Verve Diva Inspiration Hop - January 2014

Hi Everyone!

If you are coming over from Karen's awesome blog then you are in the right place! Welcome to Verve's January Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time! This year we're spicing up our monthly hops with the addition of a challenge! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize! Woohoo!

Our January challenge is:

The year is shiny and new, 
so let's add shimmer and shine to our cards.
Think glitter, sequins, rhinestones, pearls, heat embossing - anything with some gloss.

I LOVE glitter and things that are bright and shiny - but for this year's challenge I decided to keep it simple and create some CAS birthday cards with just a little bit of shimmer and shine :) I created a set of birthday cards that were mainly built around kraft with another color for pop. Here is a card that I made mostly in pink - the birthday cake is from the set Birthday Bash and the sentiment is from the Big Wish stamp set from Verve Stamps - I colored it in with my color pencils and then added a little glitter to the cake with a bit of embossing and sponging to the sides:

 

 Here is the same layout in Red - I LOVED adding some glitter to the cake - trust me - it took a lot of self-control not to spray the whole thing with Glitter!! LOLOL!!

I wanted to try to get a close up of the cake and the glitter - here is a little shiny glitter close up :)

And here is the same layout with a yellow color pop with the kraft - loved how the yellow cakes turned out with the glitter :

I thought it would be fun to create a blue and green set of birthday cards too - here are both colors - click on either to enlarge the image:

 
 Here is the whole set of birthday cards that I colored in with this awesome Birthday Bash stamp set - I LOVE this cake! I had so much fun creating this card set - perfect to have around for all those birthday cards that I make at the last minute :)

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: The Cake Image is from the Birthday Bash and the sentiment is from the Big Wish stamp set from Verve Stamps

Papers: Snap Chat and Kraft cardstock

Inks: Memento: Ladybug Red, Tangelo, Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue and Tuxedo Black

A Cut Above Verve dies: Scalloped Trim Trio Set for the top banner

Accessories: Glitter from MS, circle embossing folder, white gel pen, sponger, white ink, white satin ribbon, dimensionals, circle punches and wonky nesties

Here is a little side view of the cards and the glitter:


And another view of the cards:

 
 

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what our Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines.

	1. Sarah	10. Tiffany
	2. Amy	11. Maureen
	3. Anya	12. Stacey
	4. Betty	13. Amber
	5. Jessica	14. Teresa
	6. Karen	15. Marisa
	7. Sankari	16. Charmaine
	8. Sony	17. Verve Blog
	9. Susan

Next on the hop is the sweet Sony - please hop over to check her out or you can start from the beginning with Sarah's lovely blog! Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Big hugs!
Sankari :)