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Beyond Measure Day 2 Hop

Hi friends! Welcome to day 2 of our November Release Spotlight Hops! Over the next couple of days the Divas and our November Guests will be sharing their first looks at two brand new sets and coordinating die sets that are releasing this Friday, November 4. Each day we're running a comment prize drawing to win the new products, so be sure to give a little shout out for each of the projects as you hop about. I'm the first stop along today's hop, so let's get to hopping.


Today's featured set is Beyond Measure, a faith inspired Christmas set perfect for putting the focus on the true meaning of Christmas.  The set also coordinates with the new Christmas Spirit Die Set.

From the first moment I put my hands on this set, I knew I wanted to make a card with the holy family silhouette front and center with just a watercolor wash. So the other day when Trevor was home sick and begging me to paint, he painted hands connected with rainbows and I made this quick, fun little card with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. I embossed the image in white on watercolor paper, then did the watercolor wash, hand tearing the edges.  I splattered a bit of watered down gesso for a snowy look, then embossed the sentiment in white.  When everything was dry, I added a bit of shadow around the image and text with a Copic marker to make things stand out.  I finished with a jingle bell/ribbon embellishment and some super distressed edges to add lots of texture.


Okay, that's all from me today.  Thanks so much for hopping by! I hope you have a fabulous time along the hop!

Next up on the hop is Lee Ann Barrett.   


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 the full hop list, a little more about our new products and all the prize info and deadlines!
Beyond MeasureChristmas Spirit Die Set

Day 2 Hop List
1. Julee7. Charmaine
2. Lee Ann (Guest)8. Betty
3. Lynn (Guest)9. Maureen
4. Tenia(Guest)10. Teresa
5. Marisa11. Christyne
6. Laurie
Enabler's List
Stamps: Beyond Measure (Verve Stamps)
Paper: distress watercolor paper (Ranger), white (Neenah)
Ink: Versamark, Gansai Tambi watercolors (Kuretake), Copic markers, gesso
Accessories: embossing folder (Darice), jingle bells (Michaels), ribbon, paper distresser, white embossing powder

46 comments

Lynn said...

Love the gorgeous focus on the silhouette image!

Colleen said...

lovely card and I do like the blue and silver together.

Evelyn vasquez said...

The usage of the gesso is magnificent.

Moira said...

gorgeous card-love the simplicity and elegance!

Mary Holshouser said...

Beautiful.
Love the shabby look.
The blue shading is wonderful.
thanks for sharing.

Becca Yahrling said...

This is stunning. Love the blue, silver & white combo.
Always love the distressed look (tho my sister says it
distresses HER, lol) and as you said, this is super
distressed. And love the water downed gesso ... genius!

Maureen said...

LOVE the super distressing and, of course, the jingle bells :). This set is such a classic...thank you for creating it! Ox

Arianna Barbara said...

The simplicity and the colors of your card are amazing!!!

janet said...

Love the texture in the card

DIANA L. said...

I love everything about this card Julee., the color, texture, the word, just beautiful

JoAnn said...

So pretty. Love the focal image and your distressing.

Tracey McNeely said...

Beautiful watercolour wash and distressing! Gorgeous stamp set!

Janelle said...

Wow! I don't know how you get things so distressed. That is just perfect for the simple image and lovely background.

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

lovely.

Jen said...

I love the simplicity of the blue white color scheme combined with all the texture. So yummy!! Thank you. Love it.

brandco2450@gmail.com said...

STUNNING! A modern take on a classic!

Marisa said...

Fabulous image, fabulous card :)

Denise Bryant said...

Love the layers and textures! Beautiful card with a lovely image!

Charmaine Stack said...

So soft and dreamy. Love the bit of embossed layer peeking out.

Christine said...

So simple and beautiful...the way Christmas is meant to be. This is a wonderful new set!

Carmela said...

Love your signature distressed look! The blue on the white is so pretty. The little blue bells are a special touch.

Rosemary said...

wow... what a gorgeous design!! love these new stamps and dies!

MaggieM said...

How soft and simple the colors are on the card. Beautiful!

Betty Wright said...

Love the layered whites with the distressing and textures. Wonderful Christmas card!

Unknown said...

So beautiful...

I love the watercolor effect.

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the silhouette look, masking & raw edges.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Like your style, beautiful card!

McStamper said...

Beautiful card. Love your layering and pretty bells and bow.

Karen Letchworth said...

This is GORGEOUS, Julee. You really know how to showcase the Verve stamps and dies SO beautifully. I am just LOVING everything I've seen. Verve always has such sweet releases.
Karen Letchworth
www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Love your arty card ... and it's a wonderful stamp set.

Leanne said...

Gorgeous card! Love all those layers.

Colleen said...

This is my favorite! Beautiful beautiful card!

Darlene Gabriel said...

Such a beautiful card Julee. I love the white embossing and the blue colour wash - what a wonderful way to showcase this beautiful new set.

Annheidel said...

Your card is absolutely gorgeous!

Therese said...

lovely--great use of watercolor.

Nitae1952 said...

Love this! I like waterproofing too!!!! Great job!

Nitae1952 said...

Love this! I like waterproofing too!!!! Great job!

Amy C. said...

The vibrant blue color really caught my eye, along with those cute jingle bells!

Giovana said...

What a beautiful card, Julee!! Love the watercoloring , details, ahhh everything!!

KayDee said...

These are simply beautiful and express the true reason of Christmas wonderfully. What a beautiful card.

Handvoice said...

Love these stamps/dies...

Adirondack Annie said...

Love the Torn Paper look!

Kathy H said...

So pretty... Kathy Hering~

Gail said...

The layers and tear away paper is awesome! TFS

Super Stick Chick said...

Love how you created the silhouette with watercolors! Beautiful.

Lucy E. said...

What a pretty silhouette!
I love the bells and bow too!
This set is fabulous!