Liberty and Poppies

Hi friends! There's a new inspiration challenge at The Card Concept this morning.  I loved those ampersands in the inspiration graphic, which inspired my paper selection.  The gold and pink with a lot of neutral pulled me in, and pretty soon I had this fun little freestyle collage card.

I loved the text on this paper and the day I made this card I had made a little donation outside a store to VFW and received a sweet little Buddy Poppy. The liberty on the paper brought that poppy to mind and so I set out to make a fun birthday card with the Poppy Birthday set. I cut the flowers with the Build a Poppy Die Set , making several of each size, then used my MISTI to line up the stamping on each flower.  I layered them together, then cut some leaves from some rose gold cardstock. I added a bit of accent with a blushing bride marker on the poppies, then added a bit of gold foil to the centers.

Next I used a glue pen to color the & symbol and also to highlight some of the brick cracks in the background paper and foiled them as well.  I stamped the happy birthday sentiment directly on this paper, then embossed in gold.  I finished off with some loops of twine and a bunch of scattered sparkly gold enamel dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope I've inspired and you're ready to go join in the fun over at The Card Concept.  Hop on over there to see what the other designers are sharing today with this inspiration.

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: C'est La Vie (Pink Paislee), rose gold crackle (Recollections), white (Neenah)
Ink: blushing bride (SU!), onyx black (Versafine)
Accessories: Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), natural linen thread, gold foil (Ranger), gold enamel dots, paper distresser, glue pen, MISTI

Amazing Birthday Card Concept

Hi friends! Welcome to March! It's hard to believe in just a little over a week my little guys will be turning 5. They are so excited for it to be their birthday month. Like the kind of excited I forgot was possible regarding a birthday. {grin}

Today also marks a new challenge over at The Card Concept. If you've been reading a while you'll probably guess that aqua plus just about any other color is my favorite combination.  So when I saw the fabulous aqua and lime inspiration, my fingers itching to get inky. I was inspired to get out my distress inks, since I've been watching all sorts of videos on the new Distress Oxide inks. I don't have any of the new ones yet, but had a whole lot of fun splishing and a splashing with the originals and a few Altenew colors mixed in too.

I used a fun mesh stencil with the inks, dripping water here and there and spritzing with some white linen dylusions spray at the end. I was so happy to find that one of the extra mixed-media backgrounds I did a while back with Magicals powders fit perfectly with the color theme, so added a torn piece of that with a bit of cheesecloth tucked in underneath it.

Next I took some of the inks and smooshed them onto an acrylic block to make the splotchy paper I stamped the poppies from Poppy Birthday on.  I cut them with the coordinating Build a Poppy Die Set, then added some black Enamel Accents to the centers.  I really love that deep, glossy look.  So fabulous!  The sentiment is stamped on white cardstock and then I layered everything together adding in a Prima leaf behind the poppies, then accenting with some self-adhesive pearls.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you're inspired to give The Card Concept challenge a go. Hop on over to their blog to see the beautiful creations the rest of the designers are sharing today.

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: white (Neenah)
Ink: twisted citron, peacock feathers, ground espresso, broken china, peeled paint, tumbled glass, black soot (Ranger Distress), lagoon, mountain forest, forest glades (Altenew), Time Travel Teal, Shabby Turbine Teal and Sassy Sapphire Magical Powders (Lindys Stamp Gang), white linen spray (Dylusions), onyx black (Versafine)
Accessories: Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE)Mesh Layering Stencil (Stamper's Anonymous), cheesecloth, leaf (Prima), pearl stickers, whipped spackle (Faber Castell), star stencil (Delta Plaid), heavy gesso (Prima)

Card Concept 49 Poppies and Lace

Hi friends! Today's the kickoff to the next Card Concept challenge, and there's a beauty of an inspiration pic this week.  Love the colors, love the blooms... the ideas are still coming!

I pulled my inspiration from the colors and flowers. I started by selecting papers, then cutting several sizes from each color with the Build a Poppy Die Set.  I then stamped each layer with the coordinating stamp from Poppy Birthday.  To add a bit of depth to each layer I sponged the edges of each flower and leaf with brushed corduroy distress ink, then layered together on dimensionals.  Each flower center is embossed with copper embossing powder, to pull in the copper embossing I did on the sentiment panel.

