VLV Dec2013 wk 4 - Dream Big and Twitterpated

Here is Viva La Sketch week 4 sketch designed by Amy Kolling and for me another chance to get another Birthday card done.

Here is my card:

Here I used some retired paper by SU called Twitterpated which I love and happy I still have lots of left over to create more cards and a chance to use more stamps and dies. Stamp set is from Verve called Dream Big and I used some foam mount in between to pop it up. Also used several MFT dies mainly from their blueprint collection 1 and 6. Sentiment is from the set: Poppy Birthday by Verve.

For more details on this challenge check out the Viva la Verve Master Challenge thread for all the details on this monthly challenge and a chance to win a Verve gift certificate plus have fun in the process. 

Supplies Used: 
Stamp Set: Dream Big (Verve), Poppy Birthday (Verve)
Paper: Twitterpated (SU),
Cardstock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red

Inks: Early Espresso, Real Red, Old Olive
Accessories:  Blueprint 1 and 6 dies (MFT), Rectangle Stax (MFT), Scalloped Flowers Die, Dreamy Leaves Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Flower button, Foam Mount 

VLVDec2013 wk2 - Special with a Heart

Last day to get my sketches in for Viva La Verve for the month of December. This one is designed by Teresa Kline for VLV week 2 and so cute with this gorgeous heart. Right away I knew what stamp set I wanted to use, which is called: Chevron Love.

Here is my card:

Lots of fun products here and my favorite colors, Cherry Cobbler, Black, and White along with this cute embossing folder by SU called: Pretty Print Textured Impressions. Started with my Circles using MFT Circle Stax along with using the paper Modern Medley by SU.

More fun products: Jotted Heart Die by Verve to help me cut out this cute heart and for the bow, I used MFT Beautiful Bows Die. Added some polka dots using liquid pearl. For the sentiment, I used the set: Take Note by Verve and used the First Place Ribbon die from MFT to cut it out. For the red pearls, I used basic pearls and colored them with my spectrum noir markers to match up the color. 

For more details on this challenge check out the Viva la Verve Master Challenge thread for all the details on this monthly challenge and a chance to win a Verve gift certificate plus have fun in the process. 

For those that may not know by now, Verve stamps is having a terrific year end sale as well as My Favorite Thing (MFT), both ending December 31, 2013. Worth checking both site out if you love stamps and dies.

Supplies Used: 
Stamp Set: Chevron Love (Verve), Take Note (Verve)
Paper: Modern Medley (SU), 
Cardstock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Black
Inks: Spectrum Noir Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black 
Accessories:  Circle Stax (MFT), First Place Ribbon Die (MFT), Beautiful Bows Die (MFT), Jotted Heart Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Polka Dots Basic Ribbon (Verve), Basic Pearl, Foam Mount, Liquid Pearl, Pretty Textured Impressions EF

VLVDec2013 wk1 and Diva Dare using Holiday Treats

Here is my take on the VLVDec2013 week1 sketch designed by Amber Hight and using some new stamp sets by Verve which I love. This one is called Holiday Treats and it's on sale today so even better time to get one. In addition, another chance to play in the Dec Diva Dare challenge of creating a card using a favorite Verve stamp set.

Here is my card:

Love this retired paper Elegant Soiree by SU and thought it would be perfect for this "Thank you" card. Also, used some of my favorite ink color as well by SU: Soft Suede for the sentiment, Chocolate Chip for the card stock, and Early Espresso for the coffee mugs.

Colored in the coffee mugs using my Spectrum Noir markers, CT2 and IB1 and added some crystal effects and some dazzling details for the very top of it. Last but not least I used Verve seam binding ribbon from the Signature Ribbon collection and added a nice big pearl to finish it off. Almost forgot, the arrow image comes from the stamp set: Brighter Days.

For more details on this challenge check out the Viva la Verve Master Challenge thread for all the details on this monthly challenge and a chance to win a Verve gift certificate plus have fun in the process. Click here to go directly to the Dec Diva Dare challenge.

Supplies Used: 
Stamp Set: Holiday Treats (Verve), Brighter Days
Paper: Elegant Soiree (SU), 
Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Inks: Spectrum Noir Markers, Soft Suede, Early Espresso 
Accessories:  Arrow Die (A Cut Above by Verve),Signature Ribbon (Seam Binding), Pearl, Foam Mount, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Details

VLVDEC2013 wk3 and Diva Dare - Peace on Earth

Happy Holidays to all!! I was so happy to have some time again to create more cards and working on the Viva La Verve challenge sketches. This one is for VLV Dec Week 3 sketch designed by Charmaine Ikach which I found perfect for creating another Christmas card I needed. In addition, another opportunity to join the Merry Monday #88 challenge of using an animal which was extended to Jan 2014 and the Dec Diva Dare challenge of using a favorite Verve stamp set.

