A Winner, A Blog Hop, A Sketch and Another Chance to Win…
Before I dive into the VERVE BLOG HOP, I want to announce last week’s winner of the PixiePetals gift certificate…
Congrats to GARDENIA!!!
Gardenia, email me {link over there on the left} and I will get you your $10 gift certificate to the fabby Pixie Petals shoppe!
Did you check out all the Verve-y goodness on the Verve blog the last few days or at the Release Party last night? I doubt you missed it 
but just in case you are hopping away now, so there is more to come! You should have hopped along from Julee’s blog and when you hop along outta here, you will head on over to Charmaine’s blog {I’ll link her later in this post, too}.
In the essence of multi-tasking, this is the Verve Blog Hop and my SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY post. And, guess what??? Participants of this week’s sketch will be entered to win a $30 VERVE GIFT CARD!!! Hello!! How wonderful is that {in my humble opinion}!?!? So here’s the sketch…
I just realized that I forgot the skinny horizontal panel under the main image panel…oops and oh, well. This is still my favoritest {yep, it’s a word!} Verve card ever {again, a humble opinion of mine}. This card uses a combo of October Afternoon Fly A Kite movie with the new Verve release, Blue Skies…
Be sure to check out all the new releases {and DEALS through July 5, too} on the Verve site HERE.
I want to give a huge THANK YOU to Julee for donating such a generous gift certificate to one of this week’s sketch participants!! Somebody will be doing some serious happy shopping about this time next week!!
Another big THANK YOU goes out to Andrea Ewen, this month’s Designer of the Month! She came up with this beauty for the sketch…
For you blog hoppers, bounce on over to Charmaine’s blog, but don’t forget to check out what all the SFYTT Sisters have in store for you {a lot of them are featuring Verve Stamps on their blogs, too}…
Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Leigh O’Brien
Megan Lock
Amber Hight
Sony Christoph
Jodi Collins
Kelly Lunceford
Jenn Diercks
If you want a chance to win the $30 Verve Gift Certificate, just play along with the SFYTT this week and link your project below no later than 6pm on Friday {July 2nd}. If you do not have a blog, please leave a comment with a link to your project in the comments section.
PS-One lucky commenter along the hop will win the entire Verve release. Comments entered before 8PM on Monday, June 28 will be entered to win.
Good luck and happy stamping…
Gorgeous card Jen! Love the colors, so refreshing!
Oh my gosh Jen, I can see why this is your FAVORITEST Verve card, it really is gorgeous!
Beautiful cards! Love the details.
awesome card
OMG I was so excited to see I won your gift cert last week how cool. I am SOOO in love with the Blue Skies set to think I will have to go shopping at verve again!
this is amazing! What a lovely sentiment highlighted on a gorgeous card!
Amazing. And what a great sketch…hope I can find some time to put together something for it.
Thanks for your generosity.
These are gorgeous cards. The sentiments are perfect too!
Wow, amazing cards, and really love the sketch!! I’ll have to get creating!! Hoping to have time to “hop” today too!
Your cards are beautiful… I love every little detail you put into them!
Wow this is just beautiful dear. And I so love the sketch
Jen, your card is really Beautiful! I love everything about it. Really gorgeous! What an awesome card with such a wonderful quote.
What a beautiful card!!!!
LOVE that first card!! The colors are beautiful, and those flowers are so pretty-they look real!
These cards are amazing! I really love your sample card. I really had to look to notice the missing panel. The whole card is just so amazing!
love the design. your card is beautiful
Beautiful!
Love the colors of your first card! You have such a distinctive style - I just love it!
The papers and flowers are gorgeous! Fabulous card.
Wowza!!! This is absolutely GORGEOUS, Jen! Love the flowers, the stitching, the cream center strip on the Nestie and how you used the flourishes! Perfect from top to bottom. PLUS, this sketch totally rocks!
This is just gorgeous!! love the mix of colors and texture :0)
This card is beautiful Jen! Love it! (and the sketch too!)
Wow! This card is absolutely beautiful! Love everything about it! Fantastic job!!!
Love your color combo of pale blue and yellow. Very pretty!
Well, left a comment earlier…..but officially “on the hop”…..looking forward to seeing all the great ideas!
Beautiful card and thanks for the hop.
These are both amazing! I love the sentiments, details, and more!
What a beautiful card!! Love the colors!
What a great sentiment! Love your card.
Both are cards are lovely. I love the shabby chicness of yours. My personal favorite kind of card.
Lovely, lovely, lovely! A post jam-packed with goodness!
