Sunday, August 1, 2010

Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop


Hi everyone and welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary blog hop!  Today is a VERY special day!  Not only is it Verve Stamps's 3 year anniversary, but it is also my 2 year anniversary as a Verve Diva!

Before I get to the hop and card details, I just want to take a moment to thank Julee, owner/designer extraordinaire of Verve, for allowing me to be a small part of the Verve family.  Julee, your stamps have never stopped inspiring me since the day I first laid eyes on them.  You have, in no small part, played an important roll in where I am today with my stamping career.  Thank you.

Now, on to my card!!  The flowers on my card uses the amazing set, One Person and the sentiment is from Blue Skies.  I stamped the flowers on the pattern paper, Garden Gala from Webster's Pages.  I added a touch of stickles in the center and sponged the edges. The cute navy ribbon is Wild Blueberry seam binding from Martha Stewart -a super fun $1 find from Big Lots!  I added a ton of my favorite green rhinestone color, Sweet Pea.  LOVE these!!

If you hopped to my blog from Tanya's blog, you are on the right path.  If not, you can head to Julee's blog to start at the beginning.  The master blog hop list can be found here.

Sooooo, would you like a chance to win the set One Person?  Well, just leave me a comment and one random commenter will win!  In fact, each Diva will be giving away the set they used in their cards to one lucky commenter.

And to help celebrate, Verve is having an Anni-VERVE-sary sale that runs August 1-14.  All Year 1 sets are 30% off, all Year 2 sets are 20%, and all Year 3 sets are 10% off . (Here’s the link to where you can find the sets by year).

So, without further ado, hop on over to JAMIE's blog for the next bit of Verve-y goodness!!
Card Deets:
Stamps - One Person, Blue Skies (for sentiment)
Ink - Enchanted Evening (PTI)
Paper - Kraft and Garden Gala (Webster's Pages)
Accessories - Single embossed curve border punch (EK Success), rhinestones, sponge, seam binding ribbon, sewing machine, edge distresser 

This is a pre-scheduled post as I am out of town.


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122 comments:

Barbara said...

So soft and pretty. Thanks for sharing.

Emily Leiphart said...

Really gorgeous, Michelle! I love the colours and composition of your card!

Janelle said...

An old world feel to the coloration of this card, wonderful elements and detail.
Best wishes.
Chanticlear1@gmail.com

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Nice card. Thanks for sharing it during the hop!

Melisa Hunter said...

Very pretty card! Nice paper piecing! I'd love to win that set! ;)

Mary Jean said...

such a pretty card! Thank you for sharing it!

Marisa said...

Oooh, yummy scallops and I love the DP. Way to flash that Verve :D

Vickie Z said...

Yummy scallops, indeed!!! Gorgeous card!!

marilynwillauer said...

Of course another beautiful card, where do you find the time!!! Nice color combination.
Thanks for a chance at blog candy!!!

Shirl said...

Love the vintage-y touch on this card! Simply stunning!

Chriss Blagrave said...

So very elegant! Love the scallops and the different patterns that you created with!

Betty Wright said...

Michelle, this is wonderful! Great colors and detailing! Lovin' the double scalloped edge! Lovely card!

Lisa Christine said...

Wonderfully beautiful card! Love the accents and the papers you used!

Joan Switalski said...

Super love it!

Jamie N. said...

Pretty card! I love the mossy green and navy color combo.

Tracy said...

very classy and elegant! love the colors you used! TFS!

Jen P said...

Love this card - the colors are so nice!

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

I love the vintage feel to this.

Shari said...

Elegant. Thanks for sharing!

Patty said...

Gorgeous, rich colors. I love the border and your cut-out flowers. Just beautiful.

Brandi said...

Beautiful! I love the circle layers! :)

silvia said...

Pretty card! LOVE the scallops!!

jennifer mitten said...

I love your card - fabulous!

GrannyCharlotte said...

Beautiful card. The pattern and the colors are great. Love the sentiment and the bling. TFS.

Cindy said...

Great color combination - love it!

Olga said...

how gorgeous!!

