Photos from Bend, OR August 2009

The BIG Obsidian Flow...

On top of Lava Butte....

At the High Desert Museum....

Our friend, "Alvin", the ground squirrel.

Some cool shots to leave you with....

It was a fun trip, looking forward to doing it again next year!

Serendipity News!

Happily Ever After Crop

August 21

Why should we let the kids be the only one's to believe in fairy tales and that there is always a happy ending?

For one weekend Serendipity is going to take us back to our childhood when we still were able to believe wishes do come true by wishing on stars.

If you love Disney and Fairy tales and love to let your imagination run wild every once in awhile then this crop will be perfect for you.Come and join us for Challenges and games that the DT has worked hard to come up with and that all have a fairy tale twist. Each of these challenges and games will have a Rak and as always we will crown a queen of the crop.
Pre Crops will start August 14th with The Main Crop and challenges starting August 21st.
A Crop Thread will start Aug. 14th

Shape it up Layout Contest

Sponsors: Core'dinations Cardstock & Serendipity Scrapbooks

Grand Prize: Your choice of kit PLUS pkg. of Core'dinations Cardstock (Value $75)

Runner up prize: Core'dinations Cardstock packs (Value $40)

Create a layout using shaped die cut paper as the background

There are a few required elements besides the die cut background paper:
There must be a clear title, some cut work, and some height by using dimensional adhesive and either hand or machine stitching
* Layout can be any subject you like.

*Contest ends August 31st 2009 midnight
*Only 1 layout per person- close ups excepted
*Submit Your layouts in the Monthly site contest category in the gallery.
*To upload into the gallery you must register in the gallery first. There is an email
verification that is sent before you can upload. notify us at notify us at
info@serendipityscrapbooks if it doesn't come.
*International entries are accepted
*Images need to be resized to upload & must be no larger than 500 x 500 pixels
*The winner will be posted on the main website all through April with their
Name & state, as well as in our newsletter & blog.
*Winner announced in forum, on contest page and emailed by the 5th of each month

Serendipity Scrapbooks Aug. "I Deserve it all Kit"

Here are my projects with this awesome kit!

unfortunately, my last one as a Designer for Serendipity Scrapbooks.

SS July kits still available!

There is still time to get your July kits!

Check these out:
http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/monthlykits.htm


Mini kits are available too!

See all Designers work with these kits in the Gallery



July Just Enough Please Kit



July I Deserve it all mini kit (July IDIA full kit has sold out)
July Altered Kit

July Altered Stamp Add on kit

August Serendipity Scrapbooks Sneak Peeks!

Aren't these just YUMMY!?!?

We are saying goodbye to our furr-baby Steiner today.
We had her since she was a kitten,& she has been part of our family for 18 years. Unfortunately she is not doing well and living an uncomfortable life.
We hope that she will love her new home at the Rainbow Bridge with her friend Prince.
We know she will wait for us there, living happy, in the sun, until we can join her. We will all miss constant search for heat, her demanding attention, and her loving gaze. Her time with us has been besutiful and we will forever miss her tremendiously.

Serendipity Scrapbooks Last Scrapper Standing Contest!

STill going on!!!

Challenge #12 Scraps!

My Stay-cation layouts!

There were so many wonderful challenges this past weekend at Serendipity Scrapbook's Stay-cation crop!

Unfortunately, I am a slow scrapper, and had time to finish only 3 layouts.

Here they are:

Last Serendipity Scrapper Standing

Last Serendipity Scrapper Standing

1st Prize: $75-100 prize package

2nd Prize: $50-$75

3rd Prize: $30-$50

Sponsors are:

Glitz Designs

SEI

Hambly Studios

Kaisercraft

Moxxie



Are you ready for Last Serendipity Scrapper Standing ?

If you like fast paced challenges and think you can out last,

out scrap and out play with the best of them,

than this is the contest for you!

Last chance to sign up is June 17th!

LSSS will start on June 15th and go through July 17th.

Challenges will be posted every other day.

You will then try to get as many layouts done of

this challenge as you can because there will be an elimination at

the end of each challenge. If you can hang with the best and you

think you are top scrapper then get ready to sign up! If you don’t

know about it and are a little scared then sign up anyway

because a good push is all you need! Oh and by the way no one

will be eliminated on the first challenge. We will let you get

hooked before we let you go!

Stay- cation Weeked Online Crop and other Serendipity Scrapbook Events!

