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Simple Christmas and a Post Release Blog Hop

Hi friends! Happy Saturday! New Verve is here and today the Divas are putting on a Post-Release Blog Hop featuring the new sets and dies that released last night!  All of the new stamps and dies are available in the Verve store today.  One lucky commenter on today's hop will win our entire new release!  Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details, deadlines and our new release collection specials.

For my hop project I chose to create a clean & simple card set using ornament images and sentiments from Bright Spirits.  This was the idea that was in my head when I was designing the set.  Since the holidays are such a busy time, I wanted simple images and elegant sentiments that could capture attention without a whole lot of extra bells and whistles.


Each card is an image and sentiment stamped on a 4" piece of cardstock, which I scored at 1/4" all around and distressed the edges.


The images are colored with Copic markers and Spica glitter pens, then I embellished both the image and some of the swooshes on the sentiments with rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty.


A big red polka dot bow finishes things off, and each card is glued to a 4.25" white card base.  Easy peasy and perfect for the holidays.


That's a whole lot of pictures, so I won't jabber away the day.  Here's today's hop list... happy hopping!

1. Julee8. Sankari
2. Andrea9. Teresa
3. Vickie {Guest}10. Charmaine
4. Amy11. Tosha
5. Maureen12. Wanda {Guest}
6. Laurie13. Jackie
7. Gretchen {Guest} 


Enabler's List:
Stamps: Bright Spirits (Verve Stamps)
Paper: White
Ink: Black, Copic markers, Spica glitter pen, Stardust glitter pen, gold gel pen
Accessories: ribbon (SU!), rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), diamond glaze, Scor-pal, paper distresser

65 comments

Dori Shelton said...

Oh goodness, these are too adorable!! Simple and sweet. My birthday is next week...think I'm going to do a little Verve shopping!

wendy said...

Oh my simply classy elegant and gorgeous...love the clean and simple look here ...thanks for sharing!

Nicole said...

Loved these at the hop last night. They are so sweet. And I love giving handmade gifts at Christmas. Even better, handmade gifts the recipient can give (like cards and tags). Wonderful set.

Tricia T said...

Yay! One more day of hops! The party last night was the best ever!!!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards!

jennifer mitten said...

These are adorable! I love the ribbon amd the hanging images!

scrappinmommom said...

Absolutely beautiful! Love the simplicity and clean look. thanks for sharing.

Angel said...

these are so darling! love the crisp white with the red!

Annette Allen said...

wow these are so amazing.... Love your creativity..
thanks for sharing..

Miriam Prantner said...

What a fun set of cards! Love how CAS they are, and the big red bows!

WJ said...

What beautiful cards! The red bows against the white card just make them pop.

Michelle H said...

Clean and adorable- simply beautiful!

JanTink said...

Love these Julee! I've had a thing for multiple layers of white cardstock lately, glad I'm not the only one!

scrappingnana said...

Love these adorable cards. The release party last night was great.

Teri C said...

Love the simplicity of red and white with just a touch of gold!

craftymom205 said...

Love the simplicity of your cards. Thanks for sharing.

craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

Amanda D. said...

Beautiful and simple cards! I love the first one - change the sentiment up to a lovey-dovey one and you have a perfect Valentine's Day card. :)

Wanda Cullen said...

The clean, simple designs are really welcomed in this hurried time of year! A lovely set of cards!

Anonymous said...

Those are so cute!!

Colleen Dietrich said...

Simple, clean, but super duper festive -- these are very pretty, Julee! I had fun last night. And thank you so much for the 'party favor'. :)

Unknown said...

What a great way to mass produce Christmas cards and thank-you's for all the goodies we receive. What a wonderful release Julee!

transfirstteach said...

These are all so beautiful. Each are elegant yet simple. I love them all. You did a great job. I really love the red. TFS

lynne said...

simply stunning set of cards - thank you for the inspiration and a fabulous release!

Basslady said...

this is gorgeous! love the ribbon-arrangements!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Marisa said...

Loved these when I saw them last night and loving them all over again here today :) The distressing is a lovely touch and of course, I"m loving the polka dotted ribbon. Swooning over that heart shape too!

Ravengirl said...

What a gorgeous set of CAS cards! Last night's release was amazing! While I couldn't be there the whole time, I did go back this morning and look at all the photos attached to the party thread. I wanted to offer my congratulations on your good news. I hope you are feeling fine!

