Saturday, April 27, 2013

Verve April Diva Dare


So last month I attempted to play along with the Verve Diva Dare and managed to get my dates mixed up so I wasn't able to get my card linked up in time.  Not this month!  And, since it's Anything Goes week at Simon Says Stamp, I get to link up over there too.

This month the dare is to combine the styles of Marisa and Charmaine with a "Bright Blooms and Butterflies" theme.

I'm not sure if I quite nailed the bright blooms part.  I realized that I only actually have one flower image from Verve (from the Wonderfully Made set), which I had used on my last card so I wanted to mix things up a bit.  I still used the flower, but just the very center portion.  I stamped it several times and then fussy cut the centers out, layering them on top of some fancy black trim from Hydrangea Hippo.  I had a bit of fun creating the curved edge too.

The sentiment and butterflies are from the Blue Skies set.  I used a blending pen to add just a bit of color to the butterflies as well as the center of the flowers.

I'm SO happy it's the weekend!  You might have noticed that until yesterday I hadn't posted in about a week....I think that's the longest layoff I've had since I started blogging!  Combination of illnesses, and working on submissions/DT projects, but hopefully we are back to normal here!

Hope your weekend is going well too!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  Jillibean Soup - Country Pumpkin Chowder paper; Basic Grey - Paper Cottage 6x6 Pad; CTMH - Colonial White and Black cardstock
Stamps:  Verve - Blue Skies and Wonderfully Made sets
Ink:  CTMH - Black and Hollyhock
Other:  Black trim - Hydrangea Hippo; CTMH - Blending Pen; Helmar - Quick Dry 450; Tombow - Mono Adhesive; Sewing Machine

12 comments:

  1. I absolutely LOVEEEEEEEEEEE this! LOVING the butterflies and love love love love the floral trim!!!

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  2. This is absolutely beautiful...love the colours and the layout. The trim is perfect.

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  3. I love it Miriam!
    It is truly beautiful and rich!
    I hope you feel better soon ;-)

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  4. This is so pretty! Thank you for visiting my blog, and leaving the nice comments!

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  5. I was wondering why you hadn't been posting for awhile! Love seeing your creations!

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  6. Love the combination of elements here Miriam! The trim almost reminds me of a caterpillar, which then resonates perfectly with the butterflies and the sentiment!!

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  7. Wow, wow, wow, wow, WOW! You never let us down. I'm so inspired right now I want to zip through my day so I can get into the craft room and play. :-) -B

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  8. I'm loving the wavy line...gorgeous butterflies and patterned papers!

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  9. I luv this, sweet design and colors...perfect for the challenge...so glad you played along with the Verve Diva Dare!

    enjoy *~*

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  10. A gorgeous card Mariam, a fabulous design and colours. I love your 'swirl' of flowers and such beautiful butterflies!!

    Thanks so much for joining Simon Says Stamp challenge,
    hugs
    Heather xx

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  11. Love the wavy ribbon line with all the flowers on it. Lovely sentiment you chose too :) Thanks for taking this month's Diva Dare!

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