Just love the newest Verve release and Blue Skies is one of my favorites. That Oct. Afternoon paper is a fav too. Love your color choices.
I love the verses and your card uses all my favorite colors. Thanks
So pretty, Jen! Don’t you love those OA papers? Sigh…
Gorgeous card and sketch., Jen!
This IS a lovely card Jen! You put so much into it - the ruffled ribbon, the embossing folder, the stitching, the flowers everywhere - WOW! Cool sketch this week too. Thanks for the chance to win!
Two gorgeous card, Jen! I can totally see why yours is your favorite Verve card ever - it’s a show-stopper!
Love the card. The embossing, stamp, flowers and color combo are great. God bless!
This is so lovely! Love all the details. Thanks for sharing.
Many blessings to you!
-Martha (Austin, TX)
Beautiful cards! That first one is spectacular and not to say the next isn’t great too!
Beautiful card!!! Thanks for the inspiration. Blue Skies is on my need list!
Oh my goodness your card is amazing! Love it, and totally in love with the new sets!
This is a very goregous card….I love the colors and the semntiment is absolutely beautiful.
Calypso
Fabulous card, Jen! Love the ribbon, stitching and flower. Way to showcase that fabulous sentiment.
Sweet!! Just love the color combo!
The card is stunning Jen!
Beautiful cards, Jen and Andrea. Such amazing attention to all of the details…wow!
Just gorgeous, Jen! Love it all!!
Beautiful card! I think I will take a shot of that sketch, too!
I just wanted to thank you Jen for the amazing opportunity in being Designer of the Month! I want to extend my thanks also to the equally amazing SFYTT sisters for being so sweet and supportive. I can honestly say that I’ve truly enjoyed being a guest “sister” this past month and look forward to more dazzling creativity to inspire us all!
I love your card–so georgeous. I especially like the white highlight stripe on the mat. Simple thing really, but it makes it pop. Oh and I do love the bling in the center of the flower!
another amazing sketch for this week, jen! thanks for letting the divas get a sneak peek at it.
your card is absolutely stunning! one of my all-times faves of yours! WOW!
What a beautiful card. I love that color combination and all the texture. Is the textured white done with an embossing folder or plate?
This is an awesome card and a super sketch. I can’t wait to try it with my card. I love the layers and colors you chose for your card.
Wowza, what an amazing card, Jen! I don’t think you could have packed on anymore deliciousness if you had tried! Beautiful card from Andrea too, love that neutral color scheme!
Wow your card is awesome, I can see why its your favoritest, its beautiful, I am loving this stamp set blue sky’s hum might have to add it to my addiction oops collection. Thanks for sharing.
Great stamps, great sketch, beautiful card!
Such nice detail on both cards!
Wow, your cards are both gorgeous! Hope to find time to play with your sketch on Monday.
Ooooo, LOVE those flowers Jen! Great colors too!
this is gorgeous Jen, I luv it…blue and yellow are so warm and friendly…perfect card!
enjoy *~*
This card is absolutely GORGEOUS and I totally understand why it’s your fave Verve card to date! Hmm…a chance to win some Verve cash? Oh yeah, i’m so in!
Beautiful artwork….as usual! Love the encouragement of this stamp!
Oh, I love this too, Jen…I can’t wait to get this sentiment…you have a way with flowers
Beatiful project! I love the colors!
janet d.
I love this card. The sentiment is beautiful.
Love your card. It is beautamous!
Love this saying — it is so true! Beautiful card, too, and thanks for the chance to win!
I really love the saying and the card is so beautiful
wow, stunning card. Love the new sentiment. Question - does the sketch have to contain a Verve stamp. I’d love to play but I just found Verve stamps and don’t have any yet.
Ohhh ladies - your cards are GORGEOUS!!! I’m lovin’ all those little details!!
Hi Jen, What a breath-taking card! Great detail in that stitching along the ribbon. Flowers are fantastic too and it all does justice to the stamp saying.
ah…just gorgeous as always
Beautiful card. I definitely have to get that one, great sentiment.
wow, there is nothing else to say. Your card is outstanding
Bonnie
Great card. Love the sentiment.
As always Love your card, Beautiful!
Beautiful sentiment on this great card Jen!
I love these cards! Beautiful
I totally *heart* this card Jen! This sentiment is so true…thanks for sharing such a gorgeous sketch with us too…!!!
What a great new stamp set. Love, love that Courage sentiment.
I love this card. It is just beautiful. I also love the stamp saying.
