Serendipity Stamps Challenge # 21 ---Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Wednesday!! Thanksgiving will be here before you know it!! My oldest daughter is already wanting to get together to discuss-- menu etc. Not sure why since we usually make the same things-- ya' know everyone's favorites!!

Anywho- down to business.....Welcome to the new installment of the Serendipity stamp challenge. This time we are to paper piece. This is one that I like to do off and on so it was fun making a card!! Well, it's always fun making a card... what was I saying!!

I used Pumpkins in a Barrow for my main image. The image was stamped onto very vanilla cardstock and then again, onto Authentique's Thankful designer paper. I fussy cut the pumpkins and wheelbarrow and adhered. The orange/red was also stamped with Serendipity's oak leaf in Versamakr for a little "sumthin sumthin". Then I covered it up with the sentiment and a big ole' bow!!

The inside I left a plain so that a personal message could be added.

Hope you find time to join us, and...

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your submission and link it below. You don't have to have a blog to play along - you can link your designs to any on line gallery.

Click Here for all the details

For extra inspiration there are samples from the design team on the challenge blog or you can visit them directly and get all the details by clicking on their names below.

Jeanne Jachna

Pauline Pollington

Anya Shrier
Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier
Jenny Gropp 
Julie Warner 

Karen Amidon
 

Here's the link to Serendipity Stamps since you may feel the need to go looking and shopping :))

The sale- Buy 3 get a 4th one free.   Good through 10/16.
 

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!


 

Ingredients

Stamps- Pumpkins in a Barrow 403G, Oak Leaf 1027C, Happy Thanksgiving
Ink- Early Espresso (SU)
Paper- Very Vanilla (SU), Thankful (Authenique)
Accessories- Seam binding (stash), Wooden button (SU), Linen thread (Nordic Needle), sitching

Hello!!

Another little card I had a couple moments to crank out in btwn. crazy work and other commitments.

 

 Had a chance to play and I took the opportunity. Enjoyed every minute and that's what's it all about, right!! Played in the Moxie Fab World challenge to use metal,wood, cork. and used Chupa's sketchbook Saturday challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

CTD262- Swell Birthday!!

Happy Wednesday!! Wanda picked the colors this week and I love them!! Isn't the inspiration pic fabulous.... it's definitely a fall theme.... only I used them a little bit differently!

 

Here's my card...

Still playing obsessing with the Waltzingmouse Stamps Art Deco Backgrounds. Experimenting with making my own backgrounds {I'm normally a designer paper girl and actually really should be using up my stash!!} Loved the Retrosketches layout this week and it worked perfectly with what I had in mind!! the "dot" in the center is from Waltzingmouse Stamps Funky Flowers. Added a few sequins for good measure!

Used this week's Retrosketch for the layout.

For more inspiration, you'll want to stop by and visit the other team members' blogs as well as our talented October guestie - Sankari Wegman at  Sankari's Sunshine Corner!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations 

 

Remember, if you don't have the exact colors, use whatever you have that's close...the color police won't come after you--this is all about having fun!  If you upload to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD262.  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog.  

When you are finished with your creation, head over to the Color Throwdown blog to add your entry to the Inlinkz tool.   

Hope you enjoy the colors and can't wait to see what you create!!


Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

CTD261--For You!!

It's my "debut" picking colors "For You" and I chose some bright ones, big surprise!?!

Here's my card...

Playing with some new Waltzingmouse stamps Funky Flowers and a MFT MPD stencil Graduated Dots. First I stamped lines using WPlus9's Country Charm {in a haphazard way} and then laid the graduated dots stencil on top, sponging with pacific point and marina mist. Then I stamped several sizes of the flower and fussy cut out. Added some dimension using foam dots. The leaves were stamped with lucky limeade and pacific point. I used the "backside" of the leaf stamps too. Finally added the sentiment from Waltzingmouse stamps Big Day- Today.

For more inspiration, you'll want to stop by and visit the other team members' blogs as well as our talented September guestie - Susan Roberts (rainy). Her blog is called Rainy Day Creations.

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations 

 

Remember, if you don't have the exact colors, use whatever you have that's close...the color police won't come after you--this is all about having fun!  If you upload to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD261.  Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog.  

When you are finished with your creation, head over to the Color Throwdown blog to add your entry to the Inlinkz tool.   

Hope you enjoy the colors and can't wait to see what you create!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

SSBC#20- Watercolor!

Happy Wednesday!! Welcome to the new installment of the Serendipity stamp challenge. This time we are to watercolor. It's such a fun and easy technique but, one I forget about using quite often.

Here's my card....

 

I have had these feathers- Feather Background- in my stash for a while and have been wanting to play with them. Mary has some fabulous flowers but, I really wanted to see if I could watercolor these. I stamped the large background image in early espresso and heat embossed with clear.... the embossing makes the watercoloring easier... no bleeding. Then, I used my water brush to color the feathers in red/pink, greens. and yellows. Next, I over stamped the images with a Serendipity stamps Nature Gives sentiment on an angle. Layered some papers and added a little stitching.

 

I have this tendency to decorate the inside.... here it is



Thought the "In The Attitude " sentiment went well with feathers.

Hope you find time to join us, and...

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your submission and link it below. You don't have to have a blog to play along - you can link your designs to any on line gallery.

Click Here for all the details

For extra inspiration there are samples from the design team on the challenge blog or you can visit them directly and get all the details by clicking on their names below.

Jeanne Jachna

Pauline Pollington

Anya Shrier
Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier
Jenny Gropp 
Julie Warner 

Karen Amidon
 

Here's the link to Serendipity Stamps since you may feel the need to go looking and shopping :))

The deal---Get 40% off the highest priced item in your cart when you enter coupon code “40fromhigh913”.   Valid through 10/2/2013. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!! Love when you do and appreciate all the kind words!!

 

Ingredients:

Stamps- Feather Background 448L, Nature Gives 305EUM, In The Attitude 1260 (Serendipity Stamps)

Ink- Riding Hood Red, Dusty Durango, Lucky Limeade, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso (SU)

Papers- Early Espresso (SU), watercolor and DP (stash)

Accessories- Buttons and Twine (stash), foam dots (Jody Morrow, confessionsofaribbonaddict)