Verve August Release Spotlight Hop - Day 1

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary August Release Spotlight Hop Day 1!

I was thrilled to be asked by Julee to be a Guest Diva for this new release! It's just 

around the corner and for the next couple of  days we'll be shining our creative spotlights

 on the new Verve sets and dies releasing this Friday, August 26. Today we're sharing

inspiration featuring the new Scripture Medley 4 compilation set. 

Check out the Verve Blog today for more on this set!

If you hopped over here from Marisa's blog, then your in the right place!

For my card using the new Scripture Medley 4 stamp set I chose to use the 

Jeremiah 17:7 verse. I had been thinking that it had been awhile since I made a

good guy card so this verse was perfect! I used some of my favorite

paper and enamel dots from the Echo Park Jack and Jill collection. I stamped

the verse in CTMH Slate ink then popped it up with some 3D Foam Squares.

I added some banners for a bit of extra color, then cut out one of the

crosses from the Cross Die Set. Then I finished up with some enamel dots!

Next up on the hop is the fabulous Betty! If you just stumbled upon this hop, you
can check out the master list at the bottom of my post and start from the beginning!

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 today for the full hop list, a little more about our 

new products and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee	7. Charmaine
2. Stacey	8. Laurie
3. Maureen	9. Teresa
4. Marisa	10. Christyne
5. Hillary (Guest)	11. Autumn (Guest)
6. Betty

I will also be sharing my card over at Word Art Wednesday!

Viva la Verve May week 1

Good morning crafty friends! I hope everyone had a great long weekend! 

I hope everyone got a chance to spend time with family and friends! Of course let us not 

forget why we have the long weekend. We might not have to freedoms to 

spend time with family and friends if it weren't for those who have fought and died for 

our freedoms. I was able to do some more crafting over the weekend and made

 a card following the week 1 sketch from Viva la Verve.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy Girl and New Addition Girl

Stamps: Verve - To the Moon

Ink: CTMH - Chocolate

Misc: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy enamel dots, CTMH - white shimmer trim

Try Stampin on Tuesday #242

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans!

New sketch created by me:

Optional Twist: Boo or Eek!!

Remember, you can follow the sketch, or the twist, or both!

Here is my take following both:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park - Arsenic and Lace

Stamps: Verve - Boo to You

Ink: CTMH - black and Ranger - black archival

Misc: Recollections - paper doily and Paper Studio - enamel dots

Mojo Monday #414

Good morning crafty friends! I hope y'all had a great week and are going to 

have an even better weekend! It's Thursday, we are so close!

Before I head off to work this morning I want to share a card I made the other

day following the current sketch at Mojo Monday. I am also entering this 

card into the current challenges at Can You Case It and Wordart Wednesday.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy: Dots and Stripes

Stamps: Verve - 2 Cor. 12:9 Plain Jane

Dies: MFT - Gerbera Daisy die

Misc: Echo Park - Enamel dots

       

Sweet Sunday Sketch #285

Good morning crafty friends! I hope y'all are having a great week so far!

We finally have some cool weather coming in this weekend! We are so ready

for the fall weather! My favorite season! Before I head out to work this

morning I want to share a card I made the other day following the current sketch

from Sweet Sunday Sketch. I am also entering this card into the color challenge
over at Can You Case It and Wordart Wednesday's 200th challenge celebration.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy: Dots and Stripes

Stamps: Verve - Psalm 19:14 Plain Jane

Dies: MFT - Gerbera Daisy die

Misc: Echo Park - Enamel dots

        

Simply Create Too #92

Good morning Simply Create Too fans and happy Friday! Hope everyone has

some plans to get a little crafty this weekend! If you do, don't forget to 

join us at SCT for another fun Anything Goes challenge!

Here is my card for challenge #92: Anything Goes

For this card I followed August week 1 sketch from Viva la Verve. I am also

entering this card into the current Verve Inspiration Challenge and the current 

challenge over at Wordart Wednesday and the current challenge at As You See It.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park - Times and Seasons

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday

Ink: Ranger - Black Archival

Dies: Verve - Build a Poppy

  

Viva la Verve July week 3

Good Monday afternoon crafty friends! I don't know about y'all but I had a 

busy weekend! Had weddings to go to Friday and Saturday as well as friends to

hangout with Sunday afternoon after church! I am so happy was able to take today

off of work to get the cleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping finished! I did

it all in such good timing that I rewarded myself with sitting down to make

a card since I haven't had the chance since Wednesday. For this card I followed

the July week 3 sketch from Viva la Verve. I am also entering this card

into the current challenges from Verve Inspiration and Wordart Wednesday.

