November Serendipity Challenge!

Shaped Cards
Here is the card I made for this months Serendipity Challenge: Shaped Cards!
I just love this stamp set, I've always wanted a goat, and I think this is as close as I'm going to get! The supplies I used are listed below! I think the one thing that made this card extra special was adding the raffia to look like real hay sticking out of his mouth!
Don't forget to check the other Design Team member's blogs:

Anya's Blog

Lynda's Blog

Kathie's Blog

Jennifer's Blog

Yvonne's Blog

Sue's Blog

Supplies:
Goat Cling Set Serendipity Stamps (1152QCL)
Green Cardstock ( I used garden green Close To My Heart)
White Cardstock
Green Ink ( I used garden green CTMH)
Brown ink (I used Chocolate CTMH)
Small hole punch or thumb tack
Raffia

Directions:
1. Cut a card base from the green to 6 1/2” x 4 1/4” and fold in half.
2. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 1 1/4” x 3” stamp the What was I thinking sentiment on this piece in green ink. Ink around the edges and lightly across the front with brown ink.
3. Stamp goat on white cardstock with brown ink, trim around the image.
4. Attach goat to back of sentiment towards the right side. Center the whole thing on the cardbase. Trim around the goats head with about a 1/4” border. Do not trim the sentiment to the left or your card will not stay together.
5. Using small hole punch or thumb tack make holes on each side of goats mouth where you can see the straw hanging out of his mouth on the stamp. Make sure to only punch through the top layer of the card. Place a small amount of adhesive on the inside between the holes, and thread the raffia through so the ends stick out the front. Trim ends to your liking.

And Don't forget to Hop to Serendipity's Blog as well for this months challenge!

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Another batch of cards!

I've been stamping again! This deer card is one I made for my Dear Ole Dad's birthday! I think he'll be very happy with the big buck on it!

Isn't this little kitty just the cutest! Someone will be meowy happy to get him for Easter!

I love bling, but not so much after making this card...I stuck each and every one of those little rhinestones by hand! uggh! Pretty but a ton of work!

And this one is my favorite of all four! I am so in love with this little Serendipity Ducky! On this card I stamped and colored the image... then stamped it again and colored the flower! I cut it apart and put it on with foam tape in different levels! It really makes the flower pop!

Too early for Christmas stuff?

How about Valentines and Easter?

Here are a few cards I made up with Serendipity Stamps for Mary to send as demos! I'm not sure about the card above.. it came out a little dark for Easter, but I'm still fan of the color combo.. guess Halloween colors don't translate to Easter!

Isn't this just the cutest stamp? I love it! What says I love you like cooking for the one you love?

And last but certainly not least.. my favorite of the three.. this little ducky is sooo adorable! I colored him with my copics.. and I just love the depth they give to the flower.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween

Just wanted to share with you all the little project I whipped up today, and a happy accident! I was playing with chalk to make this cool background it's been so long since I'd played with it, and it was lots of fun and gave me the spooky background I was looking for.

Then when I was stamping the small black bats onto the background they happened to be part of a larger stamp with more bats and swirlys... the serendipity happened! Where the stamp wasn't inked it pulled up the chalk and make a light impression, beautiful and just that little something extra the card needed. Enjoy!

Happy Halloween

I just fell in love with Basic Grey's new Halloween paper! So I thought it would be perfect for this challenge about Vices! Especially since my number one Vice is scrapbook supplies!

Well it's official...

winter is here and we got no fall at all!

This is my front yard this morning! I went to bed last night hoping and hoping that it wouldn't come true! Now i've got to make sure Jac's Halloween costume will fit over his winter coat!

October's Serendipity Stamp Challenge!

This month's challenge was to create a gift or ornament! I chose a set of star stamps only to find out an even cooler thing about them, they fit perfectly with McGill's Super Giant Star Punch! I can just picture a Christmas tree covered with these!

Supplies:

*Stars stamp set Serendipity Stamps (452QCL)

*McGill Super Giant Star Punch (also available at Serendipity)

*Navy Blue Cardstock

*Versa Mark Ink

*Silver embossing powder

*Embossing heat tool

*Heavy duty adhesive

*Silver wire

*Silver earring stems (a thick wire with a flat almost pin head bottom)

*Silver toned beads

*Silver ribbon

*Wire pliers and cutters

Directions:

1. Stamp 7 stars on the blue cardstock with the versamark ink. Cover with embossing powder and emboss with heat tool.

2. Punch out stars with punch (designed to match) and fold each star in half. Coat backs with adhesive.

3. Put stars together by securing each half to another star and then putting the open ends together.

4. Thread several beads onto earring stem, and then put the end of the stem up through the stars middle. Use the pliers to make a loop at the top of the star.

5. Cut a length of wire to use as a hanger and attach it to the loop at the top of the star.

6. Cut a length of ribbon and use it to tie a bow at the top of the star where the wire attaches to the loop.

It would be easy to use more or fewer stars to change up the look, not to mention the endless possibilities with other colors of paper, embossing powders, and beads! If you create on of these little darlings I'd love to see it, post a link here and one lucky person will win a prize from me!


Now start to hop and see the great creations from the rest of Serendipity Stamps Design Team members:

Anya's Blog

Lynda's Blog

Kathie's Blog

Jennifer's Blog

Yvonne's Blog

Sue's Blog

And don't forgot to hop on over to the official Serendipity Stamps blog to enter this months challenge, and get a chance to win free stamps! Everyone loves free stamps, right?

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