Monday, May 5, 2014

May Verve Diva Inspiration Hop!


Welcome to Verve's May Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time! This month we've got a fabulous challenge that's sure to take you on a sentimental journey! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize!

Our April challenge is Font Focus:


Fancy fonts are all the rage! Let your inner wordsmith shine and make a gorgeous sentiment (or two or three!) the focus of your card. Whether you draw inspiration from the graphic or take some poetic license of your own, just flash us some fonts!

I chose to work with watercoloring a little Verve today for my card.  I white heat embossed the star on a string image from Always on My Mind.  A did a few quick squiggle strokes of watercolors over my embossed images and let dry.  I then added a little white pen doodling with dots to the images....love how much that tiny detail adds!  Finally, I added in some Pastel Sequins to the star centers.  All done!


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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, and a little bit about our brand new Diva!

1. Julee9. Susan
2. Amy10. Chaitali
3. Anya11. Stacey
4. Betty12. Maureen
5. Karen13. Marisa
6. Sankari14. Andrea
7. Sarah14. Charmaine
8. Sony14. Christyne

Check out our May special...


{DREAMS}
Stamps:  Always on My Mind, Blue Skies (Verve)
Paper:  White (PTI), Sweet Gelato (WP9)
Ink:  Versamark, Onyx Black (Versafine)
Misc:  Corner Rounder, Watercolors, White Embossing Powder, Foam Adhesive, White Pen (Signo Uniball)

31 comments:

  1. Those stars on the card are amazing! Love the sentiment with it!
    kReN@
    http://afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  2. Oh I LOVE how this turned out. It is sure to brighten the day of the lucky person you send it to.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    D~
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  3. Such a beautiful quote and the stars are a perfect accent for it!

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  4. What a fun, and intriguing, design. I love it. Great sentiment.

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  5. Love the watercolour with the embossed stars!

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  6. A lovely bright card and i love the sentiment

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  7. Very Pretty, love the colors and the different fonts in the sentiment.

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  8. Love the watercolor brushed over the stars and the sequin accents. A great sentiment, too!

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  9. what a delightful use of watercolor, Amy!

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  10. Fun, fresh, fabulous! Love the font you've showcased!
    c

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  11. Very pretty with the watercolors.

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  12. Love the paint dripping down from the top of the card. Great sentiment. thanks for sharing a wonderful project.

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  13. Very inspiring card. For dreaming and doing! Love this sentiment.Cheers!

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  14. What a fabulous CAS card! I do love the detail that little bit of white pen adds to the star image.

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  15. This is so pretty. I love the water-coloring effect and great sentiment.

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  16. Fabulous CAS card! Love the watercolor squiggles!

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  17. This card just totally tickles my fancy, Amy! Simply delightful!

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  18. Wonderful showcase of this sentiment. I love the hanging stars with the sequins. Beautiful colours.

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  19. That's a fun card you have shared, love those colours.
    Sue.

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  21. LOVE the stars is what i meant to say! ;)

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  22. Great sentiment choice and the stars and their "tails" are perfect for this fun, bright and cheerful card!

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  23. Pretty card! Love the stars and sentiment !

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  24. I've admired the hanging star images and love they way you showcased them with embossing and an array of bright watercolor hues! Super card!

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  25. You did a beautiful job making the sentiment the star.

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  26. Darling falling stars!! great font focus...this card rocks!!

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  27. Oh my stars Amy!!! This is SO fantastic! I must try that emboss resist with watercolors technique--it looks spectacular!!! My eye is drawn to the awesome sentiment even more however, and you definitely succeeded in making it the focal point with delightful visuals to create a most wonderful card!! I really love it :)

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  28. Such a fun design! I love those stars hanging down, and I do love this sentiment too!

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  29. I love this card! The watercolor squigglies are just right!!

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