Friday, March 4, 2016

Verve March 2016 Spotlight Hops Day 1!










Welcome to Verve's March Spotlight Hops!  It's an exciting day as there's a whole bunch of new Verve in the store this morning! 5 beautiful new sets, 6 die sets and a plain jane just released and they're all available to order right now. Throughout the next week we'll be spotlighting each of the new sets with a hop to show you just how versatile these sets are.

Today the Divas and special guests are showing you their first projects with the new release. And it's designer's choice, so you might just sneak a peek at a whole bunch of must-haves!

If you got here from fabulously talented Amber's Blog you are in the right spot, otherwise, you may want to start at the very beginning at the Verve Blog so you do not miss a thing!






I just think all of these stamps and dies are pretty perfect!  I decided to create a watercolor background with some distress inks.  Next, I die cut, stamped and white embossed the sentiments from the new Simply Amazing stamp set using Verve's Mini Classy Label dies.  I lightly sponged some white pigment ink around the edges.  Then, I die cut the word "perfect" form the new Amazing Adjectives Word Die set. (This is a must have set for sure!  Love the font and the word choices!)  I die cut the word twice with regular white card stock and stacked together.  


 


To continue with the watercolor look, I again used some Ranger distressed inks and watercolored a subtle ombre background in shades of red, then die cut the "perfect" word  from the watercolored paper once it dried.  Again, I glued this piece to the top of the word stack for added thickness and dimension.  I finished the card with a few sequins. 



 
Verve Stamps and dies I used to create my card!
Simply Amazing
NEW!  Simply Amazing
Amazing Adjectives Word Die Set
NEW!  Amazing Adjectives Word Die Set
Mini Classy Label Die Set
Mini Classy Label Die Set



Want to win some shiny new Verve? Today's prize is a BIG one. We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win our ENTIRE new release! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for the full hop list and all the prize info and deadlines!





Day 1 Hop List
1. Julee8. Mackie
2. Amber9. Marisa
3. Betty10. Maureen
4. Charmaine11. Stacey
5. Christyne12. Teresa
6. Laurie13. Vicki
7. Lee-Anne

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

Betty


92 comments

  1. Wow!! Beautiful. I love how the new stamps fit 'perfect' into the die cut shapes.

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  2. That is a perfect card.. Love that splashy background😍

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  3. Great background! Great sentiment! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  4. Pretty card and a great background.

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  5. Betty! I love this card - so trendy and fun! The background is fantastic!

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  6. Very nice background, your card makes me smile.

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  7. Oh wow!!! I love this card and that background and "perfect" word die just pops off the page! Fabulous design inspiration!

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  8. Wow! Love the background and the gradient on the word perfect! The layout is also perfect ... actually the whole card is! :)

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  9. Love the background you created to show off the nice sentiments and little pop of red :)

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  10. WOW! I love the message and the whole style of this card! The person who receives this card will truly be PERFECTLY amazed!!!

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  11. I LOVE this! The background watercolor is so bright and eye catching! Wow!
    Take Care!
    Michele

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  12. You highlighted the perfect script die perfectly! Love your card!

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  13. This is a perfectly artistic card! I love your background!

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  14. Betty I love this watercolor background!!! Great job!!!

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  15. Love the use of the dies. I can do this! (I hope!)

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  16. oh my goodness... your card is just stunning, betty!!

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  17. Oh, love so much your watercolouring and splatter!! The diecut word pop-out very well from it! Love this new rtelease, really versatile and useful! Thanks for the chance in this so generous Blog Hop!

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  18. Love the ombre perfect and the watercolor splashes!

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  19. I love the way you put the words together. Your card is a work of art!

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  20. Love how love how your card makes my eye move all over the card.

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  21. Love that blue background! GREAT card ♥

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  22. Wow! What a stunning background, Betty! Gorgeous, gorgeous card!

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  23. Great background, stunning really! Love those label dies. Great card.

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  24. Love the watercolor background! Lucky person who receives it!

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  25. Splashes in the background. I'm sure that was fun!

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  26. This is a stunning card. Those colors!

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  27. Great use of background water coloring!

