SSCB #22 Focus on Sentiment or Quote!

Time for another SS Challenge! Just use any Serendipity Stamps Sentiment or Quote as your focus. Serendipity has so many wonderful stamps to choose from it was hard for me to decide. So, I made two cards to show you!

The special of the week is 20% off all stamps in the Words and Verse Category!

This offer is good through 10/30

 If you are new to our challenges you can find all the details here on the SSCB. The winner, chosen by random, will receive a $20.00 discount on their order!

If you have played before, welcome back!

We love seeing all of your designs!

Here are your Links for the SSDT!

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Marybeth lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer

Karen Amidon...thats me!

 "Here's To The Blessings " quote was chosen for the focus. On the background I used the clear embossing technique with the beautiful Acorns & Sweetgum stamp.

I really like how this gives a tone on tone effect. To add some interest, I fussy cut leaves from the stamped image.  The lighting decided to give its own spin on the paprika colored paper and turned it bright orange!!

 The "Peace" stamp was used inside. I wanted to keep it CAS. All three of these stamps are included in the "Sweetgum & Acorns Cling Set".

My second card was made with the same layout and technique. I used the "To Everything" stamp as my focus. I repeated the acorns in the embossed pattern by adding the charms.

Thank you for looking and love to hear your comments!

• Stamps: 722E To Everything, 929QCL Sweetgum & Acorns Cling Set,  396E Here's To The Blessings, 929F Acorns & Sweetgum,  159C Peace
• Ink: Memento- Rich Cocoa, Versamark- Clear
• Papers: Neenah Ivory, Bazzill- Candy Bar, Peanut Cluster, Gold Coins, cardstock
• Other: Nellie's- Oval Nesting Die, Spellbinders- Circles, A2 Bracket Boarders One, clear embossing powder, Bow Easy, Score Tape, foam tape, silk and gingham ribbon, twine, acorn charms, button, jewel

5 LITTLE WHOOTS!

Aren't these" Whoots" just the cutest?!

Owls seem to be the hot trend now everywhere!

This card was made for the AI "Perfect Papers" Challenge. We were to use three different textures or papers on our project.

These guys were stamped onto Cryogen Paper and colored with Copics. I love to use the iridescent paper when coloring winter scenes and holiday images. I fussy cut the owls and instead of glueing them flat, I have curved the center three. The end guys were pushed in a little to help make the curve. Collall was used in the middle so they would not flatten. I added fluffy pom poms to the end of the ties on their hats. There is Glossy Accents on their beaks to give a little shine. I've trim my card with a few snow flakes, pearls, ribbons, a button, and of course, a bow!

For inside of the card I used another AI stamp, "Catch the Spirit".

Thanks for Looking and love to hear your comments!

• Stamps: Art Impressions- Five Whoots Set, Catch the Spirit
• Dies: Nellie's- Oval Nesting, Spellbinders- Snowflakes, IO-Snowflakes
• Papers: Cryogen, Flourishes White 110, Jillibean- Spoonful of Honey, Candied Cheer, cardstock
• Other: Copics, Collall, Perfect Layer Rulers, Glossy Accents, foam tape, Score tape, pom poms, pearls, ribbons, twine, button

OWL DIE BLOG HOP!

The Serendipity DT is excited to share with you the new OWL DIE! 
 We are having a Blog Hop to show it off!

  Play along with us and leave a comment on EACH DT members blog! A random drawing for a $10.00 store gift certificate will be announced October 21st on the Serendipity Blog.

I can't wait to see what the girls have created!  

If you are following the hop...you should have just come from:

Julie Warner

to me

Karen Amidon!

Isn't this die fabulous?! To make him I used double sided adhesive tape and adhered black cardstock to it. Next, the OWL DIE was placed on top and cut. I then removed all the cut pieces which left the adhesive exposed. The owl was cut a few more times using colored cardstock. 

  I took the colored die cut pieces and placed them to the adhesive. To give him a little sparkle, I used micro fine orange glitter in the small open areas.

 The top protective layer of the adhesive was then peeled off. I made one more owl using the black paper placing it on top. I lightly rubbed glitter over the finished owl. The layers are popped up with foam tape. He is trimmed with jewels, ribbon and a bow.

I added a few extra "Who"s to the "Who loves ya Baby?" Stamp! The cute little guy peeping up is a fun Retro Owl Serendipity Stamp!
If you like all three, they also come as the Owl Die word Stamp Set!

Your next stop in the hop is

Marybeth Lopez
Remember to leave a comment on EVERY BLOG for a chance to win!

Here's the order of your links:

Anya Schrier

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon...you are here!

Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer 

Thanks for hopping by and playing!

• Stamps: Serendipity Stamps- 851D Who Loves Ya Baby, 1159E Retro Owl
• Die: 1290ED Owl Die, 1290EDCL Owl Die And Word Stamp Set
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Ink Black Soot
• Papers: Neenah Solar White, Pebbles Thirty One, cardstock
• Other: Elizabeth Double Sided Adhesive, Elizabeth Micro Fine Glitter Orange, Perfect Layer Rulers, Bow Easy, Spellbinders Captivating Squares, Scalloped Labels One, Nellie's Ovals, Jewels, ribbon

SSCB #21 Paper Piecing!

  Come and play along with us at Serendipity Stamps. The challenge is Paper Piecing so get out those scissors and start cutting! The rules are very simple, use at least one of Serendipity Stamps images or dies in your project, thats it! You don't have to have a blog to play! You can link your designs up to any online gallery. 

New to our challenges?...No worries! All the details can be found here on the  
Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog

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Have fun and check out the paper cuts from the girls!

