Monday, March 31, 2014

Viva La Verve: Get Well Soon

My kids are back in school after what felt like a very long spring break.  Yay!!  (Is it wrong to feel this way??)  They both had plans fall through so they ended up moping around the house.  For a spring break, it was a very gloomy week!

So in celebration of peace and quiet this morning, I am playing along with a challenge -Viva la Verve.  All the layers and angles on this one are a little out of my comfort zone - but my great friend Stacey Schafer created it and I'm going to give it a try.  While I'm jumping out of the box, I decided to go all the way and I used four patterned papers, buttons, sequins, wood dots, ribbon and twine!

Hope You Get Well Soon


It was a stretch - but I like it!!

The cardstock and the ink are new-to-me from Simon Says Stamp.  I decided to give some of their inks a try and I'm always a sucker for a good neutral.  They have a nice feature on their blog called Color Coordinates. Shari Carroll looks through their store's stock and finds papers/washi tape/stickers/dots and much more that coordinate with one of their colors - I think it's weekly and they have done four colors so far.  I am still in mourning over the loss of Archivers so I particularly like this feature as I can no longer match things in person.  The patterned paper is one of the suggestions for their Khaki color.

  • Stamps: Verve Stamps Treasured Words, Amazing Wishes
  • Paper: Simon Says Stamp Khaki cardstock, My Mind's Eye Darling Dear 6x6
  • Ink: Simon Says Stamp Khaki, Memento brown
  • Accessories: Verve Stamps Tagged Rectangle Die, Lil' Inkers Stitched Rectangles, Papertrey Ink Terracotta Tile and Button, Ellen Hutson Daffodil sequins, Hemptique 10-lb natural, My Mind's Eye Just Splendid Wood Dots


11 comments:

  1. What a pretty card, especially perfect for someone who's not feeling well.

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  2. You can't see my face but it looks pretty stunned!!! Ha, ha, 4 patterned papers and all those embellies!! Oh my gosh, I had to rub my eyes to make sure they weren't deceiving me, ha, ha. I'm sorry, bad humour I know, but I'm totally enjoying your card and I think your card is just GREAT! Perfect combo of colors and I love your choice of sequins, it all matches so well together!
    Like the ribbon too! (Saddlestitch if I'm correct?)
    The striped lines of your DP gives your card a 'strong graphic' feel
    and the ribbon emphasizes it. :-)
    And twine is always perfect. :-)
    Bye, (you can't see my face but I'm actually still grinning, LOL)

    Marjolein

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  3. This is such a lovely card!! I love the papers yo used and the fun layering. Have a great night!!

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  4. love it. You did goooooood!!! love your take on the sketch and and all the fun patterns.

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  5. Out of your comfort zone and into mine. You did a fantastic job. I love this card.

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  6. You never fail to inspire Kim, inside your box or outside! Terrific card!

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  7. Fabulous flashes of Verve :) Great take on the sketch and a great card.

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  8. Love that Khaki! Your card turned out great!

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  9. Totally fabulous! Love the colors, the sequins and how you used the tag. So pretty!

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  10. Holy smokes! You rocked the sketch, Kim!

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  11. Sweet, sweet card! Sure to brighten the day of anyone under the weather.

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