Serendipity Stamps - February Blog Hop #2

Welcome to Serendipity's 2nd HOP for February!

You should have arrived here from Beth Chiu's blog.

Today I'm showcasing one of Mary's new sentiment stamps!

Awhile ago I was working on an all blue card and I wished I had

the sentiment, "I'm BLUE without you".  So, I asked Mary 

to create one and she did!

I used 2 colors of Distress Oxide inks for the sentiment,

The whole sentiment is stamped in Salty Ocean then I went

over BLUE with Faded Jeans using my MISTI tool.

Here is the inside view.  
The card measures 5 1/8 x 3 7/8.

The HOP Prize is a $20 Serendipity Stamps 
Gift Certificate to a random commenter.

You can leave comments from today through Sunday

 and Mary will announce the winner on February 26.

Serendipity's sale this month is

Judy's Easter Basket Large which is 50% off.   

Here’s a link where you can see it....

http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/702K.html

Serendipity will be offering Free Shipping 
on all US orders of $25 or more from Wed 2/21 through Sun 2/24.

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

Mary's Blog

Beth Chiu

Miriam Napier (that's me!)

Julie Warner 

Vickie Zimmer 

Marybeth Lopez

Next up is Julie Warner's blog here.

• Serendipity Stamps:  Friends Set 1424CSS
• Inks: Distress Oxides - Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans
• Paper: Neenah Natural White 110lb, G45 Sun Kissed - Sand Dollars 8x8, Bazzill Whirlypop 12x12 
• Dies: MFT - Stitched A2 Rectangles STAX, Penny Black - Antique Frames, Cottage Cutz - Seahorse
• Other: May Arts - Natural Twine

Holtz - Silly Monsters Day 1

I've made a bunch of Silly Monster cards with Tim Holtz's new dies.  

I'll post one a day over the next few days.  

I die cut them from Stardream Metallic paper with Distress

Oxide Inks on them.  I find using a coated paper helps the ink move 

and react with water better than card stock and 

metallic paper adds a little shimmer!

Inside is another little monster and a Penny Black sentiment.

Finished size is 4 1/4" square.

Have a great week!

• Stamps: Penny Black - Happy Snippets, Tim Holtz - Slate & Stone CSM299
• Dies: Tim Holtz - Silly Monsters, MFT - Stitched Square Frames, Lawn Fawn - Stitched Squares, W+9 - Conversation Bubbles
• Ink: Distress Oxides, Versafine Onyx Black
• Paper: Stardream Metallic - Hera 12x12, Neenah Solar White, Bazzill Licorice Twist
• Other: Gelly Roll Glaze Pen - Black, Glossy Accents, Clear Embossing Powder

Serendipity Stamps - JUNE Blog Hop #2!

Welcome to the second BLOG HOP for June!

This time I used the cute SUMMER die!

On this card I used Distress Oxide Inks on shimmer paper

and clear embossed it before I die cut SUMMER.

It gives it a nice shine!

 

For the background on this one I applied my Oxide inks then clear

embossed some shells on top.

Glossy Accents is added to the sun to make it SHINE!  

I used Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide ink 

to color the edges of my card so it would match.

Inside I stamped one of the cute shells In Distress Oxide Broken China.

Finished size of both cards is 4" square.

We have a Guest Designer this month!  She is my good friend
ANN WONG 
and here is her blog link: 
http://itsaboutthecolors.blogspot.com/ 
Check out what she created for us!

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:

Provence Window 605K

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

 Mary's Blog

Carol Mayne

Miriam Napier
Julie Warner

Marybeth Lopez

Patti Kehl
Karen Amidon
Beth Chiu

• Serendipity Stamps & Dies: Seasons Dies 083ND, Shells Cling Set 638QCL
• Dies: Nellies dies - Rounded Squares , IO Scribble circles dies, MFT Pierced Rectangles
• Ink: Distress Oxides - Faded Jeans, Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade
• Paper: Penny Black 6x6 Summertime, Neenah - Solar White 110lb, Stardream Metallic - Hera, Heavyweight blue

Dear Santa Kitty

I just LOVE this little retro kitty from the Avery Elle 

stamp and die set called Dear Santa.

On this card I paired her up with an Impression Obsession 

sentiment and the My Favorite Things Quilt die.  

After assembling the quilt I ran it through my

Vagabond with an embossing folder.

The finished size is 5x5 and I used 

Penny Black Holiday Trimmings 6x6 paper.

A very simple tag die cut with Bo Bunny's tag set.  

A little Copic coloring and done!

Another tag in Bazzill Heavyweight papers and a 

Serendipity Stamps snowflake die cut.  

I make lots of tags every year because they

are FAST, LITTLE and FUN!

Have a great week!

SSCB - SPARKLE Challenge #62

This month's Challenge is SPARKLE!!  FUN!!!

You can find all the details to play along with our 

Texture Challenge HERE on the SSCB.

Enter the challenge to be in the running to win a prize

from Serendipity Stamps!

