Thursday, January 5, 2012

January Diva Inspirations Blog Hop!

Welcome to the January Diva Inspirations Blog Hop! Our Diva Inspirations team is here at a new date, the 5th of the month, to inspire you with a little Verve ! You can start the Hop at the Verve blog.  Continue through and comment on each fabulous blog and leave a little comment love and you just might win some Vervey goodness of your very own!  If you got here from the  Verve blog you are in the right place.



For my card, I am using Verve's Love Story, Words Cannot Express, Sunny Days, and Celebration of Thanks stamp sets.    I am using Verve's Cut Above Lovely Marque die, Tiny Sweet Scallop die, Leafy Sprigs die, and From the Heart Dies. 

  I stamped the Marque frame image from Love Story and die cut it with the Lovely Marque die. I stamped the sentiment from Words Cannot Express inside.     I die cut one of the Tiny Sweet Scallop die  and stamp it with one of the sentiments in Celebration of Thanks.  I also used the flourished image in the set to accent the edges of the tag.   For the sprig, I used the sprig image from Sunny Days .  I rocked and rolled the image with some aqua mist and Memento pear ink.  I die cut using the Leafy Sprigs die.  I love how perfectly these dies cut out.  Speaking of which, check out this image of From the Heart Dies.   Each die comes with these circle  cut outs on the edges so the dies can be lined up perfectly.  However, here I chose to use those tiny circle dots for an accent on my leaves and top right of the card instead of just throwing them away. Love that especially with the glitter cardstock that I used here.  It is like little faux gems.  

I finished my card with some stitching, a seam binding bow,  and a solid button!  

As always thanks so much for stopping by!  Next on the hop is super talented Dawn's blog!   

Betty

Supplies
Paper:  The Paper Company kraft, MME designer paper, PTI vintage cream, red glitter cardstock  Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, pear, PTI aqua mist, chamomille
Accessories: Seam binding, button, sewing machine, Verve Cut Above Sweet Scallop die, Leafy Sprigs die, and From the Heart DiesSpellbinder's die  

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82 comments

  1. Very pretty. I love how elegant this is. Beautiful job!

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  2. Betty, this is STUNNING! Love how you used those little circles for accents! Brilliant, as always :)

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  3. WOW! Truly gorgeous. Great use of the dies and nesties =)

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  4. Beautiful card. I love the die shapes! Must put on my wish list.

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  5. What an elegant card. Great job!

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  6. You card is lovely and those dies are going right on my wish list...birthday time is coming for me...

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  7. Gorgeous! Love the repurposing of the dots, they make perfect berries! The dies are wonderful, I will have to make it a point to get them and their complimenting stamps. Thanks for sharing :)

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  8. So pretty! Love the soft colors, and the way that sentiment fits into the frame. Love it!

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  9. Eeek! What a fabulous idea to use the little leftover circles!!! BRILLIANT!

    Tricia

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  10. I like the layering of the shapes. Lots of good Vervy-ness in this one.

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  11. Pretty card Betty. Love your photo taking.

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  12. I just love the verse and the dies you used! Great job!

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  13. So pretty! Love the pop of red color/sparkle, and that bow is just beautiful. Thanks!

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  14. what an incredible creation!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  15. Love love love the ribbon! And how clever to use the dots on your leaves! It's absolutely stunning!

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  16. Beautifullyframed sentiment and I'm loving how you used the sprig and added some read pearls to it. Great card as always :)

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  17. This is just a beautiful card! The colors are so soft and pretty! I just love blog hops...allows me to find new crafty ladies to follow! ;)

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  18. What a gorgeous card. The colors and
    the embellishments are perfect together!
    Thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  19. A stunning card! And beautiful layout.

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  20. Such a beautiful card. ;-) I love the colors and the patterns you chose, and that seam binding bow with tag is so delightful. Really lovely. ;-)

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  21. Oh this is stunning! so very elegant, love the colors.

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  22. Such a beautiful, elegant card. Love the dies that you have used.

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  23. So pretty- I really love the leafy sprig stamp and die.

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  24. Beautiful card!Love the sentiment!

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  25. This is precious! Love that you used the leftover sparkling circles as gems!

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  26. OMGoodness, this is gorgeous! Love the tiny pop of red with the heart and then the little faux gems...genius!

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  27. Lovely! The little bit of red makes the heart just pop.

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  28. What a stunning card. Love all the details. TFS

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  29. Love the card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  30. Your card is very stricking!

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  31. Thanks Betty for the idea to use the little circles from the heart dies. Great card!

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  32. Nice card. Love the colors, the leafs and glitter heart.

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  33. It is elegant card, love the combination.

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  34. What a lovely card. Bold but delicate at the same time. The colors work so beautifully together.

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  35. This is such a beautiful card Betty! So pretty!

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  36. Love the color combination! Beautiful card.

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  37. A beautiful card with a lovely sentiment. Well done.

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  38. Love the colors! And what a creative idea to use the "throw-away" dots as embellishments. Awesome!

    ---Connie

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  39. Stunning color combo! Very elegant card.

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  40. Very pretty - and with your little peek at the off-cut of the heart die you've given me an idea. Wouldn't it make a lovely border piece on a card?

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  41. What a great card! I love the use of several dies. Very nice.

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  42. I stamped the Marque frame picture from Love Story and die cut it with the Lovely Marque die. I stamped the sentiment from Words Cannot Express inside.

    Midwest Scrapbook

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  43. Your card is beautiful, Betty! I love the sprigs. ;)

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  44. That is beautiful and elegant card. I like the colours.

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  45. I love this card. Hope you don't mind if I CAS it!TFS.

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  46. The plaid pattern paper with the little shock of red in the heart is wonderful! Great card!

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  47. Beautiful card ,love the design of it.

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  48. Oh I love the mixture of papers, elements, and all the textures. Beautiful card!

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  49. Gorgeous!!!!! I love those dies and stamps!

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  50. love the card. simple elegance. cathy and the fuzzybutts.

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  51. Fabulous card. All your details are so amazing and just love this sentiment. patnbobcuddy at gmail dot com

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  52. Pretty card. Love the different textures and patterns.

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  53. Classic design and colors Betty. Love your card and the touch of red glitter dots. Very clever in the top corner too. Beautiful!

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  54. Wow, what a dramatic, beautiful card!

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  55. Beautiful card! I love the colors...thanks for the chance to win.

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  56. this is a gorgeous card...love it!

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  57. So beautiful! The red is a nice touch!

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  58. Gorgeous card! You have a lot of fun elements in it. That sparkly heart is just the cherry on top!

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  59. Your combination of colors, papers and shapes are outstanding complements to the touching verse. Thank you for sharing your creativitiy!

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  60. Awesome card! Those colors are great! Olena

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  61. The ribbon and the colors combination is very eye-catching.
    Clear business cards
    hotel key Cards

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  62. What a lovely card!

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  63. Oh my this is awsome, thank you for sharing.

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  64. This is so pretty! I love the glittery red heart...great pop of color!!

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  65. Beautiful card as always, Betty! Great idea to use the "chads" from the die cut and I'm filing that away in my inspiration folder!

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  66. what amazing details, Betty!! This is just full of Verve and Betty goodness!

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  67. Very smart and elegant with just a tiny bit of classy sass (glitter heart). Lovely.

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