Happy Hopping for Verve Release Day

Hi friends!  I'm so excited that release day is finally here!  Until I had the twins, I didn't appreciate the time I got to spend working enough.  I procrastinated, I created more work for myself than necessary.  I'm learning {very slowly} not to do these things.  So, for example, when you find out that your childcare has fallen through the day before a release it's not a crazy huge deal.  Well, it kind of still is, but I was a bit more prepared than previous releases already and then my amazing hubby offered to take the day off work yesterday to watch the twins so I could finish up the release, and I am SOOOOOOOO thankful!

So the release is finally here!  Everything's available in the Verve store today and it's all on SALE!  10% off all of our new products and 20% off the collection packs if you want it all! Hooray!

Well, it's hopping time again, with the final previews of a new set called Rain or Shine.  I paired the umbrella and sentiment from Rain or Shine with one of my favorite little bots from Birthday Bots.  My little Trevor just loves the song You Are My Sunshine, so I was thinking of him when I made this card.  The little bot is colored with prismacolor pencils and I masked off his face to stamp the umbrella so it's coming from his control panel.  Wouldn't it be nice to have a little control panel where handy dandy things just appeared when you needed them?  {grin}  I paper pieced the umbrella and the pockets, then added a portion of that new Award Banner Trim Die, decked out with some Pastel Sequin Mix and liquid pearls. Finished card size is 4.75 x 5" with a little border punch along the bottom to dress it up.
Well, there's lots still to see along the hop, since I'm the first one up!  Next stop is Teresa!  Be sure to leave a little love on each stop along the way for a chance to win today's featured stamps and ribbon! Deadline for commenting on the spotlight hops is Sunday 9/29 @ 5pm Mountain.  Check out the Verve Blog for all the deets (and another card from me!).  And don't forget to head on over to the Verve Store to check out all the new stuff!

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

Enabler's List
Stamps: Birthday Bots, Rain or Shine (Verve Stamps)
Paper: School Daze (MME), barely banana, basic gray (SU!), white (Neenah)
Ink: black, barely banana (SU!), prismacolor pencils
Accessories: Award Banner Trim Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve), clouds embossing folder (SU!), Dotted Wave Punch (EK Success), black rhinestones, glossy glaze, gamsol