{"id":25424,"date":"2017-03-15T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=25424"},"modified":"2017-03-26T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T15:00:52","slug":"serendipity-march-blog-hop-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=25424","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity March Blog Hop #2!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu-IMG0697.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25443\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu-IMG0697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu-IMG0697.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu-IMG0697-175x128.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu-IMG0697-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu-IMG0697-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu-IMG0697-600x437.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-march-26-2017-a-t616963.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=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SS-Button_sq-logo_sz2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13443\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SS-Button_sq-logo_sz2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/753L.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/753marblefeathers_274x274.gif\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Welcome to the March#2 Blog 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><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">If you arrived here from\u00a0<span style=\"color: #f4abab;\"><a style=\"color: #f4abab;\" href=\"http:\/\/miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Miriam&#8217;s<\/span><\/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 March 19 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on March\u00a020<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">\u00a0on her<span style=\"color: #eaafaf;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #eaafaf;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blog<\/a>.<\/span>\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\/product\/753L.html\" target=\"_blank\"><b style=\"color: #eaafaf;\"><span style=\"color: #eaafaf;\">Marble Feathers Bg<\/span><\/b><\/a>!<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">On the first &amp; third Wednesdays of every month., we&#8217;ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-IMG0695.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25437\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-IMG0695.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-IMG0695.jpg 796w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-IMG0695-142x175.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-IMG0695-325x400.jpg 325w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-IMG0695-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-IMG0695-488x600.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Isn&#8217;t this new <strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1405CSS.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chick w\/ Butterfly<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>adorable? After coloring it, I die cut w\/ a pierced oval. The greeting was stamped on a piece of the leftover white &amp; after die cutting w\/ a pierced square, I trimmed it down a bit. To stamp the greeting, I lined it up in my Misti &amp; stamped it w\/ black. Then I shifted the white piece slightly up\u00a0&amp; left &amp; stamped it again w\/ lulu lavender to give it the shading.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu2-00443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25427\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu2-00443.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu2-00443.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu2-00443-175x129.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu2-00443-400x295.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu2-00443-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-cu2-00443-600x443.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Two extra daisies were fussy cut &amp; I made a little sheer bow to go on the side. The grape background was die cut w\/ the new <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/081ND.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Swirl Cuts Bg die<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. It cuts all the swirls but leaves them intact. A really nice effect!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here&#8217;s a look at the inside. I had a piece of lighter lavender w\/ the lg egg shape already cut out, so I thought it would be perfect for the inside. The <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/flowers-and-plants\/1305E.html\" target=\"_blank\">Flower Corner<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was stamped in grape &amp; I used a white gel pen to add a few highlights. Below this are the Copics I used.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-inside-00460.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25438\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-inside-00460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-inside-00460.jpg 508w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-inside-00460-142x175.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-inside-00460-326x400.jpg 326w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-inside-00460-488x600.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-copics-00423.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25425 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-copics-00423-400x286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-copics-00423-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-copics-00423-175x125.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-copics-00423-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Hey-Chickie-copics-00423.jpg 668w\" 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; color: #deadff;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #deadff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" href=\"http:\/\/justmeclm.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Mayne<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #deadff;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" href=\"http:\/\/paperliliesandink.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Karen Amidon<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #deadff;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" 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: #b4a7d6;\"><span style=\"color: #deadff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?cat=514\" target=\"_blank\">Julie Warner<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(you are here!)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #deadff;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20stamps\" target=\"_blank\">Vickie Zimmer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #deadff;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" 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\" \/><br \/>\n<\/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><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">\u00a0 <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1405CSS.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chick w\/ Butterfly<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(inside &#8211;\u00a0<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/birthdays\/1060D.html\" target=\"_blank\">Happy Birthday simple<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/flowers-and-plants\/1305E.html\" target=\"_blank\">Flower Corner<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><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,\u00a0X-Press It white, grape\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Memento tuxedo black, grape jelly, lulu lavender<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">S<\/span><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">erendipity<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/081ND.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Swirl Cuts Bg<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/serendipity-dies\/042ED.html\" target=\"_blank\">Easter<\/a>\u00a0dies<\/span><\/strong>, Misti, Spellbinders pierced ovals, pierced squares\u00a0dies, Copic markers, sheer ribbon, white gel pen\u00a0<\/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=\" Chick w Butterfly set 1405CSS \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/graphics\/00000001\/1405CSchickwithbutterflyset_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/graphics\/00000001\/1405CSchickwithbutterflyset_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=\" Chick w Butterfly set 1405CSS \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1405CSS.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Chick w Butterfly set 1405CSS <\/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=\" Swirl Cuts Bg die 081ND \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/graphics\/00000001\/081swirlbackgrounddie_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/graphics\/00000001\/081swirlbackgrounddie_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=\" Swirl Cuts Bg die 081ND \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/081ND.