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  • Serendipity SSCB#52 – Anything Goes!

    Posted on 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.

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    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. 
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    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!)

    Karen Amidon

    Marybeth Lopez

    Miriam Napier

    Vickie Zimmer

    Jeanne Jachna

    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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  • Serendipity January Blog Hop!

    Posted on by Julie 30 Comments


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    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.
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    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


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  • Serendipity SSCB#51 – Stripes!

    Posted on by Julie 3 Comments

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    Welcome to the January Challenge for  Serendipity Stamps!
    This month the challenge is Stripes! 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.  Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it’s the Party Background. 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.

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    Since the challenge is stripes, I thought a stripe embossing folder on the white & the Beaded Strings Bg on top of the brayered layer would be perfect. After I stamped the cute Umbrella Snowman w/ Memento & colored with Copics, I overstamped w/ Versafine (it was still in my Misti), then die cut w/ a little out of the box to keep from cutting the umbrella. I then die cut it again using the next smallest die, brayered the cut off frame then put it back. The stripes on the front were embossed on an angle & just on the one corner for a little interest. The partial I Love Snow greeting was stamped onto a pennant which was colored around the edges w/ Copics & the die cut Snow was added below. The extra snowflakes were die cut from the Snow die.

    Here’s the inside & below it are the Copics I used.
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    Please be sure to visit all of the DT Blogs to increase your chance of winning!

    Jeanne Jachna 

    Jenny Gropp

    Julie Warner (you are here!)

    Karen Amidon

    Marybeth Lopez

    Miriam Napier

    Vickie Zimmer

    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Snowman w/ Umbrella, I Love Snow, Beaded Strings Bg, (Snowflake, Let it Snow!, Snow Angel – inside)
    Paper: X-Press It white, heavy white (Recollections)
    Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to over stamp after coloring), Kaliedacolor Riviera 
    Accessories:  Serendipity Snow die, Copic markers, Misti, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, brayer, Cuttlebug embossing folder (Retro Kitchen set) 

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