tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763350261370119872024-03-19T18:31:23.077-04:00PugnaciousPapercraftsBeth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176335026137011987.post-86451976988049918662018-12-05T00:01:00.000-05:002018-12-05T00:05:45.590-05:00Serendipity Stamps December Blog Hop #1!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I don’t know about you, but I’m having lots of
fun making Christmas cards! It’s this time of the year that I start to regret not
beginning this process a little earlier (like maybe in July? LOL) but I’ve still
managed to make quite a few.</span></div>
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one of those to share with you today, but first let me remind you that today is
the beginning of Serendipity Stamp’s first December <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>BLOG HOP!!</span></div>
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certificate to Serendipity Stamps! Also please note that the stamp and die of
the month are <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1059G.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Penguins</span></a> and the<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/092DS.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Snow Birds Branch Die Set</span></a>, respectively…both are half off for the month of
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Mary's
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Beth
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Marybeth
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Miriam
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favorite Serendipity Stamp’s sets for today’s card…it’s called the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1422CSS.html"><span style="color: #990000;">For Unto Us</span></a> cling stamp set and it includes a
manger scene and five gorgeous sentiments! For this card I used the ‘Joy to the
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onto Ivory cardstock and embossed it using clear embossing ink. I die cut this
with a circle die and then die cut a larger circle from red cardstock for a
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panel from two pieces of Carta Bella’s “Christmas Delivery” collection placed
at a diagonal. I added some green and ivory plaid ribbon, an ivory paper rose,
and some die cut spruce stems. As a final touch I added some red enamel dots
for “berries” (yes, I know that Spruce don’t produce berries, but I thought it
looked pretty anyway!) I also added a few extra enamel dots around my
sentiment. I popped up my patterned paper layers using craft foam.</span></div>
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visiting with me today! I hope you all have a fantastic day and find some time
during this busy holiday season to play! Happy crafting!!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Beth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176335026137011987.post-53310790913021422532018-11-21T00:01:00.000-05:002018-11-21T04:07:08.381-05:00Serendipity Stamps November Blog Hop #2!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Hi
there fellow crafters! I hope you are all having a wonderful week leading up to
the Thanksgiving holiday! It’s such a fun time of the year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">I’ve
been busy making all sorts of holiday cards and have a quick and easy one for
you today, but I first want to remind you that today is the first day of
Serendipity Stamp’s second November BLOG HOP!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Serendipity showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks.
Just comment on the Design Team’s blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 gift
certificate to Serendipity Stamps! Also please note that the stamp and die of
the month are<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1186L.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Covered Bridge</span></a><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span>and</span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/074ED.html"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Sympathy</span></span></a></span>, respectively…both are half off for
the month of November!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">I also wanted to let you know that Serendipity Stamps is
discontinuing many of their wood mounted stamps so they are having a SALE! Be
sure to check the Bargain Basement for over 150 items!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Here’s
a list of all the designers participating in the blog hop today…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Mary's
Blog (Serendipity Stamp's owner)</span></span></a><span style="margin: 0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Julie
Warner</span></span></a><span style="margin: 0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Beth
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Vicki
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Marybeth
Lopez</span></span></a><span style="margin: 0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Miriam
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this card with you today because it is super easy but it looks like you spent a
lot of time making it! I used Serendipity Stamp’s <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1140E.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year</span></a> for my sentiment…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">To create this card, I
started with a 4.25” x 11” red cardstock piece and and scored it using my
Scor-Buddy at 2” and 5.5”. I then cut a 4.25” x 5.5” rectangle from some
gorgeous Alexandra Renke Christmas patterned paper (using a rectangle die) and trimmed it into two pieces (one at 2” x 4.25”
and one at 5.5” x 4.25”). I adhered these to the top and bottom of my card,
making sure that the patterns lined up.</span></div>
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powder. I die cut this using a circle die and added a scalloped frame from red cardstock
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front of my card, leaving half of the circle hanging over the front flap as a
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">I finished the inside of
my card using more Renke paper, and as a final touch I added a Tim Holtz
snowflake charm with a bit of jute twine and a white Nuvo drop. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><br /></span><br />
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but gorgeous…and just think how many different combinations you can make using
different patterned papers and different colored inks. This sentiment would look gorgeous
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always, thank you so much for visiting my blog today. I am thankful for each
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everyone and Happy November!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I’ve just started making my Christmas cards…pretty
late for a paper crafter, right?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I was away
on a fabulous trip to Thailand with my husband to celebrate our 25<sup>th</sup>
anniversary and was too busy to even color anything, even though I took lots of
images and Copic markers on the trip with us! Even though the trip was amazing,
<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I’m happy to be home and creating again…I
really missed it!</span></span></div>
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great news is that today is the first day of the Serendipity Stamps November
Blog Hop 1!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Serendipity
showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design
Team’s blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity
Stamps! Also…please note that the stamp and die of the month are<span style="color: #990000;"> <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1186L.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Covered</span> <span style="color: #990000;">Bridge</span></a></span><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span>and</span><span style="color: #b45f06; margin: 0px;"> <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/094GD.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Merry </span><span style="color: #990000;">Christmas</span></a></span>, respectively…both are half off for the month of November!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mary's
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Miriam
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stamping the bell multiple times onto Neenah 100lb Solar White cardstock and
coloring using Copic markers. I used the following colors:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0px;">W1, W3, W5, W7, YR21, YR23,
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to color the “metal” part of the bell, and then I added touches of YR21 and
YR23 to give it a tarnished look. </span></div>
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a stitched 4.25” x 5.5” rectangle and adhered this onto a black A2 sized card.
