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You heard it right! We’re having a Birthday Blog Hop & did someone say Prizes? Why, yes, we did! Just keep reading…

First, take a look at the brand new releases we have. These are fabulous & there are a lot of somethings for everyone. We have florals, we have birthdays, we have cute Valentine critters & we have fun greetings. 

The card I want to share today was made w/ the new Birthday Lilies set. This will also be a great set to use for your Easter cards.
After I colored the lilies, I fussy cut them & set them aside. I will mention, when fussy cutting a detailed image, I always start w/ a craft knife & cut out the internal pieces that I wouldn’t be able to get w/ the scissors. Then the rest is cut using a very small pair of curved blade scissors. Think decoupage scissors & it works much better to turn the paper, not the scissors, when cutting. On the background, I chose a couple of yellow inks & 1 light grey ink to sponge the colors in. I started w/ the lemon & brought it in from the bottom right & let it fade to white as I went over the mid section. The citrus was added at the lower right. Then I used the grey to come in from the upper left, again letting it fade to white as I approached the lemon. Since these colors are not two you can easily blend (w/o making mud), they really needed the bit of white so they didn’t overlap too much. A little bit is fine, but too much would not be a good look. After it dried, I stamped the greeting.

I die cut the white deckle frame, popped it up a bit, then tucked the lilies under & over the frame. The lilies are also popped up. A few sequins finished it.

Here are the Copics I used for the lilies:(I’m pretty sure I also used a Y26 mustard, but I don’t see it in there.)

Now for the prizes part. Take a look below at what you could be eligible to win! Fabulous, right?

Here’s what you need to know to be entered to win:

Giveaway info: You will need to comment on each blog post in the hop for a chance to win the attached 4 sets worth over $60. You have until 11:59pm CST on 2/5 to leave your comments. One winner will be chosen on 2/6.

Here is the full list of blogs you will need to visit & comment on:

Rubbernecker Blog
Colleen
Lisa 
Annie
Jamie
Kittie
Jean
Natasha
Carol
Preeti
Allison 
Julie (you are here!)

Thanks so much for stopping by & good luck on winning! 

Supplies:

Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	MISTI	Sequins	Versafine Clair ink
Fiskars No 4 curved scissors

 
Happy Thanksgiving & welcome to the Nov #2 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps! 
Don’t you love this Candy Jar? Wonderful image & so fun to color. After stamping, coloring & die cutting, I added foam layer to pop it up before attaching to the red layer. I found some peppermint paper in the right colors for the background & added the greeting on a stitched circle die cut. I colored & fussy cut some holly (from Bells w/ Holly) to go behind the circle.

Here’s a look at the inside.


Please be sure to comment on all the blogs..it is much appreciated & also increases your chances of winning! 

Mary’s Blog

Beth Chiu  

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Miriam Napier

Marybeth Lopez 

Vickie Zimmer 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Candy Jar SS-233-E	Bells w/ Holly SS-415-H	Happy Holidays SS-665-C	Warmest Wishes SS-1231-E
Christmas Whimsey set SS-411-M	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card	Studio Calico Magical
Copic Sketch Markers	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Circle Stitch dies 5006D	MISTI
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	Memento Inks	White Gelly Roll Pen

 
 
Welcome to the Nov #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps! 
For my very wintry scene, I placed the image into my Misti, stamped & colored the bridge scene, then masked it & the ground area. Since the trees are basically solid lines, I didn’t worry about masking them. The right side of the sky was sponged w/ the pink Distress inks & blue on the left. Then I spritzed it w/ mixture of very thin white acrylic paint & water. I mixed it about 3 or 4 to 1, (water to paint) in a mini mister. I’ve had this mix in this mister for at least a couple of years & so far it hasn’t clogged. I just shake it well before using each time. After removing the mask,  I used a white gel pen to add snow to the trees & rocks then stamped over the image again. The vellum overlay was embossed w/ a snowflake frame folder & I fussy cut out the center before sandwiching it between the cut out card front & a stitched frame, then I attached the bridge scene underneath. I also added a few snowflakes I punched out of white glitter paper. This is also for the Splitcoast Featured Stamper Challenge (FS614) & I chose THIS to case. 

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

Please be sure to comment on all the blogs..it is much appreciated & also increases your chances of winning! 

Mary’s Blog

Beth Chiu  

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Miriam Napier

Marybeth Lopez 

Vickie Zimmer 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Covered Bridge SS-1186-L	Snowflake Sm. SS-356-C	Snowflake Zen Cling set SS-1335-G	Warmest Wishes SS-1231-E	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Copic Sketch Markers	Vellum	DCWV Glitter Matstack	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Rectangle Stitch Frame dies 5122D
MISTI	Darice Snowflake Trim folder 1219-135	X-Press It Blending Card	Distress Inks	Memento Inks
Marvy 5/8” Snowflake Punch LV-CP25	White Gelly Roll Pen	Inkessentials Mini Mister	Decoart Acrylic paint