Ai Challenge 148

Its beginning to look a lot like...ZOO Animals decked out for the holidays!

I made this card for Art Impressions Challenge 148. You can also go here to see all of the fabulous entries!

This little guy is too adorable! Isn't the design of his scarf and hat wonderful? He looks so majestic standing there with his armful of candy canes!  I love penguins and thought he was just begging to be colored for the Ai Challenge! The image and sentiment are from Art Impressions , Warm Your Heart Set.

Thanks for Looking!

• Stamps: Art Impressions-4519 Warm Your Heart Set
• Papers: Neenah, ep- 12x12 Christmas Cheer, Ranger- Watercolor Paper
• Dies- Impression Obsession- DIE217-E Evergreen Trees, Lawn Fawn- Stitched Hillside Borders, Spellbinders- A2 Matting Basics, Nellies- Circles
• Other: Copics, Copic-Opaque White, Wink Of Stella, Darice-ef, Ranger- Texture Paste, Tim Holtz- Speckles Stencil, Glossy Accents,   

SERENDIPITY STAMPS OCTOBER BLOG HOP!

Serendipity is celebrating their monthly Blog Hop with new October releases. Check out ALL the blogs to see what the designers have created and leave a comment. There is a $20 Gift Certificate up for grabs and the winner will be chosen randomly from one of the blogs. You will have until Monday 10/13 to leave your comments. The winner will be posted on Mary's Blog Tuesday 10/14.

For a SECOND chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate

LIKE Serendipity Stamps and SHARE here on Facebook

You should be arriving here from JULIE WARNER'S BLOG!

Dashing Through The Snow!

It's never too early to get a head start on making those winter holiday cards! 

 Wheee! Look at this little Sledding Snowman cutie, I love the expression on his face! He has been inked up in Memento's Gray Flannel and colored with Copics. Clear Wink of Stella was brushed on his face for that icy glistening. I have heat embossed the new Snowflake Set onto a heavy weight vellum for the background. I also added dots on the snowflakes with a Pearl Pen in light green. The fun small snowflake die cuts are actually from the "o" in the "Snow" die!

I thought Bo Bunny's,"Candy Cane Lane" paper paired nicely with, "Dashing through the Snow" for the inside of my card. The three large stamped snowflakes are from the Snowflake Set.

Thanks for looking!

To continue on with the hop, your next stop will be

Marybeth Lopez

Here are the Blog Hop Links

Mary's Blog

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon...here!

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp 

• Stamps: Serendipity- 1326G Sledding Snowman, 1335G Snowflake Set, 1328D Dashing through the Snow
• Dies: 039DD Snow Die
• Ink: Memento- Gray Flannel, VersaMark
• Papers: Neenah- ivory, Bazzill, Bo Bunny- Candy Cane Lane, heavy weight vellum
• Other: Copics, Wink of Stella, Gel Pearl Pen, Viva Gel Pen- transparent, el-detail white, Bow Easy, Spellbinders- A2 Curved Borders One, Large Circles, Nellie's Circles, MFT Stitched Circles 

SSCB #34 - I MISS YOU!

WISH YOU WERE HERE
Missing You/ Thinking of You

Welcome to the August Serendipity challenge of "Missing You"! 

The challenge is open for the whole month of August! Play along by using a Serendipity Stamp or die and the theme of "Missing You". A winner chosen randomly will receive a $20 GC to be used at the Serendipity Store. Our favorite design will win the winner blog badge!
For all the challenge details you can go here to the SSCB.

SALE~ FREE Shipping on any US order $10 or more ~SALE
Good through August 13th

We have a fabulous guest designer, a big welcome to Kecia Waters from Stamping Deets!

Kecia Waters
Vickie Zimmer
Jeanne Jachna
Jenny Gropp 
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon...here!
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier

CLEAN AND SIMPLE!

The DT was given the added challenge to make our projects CAS along with "Missing You".

Yikes! I don't do very much "CAS", Lol! I love the look, it's just hard for me to leave any negative space!

