Serendipity Stamps - JUNE Blog Hop!

For the HOP you should have arrived here from the talented Mary Beth:

Marybeth Lopez

We are at the half way point of this months challenge and we're showing more samples for the latest challenge and we have a blog hop. The hops are to show you what's new at Serendipity Stamps and to give you a chance to win some goodies of your own!

Why use pattern paper when you can stamp your own beautiful background? Use a background stamp or make your own pattern using smaller images. Just make sure you use at least ONE Serendipity Stamps image on your design.
You can find the details HERE.

For today's HOP the Design Team has the added challenge 

of a Wedding or Anniversary theme.  So, I made a card with this beautiful 
sentiment and the underlay has background stamping.

I used the Pansy Corner stamp on my corners and heat embossed 

it with gold embossing powder.  The sentiment is also 

heat embossed with gold.  This could be an anniversary or wedding card.

The inside is ready for a sentiment when I send it.  
The pansies are gold embossed here too.

The finished size is 5 x 5.

For some more inspiration check out the Design Team's creations:

Mary's Blog (Start here!)

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

We have a very special Guest Designer this month - We're so excited to introduce you to Katie Gehring from Stamping Lightly! 

Make sure you leave comments on all the blogs as you hop 
because one lucky commenter will be selected as winner of a 
$20 gift certificate for Serendipity Stamps! 

Deadline is Midnight US EST on Sunday June 19 to leave comments.  

The winner will be posted on Mary's Blog on Monday June 20.

The 50% off Stamp of the Month is:

Thanks for stopping by!

• Serendipity Stamps: Pansy Corner 343H, And they Lived 1009E
• Ink: Versamark
• Paper: Gold and Cream shimmer paper, Neenah Solar White 110lb (card base)
• Other: Gold embossing powder, Cheery Lynn - Princess Garden Window Frame, MFT - Pierced Squares

Birdhouse Ornament

Cheery Lynn makes the CUTEST birdhouse die you've ever seen!

It has so many possibilities.  I've made a bunch of Christmas tags with it and I wanted to show you the Christmas ornament I made. I added some holly from the Impression Obsession Holly Flourish die and a few red rhinestones for berries.

Here are a couple of the Christmas tags I made with it.  The actual tag die is from Impression Obsession too.  I really had fun assembling them!

Happy Holidays!

• Dies: Cheery Lynn - Birdhouse with Lattice, Impression Obsession - Holly Flourish, Christmas Tags
• Ink: Cat's Eye - Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink
• Paper: Kraft, Bazzill Heavyweight - Peppermint & Gumdrop, Neenah - Natural White
• Other: Maya Road - Twine Cording in Tomato Red & Crafting Jute Cording in Canvas, misc rhinestones, Wink of Stella Clear Pen

By the Sea card

When Graphic 45 comes out with 3 new paper lines AT THE SAME TIME, I am always so torn with which to use first!!  I love all 3 new lines so I have been making things will all of them.  You can only imagine what a mess my desk is!

So, here is a card made with By the Sea paper.  Impression Obsession's shell die cut set goes perfectly with it! Plus, there is so much nautical ribbon and twine out there it makes for an easy project.

Of course I decorated the inside as well.  I used the other half of the compass die cut and some paper scraps.  The By the Sea line did not have a 6x6 pad in the collection but paper from the Good Ol' Sport 6x6 pad matches well.  Also, the turquoise paper in the Couture 6x6 pad matches too!

Coming UP:  

Friday I'll be posting 2 projects made with Serendipity Stamps dies and Graphic 45 Botanical Tea paper.  

Have a great day!

• Stamps: None!
• Ink: Color Box - Cat's Eye - Chestnut Roan
• Paper: Graphic 45 - By the Sea 8x8, 12x12, Good Ol' Sport 6x6 (red, blue & cream), Neenah - Natural White, Bazzill Heavyweight - Navy Blue
• Dies: Impression Obsession - Shell Set, Cheery Lynn Designs - Compass

Mirror Valentine

With Valentine's Day coming on Friday I thought I'd post another Valentine.  I CASE'd myself from another Serendipity card I made here.  I just love the embossed layer behind the fancy open frame.

I used red mirror paper which is very hard to photograph.  

 The red layer behind the heart die is mirror paper as well.

Inside I stamped my sentiment and added a little embossed heart.

Finished size is 5 x 5.

• Stamps: Serendipity Stamps & Dies - Sending lots of love, Heart Scroll Stamps & Die set
• Ink: Versafine - Crimson Red
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White 110#, misc red mirror
• Dies: Cheery Lynn - Square Lace Frame, Spellbinders Labels 15
• Other: Herringbone Embossing Folder, SU! ribbon, SU! heart die, corner rounder

Graphic 45 December card

 

Recently I taught a Graphic 45 Place in Time 4 class and this was one of the 2 December cards.  I taught 4 classes throughout the year with the Place in Time collection. I did 3 months in each class and made 2 cards for each month.  They were my most attended classes all year!

I posted this card on the Graphic 45 NING site and they posted it on Pinterest. It got pinned over 80 times.  So, I thought it was about time I posted it on my blog.

I used the December Place in Time cut apart sheet and green cardstock.  The green floral paper is from the backside of the December sheet.  Little tip - the Graphic 45 French Country 6x6 pad goes GREAT with the Place in Time collection!

The cute poinsettia is a die by Cheery Lynn Designs.  The green layer is just the largest bloom die cut.  I inked the edges of everything with Chestnut Roan including the flower.  Finished size is A2.

• Stamps: None!
• Ink: Cat's Eye - Chestnut Roan
• Paper: Graphic 45 - Place in Time December cut apart & French Country 6x6, Bazzill Ivy Canvas cardstock
• Die: Cheery Lynn Designs - Poinsettia Strip B324
• Other: star brad, Bow Easy, May Arts gold ribbon, Fiskers bracket border punch

Halloween Owl

I have a few Halloween cards to show you today and I used Serendipity's new Owl Die.

I paired him up with Cheery Lynn's 4 inch clock die from their Steampunk Series.  They just seemed to go together!  The bottom layer is colored with Copics and I put the same paper behind his eyes as the base layer of my card.  Rhinestones adorn his eyes.

I put foam tape behind him and pearls at each number.  You can find my owl tutorial HERE.

I had to do this card again in green!  It is much brighter in the picture than in real life! Ugh!

Both cards are 5 inches square.

• Stamps: none!
• Ink: Cat's Eyes - Blackbird
• Paper: Black Linen, Kraft, Neenah Natural White, Echo Park - Chillingsworth Manor 6x6
• Dies: Serendipity Stamps - Owl 1290ED, Cheery Lynn - Clock with Angel Wing
• Other: Perfect Layers, pearls, Copics, rhinestones

Here is another picture of some Owls I made.....

Mojo School Days

I found 2 great challenges this week that include a layout I really like and a theme that allows me to use some of my Graphic 45 paper stash!

The first is Mojo Monday with the layout and the other is Crazy 4 Challenges which has a school theme.  I've been wanting to use my new Cherry Lynn pocket watch die and it fits right in.  I remember being a clock-watcher in school!

I love decorating the insides of my cards and I had some fussy cut images ready to go.

Why don't you check out the challenges and play along! 

Finished size is an A-2.

• Stamps: None!
• Ink: Color Box Cat's Eye - Chestnut Roan
• Paper: Graphic 45 - ABC Primer 12 x 12, black cardstock
• Die: Cherry Lynn - Pocket Watch
• Other: misc ribbon