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Echo Park - Jack and Jill

Stamps: Verve - New Mercies

Ink: CTMH  - outdoor denim

Dies: Verve - Cross Set

Misc: Echo Park enamel dots

   

Simply Create Too #90

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans and happy Friday! I hope everyone has some
plans to get crafty this weekend! We have another great challenge up for y'all!
 This challenge will be live for the next 2 weeks so make a project and come join us!

New Challenge:

For a Precious Child

Enabler's List:

Size: 5.25 x 5.25

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy: Boy

Stamps: MFT - Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH - glacier, pear, and chocolate

Dies: MFT - Beautiful Baby

Misc: CTMH - topiary stripped ribbon and Recollections enamel dots

Mojo Monday #406

Good morning crafty friends! I hope y'all are having a great week!

After getting to see my baby nephew last night I was on a little baby high

so I put together a card that I want to share that I made following

the current sketch from Mojo Monday. I am also entering this card into

the current Verve Inspiration Challenge of "Sensational Stripes."

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy Boy: New Addition

Stamps: Verve - Emery plain jane and MFT - Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH - chocolate and glacier

Dies: Verve - starry die

Misc: Echo Park enamel dots

   

Try Stampin on Tuesday #226

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! I hope y'all are having a great

week so far! I got to be one of the first to see my new nephew 

yesterday! We was 19.5in long and 8lbs. His name is Jesse Michael. They 

picked the name Jesse after David's father in the Bible. Jesse means

"God's gift" which is so perfect for him as my S and BIL have had some hard

times trying to have the two precious children they now have.

Here is a pic of Jesse with his big sister Violet (she is 2.5 yrs old)

She loves him so much already! It's so adorable!

Well on to this week's new challenge. It is a sketch and a twist:

Twist: Use brads

You can use the sketch, the twist, or both!

Here is my card using the sketch:

Enabler's list:

Paper: Echo Park - Fine and Dandy

Stamps: Verve - Joyful Blooms and CTMH - Card Chatter Birthday

Ink: CTMH - pacifica and slate

Dies: Verve - Joyful Blooms

Misc: CTMH - topiary striped ribbon

Try Stampin on Tuesday #225

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are having a

great week so far! We are a bit short handed at work this week so today will

probably be as long as yesterday... lol it's all good though because

I have a four day weekend headed my way! Whoop! We have another great

sketch and twist challenge for y'all. You can enter anytime during

the next two weeks.

The twist is BABY. You can use the sketch, the twist, or both!

Here is my take using both:

Enabler's List:

Size: 4.25 x 6

Paper: Echo Park - Bundle of Joy: Girl

Stamps: Verve - Petals and Wings

Ink: CTMH - chocolate

Dies: Verve - Petals and Wings

Misc: Verve - pastel sequins

Monday Lunchtime Sketch #365

Good morning crafty friends and happy Friday! Hope all y'all had a great week

and have a fun weekend planned! We were going to visit family tomorrow,

but my aunt and cousin have taken my g-parents to visit family in Kentucky so

we will see them next week on there way back. Sunday after church

we are going to go to the zoo with the bro and sis in law and our little niece.

A new baby giraffe was born earlier this week and we can't wait to see him!

I wanted to share a card before I head off to work. I followed the current

sketch from Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge (Technostamper).

I am also entering this card into the current Word Art Wednesday challenge.

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park - Creative Agenda

Stamps: Verve - Poppy Birthday and Verve - Praying for You Plain Jane

Ink: CTMH - Juniper and Outdoor Denim

Dies: Verve - Build a Poppy

Misc: Echo Park enamel dots and CTMH liquid glass (used on center of poppy)

Party Time Tuesday's #194

Good morning crafty friends! I am so excited to announce that I am on the 

Design Team over at Party Time Tuesday's! What a great challenge site

and great design team! Hope y'all will come and join in on the fun! 

Current Challenge:

Anything Goes!

