Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotight, Day Three: Words of Wisdom


It's Day Three of Verve's Anni-VERVE-sary spotlights. Welcome! Hop along with the Divas all week long as we share our first looks at a few of the new products releasing from Verve on Friday night!  One lucky commenter from each day's hop will win the sets and dies featured that day, so be sure to leave a little love in the Divasphere! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize details and deadlines.
 

1. Julee8. Sarah {Guest}
2. Charmaine9. Marisa {Guest}
3. Tosha10. Laurie
4. Andrea11. Amy
5. Sankari12. Shannan
6. Teresa13. Betty
7. Jackie14. Maureen

I'm absolutely smitten with today's featured set, Words of Wisdom -- so much so that it easily joins my short list of all-time favorite sentiment sets! It's not just that the sentiments are fantastic and thoughtful and empowering and uplifting, it's that the font combinations are so amazingly fresh and wonderful. This set is going to be very hard to put down!

For today's card, I decided to make a very pink and very girly breast cancer encouragement card using the "keep fighting" sentiment from Words of Wisdom and a sweet little pink ribbon from Believe. You could easily change the color combo and this would work with any of the awareness ribbon colors!

I took no fewer than 47 pictures of this card, trying to get one to come out just right. Alas, it proved tricky to photograph, so here's a close-up along with another full shot from a different angle:



Thanks for visiting!




Stamps: Words of Wisdom, Believe (Verve Stamps) 
Paper: Papertrey Stamper's Select White card stock, Melissa Frances dp 
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette 
Accessories: Martha Stewart paper doily and lace border punch, Recollections mini roses, crinkled seam binding, Prima pearl and crystal flourish, foam adhesive, May Arts crochet trim, sewing machin
Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

96 comments:

  1. Amy what a fabulous sentiment...and I love all the bling! Gorgeous!

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  2. So very beautiful! I love your perfect layers and beautiful ribbon and roses. It is just so completely gorgeous!
    I can tell that this set is going to be one of my favorites-sit on my desk all the time-kind of sets. Can't wait!
    Have a fantastic day, Amy!

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  3. Amy, this is beautiful!! Love the colors and the little rosettes!

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  4. A vision in pink! Love that bling, the gorgeous doily with sentiment and the beautiful seam binding. Always a delight to visit here. :)

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  5. When I first saw this card, I thought it was such a contrast between the girlyness of the card and the sentiment - until I saw the pink ribbon and realized the sheer brilliance of it! All of your photographing definitely paid off....it's a truly impressive work of art!

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  6. Gorgeous girlie card!!! Love the bling and flower/ribbon combo!

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  7. Oh, this is just beautiful! What a precious card to send to someone fighting cancer!

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  8. great card and I really like the use of the bling

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  9. Totally agree with your thoughts on the sentiment-valuable words and great fonts!! Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment-I was surprised and very happy to read what you said.

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  10. Beautiful; love the ribbons and that flourish is sublime!

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  11. Maybe it took 47 pictures but you captured your soft, feminine card perfectly Amy! Looks terrific! I hope your friend wins the fight! I am sure she will enjoy this card in the meantime.

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  12. This is just gorgeous! I love the pink and frilly!

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  13. Even before I read your commentary, I knew this was a card for a breast cancer fighter! Absolutely GORGEOUS!!

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  14. Really beautiful card! I just love the sentiment too! :)

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  15. Love the soft colors and the bling !

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  16. This is such a beautifully girly card and very fitting for the reasoning behind it :)

    I am so glad I'm not the only one who takes a million photographs of cards! Isn't it always the way that not one of them shows what you were aiming for?! Yours look great though - you'll have to give me some tips :)

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  17. What a simple but powerful message! Lovely card!

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  18. This is absolutely gorgeous and so inspiring.

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  19. THUD!! SWOON!! Oh, Amy, this is just stunning!! All that bling is making me dizzy! What a gorgeous, heartfelt card :)

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  20. Beautiful card! I love how you added the bling!

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  21. This is so soft and pretty! Love the pink!

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  22. an incredibly noble and classy creation!

    hugs and kisses from germany,
    silvi xoxo

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  23. Lovely pink, feminine card today, Amy.

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  24. What encouraging words on such a gorgeous card! WOW

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  25. Drooling over this card! Especially that AMAZING bling!!!! Oo-la-la!

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  26. What a soft and elegant beauty Amy! I love the sweet paper, lace and bling! Wow!

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  27. I am saying this on every comment. LOVE THAT SENTIMENT!!! I guess I need to get this set. I love your card Amy!! I hope you are well.

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  28. Very beautiful card!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  29. LOVE...LOVE...LOVE the card...the colors, the layers and all!!!!!!!

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  30. stunning Amy...luv your work girl!

    enjoy *~*

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  31. It's a beautiful card of encouragement without the feel of sadness. I think you are right about the font that bring the freshness and spirit to it!