Cheryl said...

classy card

Nicole said...

I love the use of vintage-y looking patterned paper! I also love the stamped and paper-pieced flowers! It just adds that much more pizazz to the card. And with the ribbon, jewels and buttons, it is a winner!

Tanya said...

I already have One Person, but I love your card. Just gorgeous, fantastic DP. Love the large scallops.

Bogner's said...

Beautiful card Michelle! I love the colors and those flowers and the scallops! So fun!

Shannan Teubner said...

Fabulous card, Michelle!! Love love love it!

craftymom205 said...

Love the card. Interesting colors.

Heidi said...

Michelle- fabulous card.

Cassie_lu said...

beauitiful card and use of scallops

Julie E said...

Lovely card! So detailed and those scallops are wonderful.

Kimberly S. said...

LOVE the colors and vintage feel of this card!! Simply GORGEOUS!!!!

Joanne Gilch said...

Michelle, that green and blue is a fabulous combination along with the stitching and papers...whooo hoooo extra fab!

Melissa Cash said...

Beautiful card! I love the colors and the flowers. A bit of vintage too!

Teresa Kline aka va.sunshine said...

this is fabulous Michelle, I adore the papers with these flowers....sweet, girly, have a fantastic week!

enjoy *~*

Lorus! said...

Love the colors! I can't help but think of a comfortable pair of jeans (gosh, I hope that comes across as a compliment!)

Leenda said...

Absolutely STUNNING!

Luanne said...

You've made me smile with your fabulous card! You've used my favorite color combo - green and navy! I think I need some of those Sweet Pea sparkles...! TFS!!

Lynn McAuley said...

I love these beautiful muted colors!! What a beautiful card!!

Kerri said...

This is beautiful, Michelle! I love the paper pieced flowers and the gorgeous scalloped border! Happy anni-VERVE-sary to you too:)

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Love these yummy colors and your gorgeous card. You've got me all teary eyed, girl! Thanks for BEING on my team - I love everything you do! Hugs!

stamphappy said...

I love the soft colors and the stickles in the flower centers. Beautiful!

Sarah said...

Gorgeous! Love the scallops and ribbon.

Jackie said...

This is so pretty! I love the colors and the layout you used, fabulous!

Wanda Cullen said...

Fab colors and really love the layered large scallops!

Amy said...

Love your scallops and what a fun color combo!

debhorst said...

oh so very elegant...that is some great DP!!

Terri E. said...

Great stiching and dsp choices.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Dani said...

Ooooh!!! I likey!! :)

Christina said...

Lovely choice of colors, including that gorgeous patterned paper! I love those big scallops and all the rhinestones!

Jennifer Roach said...

This is so pretty. Love the scallops across the bottom.

Gretchen said...

LOVE these colors together! What a fabulous creation!

Loretta said...

Love the heritage, vintagy feel of this card!!

SimpleScrappin said...

Oh this is so pretty!! TFS!! I can't wait to win this set (wishfull thinking)
Hugs
Nikki
Simple.scrappin@yahoo.com

Wendy Space said...

Your card is beautiful. I love the color combination.

Barbie D. said...

Lovely card and I love the scallop borders.

Sherry said...

Lovely card!!

Sonja "Sony" Christoph said...

Hi Michelle!! Love your card! The muted colors give it a great old world, vintage-y feel! Really beautiful!!

Wendy said...

Wonderful colors!!! You did an amazing job!!!

Billie A said...

nice vintage look very pretty.

Jenny Ward said...

Love this design, especially the layered scallops!

Jessy said...

very pretty card Michelle, love these colors together, you did a fabulous job!! :-)

Elaine said...

A vintage feel to this card, love it

Mary (Happy Now) said...

Soft and pretty... Thanks for sharing!

Ravengirl said...

This is completely gorgeous! Love all the fabulous detailing you have done here!

KathyJ (Wattle) said...

*GASP* This is stunning Michelle!!! I just love these colours, the scallops, ribbon, flowers - it's all so beautifully elegant!!! :)

LindaR said...

Very pretty!

Carrie said...

