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Serendipity SSCB#52 – Anything Goes!

Posted on February 1, 2016 12:00 AM by Julie 4 Comments

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Welcome to the February Challenge for Serendipity Stamps!

This month the challenge is Anything Goes! You can get all the details over on the Serendipity Challenge Blog. We also have a new “Stamp of the Month”. Each month a different image is 50% off & this month- it’s the Tandem Bicycle Set. Be sure to check out the great deals on the Clearance Stamps! And as always, we have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player.

Since anything goes and I always need a ton of birthday cards for March (just around the corner!), I used this fabulous new Birthday die which happens to go perfectly w/ the Happy die & the Reverse Balloon die (I used some of the positive balloons cuts) I already have. I die cut the red stripe layer & the white topper & my first thought was to split the white panel in two & add the Birthday in the middle. Then after die cutting the Birthday, I liked how it looked left with the upper portion of the white but with the lower section removed, so I left it. I added a couple of piece of card stock behind it to elevate it a bit from the red stripe paper. I die cut some of the balloons out of the red stripe & added them w/ some of the confetti & added them next to the double stacked Happy.

Here’s a look at the inside, continuing w/ the die cuts.

Supplies:

Stamps: none

Paper: Neenah white, red striped dp (Bazzill Basics – Red Devil pack)

Ink: none

Accessories: Serendipity- Birthday, Happy, Party Balloon Reverse, Celebrate dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics B dies, Lil’ Inkers stitched rectangle dies

Please stop by & comment on all the DT Blogs…it will be much appreciated & will also increase your chances of winning! Our special Guest Designer this month is Darnell Knauss!

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pink Wishing Well

Posted on January 25, 2016 8:55 PM by Julie Comment

Today’s Technique Challenge (TLC570) turned out to be a REAL challenge! We are supposed to emboss using a stencil & though the sandwiches were given for different machines, my first attempt was a disaster! It shredded the card stock & worse, it broke the plastic stencil into a multitude of pieces. Oh well! So I used something I knew would work, because I’ve done many times…I used a piece of plastic canvas (from the cross stitch section) to emboss. These plastic & mesh canvases are much tougher than stencils & are also much more flexible.
Even so, I still had trouble trying to run it through my Big Shot. So I pulled out my old standby..my original Ol’ Red Sizzix, so I could apply the amount of pressure I knew would work. I had a 6″ round piece of plastic canvas & to make it fit Ol’ Red, I cut it in half, misted the heavy card stock lightly, then embossed it onto the card stock. I like how it mimics the round stacked rocks of the well. I went with some different colors for the well then die cut it w/ a Double Stitched Circle. The outer ring was colored to match & put back.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check back on Feb. 1st for the ODBD new release blog hop. We’ll have some fabulous new dies & images to show you!

Supplies:

Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs – Wishing Well, Trois Jolies Papillons (Happy Birthday mini–inside)

Paper: heavy white (Recollections), Hammermill white

Ink: Adirondack denim

Accessories: ODBD Flourished Star Pattern, Double Stitched Rectangles, Double Stitched Circles, Trois Papillon, Pennant dies, Copic markers, Misti, Spellbinders circles dies, 6″ circular cross stitch canvas, sequins

Wishing Well	Tres Papillons	Happy Birthday Sentiments	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123	Flourished Star Pattern dies CBD75
Double Stitched Circles dies CBD136	Pennant Flag die CBD134	Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI	Memento Inks
VersaFine Inkpads	Recollections Hvy Wt white c/s	Hammermill 100# Digital Copy card stock

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Serendipity January Blog Hop!

Posted on January 20, 2016 12:00 AM by Julie 30 Comments

Welcome to the Serendipity January Blog Hop! We are showing off a fabulous new Balloon die & featuring some fun birthday images along with it! If you arrived here from Jenny’s Blog , you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first. This is also for the Featured Stamper (FS468). Congrats to Michele! I chose THIS to case. I kept the bright colors & birthday & balloons theme, but I used a large reverse die and sponged on my background.

The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through Sunday January 24 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on Monday January 25. Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Party Background. The special for the hop is free shipping on all US orders of $15 or more good January 20 -24. Be sure to check out the great deals on the Clearance Stamps! On the third Wednesday of every month., we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! For another chance to win, be sure to play along with our monthly challenge. You can get all the details on the challenge HERE.

To make my very sparkly birthday card, I first die cut two layers out of white using two of the matting basics. Then the Party Balloons Reverse die was die cut in the smaller layer. On the larger layer, I used Distress inks to sponge on the different colors then attached the balloon layer on top. I also sponged one big balloon cut out and the Happy die and attached them. The Party Bg was stamped across a narrow strip using the Kaleidacolor ink & the Birthday was stamped on top. I added stickles to the Happy & the one balloon on top and used a clear Wink of Stella on the other balloons. Since we’re combining the hop w/ the monthly Challenge of Stripes, my colors were put on in stripes (or wide bands) and the Party Bg on the strip is a stripe format.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps –Party Background, Happy Birthday

Paper: Neenah white

Ink: Distress Inks in squeezed lemonade, ripe persimmon, worn lipstick, candied apple, peacock feathers. twisted citron, cracked pistachio; Kaliedacolor Caribbean sea, Versafine onyx

Accessories: Serendipity Happy & Party Balloon Reverse dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, stickles, Wink of Stella

Now I’ll send you on to Karen’s blog..I’m sure she’ll have something fabulous to show you! Please be sure to visit all of the DT Blogs to increase your chance of winning! Here’s the order in case you get lost.

Mary’s Blog