Verve May 2014 Spotlight Hop ~ Day 2

Welcome to Day 2, of Verve's May 2014 Spotlight Hops!  If you have come here from Charmaine's blog you are right on track.  If you just happened up on the Hop, you can follow the list below to get caught up.  Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store Friday night, May 23rd.   

Today's featured sets are Wonderful Marvelous and the Jeremiah 17:7 Plain Jane. 

My first card uses the Jeremiah 17:7 Plain Jane.  Adore this verse!  Such a great sentiment to put on a Father's Day card, or to encourage someone by letting them know you can see them putting their trust, hope and confidence in the Lord.  I combined it with the anchor and wheel images from Strong Anchor and matching Nautical Die Set.

My second card showcases Wonderful Marvelous.  This is a wonderful set with sentiments for both Mother's and Father's Day.  Chose this fabulous sentiment from the set and embellished it by using the All Aflutter die and matching image from  Blue Skies.   Added a secondary sentiment using a trimmed off die from the Flag It die set.



Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products!  So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog for today's full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Wednesday, 5/21/14
Today's Prize: Wonderful Marvelous, Jeremiah 17:7 Plain Jane

1. Julee	7. Stacey
2. Charmaine	8. Maureen
3. Marisa	9. Jen
4. Janelle	10. Laurie S.
5. Teresa	11. Andrea
6. Chaitali	12. Christyne

Time to hop over to Janelle's blog to see her fabulous creation using today's showcased sets.  Then make sure you come back tomorrow for our Day 3 Hop.

Challenges: Simon Says

What's In It?

Jeremiah 17:7
Stamps:   Jeremiah 17:7 Plain Jane, Strong Anchor (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   Come Away With Me (My Mind's Eye), Kraft, Cream Linen
Ink: Black
Accessories:   Nautical Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Chicken Wire Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Brads, Twine, Dimensionals

Wonderful Marvelous
Stamps:   Wonderful Marvelous (Verve Stamps) 
Paper:   Kraft, Blush Blossom, Mellow Moss, Rose Romance, Real Red, Kraft (Stampin' Up)
Ink: Black, VersaMark
Accessories:   All Aflutter and Flag It Dies (A Cut Above by Verve), Scalloped Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Medium Scalloped Border Die (PTI), Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart), Heart Punch (Marvy), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Crimper (Fiskars), Buttons, Twine, Black and White Half Pearls, Bling, Dimensionals

Masculine Birthday a la Viva La Verve

This weeks Viva La Verve Sketch is brought to us by Sarah and it also has an inspiration photo. You can use just the sketch, just the photo or both, so lots of flexibility.

This time round I just focused on the sketch.  In reality I got going on my card and totally forgot about the inspiration picture - yah....was that kind of day...brain just didn't function at full speed LOL! 

Regardless, I am happy with the outcome.  Thought of a masculine card right away and the Say Cheese Simple Stories papers were perfect and I couldn't resist using the chicken wire embossing folder again - love that thing!  The sentiment is the Birthday To You Plain Jane and I used a teeny bit of the star Scalloped Trim Trio die at the top to balance things off.  This will no doubt end up being my son, hubby or brother's birthday card.

You don't have to complete all the sketches to entered to win the $100 Verve Stamps gift certificate, but the more sketches you enter the more chances you have of winning. 

In addition, Verve has a sale going on right now - you can check out all the details here.

Enjoy the sketch and have a fabulous weekend.


 
 
 
What's In It?
Stamps:   Birthday To You Plain Jane (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Say Cheese (Simple Stories), Kraft, Bashful Blue (Stampin' Up)   
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Starry Die, Scalloped Trim Trio Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Stitched Circles (Lil' Inker Designs), Chicken Wire Embossing Folder (Cuttblebug), Buttons, Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Diva Dare ~ February 2014

This month's Diva Dare is entitled "Perk Up" and the dare is to make a card or project to perk someone up, whether it’s with a warm beverage or just a heartfelt sentiment to brighten someone’s day.

As fate would have it, Julee has a "perk up" sentiment in the Better With You set so I just "had" to use it as it fit the challenge title to a tee.  The papers are from the All Spice paper pack by My Mind's Eye and I used the heart die from the Scalloped Trim Trio die set.  Love paper piecing this coffee cup, and as usual, doing so had me craving a latte - bad!!!   May have to remedy that today wink, wink.