long time since I used Sage Shadow. Me thinks it is time to revisit it.

kd1223 said...

I love this card.

Olena said...

Awesome card, Julee. great job! Olena

Amy Sheffer said...

This is just DROP-DEAD gorgeous! Oh my!!!