It's Day Two of Verve's New Release Spotlights, and today the Verve Divas are featuring a set called Words Cannot Express. With its collection of amazing and heartfelt gratitude sentiments, Words Cannot Express is the stamp set you've always wanted for those occasions when a mere "thank you" is somehow insufficient.
For my spotlight card, I've combined one of the sentiments from Words Cannot Express with the leafy branch from yesterday's New Mercies. Even though we stampers are getting totally spoiled with dies that do so much of our cutting, I still love to hand-cut with my scissors and my hobby blade, which is what I did for the branch cluster.
Do check out the awesomeness the Divas have prepared for today. You'll find the full hop list posted below. And remember, there's a big PRIZE hidden on one of today's hop spots! Just leave a little shout-out in the comments as you hop about for a chance to win the entire July release! You can check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.
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TODAY'S Featured Set:
Enjoy today's hop!
Stamps: Words Cannot Express and New Mercies (Verve Stamps, to be release Friday, July 8)
Paper: Papertrey Rustic White card stock, Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette card sock, My Mind's eye dp
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress
Accessories: Prima flowers, crinkled seam binding, large rhinestone, trim, May Arts burlap string, distressing tool, Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
Words cannot express... how much I like this card!! Do even your crumpled ribbons have to look so perfect?! :-)
ReplyDeleteSo soft and pretty Amy! Love, love, love your beautiful creation!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! Your fussy cutting is amazing and adds so much depth to the branch. Truly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuch a romantic card! Love it!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous..flowers are my favorite embellie and yours are so lovely!! The distressing and gardeny look is so wonderful with the great sentiment :)
ReplyDeleteSooooooo PRETTY, Amy! The colors add such a delicate touch!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! You do have skill with a blade, Amy, but I will stick with dies that do the work for me because I am no good at cutting free hand:) So glad for those dies!!
ReplyDeleteLove all your embellishments!! Those flowers are gorgeous, as well as the bow (my favorite color). And I see a reappearance of the leaves from the New Mercies set...loving them!!
ReplyDeleteYour card is so delicate and beautiful. The flowers are so outstanding.
ReplyDeletePeach and green - a lovely color combination! I love that leaf spring from yesterday; these 2 sets compliment each other so nicely!
ReplyDeleteAdorable little card with the sun peeking over the hills. Very very cute.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - the lace, the flowers, the butterfly. Love it all and the colors are amazing!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Amy, i love this! It's like a little garden on a card!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Love your colors and embelishments.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! So detailed and intricate. Love the shabby chich colors, and that lace and ribbon on the side are to die for. And oh my, those flowers - gorgeous. I am loving these stamps so far!
ReplyDeletethis a WOW!!! Amy,,,totally love this!
ReplyDeleteCarol<><
Gorgeous. Love all the details on our card, especially the flowers and bow. TFS
ReplyDeleteAmy, this is just beautiful! I love how you tucked in the sentiment, and your fabulous cutting! Way to sharpen those clipping skills! :-) Love the gray background with your soft colors, it makes everything spring to life! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteWOW Amy! What a gorgeous card! I love everything about it!
ReplyDeleteA stunning, drop dead, beautiful card. Love all the details of the flowers, lace, ribbon, butterflies, tattered edges - lovely.
ReplyDeleteLOL, without reading your post and just looking at the pictures I was thinking to myself... I hope there's a die for that crazy intricate branch... no way did she hand cut that and then what to do I read... you are CRAZY girl!! This looks absolutely amazing. I love every single detail of this. And that ribbon... seriously wow! Did you dye it yourself or pick it up somewhere? It's gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous as always, Amy! Love every little detail!!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is amazing! I can not believe that you hand cut that foliage!
ReplyDeleteOh, how beautiful is this! So much fabulous detail with great colors and accents. Well done!
ReplyDeleteAmy; this is gorgeous! You are blessed with such an amazing gift! Thanks for all this fabulous inspiration! Your card is wonderful; I can't wait to see the new sets!!
ReplyDeleteYou do shabby chic so well! I love the flowers -- the card really does express that extra special thanks.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful with all those layers and the distressing.
ReplyDeleteAmy - you've really outdone yourself - I LOVE this card. Those branches from yesterday are delightful and your flowers are stunning! Add some distressing, a button and some twine...perfection. :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing card!!! love it!
ReplyDeleteAmazingly beautiful card! All of your projects are always fantastic! This one is just perfect - I love everything about it! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWOW! its beautiful
ReplyDeleteSo soft and beautiful....My mouth is wide open as I look at your beautiful card. Wish I could free hand as good as you.
ReplyDeleteNice distressing and flowers~
ReplyDeleteWow, this is amazing! I am in love with this card, everything is perfect!
ReplyDeleteLove yur card, Amy! Great color combo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful & elegant card!! Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely great cutting skills on the leaves.
Fresh and lovely. Really enjoy the vintage feel and the lace trim.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card Amy!
ReplyDeleteTFS!
Rachelle
joyfulhrt@gmail.com
The time you spent cutting out that foliage shows real determination to make the perfect card! Wow! A wonderful composition with beautiful colours - just gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card and I love your scissor work on those leaves!!
