Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Verve Divas Inspiration Hop - February 2013

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to our FebruaryDiva Inspirations Hop!  Today the Divas are dusting off some Verve favorites and putting on our monthly hop to inspire you with a fresh new spin on the stamps in our stash! So grab a drink and hop along as we share a little Verve with you! There's a great little prize involved, too! A random commenter on one of the hops will win a $30 gift certificate to VERVE, so be sure to leave a little love in the comment section as you hop about! You can find out all the prize details over on the Verve Blog today. 

 For my project today I used the darling stamp set: Beautiful You from Verve stamps to create a little scrapbook page. The sister of my dear dear friend is celebrating her 25th Wedding Anniversary and so we wanted to create a page with pictures of her sister on her wedding day as well as a pic of them now - as a couple and as a family. What an inspiration it is to be be married for so long and with so much love for each other! I created a layout that was mostly grays and creams and had a little pop of blue.  This stamp set has so many absolutely lovely verses - so inspiring and beautiful - and I especially loved the one: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our create away." Here is a picture of the whole page - I later framed it into a large white Shadowbox (it was a hard to take a picture of the framed layout because of the reflection of the glass - but here is the whole layout unframed: 


I used some silver trims and some silver bling brads which coordinated perfectly with the beautiful flower stamp that this stamp set has - such a gorgeous flower  - I stamped the flower twice - once in cream and then once in gray and then popped the smaller flower onto the larger flower. The smaller one's petals are colored with copics and then I added a little stickle to them for an etra level of sparkle - here is a closer look at the sentiment and the flower stamp:
And here is the picture of them when they were first married - I added a little metallic brad to the corner:\

And a picture of them now - after 25 years:
I love their expressions in this picture - so sweet!

Scrapbook Page Ingredients:
Paper: cream and gray card stock from Bazzill
Stamps; Beautiful You stamp set by Verve Stamps
Inks: Teal Zeal from Memento
Accessories: Stickles, dimensionals, copics, Spellbindes (pennants and phoot border), Siver flower brads from Spare Parts, blingy glitter drops, heart punch (mini), Washi tape and sponger

I was so happy to create this page for my dear friend's sister and hope that they like it as they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary! I can't wait to see all the projects that the wonderful ladies have created - please hop with me and check them out:
1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Betty9. Charmaine
3. Jen10. Janelle
4. Sankari11. Laurie
5. Sony12. Maureen
6. Susan13. Teresa
7. Amber

Thank you so much for stopping by today!
Ciao for now,
Sankari :)















51 comments:

Cindi said...

Gorgeous page! I love the elegance of the colors.

Andrea said...

What a fantastic layout!!! I love everything about it!!

Teri C said...

Absolutely gorgeous layout! The colors are nice and soft, the pictures are great and the detail is phenomenal!

Radha said...

aww... I love them beyond any thing... such a darling.
Love it Love love them all.

My Studio Voice said...

Obviously a lot of love went into this page. Very pretty.

Whimsey said...

Oh my - that color combo is so striking and that banner - WOWZA!!! Beautifully created!!

Melisa Hunter said...

Such a gorgeous scrapbooking page! They will treasure this!

Marisa said...

Sch a wonderful page, Sankiri. Sure they will treasure it :)

huginafold said...

Truly beautiful page. What a brilliant way to celebrate such a special anniversary especially through their lives together from then until now. Verves Beautiful You stamps do work for so many different occasions and I think the one you chose was very apt.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous and elegant!

Denise Willerton said...

What a beautiful page Sankiri! Love what you've done with the Pennants! TFS!

Rhonda said...

Love all the silver. Gorgeous layout.

jan farnworth said...

stunning layout.

Petra Swart said...

Love your combination of colors. Beautiful page! TFS.

Tammy said...

Very pretty. Reminds me of a package from "Tiffany!"

Luanne said...

This is so awesome! What a wonderful, precious treasure for your friend! Beautiful!

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Simply gorgeous and so meaningful! Pure loveliness, Sankari!

Janelle Stollfus said...

Wow, they are gonna love that page! It's has such lovely detail and those Verve flowers look like they belong in a kit with the silver trims and brads. Fabulously done.

Ravengirl said...

What a wonderful anniversary gift! Your special touches make is amazing!

Christine said...

Your friend will treasure this scrapbook page! I need to make a page for a sweet couple celebrating their 50th anniversary, but am sure your lovely creation will outshine it!

Sue D said...

Wonderful layout of a special occasion.

Kris B said...

What a wonderful layout! Love the colors!! A very special Anniversary gift!!

V Marie Creations said...

Very nice layout. What a treasure for your family.

Cynthia Clark said...

Love the colors and a beautiful family.

wendy said...

this is stunning, what a great memory keeper!

Rosemary said...

oh my goodness... what a stunning, stunning layout!!

Diana Nguyen said...

Wonderfully elegant and sweet; what a perfect gift!

Brenda Ladd said...

I love your layout, very pretty :) Brenda

Elena C said...

I love your page...how beautiful...all silver and so well put together...what a great gift!!!

Mary-Anne V said...

Very nice layout ...I am sure she will be in awe when she sees it.

Oma said...

Beautiful page & I'm sure your friend's sister will love it!

Betty Wright said...

Just beautiful, Sankari! Gorgeous, gorgeous design!

Laura Cox {aka scrapaddict} said...

Wow....just a gorgeous 25th anniversary gift! Wonderful LO!

Lucy Newton said...

Great layout!!!

Sharon Wheet said...

Sankari, I love your layout! I think you did a wonderful job with your photos. I really like how you added a 'then and now' photo of the happy couple {smile}. and your boys look happy, too! A wonderful treasure I just know you have hung in your home. TFS. A great page.

Anonymous said...

This is a really gorgeous layout. Stunningly beautiful!

Danielle Schoenlau said...

OMG! I love the colors in your layout and the banner, so beautiful!

Marsha said...

Beautiful page. Love all the silver and the soft blue.

cebelica said...

I love the classy look of your layout. Great colours too. Beautiful! Hugs! xx

Miriam Prantner said...

LOVE seeing a layout, great use of dies and loving all the silver!

Heather said...

Wow!! What a gorgeous scrapbook pages. That banner is really beautiful.

JoAnn said...

Wow, what a gorgeous layout and a great tribute for the couple's 25th anniversary. Love all the details on your layout. TFS

Stacey Schafer said...

fantastic page, Sankari!

Carole said...

Wonderful layout and how you arranged the pictures. Great Sankari!

lakergirl said...

I can't tell you how much you have inspired me to finish my Mom & Dad's album! Benn putting this off forever! Your colors & layout are just beautiful...Thank you!

Davi said...

Wow this is a beautiful LO! Every element perfect to celebrate their 25th!

Unknown said...

Oh wow this is beautiful! What a sweet gift idea, love the color choices!

Marisa said...

Stunning, Sankiri!!! Love the banner with the bling on it, the lovely frames around the pictures and the silver touches you have added. What a treasure of a gift for your friend! Hugs to you!

Emily Lauritzen said...

Gorgeous layout! I love the gray/cream color combo, and the soft pop of the blue is perfect!
<3 Emily L.

The Lund Five said...

Beautiful Scrapbook page!

Anonymous said...

Awesome elements!