…He Has Made Everything Beautiful

I’m celebrating God’s beautiful timing today, Verve fans!  I used the new “Ecclesiastes 3:11 PJ” to create this bright and bubbly card.  I used one of Jen del Muro’s SFYTT sketches from August as a starting point.  I used some patterned paper from DCWV’s Amber Autumn paper pad along with some Olive, Plum, and White Cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment in Plum Ink, then cut the focal panel out using Spellbinders’ Classic Circle Nesties.  The patterned papers were punched out using Circle Punches instead.  I added some Purple Rhinestones as an accent along with some Paper Piercing.  After adding some Ribbon, a Hat Pin, some Dry Embossing, and tons of Dimensionals the card was complete.

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you back here again tomorrow with another TGF Farm Fresh Friday Challenge!  Until then…

…Verve Day Beauty

I’m celebrating the beauty that every season has to offer (both in nature and in life) this Thursday, Verve fans!  I decided to use one of the new Verve Plain Janes along with the VSWMCD5 Sketch Challenge from the Verve Blog as the focus of today’s card.  This gorgeous sentiment is from the “Every Season” single, and I accented it with one of the flowers from the “Many Blessings” set as well.  I used some patterned paper from SU’s retired Fall Flowers Designer Series Paper pack along with some Kraft, Baja, and White Cardstock.  I collage stamped the sentiment on the large Baja background panel, then sponged the edges with a Sponge Dauber and Baja Ink.  I also distressed all four sides with my Distressing Tool.  I stamped the flower image in Black Ink, colored it with Copic Sketch Markers, then cut it out using Scissors.  The sentiment was stamped in Rich Cocoa Ink onto White Cardstock, then cut out using Spellbinders’ Classic Rectangle Dies.  I used the same sponge dauber from earlier to sponge around the inside edges of the sentiment panel while it was still inside the nesties die.  I added some Baja Striped Ribbon, Stitching, Paper Piercing, and tons of Dimensionals to complete the card.

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you back here again tomorrow with another TGF Farm Fresh Friday Challenge!  Until then…

…Verve Autumn 2010 Collection

Hi Verve fans!  Happy Saturday!  Did you have a blast this week with all of our release activities?  I sure did!  Our four new sets and plain janes are available in the store now!   And for a limited time you can buy the whole collection at a special price! Through October 28, purchase the Autumn 2010 Stamp Collection and save 15%. Hurry, because this offer is good only while supplies last!

That’s it for me today!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see my favorites from this week’s sketch challenge!  Until then…

…Bountiful Harvest

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It’s almost time for another release over at Verve Stamps, and I’m so excited to be bringing you a sneak peek of a couple of the new Plain Janes that will be featured for this fabulous fall season!  Once again Julee has astounded us with her clean and elegant images along with sentiments that are versatile and ingenious.  These sweet little pumpkins are from the “Bountiful Harvest” set.  There is also a precious turkey included this set, so you DO NOT want to pass it up!  I also used the VSWCMD4 sketch as a starting point.

Now it’s time to see what the other Divas have planned for you along the hop today in celebration of Release Day:

• ME!!!!
• Jen d.
• Charmaine
• Michelle
• Tosh
• Teresa
• Lynda
• Andrea
• Amy
• Laurie
• Susan
• Jackie
• Sankari
• Amber
• Julee
• Shannan

There’s been alot going on this week, so let’s recap.  Be sure to check out the Verve Stamps Store to take advantage of the sale that is going on!  The set “Frosty Flakes” is marked down 40% until October 28th!  There are also World Card Making Day-Release Week Challenges issued over at the Verve Blog last weekend!  If all goes well, ALL OF THE STAMP SETS will be available to purchase today at 2:00 pm EST at the Verve Stamps Store.

That’s it for today!  Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you back here Sunday with Mercy’s Magnificent Musings for this week.  Until then…

…Some Autumn Splendor

It’s almost time for the release of more fabulous Verve Stamps tomorrow night, and I’m so excited to be bringing you a sneak peek of another set that will be featured for this fabulous fall season!  Once again Julee has astounded us with her clean and elegant images along with sentiments that are versatile and ingenious.  This perfectly autumn set includes solid and outlined images of leaves along with several gorgeously scrolled sentiments.  “Autumn Splendor” will quickly become one of your favorites!

