Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog- #34

WOW- can you believe we are into August!! Dang- summer flies by fast!! Although, living in the south... we have longer summers!!!!

This month the challenge theme is "Wish You Were Here" ---anything that relates to that thought

Miss You, Thinking of You....

The DT has extra challenges this year and for the first card of August it was CAS- Clean And Simple.

Holy Moly... I have gone CAS!! Didn't think I could do it and honestly, wanted to "add" some things/stuff/layers etc. etc. Actually, once I got over it :) I decided this sweet CAS card was perfect!! How gorgeous is this Serendipity Peony Floral Alphabet stamp and how clear is that sentiment!! You can purchase the Floral Alphabet set or individual letters. Here's the link to that sweet sentiment.

This month Kecia Waters from  Stamping Deets is joining us as a Guest Designer. Welcome!

Hoping you'll play... there are prizes :)

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your submission and use twine. 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.

Karen Amidon
Jeanne Jachna

Marybeth Lopez

Jenny Gropp 

Julie Warner 

 Miriam Napier

                                                          
this weeks’ sale is Free Shipping on any US order $10 or more.   Good through August 13th.

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Happy Bird-Day!

AND... Happy Sunday!! I had the chance to stamp a little this WE... in btwn.. canning salsa and jalpenos... don't ask about how you need to wear gloves when slicing jalapenos to can... yes, I should know better!!

Had fun playing with some new Reverse Confetti stamps/dies. I used the CAS(e) this sketch and made a tag for the Tag You're It challenge.

 

Those "waves" of grass were made with the new Simon Says Stamp waves stencil... turned on its' side. Added some green acrylic ink to modeling paste and filled in. Love the texture. Ohh.. those Viva Décor dots add more texture... love! AND... aren't those nesting flamingos FUN!! This girl was born in Tampa, FL and I remember going to Busch Gardens....

 

Here's the sketch...

 

AND... playing in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge... Anything Goes... this certainly fits the bill!

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Color Throwdown #303- Sending Sunshine!!

Welcome to Color Throwdown #303. Broni picked the colors and inspiration pic this week... aren't they lovely colors and those popsicles look delish!!

Me- So Happy to be back stampin' and feeling well! Went on a vacation to the beach (wonderful) and got sick with a nasty bug that left me feeling bad for over a week!

 

I played with the new to me PTI Doodlie Do set... in love. The leaf outline was stamped with garden green and "haphazardly or half colored" with copics to match the lucky limeade and cool caribbean. Both the flowers and leaves were fussy cut and popped up for a little dimension. The pic doesn't show clearly but, the bottom poppy parade cardstock was embossed with PTI's linen impression plate.

 

The layout was inspired by Seize the Sketch.

 

Our July Guest Designer is Diane Jaquay from Peaceful Lane.

This week's Guest Star Stamper is Sarah Stone. 

Visit the other CTD DT blogs for more inspiration.

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud
 Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Monika Davis- MAD Stamper

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Cindy Lawrence- The Creative Closet
 

Remember, if you don't have the exact colors, use whatever you have that's close...this is all about having fun!  If you upload to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD303.  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. 



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Serendipity Stamps and The Twinery Blog Hop

Hey- Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the second day of the Serendipity Stamps and The Twinery Blog Hop!!

You should have arrived here from Rebecca's blog.... if you just happened by, start at the beginning via Serendipity Stamps blog or The Twinery blog (links below).

 Both companies Design Teams are providing you with some inspiration using Serendipity Stamps images and/or dies and The Twinery Twine! Just check out the company blogs each day! 

Serendipity Stamps Blog and The Twinery Blog

 

I have a couple cards to share with you today!!

 

For my first card I "weaved" a little basket with the Lilac solid twine and added some Serendipity Wildflowers! The flowers were stamped twice on XPress It Blending cardstock- the "full" image was colored with copics and fussy cut. For the second image, I selectively colored a few of the flowers with copics, fussy cut, and popped on top for a little dimension.

The inside... super sweet sentiment from Serendipity stamps..... There Are Only Two Ways

For my second card I had fun making "twine" balloons! The balloons were created using Honeydew and Strawberry striped twine. Added the "Happy" die cut and white embossed the Birthday sentiment from Serendipity Stamps. Loving Serendipity's word dies (actually I need to branch out, I seem to be hooked on this Happy, LOL!)

 A little MFT shimmer mist and enamel dots to finish!

 

AND... of course there are prizes!!

 

Mary at Serendipity stamps is offering a $25 GC... just leave a comment as you hop along for a chance to win. AND... another $25 GC to someone who "likes" Serendipity Stamps on facebook- you must leave a comment to win. AND... Serendipity has a 20% off all items in the "Garden" category through August 3.

 

The Twinery is offering a solid sampler pack to one lucky commenter too!

 

The next stop on the hop is Stacey... enjoy!!

 

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Color Throwdown #301- Awesome!!

Welcome to this week's colors at CTD!! They are brought to us by my sweet friend Wanda...

Aren't they fabulous!

I  recently received some new stamps by Altenew. Love these.

Hey guys I am having a little problem with blogger soooo…. please go to the Color Throwdown blog to see all the DT cards and links along with Diane Jaquay our Guest Designer this month and our Featured Stamper this week.

Sorry!

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