Hello and welcome this fine Saturday. I hope that all of you are just hangin out, having a cup of joe and surfin the net. I just love a Saturday morning like that. So- have you seen the new Verve stamps that Julee released this month? Well this coffee set is fabulous, I am not a coffee drinker and I had to buy it. It has some cute sentiments and then some stamps that you can use to make backgrounds- and the color possibilities are endless! I am off to do a little work, housekeeping and then I gotta find something fun to do! Off I go- have a good day!

Heidi

Fun Compositions!

Hellow and welcome back! I really wanted to make some fun things and this is the first thing that I thought of. I needed some for some events/work so pulled out the plain composition books and went to work. This one I actually used 2 designed papers that were in my scrap box! Oh how I love when I can do that- and I am loving these colors together as they remind me of spring, hence I am submitting for the Verve Diva Challenge. The sentiment and the flowers are VERVE. Other challenges: Simon Says Stamp and Show: anything but a card.

VERVE FAN HOP

Hello all my wonderful friends! Today I am participating in a little Verve Fan Blog Hop............ yep, Julee has her fans excited about her new releases each month and this month we get to participate in a hop of our own. There are some amazing creations and you can join us!

My project is actually a tri-fold card that I created using alot of elements. I started with a base of cream made with Tim Holtz dies. I had to spend a fair amount of time measuring, matching up papers and curves (lets just say it was a little tedious, but fun!). I used the October Afternoon designer papers because I always feel happy matching them up with my cheerful VERVE stamps. I don't know, just sayin! I added a few little elements like the tag that has the little nestabilities square and a heart made of DCWV chipboard.

The inside of the card looks like this, I was struggline with the shadows on photographing this for some reason. I thought it would make a cute little card to send a photo of the kids or you could even attach a little gift card there in the middle. Oh and some more hearts, buttons and that wonderful butterfly from Blue Skies. Thanks again for stopping by- I hope this was a fun little project that will inspire you!
Heidi

Stamps: Verve: Text Objects, Blue Skies

Distressed Thank You

I want to preface this card by saying it is not my idea. I actually got a card similar to this one from a friend and had to make one similar to it. I inked up and distressed the edges of the cardstock as well. Now notice, the base is white as is the main piece, this is not something I would typically do but I lifted it up a bit and it looks so nice and elegant. I added a couple of gems which I have been doing and I LOVE how it looks. I hope you enjoyed it.

Challenges:

ABC Challenge: flowers

Flourish88: ink/distress

SSIC: Thank you

The Savior is born................

Happy Tuesday! Did you see the Mojo Monday Sketch? Oh it is yummy once again and so I had to jump right in and make a Christmas card. I chose some SU paper from my stash, I like the color combination as it is not typical holiday"ish". I think that overall it is a very simple card but elegant. The little charm is one a friend sent to me- and I thought a cross quite appropriate. I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Heidi

Other Challenges:

ABC: charms

MelJen- Stripes

ODBD- Buttons

LPS: SAC

Posie Birthday!

Hello! Today's card is another favorite of mine (it might be the little flowers!). The DSP is SU as well as the cardstock: just nice colors all the way around don't you think. The sentiment is a Verve. I actually made this a couple of weeks ago and just getting around to posting it. I am wishing you all a wonderful Labor Day weekend (here in US!). Enjoy and be safe!

Heidi

Happiness Abounds

Hello everyone! Welcome back- as you can see I have another sweet card using a Verve sketch. I just love the simplicity and ease of them. I used the SU embossing folder to give the plain part a little definition. And as you see- the colors are gorgeous (well I think so!). Hope you enjoyed it.

Heidi

100 Days................

Hello you all- I have been missing for a couple days- sorry. Just didn't have anything made and didn't have any time to get something done for you all. But, I finally set my mind to it, plugged in my MOJO and went on over to VERVE to get some inspiration. They have a new release coming out on Friday so lots of sketches (and you know how much I LOVE Julee's sketches.

So this is using my SU DSP from a pack out of last years stash. I just really wanted to use this color with black and the sketch was perfect.

So, what do you think?

Birthday Party- Blog HOP!!!

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop! Verve is turning 3 today and we are celebrating with a BLOG HOP! It will be vervilicious I am sure so please join us. You should have come from Janelle's blog and if not, stop on over to Julee's blog to get all the details on how to participate and win some goodies too! (what is a party without gifts?). If you get lost- start at the MASTER List so you can see all the wonderful creations.

Both of my projects today are actually refrigerator magnets! I wanted to make some small token gifts that would be quick and easy and these fit the description. They are actually coasters and I took the front one and put it through the machine with the spellbinder. Covered with DSP and then sandwiched my sentiment, which is from the Verve, between another coaster. The flowers are from the prima seasonal set.

This one here is a round coaster, the sentiment from Verve. The butterfly is made with the MS butterfly punch. So now, it is time for you to make your way over to Andrea's Blog

and have a great day!