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  32. The minute I saw this, I thought, this would be perfect for someone fighting Breast Cancer.... Then I read your post! It is. Perfect. Love it!

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  33. W.O.W.!!! So soft and pretty!! Perfect for that sentiment!

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  34. So feminine and pretty. Nice job.

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  35. This is a beautiful card not only for those fighting....but for those who fight right beside them. Thank you.

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  36. Another stunner Amy! I am blown away every time I visit you. A beautiful encouragement card.

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  37. we all know someone that could use this beautiful reminder!

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  38. This is lovely!! That flourish is fabulous.

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  39. So feminine and elegant! And a great message too!

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  40. Love the soft colors you selected.Lots of pretty details.

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  41. What a beautiful delicate card.
    God bless,
    Peggy Allen

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  42. Yep, this IS going to be very hard to put down, when I get it next week. ;) Thanks for showing a few more shots of this fantastic card. It's delightful and sparkly just right for girls!

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  43. Oh WOW!!! Your card is absolutely gorgeous and girly. Love all the bling you added.

    KathyE

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  44. WOW!! so very,very feminine and tender

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  45. What a great card for a special diva! How appropriate this would be for someone fighting a disease or bad situation. Thanks for the inspiration! :D

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  46. Such a pretty card, and I love the way the classy elegance of the card is offset by the quirky font mix!

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  47. Hi Amy, I too am smitten with this new sentiment set as well as your gorgeous card. Love the pink and all the beautiful bling!! What a thoughtful card for someone special fighting breast cancer. Thanks for sharing your art with us. My blog:
    www.u-inspire-me.blogspot.com

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  48. Love the soft feel to this card, Amy, and I bow in your general direction for using one of those bling flourishes! I'd be wearing more that I got on my card if I tried LOL! Great focal sentiment and and gorgeous card as always :)

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  49. This card is clean, simple and simply beautiful! Love the bling flourish, it just sets of the sentiment perfectly

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  50. What a gorgeous, gorgeous card! Love the sentiment and the theme. You so knocked it out of the park. ;-)

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  51. What a gorgeous card! And how perfect for someone battling (or surviving) cancer. Love the pinks and that bling!

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  52. I enjoy visiting your blog to see the beautiful cards you create! This one is just gorgeous!

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  53. Lovely card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  54. Perfect card for a breast cancer patient.

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  55. Gorgeous card. A great sentiment for encouragement. TFS

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  56. Wonderful card. Great sentiment.

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  57. wow Amy! i love your card it's gorgeous!

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  58. THis is a beautiful card with the layers and colours. Thank you.

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  59. Love the bling. Thanks for sharing

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  60. Beautiful, elegant, inspiring. This is a perfect card to help someone dealing with breast cancer! Thanks for sharing!

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  61. This is a gorgeous creation and uplifting to the recipient. Great design and love the sentiment!

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  62. Very special card for someone fighting breast cancer!

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  63. My word, this is so elegant! Beautiful card to give encouragement. I love the combination of lacy borders with the flowers, bling and the gorgeous ribbon.

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  64. oh my goodness that is just gorgeous

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  65. It's gorgeous!!! I LOVE that you combined it with Believe!! Another beauty!!!

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  66. oooooo - so lovely Amy! I love the pink and the sweet bling and flowers - anyone who is fighting breast cancer would absolutely be encouraged after receiving your card - so beautiful Amy!
    Big hugs,
    Sankari :)

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  67. oooh WOW, what an eye catching card. Your work is outstanding. I've been a fan of your blog site for sometime, love looking at your beautiful creations. This card just takes my breath away!!!

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  68. so pretty, love the softness and all the bling :)

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  69. Gorgeous in every possible way, Amy!!

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  70. So soft and gorgeous! Love all the bling and that bow. Great sentiment.

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  71. This is so pretty, Amy! I love the pinks and that sparkly flourish is divine!

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  72. This is a really beautiful card! Elegant and feminine and full of hope. With the pink, I can easily see it as an alternative to a pink ribbon card for a friend with cancer. It really is great!

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  73. Simply gorgeous and sure to inspire the receiver!

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  74. wow beautiful is all I can say....

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  75. Just what I needed to see as I prepare myself for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk...this I why I walk and do fundraiser, so that we can keep fighting this deadly disease. Thanks for inspiring me!

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  76. very pretty - loving the ribbon and flower cluster embellie.

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  77. Absolutely beautiful card! I love the feminine feel, gorgeous DP, jewels, and layout!

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  78. Soooo pretty! Just enough bling and all that pink keeps the focus on that wonderful sentiment.

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  79. So beautifully elegant and very poignant, too, Amy! Stunning!

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  80. Sooo sweet! Absolutely gorgeous!

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  81. Stunning!! There are no other words to say.

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