{"id":17860,"date":"2014-10-10T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=17860"},"modified":"2018-10-22T13:41:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T17:41:54","slug":"serendipity-blog-hop-winter-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=17860","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity Blog Hop &#8211; Winter 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Embossed-Snowflakes-cu-04733.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17862\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Embossed-Snowflakes-cu-04733.jpg\" alt=\"Embossed Snowflakes cu 04733\" width=\"524\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/10-10-Blog-Hop-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17865 \" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/10-10-Blog-Hop-copy.jpg\" alt=\"10-10 Blog Hop copy\" width=\"257\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Welcome to the<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/10-10-Blog-Hop-copy.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Serendipity Stamps<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">\u00a0October<\/span><\/span><strong>\u00a0Blog Hop!<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We are showing off some beautiful new winter\u00a0images &amp; dies! If you arrived here from,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/10-10-Blog-Hop-copy.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">,<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there\u00a0and start from the beginning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Prize info:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A\u00a0$20 gift certificate is up for grabs and the winner will be chosen randomly from one of the blogs. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Commenters have until Monday 10-13 to leave a comment.\u00a0 The winner wil be posted on Marys blog on 10-14. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">For a SECOND chance to win a $20 gift certificate you need to\u00a0LIKE Serendipity Stamps and SHARE on\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Serendipity-Stamps\/17783313229605\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Embossed-Snowflakes-04730.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17863\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Embossed-Snowflakes-04730.jpg\" alt=\"Embossed Snowflakes 04730\" width=\"524\" height=\"436\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For my first card, \u00a0I heat embossed all the snowflakes onto vellum and fussy cut them before attaching them to a dry embossed piece of vellum. On the SNOW die, I used a glue stick to attach a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil to card stock then die cut it. It&#8217;s attached to 2 more die cut SNOW words for dimension and I also used a little dimensional silicone to give a bit more lift. I used the rest of the foil covered c\/s to die cut a narrow frame. Since vellum is so hard to attach w\/o the glue or tape showing, I like to use frames to attach it to my cards. The frame &amp; vellum panel are attached to a piece of blue &amp; white polka dot dp and then to my card. I used some AB crystals in the center of the snowflakes and also attached a few extra foil covered snowflakes (from the center of the SNOW die) .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Embossed-Snowflakes-inside-04741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17861\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Embossed-Snowflakes-inside-04741.jpg\" alt=\"Embossed Snowflakes inside 04741\" width=\"472\" height=\"369\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">On the inside, I used the narrow left over silver frame &amp; an inside frame of the same blue dp from the front and some silver snowflakes\u00a0I didn&#8217;t use for the front. The greeting was stamped on more of the same\u00a0embossed vellum\u00a0as I used on the front. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><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:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1335G.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowflake cling set 1335G<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/356C.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowflake small 356C<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:\u00a0<\/b>white,\u00a0blue polka dot dp (DCWV), vellum<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink: <\/b>\u00a0Colorbox frost white pigment,<b>\u00a0<\/b>Memento Danube blue (inside)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/0040PD.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/039DD.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Serendipity <\/strong><\/a><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/039DD.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snow die 039DD<\/a>,\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Spellbinders A2 matting basics A &amp; B, winter wonderland embossing powder, Darice snowflake border embossing folder, AB crystals, heavy duty aluminum foil<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I started my next card originally for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/card-sketches-f41\/sketch-challenge-509-%7B10-07-14%7D-t592838.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sketch challenge<\/a> on Splitcoast, but I didn&#8217;t get it finished and it also morphed a bit because I ran out of room for the greeting. Oh well!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-04767.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-04767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17892\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-04767.jpg\" alt=\"Dashing 04767\" width=\"522\" height=\"393\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/general-stamping-talk-f17\/favorites-week-ending-october-12-2014-a-t592976.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-04767.