**Viva la Verve! November Week 4 {11/20/09}**

[AmberDawn]

Hey there, Vervalicious ladies! Hope your friday is starting off wonderfully and that you have a whole weekend full of fun planned! My plans are simple: sleep in, have lots of yummy coffee while playing on the internet, and STAMPING!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubby has golf tomorrow and a big office dinner thing on Sunday so it's guilt free crafting weekend, LOVE those! Good thing too, I have lots of goodies I have to create!!!

***For VLV Newbies, here are the deets! Every Friday I will post a new sketch with a {twist}. The {twist} is an extra requirement for your sketch card! Could be an inspiration challenge, a color challenge, a limited supplies challenge, who knows! There is no solid deadline for each sketch, but they DO need to be uploaded to the VLV Gallery by the last week of the month! For November, there will be four sketches and all four sketches must be uploaded by MIDNIGHT CST on 26 November. I will announce the winner on 27 November! Verve stamps are NOT required to play with us but if you have them, please use them, we don't want them getting lonely! What's up for grabs? Well, Verve's ENTIRE next release of stamps!!! So are you ready to play?***

Please make sure to note the change, in the past 3 weeks I've mistakenly said there will be FIVE sketches this month, there will only be FOUR! This week's is the last, so make sure to get your cards created, add to the Champions Thread, and added by THursday night at midnight!

The {twist} this week is a color challenge! Use PURPLE, CHOCOLATE, and VANILLA! I saw a picture with these colors and swooned! It's a beautiful combination and I can't wait to see what the fabulous Verve ladies come up with

Keywords this week are Verve (if using Verve Stamps) and VLVNov04

My Card
VLVNov04 Gallery

Have fun, happy stamping!!!

[debhorst]

Amber, love your new photo!

Once again another great challenge--I agree, I love the brown and purple together!! When I first read it I was not sure but as I worked with it I must say it really grew on me!! Anyway here is my card for week #4:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=74842

[whiterockmama]

Great colour combo to play with, Amber Off to create I go. Enjoy your stamping weekend - I'm jealous!!

[kdriesen]

Actually got mine done on time and not three weeks late! LOL

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...5485?&cat=8590

[Cici510]

I just got the new Blessed Christmas set in and can't wait to ink it up!! I think this challenge will be perfect!!

[whiterockmama]

Here's mine

Chocolate and Butterflies

[Cici510]

This challenge WAS perfect!! Here is my card:

Miracle

[3boysathome]

I'm still working on my card ...

Amber, will there be another release challenge like last month where we were supposd to make 5 cards with different sketches? I'm totally confused - I can't find the thread anymore

[vdutchr]

Here is mine:

VLVNOV04 -A Friend

[vdutchr]

Try this: Verve challenges

OR for future:
click on (at top)
Forums - Member Companies - Verve - Contests & Challenges

just go to week you need for challenge - when all 4 (or 5 depending on month) are done then you load into the champion thread. Hope this helps..

[duchiedog]

Here's mine for my very first Verve challenge:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...0&ppuser=98209

Thanks for looking!

[cullenwr]

Unique but fun colors to use...great twist, Amber! Here's my FEELING FLAKY card.

[AmberDawn]

There will be some challenges on the day of the release, but they are not all sketch challenges! All the members of the DT put there heads together and have come up with some really fun challenges, but I don't think they'll be released early, you just have to go to the blog party and see what the challenges are The blog party is next Friday (27th) from 12pm-9pm ET! There will be a blog hop featuring all NEW releases (yeah!) and the challenges as well, lots of opportunities to win! So if I were you, I'd get your VLV cards out of the way so you have lots of time on Friday to play with the challenges

Originally Posted by 3boysathome

I'm still working on my card ...

Amber, will there be another release challenge like last month where we were supposd to make 5 cards with different sketches? I'm totally confused - I can't find the thread anymore

[Jay_Bee]

Running around like a mad thing at the moment so when your ink and glitter mix it isn't great news but here is my card anyway http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...&ppuser=132530. Thanks

[sunshinestgurl]

Finished my last one for the month. I would never have thought to put this color combo together myself, thanks Amber

VLVNov04

[3boysathome]

Thank you Vicky and Amber for the info. Haven't we done 5 additional cards before the release party plus those for the Viva la Verve challenge? ... doesn't matter .... I just enjoy doing this things here at the "verve-Family"

[Scraphappily]

I got my final one done. Not sure how crazy I am about these colors...... maybe it is just me!

Grow and Dream

[3boysathome]

HERE is my take for this week

[rabogner]

I love these colors!
Here is my take on this sketch and {Twist}:

Winter Wishes

[makeupartistkatie]

i have so been wanting to play along with these challenge! Shame on me for not yet! But here's my first one!

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...&ppuser=140520

[AmberDawn]

Originally Posted by 3boysathome

Thank you Vicky and Amber for the info. Haven't we done 5 additional cards before the release party plus those for the Viva la Verve challenge? ... doesn't matter .... I just enjoy doing this things here at the "verve-Family"

Yeah, in the past Julee creates release challenge sketches, which are completely SEPERATE from the VLV sketches. This month, with the big release falling the day after Thanksgiving, we're doing the release party a little bit different to allow those traveling an opportunity to be involved but not necessarily have to sit at the computer and chat all night when they're spending time with non-Verve family

[makeupartistkatie]

i'm hoping to introduce my mama to verve for the party! Since i'll be at her house and I just got her hooked on stamping this year.

[AmberDawn]

Woohoo! Sounds awesome Katie! Hope to meet her

[Kathleen Curry]

Here's my Purple Treasure

Love this color combo, I'll definitely use it again!

[germanstampler]

Here is my last card for November.....what do you mean ?

[Thoughts

[3boysathome]

Originally Posted by AmberDawn

Yeah, in the past Julee creates release challenge sketches, which are completely SEPERATE from the VLV sketches. This month, with the big release falling the day after Thanksgiving, we're doing the release party a little bit different to allow those traveling an opportunity to be involved but not necessarily have to sit at the computer and chat all night when they're spending time with non-Verve family

Thanks for the info. I was thinking I'm loosing my mind ....

[WickedPixie]

Here is mine!
WP Purple Snowflakes

[TheatreDiva]

Here's mine. Loved how the card turned out, but could not think of a snappy title (sounds like the name of a grunge rock band - LOL!!)
Distressed Plums

[quinn57]

What a great colour combination. It is my new favourite. Thanks Amber!

VLVNOV04

[cindy_canada]

LOVE the purple, chocolate and vanilla combo!


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