Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Verve's March Diva Inspirations Hop!

ETA: Good morning! This is my second post of the day. To see my Day 1 preview for the Waltzingmouse Stamps March release, please scroll down or click here!


Hello!

Today I am so excited to be joining in my first Inspiration Hop as a new Verve Diva!

This is a regular feature on the 5th of the month and is a chance to breathe some new life into some much-loved stamps and dies. Leaving a comment enters you into a drawing to win a $30 gift certificate to Verve Stamps! You are on the right track if you've arrived here from Amy's blog. The hop is kicking off on the Verve blog, so be sure to head there to get all the details!



I used the Bloom & Grow set for this card. I love all the flower building options. The largest flower has a solid background stamp included in the set, which is a great base for your flower. For the smaller flowers, I flipped the stamps over and stamped the 'back' side of the stamp to create that solid base. Since the images are symmetrical, it worked perfectly. I added a few score lines to fill in the open space on my card - my way of handling my phobia of empty card space :)

That is it for me - Betty is your next stop along this month's hop!

Take care!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Bloom & Grow - Verve Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Lake House - Wplus9; Vintage Cream - PTI
INK: Groovy Guava, Ruby Red, Wild Wasabi - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko
OTHER: Red adhesive rhinestones - Recollections; Score board - Martha Stewart Crafts

57 comments:

  1. Beautiful card, I love the flowers and the scoring.

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  2. Love your card. The addition of the scoring is wonderful. TFS

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  3. Great card. Great colour combo!

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  4. Beautiful card! I love your colors and the flowers are so pretty.

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  5. Gorgeous! I love the effect of the simple scoring around your sentiment. You made those blow and grow flowers look amazing!

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  6. Love your color combo! The coral-y red just pops on that blue!

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  7. This is so pretty and fresh Anya, I love your flowers!

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  8. You made those Verve flowers shine! Love the layers you added to the flower and the score lines at the bottom.

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  9. Love this! The score lines are the perfect accent to those gorgeous blooms!!

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  10. great color and love the flower spray...

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  11. Brilliant scoring! Great colors too!

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  12. Great card! Your scoring is a perfect addition on this lovely card!
    <3 Emily L.

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  13. Very pretty card. Brightened up a cold, snowy, winter day.

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  14. Love the way you've stamped your flowers; will have to try that myself. Love your scor-lines. Beautiful card and congrats on your first post as Diva!

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  15. love these colors! those flowers are so pretty!

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  16. How pretty! Great color combo and the scored lines add a subtle but perfect finishing touch. Congratulations on joining the Diva team!

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  17. Great colors and the scoring is the perfect finish.

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  18. Love your card! Congrats on joining the team. :)

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  19. Simply gorgeous! Love these colors and the layers of stamping! The scored lines are the perfect accent, too.

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  20. Beautiful card! Love the score lines! Beautiful flowers!

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  21. What an amazing and gorgeous card! Love the blue and the score lines on the bottom are gorgeous!!! Simply beautiful!

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  22. Very pretty color combo and I like the scoring.

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  23. Lovely! The color scheme and subtle scoring are wonderful!

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  24. Very, very pretty card, Anya. Lovely choice of colors.

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  25. Love how you showcased these flowers....using the backside of stamps again....wonderful!! Scoring is perfect!

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  26. Anya, the colors and details are wonderful! Lovely card! Welcome to the team!

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  27. A lovely sentiment and a very lovely card! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  28. Lovely card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  29. Those flowers are so pretty and I love the blue base!

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  30. Such a pretty card! Love the added embossing detail! Thanks for the tip on using the back side of the stamp. TFS. God bless!!

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  31. Love how you did the flowers! They're gorgeous and the score lines are great accents!

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  32. What a beautiful card! Love these colors, too!

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  33. Great color combo, and those flowers are so lovely. Great idea using the back of the stamp.

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  34. Lovely card, your soft colors on blue look great, love the flowers too. TFS

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  35. Beautiful card, love the colors and the sentiment

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  36. Great minds think alike! :) I LOVE your blue card base as the backdrop for those beautiful blooms! I'm so excited to start this journey with you!

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  37. Love the clean and simple feel and the scored lines. Nice use of white space.

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  38. woohoo! Love to see you rocking the beautiful Verve stamps. Gorgeous.

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  39. I adore this card! Beautifully created & I love the score lines!

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  40. Love seeing the techniques you used on this card. These sentiment stamps are awesome.

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  41. just gorgeous! big Congrats on your first Diva post!

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  42. Pretty card! I love the colors you used... great combo! And the tip about stamping the reverse of the die for a solid color.
    DeniseB

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  43. Lovely, and what a great idea to use the back of the stamp for the silhouette. Welcome to the Verve team. Looking forward to more of your creations.

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  44. Gorgeous...that color combo is fantastic!!

    www.CardsPaperAndScrapbooks.com

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  45. Love this floral set...the flowers pop against this blue background.

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  46. A stunning card; definitely a day-brightener and smile-maker! Thank yo for sharing and inspiring.

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  47. Beautiful CAS card! I love the added score lines!

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