Verve Stamps and Ribbon Carousel Blog Hop

Today Verve Stamps and Diva's are delighted to be partnering with Ribbon Carousel and Crewmates for a Collaboration Blog Hop. We have some super sweet ideas to share with ribbons, stamps and dies. Grab a cup of coffee, tea or treat and give yourself some ME-time!

Here's a mixed media card showcasing that fabulous ribbon lace from Ribbon Carousel. It's gorgeous in person! I just had to use this ribbon as my inspiration and went from there with all the paper, Verve Stamps and A Cut Above Dies. Now as I'm writing this I think it looks like I pulled some inspiration from the Mojo Monday 270 sketch (which happens to be a contest week, yay!) to place all these goodies together. 

Design highlights: I used water to distress paper edges, a toothbrush to splatter paint and sponges to darken edges. Vintage buttons and thread accentuate some Verve flowers and that are paint and coffee stain distressed. A few pennants paint distressed and curled and small amount of liquid pearl dots finish all my accents on this card!

Now for a fun lovey style with a stapled ribbon banner. I've always wanted to do this but the ribbon hasn't been right until now!

Now, lets talk prizes!   

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for the Verve Divas and the Ribbon Carousel Crewmates to be eligible to win one of the 2 prizes up for grabs!  We'll select 2 random commenters from 2 randomly selected designer's blogs, so be sure to spread the love around!

The Verve Stamps prize is the ENTIRE November Release
and the Ribbon Carousel prize is a NEW Ribbon Carousel with your choice of knob color! 

Ready to Hop?!

Details: Merry and Bright Card
Stamps: Merry and Bright (Verve Stamps), Brighter Days (Verve Stamps), Making a Statement (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  City Sidewalk (Pink Paislee), Kraft (Wausau), textured tan scrap (Bazzill Basics)
Ink: Coral Cameo and Really Rust (Stampin' Up), Colonial White (CTMH)
Accessories: Loopy Blooms Die (A Cut Above, Verve), Pennant Trim Die (A Cut Above, Verve), Rounded Scalloped Frame Die (A Cut Above, Verve), Natural Cluny Ribbon with Woven ribbon Crochet Ribbon (Ribbon Carousel), instant coffee granules and water, acrylic paints, liquid pearls, vintage buttons and thread

Details: i Love u Card
Stamps: You and I (Verve Stamps), Making a Statement (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Love Me (My Mind's Eye), Pewter (Wausau)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento, Tsukineko), Pumice Stone (Ranger), Rose Red and Ruby Red (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: I Heart You Die (A Cut Above, Verve), Jotted Heart Die (A Cut Above, Verve), Two-tone shimmer Fuschia ribbon (Ribbon Carousel), Scalloped Edge Satin Ribbon (Ribbon Carousel)  (Mini Stapler (Tim Holtz), fiber, Mesh embossing folder (The Paper Studio)