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Thoughts & Prayers - AVS Day 4 Hop

Hi friends!  Happy Sunday!  It's Day 4 of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops and today the Divas are sharing sneak peeks of a soon-to-be-released set called Wonderfully Made and the Praying For You Plain Jane.

I'm the start of the hop, so grab a cup of coffee, sit back and click along the hop to your heart's content.  As per usual, we've hidden one lucky commenter on one of the hop spots today will win today's featured stamps, so be sure to leave a little love on each blog as you hop about.


After a more masculine card yesterday, I went all girly with today's card, using a pink, green and black color combo.  The flower and sentiment are both from Wonderfully Made  and I've colored with PanPastels and cut and layered the flower pieces in the tole fashion.  Next up I added some accents with the new Flourished Trim Die, highlighting all of the black trim with some black liquid pearls.  A little Victorian lace trim at the bottom and a big wrinkled ribbon bow up top finish things off.

Well, there's lots to see, so I'll keep this short and let you get on with the hop!  Up next is Laurie!!!  Oh, and don't forget to head on over to the Verve Blog to get the scoop on prizes, deadlines and a little back story on today's stamps.

1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Sony
6. Amber13. Christyne {Guest}
7. Amy14. Laurie W. {Guest}



Enabler's List
Stamps: sneak preview of Wonderfully Made (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Beach Cottage (Creative Imaginations), Black, Cream
Ink: Jet Black Archival (Ranger), PanPastels
Accessories: sneak preview of Flourished Trim Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), liquid pearls, glassy accents (Ranger), ribbon (May Arts), lace trim

There's still time to play in our Anni-VERVE-sary Challenges!

Love everything you're seeing and wish there were more chances to win???  Head on over to the Verve SCS forum and play along in our Anni-VERVE-sary release challenges!  Up for grabs are prize packages of new product for a random participant in each challenge, plus a grand prize of the ENTIRE release for one lucky participant who completes all five challenges and links them up in our Release Champions Thread.  Deadline to enter is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24, so there's still time to get inky!

60 comments

Sherry said...

What a pretty card - I love all the layers, the flourish trim AND the way you colored & placed your sentiment!

Lynn Noe said...

Beautiful card! I love the scallop trim edge, the pretty flower, and all the black elements. Also like how you colored the banner on the sentiment.

jennifer mitten said...

What a beautiful card. I love the color combination and the trims!

claude techer said...

c'est une magnifique carte !

Christine said...

This is one of those cards that elicits an "ooooh" ! The deep colors and bits of black lace are so elegant. This is a great sentiment and I love the bit of color you added to the word thoughts to draw everything together.

I am amazed at the sentiments I've seen in the upcoming release. I love what they have to say and the graphic design employed!

scrappingnana said...

Beautiful card. I love the sentiment and how you colored part of it. Love the color combo.

Dolly said...

Just beautiful! Love the colors! Love the idea that you used PanPastels to color it! Thanks for the inspiration! Cannot wait for the release.....The days cannot go by fast enough!

Tiffmagic said...

Oh I love it, the sentiment is awesome in style and wording. I want this set!!!!

Marsha said...

That black trim really makes for an elegant card. Very pretty.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! So rich and dramatic. Love the new stamps - that sentiment is fantastic! ;-)

craftymom205 said...

Lovely card.

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wendy said...

so gorgeous another great release Julee!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful...love the layered flower and the bracket edge.

Nan G said...

Gorgeous card! Love the way you've used the Flourished Trim die in two ways! Love it!

Marisa said...

Love the border on the edge and all the black trim. Great use of the colour combination too.

Penny Walker said...

Love the flourish trim.

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Amber Hight said...

Gorgeous Julee! I love the red and black with all the white, fabulous!

KanataNewf said...

my list of new Verve must-haves just keeps growing! Love the new die you featured today on this beautiful card!

Miriam Prantner said...

These black accents are so elegant! Love how striking that flourish border is. And the sentiment is wonderful!

