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Together is a Wonderful Place + Seasons Givings Winner






Hi friends! I'm back today with a card featuring one of the gorgeous new add-on sets from the January My Monthly Hero release. The main kit sold out in just one day, but there are a ton of other gorgeous add-ons still available! This Togetherness Floral Bouquet set has such lovely sentiments to go with this stunning floral bouquet image. I love how large it is!  I colored with Copic markers, highlighting with a white gel pen, and then die cut with the coordinating frame cuts.


Next I pulled out a scrap of peony cardstock and then sponged with cotton candy and strawberry inks. I then stamped the sentiment in Intens-ified black ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. I added some designer paper from a previous kit behind this panel, then added to an A2 card base.  I finished off with some neutral enamel dot accents.


Now it's time to announce the winner of my Seasons Givings giveaway! I've had so much fun reading about your interesting events this year! So many fabulous things to celebrate, and life lessons learned through adversity. It humbled my heart to read what you've all been going through.. all the ups and the downs. Here's to a fabulous 2020!  Random.org helped me pick a lucky winner for my giveaway box.

Congrats Indy's Designs!
Please use the contact form at the bottom of my blog's sidebar to contact me with your shipping address so I can send this box of goodies your way. 😀 Congrats!



Alrighty, if you're interested, my most interesting thing of 2019 was being asked to join the Dirty Dozen Design Team on Splitcoaststampers. It was a bucket list item of mine that was postponed many years due to being a stamp company owner. I was thrilled when Lydia asked me to join the team this summer. The time has flown by in a FLURRY of stamping and I'll be adding my final gallery as a current Dirty Girl just one week from today!

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

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Seasons Givings Blog Hop


Hi there! It's Seasons Givings Blog Hop time again and I'm so excited to be participating again this year. A big shout-out to Latisha Yoast, who does all the behind the scenes work to put on this annual blog hop. The mission for this blog hop is a chance to give back and thank our awesome readers. Each and every stop on the hop is doing their own crafty giveaway! How cool is that?

I've been blogging here for just shy of 13 years (I'm a teenage blogger! 😆) and am so amazed that so many of you are still here having your morning coffee or tea and reading along with me! It's been such a blessing to me to get to share my art here. Thank you so much for your comments and support! My days are a lot quieter when the boys are in school (no complaints there), but it is so nice to see a comment every now and then and know I'm not just blabbing to myself. 😀

2019 brought me amazing opportunities to design for some of my all-time favorite companies...  Hero Arts, Reverse Confetti,  Shimmerz Paints, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and The Cat's Pajamas! I've been SO blessed by these generous companies! Seriously... their generosity is overflowing my stamp room, so I'm passing some of these fabulous products on to a lucky winner!


My  Giveaway - winner must have a US shipping address
Includes a USPS Flat Rate box filled with papercrafting goodness. Everything shown in the picture, plus some more items that were MIA at picture taking time. A fun assortment of stamp sets, dies, inks, and other goodies sure to inspire creativity in 2020. Most have been lovingly used once or twice, but some not at all.

To be eligible for the drawing: leave a comment below with the answer to this question...

What's the most interesting thing that happened to you in 2019?

Comment deadline for the prize drawing is 8:00 pm Mountain on Tuesday, January 7.  Please check back on Jan. 8 to see if you are a winner.

Today I'm sharing a card with some old and NEW stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. They have a brand new release today, and I used the With Love Alpha for the kind word in the sentiment. I love how this scripted alpha is the perfect size for cards!


The flowers are from the Peony Cluster set and are colored with Copic markers and then hand trimmed to pop up over my ink blended panel.  The You're So part of the the sentiment is from the How Tweet set, and I masked off the "tweet" part of the sentiment.  A little heart from the How Tweet set adds a little bit of interest to the sentiment.


Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you're new to me feel free to click the link in the sidebar  to subscribe by email. Or you can keep tabs on my creations as Vervegirl on Instagram or on my  YouTube channel (I'm hoping to post more videos this year now that I have a new phone that has a battery life long enough to film something!). Okay, on with the hop. All of the amazing companies and designers below have giveaways on their blogs today. Hop along and get inspired for the new year! If you're following the list, your next stop is the incredible Cheiron Brandon.

Lawn Fawn
Scrapbook & Cards Today
MFT Stamps
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Reverse Confetti
Paper Smooches
Sweet & Sassy Stamps
The Gray Muse
CAS-ual Friday Stamps
Sugar Pea Designs
Ink Blot Shop
Stamp Simply Store
Scrapbook Update
Indigojade Art
Kelly Creates
Cathy Zielske
Becca Feeken
Laurie Willison
Nichol Spohr
Latisha Yoast
Lydia Fiedler
Lori Craig
Chari Moss
Jenn Shurkus
Wanda Guess
Vera Yates
Audrey Tokach
Dina Kowal
Jessica Frost Ballas
Elise Constable
Dana Joy
Caly Person
Amy Tsuruta
Cindy Lawrence
Janette Kausen
Amy Rysavy
Debi Adams
Judy Hayes
Jill Hawkins
Marcie Sharp
Tracey McNeely
Lisa Henke
Beth Pingry
Margie Higuchi
Julee Tilman ✋That's ME!
Cheiron Brandon
Mona Toth
Karen Hightower
Karolyn Loncon
Caren Bartholomew
Dana Tatar
Connie Mercer
Yvonne Van Der Valk
Tracy McLennon
Debbie Seyer
Karen Boyce
Deborah Saaranen
Ceal Pritchett
Pocono Pam
Shellye McDaniel
Patti Gilliam

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To be eligible for the drawing: leave a comment below with the answer to this question...

What's the most interesting thing that happened to you in 2019?
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Valentine Wishes and a Seasons Givings Winner

Hi friends! Thanks so much for popping in today. It's been a super busy time in my studio leading up to the My Monthly Hero blog hop and the Reverse Confetti blog hop. Things will slow down for me for a little bit now, so I can finally slip into the groove of the new year.


Today I thought I'd share another card I made with the new Hero Arts release. This month's kit is so much fun, I just couldn't stop creating with it!  The kits are only available while supplies last, so be sure to grab yours before they're gone! If you haven't yet, be sure to hop along and leave some comments on the My Monthly Hero blog hop for a chance to win this month's kit. Deadline is Sunday, January 13th at 11:59pm Pacific.


For this card,  I started with that sweet little bicycle image from the January My Monthly Hero Kit, coloring with Copics, then adding the heart balloons image as if ti were tied to the rack. These die cut pieces are mounted on fun foam for some dimension against the fun background. The background uses the gorgeous Bursting With Love Bold Prints background add-on stamped in blushing bride ink. I just love this fabulous background. I blended the same color ink around the edges, then embossed a sentiment from the You Are Loved Flourish Messages add-on set in black. I cut this panel and its mat with the Rounded Rectangles Infinity Dies to finish things off.

Alright, now it's time to announce the winner of my Seasons Givings giveaway! I've had so much fun reading your entertainment recommendations over the past week. I've definitely got a good list of things on my want to read and watch list now! I've listed  a few of my sparks for 2018 below, but first let's announce the winner of the box of goodies.



Congrats Brenda!
I've sent you an email to get your shipping address so I can send this box of goodies your way. 😀

Alrighty, if you're interested, here are a few of the things that sparked my interest in 2018.

The Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisin
One of the best Fantasy series I've read. Beautifully written and hauntingly thoughtful. Still has me thinking about humanity and the preciousness of each life on the planet.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Read the book and watched the series on Hulu. Completely disturbing (especially the TV show) and thought provoking. Made me really consider how the acquiescence of small liberties over and over again could ultimately lead to enslavement of an entire people. We cannot be silent. We need to cherish human life and stand up for humanity even more when those around us would tell us we have no voice.