The sentiment frame is from Twitterpated, embossed and then cut out with the Hearts & Swirls Frame Die.  I added a bit of lace to add to the shabby feel, then distressed the edges of my papers to finish off.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you're inspired to play along.  For some more inspiration, head on over to The Card Concept blog today to see what the other designer's came up with.

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday, Twitterpated (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Howdy Doody (MME), Patina Basics (Bazzill), lucky limeade (SU!), cream (Neenah), vellum
Ink: calypso coral, peach parfait, daffodil delight, lucky limeade (SU!), versamark, brushed corduroy (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Build a Poppy Die Set, Hearts & Swirls Frame Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), copper embossing powder (Recollections), paper distresser, lace trim

Mojo 435 Wishing Poppies

Hi friends! It's Monday again and that means it's time for another Mojo Monday sketch! This week is an easy one with lots of clean lines.  I pulled out the recently restocked Poppy Birthday set and got inky!

I started with my two rectangle panels (both 2" x 4") from scraps on my desk.  I cut the flower with the Build a Poppy Die Set (expected in stock later this week), then stamped the coordinating flowers and leaves on the die cut pieces. Each layer is sponged with brushed corduroy and then layered together.  I cut a 3.25" square and stamped the sentiment in the center, then randomly stamped flowers around the edges in peach parfait, calypso coral and pool party.  I did the same for the outer cram cardstock later, sponged all my layers with brushed corduroy and layered them together, adding a couple of tiptop taupe mats to set things off a bit.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful start to your week.  For more inspiration with this sketch, be sure to check out the Mojo Monday blog today for all the designer samples.  If you're in the mood to shop, Verve has a little gift code in honor of Valentine's and Mr. Verve's Birthday that runs through tonight at midnight. Use gift code LOVEYA for an additional 15% off your order.

Mojo Monday 435 Sketch

Enabler's List Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Howdy Doody Miss Caroline (MME), tiptop taupe (SU!), cream (Neenah)
Ink: early espresso, calypso coral, peach parfait, pool party (SU!), brushed corduroy (Ranger distress)
Accessories: Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE)

Soft and Shabby

Hi friends! It's the first Friday of a new month and that means it's my turn to host the sketch challenge over on the Viva la Verve blog.  This week's sketch is pretty easy to dress up or down.  I hope you have fun with it and would love to see what you create.

The boys have been home sick again all week, so I was in need of a soft and feminine diversion when I sat down to stamp last night.  I pulled out an old favorite My Mind's Eye paper pad and got to work cutting all the layers and sponging with pumice stone ink.  After I was done with that I stamped the birthday sentiment from Poppy Birthday on the partial stitched circle.  Then I realized I had stamped it the wrong direction to fit with the sketch, so had to swip-swap the banners and circle on my sample.  No worries, though, it worked out a-ok!  :)

Next I stamped the scribble poppies from the set in blushing bride onto die cuts from the coordinating Build a Poppy Die Set , shabbied them up a bit with a paper distresser, a little pumice stone ink and layered them with dimensionals.  I did the leaves the same way, adding a hint of blushing bride ink, then tucking them up top over the silver thread nest.  I finished with a little piercing across the smoky slate layer, then accenting with some shiny silver flatback pearls.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have a fabulous start to your Labor Day weekend!

Viva la Verve September Wk 1 Sketch

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Follow Your Heart: Be Happy (MME), smoky slate (SU!), cream (Neenah)
Ink: blushing bride (SU!), pumice stone (Ranger Distress), black archival (Ranger)
Accessories: Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), silver thread, silver flatback pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), paper piercer, paper distresser

Celebrate

Hi friends!  It's Monday morning again and time to jump start the week with a brand new Mojo Monday card sketch.  This week's sketch was based on a fun shabby chic card I made last week for the Diva Inspirations Blog Hop using the same stamps and papers as today's card.  (Tomorrow's the deadline for the blog hop comment prizes, so if you haven't checked out the hop, be sure to click on over for some blooming inspiration!)

