Serendipity Stamps - MAY Blog Hop #2!

Welcome to Serendipity Stamps 2nd blog hop for the month of MAY!

I created a set of cards with the Simple Flowers Cling Stamps 

which is the 50% OFF Stamp of the month.  I colored them up with
my ZIG Clean Color Markers.  Brighter than I wanted but oh well!

Finished size is 4 1/4 square.

Finished size is 4 1/4 square.

Finished size is 4 5/8 square.

The HOP Prize is a $20 Serendipity Stamps Gift Certificate 

to a random commenter.  

You can leave comments from Wednesday through Sunday

 and Mary will announce the winner on Monday.

The 50% off Stamp of the Month is:

Simple Flowers Cling Stamp Set 

Here is the list of Design Team members participating in the HOP:

 Mary's Blog

Carol Mayne

Karen Amidon

Miriam Napier
Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

Marybeth Lopez

Patti Kehl

• Serendipity Stamps: Simple Flowers Cling Stamp Set 
• Dies: MFT - Peek a boo square die, Lawn Fawn - Stitched Squares
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White 110lb, Fab Scraps 12x12 happy moods, Nature Free

Art Impressions Cards

Recently we had Sandy Allnock teach her classes at Impressive Ideas

at it got me started again on the Art Impressions Watercolor Stamps. 

I bought my first wood mounted Watercolor Stamps about 

10 years agoand I've been hooked ever since!

I can't draw so these stamps are ideal for me to get a 

watercolored look.  I usually copy the ideas off the package 

and find that works for me.  I need an image to start my 

stamping and find that there are also great ideas on Pinterest.  

Get some stamps and give it a try!

Card 1

• Stamps: Art Impressions - WC EZ Project B set 4272, Altenew - Sketchy Cities 2
• Ink: Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Color: Zig Clean Color Markers
• Paper: Echo Part - Bundle of Joy BOY 6x6, Ranger Watercolor Paper, The Paper Cut - Jellybean Green 12x12
• Dies: MFT - Pierced Rectangles 

Card 2

• Stamps: Art Impressions - Flower Cart set 4703, small vine, teeny tiny grass, Penny Black - Happy Snippets (inside)
• Color: Zig Clean Color Markers
• Paper: MFT - Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots 6x6, Ranger Watercolor Paper, Neenah Solar White 110lb
• Dies: MFT - Pierced Squares, Lawn Fawn - Stitched Squares
• Other: May Arts twine and ribbon

SSCB #55 - Die Cuts!

This months Challenge is to use a die cut! EASY!  

You can find all the details to play along HERE.

I used the Happy Birthday die cuts for my card.  

Initially I popped the words with black fun foam but it was too bold.  

So, I went back to one layer.

The black picks up the black center of the flower nicely.

Inside my card I stamped part of the From Me to You stamp.

Finished size is 6 3/8 x 4 3/8.

I made a little tag with the Daisy Garden die.

Finished size is 3 1/2 x 2 3/8.

Feel like shopping? Our Lemonade pitcher stamp is 50%

off this month.

We have a very special guest this month! 

It's Carol Mayne of Just Me : C Blog 
justmeclm.blogspot.com

Check out what the rest of the Design Team made:

Mary's Blog

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna 

Jenny Gropp

• Serendipity Stamps: Happy die 026ED, Birthday die 072FD, From Me to You 0167SALE, Daisy Garden Die 052KD
• Ink: Versafine- Onxy Black
• Paper: Bo Bunny- Butterfly Kisses 12x12, Neenah Black Linen, Bazzill - Rain Forest
• Other: BOW EASY, Mini Perfect Layers, Glossy Accents, Crop a Dial, Bo Bunny Tag Die

Serendipity Stamps - APRIL Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps APRIL Blog Hop!  

We do our HOP's on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

To enter the HOP Contest to win you can leave comments on the 
Design Team's Blogs through Sunday, April 24.  

The prize is a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity Stamps.  

Mary will announce the winner on her blog on Monday, April 25.

This month the theme is "Embossing".

Check out the SSCB here to play along in our monthly challenge.  

We are just about 1/2 way through the month so you still have time!

The Design Team has an added challenge on this hop to include

Get Well/Thinking of You/Sympathy in our projects.

You should have arrived here from:

Marybeth Lopez

I made two cards to share with you today.  My first card has heat embossing on the

image and sentiment.  I used a Canvas paper which is bumpy and doesn't take

stamping ink so well. So, using my MISTI tool I stamped them twice using

Versafine ink then clear embossed them.

The finished size is 4 1/2 square.

For my second card I used the new Sympathy die. 

The layout is from the MOJO Monday 422 Challenge on April 4.

 I heat embossed the word WITH from the small With Sympathy stamp.  

I thought the font looked good with the Sympathy font.  

