I'm the first stop on the hop, so grab a cup of joe (or whatever strikes your fancy) and hop along to see the first sneaks at a new set called Merry & Bright. Oh, and by the by... we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.
Merry & Bright has all sorts of ways to wish you a Merry Christmas, with buildable sentiments and three sizes of a classic snowflake design. For my card, I used the Merry Christmas stamp and the darling stamp to make a little card for Mark. I'm a big fan of the Carpenters, and for our wedding (which is very close to Christmas) he gave me their Christmas CD and I can still remember sitting by the fire on our honeymoon listening to the song Merry Christmas, Darling. So that was my inspiration for the card. There's even a sentiment that says happy new year, too which I'll be stamping inside the card. I really wanted to use these new sparkle brads I picked up at the Inspiration Boutique this weekend, and the Tim Holtz tinsel was just begging to be used too! The sentiments and snowflakes are embossed onto a Tagged Rectangle Die cut, then hand matted. The paper is from BoBunny and I distressed it a little with a black gelato and a baby wipe, then took a paper distresser to a few of the layers. The tinsels is stapled on, so it won't sneak off anywhere!
That's today's little peek, keep clicking down the list to see what everyone else did with this fun new set! Next up on the hop is Laurie! Have fun!
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Enabler's List:
Stamps: Merry & Bright (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Enchanted (Bo Bunny), Black, White
Ink: Black, Schoolhouse (Mix'd Media), black gelato (Faber Castell)
Accessories: Tagged Rectangle Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), tinsel (Tim Holtz), sparkle pebble brads (Karen Foster), clear detail embossing powder (JudiKins), baby wipe, Tiny Attacher (Tim Holtz)
71 comments
Wow!! What an awesome xmas card..love the fact it is so 'differant'. Fantastic!!
Great job on this Christmas card-so unexpected with the Black--love it! TFS :)
Great card! Love the black and red.
So gorgeous.
Hugs Riet.xx
What a gorgeous card, love the fonts in that sentiment. The snowflakes are beautiful!
What a fun card Julee. Love the tinsel.
ooooh love how you've done a distressed look with the black, fabulous!
So wonderfully glitzy! Fun card!
Nice color scheme for a christmas card.
I just love the tinsel and the rectangle die looks fabulous and the distressed look looks like it just turned up out of grandma's trunk. Love it!
Fabulous sentiment. I love that it is more on a personal note for the recipient. I so want some of that DP! Fun embellishments too.
Hugs, Dangina
P.S. Thank you for fixing my post on SCS (:
Love your color combo and the distressed look of this card...awesome!
I'm drooling...I love, love, love these fonts...fabulous!
Fantastic RAZZLE DAZZLE Julee! The garland is so fun~great idea to staple it~
Very pretty. A differnt syle Christmas card, it cathes your eye and the tinsel is a perfect touch.
What a lovely card for your partner! Such talent.
Yet another amazing card. You're very talented!
So unique and such a wonderful way to send wishes to a love in your life! Love all the sparkle!
I love the Carpenters and that sentiment especially. So full of love and so romantic! Love your card, Julee. That brad is amazing and the tinsel...that is something I just never thought to use on a card. Fabulous idea!
How pretty! Love the sentiment.
Polka dots and snowflakes - I'm a happy girl :) Love the "tinsel" you added and that silver snowflake is amazing! Fabulous card!
Wonderful distressing and shine in this card. Fun sentiment and snowflakes.
Oh what a pretty card!!! I just so love the grunginess of it!!!
OH MY! I love this! The fonts, the snowflakes.....I'll be buying this one!
stunning card.
Karen Carpenter is my all time favorite singer and I love her Christmas CD! Your card sparked a sweet memory of her and that super song. It's beautiful
Love the tinsel addition!!
Love all the sparkle.
LOVE the tinsel trim and that star and the great font on the sentiment. Great card!
black and silver and the tinsel, very stunning card.
This is so pretty! I love the distressing & curling you've done to the papers, and that tinsel trim is fab!!
I love that you used the black and white with the red. It reminds of the old b/w films at Christmas. Great card.
so cute
Wow Julee! This is gorgeous (as always)! I must tell you though, after you mentioned grabbing a cup of joe, I literally had to stop the hop and go grab some coffee! :) I just couldn't resist!
Love this! Cute new sentiment and the tinsel is amazing!
OOOHHH, Karen Carpenter... My absolute favourite Christmas song. Love the silver trim and bling!
Very cool. ;-) I love the black and white with silver and the pops of red. This sentiment is fantastic! The tinsel is a great touch, too. Love it. ;-)
Very lovely, love the tinsel trim :)
This is so festive and fun Julee! I love the tinsel and the wonderful pop of red on the black and grey!
The colors you used look great.
love the balck and silver!
Julee your card is so cute. Love how you made the sentiment into a image focal point. the texture on the card is wonderful
ava g
Awesome design, Julee! Love the mix of distressing with the shiny silver tinsel and brad!
I love the way you have combined such varied elements into a gorgeous and sparkly card. The sentiments in this set are so appealing!
Wow I love your card I wanna try and make on like this now :)
Great card! I love how you mixed the distressing and the bling. FAB! :D
Cool card.
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LOVE the pop of red!
Wonderful card Julee, I love that pop of red and silver!
Very sparkly and pretty!
love the sparkle on this card...the silver is just perfect.
Festive and fun!! Love this Julee!
WOW! Amazing card, amazing stamp set!
Ooh, your use of black and silver is after my heart!! I'm also loving that touch of red and all that sparkle!! Beautiful!!
I hope your husband enjoys the card. I like the black and white, silver and read color scheme.
The description of the stamp set is very intriguing.
Beautiful, darling!
Love the distressing with modern
this is so simple and so beautiful!
Very pretty!
Love the retro feel that snowflake has, reminds me of a starburst mirror. Cool card!
Beautiful! Love the sparkly silver contrast with the funky black polka dot paper.
So incredibly festive, Julee, the rich color scheme is fabulous!!
Ooooh! I love the colors and the shimmer on this one!!
Beautiful card! love the burlap! Thanks for sharing!
what a lovely font on this sentiment!
Fabulous masculine card..love the touch of red.
I just love the distressing and the curls in the one edge! SO beautiful!
This is a cute set, kind of nostalique I think.
Cute card, neat unusual colors you used.
So pretty! What a fun card with the tinsel.
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