I then added some glossy accents to the berries and a beautiful red ribbon down
the left side. </span></div>
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die-cut the<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/038DD.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Joy</span><span style="color: #990000;"> Die</span></a></span> three times from red cardstock and layered these on top of
one another using liquid glue. This created a sentiment with more dimension and
interest than just die-cutting the sentiment once.</span></div>
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lobster-colored ink that matched my red ribbon. </span></div>
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clean and simple card for the holidays using only a few supplies! Thank you all
for visiting with me today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; margin: 0px;">Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing
well and having fun creating those fall cards! Halloween is one of my favorite
holidays so I’ve been having lots of fun creating cards for family and friends.
I have a fun Halloween card for you today, but first I wanted to let you know
that today is the first day of the Serendipity Stamps September Blog Hop #2! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; margin: 0px;">Serendipity
showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design
Team’s blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity
Stamps! Also please note that the stamp and die of the month are <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1249G.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Pumpkins on a Fence</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; margin: 0px;"> and <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/067MD.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Creepy Wreath</span></a>, respectively…both are half off for the
month of September!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; margin: 0px;">Here’s a list of all the designers
participating in the blog hop today…</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Mary's
Blog (Serendipity Stamp's owner)</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Julie
Warner</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Beth Chiu
(that's me!)</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Vicki
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Marybeth
Lopez</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Miriam
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In other great news…Serendipity Stamps
will be holding a SALE along with this week’s blog hop! Buy three items and
the fourth one is free!</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-Tc38s7EH_qF3K-OyDbPdPJTGPvReW-PHrBN81koWMg6UR7t5TDtUXe47kZYPGSkoYfgro4xu6njmcn15yaE-VLN8Aq6qqC8u7EeXOteAVzKEPpd7YzWb2PXzXkFRUh3dv5vnY7Z616z/s1600/CreepyWreath1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /></a><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today’s card features the die of the month...<a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/067MD.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Creepy Wreath</span></a>…this is a fabulous die that can be used to create a Halloween
wreath, but it could also be used to create Christmas wreaths or any other kind
of wreath!</span></span></div>
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inking Distress Inks in Dusty Concord and Seedless Preserves onto a panel of
Bristol Smooth cardstock using my ink blending tool. I then die cut the Creepy
Wreath twice, once from black cardstock and once from Bristol Smooth cardstock.
I inked the Bristol Smooth one using the same Distress Inks.</span></span></div>
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cut my inked panel and then layered this onto black cardstock. Once this was
finished, I layered my two wreath dies together and adhered them to a small circle
frame cut from black cardstock. This was then mounted onto my inked panel using
foam tape to pop it up from the background.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I decorated my creepy wreath using the adorable owl from the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1373QCL.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Halloween Pops Cling Set</span></a> and the extra dies included in the Creepy
Wreath die set. I colored the owl using YG17, YG23, YG03, V17 V15, V12, and Y06. I used glitter papers for the ghosts and skull, and then added
lots of sequins in spooky colors to bling it up a bit!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For my sentiment, I used the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1029D.html"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Creepy</span><span style="color: #b00000;"> </span></a>stamp. I stamped the image, colored it in ombre fashion using Copic markers
in YG17, YG23, and YG03. I added a bit of grey with T0 and T1 on the spider webs.
I then fussy cut this out and added it to the front of my card.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></div>
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lime green glittery cardstock and then mounted the entire thing onto a black A2
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colored the pumpkin in with Copics in V15, V12, and Y6. I adhered an inked
strip from my previous Distress Ink blending to the bottom of the panel and
mounted this with more black and lime green glitter cardstock.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; margin: 0px;">Hello Everyone! Happy September!! There’s
a nip in the air…time to start making those Fall cards!<sub></sub></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; margin: 0px;">And guess what? It’s time for Serendipity
Stamp’s first Blog Hop of September! Serendipity showcases a new set of stamps
every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team’s blogs listed below to enter
to win a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity Stamps! Also please note that the
stamp and die of the month are <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1249G.html"><span style="color: #e69138;">Pumpkins on a Fence</span></a><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span>and</span><span style="color: #b45f06; margin: 0px;"> <span style="color: black;">the </span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/036DD.html"><span style="color: #e69138;">Boo die</span></a></span>, respectively…both are half
off for the month of August!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; margin: 0px;">Here’s a list of all the designers
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Mary's Blog (Serendipity Stamp's owner)</span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Julie
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Beth
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Vicki
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Marybeth
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Miriam
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Halloween one and features the beautiful <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/009LD.html"><span style="color: #e69138;">Pumpkin Die</span></a>…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">I die cut the pumpkin from black mirror cardstock and placed an orange cardstock behind it. I
love this die because it looks wonderful in black and orange for Halloween, but
would be equally beautiful cut in harvest colors for a Fall or Thanksgiving
card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">I layered several
different pieces of cardstock to create a background for my card and then added
a piece of black Dresden trim from my stash. I then die cut the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/036DD.html"><span style="color: #e69138;">Boo Die</span></a> from
the same black mirror cardstock and adhered this to my card using some black
foam cut from the same die for dimension. I adhered this panel to another piece
of black mirror cardstock so that I had a black border around my card.</span><br />
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card, I stamped the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1034E.html"><span style="color: #e69138;">Happy Halloween Arc</span></a> using Memento’s Black Tuxedo Ink and
added a cute little black cat from the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/067MD.html"><span style="color: #e69138;">Creepy Wreath</span></a> die.</span></div>
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fantastic week! Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; margin: 0px;">It’s Serendipity
Stamp's Blog Hop time everyone!! Serendipity showcases a new set of stamps every
