Rain Puddles Design

  Featured Products:  Small Packages  (illustrated by Julee Tilman) , Cupcake Frame Die Set Happy Verve Release Day!! Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the  Verve  online store. You have just come from Laurie's blog along the hop list and if you are just finding our hop here on my blog you can find the full hop list later on in the post. I love the cupcakes in today's Small Packages Set . I colored a few of them for fun and decided they looked great displayed together and there's how my card came together. I colored cupcakes and flags with Copic markers, cutting out the cupcakes by hand and using the Cupcake Frame Die set for the flags. A few circles, a pass through with an embossing folder and sugar white bow to complete this simple and quick card! Thanks for stopping by this week and now it's time to hop on over to Christyne's blog ! Want to win some shiny new Verve?  We'll be picking a random c...

  Featured Products:  One Cup  (illustrated by Julee Tilman) ,  Cuppa Tea Die Set, Psalm 34:8 PJ Happy Friday Verve fans! Just one more day to release day! All week long the Divas will be spotlighting new stamps and dies and each day there's a chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve just for commenting on our posts! So tune in each day for a new spotlight and a fresh chance to win. Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the  Verve  online store on Saturday 8/30. You've been arriving here each day from Laurie's blog and today you are in the right spot again! If you started right here and want to get in on all the  inspiration  you can find the full hop list further down in this post. T oday's card is so me right now! One Cup Stamp Set is an amazing set with so many perfect sentiments. I am in love with this set. Really. :) I stamped background paper on Natural cardstock and then used my P...

There is a challenge, a cheat and a life changing art method in this post today. I don't know where to begin! Art method: I have been creating a giant taboo with my acrylic paints. I had NO IDEA I was tearing apart my projects in the process of laying down my paint. I'm mortified! I'm not sure the exact search I started on about acrylic, but when I came to " Worst Mistake Acrylic Painters Make " my search ended and I went out and bought some new supplies. I have mediums sitting next to my painting case and I'll never thin them wrongly again. Whew! I think they like me again. A Challenge.  I'm hosting the MIx-Ability challenge this next week! Check out the challenge below! MIX83: Naturally Elements A Cheat. Stampendous has these amazing collage stamps. They have new ones almost every release. It's incredibly easy to create mixed media style cards in minutes when you want some creativity in a short amount of time. My card uses Eif...

  Featured Products:  Framed Florals  (illustrated by Chaitali Narla) , Bluebells Die It's another nicely framed day for spotlighting new Verve! All week long the Divas will be spotlighting new stamps and dies and each day there's a chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve just for commenting on our posts! So tune in each day for a new spotlight and a fresh chance to win. Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the  Verve  online store on Saturday 8/30. Laurie  was your last hop if you have already been hopping along today, but not to worry you can start from the beginning of the hop at Julee's blog. The Framed Florals set today is the sweetest bluebells I've seen and they have a coordinating Bluebells die to add to the shopping card. My card today is using the bluebells stamp in a two-step stamping technique (the set comes with silhouette stamps for the blossoms) and then added a little bit of darker color with ...

Featured Products:   Coffee  (illustrated by Chaitali Narla) ,  Coffee Word Die, Cuppa Joe Die Set Oh how we love Anni-Verve-sary week! All week long the Divas will be spotlighting new stamps and dies and each day there's a chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve just for commenting on our posts! So tune in each day for a new spotlight and a fresh chance to win. Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the  Verve  online store on Saturday 8/30. Diva Laurie was your last stop on the hop and you are on the home stretch! Yep, this is me. Anything is possible as long as I smell my cup of coffee in the morning or afternoon... or in the late hours of the night. I decided to make a little chalkboard style card in a sweet little proper boutique style with pattern paper and all. This stamp set even comes with it's own little spoon! Swoon! It's time to hop on over to Christyne's blog ! Have a great day! Want to win so...

Featured Products:   Framed Lilies   (illustrated by Chaitali Narla) IT's DAY TWO, woo - hoo! We are back with more goodies to share.  You have just come from Laurie's blog if you're hopping along today, otherwise it's a smart choice to start at the beginning of the hop so you won't miss anything!  All week long the Divas will be spotlighting new stamps and dies and each day there's a chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve just for commenting on our posts! So tune in each day for a new spotlight and a fresh chance to win. Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the  Verve  online store on Saturday 8/30. Framed Lilies is a perfect set for quick card. I stamped the main frame image and a couple extra flowers on another piece of paper, colored and started adding layers. It was easy to pull together with so many great sentiment choices. More Verve from previous releases also appear on my card like Flag It Die Set and...

Today's Featured Products are  Cupcakes Stamp Set   (illustrated by Chaitali Narla) and  Verve Signature Sequin Mix IT'S Anni-VERVE-sary TIME! Verve is celebrating 7 wonderful years and delicious treats abound! The Divas will be spotlighting SIX days this week with new stamps and dies and each day there's a chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve just for commenting on our posts! Entire release will be available for purchase in the  Verve  online store on Saturday 8/30. A special welcome to our fabulous Guest Diva,  Monika Davis , who will be serving up some Verve eye candy right along with us this release! The hop goes from Laurie .... to my puddle (here).... on to Christyne , so you are in the right spot if you came from Laurie's blog. If you found the hop just now you can start at the beginning on Julee's blog. A fun, FUN, set today! Cupcakes is illustrated by Chaitali and has all the right things to say when it comes to the...

It's my turn to bring on a Viva sketch. Here is my take on the sketch, but head on over to the Viva La Verve blog for all the details and link up your creation! Details: Stamps:  Button Best (Verve Stamps) Paper:  Everyday (America Craft), Pink (Wausau), Dark Blue scrap Ink:  Jet Black Versafine (Tsukineko) Accessories:   Scalloped Trim Trio , Rounded Scallop Frame (A Cut Above Dies, Verve), Green/Cream Pastel Polka Ribbon Collection , Verve), pink rhinestones (Kaisercraft)