Here is my card: 

As I said in my previous post, I love my Verve stamp sets and have many favorite. Here is another one called Peace on Earth and love these little reindeers that have a matching die from the set: Unto Us. I only wish I had more time to make more Christmas cards. Another favorite are the seam binding ribbons from Verve, here I used the Signature Ribbon collection.

Here I used some Silver Foil Sheets along with paper from the Winter Frost Specialty by SU and hard to tell in the photo, but used the Snowflake embossing folder to create snow at the bottom for the reindeers to stand on. Also used my spectrum noir markers to color in the "Holy" section and added some crystal effects on it.

Don't forget, to check out the December Diva Dare 2013, VLVDec2013 week 3, and the Merry Monday challenge and have fun.  

Supplies Used: 
Stamp Set: Peace on Earth (Verve), Unto Us (Verve)
Paper: Winter Frost Speciality (SU), Silver Foil Sheets (SU)
Cardstock: Whisper White  
Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Spectrum Noir Markers, Chocolate Chip 
Accessories:  Reindeer Fun Die (A Cut Above by Verve),Signature Ribbon (Seam Binding), Pearl, Snowflake EF, Foam Mount,

Diva Dare with MOJO324 & Merry Monday#88 - Santa's Helper

Trying to get back into the swing of what I love most...creating cards and let me tell you it felt good to make one after being sick for several weeks and working on a long project for work. It's addition, it's a great stress relief which is what I tell my daughters all the time.

Here is my card:

First time combining one card in 3 challenges.....started off with a MOJO Monday sketch#324 along with joining Merry Monday#88, a Christmas challenge for all year long. What a great way to have all your Christmas cards done and wished I saw this earlier in the year.

 Last but not least, joining December Diva Dare 2013. The challenge this month is to post your favorite Verve Stamps 2013 creation or make a new card using your favorite Verve stamp set.

As you can tell by my previous posts, I love using Verve stamps and have lots of favorites which is hard to narrow down, so I decided to create a new card using some of my favorite stamp sets and dies to join the challenge.

Love this little reindeer from Santa's Helper along with the new sentiments/fonts from the stamp set: Chevron Love and snowflakes from Holiday Treats. Also, used some of my favorite verve dies, Pennant Trim, Charming Oval Die, along with Winter Fun Die.

Supplies Used: 
Stamp Set: Santa's Helper, Chevron Love (Verve), Holiday Treats (Verve)
Paper: Snow Festival (retired - SU), Silver Glitter Paper
Cardstock: White, Baja Breeze (SU), 
Inks: Early Espresso, Spectrum Noir Markers
Accessories:  Rectangle STAX (MFT), Pennant Trim, Charming Oval, Winter Fun Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Basic Rhinestone, Foam Mount.
   

VLV Nov Week 4 - Poppy Birthday

Another fun sketch, this one is VLV Nov Week 4 designed by Teresa Kline and for me, it's another Happy Birthday card to my collection. Here is my take on it....

So happy to have a chance to play with another stamp set, this one is called: Poppy Birthday by Verve plus use one of my favorite DSP paper sets: Modern Medley (SU).

Love this Occasion Frame Die which is in Cherry Cobbler and matching stamp image comes from the On Occasion stamp set. For the poppy, I used Real Red and Tuxedo Black ink and added some liquid pearl in the center. The leaves were stamped in Wild Wasabi and used the matching marker to color in the white areas.

For more details on this challenge check out the Viva la Verve Master Challenge thread for all the details on this monthly challenge and a chance to win a Verve gift certificate plus have fun in the process. 

 

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Poppy Birthday (Verve), On Occasion (Verve)

Paper: Modern Medley (SU)

Cardstock: Whisper White, Black, Cherry Cobbler (all SU)

Inks: Memento black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi (SU)

Accessories:  Fishtail Flags (MFT), Occasion Frame Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Foam Mount, Liquid Pearl (white opal), Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon, Basic Pearls

VLV Nov Week 3 - Robot Birthday Wishes

Here is another card I made to add to my little birthday boy card collection using VLV Nov week 3 sketch designed by Anya Schrier. This was so much fun coloring and adding the little metal mix sequins.

Here is my card:

Again using up some paper in my stash and loving all of the gears and colors. For this card, I used the same stamp set: Birthday Bots and added some extra gears using the Geared Up stamp set by Verve along with circle punches to cut them out and pop them up using foam mount.

 

Here I colored them with my spectrum noir markers using the same colors as in my previous card and added some hemp cord twine, button, and liquid pearl (white opal) along with basic rhinestones to finish it off.

 

For more details on this challenge check out the Viva la Verve Master Challenge thread for all the details on this monthly challenge and a chance to win a Verve gift certificate plus have fun in the process. 