Current Sponsor:

Spectrum Noir

Here is my creation for a new baby:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park Bundle of Joy - Girl

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bots

Ink: CTMH Chocolate and Stazon Timber

Misc: Spectrum Noir Primaries colored pencils,

CTMH white enamel stars

Simply Create Too #76

Good morning Simply Create Too fans! Hope y'all had a wonderful

Christmas and New Years with family and friends! We are

starting out the new year with an appropriate challenge:

Let's Celebrate!

You have two weeks to enter a celebration themed creation!

Here is my take, I did a card for a new baby:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park Bundle of Joy - Boy

Stamps: MFT Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH chocolate

Misc: MFT Beautiful Baby die set

I used the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for this card

Sketch N Stash #153

Good morning crafty friends! Hope the start to y'alls week is going well!

I had some time on Sunday night to sit down and make a card

before bed so I followed the current sketch from Sketch and Stash.

I used one of my newest and favorite paper packs for this card.

Enabler's List:

Paper: EP Bundle of Joy - Boy with CTMH pear, juniper and chocolate cs

Stamps: MFT Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH pear, juniper and chocolate

Misc: MFT Beautiful Baby die and Verve Starry die

Viva la Verve November week 2

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great week!

I can't believe we are already in the first week of December! Wow where 

does the time go! I would love to start my Christmas shopping

this week... If only family would give me their lists. lol

I have received 2 of 9 lists. They two I've gotten were from my 

sisters surprisingly... They are usually the last!

Well I wanted to share a card I made using the Viva la Verve

November week 2 sketch. I have kinda posted them out

of order this week, I actually started this one before the week

3 sketch but them realized I was out of paper dollies

so I had to wait until I could get to Micheal's to get some more!

Enabler's List:

Paper: EP Bundle of Joy: Girl, CTMH Juniper and Kraft cs

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bots

Ink: CTMH Chocolate and Stazon Timber

Misc: Spectrum Noir colored pencils, CTMH Enamel Stars,

and Recollections paper doily 

Viva la Verve November week 3

Hello crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great weekend

and hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving! We did!

Even if it did include taking my little cousin to the ER for

a bad stomach bug... He's feeling much better now!

I made a few cards today and wanted to share right quick.

I used the Viva la Verve November week 3 sketch. I am also entering this

 card into the current Verve Diva Dare called Vellum Visions.

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Juniper and White daisy cs, Paper Studio Vellum,

and EP Bundle of Joy: Boy

Stamps: Verve Birthday Bots

Ink: CTMH Chocolate and Stazon Timber

Misc: Spectrum Noir colored pencils, Verve Metal Mix sequins

Try Stampin on Tuesday #195

Good morning Try Stampin on Tuesday fans!

Hope y'all are having a great week so far!

Here is this week's new sketch due on the 2nd.

Optional theme: Snow is Coming

Here is my take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: EP Bundle of Joy - Boy, CTMH card stock in

White Daisy, Chocolate, Juniper, and Pear

Try Stampin on Tuesday #193

Good morning Try Stampin' on Tuesday friends!

Hope y'all are having a great week so far!  It's starting

to get cooler outside here in Oklahoma! Are y'all ready for a new sketch? 

This one will be due on Tuesday the 18th.

Optional theme: Respect

Here is my take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: EP Bundle of Joy - Girl, CTMH cardstock

in White Daisy, Whisper, and Juniper

Stamps: MFT Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH ink in Chocolate, Whisper, and Blush

Simply Create Too challenge #71

Good morning crafty friends! I have a happy announcement 

to make! I am now on the design team for

Simply Create Too! I am so honored and excited to be on

this team with so many fabulous designers! I hope

y'all will come join us! Each challenge is posted on a Friday

and lasts for two weeks so plenty of time to get your

lovely cards in! The new challenge that
 is open until Thursday evening October 9th is:

Challenge #71 Special Occasion

For my card I chose a new baby as the special occasion:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Echo Park Bundle of Joy (boy) and CTMH cardstock

in Chocolate, Pear, and White Daisy

Stamps: MFT Beautiful Baby

Ink: CTMH Exclusive ink in Chocolate and Pear

Misc: MFT Beautiful baby die set, Verve Starry Die set

I also want to enter this card in these challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - #340 Dies and Punches

{PIN}spirational Challenges - Inspiration Photo (see below)