A Peek and a Sketch

Happy Thursday! Today the Divas are sneaking peeks at two more of the six new sets debuting at our release party this Friday night. Today they'll be peeking Dad's Day and Protector. For a chance to win these sets, head on over to the Verve Blog and leave a comment with your answer to today's question of the day. I've also got a little sketch challenge I'm posting for you today to coincide with our release! It's a really clean layout, great for masculine, no-fuss cards.

To play along, just upload a project using the provided sketch to your online blog or gallery, then use the Mr. Linky form at the bottom of this post to add a link to your project. Deadline for entry in the random prize drawing is 5 PM Mountain time on Friday, May 22. Five random winners will be drawn who will win their choice of any Verve set. Winners will be announced at our release party on May 22.

In addition, I'll be picking my favorite entry to play along with the Verve Divas as a Special Guest for our June release! So if you've been waiting for a chance to show off your diva-self, now's the time to strut your stuff! :) It will take me a while to judge the entries since I'll be busy packing orders, so I'll announce the winner on Friday, May 29. Good luck! I can't wait to see everyone's cards. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em why not give 'em a little love?

Edited to Add: The deadline for the Special Guest contest has been extended through Tuesday, May 26 at 10PM Eastern. We'll still be picking 5 random winners from the entries that are in by 5PM on May 22, but I wanted to give everyone a chance to participate in the contest who wants to, and I know not everyone can find stamping time during the week!

Well, my sample card for today doesn't start with either of the sets the Divas are peeking, but all the sets in this release mix and match well together, so I'll work in one of today's sets on the inside of the card! ;) The front of the card features one of the sets peeked yesterday called World's Best and the Whimsy Tree plain jane. I like to go with classic right angles and earth tones for masculine cards, so I started by stamping the Whimsy Tree in Vintage Photo Ranger Distress Ink and then colored with Copic markers and sponged around the edges with the Vintage Photo ink. I stamped the World's Best sentiment three times on a strip of Classic Cream cardstock, then used my mat pack and a paper piercer to add some faux stitching, sponged the edges and matted with chocolate chip. For the sentiment I chose two more stamps from the World's Best set... Father and {another name for love}.

Like I said, all the sets in this release work well together, so the inside of this card includes a smaller version of the tree that's included in one of the sets that will be peeked tomorrow. The sentiment comes from the Dad's Day set and the quote reads...

To her the name of Father was another name for love. - Fanny Fern

These two stamps are stamped directly on a Top Note die cut from Kraft cardstock and mounted on the inside of the card. This is a super easy way to dress up the inside of a card that uses a dark card base.

Links are now closed! Thanks to everyone who participated!