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Pink Celebration Diva Inspirations Hop

Hi friends!  It's the 5th of the month and time for our monthly Diva Inspirations Hop and Challenge. This month we're celebrating our 8th Anni-VERVE-sary, so our challenge theme is Celebrate!  We hope you'll play along and link up your celebratory cards this month.  There's a prize drawing from all the participants, and there's also a prize for a lucky commenter along today's hop, so be sure to give a shout out to the Divas in the comment box as you hop about.


I'm the first stop along today's hop and I was so inspired by the big rosettes on the wall in the graphic, I took the inspiration photo quite literally!  I pulled out a Tim Holtz rosette die and a couple of scraps of paper and made the pink rosettes, adding a black stitched circle to the center, embossed with one of the medallions from Peaceful Medallions.  I added a few Sprightly Sprigs to each rosette, then embossed the Celebrate sentiment from Moments Remembered in gold on black cardstock.  The card base is splattered with some watered down glue and then dusted with gold embossing powder and heat set.

Our Anni-VERVE-sary also means there's a new sale going on!  Right now all of our in-stock stamps, dies and embellishments are 10 - 50% off.  There's some great deals in each category, so be sure to click on over to the Verve store when you're done with the hop. :)

Next up on the hop is the fabulous Amy Kolling.


Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee6. Susan
2. Amy7. Maureen
3. Betty8. Marisa
4. Jen9. Charmaine
5. Sarah


Enabler's List
Stamps: Peaceful Medallions, Moments Remembered (Verve Stamps)
Paper: black, white, dp scraps
Ink: versamark, worn lipstick (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Sprightly Sprigs Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), rosette die (Tim Holtz), stitched circles stax (MFT), gold embossing powder
 

48 comments

Unknown said...

Love love love this

SewPaperPaint said...

Julee, your crafty goodness blows me away regularly! TFS!

Lisa Lynn said...

Love those flowers.

Dolores Raml said...

Beautiful card,, love the rosettes.

Maureen said...

happy Anni-Verve-sary! What a gorgeous card to start off the celebrations!

Christine said...

Gorgeous and elegant! Love the rosettes with the golden medallion centers. Happy Anni-Verve-sary----my Verve stamps and dies bring much creating pleasure and I am thankful that God allowed you to use your talents this way!

Kim Heggins said...

Gorgeous card...love your beautiful flowers.

Gloria said...

Love the idea of spattered glue, how clever.

Anonymous said...

Julee! So love your card...the splattered gold-covered glue works perfectly. I must try that.

JoAnne said...

When I came to your page.......I went.........ohhhhh. What ommph, I'm really loving it, wonderful job.

cm said...

Your rosette flowers are stunning; pink and black is such a dramatic combination!
~c

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

This is GORGEOUS, Julee!! LOVE the rosettes!!

Karen Day said...

I love how you did the gold splatters, Julee!

Nancy said...

Lovely Blooms Julee, the give such a wow factor! Congrats again on 8 years and counting! Thanks for all the inspiration!!

Beverly Perdue said...

Happy Anniversary to Verve! Your card is so beautiful! Love the gold and the black accents on the rosettes.

JoAnn said...

Love your beautiful card and the colors. The rosettes are so pretty.
Happy 8th Anniversary to Verve.

Lisaerica said...

I love the color combo, it's gorgeous, stunning. I so want to make this, hopefully mine comes as pretty as yours, or close to it, lol. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

Marisa said...

Love those rosettes! Gorgeous flowers and a wonderful card.

Unknown said...

Stunning card! Love the rosettes...

Vicki Dutcher said...

Lovely card -- love that font on the Celebrate too

Michele K. Henderson said...

Beautiful! I love this pretty pink, gold, and black color combination!

Anneleise said...

What a lovely color combination.

Sari said...

Pretty card Julee, love the background!

Mary Holshouser said...

The flowers are so big and bright. Love the color combination of black and pink. The gold flecks are a great touch.
thanks for sharing a wonderful card.

ionabunny said...

Oh that is so pretty. So elegant. Hugz

Marlene said...

Beautiful Card! Love how you used a paper rosette for your flowers!

Katia said...

I love your card, the combo color is fantastic and looks so elegant! I love the paper rosette!

Maryleva said...

Beautiful, bright and refreshing card.

Heather said...

Gorgeous!! I love the color combo and those big, bold rosettes. And the splattered background is fabulous!

Allie said...

Ooh I love your beautiful rosettes! Beautiful card :)

loulou said...

Absolutely gorgeous. Such a beautiful elegant design.

Jerrie said...

What a great celebration card!! I love the details in the black center of the rosette.

Unknown said...

Very nice! I always love pink and black. The rosettes are a nice added touch.

Rosemary said...

your card is absolutely stunning!!

Tammy H said...

Love the color scheme and all the dimension.

Amy C. said...

These dimensional flowers are beautiful!

Sue Crease said...

Wonderful striking card. Love the spray of gold on the card base which moves your eye about.
Sue

Berina RGA said...

beautiful card!! love the rossette!! the "celebrate" is very nice..

Pat said...

I love the pretty pink rosettes Julee which go beautifully with the black and gold and make a lovely card. x

Tiffani Trumble said...

I love this card Julee! The gold embossing in the centers are so cute an by the way I love your new picture!

Sue A. said...

Love the contrast of colors in this card! The pink , black and white are a wonderful combination but the gold offers the WOW! Just a beautiful card.

D- said...

Your card is beautiful. I love how you used the sweet rosettes. Thanks for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Wow! Those flowers are amazing!!?

ellyscard creatief said...

Beautiful card.

Jennipher said...

Look at you Mrs Verve with the big rosettes! Never thought I'd see the day. LOL anyways, I love it. It's been forever since I have created anything it seems. My summer has been crazy. Hope to get back into the swing of things come September. Hope you and your family are doing well! God Bless.

Lucy E. said...

Wow! This card is so elegant and gorgeous!
I love the gold scroll elements on your rosettes.
Congrats on celebrating 8 years! You have kept a business going
while becoming a mom, and dealing with twins-that's a great accomplishment :-)
I lift my coffee cup in a toast to you <3

snazzyjj said...

Beautiful work. Love the dimension.

Carrie said...

Gorgeous rosettes! They add such a "Wow" factor to the card!