The other Divas have samples to share with you all along the way today as well, so let’s see what they’ve been busy creating!  Here’s the Blog Hop order:

• ME!!!!
• Charmaine
• Michelle
• Jen T.
• Tosh
• Teresa
• Lynda
• Amy
• Susan
• Andrea
• Jackie
• Sankari
• Amber
• Julee

There’s alot more going on this week, so let me take a second to fill you in!  Be sure to check out the Verve Stamps Store to take advantage of the sale that is going on!  The set “Frosty Flakes” is marked down 40% until October 28th!  There were also World Card Making Day-Release Week Challenges issued over at the Verve Blog this past weekend!  You will NOT want to miss the last of the release sneak peeks, so be sure to head back here tomorrow to see my next one…and the other Divas have some GORGEOUS samples up their sleeves as well.

That’s it for today!  Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Verve Fall Release Sneak Peek Blog Hop and another TGF Farm Fresh Friday Challenge.  Until then…

…Many Blessing and Happy Fall Blog Hop

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It’s almost time for another release over at Verve Stamps, and I’m so excited to be bringing you a sneak peek of a couple of the new sets that will be featured for this fabulous fall season!  Once again Julee has astounded us with her clean and elegant images along with sentiments that are versatile and ingenious.  Here’s a peek at the sets:

“Many Blessings” using the VSWCMD1 Sketch:

“Happy Fall” sentiment set

This is just the beginning of the sneak peeks for these two sets today…some of the other Divas are also sharing some Verve-y goodness on their blogs as well during our Fall Release Blog Hop!  Here’s the complete blog hop list:

• ME!!!!!!!!
• Jen T.
• Tosh
• Teresa
• Andrea (Guest Diva)
• Lynda
• Amy
• Laurie
• Jackie
• Sankari
• Shannan
• Amber
• Julee

There’s more going on this week as well, so let me take a second to fill you in on some of the excitement!  Be sure to check out the Verve Stamps Store to take advantage of the sale that is going on!  The set “Frosty Flakes” is marked down 40% until October 28th!  There were also World Card Making Day-Release Week Challenges (I used one of the sketches for my first card) issued over at the Verve Blog this past weekend!  You will NOT want to miss the rest of the release sneak peeks this week, so be sure to head back here tomorrow for the next Fall Release Blog Hop!

That’s it for today!  Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Verve Fall Release Sneak Peek and Blog Hop!  Until then…

…Let Us Not Become Weary

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It’s almost time for another release over at Verve Stamps, and I’m so excited to be bringing you a sneak peek of a couple of the new Plain Janes that will be featured for this fabulous fall season!  Once again Julee has astounded us with her clean and elegant images along with sentiments that are versatile and ingenious.  The little bird comes from one of the new releases called “Harvest Birds”, and the set contains two bird images (one solid, one outline) and a sentiment.  The verse, however, is from “Galatians 6:9” and is the perfect sentiment for fall cards.

I used the sketch from today’s Mojo Monday #159 which is a contest, so be sure to hop on over there to find out what goodies Julee has to offer!  I combined the image and sentiment with some patterned papers from DCWV’s Amber Autumn paper pad.  After adding some Stitching, Pearls, and Dimensionals the card was complete.

There’s alot going on this week, so let me take a second to fill you in on some of the Verve-y goodness!  LOL!  Be sure to check out the Verve Stamps Store to take advantage of the sale that is going on!  The set “Frosty Flakes” is marked down 40% until October 28th!  There were also World Card Making Day-Release Week Challenges issued over at the Verve Blog this past weekend!  You will NOT want to miss the rest of the release sneak peeks this week, so be sure to head back over here on Wednesday to see my next one…and the other Divas have some GORGEOUS samples up their sleeves as well.

That’s it for today!  Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge!  Until then…