I didn't have a lot of time to create, so I decided to just work with some stamped and cut flowers and papers still on my desk from a previous stamping session.  The stamps used are from the Poppy Birthday  set and they're cut with the coordinating Build a Poppy Die Set and paired with the greenery from the Sprightly Sprigs Die Set .  Each is die cut, shaped a bit, sponged with vintage photo distress ink and accented with a white gel pen.  The papers are all from the  Lost & Found - Blush collection from My Mind's Eye.

I added some twine for my horizontal layer, then hand cut some banners for the sentiment, adding a hint of a border with a black pen.  Finished off with some black matting to make the layers pop.

This one's also another sample for the current Let it Bloom Diva Inspiration Challenge.  Are you playing along?  We'd love to see your floral creations and Verve Stamps are not required to win! We're equal opportunity stampers, here.  :)


Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll play along with this week's Mojo sketch!

Mojo Monday 397 Card Sketch

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Lost & Found - Blush (MME), black, cream
Ink: vintage photo distress, archival black (Ranger), white gel pen, black micron pen
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set, Sprightly Sprigs Die Set  (A Cut Above by VERVE), twine

More Shabby Poppies

Hi friends!  Welcome to another Viva la Verve Friday!  This week's sketch is a super fun one from Anya, and after making my last card, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this sketch.... more shabby poppies!  {grin}

When I realized yesterday afternoon that I haven't made any Mother's Day cards yet, I knew I needed to get ON it!  And since these lovely lost & found papers were still on my desk, I got right to work. The stamped poppies from Poppy Birthday are cut using the Build a Poppy Die Set using the same prints I used on my last card, but this time w I added some white gel pen accents. I paired them with leaves cut with the Sprightly Sprigs Die Set and then added white gel pen accents to those too.

The papers are shabbified with vintage photo distress ink and a paper distresser tool.  The sentiment is from Button Bestand didn't quite fit the birdy panel I had already cut, so I masked off the mother's day portion and stamped just the happy on the panel.  Next I stamped the stamp again on a scrap of paper and cut into two strips to add below the happy.  I finished off with a bit of black pen accents around each word to make them pop a bit.

This card is also perfect for the current Let it Bloom inspiration challenge.  Are you playing along?

That's all for today. I hope you have a wonderful start to your weekend.  Don't forget that it's also contest week at Mojo Monday, so we'd love it if you'd play along for a chance to win some Verve.

Viva la Verve May Week 2 Sketch

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday, Button Best (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Lost & Found - Blush (MME), cream (Neenah)
Ink: vintage photo distress, archival black (Ranger), white gel pen, black micron pen
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set, Sprightly Sprigs Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), paper distresser

Let it Bloom Diva Inspirations Blog Hop

Hi friends!  It's the 5th of the month and that means I'm kicking off Verve's May inspiration challenge as part of our monthly blog hop today.  So grab a drink and get ready for a little inspiration from the Divas with this month's challenge theme... LET IT BLOOM!  There's a blog hop prize and a challenge prize up for grabs, so be sure to read to the bottom for all the deets!

I loved the inspiration pic that Sarah picked out this month and just had to do something with aqua and pink!  So I pulled out an old My Mind's Eye paper pad, the Poppy Birthday set and coordinating Build a Poppy Die Set and got to work.

Whenever I use patterned paper on a card, I always start by flipping through a pad and picking out 3 patterns that I want to use (bonus if they are double sided).  Here I picked the bright pink polka dots, the aqua stripes and a dainty little rose pattern that brought the two colors together.  The text print is the backside of the aqua stripes paper.  So I cut a piece from each pattern and ran them through my die cut machine with the three largest flower dies from the Build a Poppy Die set.  Next I stamped the coordinating stamp on each pattern, distressed the edges with antique linen distress ink and popped each layer up on dimensionals.

