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50% Off All Clear Envelopes

We have all of our clear envelopes on sale for 50% off!   Sorry – I STILL don’t have pictures up, but hey – one clear envelope pretty much looks like the next one right?  

Those pencils?   Just enter our current customer challenge and you could win our random drawing for a brand new set of 45 Bruynzel Aquarel (Watercolor) Pencils.   Here’s the info.  Scroll down for some inspiration.

Due – July 16th, 2011
Requirements – Send a Christmas card (or other project), made using stamps that are NOT traditionally Christmas or winter stamps. That means no snowmen, no Baby Jesus, no Christmas trees etc.   But it has to be obvious that it’s a Christmas or “Winter Holiday” card – don’t be sending me any red and green birthday cards…The primary stamp used on the project must be a Serendipity Stamps image.
Prize – A brand new set of 45 Bruynzeel Aquarelle Pencils (watercolor pencils) – a value of $50!

Check out the card below which was  submitted by Karen McAlpine.   She used Strawberry Hearts, 1083D to create her card.  Check out Karen’s blog for details and lots of other create ideas!  And congrats to Karen for the upcoming publication of her card (made with a Serendipity Stamp) in the Sept. 2011 issue of Scrap and Stamp Arts! 

To see other examples of Christmas Cards made using stamps NOT traditionally used for Christmas, just visit the SS Current Customer Challenge page.

Non-Traditional Christmas Card Challenge - Karen McAlpine

Congratulations Cecilia Sawyer – you’re the winner of our random drawing for the Black & White Customer Challenge! You win $25 in stamps from Serendipity Stamps!

Black and White Challenge - 549G - Cecilia Sawyer

Below is the info for our next challenge – or click here for examples and more details.

July Customer Challenge – Non-Traditional Christmas
Due – July 16th, 2011
Requirements – Send a Christmas card (or other project), made using stamps that are NOT traditionally Christmas or winter stamps. That means no snowmen, no Baby Jesus, no Christmas trees etc. The primary stamp used on the project must be a Serendipity Stamps image.
Prize – A brand new set of 45 Bruynzeel Aquarelle Pencils (watercolor pencils) – a value of $50!

You have just one more day to send in an entry for our Black and White Customer Challenge!   Have your entry in by midnight June 17th.  I will post the winner of our random drawing for $25 in free stamps on Monday.

Meanwhile….many of you have already asked about the next challenge so I’ll go ahead and give a head’s up now.   July will be here before you know it and while I don’t want to rush Christmas, many of my customers begin planning their Christmas cards now!   (Not me – I wait until Thanksgiving and then don’t usually mail my cards until Dec 26th!   Remember – Christmas lasts for 12 days!).   Anyway….below is the info for our next challenge.

Customer Challenge – A Non-Traditional Christmas
Due – July 16th, 2011
Requirements – Send a Christmas card (or other project), made using stamps that are NOT traditionally Christmas or winter stamps.   That means no snowmen, no Baby Jesus, no Christmas trees etc.   The primary stamp used on the project must be a Serendipity Stamps image.  
Prize – A brand new set of 45 Bruynzeel Aquarelle Pencils (watercolor pencils) – a value of $50!  

The Serendipity Stamps Design Team did this challenge a while back and they created some wonderful cards using stamps that are not in our Christmas/Winter category.   Take a look and be inspired!

The card below was made by Jenny Gropp using 233E Candy Jar and 668C Merry Christmas.

The card below was made by Amy Cokley using 1201G Chipmunk and 668C Merry Christmas.

The card below was made by Anya Schrier using 282K Cheryl’s Postcards and 1140E Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The card below was made by Lynda Benden using 992G Mare and Foal, 1194H Winter Fenceline, and 668C Merry Christmas.

And last but not least, the card below was made by Kathie Bailey using 213H Typewriter.

Sorry to be so delayed in posting these!   Aren’t they gorgeous?   Want to play?   Just email your Black and White entry, made with a Serendipity Stamps Image as the primary image, to serendipity@serendipitystamps.com by June 17th, 2011.   You could win our random drawing for $25 in Serendipity Stamps!

Also – I’ll be out of town for a few days, so if you try to contact me, please leave a message and I’ll get back to you when I return next week.   Send in those B & Ws!

Black and White Challenge - 549G - Cecilia Sawyer

Black and White Challenge - 344H - Janice Melton

Black and White Challenge - 027D - Velta Wesson

Black and White Challenge – 443G – Sharon Du Coudray

Customer Challenge – Put It Down In BLACK and WHITE

Due – June 17th, 2011

Random Drawing Prize – $25 is free stamps from Serendipity Stamps

Just send your card, done in Black and White only, and using at least one Serendipity Stamp, to serendipity@serendipitystamps.com by midnight June 17, 2011.   You could be the winner of our random drawing for $25 in free Serendipity Stamps!

Below are the cards created by the Serendipity Stamps Design Team for their Black and White Challenge.

 Lynda Benden used the English Rose L762 and Smile 430C (on the $1 sale!) to create this card.

Amy Cokley used the Hollyhock 1214L to create this scrapbook page.

Jenny Gropp used the Books 063QCL Cling Set to create her card.

Kathie Bailey used the Triton Shell 280H to create this card.  This stamp is currently 50% off!

And last but certainly not least, Anya Schrier used the Marigold Seed Packet 456H on her card.

4 Day Easter Clearance!

May 5 – May 8

Plan ahead and be prepared for next year.   Also, many of the stamps in this category can be used any time – beautiful crosses or cute critters work all year round!

Easter Gallery

Check out over 50 Easter Cards by clicking here!

Deal of the Week – April 12 to April 19th

Buy 3 items and you’ll get a 4th one free!

As usual on this sort of thing – the lowest priced item is the free one.  Current Promotion sale items are not included.

Also, I was blown away by this gorgeous card that Holly Craft sent to me!   Holly is a fantastic watercolor artist.   Want to try your skills with this stamp?   It’s on sale for 50% off right now, so go ahead!  208H Pinecone in Basket.

I’ve added over 70 Easter Cards to our Easter Gallery.   Check it out!

Customer Challenge – Teacher/Coach Card – Due April 15th

All you have to do is enter our Customer Challenge with a qualifying project and you could win our random drawing for $25 in free rubber stamps from Serendipity Stamps!  

Challenge Subject: Card for a teacher or coach – remember – these folks come in all shapes, sizes, and themes!  Music teachers, swimming coaches, Lamaz instructors, personal trainers, Yoga, dog obedience, flying instructors,  and of course readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmatic.  But please, don’t drag out some “Thank You” card you made last month.   I want to know by looking at the card (inside or out) that this card is for someone who taught or coached someone.  SS DT member Kathie Bailey said it all when she posted her Teacher/Coach Challenge card.  

Here’s to teachers everywhere who give of themselves everyday to make a difference in children’s lives. They have one of the toughest and often thankless jobs out there and they inspired me to love the process of learning, to better myself, to get lost in a book and to shoot for the stars!

Rules:  

• Your project must include at least ONE Serendipity Stamp.
• Your project must coincide with the theme of the current challenge.
• A photo of your project must be emailed to serendipity@serendipitystamps.com by midnight of the deadline date.
• One entry per person per challenge.
• Each challenge will include a random drawing from the participants for the prize announced along with the challenge.
• Cards that include Serendipity Stamps as the primary focus of the project will be posted in the Customer Gallery at www.serendipitystampsgallery.com.

Deal of the Week

50% off all acrylic blocks.   This is a great chance to fill in some gaps in your block collection.   These are really wonderful thick blocks with smooth curved edges.   Thinking of going cling?   Now is the time!