Diana {hearts} Ramon

Good morning!  It’s a fine day to get married!  We have arrived at our destination and are getting ready to attend Tony’s good friend, Ramon’s, wedding.  I’ve been waiting to make another one of these personalized wedding cards since my first one last summer.  I took my design inspiration from their elegant and classy invitation.  Inside the invitation is a picture of them in front of the reception hall.  I just love it!

We LOVE weddings!  What’s not to love about celebrating such a special moment in a couple’s life?  Plus we like to kiss when they clink the glasses ;)  teehee  Have a GREAT Saturday and congratulations to Ramon and Diana!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: pti love and marriage, gratitude journal

ink: versafine onyx, su real red

paper: pti shimmer white, rustic white, echo park dp

accessories: lace trim, microsoft word arial font

I Need to Tell You…

Good Friday morning!  The best parents get promoted to grandparents…wouldn’t this be the perfect card for an expecting couple to give to their parents?  One day,  that’s our wish, but not NOW!  LOL  Today’s card is for the new Viva La Verve sketch over on the Viva La Verve forum.  Play all month long and YOU could win $100 in Verve GCs.  How awesome would that be?  Check out all the details HERE.  I’m using a few of the shiny new stamps from last week’s Verve Release.  The sweet little sentiment on the banner is from Take Note, the layered flower and whimsical frame are from On Occasion with coordinating frame die and the fun sentiment is the Promoted Plain Jane.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend…it’s a long one up here in Canada!  Woohoo!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: On Occasion, Take Note, Promoted Plain Jane (Verve)

paper: kraft, rustic cream, soft stone (PTI), Kneehighs (Basicgrey)

ink: onyx (Versafine), Autumn Rose (PTI), chocolate chip (SU)

accessories: Occasion Frame Die (A Cut Above by Verve), banner die, button (PTI), bakers twine (Twinery), thread

Happy Birthday ~ CASE Study #141

Hi everyone!  The new challenge over on the CASE Study blog is up and we continue to ooh and ahhh over another card from our talented May Muse, Maile Belles.

Ya don’t mess with perfection so I kept the same layout, colours and elements.  I’ve added a strip of hot pink paper from Doodlebug’s Take Note paper I got from i {heart} papers as their May Guest Designer.  I’ve been on a strip on the side kick for a good month now :)  I inked up Avery Elle’s All Squared Up set in Summer Sun, Bermuda Bay and Raspberry Fizz.  I love that little pin detail so I dug out a sweet little heart pin and die a floss bow around it :)  I’m also entering this card in the current Passion for Papertrey challenge, Stamp Your Own Background.  I know you can’t resist playing along with us this week!  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Erin Schulte  (Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

what’s in it?

stamps: Avery Elle All Squared Up, PTI Pretty Peonies

ink: versafine onyx, su summer sun, bermuda bay, going gray, pti raspberry fizz

paper: pti raspberry fizz, white, doodlebug designs take note

accessories: pti pretty peonies die, may arts pin, floss

Just a Note (I’m Proud of You)

Good morning!  It’s a short week here in Canada as we gear up for our Victoria Day long weekend :)  I’ve been making cards and scheduling posts like a mad woman so I can enjoy a few days with the dh :)  Today’s card is for my son.  He got his last mark needed for graduation from Civil Engineering.  I wanted to send him a little note before the big day and a little treat…

I couldn’t resist this SB card when I saw it last week.   ACK!  So we’ll be happily traveling to his graduation in a few weeks :)  The new Verve Take Note stamp set was perfect to help me let Jake know how proud I am of his perseverance and patience. 

This set is just loaded with sentiments for almost any occasion!  I just love it!  Thanks for stopping by and hope your week has started out right :)

 

p.s. I almost forgot to share the poem I added inside…I found it years ago and just typed it on the inside of the card.

I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles,

to the highest of your hopes,

to the windows of your opportunities,

and to the most special places your heart has even known.

~ unknown

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Take Note (Verve)

paper: rustic white (PTI), ruby red, daffodil (SU), Snippets (Studio Calico)

ink: onyx (Versafine)

accessories: Flag It die set (A Cut Above by Verve), pinked circle die (Spellbinders), corner rounder (We R Memory Keepers), wood star (Studio Calico), staple, stitching

Mother’s Day Blessings

Hello!  Ah, it’s the start of a great weekend!  There’s some new stamps and dies in da Verve Store so be sure to check them out!  How about we celebrate with this week’s Viva La Verve sketch and inspiration photo?

I never pass up the opportunity to use doilies so Christyne’s sketch was perfect for this lacey lovin’ girl :)  This card is for my mother in law whom I’ll be visiting later this morning.  She loves my cards and I know it will put a smile on her face just in time for Mother’s Day :)  I’m using the brand spankin’ new On Occasion set that you can purchase right now in the Verve Store!    Have a lovely day and thanks for visiting !

