SERENDIPITY STAMPS WINTER BLOG HOP!

"It's the most wonderful time of the year"...and of the month! It's time for a Serendipity Blog Hop! Get inspired with some holiday ideas from the DT. Visit each blog and leave a little love along the way for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the Serendipity Store!  The winner will be chosen randomly from one of the blogs.The more blogs that you comment on the better chance you have of winning!

You will have until Monday November 17th to leave a comment.
The winner will be posted on Mary's Blog Tuesday November 18th

For a second chance to win...LIKE Serendipity Stamps and SHARE on Facebook. A $20 gift certificate will be awarded. Click HERE for our Facebook Page.

You should be arriving here from MARY'S BLOG!

Retro is very popular right now and especially with holiday decorations. These Ornament images are such a flash back to my childhood memories of the beautifully decorated trees! I love the whimsical fluffy garland stamp that I used to hang the ornaments. All of these stamps are from the same collection, Ornament Pops Cling Set. 

For the inside I have used the, "wishing you" stamp along with the "Joy" die.

Thanks for looking and your next stop will be at the very creative DT member 
MARYBETH LOPEZ!

Here is all the links to the wonderful Serendipity DT!

Mary's Blog

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

• Stamps: Serendipity- 1324QCL Ornaments Cling Set, 1336A Wishing You
• Dies: Serendipity: 038DD Joy Die
• Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black, Versa Color- Olive
• Papers: Neenah, ep 6x6 Christmas Cheer, Bazzill
• Other: Copics, Wink of Stella, Bow Easy, Darice ef- Patchwork, Spellbinders- A2 Matting Basics, MFT- Pierced Oval Stax, Vertical Stitched Stax, Nellies- Ovals, Circles

Ready, Set, Shake!

I'm sharing with you today one of Art Impressions new Shakers, the Snowman! I admit, I love snowmen and this guy steals my heart!

Love that smile! 

His arm full of presents shake! I think cards with movement are so much fun so, I am a big fan of Action Wobbles!

The small snowflakes are from the center of the "Snow" die cut from Serendipity.

So true, "Some People Are Worth Melting For"! This stamp is from Impression Obsession's Frozen Collection which has so many "warm your heart" sayings!

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!

• Stamps: Art Impressions- 4514 Snowman Shaker, Impression Obsession-CL551 Frozen Collection
• Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black, Versafine- Imperial Purple
• Dies: Serendipity Stamps: 039DD Snow, Spellbinders-A2 Matting Basics, MFT-Pierced Oval Stax, Lawn Fawn- Stitched Hillside Border, Forest Border
• Papers: Neenah, doodlebug-6x6 Frosty and Friends, Bazzill, metallic card stock 
• Other: Copics, Action Wobble, Mini Perfect Layers, Memento Dual Marker, Wink of Stella-clear, Stickles-Rock Candy

IMPRESSION OBSESSION~THANKSGIVING WISHES!

It's Thursday which means time for a new Impression Obsession Challenge! Get ready for the holidays and share with us your Thanksgiving Wishes! As always, a $25 Gift Certificate to the IO Online Store is up for grabs! It's easy to play along, just use your IO stamps or dies and enter! All the guidelines can be found on the IO Blog here.

Here are your links to the Thanksgiving Wishes!

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Ellen Taylor

Jeanne Streiff

Jenny Gropp

Karen Amidon...that's me!

Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

Today I am sharing with you two projects both using the same Thanksgiving sentiment, "A Special Time". The first one is a card made using  Leaves Die Set. These dies cut beautifully and the veins in the leaves are so detailed. The coloring on the leaves was created by using distress inks. I broke down the fibers in the paper by using a ball stylus, this also gave the leaves their shape. 

My second Thanksgiving Wish was created using a burlap panel. I have embellished the sentiment with several different die cuts. The leaves are from the Oak Leaves and Rake set. The branches were cut from the Reading Tree. The sweet pumpkins and apple are from the, "Pumpkin Patch" and "Bushel of Apples" die sets. The background has been airbrushed with a Copic marker the color of pumpkin pie, yum!