I added SPARKLE to my card by using a stencil and Bo Bunny

Sugar Glitter Paste for one of the layers (it is very hard to see in the photo).

 I also heat embossed the image to add some shine.

I think these chickadees are the cutest!

Inside is my favorite holiday Serendipity Sentiment!

Here is another card with the same image......

and a third!

This month's 50% off stamp is the Winter Doe.

Check out what the rest of the design team made:

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Patti Kehl

Carol Mayne

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna 

Julie Warner

• Serendipity Stamps: Chickadees 682E
• Ink: Versafine - Onyx Black
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White 110lb, Penny Black - Holiday Trimmings 6x6
• Other: Lawn Fawn Die - Stitched Squares, Black Rainbow Tape, Clear Embossing Powder, Bo Bunny - Sugar Glitter Paste, Stencil Girl - Basket Stencil 6x6

Serendipity Stamps - Circles n' Dots

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

challenge over at the Serendipity Stamps Blog Challenge!  

It is Circles and Dots!  What could be easier???

You have until Midnight March 31 to linkup your designs!

This is the NEW Serendipity GET WELL die!  Sometimes if you don't

want to stamp, use a sentiment die instead.

The bandana die goes with so many of Serendipity's products.

You don't have to have a western theme to use it.

Remember the old adage: An Apple a day keeps the doctor away?

A good stamp for getting well!

Finished size is 4 x 4.

We have a very special guest this month too! Jinny Newlin from Soaring!  

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 073 (coming soon), Apple 210H, Bandana die 062MD
• Ink: Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Paper: Penny Black - Painted Blooms 6x6, Bazzill Heavyweight - Brown, Neenah Natural White
• Other: Lawn Fawn - Stitched Square and Rectangle dies, Wild Orchid flowers, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Bow Easy, Mini Perfect Layers

SSCB #43 My Girl - Part 2

We are continuing with our My Girl challenge over at the  
Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog!  
Your project can have anything girly or a girly theme to it!  The added challenge for the Design Team is to have a special fold or pocket in our project.  I made a pocket on the front of my card.

I think I have enough pink and peach on my card for it to be considered "girly"!
To make the card I cut a piece of heavy card stock 5" x 12" and scored it at 2" and 7".  The 2" section is the pocket.

I stamped this seed packet on white card stock and colored it with colored pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol (odorless mineral spirits) and a paper stump.

I decorated the inside with more patterned paper.  
The finished size is 5 x 5.

Feel like shopping?  The "stamp of the month" is Aprons.  You can purchase the stamp of the month all through MAY for 50% off.  You can see it here.  

Our Guest Designer for May is Isha Gupta:
http://hobbyandideas.blogspot.ch 

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 Stamps: Butterfly Cling Set 708QCL,  Daisy Seed Packet 462H,  
• Ink: Versafine - Spanish Moss, Memento - Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Bazzill Heavyweight - Marshmallow, Penny Black - Painted Blooms 6x6
• Other:  May Arts - silk ribbon, pink flower eyelet, Echo Park - Enamel Dots, Bow Easy

Color Throwdown # 338

Just a quick post today so I can show you a card I made for the current Color Throwdown Challenge #338.  I just love the colors they selected so I thought I would use some of my new dies to play.
The colors in the challenge are Teal, Green, Kraft and White.

Most of the dies are Impression Obsession.  They are SO affordable!!  AND Kitty Caracciolo is always such and inspiration for using them!

I used foam tape to pop the vase and layers but glued the tulips and branches down flat.

Have a great week!

• Dies: Impression Obsession: Leafy Branch, Vase Set, Tulip Set; Bo Bunny - Lattice Frames
• Paper: Bazzill Heavyweight - Teal, Green & Peanut Cluster, Penny Black - Painted Blooms 6x6, Neenah Solar White
• Other: Mini Perfect Layers, May Arts Black Twine, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Bow Easy, Flourishes - For You stamp

Serendipity Stamps - Monograms & Verse 2

We are continuing the Monograms & Verse challenge 

for you from the  Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.

 Create a monogram card or a card that features a verse. 
Just make sure you include at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your design.

This round I was asked to do a Monogram project.  I just love the "H" in the Hello die so I went with that!  I die cut it 3 times out of heavy 110lb paper and glued them together to make a nice, thick "H".

Here is the closeup of the H.  I used some Spellbinders dies to make the rest of my card. 

 I wanted to have a spring look so I went with some new Penny Black paper.

This sentiment is one of my favorites for SPRING!

Finished size is 4 3/8" square.

Feel like shopping?  We're trying something new - a  "stamp of the month".  This month it's the Jar Label.  You can purchase the stamp of the month all through April for 50% off. 
 You can see it here.
Also...

50% Off select Wood Mounted stamps (click here to see them!) 

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:  Hello Die 027DD, The earth laughs 417D
• Ink: Versafine: Vintage Sepia
• Paper: Neenah - Solar White , Penny Black - Painted Blooms 6x6
• Other:   Spellbinders - Adorning Squares & Classic Circles, Mini Perfect Layers