   

what’s in it?

stamps: On Occasion, Making a Statement (Verve)

paper: kraft, white (PTI), Maggie Holmes (Crate Paper)

ink: onyx (Versafine), soft sky (SU)

accessories: rounded rectangle die (A Cut Above by Verve), Stormy Skies ribbon (Verve), scalloped border, button (PTI), bakers twine (Twinery), doily (Etsy Shop)

Verve May Spotlight Hop ~ Release Day!!

Good morning and welcome to Release Day!!  All the new stamps and dies are ready to purchase in the Verve Store today!  Woohoo!  I’ve been anxiously waiting for today’s stamps and dies for almost 2 months when Julee let us preview the new stamp sets.  Way back when I sent Julee an idea for a Verve style Teacher Set.  I searched for some sweet sentiments that I hadn’t seen in other teacher sets and sent her the idea along with a request for apples that you could stamp in different colours (‘cause this Diva doesn’t colour! {wink!}).  So you can understand my excitement (and tears) when I saw the Teachers Count set for the first time.  I’m one of those people who wanted to be a teacher since she was a little girl playing “school.”  Truth be told, I was a little intimidated when I came to make my cards for today’s post.  I wanted so much to do this set justice.  The first idea came to me as I thought about the tilted trend.  Wouldn’t it be fun to have a repeated apple pattern?  So I drew a pencil line on my paper (black in the photo below so you can see it). Then stamped the large apple all the way across with the line as a guide.  Then I repeated each tilted line until the whole panel was full.  Here’s what a ended up with.

Then I just stamped the apples (Red Delicious, Ambrosia and Granny Smith!) and leaves.  This teacher eats an apple a day for an after school snack :)  With a CAS design done, I went for a more frilly vintage style look on the next one.  This quote gives me goose bumps :)  We have a teacher retiring this year and she’ll be finding it on her desk very soon ;)

Are you still with me?  Sorry…but I just couldn’t leave this set alone!  One more stop on Jen S.’s blog…and then you can do some shopping! Woohoo!

But wait! 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 for all the prize details and deadlines.

Today's Prize: Teachers Count, Apple Die Set, All Occasion, Occasion Frame Die, Promoted Plain Jane

1. Julee            8. Andrea

2. Charmaine    9. Jen M.

3. Teresa        10. Laurie W.

4. Stacey         11. Laurie S.

5. Amber         12. Janelle

6. Christyne     13. Maureen

7. Marisa         14. Jen S.

 

what’s in them?

{teachers live forever}

stamps: Teachers Count (Verve)

paper: kraft, white (PTI), red glitter cardstock (craft supply)

ink: onyx (Versafine), summer sun, real red, gumball green (SU), lime (SEI)

accessories: rounded rectangle and From the Heart dies (A Cut Above by Verve), library clip (SU)

 

{The Way You Made them Feel}

stamps: Teachers Count (Verve)

Paper: rustic white, sweet blush (PTI), Kneehighs (Basicgrey)

ink: onyx (Versafine), going gray, mellow moss, barely banana (SU)

accessories: Flag It Die Set (A Cut Above by Verve), Signature Ribbon Collection(Verve), string of hearts die (Simon Says Stamps), circle dies (Spellbinders), doily (Etsy Shop), buttons (PTI), mini paper clip (Tim Holtz), bakers twine (Doodlebug), stitching, staple

Verve May Spotlight Hop ~ Day 3

Greetings friends!  Are you ready for some more Vervey sneak peeks?  Today I’m showcasing the new Adjusted Sails Plain Jane and the Strong Anchor stamp set.  This quote really speaks to me.  I’m a firm believer that life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% how we handle it.  I’ve stamped the rope circle in a light sahara sand ink under the main sentiment and the little wheel in white craft onto a cork heart.  Amber’s wonderful Viva La Verve sketch from last Friday provided the perfect inspiration for today’s card :)  (Thanks, Schmoopy!).  The final detail was some yummy swirly black sheer ribbon from the new Black Beauty Ribbon Collection!  Are you doing a happy ribbon dance since Julee started adding it to the store?  I know I am!

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 for all the prize details and deadlines.  Now onto Jen S.’s blog…

Today's Prize: Strong Anchor, Adjusted Sails Plain Jane, Nautical Die Set

 

1. Julee           8. Andrea

2. Charmaine   9. Jen M.

3. Teresa       10. Laurie W.

4. Stacey       11. Laurie S.

5. Amber       12. Janelle

6. Christyne   13. Maureen

7. Marisa        14. Jen S.

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Strong Anchor, Adjusted Sails plain jane (Verve)

paper: rustic white, aquamist (PTI), Kneehighs (Basicgrey)

ink: onyx (Versafine), sahara sand (SU), white pigment (Unicorn)

accessories: Wavy Hearts die (A Cut Above by Verve), Black Beauty ribbon collection (Verve), circle and scalloped circle dies (Spellbinders), cork (Quartet), gem flower (Zva), gem (Recollections), Retro Circles (Tim Holtz)