two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team’s blogs listed below to enter to win
a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity Stamps! Also please note that the stamp
and die of the month are <span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/929F.html"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Acorns and Sweetgum</span></a></span><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> and</span><span style="color: #b45f06; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/074ED.html"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Sympathy</span></a></span>, respectively…both are half
off for the month of August!</span></div>
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participating in the blog hop today…</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Mary's Blog (Serendipity Stamp's owner)</span></a></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Warner</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Beth
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Vicki
Zimmer</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #c00000; margin: 0px;">Marybeth
Lopez</span></a></span></div>
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decided to create a Fall card using Serendipity’s <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/078HD.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Leaves Reverse Die</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span>and the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/306D.html"><span style="color: #990000;">All Those Golden</span></a> sentiment.</span></div>
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the tag onto my background using foam tape.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;">I made a small bow from
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with foam tape for dimension. I also tucked some of the smaller leaves under
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card, I glued a strip from my leftover Distress Oxide background onto cream
cardstock and cut these out using a smaller stitched rectangle die.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I mounted this onto an olive green mat. I
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Hi all!!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">It's August, can you believe it? And you
know what that means...fall can't be too far behind! Time to start thinking
about making those fall cards! </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I love anything fall-themed. When our local
papercrafting store begins carrying fall stamps, I admit I go a little crazy,
but collecting fabulous stamps is part of the fun of our hobby, right? </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I have a fall card for you today, but first
let me remind you that today is the first day of Serendipity Stamp's first </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">August Blog Hop</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">! Serendipity showcases a new set of stamps
every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter
to win a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity Stamps. The more blogs you comment
on, the likelier you are to win!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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participating in the blog hop today...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Mary's
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Julie
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Beth
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Vicki
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Marybeth
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Miriam
Napier</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Keep in mind that the stamp and die of the month are <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/929F.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Acorns and Sweetgum</span></a> and</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/074ED.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Sympathy</span></a>, respectively...both are 50% for the
month of August! Woo-hoo!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">For today's card I used the <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1141F.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Acorns</span></a> stamp...</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">This stamp is so pretty and so easy to color! I took a fun class last year
with the incredibly talented Jenny from One Krafty Cat</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> (</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://onekraftykat.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://onekraftykat.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">)</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">. In the class we learned how to color leaves to make
them look realistic. One of the main things I learned was not to worry about
blending the colors perfectly...leaves aren't perfect in nature so why should
they be in our images? Here are the Copic markers I used...</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">I created the card background using Authentique's 'Harvest' patterned paper
collection. I chose several papers to layer and used die cuts to create the
horizonal stripes strip and the lacy edge border. I wrapped persimmon-colored
twine twice around the card, securing with strong tape. I then popped up my
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> It's July and you know what that means...time for Christmas in July!! Yes, I'm one of those weirdos that actually starts thinking about making their Christmas cards right in the heat of the Atlanta summertime!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I created this card by stamping the image onto Copic X-Press It paper in Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloring it with Copic markers. I used B0000 and B000 to create my sky background. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I just love that sweet little lamb and that dove visiting the Baby Jesus, don't you? I used some warm grey markers to color them. I used the tip of my marker to "dot" the lamb's fur and create a more textured look.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once my stamped image was colored, I began putting my card together. I created a "frame" for my image using gold shimmery cardstock. I then used a "burst"-style die to create a background layer using teal mirror cardstock. Before placing my image down onto the teal layer, I ran a piece of teal silk ribbon across the mirror cardstock using a strong adhesive tape to secure it. I then popped up the nativity layer using foam tape and adhered it to the mirror paper. A teal silk bow was then added to the left side of my frame.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I then used foam tape to add this layer onto a "frame" of the shimmery gold cardstock, and finally layered this onto a white 4.75" x 4.75" square card.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I tried a little something different for this card. Instead of stamping the image onto my usual Copic X-Press It or Neenah cardstock, I stamped it directly onto my patterned paper. I used Authentique's 'Honor" 6x6 coordinating papers for this project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I colored my image using Copic markers and then cut it out using a rectangle die. This was mounted onto a scalloped red rectangle, using a navy 1/16" border around my image first. I added some fishtail banners to this using the coordinating patterned papers and popped two of them up with foam tape onto my card background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a final touch, I added lots of red, blue, and clear sequins and some gold stars as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thanks for visiting today! Have a safe and happy holidays, everyone...and good luck on the blog hop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hope you are all enjoying your summer! The temperature is really climbing here in Atlanta...great weather for staying inside and crafting! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Keep in mind that today is the first day of Serendipity Stamp's second BLOG HOP for the month of June! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 gift certificate to Serendipity Stamps. