Verve’s March Diva Inspirations Hop!

Welcome to Verve’s March Diva Inspirations Hop. It’s the 5th of the month and that means it’s hopping time! This month we’ve got a fabulous challenge that’s sure to put a string in your step! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize!

Our March challenge is Spring Has Sprung:

It’s time to ditch the winter blues! Create a card that sings Spring using inspirational quotes, pretty colors and florals or themes that celebrate new life. Whether you draw inspiration from the graphic or blaze your own trail, just show us what spring means to you!
Beautiful by Jen Shults
For my project I used the inspiration photo above for a starting point for my color palette and I just had to use one of the gorgeous butterflies from Blue Skies. The paper pad I used is a couple of years old from MME’s Lost and Found Market Street. It was a perfect match for the inspiration photo! I used Beautiful Plain Jane for my main panel and stamped it in Toffee Crunch from Memento to match the kraft paper accents throughout the card. To finish off I added a twine bow and flower to the tag and a few stick on pearls here and there.
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Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It’s sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we’ve got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines.

1. Amy 11. Julee
2. Anya 12. Teresa
3. Betty 13. Stacey
4. Jessica 14. Marisa
5. Karen 15. Laurie
6. Sankari 16. Maureen
7. Sarah 17. Jen
8. Sony 18. Christyne
9. Susan 19. Charmaine
10. Tiffany 20. Andrea

35 responses to “Verve’s March Diva Inspirations Hop!”

  1. Hi Jen. This is another wonderful example of the lovely cards you create. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Very beautiful card!!

  3. Such a pretty, soft vintage-y card. The butterfly with sparkles is so sweet!

  4. Teri

    I love everything about this card!

  5. Such a soft and pretty card!

  6. Debbie V

    Sucha pretty distressed card — the flower is magnificent!

  7. gorgeous to the max, Jen! your sponging is awesome!

  8. What a stunning card! Love it!

  9. Marisa

    Fabulous use of colours and a darling card.

  10. Love everything about this card! Great design Jen!

  11. Sharon

    Absolutely gorgeous – from the beautiful colors to the exquisite butterfly!

  12. Sue D

    Gorgeous card–I like the soft neutral colors.

  13. Amy C.

    I love the sweet sentiment and the vintage look!

  14. c

    Another beautiful card, Jen!! So striking and eye-catching…
    c

  15. Jen Naus

    Beautiful!

  16. Penny Nichols

    This had got to be my favorite of the day! Beautifu! Love your inking on the edges! It just adds such style and elegance. Thanks for sharing.

  17. Beautiful. Love the pastel colors. Everything is so muted. The butterfly is so pretty.

  18. Beautiful card. Love the layers and colors!

  19. Jean Bullock

    This is gorgeous. Really beautiful. Everything is gorgeous, the edge inking, the colors, the paper, the layers. Well done!

  20. Rosemary D

    stunning card… every single detail is absolutely perfect!

  21. Christine

    Wow! I love that MME paper that I just bought a second stack! Your card is so soft and gorgeous. Love the rose and that sentiment!

  22. Mary Davis

    I love this soft beautiful spring card.

  23. JoAnn B.

    Gorgeous. Love the embossed butterfly and pretty flower.

  24. Julie S

    This is stunning! Love the vintage look.

  25. Amy G

    This is a beautiful card!

  26. This is beautiful; love the tag and the soothing colors. The sponging on the edges really add some wonderful depth and softness to your card.

  27. What a gorgeous creation! Fantastic design, and I love all the distressed areas.

  28. Lynn Noe

    Such soft, dreamy colors! Beautiful tag and butterfly.

  29. Gorgeous!!! I LOVE what you did with that butterfly; it looks stunning!

  30. Hamutal Shafrir

    Gorgeous card! Great layering and lovely soft colors.

  31. Miriam Prantner

    Loving all the kraft accents and that pretty flower!

  32. Sue

    This is a lovely warm card.
    Sue. C

  33. Darlene Gabriel

    Oh your card is gorgeous. I love the way you “edge” your layers here. These papers are so soft and pretty and I love the sparkle on the butterfly. Of course that scattered pearls are a favourite with me;)

  34. Lovely soft, vintage look, Jen … subtle and oh so pretty! Anita 🙂

  35. Kelly F.

    Delightful card – very Victorian era feel.