Peaking at Abundant Blessings

Yep, this is a quick little peak of the new Verve stamp set, Abundanat Blessings, to be released on September 10. I fell in love with Abundant Blessings the first moment I saw it, especially the silhouettes. They make for such quick and elegant cards, like this one.

I knew I wanted sophisticated, so I chose my color palette of vanilla, black and kraft. After stamping the florals (those are three separate stamps), I layered the panel with different sized borders. The solid black vintage dies, as well as the vanilla strip behind them, add to the graphic feel of the card. I added a few softening accents with the ribbon and tiny gemstones on the flowers and by the sentiment, which is from Artful Elegance.

A few things you could win from Verve:

1. There is a one sheet wonder sketch challenge in the Verve Forums where you could win the entire September release. Details HERE.

2. My week hosting the Meet the Verve Diva challenge continues through Wednesday night. A random participant will win $15 in Verve Bucks. Details here.

3. You can leave a comment on each of the sneak peek posts at the Verve blog today and tomorrow for a chance at the new release stamps featured that day. Details here.

4. And finally, Verve is hosting a release party Tuesday night, September 9 from 9 pm to 11 pm Central time. That's 10 pm to midnight Eastern. There'll be lots of fast paced fun and MORE chances to win. Stop in and introduce yourself. It's a very welcoming, friendly group. Details here.

Whew! I think that covers it.