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have of winning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today's card features the adorable<span style="color: orange;"> <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1147E.html"><span style="color: orange;">Bikini Kitty</span></a> </span>stamp from Serendipity Stamps. I thought this would be a fun card to send to a friend who needs a little reminder to take time out for herself from time to time (don't we all need to remember this?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I stamped my image onto Copic X-Press It paper using Ink On 3's Blackout Detail Ink and began coloring with Copic markers. I first colored my sky around the the kitty with BG0000 and BG000. I extended the beach sand area on both sides using a Sigma Micron .45mm pen and then colored the sand using E31 and E33. Kitty's bikini was colored by blending RV34, R14, YR16 and Y35. I used the same colors for her umbrella but added YG01 for a pop of lime green. The kitty was colored with YR 21, YR23 and YR24, plus a little R20 for her cheeks and ears.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After Kitty was all colored up, I colored and fussy cut an extra umbrella and used a ball stylus to shape it into a more rounded shape and added it on top of the original umbrella using a couple of small drops of COLLALL colloidal silicone...in retrospect it was almost too small of an area to do this technique with, but it still added a bit of interest to the card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next, I cut out my image using a rectangle frame die and put that aside while I worked on my card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used Kraft colored cardstock to create a top-folding A2-sized card. I then cut an A2-sized rectangle from persimmon cardstock, then turned the rectangle die at an angle and cut it diagonally. I like doing it this way because I like to have the stitched line across the cut line at the top (hope that makes sense...sometimes it's hard to explain things in writing)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I glued the persimmon panel to another A2-sized rectangle and then placed a o.5 inch strip of Scor-Pal tape above it. I took some kraft colored jute twine and wrapped it around the panel several times, using the Scor-Pal tape as my adhesive. Once this was finished, I added the panel to the front of my card using my ATG gun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I then used foam tape to adhere kitty's "frame" to the front of my card, being careful not to place the foam tape directly on top of the twine. I used a double layer of foam tape to add the kitty image so that it popped up above my frame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For my sentiment, I stamped "Just Unwind" from the</span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="color: orange; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1397QCL.html"><span style="color: orange;">Meow Mix</span><span style="color: orange;"> Cling Set</span><span style="color: black;"> using Versafine Vinta</span><span style="color: black;">ge Sepia ink and cut it out using a stitched fishtail banner. I added it below my kitty using foam tap</span><span style="color: #005000;">e. </span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also added a jute twine bow onto my card as a final touch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thanks everyone for visiting today! I hope you all have a fantastic week and good luck on the blog hop!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Can you believe it's already summertime? I've been dreaming about the beach so I decided to create a shell card for you today! Before we get started, let me remind you that today is the beginning of Serendipity Stamp's first June BLOG HOP!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On to today's card! This stamp has got to be one of my all-time favorites from Serendipity...it features a beautifully detailed <a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/280H.html"><span style="color: #76a5af;">Triton shell</span></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before coloring this image, I decided to go online and study some images of this stunning shell. Some of my favorite images were those where the sunlight was shining behind the shell and the opening was a gorgeous shade of coral. I attempted to replicate this color with my Copic markers. I used shades of cream and light browns to color the rest of the shell. I then fussy cut my image and put it aside while I worked on my background.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To create the background for this card, I stamped with some stripes and distress stamps from my stash using MFT's Persimmon and Extreme Black Ink. I added some jute twine and some Buttermilk and Ebony Black Nuvo drops as well. I then placed my shell on top of the background using some foam tape for dimension.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the inside of my card, I stamped the<span style="color: #45818e;"> </span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/288E.html"><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My Life</span></a><span style="color: #76a5af;"> </span><span style="color: black;">quote by Thoreau using MFT's Persimmon Ink. It's such a beautiful sentiment and is great for an everyday "Thinking of You" card.</span><span style="color: black;"> I added more layers to the inside of my card to give it a finished look.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you all enjoyed your visit to my little corner of the world today. As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful summer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made a card with a beautiful hydrangea stamped image to share with you, but first let me remind you that today begins the second May BLOG HOP for Serendipity Stamps! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 16px;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team’s blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 gift certificate from Serendipity...the more blogs you comment on, the likelier you are to win!</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also, please welcome back the talented Christine Alexander who is Serendipity's guest designer for the month of May!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Creating this card was fun and easy! I first stamped the hydrangea image onto Copic X-Press It paper using MFT's Extreme Black Ink. I added the <span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/171F.html"><span style="color: #e06666;">Thinking </span><span style="color: #e06666;">of You</span></a> </span>sentiment above my hydrangeas. I used my Copic markers to color my hydrangeas. Even though I love blue hydrangeas, I wanted to do something a bit different here so I went to the internet and searched for images of hydrangeas. I found this one I really liked and tried to replicate the colors with my markers. I made sure to add some BG0000 around the perimeter of my image to give a hint of sky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the coloring was finished, I die-cut my panel and then mounted it with foam tape onto some green polka-dot paper to match the hydrangea's leaves. I love using foam tape to give extra dimension to my cards! I finished with a little bow made from lime-green jute twine and some little blue "pearls".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As always, a great big THANK YOU for visiting with me today! Look forward to seeing everyone again very soon! Good luck on the blog hop!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the inside of my card, I stamped the "Forever (and always)" sentiment into white cardstock and framed it using more of the red and black glitter paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As always, a big THANK YOU to you guys for stopping to visit with me today! Have a wonderful week and good luck on the blog hop!!</span></div>