 

 

Birthday Bots Geared Up Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black Metal Mix Sequins Basic Rhinestones

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Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Birthday Bots (Verve), Geared Up (Verve)

Paper: (ctmh-retired)

Cardstock: White, Cranberry (ctmh), Twilight (ctmh), Topiary (ctmh), Grey

Inks: Memento black, Spectrum Noir markers

Accessories:  Spellbinders Ovals (SM and LRG), Foam Mount, Metal Mix Sequins, Dots Embossing Folder, Hemp Cord, Button, Liquid Pearl (white opal)

VLV Nov Week2 - Birthday Bots

I love banners, circles, and shapes, so it was a great opportunity to play with the sketch based on the VLV Nov week 2 designed by Christyne Kane and also play with  Shape Up November Diva Dare.  This month's dare is to feature a common shape on your card (think hexagons, chevrons, arrows, triangles, hearts, stars, etc.) 

Here is my card below:

When I saw this paper with gears, I thought it would be perfect with a new stamp set I got called Birthday Bots by Verve, plus it helps to add more birthday boy cards to my collection. Fun to add some metal mix sequins. Common shapes are circles and banners. Used my spectrum noir markers to color the image using (BT2, BT4, BT9, IG1, IG3, CT2, CT4, CR7, DR3, DR6)

 

For more details on this challenge check out the Viva la Verve Master Challenge thread for all the details on this monthly challenge and a chance to win a Verve gift certificate plus have fun in the process. To check out the Diva Dare challenge for the month, click here.

 

 

Birthday Bots Die-namics Fishtail Flags Pennant Trim Die Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black Metal Mix Sequins

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Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Birthday Bots (Verve)

Paper: (ctmh-retired)

Cardstock: White, Cranberry (ctmh), Twilight (ctmh), Topiary (ctmh), Grey

Inks: Memento black, Spectrum Noir markers

Accessories:  Fishtail Flags (MFT), Pennant Trim Die (A Cut Above by Verve), Foam Mount, Metal Mix Sequins, Embossing Folder with numbers.

VLV Nov Week1 - Happy Holidays

I love banners and it was a great opportunity to play with some for the VLV Nov week 1 sketch designed by Teresa Kline and get another Christmas card done. Also, play with new stamps and dies again.

 

Here is my card:

Love the color blue along with snowflakes for Christmas and so happy I have left over paper from the collection Wonderland (ctmh) which I combined with Chocolate cardstock. I combined two stamp sets from Verve to complete this card. For the snowflakes and sentiment, I used Holiday Treats and for the reindeer, I used Unto Us along with the Reindeer Fun Die to cut it out. 

For the snowflakes, I used white embossing powder, Crystal Blue cardstock, and Frosty Snowflakes die (Verve) plus some foam mount to pop them up. 

For more details on this challenge check out the Viva la Verve Master Challenge thread for all the details on this monthly challenge and a chance to win a Verve gift certificate plus have fun in the process. 

 

Supplies used on today's card:

 

Holiday Treats Unto Us Reindeer Fun Die Frosty Snowflakes Die Die-namics Fishtail Flags Whisper White Card Stock

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Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Holiday Treats (Verve), Unto Us (Verve)

Paper: Wonderland (ctmh-retired)

Cardstock: Whisper White (SU), Chocolate (ctmh), Crystal Blue (ctmh)

Inks: Chocolate (ctmh)

Accessories:  Fishtail Flags (MFT), Frosty Snowflakes, Reindeer Fun Die (A Cut Above by Verve), White Embossing Powder, Foam Mount, clear sparkles.

MOJO318 - Happy Birthday with Love

Just a quick post ...I purchased some new stamp sets and dies and wanted to use them so the Mojo Monday 318 sketch was perfect for using some fun new stamps, dies, tags, glitter, paper.

Here is my card:

Pulled out some old retired ctmh paper called: Sweetheart which I love the colors and played around with some Martha Stewart glitter along with a new stamp set released by Verve, this one is called: Chevron Love that has these cute hearts.

After I created the layered hearts, I went looking for a matching cardstock to match the blue glitter and found that Island Indigo from SU matched perfectly, so I used that as a mat behind the tag.

If you haven't stopped over at the MOJO Monday yet, click here and have some fun. Here are the rest of the supplies used to create this card.

Supplies used on today's card:

Chevron Love Wavy Hearts Die Heart Quartet Die *Martha Stewart TINSEL GLITTER SET 12 Colors Island Indigo Card Stock Black Card Stock Sweet Scallop Sweet Scallop Tag (stamp) Distress Ink Pad, Black Soot

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Chevron Love (Verve), Sweet Scallop Tag (Verve)
Paper: Sweetheart (ctmh),
Cardstock: White, Island Indigo (SU), Black (ctmh)
Inks: Memento Black
Accessories:  Fishtail Flags (MFT), Wavy Hearts Die, Heart Quartet Die, Sweet Scallop Tag (A Cut Above by Verve), Essential Glitter Set (Martha Stewart), Metallic Dots (Jo-Ann), hemp cord.