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>I used the super cute little snowman and more of the same snowflakes for this card. The snowflakes were stamped w\/ the lagoon chalk ink and heat embossed w\/ the stardust powder (it&#8217;s a transparent glitter powder). The snowman was colored, then die cut using my <span style=\"color: #d9ead3;\"><a style=\"color: #d9ead3;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">out of the box technique<\/a><\/span>. The middle section is some of the glitter card stock &amp; I die cut it using a curved border. For the greeting circle, I inked it first w\/ the teal ink and tapped the nautical blue ink on top for the lower section before stamping it. I added a gradient color to the &#8220;snow&#8221; using Copics and also to the embossed edge after die cutting it. The lower section is a piece of a much hoarded Figgy Pudding dp (love that collection!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-cu-04770.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17893\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-cu-04770.jpg\" alt=\"Dashing cu 04770\" width=\"520\" height=\"393\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The inside is more snowflakes and leftover embossed pieces.<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-cu-04770.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-inside-04773.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17896\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-inside-04773.jpg\" alt=\"Dashing inside 04773\" width=\"444\" height=\"376\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-cu-04770.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25 and these are the Copics I used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-copics-04758.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17891\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-copics-04758.jpg\" alt=\"Dashing copics 04758\" width=\"500\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Dashing-04767.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><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:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1335G.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowflake cling set 1335G<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/356C.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowflake small 356C<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1326G.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sledding Snowman 1326G<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1328D.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Dashing through the Snow 1328D<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:\u00a0<\/b>white, textured aqua, tan &amp; off-white glitter (DCWV &#8211; Linen matstack), dp (Basic Grey &#8211; Figgy Pudding)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Colorbox deep lagoon chalk ink (snowflakes), Memento teal zeal &amp; nautical blue (greeting), tuxedo black (snowman)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Copic markers,\u00a0Spellbinders A2 matting basics A &amp; B, circles, squares, scallop circles &amp; scallop borders 3,\u00a0stardust\u00a0embossing powder<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Now I&#8217;ll send you on to\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/paperliliesandink.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Karen&#8217;s Blog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you get lost, here is the blog hop order:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?cat=514\">Julie Warner<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/paperliliesandink.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karen Amidon<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marybeth Lopez<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miriam Napier<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vickie Zimmer<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanne Jachna<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/onekraftykat.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny Gropp<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-top-left-radius: 2px; 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width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" Snowflake Cling set 335G \" href=\"\u201dhttps:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1335G.html&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Snowflake Cling set 335G <\/a><\/span>\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=\" Snowflake Sm. 356C  \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/356snowflakesmall.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/356snowflakesmall.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=\" Snowflake Sm. 356C    \" href=\" https:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/356C.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Snowflake Sm. 356C <\/a><\/span>\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=\" Sledding Snowman 1326G  \" href=\" https:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1326snomanonsled_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1326snomanonsled_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;\"><a title=\" Sledding Snowman 1326G  \" href=\" https:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1326G.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"> Sledding Snowman 1326G <\/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; 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If you arrived here from,\u00a0Mary&#8217;s Blog,\u00a0you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there\u00a0and start from the beginning.\u00a0 Prize info: A\u00a0$20 gift certificate is up for grabs and the winner will be chosen randomly from one of the blogs. \u00a0 Commenters have until Monday 10-13 to leave a comment.\u00a0 The winner wil be posted on Marys blog on 10-14. \u00a0 For a SECOND chance to win a $20 gift certificate you need to\u00a0LIKE Serendipity Stamps and SHARE on\u00a0Facebook. \u00a0\u00a0 For my first card, \u00a0I heat embossed all the snowflakes onto vellum and fussy cut them before attaching them to a dry embossed piece of vellum. On the SNOW die, I used a glue stick to attach a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil to card stock then die cut it. It&#8217;s attached to 2 more die cut SNOW words for dimension and I also used a little dimensional silicone to give a bit more lift. I used the rest of the foil covered c\/s to die cut a narrow frame. 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