Welcome to Verve’s August Release Retrospective Blog Hop! The Verve Divas are hopping today and serving up some more inspiration using the August release stamps & dies! Besides a peek at some really cool cards, there are also a couple of prizes up for grabs!
Today I’m sharing a card I made for my niece’s birthday that just happened to be yesterday. I used what is turning out to be my favorite stamp set – Small Packages. I started with a white A2 cardbase. I created the gradient background by sponging Versamark through a stencil onto white cardstock then heat embossing it with white embossing powder. From there I sponged on Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Barn Door Distress Ink. I added a strip of Vellum and a strip of white across the middle. Over that I layered a heart die cut with the Jotted Heart die and stamped with Happy Birthday. The little cupcake is from Small Packages also and is colored with Copics and embellished with Stardust Stickles. To finish it off I added a few enamel dots.
Card Details:
Stamps: Small Packages (Verve)
Paper: Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door Distress Ink (Ranger), Versamark
Accessories: Jotted Heart die (Verve), white embossing powder, foam tape, copic markers, Stardust Stickles, enamel dots
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| 1. Julee | 10. Janelle |
| 2. Teresa | 11. Christyne |
| 3. Amber | 12. Jen |
| 4. Charmaine | 13. Andrea |
| 5. Marisa | 14. Betty |
| 6. Monika {Guest} | 15. Karen |
| 7. Stacey | 16. Sarah |
| 8. Maureen | 17. Amy |
| 9. Laurie | |
Want to win some shiny new Verve? We’re giving away a $40 gift voucher to one lucky commenter along the hop, so be sure to leave a shout out in the comments as you hop about.
Want another chance to win? Now it’s your turn! We’d LOVE to see what you’ve done with the August release. Link up your cards using at least one product from our August release and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win our entire next release! All the details and the linkup widget are on the Verve Blog today. The deadline is October 3, so there’s still plenty of time to get the August release if you haven’t already.
29 responses to “Verve’s August Release Retrospective Blog Hop!”
very cute card. Love your background.
absolutely adorable…such fabulous colors!
Love how you did the background and the cute cupcake.
Oh, I love the background! So bright and fun! Cute cupcake!
Super cute card – love the cupcake, the enamel dots and the polka dot background.
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Sweet card!! Love the ombre background!!
Love the bright colours, and of course the polka dos 🙂 Great card.
This is so pretty. I love the polka dots and enamel dots and the fun colours.
Fabulous card and I bet your niece loved it. Love the background colors.
The vellum and the cupcake and dots are darling but the beautiful vibrant background you created is what makes this card extra special. Well done.
Great card love the background.
I have a thing for sponged ink backgrounds, and yours is so gorgeous. the glittery little cupcake is so cute!
Gorgeous card loving the colours very much
Love the bright background and the softness added by the vellum panel. What a fun way to use that cute cupcake!
Adorable card, Jen! Love the yummy cupcake!
Oh wow, what a cool background on this card! So pretty!
How colourful is that! Just love this bright and cheerful card.
Sue
Super cute card Jen. Love the background!
What a fun birthday card…love the rainbow background and love the sparkly cupcake.
I bet your niece loved your SWEET card. Love your background. Thanks for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
D~
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What a lovely card for a child! Such great ideas!
So cute! Love the colorful background!
Dots! My favorite! What a great birthday card!
love the ombre technique, bright and bold. awesome.
Such a fun card! Love that inked rainbow!
Very fun–love the colors and the polka dots.
I love the fun and colorful polka dot background!
Fabulous card. Love the gorgeous background.
That background is a celebration in itself!!! So happy and pretty!!!
<3 J
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