Verve Sneak Peek - Great Friend

Well, here we are - the final day of Sneak Peeks before the big Verve Release Party tomorrow night! Today the Divas are sharing samples using the new set Great Friend - a set of 12 absolutely AMAZING stamps that you are going to love!! There are 6 flowers in 3 sizes, perfect for layering, in both solid and outline stamps, some leafy goodness and a few fabulous sentiments that you'll definitely be seeing A LOT of around my blog in the future!!

I went with a sort of "mod" look for my sample card today...


I layered the 3 sizes of the outline flower stamped in Versamark ink on Real Red, clear embossed and then cut out with my hobby knife. Of course, you'll note my standard Kraft with a bit of black and some retired Scenic Route DP. I added something totally new for me on this card - those swirly black jewel things. I had a little trouble getting them to go exactly where I wanted and I had to cut off one smaller swirl altogether to get it to fit on my vertical card (and it's not really oriented exactly like I wanted - I wanted it at a little more of an angle, but I guess those things take a little practice?) - but they were definitely just the right touch for this otherwise clean and simple card. I also added several smaller jewels to the flower center on top of the stamens (is that what they are? I don't know. I'm not a botanist.) then added the "Just Because" sentiment and rounded one corner of the main matted panel and it was done!

Want to see more fabulous eye candy using Great Friend?? Stop by the Divas' blogs listed below - they're all sharing projects today using this set.

1. Laurie
2. Amy
3. Michelle
4. Mercy
5. Susan
6. Maureen
7. Sankari
8. Teresa
9. Jen T. (that's me!)
10. Tosh
11. Julee
12. Jackie
13. Lynda
14. Amber

And be sure to leave comments telling everyone what you think - One lucky commenter on a randomly chosen official sneak peek post (see today's post on the Verve Blog for the "official" list) will win the sets being peeked that day. Deadline for comments is 6PM Eastern Friday, August 20.

And in case you missed it, there's yet another chance this week to win some new Verve - Julee created 5 new sketch challenges for this release! Play along with 1 or all 5 for a chance to win fun prizes. One lucky participant who does them all will win the entire new release! Check out the Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch Challenge thread in our forum for all the details on how to enter! You've still got time to create, so have some fun getting inky!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow night, Friday, August 20 at 8:00 pm Eastern time in the Verve Forum for our Release Party!!