The Super Turbo series by Lee Kirby
So this is a kid's chapter book series about a bunch of elementary school class pets turned super hero and their shenanigans to save the school from supposed threats. Chapter books can be a bit dry, formulaic, and in the case of what my boys usually pick, inundated with potty humor. Since I need to listen to 20 minutes a day x 2, I appreciate a series with a storyline that's entertaining and humorous without the potty humor and appeals to both adults and children. Four thumbs up from the boys, four thumbs up from the parents.

The Mountain Between Us was the movie that stuck out the most for me this year. I love survival stories - it's such a testament to the human spirit. My hubby and I both had low expectations starting the movie and were pleasantly surprised by how entertaining and engrossing this movie was. I wasn't aware when I watched it that it was based on a book, so now I need to add it to my 2019 reading list.

I like to watch YouTube when my boys have their weekly appointments. My top two new to me in 2018 YouTube channels were...

Kelly Latevola - After about 10 years, I'm finally learning to use my Copic,s mostly just from watching Kelly color and listening to her little everyday rambles. I love her fabulous cards and also her sense of humor. Listening to her little stories totally makes me smile and makes the waiting room time go by quickly.

Korin Wiskman - Another funny crafter that makes me smile. Love her ability to laugh at all the things that go wrong in the crafting process, and her love for stamping really shines through in everything she does.

Well, that's a wrap for this post. Thanks for stopping by!

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Seasons Givings Blog Hop 2019



Hi there! It's Seasons Givings Blog Hop time again and I'm so excited to be participating again this year. A big shout-out to Latisha Yoast, who does all the behind the scenes work to put on this annual blog hop. The mission for this blog hop is a chance to give back and thank our awesome readers. Each and every stop on the hop is doing their own crafty giveaway! How cool is that?

I've been blogging here for just shy of 12 years and am so amazed that so many of you are still here having your morning coffee or tea and reading along with me! It's been such a blessing to me to get to share my art here. Thank you so much for your comments and support! My days are a lot quieter when the boys are in school (no complaints there), but it is so nice to see a comment every now and then and know I'm not just blabbing to myself. 😀

2018 brought some major changes in my crafting life as I closed my stamp business in June. I'm learning how to stamp for fun again and enjoying my time on a few fabulous design teams. I am currently keeping myself busy designing for My Monthly Hero by Hero Arts, Shimmerz Paints, and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I've been so blessed by these generous companies and was even able to have one of my digital designs released in clear stamp form by Shimmerz. I've included it in my giveaway, along with lots of other goodies.


My  Giveaway - winner must have a US shipping address
Includes a USPS Flat Rate box filled with papercrafting goodness. Everything shown in the picture, plus a few items that were MIA at picture taking time. A fun assortment of stamp sets, dies, paper pads, stencils, and mini ink pads, sure to inspire some creativity in 2019! 

To be eligible for the drawing: leave a comment below with a book, movie, TV show, YouTube video, etc. that sparked your interest in 2018. You're welcome to list more than one if you want! 

Comment deadline for the prize drawing is 8:00 pm Mountain on Tuesday, January 8.  Please check back on Jan. 9 to see if you are a winner.

The card I'm sharing today uses the Mojo Monday 506 sketch. If you hadn't heard, I recently rebooted the Mojo Monday sketch challenge right here on my blog at a more relaxed pace. No design team, just you, me and the sketches! I post every other Monday and the linkup is open for two weeks. I'd love for you to play along if you have the time.


My card was inspired by the beautiful Midnight Garden collection from Prima. I paired it with some old and new favorites from The Cat's Pajamas to make a soft and sophisticated all occasion card. I first blended some worn lipstick distress oxide on smooth Bristol with these fabulous makeup brushes. Love how easily they blend! I then stamped the beautiful silhouette flowers from the Simple Blooms in the same color ink on the background panel and embossed it in black on the focal panel.  I used the Stitched Beautiful die to accent the panel, cutting twice from black cardstock, layering together and then embossing with Versamark and sparkle embossing powder.