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<a href="http://bon2stamp.blogspot.com/2018/03/lilacs-for-serendipity-blog-hop.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bonnie Klass - guest designer</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vickie Zimmer</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> l</span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/200L.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">ilacs</span></a> stamp I used for my card this week is the Stamp of the Month for March which means that it will be 50% off until the end of this month!! Yay!! And before I forget....another YAY! There's a SALE going on right now at Serendipity Stamps! Buy any three items and get the fourth one FREE! The sale ends March 24th so be sure and check it out!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I stamped the image onto Copic X-Press It paper using MFT's Extreme Black Ink. I wasn't exactly sure which colors I wanted to use for my image, so I went online and searched different lilac and butterfly images until I found one I liked and tried to mimic that one using my Copic markers. I used blue-violet, violet, and red-violet shades together to attempt to create more dimension and depth in the flowers. I used YG03/17/67 for the leaves, V000/01/04 for the butterfly, and BG0000/000/01 for the area around the image. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I thought the image looked a bit flat so I decided to add a little bling to the flowers. I used two different types of sequins to do this...one was a regular iridescent sequin and the other was a much smaller circle without the regular sequin's "hole" in the center. It looks pretty when you turn the card back and forth in the light but unfortunately, I had a hard time getting the camera to capture this. The following photo may give you a little better idea...it all depends on how the light hits it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used purple Stardream cardstock to create a "frame" for my lilacs and used some foam tape between my frame and my lilacs. I then adhered these to the front of an A2 sized card. I also added a little bow made from green jute twine to the front of my card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used a Serendipity Stamps sentiment for the inside of my card...it's called<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span><a href="https://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/971D.html"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Sending Lot</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">s of </span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Love</span></a>.</span><span style="color: black;"> I really love the elegance and the simplicity of this stamp! I stamped it using MFT ink in Grape Jelly which matched my Stardream cardstock perfectly.</span></span><br />
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Beth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176335026137011987.post-87174322376733098722018-03-06T23:29:00.001-05:002018-03-08T02:18:58.645-05:00Serendipity Stamps March Blog Hop #1!<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I hope this post finds you well. It seems like everyone I know is either suffering from a cold or just getting over one, so I'm excited that Spring is just around the corner and we'll hopefully be past all of that for a while! Here in Atlanta the daffodils and the cherry trees are already in full bloom...our clue that Spring isn't far behind!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before I share my card, please remember that today is the first day of Serendipity Stamp's first BLOG HOP for the month of March!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 Serendipity Stamps gift certificate.....the more blogs you comment on, the more likely you are to win! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's a list of all the designers participating in the blog hop today...please welcome the talented Bonnie Klass who is our guest designer this month!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Marybeth</span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lopez</span></a></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span><a href="http://serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mary's Blog</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">(Serendipity Stamps owner)</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></u></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></u></span><u><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vickie Zimmer</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I couldn't resist playing with the brand new <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1424CSS.html"><span style="color: #e06666;">Friends</span></a> stamp set this week! The images are so beautiful and I just adore the font. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I cut my image out using a scalloped square die and mounted this onto some gold glittery paper, and then onto a paler pink cardstock. Finally, I used a square foam sheet between this and my background to pop up the image and give the card a bit of dimension. I added some bling with iridescent pink and peach sequins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I used the hearts stamp from the same set to stamp the inside of my card with the Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Thanks guys for visiting with me today! It means so much to me!!</span><br />
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Beth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176335026137011987.post-29323141724410994642018-02-07T00:00:00.000-05:002018-02-07T09:21:00.100-05:00Serendipity Stamps February Blog Hop #1<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you're all doing well and enjoying this winter season! It's still cold here in Atlanta, but for us crafters it's time to start thinking about SPRING! I like to make a few Easter cards to send to friends and family, and now is a great time for me to start...I just love coloring Springtime images and dreaming about the season to come!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before I share my card with you, please know that today is the first day of Serendipity Stamp's first BLOG HOP for the month of February!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 Serendipity Stamps gift certificate.....the more blogs you comment on, the more likely you are to win! </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Julie Warner</span></a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></u></span></span><u><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beth Chiu (that's me!)</span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Miriam Napier</span></a></span></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I colored my image with Copic markers. After coloring it, I decided I wanted some extra dimension so I restamped the image, colored the eggs again, and fussy cut several of the individual eggs. I used a paper sculpting tool to create an "egg shape" on each piece. I then used a drop of silicone glue to adhere the individual eggs on top of the original image. I'm not sure if you can see it very well in my images, but the effect of the individual eggs "popping out" of the basket gives it a dimensional or 3-D effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I cut out my image, added a small border with some lavender Stardream cardstock, and mounted this with some foam tape on top of a plaid paper from my stash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I hope you enjoyed my card today. As always, thanks for visiting my blog and good luck on the hop!!</span><br />
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Beth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176335026137011987.post-65451808752570883842018-01-16T21:52:00.004-05:002018-01-17T05:39:38.406-05:00Serendipity Stamps January Blog Hop #2!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello everyone! Thanks for joining me today for Serendipity Stamp's BLOG HOP!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/"><span style="color: red;">Julie Warner</span></a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></u></span></span><u><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">Beth Chiu (that's me!)</span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before I share today's card with you, I want to let you know that the<span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/category/current-promotions.html"><span style="color: red;">Individual Floral</span> <span style="color: red;">Alphabet Stamps</span></a> are 50% off until the end of January! They make some really beautiful cards so be sure to check them out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">So I have to tell you...this week just wasn't a very good week for me, creatively speaking. I have no idea why. It just one of those weeks where I wasn't happy with anything I was making. I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about, right? It happens to all of us at some time or another! So I decided I wanted to do something relatively simple for today's card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I went through my collection of Serendipity stamps and found this wonderful sentiment stamp with a quote by Claude Monet...it's called<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/372D.html"><span style="color: red;">More</span> <span style="color: red;">Than Anything</span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> It says "More than anything, I must have flowers always, always". What a fantastic sentiment to sent a friend who loves gardening! And with Spring right around the corner, I'm looking forward to seeing some beautiful flowers again soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I then decorated my tag using some black silk ribbon, some black and white gingham ribbon, some black paper roses, and some matching sequins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">As you can see, this card was so easy to create...great for those days when your creative mojo just isn't flowing like you want it to!</span></div>
