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Serendipity SSCB#46 pt 2 – Anything Goes!

Posted on August 26, 2015 12:00 AM by Julie 1 Comment

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

I’m having so much fun with this Hot Air Balloon Reverse Background die! I actually made this at the same time I made one I posted last week. (Click on picture below to take you to the post).

But today’s card is quite a bit more involved…a bunch of paper piecing w/ different patterns from the same paper collection. I didn’t have to cut as many papers as you might think…since the paper is double sided & the balloons cut outs are symmetrical, I was able to cut it twice then flip over the pieces to use the reverse side & put them back in. The yellow has the blue flowery print on the other side, and the chevron has the lt blue on the other side. I didn’t put paper inside the clouds so that the white would show through.

Here’s a look at the inside. I trimmed around one of the blue balloon cut outs & added some yellow clouds.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Sending Smile & Happy Birthday greetings (inside)

Paper: Neenah white, , yellow & blue dp (Authentique- Summer)

Ink: Versafine onyx (inside)

Accessories: Serendipity Hot Air Balloon Reverse, Hello dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, dies

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hello Yellow Balloons

Posted on August 17, 2015 8:49 PM by Julie 13 Comments

Today’s Technique Challenge (TLC547) wants us to use just one word & no images, but any embellishments we want. Geez, Louise! That’s a toughie for me! No images? No coloring? The only thing I could think to use was this card covering die of Hot Air Balloons. It’s seriously fabulous & makes a CAS (clean & simple) card look dressed up.

I die cut it once out of heavy white c/s & again out of yellow designer paper then stacked it a little offset. I added the double stacked Hello die for my one word, added a few sequins & that’s pretty much it. Here’s a look at the inside.

I trimmed around one of the cut out balloons, added a couple of clouds & a greeting.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Cockadoodledo greeting (inside)

Paper: Heavy white (Recollections), yellow dp (Authentique- Summer)

Ink: Versafine onyx

Accessories: Serendipity Hot Air Balloons Reverse, Hello dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, dies

Cock-a-doodle-do 1386D	Hot Air Balloons Reverse die 064MD	Hello die SSDIE-027-D	Authentique -Summer paper
Recollections Hvy Wt white c/s	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	VersaFine Inkpads

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Serendipity August Blog Hop!

Posted on August 7, 2015 12:00 AM by Julie 21 Comments

Welcome to the Serendipity August Blog Hop! We are showing off some wonderful new images & dies! If you arrived here from Jenny’s Blog , you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.
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 August 9 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to SS. Mary will announced a winner on Monday August 10. Sale is free shipping on all US orders of $15 or more Good 8-7 to 8-9. We have something new…a “Stamp of the Month”. Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it’s the Veggie Basket. Be sure to check out the great deals on the Clearance Stamps & sale stamps!

Isn’t this a fabulous rooster image? I just love it & it’s so fun to color. I knew roosters have a lot of color, but until I did an image search, I didn’t realize just how colorful they are! I used my Misti to stamp my rooster w/ Memento then colored him with Copics. Since it was still in the Misti, I stamped over him using Versafine & the details just popped! Then I did what turned out to be a tricky die cutting on the image by cutting only the top half w/ a pierced circle and only the bottom half w/ a pierced square. I like how it turned out. For the top background, again I used the Misti to stamp the wonderful Bandana image onto kraft card stock then used a white gel pen to add some tracings around the image.

Here’s a look at the inside.

And the Copics I used ( a lot, lol!)

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Rooster on Fence, Cock-a-doodle-do, Bandana, (inside- Happy Birthday)

Paper: X-Press It white, kraft

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp image after coloring & for the bandana)

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, circles, pierced rectangles & pierced circles dies, Copic markers, MISTI, white gel pen

My second card uses this fabulous new Hot Air Balloon Reverse die! I’m over the moon with it! At first I was going to put some designer paper behind it, but changed my mind and made a brayered background for it. I had a leftover piece of matte coated card stock (it really soaks up the ink) & after brayering it, I masked the center & stamped the edge of Wood Background image with black ink then I sprayed it w/ a matte acrylic sealer because this matte coat paper is a little fussy & I wanted the ink to stay put.

I attached the white die cut onto a second die cut & then some pieces of thick card stock to elevate it above the background. The greeting was stamped in the lower right & some sequins added for sparkle. Here’s the inside.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Let Your Dreams Soar, Wood Background

Paper: Neenah white, Kromecoat matte

Ink: Versafine onyx, Kaliedacolor Caribbean sea

Accessories: Serendipity Hot Air Balloon Reverse die, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, dies, brayer, matte spray sealer, stitched rectangle dies