Verve Divas Inspiration Hop {January}

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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.

Wow.  I don't think I've put glitter on a card in over a year.  Maybe years?  I was so excited to get my heat gun and glitter and all things sparkly out of hibernation today.  This is fun!

I started with MOJO326 for the layout and then grabbed a sentiment from Let It Be.  I stamped the sentiment in Black Licorice and then again in Electric Red ink so that I could paper piece the BRIGHTER over the top of the original.  I used Bountiful Backgrounds for the polka dots, which I stamped in pigment ink and then heat set the diamond glitter with heat & stick powder.  I may have more glitter all over me than on my card stock, haha!  I added a pop of red with some sequins and the Pennant Trim Die underneath the sentiment flag.

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

You can find these fabulous products waiting for you in the Verve store:

Let it Be

Bountiful Backgrounds

Pennant Trim Die

InLinkz.com

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: let it be (verve), bountiful backgrounds (verve)
paper: smooth white (mft), steel grey (mft), electric red (mft), sno cone (mft)
ink: black licorice (mft), sweet tooth (mft), electric red (mft)
accessories: pennant trim die (verve), berry blend sequins (avery elle), clear rhinestones (su!), heat & stick powder (su!), diamond glitter (su!), foam tape