Wonderful Marvelous Day Two Blog Hop

Hi friends!  I'm back with Day 2 of Verve's New Release Spotlight Hops.  Today the Divas are shining their sneaky little spotlights on a set called Wonderful Marvelous and the Jeremiah 17:7 plain jane.  I'm the first stop on the hop, so I hope you'll settle in for a little inspiration.  {Oh, and don't forget to leave a little comment love as you hop about for a chance to win some Verve!}

For my card, I combined the Wonderful Marvelous set with the Jeremiah 17:7 Plain Jane to make a special card for my nephew's 19th birthday.  He's such a great kid and just returned home from his first year of college.  This verse really makes me think of him, so I thought it was the perfect fit.  I embossed the verse in black on designer paper first.  Next I embossed the flag trios in white three times on black paper and punched out with a circle punch.  Then I stamped the trios a couple more times on two coordinating papers, hand trimmed and paper pieced over the flag images.  The Happy Birthday flag is built with two sentiments from this set and I hand trimmed the ends and added a bit of detail with a black pen to make it pop.  It's attached to the card with a Tim Holtz memo pin, turned upside down. and I added a bit of black twine for interest.  The card was inspired by Janelle's Week 2 Viva la Verve sketch, but I adjusted it a bit to fit the card and to change it to a 3.5 x 5.5" card base.  The card was a big hit, both with the women in the family and my nephew.

Alrighty... time to hop on over to the next stop on the hop, the fabulous Charmaine.

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!  All of the stamps and dies you see previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, May 23.

Today's Prize: Wonderful Marvelous, Jeremiah 17:7 Plain Jane

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

VLV May Week 2

Enabler's List
Stamps: Jeremiah 17:7, Wonderful Marvelous (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Memorabilia (Teresa Collins), white
Ink: black, versamark
Accessories: circle punch (EK success), memo pin (Tim Holtz), white embossing powder, clear embossing powder (JudiKins), twine