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Serendipity May Blog Hop #1!

Posted on May 2, 2018 12:00 AM by Julie 16 Comments

Welcome to the May #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps!

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 May 6 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on May 7 on her Blog. On the first & third Wednesdays of every month, we’ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! The Special this month is the Petunias stamp – 50% off!

This is also for the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC648) & THIS was my inspiration.

To make my card, I used a background I made quite a while ago. It’s a technique I learned around 1999 (yikes!). Easy & fun to do. All you need is white glossy or semi-glossy card stock (it needs to have a coated surface) & art tissue that bleeds when wet. Not all tissue paper will do this, so check what you have first. I have some Spectra Art tissue & I know it bleeds so that’s what I used. Pick some colors you like but be aware that contrasting colors (like red & green) will make brown. Tear some pieces & place them on your card stock then mist it w/ water. Wait a minute or two then remove the tissue & let it dry. You want to leave the tissue on long enough to bleed the color onto the c/s but not long enough to dry there, or it will stick.

After it dried, I placed it into my Misti & stamped the mailbox image on top. I wanted it a bit darker so I coated it w/ black embossing powder & heated. I used a white Posca paint pen to add the white dots to the flowers & border around it.

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

Christine Alexander (guest designer)

Beth Chiu (off this week)

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Miriam Napier

Marybeth Lopez

Vickie Zimmer

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps: Mailbox w/ Wildflower, Thinking of You, Postoid Set (inside: Happy Birthday)

Paper: Staples 110# white, Neenah white linen, semi-glossy (white coated cardboard)

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, white Posca paint pen, detail black embossing powder, tissue paper

Mailbox w/ Wildflowers 1259F	Thinking of You 171F	Postoid Set 273K	Happy Birthday 093D
Neenah Linen cardstock	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Ranger Embossing Powder
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132	MISTI	Memento Inks
Posca Paint Pen	Spectra Art Tissue Paper Asst.

Serendipity September Blog Hop!

Posted on September 21, 2016 12:00 AM by Julie 25 Comments

Welcome to the September Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps! If you arrived here from Mary’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 September 25 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on September 26. The sale this time is buy 3 get a 4th item free! No coupon required…the lowest item will be free & if you order 8, you get 2 free, etc. Good thru 9/25/16. Each month a different image is 50% off. This month- it’s the Postoid Set! 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.

Since the challenge for this month is “no coloring” & I really love color, I thought a good way to add color would be by using different ink colors. I started by die cutting the stitched rectangle out of one of the faint printed pieces of the designer paper then stamping the 4 different stamp images w/ four different ink colors. I did have to do a little masking. Three extra stamp images were also stamped & the red & green ones were fussy cut inside the post edge, the navy one was trimmed outside the postage edge. These were all attached to larger navy layers that I used the postage edge scissors to trim (remember all those scissors we all bought way back when?)

The greeting was stamped on a white piece the same width as the postoid panel & I used a lg. corner rounder to trim the ends. The text print paper was die cut w/ a rectangle then I used a dotted edge curved die to cut away the bottom & add the faint white dots w/ a white Prismacolor pencil.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Please be sure to comment on all the DT blogs. It will be much appreciated & will also increase your chances of winning! Now I’ll send you on to Karen’s Blog. Here’s the order in case you get lost.

Mary’s Blog

Julie Warner (you are here!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – Postoid Set, Miss You, (inside- Sending Smiles)

Paper: Staples #110 white, navy, dp (Teresa Collins- Everyday Moments)

Ink: Adirondack denim, butterscotch, cranberry, Archival library green,

Accessories: Spellbinders A2 matting basics A dies, Fiskars postage edge scissors, MFT Diagonal Stitched Rectangles dies, AE Dotted Borders dies, white Prismacolor pencil. Lg. corner rounder, Lil’ Inker stitched rectangle dies

Postoid Set 273K	Miss You! 373D	Sending Smiles 1361E	Adirondack dye inks	Archival Inks
Fiskars Postage Stamp Scissors	MFT Diagonal Stitched Rectangle dies	Avery Elle Dotted Borders D-03-19	Teresa Collins Everyday Moments	Recollections Cardstock
Prismacolor Pencils	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	Lg Corner Rounder	Stitched Rectangles Die Set

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April ISC Day 2

Posted on April 13, 2010 8:00 AM by Julie 14 Comments

On Day Two of the ISC Artistic Projects, we were challenged to make a card using 3 ATC’s in a connected series. I chose to use the fruits and flowers along with the postage stamp outline. To begin, I temporarily attached all 3 ATC’s side by side to a piece of paper. After stamping and masking the images, I stamped a script using one end of a Kpad. I colored the images using markers and a blender. To cut them out, I first cut a straight line very close to the wavy edge then used an 1/8 inch hole punch to make the cut outs along the edge. They’re attached to a green layer I cut using a Spellbinders scallop edge square. I used my Nestie Resizing technique to stretch the die to fit my image.

For the background of the ATC’s, I stamped various butterfly, netting and swirl images then masked areas and sponged on bands of color. They’re attached to slightly larger layers of red then to a green layer that was stamped tone on tone using some of the same images. It’s attached to a 6.75 x 4.25 gold ochre card. A little bit of an old size, but it will fit inside a #10 business envelope. I used a 1/4 inch punch and a stylus to create some red and green faux brads and attached them in opposite corners.

If you’d like a chance to win an ISC sheet of images, be sure to leave a comment. You don’t have to leave a comment on every blog, every day, but doing so could increase your chances of winning. You can also leave a comment on the ISC blog, if you like. Two winners will be chosen from the comments received over the next 3 days to pick an ISC sheet of their choice.

I hope you enjoy all the ISC team’s projects. Be sure to come back tomorrow for more ideas and inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by! Your comments are always read and much appreciated!

Supplies: stamps: ISC- for the apple and pear: Fruitful, for the script, the numbers, the postage stamp frame and little butterfly: Odd Findings, for the greeting: Nature Silhouettes I, for the netting bg: Background Series Netting, for the little flowers and other butterflies: Make a Note
paper: white, red, green, gold ochre
ink: Ancient Page coal, sunburst, lemon peel, leaf green, Memories soft leaf, Kaleidacolor pad Melon Melody
accessories: 1/4 and 1/8 inch hole punches, Spellbinders square scallop set, markers and blender

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