The finished size is an A-2.

Next on the HOP is:

Vickie Zimmer

Here is the order of the HOP:

Mary's Blog

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna 

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner
Karen Amidon

The special for the hop is free shipping on all US orders $20 and up  – good Wednesday through Sunday 4/20 – 4/24.  

The 50% off  stamp of the month for April is the Adirondack Chair:  http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/712G.html

• Serendipity Stamps & Dies: Thinking Of You 171F,  Sympathy Die 074E, With Sympathy stamp 782B, Open Book stamp 1393E
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black, Vintage Sepia, Cat's Eye - Chestnut Roan
• Paper:  Bazzill Heavyweight - Brown, Bazzill White Canvas, Bo Bunny - Secret Garden 6x6
• Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Mini Perfect Layers, MFT - Stitched Circles die, Lifestyle Crafts Dies - Nesting Frame 7, MISTI, Fun Foam

Serendipity Stamps - Embossing!

It's April 1st so its time for a new

challenge over at the Serendipity Stamps Blog Challenge!  

It is EMBOSSING!  Pick your favorite: HEAT, DRY, or DEBOSS!

You have until Midnight April 30 to linkup your designs! Be sure to
use at least one Serendipity image in your design.

I decided to go with the GET WELL die for my floral card.  

I thought the pretty blue flowers would make a good companion to the sentiment.

My card is just shy of an A-2 size at 4 1/4 x 5 1/4.  Add a bow tied with seam binding

and a BOW EASY and a Wild Orchid flower and Voila'!

Inside I stamped the beautiful dogwood image in blue ink to match.

I was inspired by the white dogwood trees that are blooming

in my backyard and all around Atlanta right now!

Now my card is ready for a sick friend or family member.

We have a very special guest this month! 

Our good friend from the North (Canada)

 Sue McRae from Sue's Inky Fingers Blog!

Check out what the rest of the Design Team made:

Mary's Blog

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna 

Jenny Gropp

• Serendipity Stamps: Get Well Die 073ED, Large Dogwood Branch 444G
• Ink: My Favorite Things - Cornflower Blue
• Paper: Bo Bunny- Secret Garden 6x6, Neenah Solar White 110 lb, misc green
• Other: My Favorite Things - Pierced Rectangles dies, Cuttlebug embossing folder, blue seam binding, BOW EASY, Wild Orchid rose

Altenew Peony

Happy New Year!

A few weeks ago I made a few cards with Altenew's new stamp set, Beautiful Day.  I was inspired by cards made by their design team.

I just love peonies and pink ones especially but most of the cards I've made with Altenew's flower sets I've used pink ink.  So, I went with orange this time.

Inside I stamped the largest layer with the solid flower around the edges.

This card is on display at Impressive Ideas in Norcross, Georgia.

 For my second card I simply stamps the outline layer in black

on watercolor paper.  I used ZIG Clean Color markers to color

the image along with Tim Holtz's water brush.

Here's hoping you have a happy 2016 and find time to create!

• Stamps: Altenew - Beautiful Day, Label Love
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White 110b, Bazzill Heavyweight Gumdrop, Ranger Watercolor Paper
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black, My Favorite Things Hybrid - Coral Crush, Orange Fizz, Tangy Orange, Gumdrop, Sour Apple
• Other: Mini Perfect Layers, MISTI tool, MFT - Stitched Squares dies, ZIG Clean Color markers

Serendipity Stamps - APRIL Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps April Blog Hop!!  I hope you have enjoyed seeing the new products on the HOP!  I made a Peony card with the darling new stamp shown on the banner above.

You should have arrived here from:
Marybeth Lopez

  
I made a unique folding card for the HOP.  The flap with the Peony on it opens up and the flap at the bottom opens down to reveal the message on the inside of the card.

Just something different for a change! 
I embossed the pink background paper with an embossing folder for texture.

 

I have 2 peony shrubs in my garden and wish I could grow more.  Here in Atlanta it gets too hot too fast for the blooms to survive very long.  So, almost as soon as they open, the petals start falling off.  A professional told me to get the Festiva Maxima variety for the best result.  It is white with a streak of magenta in the center.  I can wait till the blooms open!

Here is a picture from last May.  You can barely see the magenta streaks.

I am the last blog on the list. 

 Here is the whole list in case you need it:

Mary's Blog

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna 

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Don't forget the 50% off stamp of the month is the Jar Label http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1212E.html  

There is also a SALE!   Buy 3, Get a 4th Free.   

Good Friday through Sunday  April 10 – April 12

If you comment on all the blogs you will be in the running for a prize! It is a $20 gift certificate to one commenter randomly selected from all the blogs. You can leave comments through April 12 and the winner will be announced on Mary's blog on April 13.