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Beth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176335026137011987.post-25964137962677448642017-12-19T00:59:00.001-05:002017-12-19T02:20:48.203-05:00Serendipity Stamps December Blog Hop #2<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope that you are busy finishing up those Christmas cards and sending them out to your friends and families. I have just one last Christmas card to share with you, but first a reminder...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">The card I made for today showcases the gorgeous <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/093ED.html"><span style="color: red;">Rejoice</span></a> die.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">decided to use this die to create a shaker card...I love sequins and anything shiny, especially during the Christmas season. I decided to use both gold and silver for a fun and festive look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I first cut my larger frame from silver mirror cardstock and created my shaker using acetate, a double layer of foam tape, and ivory Stardream cardstock for the back panel. I filled my shaker with TONS of sequins from my stash! I mixed a variety of gold, silver, and clear sequins together and I loved how it turned out!</span></div>
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Next, I die cut a smaller rectangle frame from gold mirror cardstock and a center rectangle from more of the ivory Stardream paper. I cut my Rejoice sentiment from gold mirror cardstock and glued it at an angle onto my smaller frame. Of course I kept having to stop and shake my card from time to time....I'm like a little kid when it comes to shakers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Now comes the really fun part....adding the finishing touches. I made a little gold bow and attached a crystal star to it and placed that on my panel. Then I glued a few sequins to the front of my card and filled them with gold and white Nuvo drops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Thanks everyone for visiting my blog today. I hope you and your friends and families have a wonderful holiday season filled with all your hearts desire!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving...can you believe it's only 19 days until Christmas? I've been super busy making holiday cards and I can't wait to share these <span style="color: #274e13;"></span>two with you today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After I finished coloring my image, I added a few dots around the rabbit's nose with a brown Micron 0.45mm pen to add some extra detail. I also added some Nuvo Crystal drops in Red Berry gloss on my holly bushes for a pop of dimension and color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">While the Nuvo drops were drying, I prepared my A2 sized card by cutting a diagonal panel of blue Stardream cardstock. I laid this on top of a green piece of cardstock and cut both out using a stitched rectangle die. I then adhered a sparkly blue ribbon across the diagonal edge using a strip of Scor-Pal tape. I cut out the image using my paper trimmer and mounted it onto my background using foam tape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I created a fun focal point on the left side of my card using a metal "Winter" charm, some green jute twine, and a tiny white button. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">After the card was finished, I felt that it needed a little extra "something", so I took a white glaze pen and dotted it all over the green cardstock to resemble snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the inside of my card, I stamped a sentiment from Serendipity Stamp's <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1422CSS.html"><span style="color: #274e13;">For Unto Us</span></a> cling stamp set using green ink. (If you haven't taken a look at this set, check it out...it's a set of 6 different holiday stamps for a very reasonable price, and the fonts are gorgeous!) I then mounted my sentiment panel to my card using more blue Stardream cardstock and a dotted green patterned paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My second card was made using </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamp's <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/540H.html"><span style="color: #274e13;">Sled</span></a> stamp!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think this is such a beautiful scene. I grew up in the South so snow was a rarity...and if we did get snow it certainly wasn't enough to go sledding! Looking at this stamp made me dream about living up North and jumping on a sled and racing down a hill...it just seems like so much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To create this card, I first stamped the sled image onto Copic X-Press it paper with Memento</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tuxedo Black Ink. I first colored my background sky using Copic BG0000 and BG000. I then colored the rest of the image using the following Copic colors:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also used a bit of Spectrum Noir Sparkle in clear to add a bit of glitter to the snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">After I finished coloring the image I decided to create a snowy scene using Copic Opaque White Pigment paint. I've been using it to create lots of snowy scenes on my cards and I absolutely love it! I just put a little bit of it on an acrylic block, thin with water to create a thin liquid, and "spray" it onto my scene by flicking it with a brush or a tooth brush. I think it really helped to make this scene look inviting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">After I finished my scene, I die cut it using a rounded rectangle frame die. I also cut a frame for my scene using this same die and olive green cardstock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I created a background for my snowy scene using coordinating patterned papers and a rectangle die with rounded corners. Before I mounted my scene onto my background papers, however, I tied the edge of my scene up with some olive green silk ribbon, some navy blue jute twine, and a metal snowflake accent. I added a glittery green enamel dot on my snowflake for an extra bit of color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Finally, I popped up my scene using foam tape and adhered it to my background papers. I used desert storm heavyweight cardstock for this A2 sized card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">For the inside of my card, I stamped the </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "georgia";"><u><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1193E.html">Winter Wishes</a> </u></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia";">stamp with black ink and colored it in an ombre style using YG93, YG95, YG97, and B32. I added a little white gel pen on the "snow" on top of the letters. I used the same dies and papers on the inside of my card as I did on the outside. </span><br />
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Thanks so much for spending a little time with me today. I hope you all enjoy this holiday season with your friends and families. Happy Cardmaking! And good luck on the blog hop too!</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span><br />
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<br />Beth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176335026137011987.post-44181789033413812742017-11-01T01:57:00.000-04:002017-11-01T13:32:16.424-04:00Serendipity Stamps November Blog Hop#1!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy November, Friends! Halloween is finally over, and you know what that means for us crafters....time for full-on, no-holes barred, crazy holiday cardmaking!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Before I share my holiday card with you, I wanted to remind you that today is the first day of Serendipity Stamp's BLOG HOP!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 Serendipity Stamps gift certificate.....the more blogs you comment on, the more likely you are to win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /> You have until Sunday, November 5 at midnight to enter. Be sure to check back on the Serendipity Stamps blog on Monday to see if you're a winner! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's a list of all the design team members participating in the hop...</span><b><i><u><sub><sup><strike><br /></strike></sup></sub></u></i></b><br />
