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What's your fantasy life? Do you dream of travel...fame...wealth or your ultimate career opportunity? Well, the Serendipity Stamps Design Team was challenged this week to make a card or project using a stamp that depicts our dream life. I really had to think hard about this one! So many choices. Each stamp I looked at had so many possibilities. So, what did I settle on? What represents my ideal, fantasy life? It would be living in this amazing Victorian home; living in small town America; greeting my neighbors from the comfort of my front porch swing. The world was a better place when everyone had a front porch!

This stamp was also a great fit for another dream. I think we are united in the dream that all of our troops serving on foreign soil come home....soon.

Want to see what Amy, Anya, Lynda , Jenny and Miriam are dreaming about? Be sure and visit their sites to find out.

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It's all about the details:
Stamps: Serendipity Stamps
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Jillibean Soup, Stampin' Up
Ink: Memento London Fog, Stampin Up, and Distress Ink
Accessories: Dimensionals
Tools: Copic Markers, Nestabilities

Retro Owl Gift Bag

Today it's all about the packaging! Serendipity Stamps DT was challenged to create some form of gift packaging, wrap, box, etc. It's my husband's birthday today and I wanted to make a little goodie bag for him so I decided to use an existing small paper bag and stamped it with my favorite owl stamp. I then created a tag with the same stamp, colored him with Copics and cut him out leaving a little white outline. The frame was created with the Fleur de Lis Square Nestabilities die and I added some Basic Grey patterned paper for color. The sentiment is handwritten.

This challenge we are welcoming our newest Design Team member, Miriam. Welcome Miriam! We're so excited to have you join us! Be sure to visit her and the other team member's sites to view their great packaging ideas!

Amy, Anya, Lynda , Jenny and Miriam

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It's all about the details:
Stamps: Serendipity Stamps
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Jenni Bowlin Brown Sugar, Distress Ink
Accessories: Pearls, fibers, fabric, small paper bag, Dimensionals
Tools: Copic Markers

Blast Off

Today's card was created for SCS's sketch challenge. (SC335) I haven't played along with any SCS challenges in ages, and I really miss them.

I just picked up this adorable Technique Tuesday "Out of this World" stamp set and really couldn't wait to play with it. It has so many cute images and will make great boy cards. I may even use this one as a graduation card. The paper is from Cosmo Cricket and Sassafras. I colored the image with Copic markers and really went crazy with Glossy Accents on the rocket ship and stars!

Hope your week gets off to a great start!





It's all about the details:
Stamps: Technique Tuesday
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink
Accessories: Baker's twine, Glossy Accents, Button, Dimensionals
Tools: Copic Markers

Butterfly Kisses

Ever have just one of those moments when even the best planning doesn't produce the results you want? Yeah, well that was what happened to me on the way to completing this week's challenge for Serendipity Stamps. We were supposed to create a card using one of the playful "doodle" stamps. I chose the butterfly set. So far so good. The second part of the challenge was to incorporate felt in our project. I purchased several colors of felt a month or so ago in preparation for this challenge. Ah, that was my first mistake, a lot can happen to my crafting supplies in a month! You know that gremlin that creeps in and totally destroys your work space and hides half of your supplies? Sure enough, no felt, no how, no where.

So, with a quick shift to Plan B, I pulled out some of the adorable KI Puffies that I just picked up. They're felt, right? So technically I am in compliance. LOL. I really did have great plans for creating these cute little flowers...*sigh*.

Want to see what the other DT members have created with their doodle stamps and felt? Check out their sites by clicking on these links. Amy, Anya, Lynda and Jenny

Thanks for stopping by.





It's all about the details:
Stamps: Serendipity Stamps
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Jenni Bowlin Brown Sugar, Distress Ink
Accessories: Twine, KI Memories Puffies, Dimensionals
Tools: Stampin ' Up punches, Janome Sewing Machine, Memento Marker

All We Know of Love

This week we have another fun challenge at Serendipity Stamps. We are creating a wedding card using a sketch created by yours truly. I chose to create a background with this sweet stamp called "Calico Background" by stamping it multiple times with Versa Mark ink and embossing with Lindy's Stamp Gang's embossing powder. I added one of my favorite quote stamps from the Serendipity store called "That Love is All". The complete quote from Emily Dickinson says: "That love is all there is, is all we know of love." ... a perfect wedding quote!

Playing along with the challenge today are Amy, Anya, Lynda and Jenny. Run on over and take a peek at their creations!






It's all about the details:
Stamps: Serendipity Stamps
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: None
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder, Ribbon
Tools: Marvy Uchida, Stampin ' Up and Martha Stewart punches

Reuse It!

There are so many things I love about Serendipity Stamps and today's challenge let's me showcase one of the reasons. Mary, the owner, has a very caring heart. She has a wonderful selection of stamps called "Have a Care". They are available for a wide range of causes including recycling, breast cancer, adoption and making a difference for the lonely. They are a terrific way to let everyone know what cause(s) you are passionate about.

I chose to make an Earth Day card with this fun "Reuse It or Lose It" stamp. I picked out "earthy" card stock, added just a touch of Basic Grey papers and pulled out my trusty Janome sewing machine for a little ziggin' and zaggin'. The image was colored with Copic Markers and I used Glossy Accents to simulate the ocean. You can click on the image to view the texture and dimension it gave to the water.

Now, be sure to visit Amy, Anya, and Lynda to see what cause they are supporting today.

Happy hump-day!






It's all about the details:
Stamps: Serendipity Stamps
Cardstock: Core'dinations
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Dimensionals, Glossy Accents, Signo Uniball Pen
Tools: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Copic Markers