Jeanne Jachna

Miriam Napier

Jenny Gropp

Vickie Zimmer

Julie Warner

Pauline Pollington

Marybeth Lopez

Karen Amidon-thats me!

HAPPY FALL YA'LL!

Isn't this Scarecrow Boy stamp just the cutest?! This little guy has so much detail. Can you believe that there is no pattern paper used except for the diamond print background! That's right, it's all stamped on solid colored paper and paper pieced! Just like paper dolls!

 The Scarecrow Boy was stamped onto white paper for the base. I colored the sun, pumpkins, leaves, and straw with my Copics. Each item of his clothing was then stamped onto the colored cardstock and fussy cut. Using a ball styIus I rounded his belly, knees, gloves, and hat to give him some dimension. His face was stamped onto canvas and a Copic marker was used to rosy up his cheeks. I took a fine tip pen and went over the features on his face.

 I used raffia and let it hang out of his clothing to give the appearance that he was stuffed with straw. Black twine was added to tie up his shirt and pant legs. The buttons are made from a small hole punch. His broomstick is a toothpick! Burlap, ribbon and buttons, "oh my", were used to finish the card!

Die cut swatches that were faux stitched adorn the inside edges. The Festive Fall Stamp is a favorite and was used for my sentiment on the inside of my card.

Finished card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 

Looking forward to seeing all your great ideas.
Happy Cutting and thanks for playing along!

• Stamps: Serendipity Stamps- 799H Scarecrow Boy, 1225D Festive Fall
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black
• Paper: Neenah Solar White, Bo Bunny Mama-razzi Collection, Bazzill Candy Corn, Peanut Cluster, Candy Bar, Gold Coins, Kachins
• Other: Copics, Spellbinders Square Swatches, reverse Wonky Rectangles, Perfect Layer Rulers, Signo Pen, Pigma Micron Pen, Memento Dual Marker, hole punch, ball stylus, toothpick, twine, ribbon, raffia, canvas, burlap, foam tape, Score tape, toothpicks

All Cracked Up!

Graphic 45 Mother Goose

 This paper collection has been on my desk for awhile now. I am so drawn to all the different colors and patterns that Graphic 45 is known for. They fascinate and imtimated me! There is definitely an art to working with them. So today, I decided to get my big girl pants on and just go for it!

 One of the first things I did was to get out the Crackle Accents and put it all over his egg face! I repeated the same thing on a few of the Humpty Dumpty's in the background paper.

That expression tells all!

I fussy cut a second image of Humptys' clothing, hands, and shoes. I wanted some dimension added to him so I curved his body with a ball stylus and popped it up with foam tape and Collall. 

 A 2 inch strip was cut from the 8 X 8 pad. I added the scalloped edge and then ran it along the bottom to make a pocket. Inside the pocket there is a book marker, Mother Goose card, and a blank sheet for a message.

Finished size is A2

Thanks so much for looking!

• Dies: Spellbinders- Labels Twenty-Eight, Dienamics -Scalloped Ribbon Boarder
• Ink: Cat's Eye -Black
• Paper: Graphic 45- Mother Goose, Flourishes- Classic black, Neenah- Solar White
• Other: Perfect Layer Rulers, Bow Easy, Crackle Accents, Glossy Accents, Collall, foam tape, Score Tape, Signo Pen- white, Viva Pearl Pen- black, ribbon, twine, button, hole punch

Christmas Ornament

This ornament die is just stunning! I love how easy it cuts and the intricate design is just beautiful. I decided to go with colors that were a little more elegant than the traditional red and green! The ornament was cut using red cardstock. I chose a matt finish metallic paper behind it to show off the detail. 

Taking the same red paper I embossed a strip using the harlequin design to repeat the diamond pattern in the paper. A few touches of pearls, a bow and voila...you have a very easy Christmas card!

I heat embossed the sentiment with detail white.

This card is tent style and finished size is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Thanks so much for looking!

• Stamps: Serendipity Stamps- Joy is Everywhere 945E
• Die: Serendipity Stamps- Ornament Stamp and Die Set 1270GDCL
• Ink: Stampendous-Detailed White Embossing Powder
• Paper: Neenah Solar White, ep Tis The Season, Bazzill Peppermint, metallic cardstock, gray cardstock 
• Other: Spellbinders-M-Bossabilities Harlequin, Perfect layer Rulers, Bow Easy, score tape, foam tape, heat gun, pearls, ribbon  

Haunted House!

Today has been all dies and no coloring! This haunted house was so fun to work on. I got a little carried away and had to stop on the embellishing! Spiderwebs look great in black but I wanted to try white since they really are kinda transparent!

 In the window vellum was used at the bottom and acetate over the transom. I rubbed the window frame with white chalk to give it a haunted feel. 

 Using a ball stylus I rounded the body and legs of the spider. He was then dangled from white twine onto an orange button. Black Soot Distress Ink was used along the edges of the die cuts.  Ribbon and an embossed strip were run across the back. All the layers are popped up with foam tape giving a more dimensional look. I love using jewels to dress things up, and of course a bow!

The inside was done using the Bare Branch die set and the Spider Web die. The card is tent style and finished size is A2

Thanks for Looking!

• Dies: Impression Obsession- Spider Web DIE115-J, Bare Branch Die Set DIE022U, Spellbinders- A2 Matting Basics, Labels Twenty Eight, Shapeabilities Window one, Nellie's Oval Nesting
• Ink: Distress Ink- Black Soot, Versa Magic- Cloud White
• Papers: Neenah Solar White, ep Chillingsworth Manor, Bazzill Candy Corn, black linen, cardstock, Vellum, acetate
• Other: Spellbinders M Bossabilities- Harlequin, Bow Easy, ball stylus, black foam tape, Score Tape, jewels, twine, ribbon, button