My horizontal border element is probably my all time favorite border die, the Icing CutUps. I accented with a bit of ebony nuvo drops. To finish off, I added black mats and a panel of this beautiful designer paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you're new to me feel free to click the link in the sidebar  to subscribe by email. Or you can keep tabs on my creations as Vervegirl on Instagram or on my  YouTube channel (I'm hoping to start posting some cardmaking videos this year). Okay, on with the hop. All of the amazing companies and designers below have giveaways on their blogs today. Hop along and get inspired for the new year! If you're following the list, your next stop is the incredible Cindy Lawrence.



Affiliate links are used where possible. When you order from them, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you and you receive happy mail! Win, win! Thanks so much for clicking on my links to shop. 💙


If you've scrolled so long you forgot the comment question, here it is again... 😏

Leave a comment below with a book, movie, TV show, YouTube video, etc. that sparked your interest in 2018. You're welcome to list more than one if you want! 
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Every Little Moment and Seasons Givings Winner

Hi friends! Thanks to all of you who left comments over the past week on my Seasons Givings blog hop post. It's been so fun to read your favorite books, movies and tv shows of 2017 and I've added a ton of books to my reading list for the coming year. Thanks! I'm announcing the winner for my two giveaways below, but first I'll ahare the card I made for today.


As I mentioned in an earlier post, hubby and I celebrated out 20th anniversary just before Christmas. It's always a crazy time with the holidays so close, so I decided to make his card earlier in the year and save it.  But you know what? I still can't find the card! Ack. I remember putting it in a "safe" place so I wouldn't lose it, but after two weeks of searching, I'm admitting defeat. And wondering just how "safe" the card needed to be!  LOL

So I decided to make him a new card with some of the goodies I got on the shopping spree he took me on. The sentiment is from the Bloom Brighter set. Mark took a bunch of time off for Christmas and we were even able to have 4 entire days where the kids were in school and we could hang out together. It was so nice having uninterrupted moments of coffee and conversation, so this sentiment was the perfect choice for my card.


I love this Welcome Home line of papers and picked a few to coordinate and then stamped the sentiment on a stitched circle die cut and matted with a lacey circle die cut.  I added a scallop border die to one of the panels to repeat this pattern, then picked out some coordinating ephemera, a little toothpick flag, some twine and teeny rhinestones to finish things off.

Okay... now on with the winnner's announcement...

Giveaway #1: Box of papercrafting goodies


Giveaway #2:  $50 Gift certificate to Verve


Congrats Laurie and Rebecca! I've emailed both of you, but if you don't receive it for some reason, feel free to email me at contests@vervestamps.com.  Thanks!

Some of you had asked about my favorites for 2017, so here they are...

Books
I love to read, but haven't made it a priority the past few years. In 2017, my favorite book was Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb. It was the ending of a trilogy that was the continuing story of several other trilogies she had written and woven together in a seemlessly beautiful way. It was bittersweet and hopeful and I'm sad to see these characters I have loved since I first picked up one of her books 15 years ago end their journey. On Audible, I really enjoyed listenening to the Birthright series by Gabrielle Zevin. Think of a world where chocolate is outlawed and there's an underground mafia supplying chocolate to the world. It's YA and light, but still entertaining. And although I've never read anything else by Nora Roberts, Year One called out to me in December and I devoured it.  I love a good apocalyptic outbreak story and am looking forward to the next installment in the series.

Television
For TV, in 2017 we discovered Travelers and Helix on Netflix and binge watched both series. So excited that Season 2 of Travelers just arrived on Netflix. We watched several others, but those two were probably my favorite, since I'm a big fan of sci fi. In other genres, Victoria, The Missing Season 2 and Anne With an E were top on the list. (Note: started watching Anne with an E with my boys in the room, thinking it would be okay, but soon herded them out as it's a bit intense, especially with flashbacks to Anne's past.)

