Fun with Die from Serendipity Stamps

 I love diecutting and I love Serendipity's new die for the fall and winter! When I get new die, I like to just sit down and play with them. There are two new die, a pumpkin and an ornament.
Who says the color behind the filigree pumpkin has to be all the same color? Above, I pieced different colors, a brown for the stem and three shades behind the pumpkin...fun! Now I want to try vellum behind the filigree, for kind of a stain glass look!
Also, who says you can't cut things off of die....below, I cut off the ornament hanger and made a quilt!

 And don't forget to use the negative part of the image....both of these die have great negative shapes. I saved the little part from the ornament hanger and the two little pieces from the vine and these will be great for cards on their own.

 Who says everything has to lie flat....above, I have embossed the filigree pumpkin and then raised some of the portions for a metalwork look.....below I have used the colors of an apple, cut off the vine and added a green leaf....

 I couldn't resist doing a Christmas quilt. Also, to coordinate with the die is a Merry Christmas stamp....

 and also a stamp of the Christmas ornament....that creates a lot of possibilities!!!

 I haven't tried it with the new die designs, but I recently made a honeycomb type design with the Serendipity Heart by layering several diecuts together to create a dimensional piece.

I just began playing with these new die, so I am sure I will come up with a lot more possibilities!

Winter barn door

I found one more card that I had made with the new Serendipity Stamps that somehow missed out on the photography session. This rustic barn door was painted with watercolor paints. Glitter and a little yarn bow as added to the wreath. The die is from Spellbinders and the snowflakes were stamped using bleach.

When I look at cards for possible candidates for my holiday cards, I think, would I want to make 50-70 of these? I think this one is simple enough that I would be willing to make that many of these. I love doing watercolor....it is only one die cut....I would just have to make sure I had enough of the plaid ribbon. I know it seems early to be thinking of holiday cards, but NOW is the time to be thinking of it so our holidays aren't stressed by making cards at the last moment. Sometimes the simplest seeming card can become overwhelming when done in large numbers.

Sending you happy summer wishes today, though!

Christmas Memories

If you like doing a country style of holiday cards, you should like these Serendipity stamps! I colored the snow lady with Copics. The die cuts are Spellbinders. To add a look of stitching like was on the angel wings, I used the Zig calligraphy marker I showed you on the "Power of the Pen". Buttons are always a great embellishment for a country look.

Since the snow lady has a look of wood grain, I could see stamping her on some Kraft paper for some cool wrapping paper with a down home feel. Hmmm, might have to remember that for the cabin. She is also large enough and doesn't have "tentacles", so she might be cool to use to do little ornaments or package decorations out of shrink plastic...maybe even jewelry. She would also be cool to fold the paper, and cut her out, leaving the fold around the headpiece and make a gift card to go with the gift wrapping. Do you see how my brain works....hard to keep up with all the things I want to try!!!

Didn't we just have Christmas a few weeks ago???? Seems like it!