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  28. Oh WOW Betty, I love the colors, and love the words, just gorgeous! Hugs from Ohio

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  29. Love those new word dies! Your watercolor background is amazing as well!

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  30. Just loving those new word dies and your water colour bg is fabulous, Betty!

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  31. Your watercoloring is
    beautiful on this card.
    Great design.
    Carla from Utah

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  32. What a fun card. So colorful. I love the background you created.

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  33. Wow, Betty!!! That pop of metallic red is awesome!!! Loving the watercolor background, especially with the pop of red from the word die cut.

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  34. Adore the water color background and how you arranged the sentiment on the die cuts!

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  35. Very pretty, love the watercolor look!

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  36. Love your bright splatters and the cool shading on the die cut!

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  37. Love the red sentiment on the fabulous watercolored background!

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  38. Bold card, Betty! That background is amazing and you really showcased the new dies! Simply awesome!

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  39. I love that border stitch die you used, its really cute! I think the label die used is really useful, I have never seen it before! Love the water color too, great job

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  40. Oh, Betty... what a fantastic card. Love the background. The touch of red looks awesome.

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  41. Fabulous design! love that speckled watercolor background!

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  42. Wow what an awesome card, Betty! The watercolour and ombre effect are so cool!

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  43. Love the background, and the sentiment. Just perfect Betty!

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  44. What a stunning card and the background is amazing!

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  45. Love these sentiments and how you showcased them against the watercolor background! It's amazing! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  46. I love watercolour backgrounds. Thanks for the lovely example!

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  47. Neat card! The background is super.

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  48. Love those sweet little classy labels! What a gorgeous card, Betty!

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  49. I think a WOW is required here. I just LOVE those word dies and I like what you did with the double cut.
    Sue

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  50. SO cool! That red is gorgeous against the blue spattered background - great card, Betty!

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  51. Great card! I love how you created the sentiment using the dies! Fabulous background!

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  52. Love the 'Amazing Adjectives' word dies, especially this one. Great card.

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  53. This is such a fun card Betty! Love it!

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  54. Oh, I just LOVE your card, it's really cute. Those are some great new sets, thanks for the inspiration!!

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  55. Love your card! "perfect" use of the diecut and your watercolor splatters are amazing.

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  56. Gorgeous card. I love the background and I especially love the way you've showcased these wonderful new stamps and dies.

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  57. Perfectly said with those amazing word dies and sentiments! some times the words should be that perfect focus!

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  58. Your cards are always so great..."perfect" in every way.

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  59. Thanks for sharing your beautiful card. LoVe your wonderful background.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsbyDragonfly.blogspot

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  60. Betty, I love all your work - you are such an inspiration. You create such beautiful out-of-the-box art with Verve products. Thanks for sharing your talents!

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  61. Such a fun background for those wonderful stamps!

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  62. Love everything about this card, especially the background and the sentiment.

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  63. Fun card! I love the encouraging sentiment!

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  64. What a pretty card. Love the background.

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  65. I love the perfect, the right color choice.

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  66. Love the watercolored BG with pop up of sentiment beautifully!

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  67. Hi Betty, I love your watercolor background. Great card. Thanks for sharing. Blessings and smiles, Emilou 😊

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  68. wow your card is stunning, I love it!

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  69. Wow that background is beautifully! And I'm totally crushing how that red just pops!

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  70. Awesome card! Love the background, labels die set and the word die!

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  71. Fun card. I love the name Amazing Adjectives, it's fun.

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  72. Very pretty--great sentiment and background.

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  73. What a FAB card!! Love that background and the red "perfect" is . . . well, perfect!

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  74. Betty....this is one fabulous card! I love that wonderful blue splattered background, simply stunning.

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  75. Love the techniques you used here...Fabulous!

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  76. Gorgeous card, love the background and sentiment is awesome!!

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  77. Great inspiration for doing a watercolor background! I love the fun splashy look of it. This is indeed a necessary set!

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  78. Love this card and the sentiment. What a wonderful way to send an encouraging card to someone. The Amazing Adjectives are so versatile. Awesome card!
    Sandra Smith

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  79. Love that background! And the word die. Lovely card!

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  80. What fantastic splatter! Love the background and the inking on that word die!

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Thanks so much!

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