Sunny Birthday

Welcome to the final day of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hop series! We'll be revealing all the sets and dies, plus the Divas have EVEN more samples they'll be debuting.  With 20 products to reveal in 2 hours it's going to be one hopping party!  I sure hope you'll drop in and say hi and help us celebrate our 4th Anni-VERVE-sary of all things Verve!  The party starts at 9PM Eastern tonight (if you're like me and really bad at time conversion, here's a World Clock link to find the time in your area).

Okay, on with the hop at hand.  Remember, one lucky commenter along today's  hop will win today's featured sets and dies.  So be sure and leave a little comment love as you hop around the Divasphere!  Check the Verve Blog for prize details and deadlines.

Our spotlight for today is shining on a new set called Making a Statement and its coordinating dies...Rounded Scallop Frame Die, and the Loopy Blooms Die Set.

If you've been tuning into my blog this week you can see that I'm on a personal mission to make sure everyone knows that black is the new... black!  {grin} Seriously, I just couldn't stop reaching for it this week!  Here I've paired it with a little daffodil delight and some Authentique papers.  The bird, sentiment, ruled paper and graph paper backgrounds and the loopy blooms are all from the Making a Statement set.  The loopy blooms are cut out with the coordinating Loopy Blooms Die Set.  The loopy blooms die cuts are open in the interior.  So to get the black behind them, I simply ran both daffodil and basic black cardstock through the Big Shot together, then taped the back of the die to keep the  inner petals in place before taking them out of the die.  The leaf and leafy sprig are from the Sunny Days and cut with the Leafy Sprig Die.

The rectangle piece is made using both the Rounded Scallop Frame and Rounded Rectangle Dies.  These two dies are designed to coordinate together.  The scallop frame is open in the center and cuts a smaller rounded rectangle (which I've stamped with the graph background in white ink).  Then the Rounded Rectangle Die is the perfect mat for in between the two pieces so you can have a solid scallop rectangle.

The sentiment and birdie are stamped onto a Vintage Oval Die, which I had already stamped with the ruled paper background from Making a Statement.  Then I simply added some stickles, more of that luscious wide striped ribbon, some black pearls and a scrap of paper in the corner.  I don't think you can tell from the angle of the photo, but I ran the little corner piece through the paper crimper to give it a fun texture. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Divas have to share today and leave a little comment love as you hop about for a chance to win!  Next up on the hop is ... Charmaine!

1. Julee 10. Laurie 2. Charmaine 11. Maureen 3. Tosha 12. Amber 4. Andrea 13. Amy 5. Sankari 14. Jen d. 6. Teresa 15. Betty 7. Jackie 16. Lynda 8. Sarah {Guest} 17. Susan 9. Marisa {Guest}

Enabler's List:
Stamps: Making a Statement, Sunny Days (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Black, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade (SU!), Blissful DP (Authentique), Cream
Ink: Jet Black Archival, Pumice Stone Distress (Ranger), Daffodil Delight (SU!), White Dye Ink (Memories), Copic markers
Accessories: Leafy Sprigs Die Set ,Loopy Blooms Die Set, Vintage Oval Die, Rounded Scallop Frame Die, Rounded Rectangle Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), paper crimper (Fiskars), Lemon Peel Stickles (Ranger), button, black pearls, Wide Striped ribbon (SU)