Anni-Verve-sary Blog Hop

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop! Verve turns 3 today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! If you've already been hopping along, you arrived here from Kerri'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.

My card uses Verve's new set Blue Skies.  The butterflies are fast becoming a fave of mine. I sewed before embossing, layered my PP strip on wide ribbon, and sponged a bit with Old Olive ink on all the Vanilla.
Once you have a card you need just a little something to go along with it. 

My favorite thing to do is create a gift set by making a coordinating little box/bag to hold a bit of candy or a gift card.  Perfect to have on hand for a quick gift, but I admit, I never seem to have any ready to go because I am using the sets as soon as I make them! 

Thanks for hopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Jen P’s blog (who also happens to be my sister!), for a little more Verve-y goodness.
Smiles,
Julie
Details:  Stamps - Blue Skies & So Happy (Verve), Template - My Little Bag (Perfect Presentation), PP - Oliver (BasicGrey), CS - Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Blue (SU), Ink - Old Olive & Night of Navy (SU), Ribbon (stash), Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots (Cuttlebug), Die - Nestabilities Labels 1 (Spellbinders), Dimensionals, and Button & Twine (PTI).