SSCB#55 Half Way and Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog! We love seeing what you make with your Serendipity Stamps and Dies. On the first of every month we post a new challenge with a central theme. The design team provides samples for inspiration at the beginning, and then again at the half way point of the challenge, but you get a whole month to join us!

At the half way point of each challenge we'll be showing more samples for the latest challenge and have a blog hop. The hops are to show you what's new at Serendipity Stamps and to give you a chance to win some goodies of your own!

Here's the blog hop order for today!

Mary's Blog (Start here!)

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Make sure you leave comments on all the blogs as you hop because one lucky commenter will be selected as winner of a $20 gift certificate for Serendipity Stamps! You have until Midnight US EST on Sunday May 22nd to leave comments - the winner will be posted on Mary's Blog on Monday May 23!

Want to go shopping?
The 50% off April "Stamp of the Month is the Lemonade Pitcher!

The sale this time?? A 40% Off Coupon. Enter code “40fromhigh0516” to receive 40% off the highest priced item in your cart. Good Wed May 18th – Sun May 22.

Check out Mary's “Yard Sale” – it’s contains lot’s of bargains, some one-of-a-kind.

Would you like to play along with our latest challenge?

SSCB#55 Die Cuts have become so popular - you can use them in so many different ways - to cut out a stamped shape, add a border, frame a project, embellish, deboss, or cut a window! We want you to show us projects that feature a die cut somewhere on the design! The choice is yours.. just remember to use at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your design!

Looking for some awesome inspiration?

We have a very special guest this month - Carol Mayne from Just Me: C Blog! Carol has a clean graphic style packed full of bold beautiful color!  Take a closer peek and see all the glitter sparkle!

Carol Mayne

And some projects from our design team! 

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Link up your designs on the original SSCB#55 post (scroll down or click here).

SSCB#55 Die Cutting!

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

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.

The challenge begins on the first of the month. At the half way point we'll be showing another round of samples by the design team as well as celebrating with a monthly blog hop - showing you the latest products and offering another chance for you to win some goodies from Serendipity Stamps.

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Our winner from the last challenge - Emboss is A Splash of Color by Susan Beckman

The lucky winner of the $20 gift certificate is Teresa Godines

Please contact Jeanne at serendipityblogchallenge@gmail.com for your prize.

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Ready for our latest challenge?

SSCB#55 Die Cuts have become so popular - you can use them in so many different ways - to cut out a stamped shape, add a border, frame a project, embellish, deboss, or cut a window! We want you to show us projects that feature a die cut somewhere on the design! The choice is yours.. just remember to use at least one Serendipity Stamps image on your design!

Want to go shopping?

The 50% off stamp of the month is the Lemonade Pitcher!

Looking for some awesome inspiration?

We have a very special guest this month - Carol Mayne from Just Me :C Blog! Carol has a clean graphic style packed full of bold beautiful color!

Carol Mayne

And here's some projects from our amazing design team! 

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

We're looking forward to seeing your project featuring embossing. You have until Midnight on May 30 to link up your designs!

An InLinkz Link-up

SSCB#32 - Create a Window Card

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.

Challenge #32 - Add a window to your card! Create a project - any theme - and add a window.  Be creative, you can die cut, punch, or razor cut a window to be used as a frame for an image or a sentiment, to make a shaker card, or nestle a die cut image.   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 30 to enter. Winners and the next challenge will be posted on July 2. You can link your projects on the original post here - or click on the "Latest Challenge" Badge on the side bar.

Want to go shopping? The special this week is 40% off the highest priced item in your cart - use code "40fromhigh614".  Offer good through 6-24-14.  You'll also receive a free small cling stamp (of our choice) with every die you purchase while supplies last.

Here's a little inspiration from the design team to get you going! For a unified look we all made accordion cards.  You just need to create a window. 

Vickie Zimmer

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington (DT Alumni)

We can't wait to see what you make with your Serendipity Stamps!

SSCB #32 - Create a Window Card

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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The winner from last challenge was Joyce from Cards by the Sea. Didn't she do a beautiful job with our theme of flowers? I love the pop of color!

The lucky winner of the $20 discount code off their next order is Barbara Bruder!

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

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Ready for our latest challenge?

Challenge #32 - Add a window to your card! Create a project - any theme - and add a window.  Be creative, you can die cut, punch, or razor cut a window to be used as a frame for an image or a sentiment, to make a shaker card, or nestle a die cut image.   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 30 to enter. Winners and the next challenge will be posted on July 2.

Want to go shopping? The special this week is Free Shipping on all US order $10 or more!  $5 International Flat Rate Shipping on International $10 or more orders of UM, Cling, Dies only!  Offer good through 6-11-14.

Here's a little inspiration from the design team to get you going! 

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

 Pauline Pollington

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

We're looking forward to seeing your window cards linked up here!

An InLinkz Link-up