Thank you for taking time to look!

1st Card

• Stamps: IO- C3806 A Special Time
• Dies: IO- DIE030-S Leaves die Set
• Papers: Neenah,Bo Bunny, Bazzill
• Other: Copics, Distress Inks, Flower Tool Kit, May arts ribbon

2nd

• Stamps: IO- C3806 A Special Time
• Dies: IO- DIE201-K Oak leaves and Rake Set, DIE222-Z Reading Tree, DIE202-G Pumpkin Patch, DIE204-B Bushel of Apples
• Papers- Neenah, Bo Bunny, Bazzill
• Other: Tim Holtz mini burlap panel, Copics, Crazy Coil brads,Flower Tool Kit, ribbon and jute 

  

SSCB #37 THANKFUL/GRATEFUL

Thankful is the theme for the month of November. Serendipity invites you to play along in their challenge. Show us one of your creations using Serendipity stamps and or dies, it's that easy! There is a $20 Gift certificate to the Serendipity Store for one lucky winner that will be chosen randomly.  New to challenges? You can find all the details on the SSCB HERE! 

A big welcome to our November guest designer, Lisa Minckler! Take a minute to check out her fun blog, "You Made Me Ink"!

Here's the links to see what the DT has made

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp 

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon ...you are here!

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Lisa Minckler...guestie!

I love this time of the year! The Autumn Wreath reminds me of the harvest and the beginning of a new season. Our family gathers together all year long but the holidays are always a special time to be with each other. 

This stamp is beautifully detailed. The grapevine and leaves give this wreath a natural feel, yet it is very elegant. The rich colors of the wreath come from being colored with Copics. To get the crisp white border, I airbrushed around the image leaving the die in place.

Designing the inside of a card is as much fun to me as the front! Isn't this script gorgeous?  I masked off the word, "Be" on the, "Be Thankful" stamp. The cornicoupia has been fussy cut from the, "November" stamp. Serendipity has a wonderful stamp set of all the months which can be seen here!

Anything in the Autumn or Thanksgiving Category is 20% this week!

Perfect time to get those things from your November wish list!

Thanks for looking and remember there will be a blog hop here Friday November 14th!

• Stamps: Serendipity- 928QCL Small Autumn Wreath Cling Set, 397E Be Thankful, 595F November
• Ink: Memento, memento Luxe
• Papers: Neenah 110, G45 Raining Cats and Dogs-Pitter Patter, Carta Bella- 6x6 a perfect Autumn, Bazzill
• Other: Copics, Darice ef- Fall Leaf BG, Perfect Mini Layers, MFT- Pierced Oval Stax, Vertical Stitched Stax, Spellbinders- Labels 22, Decorative Labels 22, Labels 34, Scalloped Circles, May Arts ribbon

Ai Tennis Love!

Yeah for Thursday and a new challenge from Ai! I am playing along in their Humor and Puns Challenge 147. Be sure to check out all the brand new Ai People from Art Impressions.  

I was so excited when I saw this stamp set called, Birthday Love!! I don't play tennis, but I have many girlfriends that do! She is just perfect and will be seeing  a lot of ink!

Several layers going on here. The racquet was stamped twice and foam tape was used to lift up one side of it. Two of the tennis balls were also popped up!

Love the argyle patter paper, Chill from LF and thought it was a great match for this gal.

Copics: E47,44,43,41,11, 000,00  R17, 08,05,02  YR23,21,21  G03,02,00,0000  W3,1,00  YG00

Thanks for looking!

• Stamps: Ai-Birthday Love Set 4529
• Paper- Neenah 110, Bazzill, Lawn Fawn Sweater Weather-Chill, Crisp, Cool
• Other: Copics, Perfect Mini Layers, Nellies-Oval Dies, Viva Gloss Gel, Memento -Dual marker, Corner Chomper, Bow Easy, foam tape, seam binding

IMPRESSION OBSESSION~ COLORS OF FALL!

