Beautiful Soul Retrospective Hop

Welcome to Verve's May Release Retrospective Blog Hop! It's been a fabulous post release week at Verve and today the Divas and Guest Divas are helping you ease into the long weekend with another dose of inspiration using the brand new release! All of our new products are available to order in the Verve Store and is 25% off through the end of May! Plus, we've got a super sweet hop prize in store!

I'm the first stop on today's hop, so let's get to it!

My card today started with the Mojo Monday sketch for this week.  I embossed the flowers from Beautiful Things on text paper, then colored with a drop of reinker and water with melon mambo and calypso coral.  Next I stitched the panel to a piece of cream cardstock, then distressed both layers with antique linen distress ink and a paper distresser.

The beautiful soul sentiment was inked up with calypso coral ink on the top half and melon mambo on the bottom, then stamped and clear embossed on a stitched circle die cut. I stamped one more flower in calypso coral, embossed and watercolored, then cut with the coordinating Beautiful Flowers Die Set. I also cut some leaves from the text paper and added some detailing with a stabilo pencil and watercolored. A dry embossed background and a bit of my favorite wide stitched ribbon finish things off.

And now for a little hop and store talk...

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $40 gift voucher to Verve! To be entered in the giveaway, leave a little comment love as you hop around to the blogs linked below! Comment deadline for the prize giveaway is May 31. Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee 7. LauraJane {guest} 2. Lori {guest} 8. Marisa 3. Betty 9. Maureen 4. Charmaine 10. Stacey 5. Laurie 11. Teresa 6. Lesley

In other news, since it's Memorial Day weekend here in the States and my boys are off from school, the Verve office will be closed May 30-31.  I'll resume my regular office schedule on Wednesday, June 1. While I'm away, I've added a free shipping promotion to sweeten the deal!

Free first class shipping on US orders over $35 May 27 - 31, 2016. 

Select US Shipping as your ship method at checkout and discount will be calculated automatically. Offer not valid on US Priority, International or Canadian shipping methods. Free shipping is calculated on your subtotal after any discounts or gift codes.

All of our new products are available to order in the Verve Store and during our May Sale all stamps and dies (including our new release) are 25% off!  There's only a few more days left, though... the sale ends May 31.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you find a bit of inspiration along the hop!

Next stop on the hop is the fabulous Lori Craig.

Mojo Monday 449

Enabler's List
Stamps: Beautiful Things (Verve Stamps)
Paper: conservatory (7 Gypsies), cream (Neenah)
Ink: melon mambo, calypso coral (SU!), antique linen distress (Ranger), black pencil (Stabilo)
Accesories: Beautiful Flowers Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), stitched circles stax (MFT), wide striped ribbon (CTMH), sewing machine, embossing folder (Sizzix), paper distresser