Cocoa Kindness and a Hop

Oops!  Sorry my hop post is late.  I accidentally scheduled it for 5pm instead of 5am.  Doh!

Hi friends!  It's time for another Diva Inspirations Blog Hop to kick off Verve's December inspiration challenge.  I'm the first stop on the hop, so grab a treat and get ready for a little loveliness from the Divas inspired by this month's challenge theme... A Cup of Kindness!  There's a blog hop prize and a challenge prize up for grabs, as well as a free limited time digital download on our site!

For my project, I made an easy little hot chocolate holder with stamps from the Chocolate set and the keep calm senteiment from Coffee.  It's an 8.5 x 5.5" piece of cardstock, scored at 5.5" just like an A2 card, then I cut a diagonal piece off the front.  The bottom is adhered with sticky strip and I punched two holes with my crop a dile on the side to feed the ribbon through to tie my candy cane on.  Then it was just a matter of dressing it up with papers and stamps.  I also added a few wood stars which I embossed with frantage shabby embossing enamel.  Those seem to be my go-to embellishments this season.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I can't wait to hop along and see the colorful creations from the other Divas!  I hope you'll play along with us too!  You can find all the challenge details and linkup info on the Verve Blog.

Next up on the hop is the fabulous Amy Kolling!

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines!

	1. Julee	5. Susan
	2. Amy	6. Stacey
	3. Betty	7. Maureen
	4. Sarah	8. Marisa

Enabler's List
Stamps:  Chocolate , Coffee. (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Holiday Style (October Afternoon), tiptop taupe, early espresso (SU!), cream (Neenah)
Ink: vintage photo (Ranger Distress), Early Espresso (SU!), VersaMark
Accessories: Chocolate Word Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), seam binding, linen thread (SU!), wood veneer snowflakes, jingle bells, frantage shabby aqua embossing enamel (Stampendous), glossy glaze, glitter, stitched circles stax (MFT), corner rounder