{"id":16762,"date":"2014-06-14T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=16762"},"modified":"2017-08-29T23:25:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T03:25:05","slug":"serendipity-blog-hop-day-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=16762","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity Blog Hop Day 2!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Wonderful-World-cu-03895.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16764\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=16762 \" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Wonderful-World-cu-03895.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderful World cu 03895\" width=\"500\" height=\"662\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Summer-Blog-Hop-Badge.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16736 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Summer-Blog-Hop-Badge.gif\" alt=\"Summer-Blog-Hop-Badge\" width=\"275\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Welcome to the<span style=\"color: #fdeed3;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Serendipity Stamps<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #fdeed3;\">\u00a0<\/span>Summer Release<span style=\"color: #fdeed3;\">\u00a0<\/span>Blog Hop! \u00a0Today is Day 2\u00a0and we are featuring a bunch of brand new images and dies! The focus today is on the verse &amp; \u00a0backgrounds. As a reminder, one\u00a0random commenter will chosen to win a $20 gift certificate to the Serendipity Store! The last day to comment is June 18th and the winner will be announced on June 19th on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/strong><\/a>. And we have a couple of specials, too. Free mini grab bag with $20 purchase and some free small word stamps come with many of the word dies!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Wonderful-World-03893.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16763\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=16762 \" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Wonderful-World-03893.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderful World 03893\" width=\"525\" height=\"643\" \/><br \/>\n <\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For my card today, I&#8217;m using one of the new verses, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/E1311.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0And I Think To Myself<\/a>. Don&#8217;t know about you, but I can&#8217;t stop\u00a0hearing\u00a0that song in my head. I thought it would make the perfect ornament to pair with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1134G.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Earth Ornament<\/strong><\/a>. The verse was stamped w\/ white pigment ink and embossed with a shimmery blue velvet embossing powder. The little snowflake was also embossed using a sparkly willow green powder. They were die cut with circle dies and added to the stamped, colored earth ornament. The large panel was also die cut and I used a little bit of my <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>out of the box<\/strong><\/a> technique. I also stamped two more of the bow top of the earth ornament, colored and fussy cut them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The divided back layer is a result of having just sections left of each color, so I attached them together and die cut with a matting\u00a0basic die. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Wonderful-World-copics03889.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16765\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=16762 \" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Wonderful-World-copics03889.jpg\" alt=\"Wonderful World copics03889\" width=\"500\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Please be sure to stop and comment on all the DT blogs so you&#8217;ll be eligible to win!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><strong>Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\"><strong><a><br \/>\n <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\">Vickie Zimmer<br \/>\n <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\">Jeanne Jachna<br \/>\n <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/onekraftykat.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\">Jenny Gropp<br \/>\n <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?cat=514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\">Julie Warner<br \/>\n <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/paperliliesandink.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\">Karen Amidon<br \/>\n <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\">Marybeth Lopez<br \/>\n <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\">Miriam Napier<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thanks so much for stopping by!<\/span><br \/>\n <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 Supplies:<\/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\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Serendipity Stamps<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=SRCH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And I Think to Myself 1311E<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1134G.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Ornament 1134G<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/356C.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowflake Sm 356C<\/a><\/b><a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n <\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Paper:\u00a0<\/b>X-Press It white,\u00a0lime green, cobalt blue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Ink:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox frost white pigment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Copic markers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spellbinderspaperarts.com\/products\/c-102-circles.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spellbinders circle dies,<\/a>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spellbinderspaperarts.com\/products\/p-826-a-2-matting-basics-a.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spellbinders A2 matting basics A<\/a><span style=\"color: #fdeed3;\">\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #f8bc54;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spellbinderspaperarts.com\/products\/p-827-a-2-matting-basics-b.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B\u00a0dies<\/a><span style=\"color: #fdeed3;\">,<\/span>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sparklensprinkle.com\/o\/index.php?cPath=22_56&amp;sort=2a&amp;page=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satin Velvet &amp; 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The focus today is on the verse &amp; \u00a0backgrounds. As a reminder, one\u00a0random commenter will chosen to win a $20 gift certificate to the Serendipity Store! The last day to comment is June 18th and the winner will be announced on June 19th on\u00a0Mary&#8217;s Blog. And we have a couple of specials, too. Free mini grab bag with $20 purchase and some free small word stamps come with many of the word dies! For my card today, I&#8217;m using one of the new verses, \u00a0And I Think To Myself. Don&#8217;t know about you, but I can&#8217;t stop\u00a0hearing\u00a0that song in my head. I thought it would make the perfect ornament to pair with the Earth Ornament. The verse was stamped w\/ white pigment ink and embossed with a shimmery blue velvet embossing powder. The little snowflake was also embossed using a sparkly willow green powder. They were die cut with circle dies and added to the stamped, colored earth ornament. 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