And They Lived Happily Ever After layout by Tara Orr

Wishing you a very happy Mother’s Day! Our design team member and mom Tara Orr created this lovely layout and beautiful tribute to her family. We hope you have a wonderful day today celebrating with your loved ones.

Want to win a Mother’s Day prize package for your mom (or yourself)? Leave a comment with a little love for Tara here today and be entered to win a Zva prize package worth $30.00.

Want a second chance to win?  Jump over to our new Twitter or Facebook page and start following/liking us. Then come back here and let us know that you signed up to get our updates and you will be entered into the drawing twice. Already join us on Facebook or Twitter? Just tell us that on a second comment and you too will increase your chances to win!  All comments must be received by 11:59 pm PST on Friday, May 18, 2012.  Good luck!

Products used on layout:

(Item # PEW-03CB-142) 0.5 Grape Pearl Lines

(Item # PEW-03CB- 154) 0.8 Grape Pearl Lines

(Item # FL-04CA-136) 1.5” Purple Graceful Roses

(Item # FL-04CA-112) 1" Leaves

(Item # FLBK-03CB-131 & FLBK-03CB-110) Lavender & Lavender Transition Mini Roses

Thanks for visiting us today!

Sincerely,

Zva Creative

Jolanda Meurs

Lisa Gregory

Tara Orr

Nicole Martel

Robin Shakoor

And an additional congratulations goes out to:

Randi, you have also won a Zva prize package for visiting us here on Zva’s blog! Congratulations! Please email me at windyrobinson@gmail.com to claim your goodies!

One winner from each of the 5 blogs and Randi M. will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

Sincerely,

Zva Creative

The Blog Hop begins here on our blog! We appreciate you joining us today! Be sure to leave a comment here for a chance to win an extra prize package just for visiting and telling us that you stopped by! 

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.  If you like what you see you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

Here to start off the hop is a beautiful layout created by design team member Carole Maurin.

Believe in Your Dreams layout by Carole Maurin

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!

Here is a list of all the participating blogs (in case there is a glitch along the way).

Andrea Ewen

Lisa Gregory

Tara Orr

Jolanda Meurs

Windy Robinson

Robin Shakoor

Karen Shady

Christin Grønnslett

Susan Lui

Nicole Martel

Carole Maurin

Hidden on FIVE of the designer’s blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it’s important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

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

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 2nd on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found here as well. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it’s best if you can pop back here again on Wednesday… plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find.

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.

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.

*Leave a comment here to tell us that you made it to our blog!

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative’s blog. Your next stop is Andrea Ewen. Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us!

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

Products used on layout:

(Item # CRB-04CB-107) Triumph Lavender Crystal

Hopefully by the end of the weekend you will be left with many great memories and darling photos of all your loved ones enjoying this beautiful time of the year. To share with you a few ideas of how you can use Zva’s pearls, crystals and flowers as embellishments on Spring layouts here is a beauty titled “Love” created design team member Robin Shakoor.

"Love" layout by Robin Shakoor

Notice how Robin cleverly stacks Zva’s Frosty Flowers (Item # FL-04CA-127), Graceful Roses (Item # FL-04CA-137) and Mini Roses (Item #s FLBK-03CB-101 & FLBK-03CB-127). All of which are combined with two of Zva’s flourishes (Items # CRB-05CA-137 & CRB-05CA-117) to frame and draw attention to the layout’s photo.

Products used on layout:

(Item # CRB-05CA-137) Harmony Lime Crystal

(Item # CRB-05CA-117) Fancy - Lime/Olive Crystal

(Item # CRW-04CB-137) Dots Pearl - Soft Pink

(Item # FL-04CA-127) Olive & Kiwi 3" Frosty Flowers

(Item # FL-04CA-137) Olive Graceful Roses

(Item # FLBK-03CB-101) White Mini Rose

(Item # FLBK-03CB-127) Olive Mini Rose

(Item # FL-04CA-110) 2" Leaves

Thanks so much for visiting today. Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Zva Creative

Carole Maurin

Christin Grønnslett

Jolanda Meurs

Robin Shakoor

Windy Robinson

And congratulations to Ann w. who said…

Ann thanks for stopping by here to check out our new blog. You you have also won a blog prize package! Please send your contact information to our DT Coordinator at windyrobinson@gmail.

Congratulations to the six winners who will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00!

The Blog Hop begins here on our new blog. Thank you for visiting it today and we hope that you visit us often!  Be sure that you leave a comment here today for an extra chance to win a prize package just for stopping by!

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer has chosen a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

Here design team member Lisa Somerville uses a great combination of Zva’s elegant Ice and Fire Jet Crystal (Item #CR-03CA-107) with Mini Ginger & Cream Roses (Item #s FLBK-03CB-108, FLBK-03CB-111) to create the perfect embellishment for her Vintage Best Friend card.

Are you ready for more inspiration? Here’s a list of all of the designer’s participating on today’s hop (in case there is a glitch along the way).

Tara Orr

Andrea Ewen

Susan Lui

Nicole Martel

Lisa Gregory

Jolanda Meurs

Robin Shakoor

Christin Grønnslett

Karen Shady

Carole Maurin

Windy Robinson

Fabi Ormerod

If you like what you see you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva HERE.

