Verve's a Member Company

That's right. As of yesterday afternoon, Verve Stamps is officially a member company at Splitcoast Stampers. Check out the entire Verve forum here. You'll find a free shipping code good through July 15, a Starry Challenge with $15 in Verve Bucks going to two random winners, not to mention all of the just for fun Verve chatter. Hope to see you there. You can stop in any ol' time.

Here's my sample for the Starry Challenge. I used a couple of shades of purple cardstock from the Grapes Core'dinations pack, along with Certainly Celery. These great stars from Verve's Polka Stars coordinate perfectly with Stampin' Up's large star punch. I love not having to cut things out. It always looks cleaner with a punch anyway. A litle bit of celery scalloped trim on the bottom, and it's good to go. I really like this clean "tall card" layout. Card is 3.5 by 6.25 inches.

What's In It:
Stamps: All About You, Polka Stars (Verve Stamps)
Paper: white (Papertrey Ink); certainly celery (Stampin' Up!); grapes (Core'dinations)
Ink: Perfect plum, elegant eggplant, old olive (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: gemstones (Hero Arts); scallop scissors (ProvoCraft); large star punch (Stampin' Up!); spring moss grosgrain ribbon (Papertrey Ink); dimensionals

The deets:

1. Simply make a new project using any kind of star (a stamp, a shape, an embellisment, paper, a punch, text, etc.). Doesn't matter what it is, it just has to have a star on it. Verve stamps are not required, but if you've got them why not show 'em a little love?

2. Upload your card to the SCS gallery using keyword VSCSTAR by Midnight ET (10PM Mountain time) on Tuesday July 8 and we'll select two random winners to receive $15 in Verve Bucks!

Lizzie Anne is Turning Two!

Lizzie Anne Designs is turning two! And we're all celebrating with blog candies, a "biggest prize ever" challenge, a gallery party, and...what could be better...NEW RELEASES! Check out all the not-to-be-missed details on the anniversary celebration page.

And now, a Lizzie Anne card. I used this week's Lizzie Anne sketch challenge and the totally cute Out of This World. I embossed the top panel with D'vine Swirls embossing folder and layered an extra navy piece on the bottom. The navy is stamped with stars and trimmed with pinking shear style scissors. The left planet and spaceship were colored with Copicmarkers and the right planet is a two-step stamp.

This is a tri-fold card, so here's a close up side view for you too.

What's In It?
Stamps: Out of This World (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: pearlized white (Paper Accents); night of navy, pumpkin pie, real red (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: ruby red, more mustard, pumpkin pie (SU!); cloud white, VersaMagic, VersaMark, graphite black Brilliance (Tsukineko)
Accessories: 1-1/4" circle punch (All Night Media); circle Nestabilities die, detail white embossing powder (SU!); D'Vine Swirls embossing folder, Tiny Tags die (Cuttlebug); zig zag scissors

It's ALIVE!!!

Okay, so maybe just "It's Live" would be a better description. What is "it"? The Storage Units, Ink & More online ordering! Check out the stamps, check out the card stock, ink and markers. But before you go, check out my card. I mean, unless you really can't wait another second.

Look at all of these cuties. They really crack me up. They're just some of the options you'll find in the Leapfrogs set. I colored them with Copic markers and added a couple of bugs (also part of the set). I figured they could really use the matching sentiment "You have to kiss more than one frog to find your prince". HaHa!

What's In It?
Stamps: Leapfrogs (SU Ink)
Paper: berry reds (Core'dinations); old olive, Petals & Paisleys (Stampin' Up!); white (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: graphite black (Brilliance); Not Quite Navy (SU!); various Copic markers
Accessories: vintage brads, turquoise grosgrain ribbon, slit punch (SU!); circle nestabilities dies (Spellbinders)

Okay, now GO!

Here For You

Well, I found a dress for the wedding, and we had a really nice time! This is the only picture we took of the two of us. I hardly ever think to pull my camera out, even when I do take it to an event. And please, ignore my strange eyes. I have very blue eyes and the camera turns them demon-red. Then the red eye correction turns them into huge solid black circles. Lovely, hmmm?

Moving on...I made this pretty card which I thought would be perfect to tell someone, "I'm here if you need me", from the new Verve Stamps release, Here For You. The sentiment is embossed and the swirls are rub-ons. It was a little wishy washy, so I added black accents with a gel pen and by rubbing ink along the frayed paper edges.

What's In It?

Stamps: Here For You (Verve Stamps)

Paper: Whisper white, Almost amethyst Palette o' Prints (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: Versamark; Midnight black (VersaMagic)

Accessories: black GellyRoll pen (Sakura); decorative pin (Heidi Grace); beads (Halcraft); white detail embossing powder (Stampin' Up!); Wholy Cow rub-ons (Basic Grey); white thread and sewing machine, ribbon

Just a minute

I've only got a minute, but wanted to remind you that today is the last sneak peek and giveaway for Storage Units, Ink & More. It's going on at Dawn Easton's blog, Treasure Oiler Designz. She has a totally cute Boys 'n' Bugs card to show you. And remember, you only have until June 30 to enter the Motherload Giveaway. Gotta run. I need a dress for a wedding TOMORROW!!!

The Best Thing

Hey ya'll! For this card I pulled together some papers and colors from Stampin' Up's Bali Breeze designer paper. I used my slit punch to create the caribbean scallops. It makes a deeper scallop than the corner rounder, and that's what I was shooting for here. The pale pink panel, under the sentiment, is embossed with the Cuttlebug Textile folder. I finished things off with some pretty trim from May Arts and a prima with rhinestone brad center.

What's In It?

Stamps: All About You, Heart to Heart (Verve Visual)

Paper: pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise, cool caribbean, pretty in pink, purely pomegranate, whisper white, Bali Breeze (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: tempting turquoise, purely pomegranate (SU!)Accessories: square Nestablities dies (Spellbinders); Forever Flowers (Prima); crystal brad (Making Memories); Textile Cuttlebug embossing folder (ProvoCraft); slit punch (Stampin' Up!); fibers (May Arts); dimensionals

Today's Storage Units, Ink & More preview and giving away is going on at Kendra Giles' blog, Inkin' It Up. There's only one more day of giveaways, so don't miss it. Besides, she has the totally cutest card to share with you.

Exciting News!

Guess what?!? Yeah, I hate when people say that too. So I'll just tell you. I've joined the ultra talented Lizzie Anne Design Team! I am so jazzed about this, because I love their stamps already. I'm sure I'll be having lots of exciting LAD stuff in the months to come.

Here's one I put together today. I think it will be perfect for my good friend's upcoming baby shower. I stamped the hippo and monkey, then masked them and stamped the giraffe and elephant. I stamped the hippo and leaves on scrap paper to cut out and layer for dimension. Everything's colored with Copic markers, except the grass. I think that's supposed to be the giraffe's mane, but it makes great grass too when stamped with celery and olive. Then I ran over it with a water brush to blend a bit.

What's In It?
Stamps: Born To Be Wild (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: white (Papertrey Ink); chocolate chip (Stampin' Up!); Cowboy (Crate Paper)
Ink: certainly celery, old olive (SU!); graphite black (Brilliance)
Accessories: Copic markers; Rectangle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); light blue gingham ribbon (SU!); dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my news!