Zva Creative December DT Blog Hop!

Happy holidays to you! Zva Creative and our talented NEW 2014 Design Team welcome you to our December blog hop where we officially welcome many of our new team members to our monthly hops! We are very excited about this year’s team and are sure that you will be inspired by and love their work. Are you ready to hop along and get to know them better?

And as a bonus— today’s hop is EXTRA special because you will get a sneak peek of Zva’s newest products which are set to be released at the next CHA tradeshow!

The hop begins at Zva Creative’s Facebook page! Be sure head on over to check it out! You will also find a complete list of all the participating blogs there (in case there is a glitch along the way). 

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, December 30th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, December 31st.

***Prizes***

Hidden on FIVE of the designer’s blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 1st on Zva Creative’s blog. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to Zva’s blog on Wednesday to see if you are a winner!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.

*Hop over to Zva’s facebook page and “like” our page or leave a comment there to tell us that you stopped by if you already like follow us there!

You have completed the hop for the month! Thanks so much for joining us & we hope you enjoyed it!

 Sincerely, 

Windy

P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again on January 27th for our next Zva blog hop!

Moxie Fab Thanks Blog Hop

Hello all! Hello Cath!

Welcome to a wonderful day, where many, many inspired crafty souls are celebrating one fabulous lady, Cath Edvalson! Cath has been an inspiration to many through the Moxie Fab World and we are all sad to see her leave, but want her to know how much all of her work there has meant to us. So we are saluting her today with the blog hop to say thanks and...

Cath, I will certainly miss my daily dose of Moxie Fab World from you! I never would have considered myself Moxie Fab before meeting you and MFW. Thank you for showing me (and all of us there) that we all can be Moxie Fab. You are one inspirational lady and a great teacher:) Big Hugs!!

Ok, so its time to hop on! You next stop is the blog of Erum Tasneem. Enjoy!

Zva Creative October DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and my fellow Design Team members welcome you to our October blog hop. This month we are celebrating fall and Halloween and are excited to be sharing our new work with you! Thanks so much for joining us!

Today's Blog Hop begins at Zva Creative's Facebook page. Be sure head on over to check it out! 

Here's a list of participants (in case there is a glitch along the way):

Sylvia Blum

Lisa Somerville

Carole Maurin

Nicole Martel

Anna Zaprzelska

Christin Grønnslett

Jolanda Meurs

Andrea Ewen

Fabi Ormerod

Irene Tan   

Marley van der Heijden

Justina Tey

Marilia Lopes

Windy Robinson

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, October 28th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, October 29th.

***Prizes***

Hidden on FIVE of the designer's blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 30th on Zva Creative's Facebook page!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative's Facebook page! Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us!

Warm Autumnal Thanks Card

Hi friends! How is everything going with you? Lately I've been finding myself spending an awful lot of time outside since we have been having such a warm and beautiful start to fall here. Grand is an understatement when it comes to describing our autumn. Its the kind of weather just makes me cozy, relaxed and giddy inside all at once.

I love these quotes about fall. I connect with each & wish I could express my feelings about this time of the year so eloquently. I hope you enjoy them.

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” 
― George Eliot

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” 
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” 
― Albert Camus

“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” 
― Henry David Thoreau

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” 
― Lauren DeStefano, Wither

Which quote to do like best? Do you have any favorites that you could share?

Since weather is what inspired the card that I created here, I thought I'd share it. I'm never as inspired as I am in the fall to create. How about you? What season inspires you to get crafty?

To create card:

1) Make card base that measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" from white cardstock.

2) Cut woodgrain cardstock (warning: this cardstock is HIGHLY addicting) into a rectangle that is slightly smaller than face of card. Lay stencil on a portion of cardstock and sponge acrylic paint through it. Carefully remove stencil and allow piece to dry. Stamp script.

3) Mat painted and stamped cardstock on black cardstock and adhere to face of card.

4) Cut/emboss label die and stamp sentiment. Add brads. Adhere to card with foam tape.

Products used on card:

Zva Creative September DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and my fellow Design Team members welcome you to our September blog hop! We are excited happy you are joining us and look forward to sharing our new work with you!

Today's Blog Hop begins at Zva Creative's Facebook page! Be sure head on over to check it out! 

Here's a list of participants (in case there is a glitch along the way):

Anna Zaprzelska

Andrea Ewen

Marilia Lopes

Lisa Somerville

Jolanda Meurs

Carole Maurin

Nicole Martel

Fabi Omerod

Windy Robinson

Sylvia Blum

Justina Tey

Marley van der Heijden

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  If you like what you see along the hop you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

To create this card I started with a white card base that measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I then used a garden lattice die that I had created to use as a stencil on another project. It was already painted because of its previous use and I love how the glaze paint looked on the kraft cardstock, so I cut it down to fit on the face of the card. Then I simply stamped/embossed and die cut the sentiment label and embellished the card with a flower and bling.

If you would like to play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path.  I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way!

The Blog Hop starts today, September 30th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, October 1^st.

***Prizes***

Hidden on FIVE of the designer's blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Blog Hop post... you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. However, the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 2nd on Zva Creative's Facebook page!

We also thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize!  To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva creative products.  If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry.

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative's Facebook page! Your next stop is a very special guest designer that is joining us for this month's hop. I think you will be excited to head on over to Sylvia Blum's blog to see what she has to share this month:)

Thanks again for joining us!

P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again on October 28th for our next Zva blog hop!

Products used on project: