Saturday - A Change of Pace

Just so you know, although most of my stamps may be from Unity, I do own stamps from other companies too!!

Here is a Christmas card I made using Verve stamps.  This is from the "Ornamental Christmas" set.  Verve sells beautiful clear stamps that make the most beautiful, clear impressions.  Look at the detail in this ornament!  It is so elegant and lovely....

This is part of a large group of cards I'll be mailing to my mother this week along with some Christmas stamps so she can get started on her Christmas card list....

Have a great Saturday!

Jennifer

Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop! Verve turns three today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! If you've already been hopping along, you arrived here from Julie's blog. If not, head on over to Julee's Blog(owner of Verve), for all the info on how to win prizes (after all, what's a party without presents?), and to start hopping from the beginning. If there's a hiccup along the hop, you can always head to the Master Hop List to get the full list of links. 


This is my first time on the Verve blog hop - I have been admiring their stamps for a year now and I do have a couple of their sets - "Up Up and Away" is one of my all-time favorites. I also used "Uplifting Phrases," and "Starlight, Starbright" for the great sentiments.  I used it for a graduation card for a very special male family member and I hope he likes it!
Here are a few views so you can get the full Verve goodness from it:-)  There is a subtle watermark on the cardstock - it is a passport stamp background for this future world traveler.

In case you are wondering where I took this photo - the card stand is sitting inside a flat of microgreens outside on our patio.  I wanted to get a good photo with natural light and this was the only way to do it.


I sure wish I had some more to show - unfortunately, I'm back to work and time is short again.  I wanted to make sure I joined to blog hop to show the Verve folks and their design team how much I appreciate them!
Thanks for hopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Joan’s blog, for a little more Verve-y goodness.


Please leave some love for all the bloghoppers!!


Jennifer

Gift Bag Decorating!!!

Here's a cute little gift bag I decorated for a baby shower - the photo doesn't do it justice!  The paper is Fiskars Sparkle Cardstock from Cloud9Design - it's called Love Buds and is from the St. Valentine Collection.  It is just gorgeous!  I punched some butterflies from my fave Martha Stewart classic butterfly punch for the back of the bag...It's hard to see the pale green cardstock - I used a cuttlebug folder with birds on branches that is just lovely.  Remember to join me tomorrow for the Unity Friends with Flair blog hop.  it's sure to be fabulous!