So we are history...the shadow covers me...the sky above ablaze that lonley lovers see...

Welcome to the September Diva Inspirations Blog Hop! We are all coming out to play and showing a little Verve inspiration! You can see all the participants at the bottom of this post, as well as some details on how to win yourself some free stuff. We all like free stuff, right? Just make sure you leave some love for everyone as you hop along today...you never know where Julee has hidden the mystery prize. She is sneaky, I'm telling you!

This card started out to be for this week's Sketch Challenge over on Splitcoast. But my brain had other plans. *wink* When I my You and I set first arrived, I wanted to see what would happen if I cut the letters out of patterned paper and then embossed the stamped image in white. So cool! I've been holding on to these letters since the release, and I wanted to use them today.



I loved the look of the dark grey with the yellow, so I went with that. At first I started with a heart cut from the Jotted Heart Die, but once I started looking at the negative image I had a light bulb moment. I couldn't cut off the tabs that come attached to the die, so using the actual negative image didn't work this time. (Don't think I won't figure out how to cut them off!) So I decided to line up the pattern on the heart to the background panel to give the illusion of an empty space. Clear as mud? Here's a closer look:



Once I had the heart cut out, I decided it would be fun to stamp the word "LOVE" from all the different Verve sets. Oh, how much fun this was!! I have to tell you, some stamps had minor surgery during this process. This is not for the faint of heart. But I was committed at this point and had to translate my idea onto paper. Here are the sets I used: You and I, Small Phrases, Love Story, Love's Flower, Heart's Desire, & Heart to Heart. They are all stamped with black Stazon. I went over the center "love" with my two-way glue pen, and then covered it with Martha Stewart Black Glitter. Love that stuff!

Anyway, once that was all done, I adhered the heart and letters to the grey panel, then mounted that onto my card base. A little white banner strip and some black scalloped edges finished it off. This was one of those YILM (yes, I love myself) moments!

Ok, now that I have jabbered all day long, it's time to go visit my girl Sony! I'm sure she has something gorgeous to show you. Have a fabulous day...and check out the Verve Blog for all the Sale and Stamp of the Month details! See you tomorrow with some fun news! *grin*

1. Julee 8. Susan 2. Betty 9. Andrea 3. Dawn 10. Sankari 4. Jen d. 11. Teresa 5. Lynda 12. Tosh 6. Shannan 13. Charmaine 7. Sony 14. Maureen

We've hidden a little mystery prize on one of today's hop spots, so be sure to leave a little comment love as you hop around for a chance to win!
Comment Deadline: 11:59pm Mountain, September 12
Prize: $30 gift certificate to Verve