Blog Hop Day 3 - Verve New Release Spotlights

Hi friends!  It's VERVE time again!  We're back with Day 3 of Verve's new release spotlights and I'm the first stop on the hop, so let's get started!  All of the Verve stamps, dies and ribbons you see featured will be available in our online store on Friday, May 10.

Oh, and did I mention there are PRIZES???  We're giving away today's featured stamps and dies to a lucky commenter along the hop!  So be sure to leave a little shout out at each of the blogs to let us know what you think and be entered to win!  Check out the Verve blog post today for the full reveal of today's featured stamps and all the giveaway details!  Today's featured products are: Strong Anchor, Adjusted Sails Plain Jane and the Nautical Die Set.

My card for today features both Strong Anchor and the coordinating Nautical Die Set.  I just recently realized that I REALLY enjoy making masculine cards.  Maybe it's the fact that I know I don't have as many embellishment options to overwhelm me.  There's just something very satisfying about putting together a no-frills kind of card.  {grin}  If you checked out the Verve Blog yesterday, you saw this sneak peek bookmark I made as a Father's Day gift with the Let it Be set.  I couldn't have a gift without a card, so I borrowed the same look and got to work.

I'm really into using sentiments as a background right now.  I just love the look of text and it's such an easy way to add some interest to your layers.  I stamped the strong & courageous sentiment on cream, embossed and then lightly distressed with Antique Linen ink.  The large espresso banner is cut with the Banner Bundle Die Set and I embossed the rope circle onto cream and cut with Classic Circles Nestabilities.  The Father's Day Wishes sentiment is also embossed, then punched out with a 1-3/8" circle and popped up in the center of the rope frame.  I stamped the ship's wheel onto the coordinating die cut from the Nautical Die Set, then added a mini brad to the center and added to the card.  A Pennant Trim border, some chocolate liquid pearls and a rope border strip around the edges of the card finish things off.

Alrighty!  That's all from me, now it's time to hop on over to see what fabulous little thing Charmaine has to share with you today! Enjoy the hop!!!  Be sure to hit the Verve blog today for my first ever video and a sweet little CAS card using this set.

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

Enabler's List
Stamps: Strong Anchor (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Early Espresso (SU!), cream, brown paper bag (Paper Accents)
Ink: Truffle (Mix'd Media Inx), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Nautical Die Set, Banner Bundle Die Set, Pennant Trim Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 1-3/8" circle punch (SU!), chocolate liquid pearls (Ranger), mini brad, clear embossing powder, Burlap Texture Fades (Tim Holtz), paper distresser