Butterfly

This is another card I used with the same sketch that I had the other day. I thought it was fun and simple and figured it would make a quick card. I also love the sentiment that I got from the Verve set....... I just wish I had NOT stamped the black butterlfy and instead replaced it with a punch. I know it is short today but I am trying to keep up and so today is just short. But thanks again!

Getting My MOJO....

I am trying to get back in the swing of things now that graduation and the party are over. Spent some time Sunday evening exploring all my inspirational sites and challenges and decided to use Julee's Mojo Monday (last week) as my kick start. The paper is October Afternoon, stamps are Happy Days and the flowers are colored with my copics. I have been for some reason looking at my cards again after I post them in a different light and then wanting to change them.............. anyone else do that? I hope you like it.

Beaming

Ok, this is probably my 2nd favorite sketch for this week. I am sure that I will use it again, it was just fun to add the elements, the curves, etc........... well you know what I mean! I think that this is the last graduation card for a bit peoples........... promise!

Grow and Dream

So- another card today that could be easily used as a graduation card. I just love this sentiment as it seems so fitting for so many instances in all of our lives. For this occasion I anticipate that I will use it for a graduation card (look at the DSP). I do like that there is not alot of DSP and so you can focus on the sentiment which is quite large. :) I hope you are not tired of the graduation cards, I did warn you earlier that this was my graduation card week. But I hope instead it gives you some ideas/sketches to work with as you begin you cardmaking!

Take care!

Heidi

Pearls and Stars

Ok, today's card is my most favorite sketch and I added a little glitz to it so I can give it to one of the girls. The paper is from the same paper pack that I mentioned yesterday: all my other paper is stampin up. That little 2010 metal embellishment is one I got from Archivers and thought I could use it in a variety of ways this graduation season.

I hope you like this one- see you tomorrow!

Dreams are believable

So this week I have been working on the Verve Beach Party sketches, once again Julee has outdone herself on these sketches. And I made a point to focus on graduation cards, I figured I have a senior this year and so I will most definately need some cards so figure I better get em done now! The DSP is from a pack of paper that is for graduation obviously that I picked up last fall on clearance at Michaels. It has some really cool prints and so I know I will most definately get good use out of it. All the colors are Stampin Up- I added a touch of red because our colors are red and black, thought it would serve well as a card for graduation.

Thanks for stopping in- stop back tomorrow for more sketches and graduation cards!

Heidi

Fun challenge: Kaboodle: embossing

Summer Bouquet

Hello Everyone- just quick post today as I had gone a couple days without crafting again (just so much going on). But today I spent some time working on some Verve Party Sketches as well as graduation announcements which I will eventually show you once they are all done. This card was the Verve color sketch for the Beach Party: orange, aqua, and green. I thought it was perfect for our DSP and just looks so summery!

Challenges:

Stampin Sisters in Christ: use flowers

Totally Papercraft: spring

Stamp Something: layers

Penny Paper Craft: anything goes

Pile it on: spring

Creative Crew: Birthday

Creative Belli: die cuts

Blessed by You

Good morning to you all- I know it is Wednesday and I should have had a St. Patty's card but I do not have 1 stamp......for St. Patty that is. So I am going to have to show you a different card and it isn't even green. This is a card I made for the March Verve weekly challenge over on SCS. It is so much fun- we are given a sketch and colors- which are pulled from a walk through a house. Amber gives us wonderful pictures to look at and pull our inspiration from and I am so enjoying myself. Sometimes I even pick one that will challenge me a bit more than I am comfortable with- you should join us!

I am off to do some manual labor today- helping my SIL get moved!

Heidi

Hello Sunshine!

Happy Monday!
Well I am back from my trip and what a trip it was. I was out in Reno with that big snowfall in Tahoe, oh and all that rain! Geesh, I thought I had landed in Michigan again! But they also got a little sunshine and that was nice, WOW- and those mountains, although small as they are in that area are so pretty.
On to my card, this is one that I am doing as a challenge: one for the color and the other for the sketch. I chose the black/grey because I wanted it to be clean and crisp. With that, the card really speaks for itself I think! Have a great week!
Heidi

Grateful to you

This is another card I made with a Verve sketch this last weekend. I wanted to share this one with you as I am Grateful to all of my subscribers and those of you that leave wonderfully kind words to me. I am traveling this week so I am not around to do alot of posting on your blogs but I wanted to at least leave you with some goodies to look at and hope that I will inspire you in some way. I hope that your December is starting out wonderfully and those holiday plans are falling into place.

And don't forget to join in my Blog Candy (see below).

The Savior is born

Ah- another holiday card that I did for a couple of challenges. First the sketch is one for the Verve November Challenge and then for the Stampin Sisters in Christ I had to make a card that had a shadow box. The Christ the Savior is actually set back and then the box around it is raised up. The Ribbon and the punch are from SU and I just find this card to be simple, old fashioned and refreshing I think.

Well I am off to California all............. I will be posting for sure on Friday but have to see what I come up with this evening to determine if I have anything else to post! Take care.
Heidi