Stay- cation Weekend online crop
Are you one of the many people that found themselves canceling their vacation this year?

Maybe you decided on postponing it or scaling it back to a long weekend. Either way, Serendipity has the crop for you.

We are celebrating Staying Home with a Stay-cation crop.

Our Design Team has come up with clever challenges based on our favorite vacation spots and local treasures that we are celebrating.

Just because you can't go away this time of year doesn't mean you can't celebrate a summer Stay-cation.

As with all of our crops, we give away an awesome prize package for the Queen of the Crop, not to mention each challenge and game is good for a RAK.

To see how to make the lei pictured above, and join the fun, click on the link below:
Precrop challenges started last Friday, June 5th

with some of our BEST pre-crop challenges YET!

Remaining challenges will be posted on June 12th.

Last Serendipity Scrapper Standing contest
Are you ready for Last Serendipity Scrapper Standing ?

If you like fast paced challenges and think you can out last, out scrap and out play with the best of them, than this is the contest for you!

LSSS will start on June 15th and go through July 17th.

We have AMAZING prizes.

First Prize will consist of a package worth $ 75-$100;

Second Prize will be $50-$75 and Third Prize will be a value of $35-$50!

So far the prize packages will include Glitz, Hambly, Kaisercraft and SEI, Moxxie and we have some more lined up.

If you can hang with the best and you think you are top scrapper then get ready to sign up!

If you don't know about it and are a little scared then sign up anyway because a good push is all you need!

Oh and by the way no one will be eliminated on the first challenge.

We will let you get hooked before we let you go!
See all information here:

http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=132

Faux Rip and Stitch Technique
By Mel (aka Scrap-alicious)

The rip and stitch technique involves paper or cardstock, being Machine stitched to a backing and then torn.
But, if you are machine-less, like me, you are going to like what I am going to share with you -
a Faux Rip and Stitch Technique, which involves no sewing at all, and looks just as fantastic!

Materials
Single sided pattern paper and or scraps, fast drying adhesive/glue (I used Pioneer Embellishment glue stick), Paper piercer, self healing mat, and white gel pen (I used white Uniball Signo pen http://shop.serendipityscrapbooks.com/scrapbook-supplies/sanforduniballsignopenwhitegel.html ).

Disclaimer: ***You may want to practice steps #1 & #2 on some scraps before actually applying this technique to your LO.

Method

1. Cut or tear piece of paper about an inch thick and as long as you would like your “rip” to be.
Working with one strip of paper at a time, run a thin line of adhesive in the direction you want your stitching to run.
Place the strip over the line of glue and press down firmly, to make sure it is attached well.
Allow a few minutes for glue to dry.

2. When you are sure the paper is glued down, you are ready to rip.
Holding one end of the paper with your fingers, tear along the length of the strip, in the direction of the glue.
Try not to be too neat, and allow the white parts of the tear show.
Repeat this step with the other side of the strip of paper, making sure you leave enough pattern showing- to be able to “stitch” along.

3. Using a paper piercer, pierce holes in a straight line, along the full length of the torn paper strip, spacing the holes 1/8” inches apart.

4. Using a gel pen, draw a dashed line between the pierced holes.
The color of your pen forms the color of “thread” that the strip is “stitched” in.
Repeat these 4 steps with other strips of paper, building up layers for depth and dimension.


Check out My Faux Rip and STitch Technique in it's entirety with step by step photos here at Serendipity Scrapbooks :
http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=16409

Serendipity Scrapbooks Stay-cation Crop starts June 12!

Are you one of the many people that found themselves canceling their vacation this year? Maybe you decided on postponing it or scaling it back to a long weekend. Either way, Serendipity has the crop for you.

We are celebrating Staying Home with a Stay-cation crop!

Our Design Team has come up with clever challenges based on our favorite vacation spots and local treasures that we are celebrating.

Just because you can’t go away this time of year doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate a summer Stay-cation.

And as with all of our crops, we give away an awesome prize package for the Queen of the Crop, not to mention each challenge and game is good for a RAK.

Precrop challenges start this Friday, June 5th with some of our BEST pre-crop challenges YET! Remaining challenges to be posted by Noon your time on Monday June 15th.

Get rested up for our first ever Stay-cation!

SERENDIPITY SCRAPBOOKS

JUNE KITS ARE HERE!

http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/monthlykits.htm

Check them out!