Movies
For movies, we saw a total of 2 in the theater. Guardians of the Galaxy and Wonder Woman, both of which were huge favorites of mine. My favorite rental was Logan... love me some Wolverine, and this movie exceeded my expectations.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enabler's List
Stamps: Bloom Brighter (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Welcome Home (Carta Bella), black, cream
Ink: archival black (Ranger)
Accessories: stitched circles stax (Cottage Cutz). lacey circles nestabilities (spellbinders), Welcome Home ephemera (Carta Bella), border die, teeny rhinestones, linen thread, toothpick flag
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Seasons Givings Blog Hop Year 6


Hi there! It's Seasons Givings Blog Hop time again and I'm so excited to be participating again this year. A big shout-out to Latisha Yoast, who does all the behind the scenes work to put on this annual blog hop. The entire blog hop is about giving back and thanking our awesome readers, and each and every stop on the hop is doing their own giveaway! How cool is that?

I'm just a few days shy of 11 years of blogging here at Poetic Artitstry and am so grateful for all the friends I have made here over the years. Sharing inspiration is something I love to do and I am so blessed by those of you who take the time to send your support in comments, emails, cards and orders. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've also been blessed with a husband who supports my creative endeavors and doesn't mind an entire room of the house devoted just to papercraft things lined up in rainbow order. So I have an overflowing treasure trove of goodness in my stamp room, and new stuff from Santa to put away! I'm offering up the following giveaways as a thanks to all of you for your support and friendship. Here's to a bright and shiny 2018!

 I enjoy a lot of different styles of crafting, but my heart always brings me back to shabby chic or mixed media creations when I'm creating just to create. My start at a card for this hop quickly turned into a little 5X7" canvas.  


Back before the holidays, I was shopping for Christmas papers and I saw this KaiserCraft Romance line of paper and ephemera and had to bring the last remaining single sheets they had home with me.  Fast forward to New Year's Eve and as I packed my Christmas papers away, I stumbled across these beautiful papers and just had to make something.

I love the quote on this ephemera piece, and since it seemed fitting for celebrating a new year that was my jumping off point. Next I cut a designer paper panel, distressed the edges and then added a couple layers of lace and some pearl flourish stickers.  At this point my card took a detour to a canvas because I remembered these awesome resin frames I picked up at Michaels a while ago.  I painted it with glitter paste and then while that was drying, layered some of the ephemera flowers how I wanted them then added it all to the frame.  

The canvasboard is treated with heavy gesso, then I used a Prima stencil to add texture with White Sands Crackle Paste.  Once things were dry, I added a seam binding bow, a wood flourish painted with texture paste and glimmer paste, and a few random flowers from my stash.

 Okay, there's my project in a nutshell, let's move on to the giveaways...

 To enter my giveaway, leave me a comment telling me the favorite book you read in 2017, or if you were too busy to read (no shame in that, I've got two little kiddos so most of the books I've read are about Pete the Cat!), tell me your favorite movie or TV show.
Giveaway 1 {winner must have a US shipping address}


Flat rate box of papercrafting goodies. Stamp sets, dies, paper pads, stencils, embossing folders. There's still room in the box, so I'm sure more will be added before shipment.
Giveaway 2 {US & International winners welcome}


My second giveaway is a $50 gift code to my shop, Verve Stamps. 


Comment deadline for the prize drawing is 8:00 pm Mountain on Monday, January 8.  Please check back on Jan. 9 to see if you are a winner.

Julee Tilman  {You are here}


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If you're new to Verve, we've got our year end clearance sale going on through January 3 with everything 35% off, plus save an additional 15% off your order with gift code GBUY17.


 Happy hopping and happy new year!  
Next up on the hop is Karen Baker.

Comment question: What book (or movie or TV show) did you most enjoy in 2017?
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