Our July challenge is Sensational Stripes It's time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop! There are two ways to win Verve prizes: comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings! You have the rest of the month to link up, so feel free to play as often as you like. Stripes go with everything! Make them nautical, or pair with florals for a graphic look. Use stripes however you're inspired! Use the inspiration graphic or head off in your own direction, just show us your stripes! Click here to link up your challenge entries Challenge deadline: Saturday, July 31. Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store! How dreamy are these soft beach colors? I adore this color combo and pretty much stole that stripe pattern too. I grabbed this week's Mojo Monday Sketch for more inspiration. I created the striped background using Borderline in Smoke, Fog, and Spring Rain inks and then layered the blossoms from Bloom & Grow over a circle die with a sentiment from Words of Wisdom. The heart background was also made using another stamp from Borderline. I can't get enough of that set, let me tell you! It's fantastic. That's it for me today. 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 8. Susan 2. Amy 9. Maureen 3. Betty 10. Marisa 4. Jen 11. Stacey 5. Karen 12. Laurie 6. Sankari 13. Amber 7. Sarah Thanks so much for stopping by! recipe - stamps: words of wisdom (verve), bloom & grow (verve), borderline (verve) paper: smooth white (mft), fog (sss), spring rain (pti) ink: black licorice (mft), smoke (sss), fog (sss), gumdrop green (mft), spring rain (pti), blueberry (mft) accessories: floral circles dies (verve), elegant leaves die (verve), stitched circle stax die-namics (mft), pierced rectangle stax die-namics (mft), foam tape
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Hi everyone! Happy Monday!! Here is a card I created using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch from yesterday, SSSC144! I LOVE when a sketch has an oval or circle element. I created this card using the UBER cool new Pure Innocence Snowboard Boy from My Favorite Things. I just LOVE how he is mid-jump on his snowboard! I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored him with Copic Markers and then cut out the panel with Oval Nestabilities. While the cardstock was still in the die, I traced around the inside with a Copic Multliner to create the frame, taking care that his snowboard was "out of the box". I added Glossy Accents to his snowboard to make it super shiny. All of the patterned paper is Endless & Fair Weather from Nest by Authentique. I LOVE the colors in this paper for a boy card. I added an orange bow (which takes away from the masculine look lol) and then added the sentiment, "Stay Cool" onto a panel which I cut with the Notched Tag Die-Namics. I stamped the frame around the panel with the Notched Tag stamp set. I added some wonky (on purpose) stitching and two silver brads layered with orange circles punched with a 1/4 Circle Punch. For the inside I added some more patterned paper, wonky stitching, and another fun sentiment from this set, "Have A Shreddin' Birthday". Here are the Die-Namics I've used on my card: Thanks SO much for stopping by!! Recipe: Stamps: Pure Innocence Snowboard Boy and Notched Tag from My Favorite Things Paper: Smokey Shadow (PTI), Choice Snow White (TE) and Endless & Fair Weather Nest (Authentique) Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Pumpkin Pie (SU!) Accessories: Copic Markers, Copic Multliner, Oval Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, Orange Ribbon, Bow Easy, Notched Tag Die-Namics, 1/4 Circle Punch, Silver Brads, Janome Sew Mini and Jody Boosters Jodi
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