Day 4 Holiday Hop

Hi friends!  It's time for the final day of Verve's Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops!  We'll be revealing the new sets and counting down to the time when the sets go live on our website tonight.  So hop on by the party thread anytime between 9-11 Eastern tonight and say hi!

I'm starting this shindig off right here, so grab another cup of joe (and mix in a little peppermint if you're feeling festive) and hop along to see the first sneaks at a new set called Holiday Greetings. Once again we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

My mission for this card was a simple mailable layout.  I love the bells & whistles and end up hand delivering or including most of my cards in packages, but there are a few international recipients on my list and bulky cards just end up destroyed by the time they make it overseas.  So, this is what I came up with.  I had fun layering the tiers of the tree by stamping the tree twice on Simple Stories paper then cutting every other tier and layering it so it has a dimension look but still lies flat.  The star is stamped directly onto a Kaisercraft journaling tag. and I colored it in with a bit of gold liquid pearls.

The snowflake is stamped as a background to the sentiment in Antique Linen ink and then I embossed the Christmas Greetings sentiment over the top with Fired Brink ink.  It's cut and matted using the Scalloped Flowers Die Set.  More of that vintage paper made it onto this card and I finished off with a bit of diagonal striped ribbon. I also cut and sealed my ribbon with the fantastic new i-magi-cut Ribbon Cutter from Imaginisce.  I picked one up at the Inspiration Boutique last weekend and it's just amazing!  A simple thing, but frayed edges on ribbon have always made me a little batty!

Time to click on down the road and see what everyone else did with this fun new set!  Next up on the hop is Laurie!  Have fun and I hope to see you tonight!

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie 7. Amy 3. Maureen 8. Andrea 4. Teresa 9. Charmaine 5. Tosh 10. Janelle

Enabler's List:
Stamps: Holiday Greetings (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Handmade Holiday (Simple Stories), cardstock  (WorldWyn), vintage papers
Ink: Antique Linen, Black Soot, Fired Brick (Ranger Distress)
Accessories:  Scalloped Flowers Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), ribbon, gold liquid pearls (Ranger), Journaling Tags (Kaisercraft), paper distresser (Tonic)

Day 3 Holiday Hop

Hi friends!  It's time for Day 3 of Verve's Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops!

I'm the first stop on today's hop, so grab another cup of joe (or whatever strikes your fancy) and hop along to see the first sneaks at a new set called Joyous Noel and the Joy to the World Plain Jane.  Oh, and by the by... we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

For my card I had those brown paper packages tied up with string on my mind.  The poinsettia image from Joyous Noel comes with or without leaves, so I used both stamps to do a bit of fun layering here.  Loved the stark contrast of the red on cream, so I left the flower uncolored.  The poinsettia with leaves is layered below and stamped on peeled paint cardstock.  I layered this on top of a scrap of burlap, then cut the Sweet Scallop Die out of some of the vintage papers I got at the Inspiration Boutique and stamped the title sentiment from Joyous Noel directly on the tag.  A bit of ribbon, some embossing folders and a fun little layer of cherry cobbler tulle finish this shabby chic country Christmas card off in style.

Time to click on down the road and see what everyone else did with this fun new set!  Next up on the hop is Laurie!  Have fun!

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie 7. Amy 3. Maureen 8. Andrea 4. Teresa 9. Charmaine 5. Tosh 10. Janelle

Enabler's List:
Stamps: Joyous Noel (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Distress Papers (Tim Holtz), Cream, vintage papers
Ink: Truffle, Schoolhouse (Mix'd Media Inkz), Peeled Paint, Antique Linen (Ranger Distress)
Accessories:  Sweet Scallop Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), ribbon (Hobby Lobby), cherry cobbler tulle (SU!), burlap, fairy dust glitter, paper distresser (Tonic), shiny gold pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty)

Day 2 Holiday Hop

Hi friends!  It's time for Day 2 of Verve's Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops!


I'm the first stop on the hop, so grab a cup of joe (or whatever strikes your fancy) and hop along to see the first sneaks at a new set called Merry & Bright.  Oh, and by the by... we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

Merry & Bright has all sorts of ways to wish you a Merry Christmas, with buildable sentiments and three sizes of a classic snowflake design.  For my card, I used the Merry Christmas stamp and the darling stamp to make a little card for Mark.  I'm a big fan of the Carpenters, and for our wedding (which is very close to Christmas) he gave me their Christmas CD and I can still remember sitting by the fire on our honeymoon listening to the song Merry Christmas, Darling.  So that was my inspiration for the card. There's even a sentiment that says happy new year, too which I'll be stamping inside the card.  I really wanted to use these new sparkle brads I picked up at the Inspiration Boutique this weekend, and the Tim Holtz tinsel was just begging to be used too!  The sentiments and snowflakes are embossed onto a Tagged Rectangle Die cut, then hand matted.  The paper is from BoBunny and I distressed it a little with a black gelato and a baby wipe, then took a paper distresser to a few of the layers.  The tinsels is stapled on, so it won't sneak off anywhere!


That's today's little peek, keep clicking down the list to see what everyone else did with this fun new set!  Next up on the hop is Laurie!  Have fun!

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie 7. Amy 3. Maureen 8. Andrea 4. Teresa 9. Charmaine 5. Tosh 10. Janelle

Enabler's List:
Stamps: Merry & Bright (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Enchanted (Bo Bunny), Black, White
Ink: Black, Schoolhouse (Mix'd Media), black gelato (Faber Castell)
Accessories:  Tagged Rectangle Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), tinsel (Tim Holtz), sparkle pebble brads (Karen Foster), clear detail embossing powder (JudiKins), baby wipe, Tiny Attacher (Tim Holtz)

Day 1 Holiday Hop

Hi friends!  It's the first day of Verve's Holiday 2012 Spotlight Hops! And that means that new Verve is releasing this Friday, November 2! We'll be hopping each day this week, showcasing the new sets and counting down to our release party!

I'm the first stop on the hop, so grab a cup of joe (or whatever strikes your fancy) and hop along to see the first sneaks at a new set called Peace on Earth.  Oh, and by the by... we've picked a mystery blog from today's hop and hidden a prize! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. We'll draw a random winner from all of the comments on the mystery blog to win today's featured stamps. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

So I mentioned last week, that I was heading out to my friend's new store, the Inspiration Boutique, this weekend.  While I was there I picked up some fabulous goodies.  This fabulous vintage paper, as well as the silver star paper, the silver ribbon and the journaling tag all came from her store.  I started by embossing the sentiment from Peace on Earth in Brushed Corduroy.  Next I colored the star in the sentiment with a colorless blender and embossed with silver.  Then it was simply a matter of adding the ribbons and embellishing with a chipboard star.

There's the first little peek, keep clicking down the list to see what everyone else did with this fun new set!  Next up on the hop is Laurie!  Have fun!

1. Julee 6. Amber 2. Laurie 7. Andrea 3. Maureen 8. Charmaine 4. Teresa 9. Janelle 5. Tosh

Enabler's List:
Stamps: Peace on Earth (Verve Stamps)
Paper: cherry cobbler, silver star paper, vintage papers, Journal Tags (Kaisercraft)
Ink: Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress)
Accessories:  ribbons, City Sidewalks chipboard (Pink Paislee), paper distresser (Tonic), silver and clear detail embossing powder