So, here goes.

SS has had such great response to the Flower Pop Stamps that Mary has added to the line! The Negative Cling Set, Dies, and Backgrounds all go with this collection!

This card was made using the Dandelion from the Flower Pop Negatives. With Cantaloupe and Dandelion Memento Ink, I used the "rock n roll" technique. For the centers I added a touch of Viva Gloss Gel in black. Their squares were die cut and popped up with foam tape. The "Miss You" stamp was added to the bottom of the card.

The inside was left CAS! Just a few Dandelions stamped off to the side.

Thanks for looking!

• Stamps: Serendipity- 1318QCL Flower Pop Negatives, 624B Miss You Small
• Papers: Neenah, pebbles- Black Dot, Bazzill, 
• Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe, Dandelion
• Dies: Spellbinders- Squares, MFT-Blueprints 2
• Other: Maya Road- Twine, enamel dots, foam tape

SERENDIPITY STAMPS & THE TWINERY BLOG HOP ~ DAY 2

Serendipity Stamps and The Twinery have joined together with their wonderful products and designers to have a blog hop July 28th, 29th and 30th. Be sure to visit each day to see a new group of designers and their creations!
There will be prizes for leaving comments on all the blogs. Serendipity will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate for the Serendipity Store and The Twinery has a Solid Sampler Pack (retail value $48).
The deadline for entering your comments for Serendipity is August 3rd. The winners will be announced on Monday August 4th.
 You can find all the details here on the Serendipity Stamps Blog.  
Check out The Twinery Blog for more info on their prizes! 


Mary is also offering a $25 gift certificate on Serendipity Stamps facebook page to one lucky person who "LIKES" Serendipity Stamps and LEAVES A COMMENT. You must do both to be entered to win!

YOU SHOULD BE ARRIVING HERE FROM
MELYSSA CONNOLLY- http://fantastink.blogspot.com/

 The camera seems to want to go a little neon but I'm loving the wonderful summer  colors! Have you ever seen a hot pink Gumball Machine, "You Gotta Love It"! The fun image from Serendipity was fussy cut, colored with Copics and popped up with foam tape. I've repeated the balls by using Caribbean Stripe, Marigold Stripe and Pink Sorbet Stripe twine from The Twinery, love this stuff! The edge of the frame was also trimmed with the Caribbean Stripe twine.

 Some of the gumballs have sparkle and some have gloss added. A petit twine bow finishes off my card!

Play along in the Blog Hop by leaving a comment on each DT members blog!

YOUR NEXT STOP WILL BE

MELANIA DEASY- http://melaniadeasy.blogspot.com/

Here is the complete list for todays hop

Serendipity Stamps

The Twinery

Tifany DeGough

Anya Schrier

Rebecca VanDeMark

Vickie Zimmer

Stacey Schafer

Julie Warner

Melyssa Connolly

Karen Amidon...you are here!

Melania Deasy

Cathy Weber

Suzanna Lee

SALE~ Offer Good Durning The Hop~ SALE

Serendipity Stamps 20% OFF all items in "Garden" catagory

Thank you to The Twinery and Serendipity Stamps

and

Thanks for looking!

• Stamps: Serendipity- 250D Gumball Machine, 911B You Gotta Love It
• Ink: Memento` Tuxedo Black
• Papers: Neenah- Solar White, Bazzill
• Other: The Twinery, Copics, Wink of Stella, Viva Gloss Gel, Mini Perfect Layers, Spellbinders- A2 Matting Basics, MFT1 Blueprints 1, Pierced Rectangle Stax, foam tape

Ai CHALLENGE 140 "BIG BIRTHDAYS"

Love, love, love the NEW Deep Breath Birthday Stamp Set! Ai has released 2 new Zoo Crew sets today, yeah! The Ai challenge just happens to be Big Birthdays and what better way to say happy birthday than with a BIG fish! 

BIG WISH WITH A BLOW FISH!

This guy is too cute! 

