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Better Together Blog Hop

Hi friends!  Today Verve is releasing a brand new set called Better Together, filled with bold and graphic sentiments and some distressed washi inspired elements and backgrounds.  Hop around to the blogs on the list at the bottom of this post and leave a little comment love for a chance to win a $40 gift voucher to Verve's online store!  Ready? Set.  Hop!



I needed a masculine birthday card for my brother, so that's the direction I went with my card.  I started by embossing the big distressed polka dot background in white on kraft going lengthwise and then horizontally across my panel.  Next I offset just a bit and stamped in crumb cake both directions and then embossed that with clear embossing powder to really make the offset stand out. The sentiment from Better Together is stamped in early espresso and then embossed in clear, then I added the chevron washi type stamp to the top and bottom edges in old olive.  For embellishment I wrapped some hemp twine around the panel, tied in a bow and then added some darling small and large sequin stars from Pretty Pink Posh.  I finished off with a bunch of distressing, dry embossing the old olive panel with the dot matrix folder and then stamping the distressed background from Better Together around the edges of my card base and sponging early espresso on every layer.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Next up on the hop is Amber.
Hop List:
1. Julee (ME)
2. Amber
3. Andrea
4. Charmaine
5. Christyne
6. Janelle
7. Jen
8. Laurie
9. Marisa
10. Maureen
11. Stacey
12. Teresa

Enabler's List
Stamps: Better Together (Verve)
Paper: crumb cake, old olive (SU!)
Ink: crumb cake, old olive, early espresso (SU!)
Accessories:  hemp twine (Hemptique), star sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), dot matrix texture fades (Sizzix), paper distresser (Tonic), clear and white embossing powder (JudiKins)

62 comments

kReN said...

It is always a pleasure to do a blog hop with Verve's DTs. So talented and so unique. Love it!

kReN

Unknown said...

Wow! So different to the last site I hopped from. These stamps ate starting to look fabulously versatile! Clair xxx

jennifer mitten said...

So cute! I love the graphic elements and the way you crossed the rows of dots.

Elektra said...

Love this card different love the edges on the paper!

Betty Meyskens said...

You are a truly creative artist when it comes to making cards - your style is like no other. It is a totally masculine card with the distressed edges. Love the distressed dots and chevron images - they are going to be a huge hit and the sentiments are awesome. I love sentiments and this new set has some awesome ones.

Luanne said...

What a wonderful basic set to have! Love the look of your great masculine card too!

Tricia T said...

Great masculine card!!

Iris said...

What a wonderful card - I love the distressed look and all the texture and dimension. And old olive and kraft are two of my favorite card stock colors.
isoscia at aol dot com

Amber Hight said...

This is SO cool Julee!!! I can't wait till I move up there and you can show me how you do that awesome distressing ;)

Kathy said...

Love this stamp and all the little details on the card!

Stacey Schafer said...

so AWESOME and cool, Julee! I LOVE this new stamp set!

Wanda Cullen said...

Oh, I absolutely LOVE this set! Can't wait to order! What a gorgeous masculine card with all the distressing!

Lea Lawson said...

This is really fantastic!! All the distressing & earth tones look great together!

New Creations said...

Wow!!! The dot background looks fab.The chevron and stamp is so bold in green . Love the effect.

Marisa said...

Love the off set stamping on the distressed dots and what a wonderful mix of colours - happy sigh :) I now know what the purring sound I heard the other day was - and it wasn't our cat LOL! It was you working on this card having a ball doing so :) Sure your brother will love it.

Unknown said...

This looks like a great masculine card. I like all the detail you put into it.

Anonymous said...

Love the distressed look of this card. It is very masculine. Your brother should be very happy with his card.

Cindi said...

Beautiful card!

Petra Swart said...

WOW, I really do like this card a lot, Julee!!!

Anonymous said...

Great masculine b-day card! Thanks for sharing your creative talents with us :)

sillygirl said...

Fantastic card! Love the look!
claudiagassett@me.com

Amy C. said...