Next I built the background with the two pink patterns on either side and I pulled in the book text (which was the back side of the aqua stripes) and stitched them all together to give a nice background for my poppies.  I cut 4 stems from black and then layered them under  the poppies, using two stems to make the tallest poppy.  The sentiment is stamped on the book print paper and hand cut in an angled banner and matted with black.  I layered a Charming Oval die cut beneath it for a fun look, then finished off with tons of distressing and a black bow.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I can't wait to hop along and see the bloomin' 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	6. Sarah
	2. Amy	7. Susan
	3. Anya	8. Maureen
	4. Betty	9. Marisa
	5. Sankari

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Lost & Found - Blush (MME), basic black (SU!)
Ink: archival black, antique linen and pumice stone distress (Ranger)
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set, Charming Oval Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), ribbon

CASE Study 4th Anniversary Blog Hop

Hi friends! I'm excited to be participating in the CASE Study 4th Anniversary Blog Hop today. CASE Study is celebrating 4 years of challenges with a month of inspirational Blog Hops featuring their past Muses and former & current design team members.

The theme for today's hop is inspiration.  Lately most of my inspiration has come from YouTube videos.  I've been a bit overwhelmed this summer by trying to keep up with a business and my 2.5 year old twins and still find time for art.  So I've been attempting to get up a little bit earlier in the morning so I can drink a cup of coffee and watch a video to inspire me.  Then I have the day to mull it over and hopefully have a plan by the time I actually get into my studio.  The topics I pick are kind of random, I usually just search for a product I have that I haven't used or want to use and see what I find.

inspiration piece

I searched for distress paint daubers and found this video, which inspired my card for today.  The video is pretty long, but you get the gist of the process in the first few minutes.  She doodled over her painted circles, but I thought it would be the perfect way to use the Poppy Birthday set.  So I  made a few rows of paint dauber circles using Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Squeezed Lemonade, then stamped the three sizes of flowers from Poppy Birthday over the dried circles and accented with a white gel pen.  I quickly hand trimmed a bunch of them, and layered together.

For my background, I swiped a piece of card stock to clean up some of the excess paint on my craft sheet, then used the coordinating colors of paint daubers to add in color.  I sketched in some stems, stamped the leaves from Poppy Birthday and finger painted them with some mowed lawn paint.  Next I added more white gel pen accents and layered all the flowers on top. The edges are hand torn and I inked them up with some black soot distress ink and sketched in a little frame before adhering it to my so saffron card base.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the card base, rounded a few corners and added some enamel dots to finish things off.

Well, that's all for me, I'm the last blog on today's hop list, but if you haven't already, be sure to head on over to the CASE Study blog for all the hop details and deadlines. To be entered in a drawing for some awesome prizes, just leave a comment on all the blog hop entries this week before the deadline midnight eastern next Tuesday.  

There’s also a challenge open for all to play along! You're invited to CASE any one of the projects featured in the blog hop. Check out the CASE Study blog for more information. Thanks for hopping by!

Tasnim Ahmed
Barbara Anders
Julie Ebersole
Mariana Grigsby
Debby Hughes
Cristina Kowalczyk
Anika Lerche
Jocelyn Olson
Jennifer Rzasa
Laurie Schmidlin
Amy Sheffer
Julia Stainton
Julee Tilman 

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: so saffron (SU!), pearlized white (Paper Accents)
Ink: black archival, black soot distress (Ranger), picked raspberry, worn lipstick, squeezed lemonade, mowed lawn and picket fence distress paint (Ranger), white gel pen, black PITT pen (faber-castell)
Accessories:  Market Street enamel dots (MME), corner rounder

Poppies are Back

Looking for my Diva Inspirations Hop post?  Click here or scroll down.

Hi friends!  It's Monday again already.  (They just keep coming, don't they?)  And since it's the first Monday of the month, that means it's contest week over at Mojo Monday!  Come play along with this week's sketch for a chance to win some Verve!

This week's sketch is one based on this card I made a while back.  I loved how it came together and thought it would be a fun sketch to see every one work with this week.

I had virtually no spare time this weekend, and I stumbled into my craft studio about midnight last night, realizing I hadn't made a Mojo card yet.  So I grabbed the scraps of paper that were on my desk and Poppy Birthday (which is now back in stock!) and got to work.

