February Diva Inspirations Blog Hop

Hi friends!  I'm back again with another blog hop!  Today is the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the Diva Inspiration Team to break out their Verve!  I'm the start of the hop, so you're right on track to cross something off your to do list today!  {grin}

This year we've added a challenge each month, so we hope you'll play along. Our February challenge is Floral Fantasy, and the challenge is to add some petal power to your card.  You can use the inspiration photo or not, but you do need to flash some flowers somewhere on your project.  There's a prize for a challenge participant, as well as a prize for a commenter along today's blog hop, so why not try for both and increase your chances to win?!  Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and details.

For my card, I was inspired by the colors in the challenge graphic. I added some washi tape as a faux wallpaper background on my soft sky layer, then pulled out Bloom & Grow and the Floral Circles Die Set and started stamping in strawberry slush and barely banana.  The leaves are inked with old olive and cut with the coordinating Elegant Leaves Die.  I added the sentiment on a vellum tag, then embellished with twine, glimmer stones and some Pastel Sequin Mix.  Lots of fun and a much needed sunny distraction on a snowy day!
I was inspired by the colors in the challenge graphic.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Next up on the hop is Amy Kolling.

PS.  If you missed it yesterday, scroll down to the next post or click here for my More than Love Verve Release Blog Hop post.

	1. Julee	11. Tiffany
	2. Amy	12. Maureen
	3. Anya	13. Stacey
	4. Betty	14. Christyne
	5. Jessica	15. Teresa
	6. Karen	16. Marisa
	7. Sankari	17. Charmaine
	8. Sarah	18. Janelle
	9. Sony	19. Jen
	10. Susan

Enabler's List
Stamps: Bloom & Grow (Verve Stamps)
Paper: soft sky, old olive, crumb cake, vellum (SU!), cream
Ink: early espresso, old olive, strawberry slush, barely banana (SU!)
Accessories: Floral Circles Die Set, Elegant Leaves Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve), linen thread, button, glimmer stones, gesso, Charles embossing folder (Cuttlebug), washi tape