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Swirl Cuts Bg die 081ND <\/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=\" Flower Corner 1305E \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1305flowercorner_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1305flowercorner_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=\" Flower Corner 1305E \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/flowers-and-plants\/1305E.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Flower Corner 1305E<\/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=\" Happy Birthday simple 1060D \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1060happybirthdaysimple_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1060happybirthdaysimple_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=\" Happy Birthday simple 1060D \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/birthdays\/1060D.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Happy Birthday simple 1060D<\/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=\" Easter die 042ED \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/042easter_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/042easter_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=\" Easter die 042ED \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/serendipity-dies\/042ED.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Easter die 042ED<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\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;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\"Memento Inks\" href=\" http:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/x5t9c.6pgqc\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/MD-012-100-1.jpg?1450283049\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/x5t9c.6pgqc\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/MD-012-100-1.jpg?1450283049\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\"Memento Inks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merriartist.com\/Memento_Dewdrop_Stamp_Pads_s\/1118.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Memento Inks<\/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: 86px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\"Copic Sketch Markers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merriartist.com\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/sketch_pile_header.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merriartist.com\/v\/vspfiles\/assets\/images\/sketch_pile_header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\u201c80px&quot;\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 86px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\"Copic Sketch Markers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.merriartist.com\/Copic_Sketch_Markers_s\/299.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Copic Sketch Markers<\/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;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\"MISTI \" href=\" https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/564x\/29\/5f\/61\/295f61f29700a48344a3db8653dabbd5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/564x\/29\/5f\/61\/295f61f29700a48344a3db8653dabbd5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; 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text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\"X-Press It Blending Card\" href=\" http:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/x5t9c.6pgqc\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/CMXPBC250LTR-2T.jpg?1450283049\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/cdn3.volusion.com\/x5t9c.6pgqc\/v\/vspfiles\/photos\/CMXPBC250LTR-2T.jpg?1450283049\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" 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: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\" X-Press It Blending Card \" href=\" http:\/\/www.merriartist.com\/Copic_X_Press_It_Blending_Card_p\/cmxpbc250ltr.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> X-Press It Blending Card <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; 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vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\" Spellbinders Pierced Ovals Dies SCD-007\" href=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71d%2B7NfeFVL._SL1200_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71d%2B7NfeFVL._SL1200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\" Spellbinders Pierced Ovals Dies SCD-007 \" href=\" https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Spellbinders-SCD-007-Celebrations-Pierced-Template\/dp\/B00L5R0SVI\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479235314&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=spellbinders+pierced+ovals+dies\" target=\"_blank\"> Spellbinders Pierced Ovals Dies SCD-007<\/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;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\" Spellbinders Pierced Squares SCD-008 \" href=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71C7ImZLeiL._SL1200_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71C7ImZLeiL._SL1200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\" Spellbinders Pierced Squares SCD-008 \" href=\" https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Spellbinders-SCD-008-Celebrations-Pierced-Template\/dp\/B00L5R0TZI\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479235452&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=spellbinders+pierced+squares+dies\" target=\"_blank\"> Spellbinders Pierced Squares SCD-008 <\/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=\"Boho Egg Die\" href=\"https:\/\/ourdailybreaddesigns.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/1\/small_image\/295x295\/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95\/b\/o\/boho_egg_cbd150.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/ourdailybreaddesigns.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/1\/small_image\/295x295\/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95\/b\/o\/boho_egg_cbd150.jpg\" 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: #deadff;\"><a style=\"color: #deadff;\" title=\"\u201cBoho\" href=\" https:\/\/ourdailybreaddesigns.com\/boho-egg-die.html \" target=\"_blank\">Boho Egg Die<\/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=\"White Gelly Roll Pen\" href=\" http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/717AIJB9E3L._SL1200_.jpg \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/717AIJB9E3L._SL1200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" 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: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\" White Gelly Roll Pen \" href=\" http:\/\/www.merriartist.com\/product_p\/sk37819.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> White Gelly Roll Pen <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\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=\" Ribbon \" href=\" https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/564x\/aa\/a1\/0c\/aaa10c7ac388572bb469aa1ea1c2ff45.jpg \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/564x\/aa\/a1\/0c\/aaa10c7ac388572bb469aa1ea1c2ff45.jpg \" 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: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" title=\" Ribbon \" href=\" http:\/\/www.hobbylobby.com\/search\/?text=ribbon\" target=\"_blank\"> Ribbon <\/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=\" Mini Bowdabra \" href=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81qjsYc9pDL._SL1500_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81qjsYc9pDL._SL1500_.jpg \" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; 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If you arrived here from\u00a0Miriam&#8217;s\u00a0blog, you&#8217;re in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first. The 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 March 19 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on March\u00a020\u00a0on her\u00a0Blog.\u00a0\u00a0Each month a different image is\u00a050% off.\u00a0This month- it\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0Marble Feathers Bg!\u00a0On the first &amp; third Wednesdays of every month., we&#8217;ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! Isn&#8217;t this new Chick w\/ Butterfly adorable? After coloring it, I die cut w\/ a pierced oval. The greeting was stamped on a piece of the leftover white &amp; after die cutting w\/ a pierced square, I trimmed it down a bit. To stamp the greeting, I lined it up in my Misti &amp; stamped it w\/ black. Then I shifted the white piece slightly up\u00a0&amp; left &amp; stamped it again w\/ lulu lavender to give it the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[132,514,34,14,446,92],"tags":[600,468,179,517,114,115,448,312],"class_list":["post-25424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-serendipity-stamps","category-nestabilities","category-scs-challenges","category-scs-weekly-favorite","category-springvalentineeaster","tag-birds","tag-copic","tag-easter","tag-serendipity-stamps","tag-spellbinders","tag-scs","tag-splitcoast-weekly-favorite","tag-spring"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25424","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=25424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}