I cut my pieces from book paper using the Build a Poppy Die Set and then stamped with the coordinating flowers and leaves from Poppy Birthday.  Next, I colored the flowers and leaves with Pan Pastels and added some black enamel dots for the flower centers.  The sentiment is stamped onto a scrap of paper, then hand trimmed for the banner.  I added a black polka dot bow to the panel and then decided to color some more of the book paper randomly with the pan pastels.  The effect was a little bright, so I toned it down by layering a bit of vellum embossed with the chicken wire embossing folder over the book paper layer and distressing a bit.  My finished card size is 3.5" x 5.5".

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have a super creative week!  If you've been waiting for something to be back in stock over at Verve, it just might be.  We received a re-stocking shipment of over 50 out of stock products late Friday night.  All stamps and dies are on sale, so check it out!

Enabler's List

Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve)

Paper: Seaside (October Afternoon), First Edition, Basic Black (SU!), cream (Neenah)

Ink: Black, Pan Pastels

Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), Polka Dot Basics Ribbon Collection (Verve), enamel dots (Freckled Fawn), chicken wire embossing folder (Cuttlebug), corner rounder, paper distresser

Celebrate

Hi friends!  How was your weekend?  I'd like to say mine was fabulous... after all, it was Valentine's Day, Mark's birthday and my Dad's.  However I had a bad reaction to a new prescription and have spent the past 4 days sick to my stomach and missed all the festivities!  I'm pretty sure Mark had the lamest birthday on record.  Boo!

Anyhow, I finally started to perk up a bit yesterday afternoon (and am hoping the perkiness continues today), so I spent a little time in the studio making a sample for this week's Mojo Monday 333 sketch.  The card uses the Poppy Birthday set from Verve.

I started with the sentiment circle, stamping the poppies all around in soft sky.  Next I ran the Build a Poppy Die Set through in soft sky and then cut some old olive leaves and stamped the coordinating stamps.  I made a little old olive background by repeatedly stamping the have an amazing birthday sentiment, then added some piercing accents, a bit of ribbon from the Signature Ribbon Collection and some polka dot embossed panels.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: soft sky, old olive, smoky slate (SU!), white
Ink: soft sky, old olive (SU!), black
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), Signature Ribbon Collection (Verve), Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Birthday on the Side

Hi friends! Happy Thursday! I'd planned on posting this card earlier in the week, but migraines have slowed me down a bit (well, actually just stopped me in my tracks) the last couple of days. I'm feeling better now and have a thousand things to catch up on, so let's get to it...

The layout for the card is this week's Mojo Monday 330 turned on it's side.  The card base is 5.5" x 3.5".  I was working from scraps on my desk again and this poppy from Poppy Birthday had already been stamped, cut with the coordinating Build a Poppy Die Set and put together from a previous project, so I added the elegant leaves stamp from Bloom & Grow and cut with the coordinating Elegant Leaves Die.  The sentiment is also from Poppy Birthday and I added a little wooden butterfly coated with glossy accents and glitter.  The rounded rectangle piece is vellum cardstock embossed with a regal flourishes folder, then sponged with frayed burlap ink.  I sponged the same ink over the crumb cake portion that is embossed with the square lattice folder.  A bit of stitched ribbon and some chocolate pearls finish everything off nicely.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous day!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday, Bloom & Grow (Verve Stamps)
Paper: soft sky, crumb cake, early espresso, real red, vellum (SU!), cream
Ink: early espresso, cherry cobbler (SU!), frayed burlap (Ranger)
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set, Elegant Leaves Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), wooden butterfly, dark chocolate flatback pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), liquid pearls (Ranger), glossy accents, glitter, Regal Flourishes Texture Fades (Sizzix), Square Lattice embossing folder (SU!), ribbon, EK Success border punch, Classic & Scallop Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Birthday Viva la Verve!

{Click here for my Verve New Release Blog Hop Post}

Hi friends!  Happy Friday!  We had a great Thanksgiving with family and I'm just popping in quickly today to say I'm hosting the Viva la Verve! sketch over in our forum this week.  For December, we're doing a Best of Viva la Verve! series, where each hostess is picking a favorite sketch from the archives. Come play along with us this month for a chance to win a Verve gift certificate!