I am loving your card! I am such a quote girl. Your choice of colors and embellies is superb. Thanks for sharing with us during the hop.
GORGEOUS cards; LOVE the ribbon treatment on the first one, the sewing and the flowers are amazing!!! I love “blue skies”, my favorite stamp set in the release!
Love the 2nd card too; the colors are gorgeous and all those pearls - OH MY!!!
Beautiful card Jen!…..love the color combo and those flowers. Great sketch by the way…..I will use it for my next card.
Your card is so pretty. Love the flowers, the stamp, and the stitched ribbon!
Love the shade of blue & green - great inspiration!
Gorgeous card!! Love this set!!!
I’m a first time visitor to your blog and it is wonderful! Wonderful cards and I can’t wait to play along with your sketch challenge.
Love the card.
Gorgeous card Jen!
WOW! That is pure gorgeousness girl! LOVE it!! And fabulous sketch too - I’m going to have to make time to play this week!
I just love this card and the great layout. I am off to whip up one to share!
I love this card!
Beautiful card–I like the colors and the stitching detail.
What a pretty card! Love the color combo you used, and the flowers are gorgeous! TFS!
What a gorgeous card and you’ve used my fave paper ever from October Afternoon!
Both of these are absolutely beautiful. Hope to do the sketch this week.
Love your designs Jen!! Beautiful as usual:)
I love this card!! The colors and flowers just make the card and the saying is so nice!
I love all the card its so beautiful…tfs.. and the paper you chose is great love the flowers too…
great cards!
I think you card is great, and I’ll be back after I go through the hop to print your sketch and give it a try… Andrea’s is really nice too. TFS!
Such a gorgeous card! I love the quotes…always looking for good ones like this. Michele
Love your card! Beautiful colors, elements.
as always, your cards are beautiful!
Gorgeous card. Beautifully embellished.
Superb ladies!!! These card portray such elegance and meaning:)) Wonderful!!
Blessings
Such a gorgeous card and great for so many situations!
Hey Jen! No wonder this is your favoritest Veerve card! It’s fab. Andrea, your card is wonderful, too!
Beautiful card. Love everything about it.
Love this card, the saying is my fave from the collection too.
Really love what you’ve done with the card it’s so inspirational for a newbie like me to see all the cards other ladies have created! Loving this blog hop too!
Sal xx
Card is simply stunning! To my favorites!!!
This card is fabulous Jen. Wow. TFS
Beautiful! I love that sentiment. Your card has so many delicious details, ruffles, flowers, stitching, embossing, sparkle, so much eye candy!
Both of your card creations are so beautiful - but that “courage” sentiment - oh my - it’s definitely a keeper! My husband is a decorated Vietnam veteran and I am always on the lookout for patriotic stamps to create cards and scrapbook pages for him and his VFW buddies. This set would be awesome to have! Thanks for the chance to win it!
Your card is absolutely gorgeous, Jen! I love the colors, papers and beautiful details! I linked a card with the SFYTT.
Stunning card! I am heading over to my craft table to see if I can whip up a card with your fabby sketch too! :O)
Hugs,
Lelia
What a lovely card! I love all of the different textures and patters and the flowers are simply gorgeous!!
Jen your card is absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous!!!! I love everything about it!!! Hugs ~S~
OMGosh! This is beautiful! I’ve got to play with that sketch! Love your creation!
so pretty, love the colors, pretty flowers and neat pleating!
Love this card…..very feminine and such an inspirational sentiment!
I love your card Jen. So much attention to the details. Love all the stitching and layers.
Lovely card. Love the colors, flowers and design of the card. TFS
I absolutely LOVE the colors you have used on this card!!! I keep coming back to it and staring at it more and more. Soooo beautiful!
Love the cards. I don’t have a blog but do have a gallery and here is my entry.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1738946?&cat=500&ppuser=208253
Thanks and God bless!
Absolutely beautiful card!!! What a beauty!!LOVE the ribbons and stitching and all the details! Simply mah-velous dah-ling!!!
Great sketch. Thanks for the challenge, and thank you to you and Julee for a wonderful prize.
http://www.scrapbook.com/galleries/76049/view/2816265/-1/1.html
Well it looks like the Linky tool is closed, but I thought we had until 6 pm today (Friday)…maybe there was a typo above. If not (and it is just the Linky tool isn’t working), here is my card:
http://craftyengineering.blogspot.com/2010/07/dancing-into-weekend.html
Really late; but thanks for another GREAT sketch!!
http://whimsicalcreations.blogspot.com/2010/07/cuteasaurous-birthday.html