{"id":20542,"date":"2015-09-09T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=20542"},"modified":"2015-09-12T21:59:32","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T01:59:32","slug":"serendipity-sscb47-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=20542","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity SSCB#47 &#8211; Backgrounds!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20544\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn Sunflowers cu 07249\" width=\"522\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491.jpg 828w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491-175x133.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491-600x455.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SS-Button_design-team_res.jpg\"><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=\"243\" height=\"140\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Welcome to the September\u00a0Challenge for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Life-is-Dream-cu-06711.jpg\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a><\/strong>!\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This month the challenge is Stamp Your Own Background!\u00a0You can get all the details over on the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SS-Button_design-team_res.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/serendipitystampschallengeblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Serendipity Challenge Blog<\/strong><\/span>.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Dads-Train-cu-06475.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We have something new&#8230;a\u00a0\u201cStamp of the Month\u201d. Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it\u2019s the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #f4cccc;\"><span style=\"color: #f4cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #f4cccc;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-cu-072491.jpg\">Japanese Maple<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You might want to check out the super deals on the<span style=\"color: #f4cccc;\"><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #f4cccc;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/category\/bo-bunny-accessory-packs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bo Bunny paper packs<\/a><\/strong><\/span>..there are some perfect papers\u00a0for Christmas &amp; Halloween. For all of you wanting that fabulous <span style=\"color: #ffe599;\"><a style=\"color: #ffe599;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/064MD.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hot Air Balloon Reverse die<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, they are back in stock so get yours now! And as always, we have a\u00a0\u00a0have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-072481.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20543\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-072481.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn Sunflowers 07248\" width=\"522\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-072481.jpg 926w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-072481-175x150.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-072481-400x344.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-072481-600x516.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">My autumn sunflower card started with my stamped background. I love the <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/518E.html\" target=\"_blank\">Floral Alphabet S<\/a> <\/span>and I thought it would make a terrific background. I stamped it repeatedly across the kraft card stock with Versafine then added just a hint of color with a couple of Prismacolor pencils to the curvy letter S. The sunflowers (from the <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1372QCL.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fall Pops<\/a><\/span> set) were stamped twice onto another piece of\u00a0kraft c\/s (using my Misti)..first with Memento, then colored with Prismacolor pencils&#8230;then over stamped with Versafine. I love how this brings back\u00a0the details that I used to lose when using Prisma pencils. One image was die cut w\/ an oval die &amp; the other was fussy cut to add on top. I added a couple of layers behind it &amp; on the large scallop kraft layer, I used a technique I devised way back in 2008 to &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ea91b8;\"><a style=\"color: #ea91b8;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=379][\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>resize<\/strong><\/a><\/span>&#8221; the dies&#8230;I extended the length of the scallop rectangle. The original die is nowhere near as long as it is on my card. But as long as the original die is symmetrical, this technique will work. The Autumn die cut was added along with a white Candi dot. The white dots were added with a white gel pen.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s a look at the inside using some leftover pieces &amp; a scallop frame.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-inside-072541.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-inside-072541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20545\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-inside-072541.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn Sunflowers inside 07254\" width=\"400\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-inside-072541.jpg 613w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-inside-072541-175x145.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-inside-072541-400x331.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Autumn-Sunflowers-inside-072541-600x497.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/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:<span style=\"color: #a4c2f4;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #c9daf8;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1372QCL.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fall Pops<\/a>\u00a0(inside &#8211; <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1142E.html\" target=\"_blank\">Autumn is a Second Spring<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0X-Press It white,\u00a0textured white, black, kraft<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (to overstamp image after coloring)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><span style=\"color: #a4c2f4;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong>Serendipity<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/065DD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Autumn<\/a>\u00a0die<\/strong><\/span>, Spellbinders A2\u00a0matting basics A &amp; B,scallop petite oval, scallop rectangle, petite oval\u00a0dies, \u00a0Prismacolor pencils, MISTI, Candi dot, white gel pen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Please be sure to stop by &amp; comment on all the DT blogs. It will be much appreciated &amp; will also increase your chances of winning!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/dmjaquay.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diane Jaquay<\/a><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(Sept Guest Designer)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #b6d7a8;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Marybeth Lopez<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Miriam Na<\/span>pier<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #b6d7a8;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Vickie Zimmer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Jeanne Jac<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">hna<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #b6d7a8;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #b6d7a8;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/onekraftykat.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Jenny Gropp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?cat=514\" target=\"_blank\">Julie Warner<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(you are here!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/paperliliesandink.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Karen Amidon<\/a><\/span><\/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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the September\u00a0Challenge for\u00a0Serendipity Stamps!\u00a0This month the challenge is Stamp Your Own Background!\u00a0You can get all the details over on the\u00a0Serendipity Challenge Blog.\u00a0\u00a0We have something new&#8230;a\u00a0\u201cStamp of the Month\u201d. Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it\u2019s the\u00a0Japanese Maple.\u00a0You might want to check out the super deals on the\u00a0Bo Bunny paper packs..there are some perfect papers\u00a0for Christmas &amp; Halloween. For all of you wanting that fabulous Hot Air Balloon Reverse die, they are back in stock so get yours now! And as always, we have a\u00a0\u00a0have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player. My autumn sunflower card started with my stamped background. I love the Floral Alphabet S and I thought it would make a terrific background. I stamped it repeatedly across the kraft card stock with Versafine then added just a hint of color with a couple of Prismacolor pencils to the curvy letter S. The sunflowers (from the Fall Pops set) were stamped twice onto another piece of\u00a0kraft c\/s (using my Misti)..first with Memento, then colored with Prismacolor pencils&#8230;then over stamped with Versafine. 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