{"id":16451,"date":"2014-05-16T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T04:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=16451"},"modified":"2014-06-12T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T16:48:17","slug":"serendipity-blog-hop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=16451","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity Blog Hop!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-cu-03651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16464\" title=\"Dreamcatcher cu 03651\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-cu-03651.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"474\" height=\"679\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16453 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Blog-Hop-May-16.gif\" alt=\"Blog-Hop-May-16\" width=\"224\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Welcome to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Serendipity Stamps<\/span><\/strong><\/a> Blog Hop! \u00a0Today we are featuring a bunch of brand new word dies! You are really going to love these. Something for everyone and every occasion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>First, the prize details:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">$20 gift code to one person who has commented on ALL the blogs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">To enter to win leave a comment through\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\">midnight Sunday 5-18<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Winner will be posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Mary&#8217;s blog<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<span tabindex=\"0\">Monday 5-19<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-03653.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16463\" title=\"Dreamcatcher 03653\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-03653.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"523\" height=\"757\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For my cards, I chose to use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/025DD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dream <\/a>and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/028DD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Imagine<\/a> die cuts words for my cards. On this card, I used the Dream die\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">and the first thing that came to me was a Dreamcatcher. Somewhere I saw a dreamcatcher that had an owl for the centerpiece and the owl was so similar to this one, I thought this little<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/015GD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> owl<\/a> would be perfect. I die cut him out of \u00a0black and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/016GD.html\" target=\"_blank\">solid owl<\/a> version out of white. I also cut another detailed owl out of white paper to place on top of the solid backing so I could see where I wanted to color. After coloring the solid backing, I attached the black owl on top. I used some of the same markers to color a piece of white in bands before I die cut the Dream word. The feathers were stamped, colored and fussy cut. For the dreamcatcher, I die cut a sunflower and backed it with a circle die cut.\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The finished card is 4.25 x 7 and these are the Copics I used.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-copics-03642.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16465\" title=\"Dreamcatcher copics 03642\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-copics-03642.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"459\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Supplies:<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-copics-03642.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"color: #fdeed3;\" border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Stamps:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Serendipity Stamps<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/448L.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Feather Background 448L<\/a><\/b><a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Paper:\u00a0<\/b>X-Press It white, black, Bazzill white textured<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Ink:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Memento tuxedo black<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Copic markers, <strong>Serendipity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/025DD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dream<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/015GD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Owl<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/016GD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Solid Ow<\/a>l dies<\/strong>,\u00a0Spellbinders squares, circles dies, Perfect Paper Crafting mini rulers, Memory Box wild sunflower die<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My second card features the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/028DD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Imagine<\/a> die.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Imagine-03645.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16460\" title=\"Imagine 03645\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Imagine-03645.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"513\" height=\"628\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I stamped the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/flowers-and-plants\/1012G.html\" target=\"_blank\">Toadstools &amp; Violets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, colored them then die cut them using a little bit of my <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=782\" target=\"_blank\">out of the box<\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> technique. I had some left over pieces of violet, lavender\u00a0and rust that coordinated nicely, so I used the closest sizes of matting basic dies to give them a little polish. I die cut the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/028DD.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Imagine<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/022RD.html\" target=\"_blank\">corners and top bracket <\/a>\u00a0out of white and added them for contrast.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Imagine-cu-03644.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16462\" title=\"Imagine cu 03644\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Imagine-cu-03644.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"498\" height=\"715\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Imagine-copics-03640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16461\" title=\"Imagine copics 03640\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Imagine-copics-03640.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"471\" height=\"396\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Supplies:<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dreamcatcher-copics-03642.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"color: #fdeed3;\" border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Stamps:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Serendipity Stamps<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/flowers-and-plants\/1012G.html\" target=\"_blank\">Toadstools &amp; Violets<\/a><\/b><a style=\"color: \n<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Paper:\u00a0<\/b>X-Press It white, violet, lavender, rust, grass green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Ink:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Memento tuxedo black<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Copic markers,\u00a0<strong>Serendipity<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/028DD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Imagine<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/022RD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Floral Frame &amp; Embellishement\u00a0<\/a>dies<\/strong>,\u00a0Spellbinders labels 22, Matting basics A &amp; B\u00a0dies, neon yellow gel pen (for violet centers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My final card features the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/022RD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Floral Frame and Embellishments<\/a> along with the larger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/006GD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Floral Dragonfly<\/a> &amp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/008GD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Solid Dragonfly<\/a> dies.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dragonfly-Dream-03657.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16466\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dragonfly-Dream-03657.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"492\" height=\"470\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I had some spritzed, water colored background left over from another project with these bright red\/orange colors so I die cut the dragonflies and Dream out of it. The larger background behind the floral frame was made by sponging on a variety of pink, red, yellow and orange inks. After I die the floral frame out of white, I used a slightly smaller square die to trim down the left over square center in order to leave some of the red\/orange border around it. This card measures 5&#8243; square.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dragonfly-Dream-cu03658.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16467 \" title=\"Dragonfly Dream cu03658\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dragonfly-Dream-cu03658.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Warner \u2013 https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\" width=\"474\" height=\"403\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Supplies:<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Dragonfly-Dream-cu03658.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"color: #fdeed3;\" border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Stamps: <\/b>none<a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" \n<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Paper:\u00a0<\/b>X-Press It white<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Ink:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Memento love letter, Kaleidacolor desert heat\u00a0&amp;\u00a0melon melody rainbow pads, Distress ink worn lipstick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Serendipity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/025DD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dream<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/022RD.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Floral Frame &amp; Embellishment\u00a0<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/006GD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Floral Dragonfly<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/dies\/008GD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Solid Dragonfly<\/a> dies<\/strong>,\u00a0Spellbinders\u00a0square dies, Perfect Paper Crafting mini rulers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to visit all of the Design Team blogs so you&#8217;ll be entered to win!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ccffff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"> Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Miriam Napier<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pauline-littlemrsp.blogspot.fr\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Pauline Pollington<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/serendipity-stamps-blog-hop-its-all.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Vickie Zimmer<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/aschoss.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Anya Schrier<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Jeanne Jachna<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/onekraftykat.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Jenny Gropp<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?cat=514\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Julie Warner<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paperliliesandink.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/serendipity-new-die-blog-hop.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Karen Amidon<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/you-are-going-to-love-new-dies.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Marybeth Lopez<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><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\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop! \u00a0Today we are featuring a bunch of brand new word dies! You are really going to love these. Something for everyone and every occasion.\u00a0 First, the prize details: $20 gift code to one person who has commented on ALL the blogs. To enter to win leave a comment through\u00a0midnight Sunday 5-18. Winner will be posted on Mary&#8217;s blog\u00a0\u00a0Monday 5-19 For my cards, I chose to use the Dream and Imagine die cuts words for my cards. On this card, I used the Dream die\u00a0and the first thing that came to me was a Dreamcatcher. Somewhere I saw a dreamcatcher that had an owl for the centerpiece and the owl was so similar to this one, I thought this little owl would be perfect. I die cut him out of \u00a0black and the solid owl version out of white. I also cut another detailed owl out of white paper to place on top of the solid backing so I could see where I wanted to color. After coloring the solid backing, I attached the black owl on top. 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