To play along with our design team, just follow along the blog path. Hidden on FIVE of the designer’s blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it’s important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, March 26th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, March 27th. 

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 28th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found here on Zva’s blog as well. We will do our best to notify each winner, but it’s best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday… plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there.

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.

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.

* Leave a comment here on our new blog to tell us that you made it!

The blog hop begins here. Your next stop is the blog of the beautiful and talented Tara Orr. Enjoy!

Thank you for joining us & good luck!

P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again on April 30th for our next Zva blog hop!

Sincerely,

Zva Creative

We have a wonderful layout to share with you! With spring right around the corner here in the United States it is time to celebrate all of the things that are coming to life around us. The birds are chirping, the flowers and leaves are starting to bud and bloom and even the dandelions are popping up.  From the subject of the photograph to its embellishments and colors, this layout created by design team member Lisa Gregory has beautiful examples of those spring elements that are starting to make their appearance.

Childhood is a Journey Layout by Lisa Gregory

Lisa adds charming detail to her layout by layering Zva Creative’s NEW Lavender Crystal & Pearl Flourish IV  (Item # CRS-05CA-108) and NEW Lucky Lavender Crystal (Item # CRB-05CA-132) with a collage of Zva’s beautiful blooms. Zva’s blooms and blings are great accents for spring layouts.

So what are your plans for the upcoming change of season? Hopefully you’ll get to spend some time outdoors enjoying lovely moments like this mother and daughter.

Products used on layout:

NEW (Item # CRS-05CA-108) Lavender Crystal & Pearl Flourish IV

NEW (Item # CRB-05CA-132) Lavender Crystal Lucky

(Item # FL-04CA-105) 4.25” Fuchsia Flower w/Leaves

(Item # FL-04CA-136) 1.5” Purple Graceful Roses

(Item # FL-04CA-130) 2.5” Dual Orange & Purple Flowers

(Item # FL-04CA-111) 1.5” Leaves

Thank you for visiting with us today!

Sincerely,

Zva Creative

Tara Orr

Susan Lui

Lisa Somerville

Karen Shady

Lisa Gregory

One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

The Blog Hop begins here, so just follow along the blog path. We are linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on.  In case there is a glitch along the way, here is a complete list of all the participating blogs:

Andrea Ewen

Christin Grønnslett

Jolanda Meurs

Karen Shady

Fabi Ormerod

Nicole Martel

Teri Anderson

Susan Lui

Lisa Gregory

Robin Shakoor

Lisa Somerville

Tara Orr

Windy Robinson

Carole Maurin

Be prepared to be inspired along the way! 

As you know, Zva offers many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals.  We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

To start us off today, we thought we’d share a layout created by design team member Fabi Ormerod.

If you like Zva’s products that you see today, you can find a list of stores and online retailers that sell our products HERE.

Hidden on FIVE of the designer’s blogs is a Zva Creative prize package! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it’s important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, 9:00 EST US February 27th and runs through 11:59pm US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, February 28th. 

The 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 29th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list of where our winners will be posted will be found here on our blog as well.

You do not need to comment on every post to win; however,  the more times you comment along the blog hop path, the more chances you will have to win.

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 Facebook or “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.

* Comment to let us know that your “liked” our new page on Facebook or that you have started following Zva on Twitter.

The blog hop begins here at Zva Creative’s NEW blog. Your next stop is the blog of Andrea Ewen!

Thanks again for joining us!

P.S. Mark your calendar to join us again on March 26^th for our next designer blog hop!

Lets start by announcing our Valentine’s Day prize package winner… congratulations to Karen Baker!!! Karen you have been selected to win some beautiful Zva products. Please email our Design Team Coordinator, Windy Robinson at windyrobinson@gmail.com with your contact info.

Today we are going to share two darling layouts created by our design team member Christin Grønnslett. Have you ever wondered how to successfully balance white space with the perfect amount of embellishment on your layouts? Here are a few examples that show just how it can be done.

Adorable layout by Christin Grønnslett

Christin successfully layers Zva’s Rosy Crystal Flourish III (Item # CRS-04CB-110) with a selection of popular embellishments such as buttons, flowers, and doilies to create a playful and fresh layout of her adorable young daughter.

You Look Up to Troy layout by Christin Grønnslett

Here in her layout titled “You Look Up to Troy,” Christin is right on trend with her layered elements. From her cleverly placed bling to butterflies, banners, washi tape and spray mists, this layout is beyond gorgeous.

Inspired? We hope so!… and we’d like to pass along a big thanks to Christin for sharing such beautiful layouts with us today!

Want even more inspiration? Then don’t forget to join us for February’s Design Team Blog hop next Monday, starting right here on Zva’s Blog at 9:00am US EST! See you then!

Products used on layouts:

Adorable layout

(Item # CRS-04CB-110) Flourish III Rosy Crystal

(Item # CRW-04CB-104) Small Rosy Flourish (A) Crystal

(Item # FL-04CA-103) 4.25" Hot Pink Flower with Leaves

(Item # FLBK-03CB-133) Sweet Rose

You Look Up to Troy layout

(Item # CRB-04CB-111) Pink/Rosy Imperial Crystal

(Item # CR-04CB-116) Pink/Rosy Lovely Crystal

(Item # FL-04CA-132) 1.5" Pink Graceful Roses