{"id":14275,"date":"2013-10-23T00:02:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T04:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=14275"},"modified":"2019-04-22T15:41:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T20:41:27","slug":"sscb-22-sentiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=14275","title":{"rendered":"SSCB #22 Sentiments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Christmas-Window-Scene-02229.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14278 aligncenter\" title=\"Christmas Window Scene 02229\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Christmas-Window-Scene-02229.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"471\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/gallery\/photo\/2449924?&amp;cat=500&amp;ppuser=137985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Weekly-Favorite.gif\" alt=\"Weekly-Favorite\" width=\"200\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/general-stamping-talk-f17\/clean-simple-cas-favorites-week-ending-sunday-nov-10-2013-a-t580707.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9529 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CAS-Favorite.gif\" alt=\"CAS-Favorite\" width=\"200\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/general-stamping-talk-f17\/favorites-best-2013-a-t582717-4.html#post20474683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ccffcc;\">BEST OF 2013!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13441\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SS-Button_design-team_res.jpg\" alt=\"SS Button_design team_res\" width=\"198\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to a new challenge for <span style=\"color: #8ee8ff; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Serendipity Stamps<\/strong><\/span>!\u00a0The Serendipity Challenge this week is Sentiments&#8230;make a sentiment your focal point! \u00a0You can find all the details on how to play along with us at the<a href=\"http:\/\/serendipitystampschallengeblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #8ee8ff; font-size: medium;\"><strong>S<\/strong><strong>erendipity Stamps Challenge Blog<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #8ee8ff;\">.<\/span>\u00a0With each challenge we always have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player. This week&#8217;s sale:\u00a020% off the <span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong><a href=\"ttp:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/category\/words-and-verse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Words and Verse Category<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/span>Good through 10\/30\/13.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Christmas-Window-Scene-02229.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14278\" title=\"Christmas Window Scene 02229\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Christmas-Window-Scene-02229.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"471\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe only tricky part about this card was the framed window. And it was really only a little tricky because I <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff99cc;\"><strong>resized<\/strong><\/span><\/a> the opening. First, I temporarily attached the white layer on top of the red layer then I used the smaller of 2 Quickutz long rectangles to cut the opening thru both layers. Per the resizing tutorial (just click on the word above) I made it half again longer. Then I took the two layers apart and used the next larger rectangle to make the window larger on the white layer (again resizing it).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Christmas-Window-scene-02228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14277\" title=\"Christmas Window scene 02228\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Christmas-Window-scene-02228.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"495\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the focus is on the sentiment, I stamped the winter scene in black and left it uncolored. The greeting was stamped with red ink, except for the holly flourish on top. I wiped the red ink off and inked that part w\/ black then added some color and a little stickles. I also added some stickles in areas on the scene. The bottom edges were cut with bracket border dies and the finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to stop by and see all of the Sentiment focus cards from the DT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeanne Jachna<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Marybeth Lopez<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Miriam Napier<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Pauline Pollington<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<\/b><strong>Jenny Gropp<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Vickie Zimmer<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Julie Warner<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0you are here!<br \/>\n<strong>Karen Amidon\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12715\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\" alt=\"Julie2 sig\" width=\"134\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Supplies:<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Stamps: Serendipity Stamps \u2013 Merry Christmas 133F, Winter Homestead 134F<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0Neenah white, red linen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink: \u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Versafine onyx, Colorbox lipstick red chalk, Memento tuxedo black<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b>\u00a0 Quickutz\u00a0rectangles dies, Copic markers, stickles, Spellbinders bracket border dies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- BEGIN thumbnail code by justwritedesigns.com--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\u00a0\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" Winter Homestead 134F \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/134winterhomestead_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/134winterhomestead_274x274.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" Winter Homestead 134F \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/home-and-farm\/134F.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Winter Homestead 134F <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; 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vertical-align: middle; width: 86px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\"Copic Sketch Markers \" href=\" https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/75\/83\/72\/75837278d2c10b91481e3a5115f8aa0b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/75\/83\/72\/75837278d2c10b91481e3a5115f8aa0b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\" \" href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/152io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ead1dc;\">Copic Sketch Markers<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\"Memento Inks\" href=\" https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/f1\/fe\/a0\/f1fea0d4e72ad453196c0ede27563744.jpg \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/f1\/fe\/a0\/f1fea0d4e72ad453196c0ede27563744.jpg \" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\"Memento Inks\" href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1567u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ead1dc;\">Memento Inks<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders 1 S5-181\" href=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81Ynn6qf%2BFL._SL1500_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81Ynn6qf%2BFL._SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\" Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders 1 S5-181\" href=\" https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Spellbinders-S5-181-Borderabilities-Bracket-Templates\/dp\/B00AWMFR86\/ref=sr_1_93?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479233721&amp;sr=8-93&amp;keywords=spellbinders+nestabilities+dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"color: #f4cccc;\">Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders 1 S5-181<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" Neenah Classic Crest white \" href=\" http:\/\/www.staples-3p.com\/s7\/is\/image\/Staples\/s0186607_sc7?$splssku$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.staples-3p.com\/s7\/is\/image\/Staples\/s0186607_sc7?$splssku$ \" alt=\" width=\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\" Neenah Classic Crest white \" href=\" http:\/\/www.marcopaper.com\/products.php?product=Neenah-Classic-Crest-Smooth-Cover \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"color: #f4cccc;\">Neenah Classic Crest white <\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; 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This week&#8217;s sale:\u00a020% off the Words and Verse Category.Good through 10\/30\/13. The only tricky part about this card was the framed window. And it was really only a little tricky because I resized the opening. First, I temporarily attached the white layer on top of the red layer then I used the smaller of 2 Quickutz long rectangles to cut the opening thru both layers. Per the resizing tutorial (just click on the word above) I made it half again longer. Then I took the two layers apart and used the next larger rectangle to make the window larger on the white layer (again resizing it). Since the focus is on the sentiment, I stamped the winter scene in black and left it uncolored. The greeting was stamped with red ink, except for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[522,339,337,35,58,105,514,34,14,446],"tags":[614,136,585,140,517,114,115,448,191],"class_list":["post-14275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-of-2013","category-bugsbutterfliesdragonfliesladybugs","category-cas","category-christmasholiday","category-glitter","category-sceneslandscapes","category-serendipity-stamps","category-nestabilities","category-scs-challenges","category-scs-weekly-favorite","tag-cas","tag-christmas","tag-glitter","tag-scene","tag-serendipity-stamps","tag-spellbinders","tag-scs","tag-splitcoast-weekly-favorite","tag-winter"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14275\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}