Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog: May 2014

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

SSCB#31 Flowers

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog! A new challenge is posted on the first Wednesday of every month. The design team provides inspiration twice a month (at the beginning of the challenge (the first Wednesday of the month, and at the half way point - the third Wednesday of the month) but you get the whole 4 weeks to play along! We're at the half way point for this challenge - you still have two weeks left to link up your design!

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your submission and link it below. You don't have to have a blog to play along - you can link your designs to any on line gallery. In fairness to other players, we reserve the right to remove entries that do not display a Serendipity Stamps image.

You have until midnight US EST on June 2 to enter. Winners and the next challenge will be posted on June 4. Link up your project on the original post here (or click on the latest challenge button on the side bar).

Want to go shopping? The sale this week is buy 3 items, get your 4th item free! Sale ends on May 28. What a great time to pick up some of the new word dies!

Need a little inspiration? Here's the latest projects from the design team. We all used a different resist technique.

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer

Anya Schrier (to follow shortly)

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

We hope you'll join us! We're looking forward to seeing your beautiful floral projects!

Friday, May 16, 2014

Serendipity Stamps New Release Blog Hop!

Are you hopping with us today? We're excited to share with you the latest release of dies from Serendipity Stamps. And Yes! There's some candy to be had! One commenter who visits ALL the blogs will be chosen to win a $20 gift code off their next order! You have until Midnight on Sunday 5-18 to comment and the winner will be posted on Mary's blog on 5-19. So leave a comment and get hopping!

Here's a list of all the ladies with projects for you today!!

Mary's Blog (The hop starts here! Mary has all the details!!)

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon
Marybeth Lopez

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

SSCB#31 Flowers

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog! We love seeing what you make with your Serendipity Stamps and Dies. Once a month (on the first Wednesday) we post a new challenge with a central theme for you to play along. The design team provides samples for inspiration at the beginning, and then again at the half way point of the challenge (on the third Wednesday), but you get the whole month to play along!

The rules are simple... play along using at least one Serendipity Stamps image or die on your submission and link it below. You don't have to have a blog to play along - you can link your designs to any on line gallery. In fairness to other players, we reserve the right to remove entries that do not display a Serendipity Stamps image.

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Our favorite project and winner of our Blog Badge from SSCB#30 Shades of Grey is Nancy Ball from Nancy's Crafty Blog with this monochromatic design:

The lucky winner of the $20 discount code off their next order is scootsv from her gallery at Splitcoaststampers

Ladies, please contact me at serendipityblogchallenge@gmail.com for your prize.

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Ready for our latest challenge?

Challenge #31 - Flowers! Create a project - any theme - featuring flowers. Be sure to include at least one Serendipity Stamps image (Stamp or Die) on your project! Our favorite design will win our winner blog badge and one random winner of this challenge will receive a $20 discount code off their next Serendipity Stamps order.

You have until midnight US EST on June 2 to enter. Winners and the next challenge will be posted on June 4.

Want to go shopping? The special this week is 20% off all the stamps in the ALPHABET category through 5-14.

Here's a little inspiration from the design team to get you going! For a unified look we all used a floral monogram stamp - you can use any image you like.