He really came to life by fussy cutting those cheeks and giving dimension to them! A ball stylus was used along with Collall. Clear Wink of Stella was added to the candles, eyes and bubbles and then Viva Gloss Gel over top. "It's your Birthday...Deep Breath" comes with this fabulous image.

Okay, I really love this guy! I made the same card only this time the cake was colored yellow! I didn't puff out his cheeks and he is still fabulous! I can tell that the rubber is going to be burning on this one and he will to be used for a lot of upcoming birthdays!

The inside was left blank to be able to personalize the card. No stamps, just die cuts!

 To enter the Ai challenge you have until July 30th at 5 PM PST. Be sure to check out the other designs with celebrating Big Birthdays!

Thanks for looking

• Stamps; Art Impression- Zoo Crew- Deep Breath 4471
• Dies: Impression Obsession- Ocean Border Die-DIE101-D, Serendipity Stamps- Cupcake and Candle Die Set-012ED, MFT- Pierced Circle Stax, Blueprints 1  Nellie's- Circles, Spellbinders- A2 Curved Borders One
• Papers: Neenah, Bazzill, SU
• Other: Copics, Wink of Stella, Viva Glossy Gel, Collall, Perfect Mini Layers, foam tape, twine

SSCB #33~2 COOLING OFF!

Welcome to the second half of the Serendipity challenge where the theme all month is "twine". Play along by using a Serendipity stamp or die and add some twine. One entry will be chosen randomly and will win a sampler of Twinery Twine. New to playing with us? You can find all the details here on SSCB.

Get inspired using twine from the DT

Vickie Zimmer
Jeanne Jachna
Jenny Gropp 
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon...here!
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier

Jen Cuthbertson~ guest designer

Birgit Edblom~ DT Alumni

For the first half of our challenge the DT was to use "hot" as their theme along with twine, now we are cooling things down! Anything "cool" is our focus and I'm thinking what's cooler than playing in the sprinkler on a hot summer day! Isn't this image dear? 

The sweet Sprinkler image has been colored with Copics.  A light brushing of Wink of Stella was added to the water spray. I've also added Gloss Gel to the splashes.

The lines were followed from the Exquisite Circle die cuts with twine to create the rays. I've also glued some twine around the circle die cut to frame the image and finished it off with a shoestring bow. "Summer" is from the season set, Spring~ Summer~ Autumn~ Winter.

Here are the Copics used!

Serendipity sale this week is buy 3, get a 4th one FREE!

Thanks for looking and hope that you are staying cool this summer!

• Stamps: Serendipity- 1265G Sprinkler, 582K Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter Set
• Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black, Versafine- Onyx Black
• Papers: Neenah- Solar White, ep- Summer Bliss, Bo Bunny- Double Dots, SU
• Other: Copics, Twinery Twine, Wink of Stella, Spellbinders- Exquisite Circles, A2 Matting Basics, Nellies -Circles, Viva Gloss Gel- transparent, foam tape, enamel dots

SSCB #33 TWINE

Hooray! Its the start of a new month and a new Serendipity Challenge! The theme all month is TWINE, and the winner of this challenge will receive a sampler of Twinery Twine! So get creative with your twine and use a Serendipity stamp or die on your entry. For more details you can go here to the SSCB.

It's officially summer and the DT has added some heat to our challenge,"Hot" is our theme!

See what's hot for the rest of the DT!

Vickie Zimmer
Jeanne Jachna
Jenny Gropp  
Julie Warner
    Karen Amidon~here
Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier 

   Jen Cuthbertson~guest
      Birgit Edblom~DT Alumni

Anything nautical and beachy is really HOT right now!

 Look at the incredible detail of this image! I've used copper embossing powder on the  Sea Horse. The small "Thank You" is also embossed. A few embellishments were added and I've tied off the top of the card with a coordinating twine. How cute is this petite shell dp?  Love these fun sand and sea colors. 

Want to go shopping? 
The Serendipity Store still has 50% off Wood Clearance Sale, $1 stamps and Clearance stamps!

