Verve Stamps Spotlight Hop Day 2

We're back with Day 2 of Spotlights and the Divas are shining our spotlight on the Geared Up set and Award Banner Die. 

To keep it easy on us all we've kept almost the same line up for the hop and as yesterday you came from Marisa's blog with her sneak peek. If you want to get through all the hop from the beginning just head on over to Julee's blog, that's where it all starts up every day.

If you've seen the other Diva samples you KNOW that this is one terrifically cute set and I was all geared up to create a sweet little birthday card, but you know how the winds of creativity can change and *poof* I created an "old man" card. LOL So, can you just see that sweet robot colored super shiny for your son's single-digit birthday card and then as he gets older you could rot out the color for an old rusty robot. Ha, ha. That would be a set of cards to keep and scrapbook!

Anyway, it was really easy to start since I had the Mojo 312 sketch in front of me and those gears from Geared Up were really asking for a shiny background so I just started stamping them around on Night of Navy cardstock (that cardstock never looks navy to me, but it's not Not Quite Navy) with watermark ink and then I used some Aged Teal embossing enamel to create some less used gears and when using the chunky aged enamel it can run away from the heat gun. Just zap it real close and it will create a fun splattered look. The "turning 40" is also from the Geared Up set and layered using the Flag It Die set with some fussy cut embossed gears clustered together. An extra strip of teal cardstock was textured with an embossing folder to pull it all together.

Your next stop is with Laurie! See you tomorrow and remember you have a chance at winning today's spotlight if you comment along the hop!

1. Julee 8. Laurie W. 2. Teresa 9. Christyne 3. Charmaine 10. Maureen 4. Stacey {Guest} 11. Marisa 5. Andrea 12. Janelle you are here! 6. Jen 13. Laurie S. 7. Amber

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Details:
Stamps: Geared Up (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Kraft and Teal (Wausau), Summer Sun and Night of Navy (Stampin' Up)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento, Tsukineko), Versamark Watermark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Flag It Die Set (A Cut Above, Verve), Baby's Breath embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Aged Teal and Aged Bronze Embossing Enamels (Stampendous)

Mojo Monday Fun on A Friday

Happy Friday! I'm popping in with a quick card that I made this week.  School in session and I'm coming along with therapy after surgery so I grabbed the Mojo Sketch from this week and waited for sometime to stamp and stack a card.

I needed a wedding card which this one didn't turn out to be, but it is a great bright and fun card.

Okay, so my card isn't a square and somehow I rotated just the strip (ribbon), but the card really did start with this week's Mojo sketch (click it to get to the colorful gallery and link up your take on the sketch)!

There is only a little bit of time left before the enormous sale at Verve will be over. You can shop over Labor Day weekend and be ready to stamp when school is back in session!

And you'll be seeing another post soon with the wedding card, but I need to keep it off the blog until it gets delivered. :) So maybe some cards with mice will do? See you soon!

Details:
Stamps: Surely Goodness (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Sunny Side (Pebbles), Only Orange (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Blue Bayou (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Deep Sea Ribbon (Stormy Skies Ribbon Collection, Verve), Aquamarine rhinestones (Basics, KaiserCraft), Standard oval die (Spellbinders)

Mojo Monday hits it's 300!

Happy Monday everyone! I wanted to bring you a project today, but I've been in the worst of a back and hip issue the last few days and not really in any comfortable spot for long. I hope to have something for you later this week.

So I'm going to share the links to Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. It's a celebration for the 300th sketch. That's a lot of great sketches if you ask me. :)

Here's just a bit of the fun and excitement that you will find on the OFFICIAL POST.

And a great big Mojo Monday thank you to these fabulous companies that are helping us celebrate...

Verve Stamps (2) - $50 gift vouchers (4) - $25 gift vouchers My Favorite Things $50 gift voucher The Cat's Pajamas (2) - $25 gift vouchers Waltzingmouse Stamps 1 large + 2 small sets of choice Emma's Paperie $50 gift voucher Pink Paislee Luxe Silver & Gold Freckled Fawn $40 gift voucher Pazzles Inspiration Toolkit Clearly Besotted Stamps 2 stamp sets of choice Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps stamp set of choice (up to $26) Lil' Inker Designs (1) $10 gift voucher (1) Stitched Scallop Border Die + Bow Die-Mini Flourishes $25 gift voucher Lawn Fawn $25 gift voucher Paper Smooches $25 gift voucher Stamping Bella $25 gift voucher Taylored Expressions $25 Gift Voucher Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps stamp set of choice Neat & Tangled stamp set of choice + sequins Mama Elephant $20 gift voucher Pizzazz Aplenty $15 goodie bag Avery Elle $15 gift voucher Reverse Confetti $15 gift voucher There She Goes $15 gift voucher

In addition to all those prizes, we've got a few special discounts to share with you during this celebration!  Nothing gets the mojo going like new goodies, right?

