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Hi friends!  I'm back today with the start of Verve's Day 2 Spotlight Hops!  Leave a little comment love as you're checking out the Diva's first looks of the new Peaceful Medallions set and you'll be entered into our blog hop prize drawing!


Today's featured set is an elegant Indian inspired medallions set illustrated by Chaitali Narla. We worked together to make sure the set had lots of layering capabilities with common sizes of circle punches and dies and the possibilities with this set are endless.

For my card, I pulled out more crumb cake.  I've totally been on a little crumb cake streak lately, haven't I? I cut two circles with classic circles Nestabilities and then stamped the large medallion on one in island indigo.  On the other, I built the sentiment, then stamped the small circle medallion twice and then a smaller star image in Versamark.  I then used the same small circle medallion punched out and matted on a 1.25" punch of island indigo to pop up in the center of my large medallion.  These two pieces were then sponged with walnut ink distress stain and then matted on pinking circles Nestabilities.

For the background of the card, I stamped in VersaMark ink the other large medallion image randomly over the entire piece of crumbcake, then went back and stamped the smaller loopy medallion in the center of each medallion and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I sponged the edges, added some island indigo ribbon, layered my two medallions and then accented with a beautiful butterfly from my stash.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs along the way to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for a full set reveal and all the prize info and deadlines!

Okay, next up on the hop is the talented Stacey!

Today's Prize: Peaceful Medallions (illustrated by Chaitali Narla)
1. Julee9. Charmaine
2. Stacey10. Jen
3. Maureen11. Sheri {Guest}
4. Chaitali12. Laurie
5. Marisa13. Andrea
6. Teresa14. Amber
7. Kay {Guest}15. Christyne
8. Janelle

Enabler's List
Stamps: Peaceful Medallions (releasing 7/11/14 from Verve Stamps)
Paper: crumb cake, island indigo (SU!)
Ink: island indigo (SU!), VersaMark (Tsukineko), walnut stain (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Classic & Pinking Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), circle punches (EK Success), butterfly (Prima), island indigo ribbon (SU!), clear embossing powder (JudiKins)

47 comments

loulou said...

Beautiful card. I love the kraft and blue colour combination. The clear embossing gives such wonderful background texture. The lovely gold butterfly is the perfect embellishment.

Kathy said...

love the medallion and the card colors! what a pretty butterfly, too.

irishgalkelly said...

Beautiful Julee! The medallions are classic and timeless, such a pretty design. The sparkly butterfly is a lovely finish.

Kristie Goulet said...

Stunning creations, Julee! I love the colors and that sparkly butterfly!

Beth H. said...

This is a great new set! I love the colors that you used. I stumbled on Chaitali some how and absolutely love her enthusiasm and interviews. Thanks for sharing your creativity!

Moira said...

gorgeous colors! I love how the indigo pops off the crumb cake!

Lynn said...

Oh yes...love Crumb Cake. I absolutely love the detail on the medallions. Beautiful!

Sheri Gilson said...

Gorgeous card, Julee! Love the colors and beautiful butterfly!

Ava Gavloski said...

love your presentation and design of your card. matching the background with the circle embellishments are wonderful

Amber Hight said...

Oh wow, so pretty! I love the tone on tone stamping and those gorgeous medallions!

nattyboots said...

Just a great card , loving it all .

Maureen Hayes said...

Stunning card! I am so in love with this stamp set and all the capabilities it provides. It really means a lot when you get something that you can use in many ways. Money is tight for everyone, and making sets like this that work in a variety of ways with a variety of products is fantastic!

clelie said...

Wow...your background technique really makes these exquisite!

BJ Searcy said...

Beautiful card, love the colors you used and the way you did the background.

Sabrina said...

WOW... What a beautiful card!!!

Kari V. said...

That medallion is amazing. Such a peaceful card!

Christine said...

The new medallions are so beautiful, and I love the forethought that went into creating such a versatile set. Love the versa mark background on your lovely card!

D- said...

Keep using the crumb cake you do such wonderful things with it. I LOVE how beautifully you show the designs both as a background and as the focal element. Thanks for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
D~
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

Sue Crease said...

Julee, today's card is just lovely. I really do love the heat embossing which makes it pop. Love your colours.
Sue

Unknown said...

Beautiful design...love the sparkle on the butterfly!

Amy C. said...

Very beautiful card! I love the cut-outs!

Sue D said...

Very soothing colors and I like the pop of color with the butterfly.

MaryBeth said...

I LOVE these medallions, and your card is spectacular. Love the colors.

Stacey Schafer said...

all I can say is "YUM!" love the gorgeous rich tones and patterns, Julee!

Megan said...

I love the intricate stamps in this set!

Donna Oates said...

Beautiful card and love the colors that you've chosen. The medallions are gorgeous!

Unknown said...

Such stunning & rich colours. The medallion stamps are so striking & I adore the background

Marisa said...

This is amazing, Julee!! You used so many of the medallions and love the BG!

Lyn said...

How beautiful your creativity never ceases to amaze me <3

Cindi said...

Beautiful card! I love the colors and the stamps are so pretty!

Iris said...

Such a gorgeous card - love the medallions and the butterfly.
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Marybeth said...

Gorgeous! Love that butterfly!

Karenladd said...

So beautiful and those medallions make a gorgeous background!

kReN said...

This is so pretty! I love the gold butterfly!

kReN said...

Love the subtlety of the images behind the vellum. Very nice

kReN said...

This stamp set makes a beautiful background!

keeleykats said...

Lovely! Great color combination!

MackieMade Paper Creations said...

I am loving these medallions! Your card is beautiful!

Kris B said...

Beautiful! Love these medallions! Wonderful color combo and pretty butterfly!

bkazoo said...

Oh WOW!

Heather said...

WOW, that is jaw dropping, amazing.

Mary-Anne V said...

Beautiful...love the designs of these medallions.

Heather said...

Gorgeous!! I love medallions and this set is full of them! LOVE the embossed background with just a bit of shine from the embossing powder.

Anonymous said...

Love the subdued colors. The butterfly really pops - he's gorgeous.

Unknown said...

A lovely card! So creative!

Karen Day said...

Such a pretty stamp set... looking forward to seeing more of it!

Kathy Krug said...

Beautiful card. Love that gold butterfly.