{"id":21352,"date":"2015-11-25T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=21352"},"modified":"2015-11-23T21:32:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T02:32:10","slug":"serendipity-sscb49-pt-2-christmas-or-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=21352","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity SSCB#49 pt 2- Christmas or Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21358\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle cu07885\" width=\"522\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885-175x132.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/816G.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13441 alignleft\" 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\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/816snowmaniceskate_274x274.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SS-Button_design-team_res.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Welcome to the November\u00a0Challenge for<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885.jpg\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a><\/strong>! And <strong>Happy Thanksgiving<\/strong> to all of you in the US!\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\nThis month the challenge is to make a Christmas or Holiday card!\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\/10\/Owl-Window-cu-07501.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We have\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">something new&#8230;a\u00a0\u201cStamp of the Month\u201d. Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it\u2019s the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-cu07885.jpg\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #f9cb9c;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><strong><a style=\"color: #f9cb9c;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/816G.html\" target=\"_blank\">Skating Snowman<\/a><\/strong>. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">From 11\/25 thru Sunday 11\/29, Free Shipping on all US orders of $20 or more! Be sure to check out the great deals on the<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #eaafaf;\"><a style=\"color: #eaafaf;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/category\/clearance-sale.html\" target=\"_blank\">Clearance Stamps<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">&amp;<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #eaafaf;\"><a style=\"color: #eaafaf;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/category\/specials-dollar25-um-stamp-sale.html\" target=\"_blank\">sale stamps<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">And as always, we have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-lt-07888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21353\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-lt-07888.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle lt 07888\" width=\"522\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-lt-07888.jpg 796w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-lt-07888-138x175.jpg 138w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-lt-07888-316x400.jpg 316w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-lt-07888-474x600.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Since my <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1381G.html\" target=\"_blank\">greeting<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is big &amp; mentions sparkle, I made it the main focus &amp; everything on the card is super sparkly! The greeting could really be used any time of year, but I made mine a Christmas card by adding the embossed <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/decorations\/1333BK.html\" target=\"_blank\">ornament background<\/a><\/strong><\/span> &amp; the ornaments &amp; greeting on the inside. I was lucky enough to have some glittery embossing powder that matched exactly the very glittery card stock I used for the backing layers &amp; bow on top &amp; all the stamped images were heat embossed using it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here&#8217;s the inside. These ornaments were originally intended for the front, but it started looking crowded so I put them on the inside.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-inside-07889.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21355\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-inside-07889.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkle inside 07889\" width=\"450\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-inside-07889.jpg 628w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-inside-07889-137x175.jpg 137w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-inside-07889-313x400.jpg 313w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sparkle-inside-07889-470x600.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><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<\/b><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1381G.html\" target=\"_blank\">Leave a Little Sparkle<\/a>, <\/strong><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/decorations\/1333BK.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ornament Background<\/a><\/strong><strong>, (inside &#8211;<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1377E.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Have Yourself<\/a>, <\/strong><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/decorations\/1324QCL.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ornament Pops Outline<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/decorations\/1330QCL.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ornament Pops Solid<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong>)\u00a0<\/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>\u00a0Neenah\u00a0white, glitter \u00a0dp (DCWV -Christmas Glitter stack)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Colorbox peacock pigment ink (Distress ink dusty concord on inside greeting)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Spellbinders A2\u00a0matting basics \u00a0B, labels 28 &amp; decorative labels 28 dies, \u00a0<span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/cheery-lynn-dies\/CL-B422.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cheery Lynn Pretty Bows dies<\/a>, <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">peacock glitter embossing powder (Sparkle N Sprinkle)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Please be sure to visit all of the DT Blogs! This is so much appreciated! This month our special Guest Designer is:<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #b6d7a8;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"https:\/\/hazelspaperdesigns.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hazel Hodgkins<\/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: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Marybeth Lopez<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><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><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thanks so much for stopping by!<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><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the November\u00a0Challenge for\u00a0Serendipity Stamps! And Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the US!\u00a0 This month the challenge is to make a Christmas or Holiday card!\u00a0You can get all the details over on the\u00a0Serendipity Challenge Blog.\u00a0\u00a0We have\u00a0something new&#8230;a\u00a0\u201cStamp of the Month\u201d. Each month a different image will be 50% off. This month- it\u2019s the\u00a0Skating Snowman. From 11\/25 thru Sunday 11\/29, Free Shipping on all US orders of $20 or more! Be sure to check out the great deals on the\u00a0Clearance Stamps\u00a0&amp;\u00a0sale stamps!And as always, we have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player. Since my greeting is big &amp; mentions sparkle, I made it the main focus &amp; everything on the card is super sparkly! The greeting could really be used any time of year, but I made mine a Christmas card by adding the embossed ornament background &amp; the ornaments &amp; greeting on the inside. I was lucky enough to have some glittery embossing powder that matched exactly the very glittery card stock I used for the backing layers &amp; bow on top &amp; all the stamped images were heat embossed using it. 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