Verve Stamps Enter gift code 300MOJO to save 20% off your order Valid July 1- 7, 2013 Limited to stock on hand, cannot be combined with other gift codes or applied to previous purchases. Not valid on the purchase of gift certificates. Pazzles Enter code MOJO300 for $20 off an Inspiration on the $99 or $199 Special Offer plan, or any of its upgraded bundles. Valid July 1 -9, 2013 My Favorite Things Enter code MFTMOJO to save 20% off your order Valid July 1- 7, 2013 At Checkout, Click "Use Coupon Code" Under "What would you like to do next?" Excludes Brand Spankin' New Products   Retail Orders Only Cannot Be Combined with Other Coupon Codes In-Stock Items Only To Qualify for Ongoing Promotions (Triple Scoop and Free US Shipping) Order Totals Must Reach the Qualifying Level AFTER the Coupon Code Has Been Applied Not Valid On Orders Previously Placed Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Enter code Mojo300 to save 20% off orders over $30 Valid July 1- 7, 2013 Freckled Fawn Enter code MojoMonday to save 20% Valid July 1- 7, 2013 Emma's Paperie Enter code VERVE to save 10% off your total order Valid July 1 - 10, 2013

And last, but not least, we've now got a Mojo Monday Facebook page!  Click here to visit us on Facebook or click the like button on our blog's sidebar.

November Diva Inspiration Hop is Today

 

Welcome to our November Diva Inspirations Hop!  On Friday night, Verve released their holiday collection of stamps and today we're putting on our monthly hop to inspire you with a fresh mix of old and new! So grab a drink and hop along as we share a little Verve with you! There's a great little prize involved, too! A random commenter on one of the hops will win our entire new release, so be sure to leave a little love in the comment section as you hop about! You can find out all the prize details over on the Verve Blog today.

I picked up the Bloom and Grow set with the lovely solid flower shapes and some of my favorite leaf sprigs too. Before putting the card together I played with my acrylic paints and created my own pattern paper that have the same flower and leaf shapes used on the sentiment panel.

I've used today's Mojo Monday Sketch #266 and since it's the first Monday of the month it's contest week!  You can head on over to see what the Mojo Makers have created and find out the details for the contest.

Have a great time with the rest of the hop!  Maureen is your next Diva hop today, and if you need the whole list I've got right here for you.

	1. Betty	7. Susan
	2. Jen d.	8. Andrea
	3. Jen T.	9. Charmaine
	4. Julee	10. Janelle
	5. Sankari	11. Maureen
	6. Sony	12. Teresa

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Details:

Stamps: Bloom and Grow (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Kraft (Wausau), Olive (Wausau), handmade pattern paper with stamp set, corrugate board frame, cream
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento, Tsukineko), Cameo Coral, Lavender Lace, Green Galore (Stampin' Up!),
Accessories: Acrylic paint, corrugated flower frame (Jillibean Soup), rhinestones, Sew Easy Tool and embroidery floss

Verve 2012 Anni-Verve-Sary Spotlight Day 5

Now this set today... I'm in love. Every stamp is a single hit and I consider platinum gold. The sentiments are swoon worthy! I'm not overstating either.

(I'm using a flower and sentiment from the set that just happen to be on the Hop badge below. Funny how that happens. Hee-hee.) Have fun looking at all the sneak peeks today!

1. Julee 8. Andrea 2. Laurie S. 9. Charmaine 3. Maureen 10. Janelle 4. Teresa 11. Betty 5. Tosh 12. Christyne {Guest} 6. Amber 13. Laurie W. {Guest} 7. Amy

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  Have you entered the Customer Card Carnival yet?

Create a new card using Verve Stamps Post your card to your blog or gallery Include a link to the Verve store in your write up Link your card using the entry form HERE

One lucky participant from all the entries will win our entire new release of products! That's over $300 worth of stamps and dies! You may enter as many times as you like, and feel free to link any new* Verve challenge cards, but each entry must be a different card, in a separate post, and include a link to Verve. *Only new cards posted August 16 through August 24, 2012 will be eligible.

Deadline to link your cards is 5PM Eastern on Friday, August 24. The winner will be announced at our release party that night (you don't need to be present to win)!

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Details:
Stamps: Brighter Days (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Life's Journey (K and Company), Kraft (Wausau), Olive (Wausau)
Ink: Cocoa and Vanilla Cream (CTMH)
Accessories: Curvy Bookplate die (A Cut Above Die, Verve), paper crimper (Fiskars), lace edging, clear rhinestones (Kaiser Crafts)

We are halfway through the Spotlight Hops and I want to know, what's on your wishlist so far?