Three Newbies

I just finished three new cards a day ago with some of the new summer stamps just out from Serendipity Stamps!

Isn't that finch just the prettiest!

Take Note!

May's second challenge was to make a notebook of any size, shape, or sort. I choose to start with a small composition book and see where it took me!

I used the Serendipity Stamp Music is What Feelings (1180E). I just love this stamp and how elegant the font is. I used miscellaneous pieces of paper (great way to use up scraps). Inked them all with black ink. Stamped the sentiment on the front in black, and highlighted it with a silver pen. I then twisted a piece of metal into a treble clef and attached it to a piece of ric rac to use as a page maker in the notebook!


Thanks for looking, now hop on over to the over design team blogs to see what beautiful notebooks they have created.....

Anya's Blog

Lynda's Blog

Kathie's Blog

Jennifer's Blog


And as always check out the new contest at Serendipitystamps.com and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to get those awesome deals!

A Real Man's Card..

The first challenge for Serendipity for May is Masculine cards! So I channeled my dad and thought of all the Serendipity stamps I have which would he like to get on a card? And the winner is....

Buck and Doe (1183L) My dad is a huge deer hunter and this card would certainly make him smile! The sentiment stamp I used is from the Bleeding Heart set (1114QCL)! I stamped the deer on a medium brown with a brown ink , the sentiment on a light brown in a black ink, and made the card from the darkest brown. I matted my deer image in black and then added brown photo corners from my stash and made those pop with some black brads! Then I matted the sentiment and added it to the card! Simple yet masculine!

Check out the other great design team girls creations on their blogs:

Anya's Blog

Lynda's Blog

Kathie's Blog

Jennifer's Blog


And as always check the new contest at Serendipitystamps.com and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to get those awesome deals!

4 Sale 4 a good cause!

I made a set of cards to benefit a friend's son Will, who is going to Australia for a Walkabout! So swing by the site http://hyenacart.com/Willswalkabout/ check out the goods and then bid on my cards! And bid on something else while your at it, or hey just make a donation! I know they would greatly appreciate it!

Book Marked!

For a girl with her nose constantly in a book, the book mark challenge for April was well a challenge for me! I've been thinking about it for several days and finally decided to go a route I don't generally go.... antiqued/aged looking.


So here it is: what do you think?

Maybe not finest work but I'm pretty pleased with the results! The finished book mark is 2 1/2" x 6", and I laminated it so it would be sturdier!

Supplies:

~ Serendipity Stamp set: Ink Splash (320QCL)
~ Light brown card stock
~ Corner rounder
~ Various shades of brown ink
~ Sponges
~ Brown thread
~ Sewing machine
~ Hole punch
~ brown fibers
~ laminating supplies ( I used the Xyron laminating cartridge)

First I cut my card stock to size and rounded the corners. Then using my ink and sponges I aged the book mark. Then using the same shades of brown I added the ink splashes. I stamped two of the brushes from the set with dark brown and cut them out. I zig zag sewed around the edges. I then adhered the brushes to the center punched a hole and laminated it. After that I punched the hole again and added my brown fibers.

Now Check out the Design Team's other awesome projects:

Anya's Blog

Lynda's Blog

Kathie's Blog

Jennifer's Blog


And as always check the new contest at Serendipitystamps.com and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to get those awesome deals!

Last Day of Serendipity's Garden Sale!!

Hurry Hurry Hurry!
Over to SERENDIPITYSTAMPS.COM
Today is the last day for the Garden Sale!
20% off all Garden themed stamps, and boy is that
a lot of stamps to choose from!

Don't miss out!

Serendipity Mother's Day Cards!

For Serendipity's first April challenge we have a card sketch. We needed to take the following sketch and make a Mother's Day Card with it. I had a wonderful time playing around with my supplies, Serendipity Stamps, and brand new sewing machine!


Here is the card I created from the sketch. I just love purple and green together, and the white accents really make it pop to me!

Mother's Day Card

Supplies:

• Mom Large Serendipity Stamp (822D)

• Dandelion Puff Small Serendipity Stamp (860E)

• Embossing Ink

• White Embossing powder

• heat tool

• Purple white core cardstock

• coordinating purple ink

• sponge

• green cardstock

• white cardstock

• purple and green sheer ribbon

• dot embossing template

• sand paper

• skittles or dew drops

• glue dots

• white thread and sewing machine

• oval template or die

Directions:

Cut card front from purple cardstock. Embossing dots on cardstock, and sand to bring out the white. Finished card measures 5 1/2” x 7 1/2”. Cut an oval from white cardstock. Stamp the dandelion and mom on the oval with embossing ink, and shake on white embossing powder and heat set. Using sponge, dab purple ink over stamped image to give it a mottled effect. Mat on a green oval and stitch around the edge. Add a green strip to bottom of card and stitch edges. Add two strips vertically and stitch edges of those as well. Cover bottom strip with green ribbon. Tie a bow using purple and green ribbon and attach at the right side of bottom strip. Adhere oval over two side strips. Using glue dots adhere skittles around oval.

Now onto more fun ideas from the rest of the Design Team:

Anya's Blog

Lynda's Blog

Kathie's Blog

Jennifer's Blog


And as always check the new contest at Serendipitystamps.com and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter to get those awesome deals!