Holy Verve Challenges Batman!

Hi everyone! Happy Thursday! This is a SUPER long post...just warning ya!!

So, today I realized that TOMORROW is the Verve release...and I realized...Julee must have challenges right? Yep...FIVE of them! Well, I LOVE me some Vervage (grin!), so, tonight, starting with Survivor, all the way through Project Runway, I made FIVE Verve cards! I don't think I have EVER made five cards in one night before!!!

OK...I won't go into CRAZY details on each of these...I think that they are pretty much self explanatory, but I will just give y'all (I like to talk like I am from the South...my TE girls know all about that!) a brief summary of each one!!

My first card is for Julee's Sketch Challenge, SEP09A! Of course, Julee ALWAYS has awesome sketches, and I had SO much fun making this! All the DSP on this is the retired SU! Rockabilly, and I used Express Yourself from the last Verve Stamps release!! I masked the heel so that I had a pair, colored them with Copics, and then added a highlight of Moonlight Smooch to each shoe! I also added TONS of Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (I am REALLY hoping that we were NOT supposed to combine challenges...I did a separate one for Lynda's Bling Challenge!).

My second card is for my sweet friend Charmaine's Color Challenge, SEP09B! The layout is MOJO104, which I didn't get to do when it was posted. I went with the SU! colors for my card, which are Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, Taken With Teal and Old Olive!! For this card, I finally inked up Party Time, and the balloons were stamped FOUR times, colored with Copics and then layered with Foam Tape. This card is UBER dimensional in real life! I also used Bountiful Backgrounds to stamp the polka dot pattern on the Dusty Durango panels. The Rich Razzleberry background and the Taken With Teal Circle Panel were embossed with my new Circles Impressabilites by Spellbinders (LOVE these!!), and I finished this off with two White Brads by American Crafts.


My third card is for my darling friend, and fellow DDA, Michelle's Color Challenge, SEP09C! I also used another Mojo Monday Sketch for this one, MOJO101. Again, I went with SU! colors for my card, Mellow Moss, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla! SUCH yummy colors!! For this card, I used one of my most favorite Verve sets, Delightful & Delicious!! Again, I embossed my Pumpkin Pie background with Impressabilites, this time I used Diamond & Stars! I used two different retired DSP's from SU! on this card, Bella Rose & Summer Picnic. This was the first time I stamped an image in Memento Rich Cocoa, and I colored my coffee cup with Copic Markers. I did add some Coffee Shimmerz to the "coffee" part of my cup!! I finished this off with three Vanilla Brads in each corner, by American Crafts!!




My fourth card is for my SUPER fab friend Jackie's challenge, which was to distress, SEP09D! I was SCARED of this challenge! Personally, I tend to like clean lines, so distressing is a technique I find sort of hard to do! That being said, I ADORE how this card came out (and that hardly ever happens!!). The layout is MOJO96 and I started by stamping this GORGEOUS sentiment from the Romans 12:13 Plain Jane in Memento Rich Cocoa, and after cutting and embossing my panel with Circle Nestabilities, I left the paper in the nestie and sponged some Soft Sky ink all around it. LOVE the effect you get with this technique!! The patterned paper is the UBER yummy Brunch pattern from the Early Bird Collection at Cosmo Cricket! ALL the panels were sponged and then distressed with my SU! Cutter Kit. I finished this off with a ribbon that I colored with a Copic Marker, and two Very Vanilla Brads...that you can't even really see!! Thanks for making me go out of my comfort zone Jacks!!

My fifth, and last card of the night, is for the amazing Lynda's Challenge, SEP09E, which was to use bling!! This card was SOOOO much fun to make!! Once again, I used a Mojo Monday Sketch for this card, MOJO93. I used my very first Verve set, Snow Wonderful for my card! I stamped this ADORABLE snowman in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White Cardstock, colored him with Copics, and then, using my Two Way Glue Pen, added Crystal Transparant Glitter to him so he is SUPER blinged out!! To continue the "bling", I added three Crystal Circle Rhinestone Brads to the corner, and the DSP on this card is the retired Ski Slope from SU! I did add tons of piercing, which I pretty much did on all five of my cards!!

I can't wait to see the entire Verve Release tomorrow night!! I am also SUPER excited that I was able to get all five of the challenges done!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Card #1 Recipe:

Stamps: Express Yourself from Verve Stamps/Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Choice Snow White & Rockabilly DSP/ Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Riding Hood Red/ Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Black Twill Ribbon from TE Store, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Copic Markers, Black Brads by American Crafts and Foam Tape

Card #2 Recipe:

Stamps: Party Time and Bountiful Backgrounds from Verve Stamps /Paper: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, Taken with Teal & Choice Snow White/ Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Dusty Durango / Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Copic Markers, Circles Impressabilites, White Brads by American Crafts, Paper Piercing Tool and Template and Foam Tape

Card #3 Recipe:

Stamps: Delightful & Delicious by Verve Stamps/ Paper: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Choice Buttercream, Summer Picnic DSP & Bella Rose DSP/ Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa/ Accessories: Vanilla Brads by American Crafts, Diamond & Stars Impressabilities, Copic Markers, Coffee Shimmerz, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Copic Markers and Foam Tape

Card #4 Recipe:

Stamps: Romans 12:13 Plain Jane by Verve Stamps/ Paper: Frosted Teal (Prism), Old Olive, Choice Buttercream & Brunch from Early Bird Collection by Cosmo Cricket/ Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Soft Sky & Old Olive/ Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Copic Markers, Sponge Dauber, Cutter Kit by SU!, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Very Vanilla Brads and Foam Tape

Card #5 Recipe:

Stamps: Snow Wonderful by Verve Stamps/ Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Choice Snow White & Ski Slope DSP/ Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black/ Acccessories: Small, Large & Scallop Oval Punches, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, 3/4 Inch Circle Punch, Clear Circle Rhinestone Brads, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Old Olive Poly Twill Ribbon, Two Way Glue Pen, Crystal Transparent Glitter and Foam Tape

Jodi