December Diva Inspirations Hop!

Welcome to Verve's December Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the Divas to serve up some fresh inspiration with their Verve stamps! Leave some comment love along the hop spots for a chance to win a prize, then grab some stamps and play along with our December inspiration challenge for another chance to win!

This month's challenge is entitled O Christmas Tree:

Ribbons and sparkle and merry galore! Create a card inspired by the decorations of the season!

I loved all the ribbon in the inspiration photo and knew I wanted an oversized bow for my card today. Rather than using a Christmas tree stamp, I used the little pine boughs from Ornamental Christmas. The label and sentiment are from the wonderful Unto Us stamp set and the label was cut with the Classy Label Die. I created a shaker background filled with gorgeous Shine Bright sequins.

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	6. Karen
	2. Amy	7. Sankari
	3. Anya	8. Sarah
	4. Betty	9. Sony
	5. Jen	10. Susan

Sequin Shaker Hello!

Hello! I'm popping in with a bright floral card today, for the new Catered Crop Recipe Swap, Shaker Box!

Here's a gorgeous mosaic Linda curated to inspire us all!

I used my fave shaker card supplies from i {heart} papers for my card. The stamps are Wplus9 Hand Lettered Hello and Spring Flowers - you can see all the in stock wplus9 goodies here. The paper is Hello Baby from Simple Stories and the ink is Memento Luxe. If you're inspired to make a sequin filled shaker, you'll find sequins here. 

Good news - after the big move i {heart} papers is OPEN again! yippee!

I hope you'll play along at Catered Crop this round!

Happy Birthday Kate!

Woohoo - it's Kate's birthday! Many of you know Kate from her fabulous store, i {heart} papers. Kate is THE fastest shipper around! Right now she's in the middle of a big move, Kate I hope you still find time for some cake!

To celebrate her, the design team is having a little blog hop to share our birthday cards and wishes. 

I've used lots of Wplus9 goodies on my card for Kate - the Spring Blooms stamp set and matching dies, the Hello Script word die and the Strictly Sentiments 1 set for the birthday sentiments. You'll find some Wplus9 dies in stock here. The sequins have a coating that didn't allow the true color to shine through in a photo - but it's a pretty look, right? The paper is the Metallic necessities pack from MME. Of course I've used my fave Memento Luxe inks.

Here's a peek inside the card...

Kate's MY boss, so this is super appropriate!

Be sure to hop along to each designer and leave these talented gals some love!

Lindsay

Lisa guest DT

Lori

Melissa guest DT

Sarah

Sheri

Tracy

Vera

And please stop by Kate's blog to wish her a happy birthday!

Reverse Confetti June Color Challenge!

Hello friends! It's the middle of the month, so it's time for a new Reverse Confetti color challenge!

Now, I may have misremembeed the aqua in the photo as blue....that'll teach me to watch Scandal on my tablet instead of having the challenge graphic open *grin* I know you'll be MUCH more in line with the challenge! 

I've used Freida for my card today, I just love this sassy gal!

Freida is fussy cut and popped up over a peek-a-boo sequin shaker background. I've used vellum to stamp the sentiment on a strip cut with the Tag Me Confetti Cuts, and I just LOVE giving her red glasses!

Her dress and scarf are pieced and the heart got a coat of wink of stella pen.

Color Challenge Details:

There will be a new Color Challenge posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 16th of each month.

The color link list will be open from the 16th until noon CST on the 29th. The color challenge graphic will be posted in the sidebar and you will be able to click on it to get to that month’s challenge post with the link list during this time.

Reverse Confetti stamps are required to win.  This is a way we get to thank our customers for using our stamps.  Anyone is welcome to play, though!

You may enter as many times as you wish.

There will be a winner each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of Color Challenge will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 30th of this month.

Stop by the Reverse Confetti blog to see all the amazing creations by the design team!

Stamps: Freida Fox (Reverse Confetti) Paper: Mint Julep (Basic Grey) Ink: Love Letter (Memento Luxe) Dies: Confetti Cuts: Tag Me (Reverse Confetti) Arrow (Paper Smooches) Other: May Arts Ribbon, Sequins, Vellum

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink and Pretty!

 photo source: 100layercake.com

We have a fabulous new sponsor, Pretty Pink Posh, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

I've used two Pretty Pink Posh goodies on my card - silver heart confetti and black chevron ribbon! I loved that the inspiration photo has silver AND gold - I usually stick to one metallic, but used both today!

This card is a sister card to the one I made for the Pretty Pink Posh Sequin Shaker hop over the weekend!

I used lots of goodies from my last i {heart} papers order - the new Spring Blooms stamp set from wplus9, the matching Spring Bloom dies, Memento Luxe ink in Angel Pink, Rhubarb Stalk, Pistachio and Northern Pine. The paper is the As You Wish collection by Fancy Pants and I've also used the Hand Lettered Hello die.

Pink & Pretty Designers

Leigh Penner, Guest Designer

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty and play along with us!

Sequin Shaker Blog Hop - Hello!

Hello friends! I'm so excited to share today's card - I've been looking forward to the Pretty Pink Posh Sequin Shaker Blog Hop all week - and I was so happy to get some time to make my card today!

I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to make as soon as I saw the new WPlus9 release, and I ordered some new goodies from i {heart} papers right away - I needed a very specific die! This is one of those cards that looks just like I'd imagined - love it when that happens (and it doesn't always happen!)

I started with the Grand Madison Arched Window die - and filled it up with PPP heart confetti! I got inky with the new Spring Blooms stamp set, using Memento Luxe ink in Real Red, Rhubarb Stalk, Pistachio, Espresso Truffle and Northern Pine. I used the matching Spring Bloom dies to make quick work of my floral arrangement.

I used an ombre paper from the As You Wish collection by Fancy Pants behind my window. The Hand Lettered Hello die was cut from silver glitter paper - oh I LOVE this die! The woodgrain background is also from the As You Wish 6x6 pad.

Here's a peek inside my card...

Word dies with matching stamp sets make this girl happy! I've used the Spring Blooms set again, with the Hand Lettered Hello stamp set. 

I was also inspired by the stamps collage from the Iron Craft challenge - build-a-florals and hand lettering are so hot right now! 

Thank you SO much for stopping by, I hope you enjoy all the fabulous shaker cards on the hop!