{"id":24869,"date":"2016-12-21T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T05:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=24869"},"modified":"2016-12-25T21:29:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T02:29:21","slug":"serendipity-december-blog-hop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=24869","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity December Blog Hop!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-cu00193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24874\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-cu00193.jpg\" alt=\"penguin-thanks-cu00193\" width=\"522\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-cu00193.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-cu00193-175x132.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-cu00193-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-cu00193-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-cu00193-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/general-stamping-talk-f17\/favorites-week-ending-december-25th-2016-a-t614986.html\" target=\"_blank\"><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><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jmP1gZ3t_8k\/WC4hD-9DWCI\/AAAAAAAAgJQ\/dAUeuQ5hkV4TLTHy3us0_EYSZeIxZ81vACK4B\/s200\/12-21-16-Badge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"140\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/winter-animals\/297H.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/297winterdoe_274x274.gif\" width=\"148\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Welcome to the December\u00a0Blog Hop<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0for<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!\u00a0<span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">If you arrived here from\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #f4abab;\"><a style=\"color: #f4abab;\" href=\"http:\/\/akeptlife.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Jeanne&#8217;s<\/a><\/span>\u00a0blog, you&#8217;re in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">T<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">he Prize &#8211; One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure\u00a0\u00a0to visit all the blogs because you don&#8217;t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have\u00a0through Sunday November 20\u00a0\u00a0to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will \u00a0announce a winner on November 21.<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">\u00a0T<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">he sale this time is 40% off the highest priced item in your cart use code &#8220;<\/span>\u00a040fromhigh1216&#8243; now through December 25.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span>Each month a different image is\u00a0<strong>50% off.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">\u00a0This month- it\u2019s\u00a0the<\/span><\/span><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/winter-animals\/297H.html\" target=\"_blank\"><b style=\"color: #eaafaf;\">Winter Doe<\/b><\/a>!<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">On the third Wednesday of every month., we&#8217;ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0For another chance to win, \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">be sure to play along with our monthly challenge. You can get all the details on the challeng<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">e\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/serendipitystampschallengeblog.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #f4abab; font-size: 12pt;\">HERE<\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #f4abab;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #f4abab;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #f4abab;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I also made this for the Featured Stamper Challenge (FS516). I chose to case <span style=\"color: #93c47d;\"><a style=\"color: #93c47d;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/gallery\/photo\/2256949?&amp;cat=500&amp;ppuser=143506\" target=\"_blank\">THIS <\/a><\/span>card. I kept the holiday theme and trio of penguins, but I used different images, different colors &amp; a little different layout.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/serendipitystampschallengeblog.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #f4abab;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-00189.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24872\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-00189.jpg\" alt=\"penguin-thanks-00189\" width=\"522\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-00189.jpg 769w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-00189-128x175.jpg 128w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-00189-292x400.jpg 292w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-00189-768x1051.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-00189-439x600.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Don&#8217;t you just love these adorable little <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/winter-animals\/1059G.html\" target=\"_blank\">penguins<\/a><\/strong><\/span>? They look so happy! I couldn&#8217;t wait to color them&#8230;and I love giving them rosy little cheeks and bellies. I put together parts of two greeting (the little<span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/613B.html\" target=\"_blank\">Thanks<\/a><\/strong><\/span> fit much better in the space than the cursive thanks that comes w\/ the <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/469J.html\" target=\"_blank\">Much<\/a><\/strong><\/span> part) and layered a die cut <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/039DD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Snow<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>to go between the two words. The snowflake designer paper was split to let the other paper show through &amp; I added some snowflakes from the <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/080KD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Snowflake Reverse die<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. I had every intention of adding some stickles or sparkly gems to the snowflakes, but just totally forgot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here&#8217;s a look at the inside..I&#8217;ll add a greeting when I know who&#8217;ll be receiving it. Below it are the Copics I used.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-inside-00194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24875\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-inside-00194.jpg\" alt=\"penguin-thanks-inside-00194\" width=\"400\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-inside-00194.jpg 466w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-inside-00194-122x175.jpg 122w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-inside-00194-279x400.jpg 279w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-inside-00194-419x600.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-copics-00188.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24876\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-copics-00188.jpg\" alt=\"penguin-thanks-copics-00188\" width=\"400\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-copics-00188.jpg 668w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-copics-00188-175x122.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-copics-00188-400x279.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Penguin-Thanks-copics-00188-600x419.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Please be sure to comment on all the DT Blogs..it will be so appreciated &amp; also increase your chances of winning!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/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=\"color: #b6d7a8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #b6d7a8;\" href=\"http:\/\/justmeclm.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Mayne<\/a><\/span><\/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><\/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!)<br \/>\n<\/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=\"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<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<\/b><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/winter-animals\/1059G.html\" target=\"_blank\">Penguins<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/613B.html\" target=\"_blank\">Thanks sm<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/469J.html\" target=\"_blank\">Everyday Words<\/a><\/strong> <strong>sm.<\/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>\u00a0 Staples #110 white, X-Press It white, dp (Crate Paper &#8211; Snow &amp; Cocoa)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Memento tuxedo black<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">S<\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">erendipity<\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/039DD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Snow<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">, <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/080KD.html\" target=\"_blank\">Snowflake Reverse<\/a> dies<\/span><\/strong>, Copic markers, Misti, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A dies, MFT stitched waves dies, Misti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- BEGIN thumbnail code by justwritedesigns.com--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\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=\" Penguins 1059G \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1059penquins2_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1059penquins2_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;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" Penguins 1059G \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/winter-animals\/1059G.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Penguins 1059G <\/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=\" Thanks sm. 613B \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/613thankssmall_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/613thankssmall_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;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" Thanks sm. 613B \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/613B.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Thanks sm. 613B<\/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=\" Everyday Words small 469J\u201d href=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/471everydaywordshorzlarge_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;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" Everyday Words small horiz 469J \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/469J.html \" target=\"_blank\"> Everyday Words small horiz 469J<\/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=\" Snow die 039DD \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/039Snow_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/039Snow_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;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" Snow die 039DD \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/039DD.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Snow die 039DD<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; 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I kept the holiday theme and trio of penguins, but I used different images, different colors &amp; a little different layout. 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