The sketch I chose was originally the sketch for September 2009 Week 4 and was designed by Amber Hight.  I loved the layering and don't think I ever got a chance to try this one out, so couldn't wait to give it a go!

For my card, I pulled out Poppy Birthday and the Bundle of Joy Dots & Stripes paper pad I bought a while back and still haven't had a chance to use.  For the sentiment square, I stamped a couple of the sketchy poppies from Poppy Birthday in soft sky around the sentiment.  Next I used the Build a Poppy Die Set to cut a poppy and leaves, then stamped with the coordinating stamps.  Instead of ribbon, I chose to use the Award Banner Trim Die (which is back in stock!) and dressed it up with rhinestones and Pastel Sequin Mix .  The top scallop border is just a bit of the Award Banner Trim with just the top portion cut off and glued to my panel.

I hope you get a chance to come play along with the sketch this week!  And don't forget the sales going on at Verve..

I've marked 50 products 50% off through Sunday, Nov. 30.  These deals are only good through Saturday, so be sure to shop early for best selection.

In addition, we've also got a Thanksgiving Sale going on through December 4.  All of our stamps and dies are 25% off, INCLUDING the new releases! 

Enabler's List
Stamps:  Poppy Birthday (Verve)
Paper: Bundle of Joy Dots & Stripes (Echo Park), basic black (SU!), white
Ink: soft sky (SU!), jasminte white (Mix'd Media Inx), black
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set, Award Banner Trim Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve), rhinestones, Stars & Swirls embossing folder (Sizzix)

Poppies for You

Hi friends!  Happy Thursday!  Today I'm popping in with a quick little card I threw together earlier this week.  I only had a little bit of time before I had to leave, so I was just playing with scraps on my desk and this is the result.

I really wanted to use some of the leftover book paper from my Mojo Monday card, so I added some to a piece of cream card stock, then sponged with Antique Linen and accented with a section of the Award Banner Trim Die in soft sky.  I used the same book paper for the middle layer of the Charming Oval Die Set and masked off part of the sentiment from Each Day to stamp just the For You in rich razzleberry.  Small shiny gold pearls accent both the sentiment panel and the banner trim.

The poppies from Poppy Birthday are stamped onto cream card stock cut with the Build a Poppy Die Set  then sponged a little with Antique Linen distress ink and accented with some Stardust Stickles in the flower centers.  I used my new favorite Chicken Wire embossing folder for the soft sky and cream panels and a fun little triangle of rich razzleberry to ground the flowers a bit.  Finished card size is 4.25" square.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I have a fun day to myself planned as the boys are headed to grandma & grandpa's for the day.  Mostly prep work for our upcoming release, but I'll enjoy the silence I've missed so much these past 19 months. {grin}

Enabler's List
Stamps:  Poppy Birthday, Each Day (Verve Stamps)
Paper: soft sky, rich razzleberry, old olive (SU!), cream (Neenah), book paper
Ink: rich razzleberry (SU!), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress)
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set, Award Banner Trim Die, Charming Oval Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), shiny gold 4mm flatback pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Chicken Wire embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Mojo Poppies

Hi friends!  It's time for another Mojo Monday sketch, and since it's the first Monday of the month, that means it's CONTEST time!  So play along with our Mojo 314 sketch and link it up for a chance to win a free stamp set from Verve!  We add a winner for every 50 entries, so play as often as you like!

My card for today was so much fun to make!  I just love working with book paper and these poppies and coordinating dies are just so fun!  I cut two sets of book paper flowers with the Build a Poppy Die Set and also cut four sets of the leaves from old olive.  I then stamped the outlined flowers from Poppy Birthday on each book paper die cut, then stamped the solid flowers over the top of that in blushing bride.  The banner is cut with the Banner Bundle Die Set and I used the leaf and flower centers stamps as a little tone on tone background for the banner.  Next I stamped the outlined flowers in blushing bride on the book paper circle layer and on the cream layer cut with the Mini Classy Label Die Set.  Some black mats, Pastel Sequins, Spring Fling ribbon and a mini library clip finish off my embellishments.  The blushing bride layer is embossed with the Chicken Wire embossing folder (just love the look of that one!)

This week's Mojo sketch was based on this fun little card I made for Verve's latest release.

That's the wrap-up for the card.  If you missed my World Card Making Day Diva Inspirations Hop post, there's still time to hop about for a chance to win Verve's ENTIRE September release!  And today's the final day of Verve's World Card Making Day Sale!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a fabulously creative week!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve Stamps)
Paper: blushing bride, old olive, basic black (SU!), book paper, cream
Ink: blushing bride, old olive (SU!), black
Accessories:  Build a Poppy Die Set, Mini Classy Label Die Set, Banner Bundle Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), Spring Fling Ribbon Collection, Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve), Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), mini library clip (SU!), Chicken Wire embossing folder (Cuttlebug), black liquid pearls (Ranger)

WCMD Diva Inspirations Hop Card Set

Hi friends!  Happy World Card Making Day!  It's the official start to the holiday card making season and it's also the 5th of the month, so that means the Divas are hopping with their monthly Diva Inspirations Hop!  There's a great BIG PRIZE up for grabs, so be sure to read on for all the details on how to win some shiny new Verve!  I'm the start of today's hop, so grab a treat and let's get started!

Want to win Verve's ENTIRE September Release? One lucky commenter along the hop will win our entire September rleease, so be sure to leave some comment love on all the blogs linked below to be entered in the drawing!  Comment deadline for the prize drawing is 5pm Mountain on Thursday, October 10.

For my project, I decided to pair an old favorite, Joyful Blooms, with the newly released Poppy Birthday for a fun little card set.  I usually give at least a couple card sets away as Christmas gifts each year, so I thought I'd get a jump on one of them.

I drew up a simple little sketch and cut all my pieces before I started. I've attached the sketch  if you want to use it, plus listed my measurements:
(4) 2.25" x 3" pieces and (4) 4.25" x 4.25" card bases from white cardstock
(4) 4.125" x 4.125" mats and (4) scallop rectangle nestabilities die cuts from black cardstock
(1) 4" x 4" piece of each color (strawberry slush, pool party, crisp cantaloupe and so saffron)

Next I stamped the trio of poppies with stems several times in black on each white piece.  I embossed them all with clear embossing powder so I wouldn't have to wait to do my coloring, then colored each with the coordinating markers.  (For the strawberry slush panel, I used blushing bride as the main poppy color and highlighted with the strawberry slush marker).  I also added the sentiments at this point.  Three of them are from Joyful Blooms and one is from Poppy Birthday.  When these panels were done, I layered them onto the black scallop rectangles with dimensionals, added a little black liquid pearls to each scallop and set aside to dry.

Next I stamped the three sizes of lined poppies tone on tone on each of the four colored card stock squares for a fun background.  A seam binding bow from the Black Beauty Ribbon Collection is tied around each panel and then it was simply a matter of layering all my pieces together.  Super quick - it took me about 45 minutes from start to finish to make the whole set, which is about all the attention span I have for mass production!  {grin}

Alrighty, thanks so much for stopping by today!  I've got another card up on the Verve Blog today, too! Time to move along and see what gorgeous creation Amy Kolling has to share with you!  Happy Hopping!  Oh!  And if you're in the market for some holiday stamps, Verve has a 25% off sale on our holiday stamps & dies this weekend only!

	1. Julee	10. Marisa
	2. Amy	11. Teresa
	3. Betty	12. Maureen
	4. Jessica	13. Charmaine
	5. Karen	14. Christyne
	6. Sankari	15. Andrea
	7. Sarah	16. Amber
	8. Susan	17. Stacey {Guest}
	9. Tiffany

Enabler's List
Stamps: Poppy Birthday, Joyful Blooms (Verve Stamps)
Paper: strawberry slush, pool party, crisp cantaloupe and so saffron, basic black (SU!), white
Ink: black, strawberry slush, pool party, crisp cantaloupe and so saffron, blushing bride, cameo coral, coastal cabana, crushed curry, wild wasabi (SU! inks and markers)
Accessories:  Black Beauty Ribbon Collection (Verve), Scallop Rectangles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), liquid pearls (Ranger)