Verve's Diva Inspiration and Challenge Hop!

It's time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop!

There are TWO $30 gift vouchers to the Verve store up for grabs this month and two ways to win! First, comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) for an entry in the first giveaway. Then to be entered into our challenge prize drawing, go get inky and link up your take on the challenge. You have until July 5 to link up. Feel free to play along with the challenge as many times as you like. Verve stamps aren't required to play, but we do smile a little brighter when we see them!

Summertime is on the way and a soft beachy vibe is our inspiration this month. Soft neutrals and bold pops of color are sure to bring a bit of summer flair to your projects. Take your inspiration from the graphic or follow the color pattern, just have fun stamping. We can't wait to see what you create!

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Tuesday, July 5.
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

For my card I started with some watercolor card stock and ranger distress inks.  I stamped the image from Verve's Deco Borders to create a beach scene with sand, ocean, and sky.  I used a water brush to sweep across the stamped images for a more watercolor effect.  I stamped the sailboat from Verve's With Love set directly onto the background and again onto white card stock where I used copics to color.  I cut out the main pieces and popped up using foam tape.  I die cut a few clouds using Verve's Partly Cloudy die set.  

I stamped and die cut some images using Verve's Strong Anchor stamp set and Nautical die set using Verve's Flourished Tag set for the sentiment.   I die cut a circle from the Flourish Tag set as well to add behind the vellum sentiment to make the sentiment pop a bit more and not have to compete with the background.  I added some wink of stella to the sailboat, the clouds, and the anchor.  I finished my card with a few wooden stars.

 

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're giving away a $30 gift voucher to Verve to one random commenter along the hop.  Just leave a little love as you hop about for a chance to win!

	1. Julee	7. Marisa
	2. Betty	8. Maureen
	3. Charmaine	9.  Stacey
	4. Christyne	10. Susan
	5. Laurie	11. Teresa
	6. Lesley

As always thanks so much for stopping by!  Next up on the hop is the wonderfully talented Charmaine!