What a beautiful color combo! Gorgesou card and I love the softness of it

Jami said...

cute card. i love what you did at the bottom.

Sarah/WAstamper said...

This is sook pretty! Love the flowers and scallops and the ribbon. Beautiful!

judybob3 said...

VERY pretty!! :)

Jane Bosi said...

This is so pretty!

Maureen said...

LOVE those big scallops!!!!! Happy anniversary to you as well :) You always do Verve Stamps justice with your beautiful creations :) You never leave out the smallest of details...love the Sweet Pea gems!!!! Or maybe it's just the name :) Hugs!!

Mary said...

very elegant and love the soft calming colors :)

Lillian Child said...

Who wouldn't love receiving this beautiful card in the mail - simply fabulous!

Yvonne said...

Great card!

Stacey G.- 2 Craf-t-4u said...

Great layers, great details, oh so pretty!

Kristina said...

Everything about your card oozes elegance! Love those colors, the touch of bling, and Julee's gorgeous flowers (she has the best flowers!).

Kelly said...

WOW! Love the color scheme and I must say, I am really lovin' that Blue Skies set! Gorgeous card!

jodie said...

the green is just awesome.and the bling,matches great.

bstrassner said...

Absolutely beautiful. I love the embossed scalloped boder stamp, The colors were wonderful!

Expressions of a Creative Mind said...

This is so pretty!! I really like how you combined everything

Samantha said...

So pretty! I love the color combo and the scalloped edging at the bottom!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

This is such a pretty card! I love the dark seam binding and the patterns work so well together!!

Lilian said...

what a pretty card! and i love how the paper piecing seems so effortless!

Janelle said...

Beautiful dreamy card. Your sentiment is really neat! The paper is so great.

Purple Princess said...

Gorgeous card!!

Angela said...

This is lovely; the color combo is so soft and pretty!

The Paper Princess said...

I love your card - I love your style - I love your blog!

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Hugs
Ramona
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Yvonne said...

Great card!

Sassy Scrapin' said...

Very pretty card Michelle! Hope you are having fun out of town ;-)

Wendy K. said...

Very nice card, I like the layered scallops.

carpediem said...

love all of the detail in your card! laura j

Sandi said...

Wonderful card, I love the scallops.

Nancy said...

Yes, I want a chance to win. Love the sentiments in the One Person set.

Alice Wertz said...

this is so pretty! lovely card!!

LaurieJ said...

Lovely card! The color combination is beautiful.

Umberto said...

The variation in color and texture is wonderful.

Pam said...

Reeally love the color combination and style of your card. Great Job.

sharon said...

Elegant card.
Sharon L

pink lady said...

What a beautiful card, it has a really vintage feel. I love all the scallop detail at the bottom x

kim.mom said...

GORGEOUS!!!!!! Love your color combo!

Amy Sheffer said...

ACK! Love this, Michelle! Awesome paper combo, and I love those big scallops!

Erika M. said...

Your card is lovely!

Tina said...

Beautiful card! Love it!

Crafty Engineering said...

So Stunning!

Janine said...

A real olde world feel to your card - lovely

Martha said...

such a wonderful card.

Maureen said...

Just gorgeous! Love the papers and those big scallops!

Ola said...

What an amazing card... very beautiful!

Thank you so much for sharing & the chance to win a wonderful prize!!!

~Ola
okj83 at live dot com

Tina said...

Stunning card! Thank you so much for sharing!

Naomi said...

Love the vintage feel and color scheme, especially the navy blue (now that I think of it, you don't see much navy in cards do you?)

Simply beautiful!

Julia said...

Awesome card!...love the color combo and the border punch is the perfect compliment for this card.

Kim said...

A color combo I never would have thought would work but it is very nice!

Amy D said...

Your card is gorgeous. Love the colors that you used.

Vera said...

Very classy card! Congratulations on your 2 year anniversary!

Crafty Math Chick said...

This is very sweet - I love that blueberry color too. Congrats on your 2 year annivervesary with Verve! thank you for 2 years of wonderful eye candy. :)

Iris said...

Very pretty card. I like your color combo and the bling . Iris