• Stamps: Serendipity Stamps - Peony 1346F, The Little Things 435E
• Paper: Echo Park - Sunny Days Ahead 6 x 6, Neenah Solar White & Black Linen
• Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Onyx Black
• Die: Bo Bunny - Lattice Frames Dies 
• Copics: R81, R83, R85, RV10, BG0000, YG23, YG25
• Other: Mini Perfect Layers, Anna Griffin Butterfly Embossing Folder, black gems

Serendipity - SSCB Spring Fever #41 Part 2

 

With the month of MARCH
(can you believe we are half way through March already?!) 

we are continuing with the SPRING FEVER challenge 

for you from the  Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

To participate just use any of Serendipity's images or dies in your creation 

with this theme for a chance to win!

The Design Team was asked to use Glossy Accents on our projects 
so I put it in my flower centers.
Hard to tell in the picture!  I also put it on the little flowers on the BLOOM die which will be available soon!

Here is a closeup of the BLOOM die cut.  This die has great detail!!

Inside my card I stamped my sentiment and glued some flower centers from the BLOOM die.

Finished size is 6" x 4 1/4".

The sale this week is.....FREE SHIPPING on all US orders of $15 or more!
Offer good through March 25.

Our Guest Designer this month is Karen Dunbrook:

 http://snippets-karen.blogspot.com/
 

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created!

Karen Amidon
Jenny Gropp
Jeanne Jachna 

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier (me!)

Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

• Serendipity Dies and Stamps:  Bloom Die 058CD, Practice Random Acts 1348D (available NOW!)
• Ink: Versafine: Olympic Green, Cat's Eye - Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink
• Paper: Graphic 45 - Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 & 12 x 12, Misc blue card stock
• Other:  Glossy Accents, foam tape, Mini Perfect Layers

Serendipity Stamps - Hidden Gems #2

Continuing with the Hidden Gems challenge for you from the   
Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

To participate just use any of Serendipity's images or dies in your creation and something from your stash that you haven't used in awhile for a chance to win! 

I did a little masking which I haven't done in a while.  I dusted off my Post-It notes and covered the strawberries in the corner and the blue flowers. Next, I stamped my blue bells stamp in green ink there at the bottom.  They fill in the blank space nicely.

I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the sentiment and butterfly.  

I just love stamping on patterned paper!

Inside my card I stamped the Blue bells again and one of the lovely 4 butterflies from the Butterfly Set.  I used Distress Ink for a subtle look.

Finished size is 6" x 4 1/4".

 Feel like shopping? The sale this week is free shipping on any 
US order $15 or more. Good through 1/27.

Our Guest Designer this month is Kimberly Wiener:

   wienerhoneymooners.blogspot.com
 

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created!

Karen Amidon
Jenny Gropp
Jeanne Jachna 

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier (me!)

Julie Warner (out this week)

Vickie Zimmer

• Serendipity Stamps & Dies - Blue Bells 793F,  Butterfly Set 708K,  A Garden is for all 287E,
• Ink: Versafine - Vintage Sepia, Distress Inks - Peeled Paint, Broken China, Stormy Sky
  
• Paper: Graphic 45 - Time to Flourish - July Cut Aparts & 6 x 6 pad, Bazzill Heavyweight - Gumdrop, misc yellow
• Other: SU! cotton ribbon, Bow Easy, Mini Perfect Layers, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Serendipity Stamps - Hidden Gems #1

With the new month we are starting a Hidden Gems challenge 

for you from the  Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

To participate just use any of Serendipity's images or dies in your creation and something from your stash that you haven't used in awhile for a chance to win! 

For my card I used two things from my stash that I haven't used in awhile.  I pulled out my trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the floral corners and sentiment on my card.  I also used my Versafine - Smokey Grey ink for the sentiment.  I wanted  a color a bit softer than black.

 

Inside my card I stamped the floral corner again and one of the lovely 4 butterflies from the Butterfly Set.  Adds a nice nature touch I think.

Finished size is 6 1/4" x 5 1/4".

This week's sale is buy 3 get 1 free.   Good through Jan 14th!

Our Guest Designer this month is Kimberly Wiener:

   wienerhoneymooners.blogspot.com

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created!

Karen Amidon
Jenny Gropp (out this week!)
Jeanne Jachna 

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier (me!)

Julie Warner

Vickie Zimmer

• Serendipity Stamps & Dies - Butterfly Set 708K,  Heart Scroll Valance & Scallop Border 045MD,  Floral Lace Corner 074G, A Garden is for all 287E,
• Ink: Versafine - Smokey Grey & Crimson Red
  
• Paper: Neenah - Natural White 110lb & Black Linen, Bo Bunny Madeleine Roses 12 x 12
• Copics: R30, G84, G94
• Other: cream seam binding, Bow Easy, Mini Perfect Layers, Wink of Stella clear pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig