Verve Diva Inspirations July Blog Hop

Sit tight for a super long post - but it's worth it!! Welcome to the July Diva Inspirations Blog Hop! Really? JULY!? This summer is FLYING by! Our Diva Inspirations team and several special guests from the Release team are here to start your month off right with a little Verve inspiration! Take a little peek at each of the fabulous blogs below for some Verve-alicious eye candy and you just might win some Vervey goodness of your very own!

1. Julee 9. Susan 2. Betty 10. Andrea 3. Dawn 11. Charmaine 4. Jen d. 12. Teresa 5. Jen T. 13. Maureen 6. Lynda 14. Amber 7. Shannan 15. Amy 8. Sony

We've hidden a little mystery prize on one of today's hop spots, so be sure to leave a little comment love as you hop around for a chance to win!
Comment Deadline: 11:59pm Mountain, July 5
Prize: $30 gift certificate to Verve.

I realize I'm cutting things a little close to the wire with just now finishing up a Patriotic project like this just a few days before the 4th of July, but once I got the idea for this in my head I couldn't resist creating this Americana Banner using a handful of my favorite Verve stamps! And I tried to keep it generic enough that it really could be used for a variety of occasions (birthdays or other celebrations). All of those yummy papers are printed digi papers from the Liberty digi kit by Libby Pritchett (Sweet Shoppe) - aren't they fabulous!? And I used a combination of stamps to create the central / focal banner piece - Dad's Day for the oval frame thing (LOVE that stamp - it's so versatile and I'm glad I recently rediscovered it - you can be sure you'll be seeing it much more often in the future on all types of cards and projects!) and Birthday Bash (currently on SALE!) for the celebrate sentiment. I added a few color-coordinating little buttons to this one and some Martha Stewart silver glitter to the edges of all my rosettes.

Each of the other banners features little cut-out stars stamped from the Seeing Stars set, the larger ones with a silver brad added to the center (love that look!). The I also added a copic-colored firecracker image from American Hero to the banner on the left.

The banner on the right is my personal fave. That red and cream rosette? It was created using one of the stamps from the Bountiful Backgrounds set - isn't it PERFECT? I also added a few red and silver glittery bits and pieces cut from some random floral sprays I pulled out of my Christmas stash - they were the perfect finishing touches!

Now, I mentioned a little something earlier about a sale - did you catch that?

July is birthday time here at Verve, with five Diva birthdays, including my own AND the head Diva Julee herself! To start the celebration in style, our July Stamp of the Month is one of my absolute favorites... Carpe Cupcake! And at 40% off during the month of July, Carpe Cupcake is one SWEET deal!

That's not all - A brand new month also brings along a new sale here at Verve!
During the month of July, save 20% on all of our birthday stamps! Check out all the birthday goodness on our SALE page.

And finally, Verve's Gift to YOU!
What's a birthday party without goody bags? We've gathered together some of our favorite things... doilies, My Mind's Eye paper, tags, ribbon, plus a few other goodies and put them in brown paper packages! And during the month of July, if your order is $75 or more, you'll receive one of these goody bags free! There's nothing to add to your cart, we'll just be sure to include it when your order ships! Celebrate good times, c'mon!

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