Amy Sheffer said...

Simply perfect, Julee! Just the right amount of pizzazz. WOW!! Awesome release -- thank you!!!

Tanya said...

these are amazing Julee! CAS and so elegant, I know I will be CASEing these!

Melisa Hunter said...

Love these CAS cards! So festive with the bright red and all of the white texture. Congratulations on your news! I was lurking last night!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

These are all so adorable, love them

Luanne said...

Such a lovely set Julee! Simply wonderful! Congratulaions again...!

Riet said...

What a gorgeous cards Julee.

Hugs Riet.xx

PatS said...

So simple yet pops right off the page. Love these!

Jess Willison said...

These are so gorgeous! Love how the images pop with the white background!

Anonymous said...

So simple and striking. Great set that would make a great gift. I really like the scored edges.

Lynn said...

So CAS great idea for any occasion. TFS

Anonymous said...

Love the CAS look of these cards. The red polka dot bow ties it all together!

Bev J. said...

Love them all. Great simple design but so striking! tfs

Marilize said...

Loving these designs and the 'card pack' you made from it :)

Marilize
(marilize.paulsen@gmail.com)

Michelle said...

Simple and so beautiful!

Linda Carson said...

Fabulous CAS cards with tons of class!

Sherrie Conner said...

Love these simple cards Julee!! So easy to whip up in a tight schedule! Love the new release!!

Mom2nandn said...

I am very new to stamping and I really LOVE the look of these cards. They seem very "doable" for a new stamper :)

Anonymous said...

this is super wow and I love this simply card and style wow

Newbie said...

Sweet cards! Love the fonts on the sentimens and the added bling to match the images! And BEAUTIFUL big red bow! Great cards!

txbluiz said...

Love this set of cards... so simply yet very elegant!

Congrats on your "April Release" :)

Crafty Math Chick said...

What a lovely set of CAS cards Julee, love them all!

Maureen said...

love the way the ornaments look like they are hanging from that sweet dotted ribbon :) gorgeous!

Heidi said...

Julee- this is a beautiful release and I just love these sweet clean simple cards. Makes me think that I should go simple at times. Thanks!

TrinaM said...

Fabulous set of cards. So clean and crisp. Love them.

Indy's Designs said...

These are so lovely! I love the splash of bling with the jewels.

Janet's Joy said...

Absolutely adorable!

Unknown said...

Fabulous cards! I love the simplicity of them. TFS

Barb Turpin said...

All four cards are just adorable...love the scoring and distressing too!

Karen Day said...

These are such fabulous CAS cards! This stamp set is so perfect for them (and how do you tie such perfect bows?!!)

Darlene Gabriel said...

Such beautiful cards!! Love the red and white, the bit of distressing and the touch of bling on each one.

Olena said...

You are so creative with your cards!!! This is so pretty and such a great card! Olena

Debbie Carriere said...

These are beautiful CAS cards!!! Love the new sets and dies!!

Crestajune said...

Beautiful cards, Julee! I love this set... the fonts are just magnificent! This one is definitely going in my cart. It is a perfect Christmas set. Have a fabulous day!

...a/k/a DJScrappiness... said...

I love the simplicity of these cards - so stunning! Thank you, for sharing!

Ally said...

A lovely set of Christmas cards. ;-) I am all about simplicity when creating my Christmas cards, and I love that these sets are fancy enough to make them spectacular, but simple enough for me make the process go faster. Very nice! ;-)

Christyne said...

Such lovely little cards!! I love the bold red on the white!!

Rachel B said...

Beautiful! I love the case look with the beautiful ribbon. Stunning set of cards!

Trisha said...

These cards are darling. They are the perfect example of simple and sophisticated. Thanks for the inspiration. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

Jen Cuthbertson said...

Such beautiful cards, Julee! I love how you coordinated the little stones with the colored ornaments!!

Vickie Z said...

OMG... These are fabulous!!! Well, everything you make is fabulous!!! The white with the images/sentiments is just perfect and the big red polka dotted bow makes everything pop!!! OMG... verve baby boys....I'm just so thrilled for you and Mark!!! Read the name suggestions on SCS, don't know about J's but, Sankari was just having toooooo much fun!!!