Steping up!

 For our second August challenge involves making a center step card.  There is a great gallery full of these cards over on Split Coast Stampers.  I chose to take a slightly different approach, and made an accordion bottom card.

 

I used my copics to color this adorable Halloween image Goul Pets (1022F).  To make it the center focus of the card.  

 

It's time at my house to start thinking about Halloween. I used my cricut to cut out all the pieces except for the stamped images.  Attached them to an accordion bottom in different layers.  I made the moon pop off the to with some wire to give it movement. I used the Boo stamp (660C) on top of the moon.  I think it makes the best little Halloween scene card.  

Now head off to check out the other creations from the design team, which has grown by leaps and bounds.  

 Miriam's Blog
 Jenny's Blog

Jeanne's Blog
Helen's Blog
Cathy's Blog
Pauline's Blog

And as always don't forget to check out Serendipity Stamps! Mary runs a great site, has great sales, and links to the gallery and blog.

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Happy Retirement...

 Our first August challenge is to create a retirement card.  When I was browsing through all the great stamps at Serendipity Stamps, when I came across this Screen Door stamp (oo1k).  It spoke to me of the calm and serenity that we are all looking forward to after we retire.  I can imagine myself sitting on this front porch with the cool breeze blowing. 

I colored the image with copics and then cut it with my die cuts.  I used a big one and one smaller to create a frame on the outside of the card, and have the rest of the image on the inside of the card.  I love the 3D feel that it gives to the card.  Then for some extra oomph I added brads and wrapped twine around them.

These are the copic colors that I used to achieve my sunny front porch look.

 

 

Now on to the creation of the other amazing team members:

 Miriam's Blog
 Jenny's Blog

Jeanne's Blog

For Serendipity's second August challenge we'll have two new designers joining the team... so look forward to that later in the month!

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And as always don't forget to check out Serendipity Stamps! Mary runs a great site, has great sales, and links to the gallery and blog.