Awesome card! I love the distressed look...perfect for a man!

Unknown said...

Love the olive leaf color on your card - so pretty!

Debra said...

How excited I am that I can finally leave a comment on your blog! Finally got my google account working so I can post comments! Let's say I've been a lurker and am happy to now be able to comment! I absolutely LOVE your designs and this set is going to have to go on my 'must have' list .. which is growing longer .. You're very talented and have provided me a ton of inspiration!

Emilou said...

Love your card. Thanks for sharing. Blessings and smiles, Emilou :-)

Karen Day said...

Some pretty wild distressing going on here - I love it!! GREAT looking new set, Julee :o)

Crestajune said...

Awesome card, and fabulous set! I love the mix of fonts and great sentiments!

Papercrafting With Angelina said...

Beautiful layered card. Love those sentiments!

D- said...

Thanks for sharing your beautiful card.
I LOVE THIS STAMP SET!
Crafty hugs,
D~
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

Elena C said...

Julee, I love the dots on your card...How cool to do them in both directions...Very Nice

Michelle said...

Holy Distressed Batman! This is stunning!

Unknown said...

Love the way you've made the dots background look 3D - a great card with lots of details!

Graciellie Design said...

Cool distressing!

Maureen said...

aw, rats! I thought that with the green it was a St. Patrick's Day birthday card! I love the stars! The set is a hit if I go by all the wonderful comments so far! ox

cghundley said...

Oh this is so
pretty! Love
the crinkled
edges on it.
Carla from Utah

Sue D said...

I like the distressed look and how you stamped the polka dots.

JoAnn said...

Gorgeous masculine card. Love the colors, the distressing and the background stamping. Love the new stamp set.

Mary-Anne V said...

What a great masculine card...love the sentiment font.

Heidi said...

Awesome masculine, vintage card Julee!

Beverly Perdue said...

I love how you embossed the distressed dots in white and the chevron arrows. Great masculine card!

KFlaherty said...

This is really a great masculine, distressed card. I can really appreciate this because making cards for my husband if very difficult (a real he-man kinda guy), so thanks for the help!

Janis said...

This turned out very rugged and masculine. Great job. My guy cards usu still look to girly.
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

What a fabulous masculine card x

Diane said...

LOVE this distressed card...inspiring!!

Patty said...

Awesome card!! Very unique & very masculine!!

Anita in France said...

So much dimension, Julee ... love the dot stamping ... so textural! Anita :)

Susan Powell said...

WOW!!! My mouth literally dropped open when I saw this card. The stamp set is great but the way you put it all together on your card is awesome!!

Kris B said...

Great masculine card! Love the new stamp set! The star sequins look amazing! Love the layers and distressing!

Ravengirl said...

What a great masculine card! I love the look that's created when the pattern intersects!

Jean Bullock said...

Great masculine card. Love your paper choices. Well done.

Christine said...

Awesome sentiment and fabulous distressed look!

Sue's Paper Crafts said...

Beautiful card, everything works so well together.
Hugs,
Sue
http://suek86401.blogspot.com/

Kari V. said...

Those distressed polka dots are awesome!

Patt H. said...

Great masculine card! I am in love with the distressed dots in this set!!

Miriam Prantner said...

How gorgeous! I LOVE the embossing, it totally lifts this to another level!

dj said...

fantastic...love sets that are great for creating masculine cards!!

Carol Hardie said...

I love all the distressing you did on this card. And the sequin stars gave it just the right bling.

Heather said...

Gorgeous! In a very masculine way, of course! : ) Love how you used the dots, just overlapping them a bit. It looks awesome.

Jessie said...

What a great super grungy card! love all the distressing!!!

kanatanewf said...

Out of the park, Julee! Fab new stamp set and beautiful card for your brother!

Darlene Gabriel said...

What a great new set Julee. I love the sentiments in it. Your card is a wonderful masculine one. I love the scattered star sequins and all the distressing.

Slim Scrappy said...

Long time lurker... love it!