Hope that you will join in the fun and play along.

Have a safe and happy 4th!

• Stamps: Serendipity- 994D Sea Horse, 754B Thank You  Casual Small
• Ink: VersaMark
• Papers: Neenah-Ivory, Carta Bella- Ahoy There, copper cardstock
• Other: Twinery Twine, EP-Copper, Perfect Mini Rulers, Stamping Buddy, Spellbinders- A2 Matting Basics, Circles, Fancy Tags, MFT- Stitched Circle STAX, Pierced Rectangle STAX, Vertical Stitched STAX, Foam tape, enamel dots 

SSCB #32-2 WINDOWS!

The monthly challenge for June at SS is to make a project using Serendipity stamps or dies and incorporate a die cut window. The DT has been given the added challenge to make an accordion card with a window! Play along for the chance to add to your Serendipity stash by winning a $20 GC! Details can be found here on the SSCB.

THIS WEEKS SPECIAL!

40%OFF COUPON~CODE "40fromhigh614" 

Good through 6/24~ 40% of highest priced item

FREE cling stamp with die special good while supplies last!

Accordion Cards by the DT:

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer
Jeanne Jachna
Jenny Gropp 
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon...here!
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier

 Serendipity has come out with some wonderful new dies, I love this one!

I have always been drawn to the sea. When I heard that Miriam (oh so talented!) was working with SS to assist in the design of a Lighthouse Die, I couldn't wait. Nice job, it turned out fabulous!

The Lighthouse Die was cut once in the red. I ran the die through three more times only embossing, not cutting.

There was a reason for my accordion card to be folded backwards! I wanted my sentiment to be showing in the center of the front of my card. I also wanted the G45 image to be seen through my window!

The sentiment, "My Life" has been inked with Memento Nautical Blue.

This is the back side of the card. The left panel is where you would write your individual message. The middle image is what you see on front when the card is closed. The right panel is the backside of the die cut window!

Thanks for Looking! 
What can we see through your window?
Hope you join us in the SSCB Window Challenge

• Stamps: Serendipity- 288E My Life
• Dies: Serendipity- 031ED Lighthouse
• Ink: Memento- Nautical Blue
• Papers: Neenah- ivory, G45- By The Sea, Bazzill
• Other: Copics, G45 Chipboard, Spellbinders- A2 Matting Basics, MFT- Pierced Oval Stax, Pierced Rectangle Stax, Perfect Mini Rulers and Cutting Mat, Scor-tape, foam tape, rope

SS SUMMER RELEASE HOP DAY 2!

Day 2 of the Summer Release Hop at Serendipity. Today we are featuring Verses and Backgrounds. Visit ALL the blogs and leave a comment to be eligible for the $20 GC. Details can be found here on the Serendipity Blog.

The order of the hop stays the same, you should be arriving here from Julie Warners' blog!

Got your wish list going yet?
Great time to SHOP!
Mary's special durning the hop is- FREE mini grab bag with $20 purchase
FREE small word stamps with many of the dies!

Jenny's Zen!

This is a partial showing of the large background stamp by Serendipity's DT member Jenny Gropp! Jen's Zen Stamp has been created from a wonderfully detailed drawing that Jenny has done. So talented!

  "Be Happy" fit together great with this fun stamp. The new Be Kind, Be Happy, Be Well Stamp can be used as one saying or individually as I have done here.

Thanks for looking and playing along!

Your next stop is the sweet and talented Marybeth!

Here is the full list of the blog hop order

Mary's Blog

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Thanks for looking!

• Stamps: Serendipity- 1309L Jen's Zen, F1312 Be Kind, Be Happy, Be Well
• Ink: Versafine- Onyx Black
• Papers: Neenah, Bo Bunny- Double Dots, Bazzill
• Other: Spellbinders- Labels- Thirty-Four, MFT- Stitched Circles, Blueprints 14, Corner Chomper, Scor-tape, foam tape, linen burlap, bakers twine, button, enamel dots