O Christmas Tree....Verve Peeks!!!

First of all, I just wanted to let you all know that I started a job this week. I am officially employed as a waitress. I used to work at this restaurant when I was in college and actually opened the store with the owner back in 1987. It is quite odd going back after 22 years! I work lunch 11-2. It is fun and fast. I am hoping I can shed a few more pounds and get some exercise at the same time. I came home yesterday and was literally sore from the top of my head to my piggy toes. It is going to take a bit to get all my muscle groups back into the groove. Just wanted you to know why I have not posted as much this week.

I am back with a couple more Verve sneak peeks before the big release party tonight. There are two more sets being peeked on the Verve Blog today. I am using O Christmas Tree set for both of these cards. For the first card above,I used one of the small script like fonts to stamp a background panel that I heavily sponged. I then used the polka dot backgrounder from the bountiful backgrounds set. I sponged this panel as well as used a SU texturz plate. I inked my Christmas tree with some ripe avocado ink and rocked and rolled it with momento tuxedo black. I added a few gold pearl for ornament decoration. I really love how it turned out. I finished with some ribbon, bow, gold cording, border punch, and gold pearl accenting.

My second sample I wanted to show for you today uses the same set. There are lots of options in this set. I also wanted to showcase for you an alternate stamp style. I sponged very little on this card. Just a little bit of some ranger antique linen. I mainly used basicgray wassail dp and a sizzix texture Christmas plate for the background panel.

I stamped this beautifully designed and detailed wreath from the set with Momento tuxedo black ink. I colored with copics. I stamped one of the separate ribbon bows from the set and colored with copics and added it over the top of the ribbon on the wreath. I added some gold pearls and a layered borderabilites, a ribbon bow with button accenting, and my card was complete.

To see the other gorgeous samples with this set and the other new set, you'll have to check out the Verve blog! The Diva's have some amazing samples this week!





Don't forget to join us for the Verve Release Party tonight, Friday October 23rd, at 9:00pm EST in the Verve Forum! Hope to see you there! You will see more faulous diva creations using this month's new releases and chat it up with the rest ofus.

Card 1
Stamps: O Christmas Tree, Bountiful Backgrounds
Paper: PTI ripe avocade and true black, Flourishes Ivory cardstock
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, PTI ripe avocado, ranger antique linen, vintage photo
Accessories: Fiskars Border Punch, Spellbinders Petite rectangle nestabilities, fancy labels, offray sheer black and olive, mini bowdabra, gold cording, SU texturz plates, gold pearls

Card 2
Stamps: O Christmas Tree
Paper: PTI, scarlet jewel, ivory, always artichoke, basicgray wassail
Ink: PTI scarlet jewel, ranger antique linen
Accessories: Spellbinders, Nestabilities Petite circles, ivory satin ribbon, gold cording, PTI scarlet jewel button, gold pearls, Sixxix embossing plate, Spellbinder's borderabilities, copics