Here are the main kits, but variations are now available to order too!

Serendipity Scrapbooks May Kits are here!!!

Aren't these just yummy!!

Go here to order!!!

Serendipity Scrapbook Monthly Kits :: Serendipity Scrapbooks

http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/monthlykits.htm

And don't forget that if you like what you see but don't want the entire kit, you can purchase just the embellishments...patterned papers or a mini kit!

AND you still get the same great quality kit that Serendipity always offers with the best mix of product and patterned paper out there.

AND DON'T FORGET...................

This month we are having May Mayhem!!
May Mayhem Month long Crop and Contest to celebrate
National Scrapbooking Day!



Serendipity Scrapbooks is pleased to announce our first ever month long CROP!

are ready to be inspired?
are you ready to scrap til you drop?
are you ready to have a blast?
are you ready to get awesome deals?
are you ready to hang at the coolest place on the web for the month of may?
are you ready?
are you ready?
i can't hear you.........................
MAY MAYHEM has begun in the forums!

We have so much in store for you for the month of May!

Every Design Team member has 50 points to give away during the month and even some RAKS for you. There will be challenges, loads of games, Deals of the DAY, secret hiding places in the store, and best of all Blue Light Specials available to each and every one of you.

Pink Paislee is sponsoring us this month and the Grand Prize winner will receive a package valued at $50. Plus there will be 3 more winner to receive $25 Gift Certificates to out store!!This will be a non stop event starting May 1 - May 31st! So join us every day because you never know when points will be handed out to add to your total which will put you one step closer to being our May Mayhem Queen!

Please visit our forum at http://www.serendipityscrapbooks.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=129 for more information and guidelines to the contest.

MAY MAHEM at Serendipity Scrapbooks!!!!!!!!!!!

Serendipity Scrapbooks is pleased to announce our first ever month long CROP!

Are you ready for a Hair Raising Event? I know we are. And we have so much in store for you for the month of May. Every Design Team member has 50 points to give away during the month and even some RAKs for you. There will be challenges, loads of games, Deals of the DAY, secret hiding places in the store, and best of all Blue Light Specials available to each and every one of you.

This will be a non stop event starting May 1 - May 31st! So join us every day because you never know when points will be handed out to add to your total which will put you one step closer to being our May Mayhem Queen!


Now the Rules:

- Only newly created layouts will be accepted for the month long crop.

- No combining of challenges.

- Please keep track of your points in the POINTS THREAD! This crop is way to long to add them to your signature so I will have a points thread available for you. Grab your spot and start adding up the points. With each challenge or points that are give out, the DESIGN TEAM will let you know who won. Oh and don't you worry, the Design Team will be keep track of points also because they are going to be throwing them at you all during the month.

- We will not be counting posting in the forum for this crop, UNLESS one of the Design Team members offers it up for the challenge.

- For layout challenges that are posted, you will recieve points from our Design Team. Most of the layout challenges will be worth 10 points but the Design Team will prompt you on how much the challenge is worth. This is why it is so important for you to keep track and name each point in your point thread.

- BLS will not be announced to the public but put in the forum here. They can and will pop up at any time. Please follow the BLS rules when placing your order. No other discounts will be applied other than the normal BLS discount.

- Other than the May Mayhem Queen of the Crop prize, Serendipity Scrapbooks will also be giving away not one, not two, but THREE $10.00 Gift Certificates during the month of May. Your name will be entered into a drawing for completing 10 in 10 challenges, number of orders in May, and Create A Kit (more information will follow for each)

- You can not combine challenges but may do our REGULAR Set Layout challenges more than once for extra points. All of our Regular Set Layout challenges will be worth 10 points each.

- As usual, always ask questions if you need help.

- Huge thank you to our sponsor for this Month long Crop goes to Pink Paislee. They will be providing the Queen of the Crop Prize

Now hold on to your seats and get ready for our Hair Raising Event..............MAY MAYHEM

Our new Kitten Angel...

Sorry I haven't been blogging lately.

But, I have been busy working on design projects and taking care of our ill cat Steiner as well as our NEW kitten "Angel".

As you can see, she is a very active, HEALTHY, kitten. She spends her day exploring, playing, and then cat napping.

I will try to do better blogging.

Coming up soon, Serendipity Scrapbooks *sneeky peeks* of the upcoming May Altered Kit!

And photos of our family trip to the Woodenshoe Tulip Festival!