I Can Do All Things...

I absolutely love this verse- when I feel discouraged and as if I can't complete a task- this is the verse I cling to. He gives me strength- I don't have to do it on my own! Just a quick card for today- it's been a long day- 7 hours with no power (2 of them I was out and about) and I'm exhausted. I actually made this one before Thanksgiving but need to get ahead some on my blog- December is a busy month! I'm about 15 cards from my goal of 100 (and I already know what my "reward" will be) :)

Recipe
Stamps- Verve
Ink- Chocolate Chip
Paper- white, chocolate chip, regal rose, bermuda bay, dp
accessories- pearls, flowers

He Will Give Rest

Here's my Scripture Sunday post- this is one of my favorite verses and as I head into the craziness of the week of Fall Break I knew I wanted to pull out this stamp. This is for Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp sketch challenge. Loved this sketch so much I made two cards (and the other one will appear for tomorrow's {ippity} hop).



Recipe:
Stamps- Verve
Ink- Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
Paper- Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, very vanilla, echo park dp
Accessories- buttons, twine, nestabilities, ribbon

Be Strong

Happy Sunday Morning! Today's Scripture Sunday is coming a bit late but the scripture is still applicable no matter when you read it :)

So many times I live in worry- it doesn't usually have a grip on me but there are times when it takes over my life. This verse is that reminder that it doesn't need to be that way. My hope is in the LORD and because of that I can be strong- I don't need to worry!

Recipe:
Stamp- Verve
Paper- Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, dp (MME), white
Ink- Chocolate Chip
Accessories- twine, circle nestabilities

Give Thanks

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop! Verve turns three today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! If you've already been hopping along, you arrived here from Sankari's Sunshine Corner blog. If not, head on over to Julee's Blog (owner of Verve), for all the info on how to win prizes (after all, what's a party without presents?), and to start hopping from the beginning. If there's a hiccup along the hop, you can always head to the Master Hop List to get the full list of links.

I don't know about you but I am thankful for Verve and the dream that Julee had to start this company. I love the Plain Janes Scripture stamps that Julee produces and this one is no exception.

I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #84 as my layout and went CAS with the colors. Love the black against the Pear Pizazz!

Recipe:
Stamps- Verve
Ink- Black
Paper- Pear Pizazz, Basic Black, white, Pear Pizazz dsp

Thanks for hopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Jackie’s blog, The Scalloped Edge for a little more Verve-y goodness.

Crazy Week

This week has been crazy and I have been working on some things- but just a quick card for Scripture Sunday...

This was for a sketch challenge over at SCS.

Recipe:
Stamps- Verve
Ink- Riding Hood Red
Paper- white, Riding Hood Red, My Mind's Eye dp
Accessories- ribbon

My Help

This card was created for a recent SplitCoast color challenge to use Razzleberry, Saffron, and Baja Breeze (I think). Once I put it all together I LOVED this combo.

This verse has a LOT of meaning to me- I live near the mountains of East TN and pretty much anywhere I go I can look up and see the hills/mountains. I know that no matter what, no matter where I can look up because my help comes from the LORD! Have a blessed Sunday!

Recipe:
Stamps- Verve
Ink- Rich Razzleberry
Paper- Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, white, So Saffron
Accessories- flowers, pearls, cuttlebug embossing folder

Be Strong

The Color Throwdown blog is celebrating their 100th color challenge. The colors were Regal Rose, Real Red, Baja Breeze, and Certainly Celery. My first thought was how in the world will I get that celery in (but I did). I actually made two cards for this challenge- this was the first. While working my way through the sketch challenges I am also challenging myself to use as much from the stash on my table (the scraps) as possible so that is what led to the second one being created. I'll share that another day. This could also go on Scripture Sunday but I have another one in mind for the upcoming Sunday so....

Recipe
Stamps- Verve
Ink- Real Red, Certainly Celery
Paper- Real Red, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze
Accessories- ribbon, flowers, pearls, cuttlebug embossing folder

Mom

So, I ended up with a really long break- longer than I planned anyway. Grades are due this week so I have been playing catch-up trying to get everything done. Only 23.5 student days (YIKES) and the last month of school is already promising to be crazy! All that to say- I'm a little late on my Sunshine posting but here it is- I hope you enjoy. This is the Autumn wreath that you can find HERE for FREE. If you make anything with it I would love to see it so make sure you link it up! I went CAS for this card but I think it turned out pretty!

Recipe:
Stamps- Sunshine Stamps- Autumn Wreath, Verve
Ink- Rich Razzleberry, copic markers
Paper- Rich Razzleberry, Cottage Wall dsp (SU!), white
Accessories- ribbon (from Stacy), and dimensionals

A Series of Sketches

Last week were the Verve Release Week Sketch Challenges.  While I didn't end up winning anything I did get to add some cards to my "stash".  All five cards are below with the recipes underneath them.

