Saturday, July 5, 2014

Verve's July Diva Inspirations Hop!






Welcome to Verve's July Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the Divas to serve up some fresh inspiration with their Verve stamps! Leave some comment love along the hop spots for a chance to win a prize, then grab some stamps and play along with our July inspiration challenge for another chance to win!


Our July challenge is Red, White and You:

 
Red and white are always classic, pair this gorgeous color combo with a color of YOUR choice! Make a statement or keep it muted, it's all up to you! Feel free to use the graphic as inspiration or not, we just want to see you flash a little red, white and "up to you" color on your creation!


I chose Red, White, and Expresso!




I decided to revisit my K-Cup gift holders that I made a couple of years ago. Details in this post.    I have had many interested in these little holders.  

These little K-Cup holders are quick and easy to assemble and require very minimal product, but pack a punch in more ways than one.  They are also a perfect quick gift that works not only for women, but for men, too!   
  

 
This project is fun because I got to get really inky!  I stamped everything inside and out!   

The K-cups were not harmed in the making of these containers.  The design is done in such a way that the tension of the cups in the holder is what gives it stability as well as keeps the cup from slipping out easily so no adhesive is needed to secure the cup inside. 




I made a card as well!  I used the following Verve products to create the K-Cup Holders and card.  Better With You, Remember This, Love Notes, Cup of LifeHoliday Treats, Tag Time, Wonderful Marvelous, Better Together, and Sip and Savor stamp sets.  I also used Verve's Cup of Cheer Cut Above Dies, Scalloped Flowers die, Tiny Sweet Scallop dies, and Classy Label die.  I used Verve's Truly Madly Deeply Ribbon Collection to top off one of the K-Cup holders.  I am playing along with this week's Mojo Monday Tall and Skinny Sketch Challenge.





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. Julee8. Sony
2. Amy9. Susan
3. Anya11. Maureen
4. Betty11. Stacey
5. Karen12. Chaitali
6. Sankari13. Amber
7. Sarah 14. Marisa


It's a Red, White and Blue SALE!

Everything in the Verve store is marked down 15% (or more) through Thursday, July 10!



Next on the hop is the fabulously talented Karen!  Check to see which color she chose to go with Red and White!

As always thanks so much for hopping by!

Betty

41 comments

  1. very clever, what an original idea
    Pat x

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  2. Such gorgeous little gift ideas with wonderful creative stamping. Loving the colours.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  3. I love the K-cup holder and the card. Expresso was a great choice!

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  4. How cute is this fun project - I bet it is so cute in real life!

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  5. Such a clever gift wrap idea!

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  6. Oh oh oh!! Those k-cup holders are adorable!! I love the sentiment you used to decorate. And the tags are fabulous too!

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  7. Darling little K-cup packaging!! love love love!! thanks for the measurements!!

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  8. Wow, now this is creative! Gorgeous work, Betty!!

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  9. Red, white and expresso. LOL. You are so funny. Wonderful package and matching card. Thank you for the directions.

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  10. What a fun & clever gift idea....Love it!!

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  11. These are wonderful, Betty! Love the coffee theme and darling packages.

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  12. What a great idea for the Kcups. I love red with the expresso.

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  13. what a great gift idea, Betty! these are fabulous!

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  14. What a great idea! And such a cute card! Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Awesome inspirational ideas <3

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  16. Your sets are darling, both the originals and the red and white versions. What a fabulous gift which looks like so much fun to make!

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  17. Wow, I have never seen anything like this they are just wonderful. The card is super too of course. I really am going to have to give this a go.
    Sue

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  18. LOVE your K-cup holders and card. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    D~
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  19. Oh, this is such a great gift idea, Betty. I will surely be making these in future!! Love your card, too - beautiful!!

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  20. What a fun project. Love the cup holders and your pretty card.

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  21. Adorable K-cup holders and wonderful card too.

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  22. Oh My!!!! I love the K-cup holders. I will have to make some of these for my "coffee addict" friends!!

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  23. Pretty card. Love the colors used in it and the K-cup holder. The holder would make a great favor for a party. thanks for the ideas.

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  24. How stinking cute is that, what a great gift idea. Very awesome.

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  25. What an AWESOME idea!! I will definitely try this - love it!!

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  26. Ack! Those little cup holders are adorable! What a great gift!

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  27. What a cool project! Love your card too!

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  28. Love the little cup holders with the matching card!

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  29. Oh wow - I love these K-cup holders. What a wonderful gift. Your card is beautiful and the perfect way to finish off a gift like this. I love the coffee stains on the card.

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  30. Adorable project and LOVE the color combo!!

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  31. Awesome holders! What a clever idea! The the red and espresso color combo! Super cute card too!

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  32. These little holders are so cute!! I can only image that the cuteness increases if you see them in real life. : ) Great color combo and the card is beautiful.

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  33. Really love your K-cups and your card, what fun projects! I have a friend Serena who loooves Starbucks and this gives me inspiration to surprise her with :) Thank you!

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  34. Wow...these are just too darn cute! So fun.

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  35. Your k-cup holders and your card are awesome! Thank you for sharing and for the inspiration.

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  36. COFFEEEEEEE.... What adorable K-cup holders! I need to remember this for Christmas!

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