July Diva Dare - Day 5

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It's Amy here today, with Day 5 of our July Diva Dare. This month we dare you to make a card, project, layout, or whatever fits your stamping style using this month's theme - Sentimental About Paper!  It's time to dig into all that gorgeous patterned paper you've been hoarding saving (we know you have some!!)!  Showcase all those amazing sentiment stamps (no images) to create a new and never before seen project!  Paired with pretty patterned paper, Verve's famous sentiments will take center stage!  While it is not necessary to use Verve stamps to enter, we would love to see them if you've got 'em!  To sweeten up the challenge even more, stay tuned to learn how you could win some brand new Verve!

But first, here's how I answered the dare: 

I used some playful Webster's Pages patterns (from Yacht Club) to create a nostalgic summer scene. I just adore the sweet children pulling their wagons! I added a second and third pattern along the bottom, along with  some twine and a scalloped border. The clouds along the top are die-cut with additional Webster's Pages patterns. I stamped the sentiment, notched the end, and wrapped it around a lollipop stick. I love the large font size of the Life is Good Plain Jane -- it really holds its own on this sentiment-only card!

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Want to know how you can win some fabulous new VERVE GOODIES?

1. Play along with us and link up your new Sentimental About Paper creation (posted July 15 or later) to the linky widget on the Diva Dare Day 1 post before 9PM Mountain on Sunday, July 31. One lucky stamper will win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em we would  LOVE to see ‘em!
2. For another chance to win, be sure to give the Divas a little shout-out in the comments section as we share our Sentimental About Paper creations. One lucky commenter will win the Verve stamp set of his or her choosing!  Winners will be announced on Monday, August 1 right here on the Verve blog.

Now it's YOUR turn!  We DARE you to show us your creations!

Click here to go to the Diva Dare Day 1 post and link your blog post up on our Linky Tool!

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July After Party!!

Welcome to the July Verve After Party!!  The Monday following each release, we will bring you the lowdown on all of the current sale info as well as share some of our favorite creations the Divas have created!

The first bit of juicy release gossip is that Julee is including a fabby goody bag with each purchase over $75!!  Awesome new Verve stamps AND free papercrafting goodies...it doesn't get much better than that!!

You won't want to miss the July 2011 Stamp Collection!  All three brand new sets (Small Phrases, New Mercies, & Words Cannot Express) and 3 new Plain Janes (Light Tomorrow, Philippians 1:6, & Life is Good) are all bundled together at a 15% discount!  Prices are good through July 31st, while supplies last.

And now for your viewing pleasure and inspiration, we have compiled our favorite creations for you using the newly released stamps!



Created by Amy Sheffer using the Light Tomorrow Plain Jane and Classy Label Die.

Created by Andrea Ewen using the New Mercies and Words Cannot Express sets.

Created by Charmaine Ikach using the Philippians 1:6 Plain Jane and Classy Label Die.

Created by Jackie Pedro using the Small Phrases and To the Moon sets.

Created by Julee Tilman using the New Mercies set.

Created by Laurie Schmidlin using the New Mercies set.

Created by Sankari Wegman using the New Mercies set and Light Tomorrow Plain Jane.

Created by Teresa Kline using the Philippians 1:6 Plain Jane.

Created by Tosha Leyendekker using the Small Phrases set.

Thanks so much for joining us here today!  We will be back this Friday to kick off the July Diva Dare!  We hope you see then!

July New Release Spotlight HOP: Small Phrases

Hey Verve Fans!  Welcome to the final day of our July New Release Spotlights!  Have you been enjoying the previews?  I know I have!  It's always so fun seeing what these amazing designers create!  If you haven't had a chance to hop yet, there's still time!!  One lucky commenter from each day's hop will win the ENTIRE release, so be sure and leave a little love in the Divasphere!  Deadline for commenting to be eligible for the prize drawing is 6pm Mountain time on TONIGHT {July 8}.  Winners will be announced during our release party.

Speaking of the party, we hope you'll join us tonight from 9-11pm Eastern in our SCS forum for a little chatting, more fabulous samples from the Divas and the full set reveals as we countdown to our release!  We're pretty laid back, but fast paced, so drop in and say hi if you can!

Before that, we've got another day of hopping lined up for you.  Today the Divas are previewing Small Phrases and our three new plain janes...  Philippians 1:6, Light Tomorrow and Life is Good.

TODAY'S Featured Set:

plus the Philippians 1:6, Light Tomorrow and Life is Good PJ's

Small Phrases is a set of 22 small sentiments perfect for smaller punches or dies, like our Charming Banner and Charming Oval dies.  A partial remix of some of our first phrase sets with some all new sentiments thrown in, Small Phrases has a casually modern feel to it. And with everything from thinking of you to birthdays to babies covered,  this set will definitely be a go-to sentiment set in your stamp collection.

Enough chitchat, it's time to see these stamps in action.  Happy hopping!  See you at the party tonight!

1. Amber 7. Laurie 2. Amy 8. Robin {Guest} 3. Andrea 9. Sankari 4. Charmaine 10. Teresa 5. Jackie 11. Tosh 6. Julee

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