VSOCT09A

Recipe:

Stamps- Verve- Because of You

Ink- Chocolate Chip

Paper- Regal Rose, Chocolate chip, regal rose dsp

Accessories- punches, ribbon, dimensionals

VSOCT09B (this is one of my faves)

Recipe:

Stamps- Verve

Ink- black, copic marker

Paper- Bermuda Bay, black, bermuda bay dsp

Accessories- ribbon

VSOCT09C

Recipe:

Stamps- Verve

Paper- Melon Mambo, Basic Black, white, Melon mambo dsp

Ink- versamark

Accessories- ribbon, white embossing powder, black embossing powder

VSOCT09D (another fave of mine- mainly because the sentiment is PERFECT!)

Recipe:

Stamps- Verve Matthew 11:28

Ink- Chocolate Chip

Paper- Soft Suede, Sage Shadow, white

Accessories- Spiral clip, ribbon, cuttlebug

VSOCT09E

Recipe:

Stamp- Verve- Philippians 4:13

Ink- versamark

Paper- Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, white

Accessories- SU scallop edge punch, ribbon, black embossing powder

It's Anni-VERVE-sary time!

Welcome to the first ever official Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop. Verve turns two today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! The party kicked off over on the Verve blog, so if you’ve just happened along, be sure to hop on over there to start from the beginning! And to make this party a real shindig, there’s a mystery jackpot hidden at one of the stops along the hop. One lucky commenter on that blog will win Verve’s entire August release! But of course, it wouldn’t be a mystery if you knew which blog, would it? So if you’re feeling the love, give a little shout out to the bloggers in the hop and you just might have a reason to jump for joy! 

This Verve card uses both Thankful Blossoms and the Psalm 37:4 Plain Jane.  I also tried the Tole technique and popped up the center of the flower twice and the flower three times.  I'm not real sure about the technique but I love the overall look of the card.  

Recipe- 

Paper- Old Olive, white, Rich Razzleberry, Cottage Wall dp

Stamps- VERVE- Thankful Blossoms, Plain Jane (Psalm 37:4)

Ink- Rich Razzleberry marker, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive

Accessories- Labels 1 Nestabilities, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! Now it’s time to hop on over to JenMaries’s blog, for a little more Verve-y goodness.

Mother's Day card

Well, I'm home sick today- running a temp, drainage, all the fun stuff.  If it's not better by tomorrow I guess I'll be heading to the dr. on Tuesday.  I have WAY too much to do to be sick at this time of the year.  As of right now there are 8 1/2 days with students and 10 for teachers.  I have to have inventories, paperwork, etc. done soon.  Some of them are due this Friday :(

Anyway, I thought since I had some time I would post today.  The card here is the one I sent to my mom for Mother's Day.  I won one of the challenges over at Verve for the Release Party and won a $30 gift certificate.  I ordered this set- Because of You  with it.  The sentiment on the top is what I stamped inside.

Recipe:

Stamps- Verve- Because of You

Paper- Regal Rose, So Saffron, Basic Grey, white

Ink- Regal Rose

Accessories- dimensionals, giga scallop circle, mega plain circle, dew drops

Another Verve challenge- VERY bright!

I made this for another of the Verve release challenges.  This was challenge number 3 which was a sketch challenge.  

Recipe:

Stamps- Verve

Paper- Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Basic Grey Marrakech, white

Ink- Pacific Point

Accessories- TAC ribbon, TAC buttons

Another Verve

I created this card for the special "Show your Verve" contest over on the Verve Stamps website.  I love my Verve stamps- right now I just have Plain Janes but they are some of my fave stamps.  You can go find them here at VERVE STAMPS.  

Thanks for looking!  I went Monochromatic with this one because I wanted to use this particular Plain Jane and this is a bit more subdued.

Recipe: 

Stamps- Verve

Ink- Brocade Blue

Paper- Brocade Blue, white, SU patterns pack II (hostess)

Accessories- SU Top Note Die cut, silk flower, dew drop

Enjoy!

A Verve Challenge

Verve is having their April release Friday, April 17 and to celebrate Julee is having a Release challenge- 3 sketches and one color challenge.  So, for the next few days that's what you'll be seeing here!

This is probably my absolute favorite card out of all of them.

Recipe: 

Stamps- Verve

Paper- Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, white, Pink Pirouette, SU DP

Ink- Rose Red

Accessories- giga scallop punch, mega circle punch, prima, word window punch, dew drops, brad 

The dew drops came from LimeLIGHT PaperCrafts and the stamp came from Verve