The leaves are staring to change their colors and you can feel the crispness in the air! Show us your fall colors and enter Impression Obsession's challenge. Play along with your creation for a chance at winning a $25 Gift Certificate. Anyone can join in and play! For all the guidelines go here to the IO Blog. 

Take a look at all the fall colors!

Daniela Dobson

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Ellen Taylor

Jeanne Streiff

Jenny Gropp

Karen Amidon...that's me!

Kittie Caracciolo

I started playing with the Small Leaf die set with no plan in mind! As you can see, it turned into a fall wreath!

I cut the leaf die set four times using four different shades of a heavy weigh paper.  Flower tools were used to curve and shape the leaves. The solid color paper seemed a little drab so I rubbed on some Inka Gold!

Next, a simple base was laid out by overlapping the maple leaves onto a circle die cut. Before glueing anything down, I went back and tucked in the rest of the other shaped  leaves. Some of the leaves were glued and some raised with foam tape. I then tucked in the brown twigs that were made from the Bare Branch Set. I love how the  Pine Sprig soften the wreath. A few metal studs were added for texture. The bow and hello finish my wreath.

I made this card for CHA and, although it says "Happy Thanksgiving", I love the image of the Leaf Collage. For the background I used one of my "go to" stamps. The Small Gingham is a favorite. The pretty brown trim is made using Die Border Duo 1. The Button Set that I used here is great for making any color buttons that you might need to match your papers! There are six different sizes.

Thanks for looking and hope that you will join in with your fall colors!

• Stamps: IO-CS372 Cissy
• Dies: DIE097-M Pine Sprig Cluster, DIE095-D Small Leaf Set, DIE022-U Bare Branch Set
• Ink: Memento Luxe- Rich Cocoa
• Papers: Neenah- ivory, Bazzill
• Other: Inka Gold- Gold, Gold Brown, Bow Easy, Susan's Garden Tools, Copics- E42 (to color ribbon) foam tape, Metal studs

2nd Card

• Stamps: IO- F13243DK Leaf Collage, D9401 Happy Thanksgiving, J9400 small gingham Background
• Dies: IO- DIE017-V Border Duo 1, DIE067-C Button Set
• Papers: Neenah, Bazzill
• Inks: Versafine, Memento-Peanut Brittle
• Other: Copics, watercolors, foam tape, muslin, twine, pearls 

SSCB #36 FALL

Time for the second half of Serendipity's October Fall Challenge. We would love for you to play along. Create something new with a fall theme using Serendipity stamps or dies. You don't have to have a blog to join in. There is a $20 Gift Certificate up for grabs and one entry will be chosen randomly to win. All the details on playing can be found on the SSCB.

Serendipity is having a sale this week
BUY 3, GET THE 4TH FREE
Just in time to stock up on those items you have on your wish list!
Good through Oct 22nd  

Let's see what the girls have made!
Julia Stainton...October guestie!
Vickie Zimmer
Jeanne Jachna
Jenny Gropp 
Julie Warner
Karen Amidon ...you are here!
Marybeth Lopez
Miriam Napier
Too Cute to Spook!

 The faces on this Pumpkin Tower make me laugh, I love those smiles! This has been colored with Copics and Wink of Stella was used on the pumpkins. I stamped the bottom part of the image again. After coloring just the two leaves, they were fussy cut and popped up. I cut a few of the black leaves off the ribbon and tucked them in under the paper leaves.

I think we all have had fun using this new BOO die! I've placed the black die cut into the negative space from the orange cut. There is a piece of paper behind the letters that I have colored with Copics.

Thanks for looking and Happy Halloween!

• Stamps: Serendipity-927H Pumpkin Tower
• Dies: Serendipity-036DD BOO!
• Papers: Neenah, Pebbles-Tricks and Treats, Bazzill
• Other: Copics: Mini Perfect Layers, Bow Easy, MFT- Vertical Stitched Stax, Wink of Stella, Viva Pearl Pen, Lawn Fawn- sequins, leaf ribbon, silk ribbon, foam tape