{"id":26746,"date":"2018-01-03T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=26746"},"modified":"2018-10-20T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T19:28:34","slug":"serendipity-jan-blog-hop-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=26746","title":{"rendered":"Serendipity Jan Blog Hop #1!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-cu-01079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26747\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-cu-01079.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-cu-01079.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-cu-01079-175x132.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-cu-01079-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-cu-01079-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-cu-01079-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/favorites-forum-f447\/favorites-december-31st-through-january-13th-t622190.html#post21598554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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><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\" \/>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Happy New Year &amp; welcome to the Jan #1 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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serendipity Stamps<\/a><\/strong>!<\/span><br \/>\n<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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><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 Jan 7 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on Jan 8<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\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blog<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">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\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-01078.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26748\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-01078.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-01078.jpg 796w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-01078-168x175.jpg 168w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-01078-385x400.jpg 385w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-01078-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-01078-578x600.jpg 578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Since most of the country has been locked in the deep freeze, I thought this pair of <span style=\"color: #add8e6;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/952E.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #add8e6;\">Cardinals<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span> sitting on a snow covered branch would be the perfect image to use. I put them into my Misti, stamped, colored then overstamped them. They were stamped off to the left side a bit because I wanted room to add some <a title=\" Snowflake Cling set 335G \" href=\"\u201dhttp:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1335G.html&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #add8e6;\">snowflakes<\/span><\/a> &amp; I had already planned to draw a box frame around them. The cardinals were masked &amp; the snowflakes stamped w\/ the Distress ink then a layer of designer paper was added behind.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here&#8217;s a look at the inside&#8230;haven&#8217;t decided on a greeting yet. And below it are the Copics I used.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-inside-01085.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26749 \" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-inside-01085-400x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-inside-01085-400x296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-inside-01085-175x129.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-inside-01085-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-inside-01085.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-copics-01076.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26750 \" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-copics-01076-400x306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-copics-01076-400x306.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-copics-01076-175x134.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-copics-01076-600x460.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Winter-Wonderland-copics-01076.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNext stop is<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\">Vickie&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Blog! \u00a0Please 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: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\">Beth Chui<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" href=\"http:\/\/miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><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: #e6b8af;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?cat=514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julie Warner<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(you are here!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" href=\"http:\/\/vickiezimmer.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vickie Zimmer<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #e6b8af;\"><a style=\"color: #e6b8af;\" href=\"http:\/\/marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Serendipity%20Stamps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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: <span style=\"color: #add8e6;\">Serendipity Stamps: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/952E.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #add8e6;\">Cardinals<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/257D.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #add8e6;\">Winter Wonderland<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-admin\/\u201dhttp:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1335G.html%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #add8e6;\">Snowflake Cling set\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0 Staples 110# white, designer paper (Bo Bunny -Altitude)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0 Memento tuxedo black, Distress ink tumbled glass<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:\u00a0<\/b>Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, Lil&#8217; Inker stitched rectangles dies, Misti<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- BEGIN thumbnail code by justwritedesigns.com--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\u00a0\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=\" Cardinals 952E \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/952cardinals_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/952cardinals_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=\" Cardinals 952E \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/952E.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Cardinals 952E <\/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=\" Winter Wonderland 257D  \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/257winterwonderland.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/257winterwonderland.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=\" Winter Wonderland 257D   \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/257D.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Winter Wonderland 257D <\/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=\" Snowflake Cling set 335G \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1335zensnowall_274x274.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1335zensnowall_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=\" Snowflake Cling set 335G \" href=\"\u201dhttp:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1335G.html&quot;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Snowflake Cling set 335G <\/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=\"Memento Inks\" href=\" https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/f1\/fe\/a0\/f1fea0d4e72ad453196c0ede27563744.jpg \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/f1\/fe\/a0\/f1fea0d4e72ad453196c0ede27563744.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;\"><a title=\"Memento Inks\" href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1567u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ead1dc;\">Memento Inks<\/span><\/a>\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=\" https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/75\/83\/72\/75837278d2c10b91481e3a5115f8aa0b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/564x\/75\/83\/72\/75837278d2c10b91481e3a5115f8aa0b.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;\"><a title=\" \" href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/152io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ead1dc;\">Copic Sketch Markers<\/span><\/a>\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=\"Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132\" href=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81nBCBN7BDL._SL1500_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81nBCBN7BDL._SL1500_.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;\"><a title=\"Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132\" href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/152f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #f4cccc;\">Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B S5-132<\/span><\/a>\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=\"Stitched Rectangles Die Set\" href=\" https:\/\/cdn3.bigcommerce.com\/s-e62bcsw\/products\/318\/images\/2351\/LID_StitchedMatsRectangles__09518.1398175682.410.410.jpg?c=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.bigcommerce.com\/s-e62bcsw\/products\/318\/images\/2351\/LID_StitchedMatsRectangles__09518.1398175682.410.410.jpg?c=2\" alt=\"\" width=\"57px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a style=\"color: #f4cccc;\" title=\"Stitched Rectangles Die Set\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lilinkerdesigns.com\/stitched-mats-rectangles\/?page_context=category&amp;faceted_search=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lil\u2019 Inker Stitched Rectangles Die Set<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; 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welcome to the Jan #1 Blog Hop\u00a0for\u00a0Serendipity Stamps! 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 Jan 7 to leave comments on the blogs for a chance to win. Mary will announce a winner on Jan 8\u00a0on her\u00a0Blog.\u00a0On the first &amp; third Wednesdays of every month, we&#8217;ll be celebrating with a Blog Hop! Since most of the country has been locked in the deep freeze, I thought this pair of Cardinals sitting on a snow covered branch would be the perfect image to use. I put them into my Misti, stamped, colored then overstamped them. They were stamped off to the left side a bit because I wanted room to add some snowflakes &amp; I had already planned to draw a box frame around them. 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