Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight, Day Two: You and I

Welcome to Day Two of our Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight Hops!  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. Julee 9. Laurie 2. Charmaine 10. Maureen 3. Tosha 11. Amy 4. Andrea 12. Jen d. 5. Teresa 13. Shannan 6. Jackie 14. Lynda 7. Sarah {Guest} 15. Jen T. 8. Marisa {Guest} 16. Betty

You and I and its coordinating die set I Heart U, are so much fun!!  Jumbo (but not too jumbo!), chunky letters "u" and "i" anchor this set. Then there are a whole host of little words that you can use to make all sorts of fun combos, like the "love u" on my card. One thing I really like is that some of the little words are done in a more chunky font and some are done in a more elegant, flowing font, which makes it easy to take this set in lots of different style directions. I'm loving the graphic vibe of this set, so today I've gone with a more clean, graphic look. No distressing, no stitching -- I know, what?!

Here's a close-up of the focal cluster:

I die-cut the "u" from Kraft card stock using the I Heart U die, then stamped it with one of the "you" stamps in You and I for a subtle word pattern (probably better to do it the other way around, so you're not trying to stamp across the uneven surface, fyi). I tucked a "love" flag into the "u" die-cut, topped it with a button and layered it over a red velvet Jotted Heart and a white punched doily (done with Martha Stewart's Swirling Lace corner punch).

The layout is {for the most part} Andrea's beautiful Viva La Verve sketch from this past Friday. I did nudge the focal panel up a bit :) You'll find all the sketch challenge info HERE in the Verve Forum on SCS.

Thanks for popping in today, and thanks for all the enthusiastic comments yesterday. See you tomorrow for Day Three!




Stamps: You and I (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Papertrey Dark Chocolate and Kraft card stock, Stampin' Up Whisper White card stock, Echo Park Walk in the Park dp
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Verve I Heart U and Jotted Heart dies, Papertrey button and twine, Martha Stewart Swirling Lace corner punch, foam adhesive, Papertrey double-stitched ribbon, Maya Road Brown Satin Pleat Edging Ribbon, Tim Holtz Alterations Plaque and Postage die
Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"