Nicole said...

Beautiful colors, lovely sentiment. And I'm so stoked for that border die!! I ALMOST picked up a similar shape from Tim Holtz a couple days ago...so glad I decided not to. Can't wait!

ND (Naomi) said...

Beautiful card. I like the black trim.

Karen Day said...

Such striking colours! You always have a 'way' with black :o)

jan farnworth said...

love it very pretty.

Darlene Gabriel said...

Wow this is so gorgeous. I love the border trim - this Flourished Trim Die will be a must have for me for sure;)
Beautiful colour combo here. It is so elegant. I love this sentiment and the little banner that is part of it.

Sian Ridley said...

This is certainly pretty in pink! I am loving that border die, another one for the wish list ;)

Jess said...

beautiful! love the black lace!

Ravengirl said...

Love this beautiful card! I have just started all the hops and am seeing so many fabulous new products!!!

Eva said...

Oh my goodness...this is such a stunning card...Love the color combo, the sharp contrast and the new stamps are BEAUTIFUL!!

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

What a stunning card! The color combo is gorgeous.

Tricia T said...

This is such a pretty card! I love that new set!!!

Tricia

Mary-Anne V said...

Very pretty card...love how the black makes all the other colours pop.

Luanne said...

The edge die is beautiful! Your card is wonderful too!

Jennipher said...

That sentiment is fabulous. The flower is gorgeous. Love the decorative edge and that gorgeous black bow.

stampingbowd said...

What a gorgeous card!!! The colors are just stunning together. The flourished trim die is beautiful!!

irishgalkelly said...

Beautiful Julee! Love the new dies and the style of this sentiment. It's wonderful to be able to color or paper piece the banner! This is such a pretty card!

Maria said...

Gorgeous accent with black! Love the beautiful black bow! What a super lovely card, so pretty!

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

So pretty! Love all the girliness! Can't wait till Friday!

Lisa Rea said...

I can't say how much I love your stamps and dies! I have several and my wish list is even longer! And the new release is just as awesome!

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Jill Norwood said...

This is so beautiful! Love the black and the new border! Gorgeous card!!!

Julia M said...

Breathtaking Julee....love the color you added to the sentiment.

loulou said...

Your card is very beautiful. I love that new die, cheers Linda

Marlena M. said...

You know how to add just the right amount of black to highlight the colors. Gorgeous work Julee!

Dori Shelton said...

So very pretty! Love the rich colors with the pop of black.

Kristie W. said...

Gorgeous card, Julie! Looking forward to seeing the full reveals of the sets on Friday.

Jen Cuthbertson said...

This is gorgeous! I love the font for the sentiment and that curved border is amazing!

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

First off, that bow is amazing! Secondly this edging is stunning! Obviously being a mom of twins hasn't zapped any of your mojo! LOL!

TannyP said...

Wow - what a gorgeous edge and with those spectacular ribbons and the lace....oh my! Gorgeous colors! I am loving these new sentiments :)

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

I just love the edge of this card and all of the bling! awesome!

Heather said...

Gorgeous!!! Love the black accents and that fancy new edge die.

Linda Beeson said...

I really need that great sentiment.

Liz Williams said...

Your color combo is marvelous and love the diecuts.

Moosisk said...

What a gorgeous sympathy card! Thanks for the inspiration. :D

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

What a gorgeous card! Breathtaking!

Sue D said...

Great color combo and shape.

Olena said...

Love this beautiful card! Great color combo and shape. Olena

Unknown said...

Such a pretty card! The ribbon looks awesome with the overall look! Love how the way the card is cut at the side!

Unknown said...

Such a pretty card! The ribbon looks awesome with the overall look! Love how the way the card is cut at the side!

Christine Kiehl said...

Wow, look at that big wonderful bow! Beautiful card!

Julianne N said...

Nice card!! I love the sentiments from Wonderfully Made!!

Rosie Gustafson said...

Such a great card love the bow andhow you did the edge of the card.