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<a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Miriam Napier</span></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Marybeth Lopez</span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beth Chiu</span></span></span></a></span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(that's me!)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/blog/"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mary's Blog</span></span></a></span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (the owner)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span> <a href="http://stationerystyles.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Patti Kehl</span></span></span></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today's card brought back great memories for me. I used to love snow skiing and I haven't been in years! I saw this little skiing snowman and he just captured my heart! Although I did have to wonder what would happen if he fell...would he roll down the hill and become an even bigger snowman?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anyway! Creating </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">this card was a snap...I first cut a background panel from patterned paper using a rectangle die with scalloped edges and then mounted it to the front of a navy A2 sized card using some foam. I then stamped Serendipity Stamp's <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1420F.html"><span style="color: #073763;">Snowman on Skis</span></a> using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic paper. I colored him in with the following Copic markers:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I added some shine to my snowman using glossy accents and a glaze pen. I adhered my image onto two oval frames made of coordinating pattered paper. (A little tip: use your patterned paper as a guide to decide on your Copic color schemes!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I then cut out three sentiments from navy cardstock using the <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/038DD.html"><span style="color: #073763;">Joy die</span></a> and glued them on top of one another using liquid glue. Layering the pieces in this way will create a more substantial feel to your sentiment. I glued the sentiment onto the card, added a little white iridescent bow, and then a little gold jingle bell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used the sentiment <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1328D.html"><span style="color: #073763;">Dashing Through the Snow</span></a> for the inside. I colored the word Snow using BG 11. BG13, and BG49. I mounted the sentiment on two pieces of coordinating cardstock and then glued a small strip of the mint green paper below the bottom of my sentiment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you all enjoyed my card today. If you love snowmen, make sure to check out all the adorable ones available at <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/SFNT.html"><span style="color: #073763;">Serendipity Stamps</span></a>....there are a ton of them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello everyone! It's that time again! Time for </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamp's second BLOG HOP for the month of October! </span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 Serendipity Stamps gift certificate.....the more blogs you comment on, the more likely you are to win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">In other exciting news...Serendipity Stamps wil be having a SALE October 18-22....if you buy three items you'll get your fourth item FREE! Woo-hoo!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">It's also time to make Halloween cards and I was so inspired by Serendipity Stamp's <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1226E.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Spider</span></a> stamp! That cute little spider with his wiggly legs is just TOO cute! My card is a little "outside the box" in that I used some non-traditional Halloween colors with the addition of the pink, lime green, and purple hues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">To make this card, I first stamped the spider onto Copic X-Press It paper with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored the background with a BV0000 marker and colored the rest of the spider with RV52, RV55, BVo1, and BV02. I cute the image out with a circle die and layered it on top of a larger black circle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I then created an A2 sized card from black cardstock and layered a colorful piece of dotted patterned paper on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I cut out a fishtail banner using hot pink cardstock and placed it in the center of the card. I popped up my spider circle using foam sheeting and placed it onto the banner. I then cut out the <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/036DD.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Boo die</span></a> three times, stacked them, and glued them on top of one another. This gave my sentiment a little height without having to try to put foam tape or foam sheeting behind it. I then placed this element onto my card. I applied some glossy accents to my spider's body and legs, some purple jute twine, and some pink sequins to finish off the front of my card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you get lots of treats and very few tricks!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy October, Friends! I'm so excited we're nearing the holidays...so many wonderful stamps and dies to play with! Holiday cards are so much fun to make and Halloween is definitely one of my favorite holidays!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before I share my spooky card with you, I want to let you know that today begins the first Serendipity Stamps BLOG HOP for the month of October! </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today's card features Serendipity Stamp's <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1229H.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Graveyard</span></a> stamp, <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/036DD.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Boo die</span></a>, and the <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/067MD.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Creepy Wreath</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">die</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I then created my grass and sky by blending Distress Oxide inks in Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, and Wilted Violet. (I masked my tombstones with masking paper before blending the ink over them.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I cut the finished image out using a frame die and popped the outside frame up with foam tape. Finally, I added some finishing touches...the Serendipity Stamps <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/036DD.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Boo die</span></a>, the bats from the <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/067MD.html"><span style="color: magenta;">Creepy Wreath</span></a> die, a button from my stash and a bow made from jute twine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia;">I hope you all have a SPOOKTACULAR month! Good luck on the blog hop and thanks for visiting!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello my crafty friends! I hope you are all having a wonderful month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I just wanted to let you know that today begins the second Serendipity Stamps BLOG HOP for the month of September! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 Serendipity Stamps gift certificate.....the more blogs you comment on, the more likely you are to win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You have until Sunday, September 24 </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">at midnight to enter. Be sure to check back on the Serendipity Stamps blog on Monday to see if you're a winner! