{"id":21935,"date":"2016-02-01T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=21935"},"modified":"2023-09-15T13:54:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T17:54:10","slug":"serendipity-sscb52-anything-goes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=21935","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity SSCB#52 &#8211; Anything Goes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-cu-08362.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-cu-08362.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21940\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=21935\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-cu-08362.jpg\" alt=\"Red Birthday Balloons cu 08362\" width=\"522\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-cu-08362.jpg 828w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-cu-08362-175x133.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-cu-08362-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-cu-08362-600x455.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><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=\"213\" height=\"123\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1276QCL.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1276biketandemset_274x274.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Welcome to the February\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Challenge for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Serendipity Stamps<\/strong><\/span>!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\nThis month the challenge is Anything Goes!\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><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Serendipity Challenge Blog<\/strong><\/span>.<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Owl-Window-cu-07501.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Gold-Ornament-cu08082.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We also have a new\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cStamp of the Month\u201d. Each month a different image is\u00a050% off\u00a0 &amp;\u00a0t<\/span>his month- it\u2019s the\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #cfe2f3;\"><strong>Tandem Bicycle Set<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffe599;\"><span style=\"color: #fff2cc;\">.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Be sure to check out the great deals on the\u00a0<strong>Clearance Stamps<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">!<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><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\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-08358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21936\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=21935\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-08358.jpg\" alt=\"Red Birthday Balloons 08358\" width=\"522\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-08358.jpg 796w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-08358-148x175.jpg 148w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-08358-338x400.jpg 338w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Red-Birthday-Balloons-08358-508x600.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Since anything goes and I always need a ton of birthday cards for March (just around the corner!), I used this fabulous new <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong>Birthday die <\/strong><\/span>which happens to go perfectly w\/ the <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong>Happy die<\/strong><\/span> &amp; the <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong>Reverse Balloon die<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(I used some of the positive balloons cuts)\u00a0I already have. I die cut the red stripe layer &amp; the white topper &amp; my first thought was to split the white panel in two &amp; add the Birthday in the middle. Then after die cutting the Birthday, I liked how it looked left with the upper portion of the white but with the lower section removed, so I left it. I added a couple of piece of card stock behind it to elevate it a bit from the red stripe paper. I die cut some of the balloons out of the red stripe &amp; added them w\/ some of the confetti &amp; added them next to the double stacked <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong>Happy<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here&#8217;s a look at the inside, continuing w\/ the die cuts.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Birthday-Balloons-inside-08364.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Birthday-Balloons-inside-08364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21937\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=21935\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Birthday-Balloons-inside-08364.jpg\" alt=\"Birthday Balloons inside 08364\" width=\"400\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Birthday-Balloons-inside-08364.jpg 508w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Birthday-Balloons-inside-08364-142x175.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Birthday-Balloons-inside-08364-325x400.jpg 325w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Birthday-Balloons-inside-08364-488x600.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><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 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Stamps: <\/b>none<a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0Neenah white, red striped dp (Bazzill Basics &#8211; Red Devil pack)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0none<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">Serendipity-\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">Birthday,\u00a0Happy,\u00a0Party Balloon Reverse,\u00a0Celebrate<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>dies,\u00a0Spellbinders A2\u00a0matting basics B dies, Lil\u2019 Inkers stitched rectangle dies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Please stop by &amp; comment on all the DT Blogs&#8230;it will be much appreciated &amp; will also increase your chances of winning! Our special Guest Designer this month is <span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ea9999;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.djkardkreations.com\/2016\/01\/i-love-pear-party.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Darnell Knauss<\/a>!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ea9999;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/onekraftykat.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jenny Gropp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?cat=514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Warner<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(you are here!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ea9999;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/paperliliesandink.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karen Amidon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ea9999;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marybeth Lopez<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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: #ea9999;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vickie Zimmer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ea9999;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanne Jac<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #ea9999;\" href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hna<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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>\u00a0 Welcome to the February\u00a0Challenge for\u00a0Serendipity Stamps! This month the challenge is Anything Goes!\u00a0You can get all the details over on the\u00a0Serendipity Challenge Blog.\u00a0\u00a0We also have a new\u00a0\u201cStamp of the Month\u201d. Each month a different image is\u00a050% off\u00a0 &amp;\u00a0this month- it\u2019s the\u00a0Tandem Bicycle Set.\u00a0Be sure to check out the great deals on the\u00a0Clearance Stamps!\u00a0And as always, we have a gift certificate up for grabs to a random player. Since anything goes and I always need a ton of birthday cards for March (just around the corner!), I used this fabulous new Birthday die which happens to go perfectly w\/ the Happy die &amp; the Reverse Balloon die\u00a0(I used some of the positive balloons cuts)\u00a0I already have. I die cut the red stripe layer &amp; the white topper &amp; my first thought was to split the white panel in two &amp; add the Birthday in the middle. Then after die cutting the Birthday, I liked how it looked left with the upper portion of the white but with the lower section removed, so I left it. I added a couple of piece of card stock behind it to elevate it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,337,514,34,14],"tags":[583,614,539,517,114,115],"class_list":["post-21935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birthday","category-cas","category-serendipity-stamps","category-nestabilities","category-scs-challenges","tag-birthday","tag-cas","tag-lil-inker","tag-serendipity-stamps","tag-spellbinders","tag-scs"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38348,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21935\/revisions\/38348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}