Get Your Diva On

This month's Get Your Diva On contest in the Verve forum is hosted by my BFF, Teresa Kline, and she's got a nice broad challenge for us! It's called Celebrate The Season and we can be inspired by the Christmas tree in the inspiration photo...what goes on it, under it, etc. Make an ornament, make a gift, gift wrapping, gift card holder or a card to send at Christmas. SO many possiblities for this challenge! The big WOW factor is that Julee will pick someone's entry and they will win $100 in Verve! I knew right away I wanted to create a gift bag using PTI's new front and back die. This can be adhered to a plain white or kraft paper bag and is so fun to "dress up"! The poinsettia was die cut from Vintage Cream CS; edges sponged with Soft Suede ink then curled with the roller tip of a petal roller tool. The tree, flourish & holly leaves are new (to me) dies from Sizzix. All DP is from 7 Gypsies avignon paper pad. Thanks for stopping by....it's a cloudy day with rain in the forecast here in VA.

STAMPS: Bright Spirits (sentiment), Merry Wishes (sprig), Sweet Scallop Tag Plain Jane - all by Verve

Get Your Diva On

I was excited to see this month's Get Your Diva On challenge...another chance to win a guest spot as a Verve diva! Amy is this month's hostess and she has challenged us to use fabric. A great opportunity for me to break open my new package of Glubers - the large adhesive circles that were revealed at the last CHA show. Wow...do they ever make rolled fabric flowers easy to put together! I had leftover fabric from sewing a valence for the youth S.S. room at church...LOVE the turquoise, spring green and touch of chocolate in the print! Julee's leaf die was perfect to add some foliage! The background is a combination of embossing on turquoise CS and DP run through the Big Shot using the top note die. My last Verve order had baker's twine wrapped around the tissue - a great freebie that was put to use with the button topper! Hope you have a wonderful day!
Here's what I used...
STAMPS: Bloom & Grow (Verve), Faithful Phrases (Verve)
PAPER: Tempting Turquoise, Rainbow Sherbet (SU), White, Textured green from my scrap pile - sorry, but don't know the source.
INK: Certainly Celery, Versafine Onyx Black.
ACCESSORIES: Leaf die (Verve), Gluber, Fabric, Button, Baker's twine, Adhesive rhinestones, Tag die (Verve), Flower lace trim by Wright's, Top note die, EF

Top Note #2

This is my second top note card this evening...this time it's for the unique Get Your Diva On April recipe challenge which involves a recipe based on the first initial of your first name! You'll want to go to the Verve forum for all the details. Here is my recipe:
Embellishments - buttons, ribbon, rhinestones
Colors - Turquoise, Cream, Blue
Layers/Shape - 4 layers & any other shape (other than square, round or tall).

STAMPS: Sweet Treats (Verve)
PAPER: Springtime Vintage (SU), Vintage Cream (PTI)
INK: Blue Bayou
ACCESSORIES: Top note die (SU), Rhinestones, Vintage buttons (PTI), Foam dots, Oval & Label dies by Verve.

Get Your Diva On

Roxie has a wonderful simple layout for this week's Sketch Challenge on SCS! I also created this card for the Get Your Diva On Challenge - a monthly challenge in the Verve forum for a chance to win the next Verve release plus be a guest diva for a month. Tosh has challenged us to use all neutrals with a splash of color to represent the arrival of spring. The lined DP was spiral punched, distressed and sponged. The stem/leaf image is from SU's retired Terrific Tulips set - stamped in Certainly Celery. The sentiment is from Verve's Great Friend set. Sponging was all done using Basic Gray ink. I'm wondering what has happened to the sun...it's another gray day in VA, so maybe that's why I used gray for my neutral - lol!

Look Who's New

Yes, that's the sentiment on my card for the Get Your Diva On Challenge on the SCS Verve forum...BUT...it's also in reference to my good stamping buddy, Teresa Kline, who's a new dirty girl as of today! I can't believe I was just with her Sunday afternoon and she didn't leak even ONE BIT of a hint that she was dirty!! I'm so happy for her...it's a dream of hers to get that recognition and she deserves it! OK...let's get to my card. Charmaine posted a beautiful inspiration picture, so I went with the circular elements of the plate, napkin roll, etc. and the soft pinks to create this baby card. I just love sweet Emery the elephant and he's so easy to color with Copics! He's popped on a PTI mat stack die with coordinating stamp. The lower edge is a Tim Holtz edge die called Brackets. Check out the forum and join in the fun for a chance to be next month's guest Verve diva!
STAMPS: Plain Jane Emery (Verve), Mat Stack 3 Collection (PTI), Baby Button Bits (PTI) - sentiment
PAPER: Nana's Nursery (DCWV), Blushing Bride (SU), Neenah Solar White
INK: Blushing Bride, Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: PTI Mat Stack die, Buttons (SU), Blushing Bride ribbon (SU), Tim Holtz Brackets die, Sewing machine, Copic sketch markers (R81, R83, C1, C3)