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Here's a list of all the design team members participating in the hop...<b><i><u><sub><sup><strike><br /></strike></sup></sub></u></i></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Vickie Zimmer</span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Miriam Napier</span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://stationerystyles.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Patti Kehl</span></span></span></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I can't believe that this Friday, September 22, is the first day of Fall. Even though it's still warm here in Atlanta, I'm beginning to see the trees changing color and it won't be long until those leaves start falling!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, in light of that, today's card features Serendipity Stamp's beautiful</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/298G.html"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rake</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> stamp. This stamp is Serendipity Stamp's Stamp of the Month and is currently 50% off! This stamp could be used for any fall-themed card, but I decided to make mine a Thanksgiving card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I first stamped the rake image in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then stamped Serendipity Stamp's </span><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/384D.html"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One Falling Leaf </span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> sentiment below it. I colored the image using Copic markers. For the leaves, I used a variety of colors in the Y, YR, R, YG, and E families. I then added a complimentary teal color in the rake (BG 72, 75, and 78) and used E 31. 34, 35, and 37 for the tree bark. The rake tines were colored with C3 and C5.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I then mounted my colored panel onto a piece of candy corn cardstock, and then mounted that onto a piece of teal plaid paper. The finished panel was placed on a standard A2 sized card. As a finishing touch, I placed a small bow from my ribbon stash at the top of the card. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For the inside, I used</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Serendipity's </span><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1382thanksgivingSALE.html"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanksgiving</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> stamp, </span><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/066ED.html"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Blessings Die</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, and the </span><a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1027C.html"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Oak</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Leaf</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> stamp. It's fun and easy to match your different stamps and dies together to create your own custom sentiment! I can see myself using the Blessings die for so many things...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope you all enjoyed my card today...simple and easy to make. Happy Fall everybody! Thanks for visiting and good luck on the Blog Hop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello everyone and happy September! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fall is just around the corner, can you believe it? It won't be long until we'll all be wearing sweaters and drinking hot cocoa! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But first....today</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">begins the first Serenity Stamps BLOG HOP for the month of September! </span></div>
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<a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Vickie Zimmer</span></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Marybeth Lopez</span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Beth Chiu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">(that's me!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I just love the stamps I used for my card today...it features Serendipity Stamp's <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1421L.html">Tree Frame</a> and <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/1371E.html">Take Time to Sit</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I stamped the tree frame in Tuxedo Black ink by Memento and colored the trunks in different shades of browns to look like bark. I then used a variety of markers colors to "dot in" leaves all over the tops of the trees. It takes a few minutes to cover all the "leaves", but it's worth the time and it's fun to choose which colors you want your leaves to be!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I anchored my trees to the ground using yell0w-green markers added some Copic BG0000 for the sky. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Here are all the colors I used...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">After coloring the trees, I cut the inside out using scissors and an exacto knife. I used my Memento black marker to go over the edges I cut...this gave my project a more finished look. I then stamped the sentiment on another piece of paper, colored it in, and finished it off with some Sakura glaze pen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I then lined up my sentiment behind the tree frame and popped up the top layer with foam tape for dimension. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy Wednesday Everyone! It's Blog Hopping time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serendipity Stamps showcases a new set of stamps every two weeks. Just comment on the Design Team's blogs listed below to enter to win a $20 Serendipity Stamps gift certificate.....the more blogs you comment on, the more likely you are to win!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://stationerystyles.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Patti Kehl</span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="https://justmeclm.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Carol Mayne</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com/?cat=514" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Julie Warner</span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<a href="http://vickiezimmer.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Vickie Zimmer</span></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Miriam Napier</span></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Marybeth Lopez</span></span></span></a></div>
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</span><a href="http://pugnaciouspapercrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Beth Chiu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">(that's me!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="color: black;">Today's cards feature the <a href="http://www.serendipitystamps.com/product/727E.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Never Give Up</span></a> stamp by Serendipity Stamps...I think this is such a wonderful image to create a card for a friend or family member who needs a little support. I know anyone would love to receive a little hug in the mail when they're going through a tough time.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I stamped the image by masking all lines of the sentiment except the one I was working on. I then inked each line separately using dye inks in different colors. I mounted the sentiment with three layers of matching cardstock, using foam tape between some of the layers for dimension. Finally, I mounted my layers onto a 4x4 card.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided to make another card using the same stamp but with different colors. I can't decide which color palette I like best...what do you guys think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For this card I decided to bling it up using some iridescent sequins. I can't seem to make a card without adding at least a little bling!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thanks so much for visiting my little corner of the world today! Wishing you good luck on the blog hop!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Have an awesome week!</span></div>
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<br />Beth Chiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286944859037661236noreply@blogger.com13