ReplyDeleteWow. this card is fabulous! I love the floral and butterfly grouping! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy least favorite thing to do is use scissors!!! LOL Can't believe someone loves it...:). But it was def. worth it, your card is stunning. Love the flower, ribbon and butterfly!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card! luv the flowers and ribbon with the butterfly!
ReplyDeletestunning as always!
ReplyDeleteHow in the world did you get your bow so perfect?? With twine?? This is perfection at its best! Beautiful card!
ReplyDeletegorgeous card ... flowers are awesome.
ReplyDeleteYour card takes my breath away! I just love everything about it! Absolutely gorgeous! Have a fabulous day, Amy!!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful card. love the sentiment and flowers.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous... This is perfection at its best! Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteI love that bow and mixture of elements! ;)
ReplyDeleteYour card is absolutely gorgeous! I love the flowers and the butterflies! Wonderful card.
ReplyDeleteMy GOSH, this card is gorgeous! Your color choices here are nothing like I'd ordinarily think to put together--and jaw-droppingly beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is stunning! I love absolutely everything about it!
ReplyDeleteHi Amy! I love this and am SO impressed about your cutting and blade work. You are SO right that the die cut forms are beginning to spoil the art. (my feeling: the spoiling part) Like when Drafting went computerized. The flowers on your card are deliciously gorgeous and the colors so beautifully girli. Really a stunner Amy! Thanks for cheering me up (my dogs have been lost for 2 days and this is my first looksi at blogs...I am extra happy I saw yours!!! xox Samara)
ReplyDeleteAs always....beautiful in every way!
ReplyDeleteI love love love this card. The colors are so perfect together. My favorite card so far. I love the flowers. Pretty
ReplyDeleteVery feminine and pretty. Lovely colour combination.
ReplyDeleteLove the card.
ReplyDeletecraftymom205 at yahoo dot com
So many lovely details, Amy. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh Amy, this is just so beautiful! I too, love to fussy-cut things.
ReplyDeleteTotal gorgeousness Amy...the colors, the ribbons, the details...details...details! All simply amazing! (I think I used that word yesterday, too, but it's so fitting!) Divine inspiration is abounds here!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Great job cutting out that leafy branch.
ReplyDeleteSwoon! This card is tremendous. Going to jump over to SCS to put in my favorite file.
ReplyDeleteAwsome card!
ReplyDeleteJan gavin
breathtaking - i really appreciate your attention to detail, esp. the cutting :)
ReplyDeleteWonderfully, beautiful shabby but chic card. Love all these sentiments.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card! just awesome!
ReplyDeleteI can see that a lot of effort went into this card! Super job!
ReplyDeleteAmy, this is so very pretty. the ribbon/twine combo is wonderful with the distressed edges.
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful - so pretty. Thanks again for sharing your talent.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, feminine, and elegant!
ReplyDeleteso so lovely! the color combo and distressing are wonderful :D
ReplyDeleteThis card is amazing! That sentiment is fabulous...
ReplyDeleteAmy, you never fail to amaze me. Your intricate cutting on the leaves is divine and I am loving the new sets- the fonts and sayings are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. I love the flowers and lace. Pretty butterfly.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much beauty in this card. I just love it. I hope you have a recipient in mind for this or will display it because it's too beautiful to keep filed away somewhere for "another day".
ReplyDeleteI just can't even put into words how beautiful this card is. It is a wonderful, wonderful piece of art that just captures every bit of that sentiment. Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAmy, this is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJust Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning creation you have shared with us thanks
ReplyDeleteOH. MY. GOSH. girlie. This is stunning in SOOO many ways! I love the flowers and of course you know the butterfly makes me smile! What a wonderful new release this looks to be!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card...I love that distressing, what gorgeous flowers, and those colors are great. I'm really liking what I've seen of that stamp set.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! So much texture and dimension!
ReplyDeletesimply gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteamazingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLoving that branch cluster and the gorgeous flowers. Your creations amaze me always!
ReplyDeleteA really wonderful card. So many gorgeous elements that come together just perfectly. Love the sentiment.
ReplyDeleteThis is just the dreamiest thing I've ever seen! Those fussy cut branches totally took my breath away the first time I saw this. You've captured the feel of a blissful summer day. GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteLovely, such pretty flowers and love the distressing
ReplyDeleteHad to come back and check this beauty out after seeing it at the release and shorting out my keyboard form all the drool on it LOL! Simply stunning card! Love the colour combo and how you cut that branch/leaf out. Gorgeous flowers and wonderful Amy touches. Happy sigh....must go back and stare at it a bit longer...aaaaahhhhhhh.
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo...I'm the 100th comment...better make it a good one! Well, I've used amazing, incredible, gorgeous, beautiful, stunning, etc, etc...on your blog before, so I think I may be reduced to making up words at this point.
ReplyDeleteGet out! You cut that branch out by hand? That's incre-amaz-fanta-stun-gorg-iful! Hmm,...I think I'll stick to Webster's. You probably get my meaning though...I love it!
I love this card. I just HAD to pin it on my Pinterest page.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I like it so much! Especially colores!!!
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