Hand Stamped By Lacey

Live * Laugh * Love

Hello stamping friends!! Happy National Scrapbooking Day!! 

I love that there is a day just for scrapbooking!! :-) Every day should be a scrapbooking day, though!! If only I had the time! :-)

Last December I took the kids to the front of our neighborhood and took some photos for our Christmas cards. We live in a golf course community so the front of the neighborhood is filled with beautiful landscape. I took about 100 pictures. Not all came out, but many were really cute! Since I had all of these photos, I wanted to create a fun wall hanging for our family room. Since our family room is neutral colors with a little pop of of red, I grabbed some paper in neutral colors and created some fun collages...

Here they are staged in my craft room (they are in 12"x12" shadow box frame ready to hang)...

Live... 

Laugh...

Love...

I got the papers from my local AC Moore. 

I also used...Magnolia Romatic Lace DooHickey and SU Star punches...

Blooms, mini blooms, Magnolia Angel Wing DooHickey, and White Grosgrain ribbon...

Heart Swirl DooHickey and Me and My Big Ideas glitter chipboard alphabet stickers...

Magnolia Cuddly Siblings and doily

I'm so happy with how it turned out!

This is for the following challenges:

Midweek Magnolias: May Flowers

Just Magnolia: Pearls and Swirls

Totally Tilda: In Stitches (the ribbon is sewn onto each page)

Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Stitching

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge (Late): Animals

Hello stamping friends!!

So I mentioned that I'm a bit behind this week. We have 3 softball/T-Ball games, T-Ball practice, a carnival, and 2 birthday parties this week! I can't believe I'm saying this, but I can't wait until Monday!! LOL

Oh, by the way, the new Magnolia stamps are now in stock and shipping.

Well I finally finished my project for the High Hopes Animal Challenge! I know I'm 2 days late, but at least it's done, right?! I have another scrapbook layout...

 The left side...

The right side... 

On Spring Break we went to Kingsport, TN to visit my in-laws. While we were there, we went Zip Lining! The kids had a blast!! Even my mother-in-law went!!

The adorable Tree Swingin' Dragon was perfect for this layout... 

The papers are from My Mind's Eye (from my stash). I used the dragonfly, butterfly, Doily flower, and Spruce DooHickey from Magnolia...

 I used some hardware to create a zipline...

I created the scalloped border using 1" circle punches and tucked them under the pictures.

So what do you think?!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: I is for Icy Inspiration

Hello stamping friends!!

Edited: This card made the Top 6 at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long!! 

Wow! Where is the time going?! If you haven't noticed, I have not posted for a few days. I missed the Stamp and Create Product Spotlight post on Monday and the High Hopes Challenge post on Tuesday! 

This past weekend was crazy busy and I didn't have any stamping time. I just barely have been able to keep up with orders (good for business, bad for my spare time)! :-)

But I am here today for the ABC Christmas Challenge!! 

Before I get to that, I want to quickly mention the Stamp and Create's Product Spotlight Sale this week is: The Bow Easy on sale 25% off

I used the Bow Easy to create the bow on my card today so you can see the awesome bows this tool creates. 

And the High Hopes Challenge this week is: Animals. I have a project I am working on and will post that as soon as I can finish it (sorry).

 

Ok, the new ABC Christmas Challenge is: I is for Icy Inspiration!!

We have 2 inspiration photos for you. You can choose to find inspiration for your card from either picture...

photo courtesy of pinterest

Fabulous Sponsors this challenge are

Simon Says Stamp with a fab $15 voucher excluding postage.

and

In 2 Stamps

Prize

 

And here is my Icy card...

This is one of the adorable Pickles stamps from Wild Rose Studio. Isn't he adorable? This image is called Pickle with Gift.  The papers are Winter Park from Echo Park along with Red Silk Ribbon, The Bow Easy, Twine, Pearls, and sentiment from WRS Christmas Circle Greetings. 

The sketch is from Try Stamping on Tuesday.

The image was stamped in SU Basic Brown onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

I stamped on the inside of the card as well... 

Now it's your turn!! The challenge runs through May 15.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Christmas Stamping All Year Long: Anything Christmas Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's: Christmas card with sentiment without using the word "Christmas"

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!

~Lacey 

How I take photos of my cards

Hello stamping friends!!

I have a fun tutorial to share today. I have a tutorial on how I take photos of my cards.

Now, in no way do I think my photos are perfect - I'm not a photographer! So don't think that I think that my cards, projects, or photos are the "model of a perfect card"!! But I do hope that my tutorial can help anyone who is struggling with getting a better photo of their projects. 

1. Find a spot to take your photos. Some people use photo tent, but I prefer to have natural lighting and I'm too lazy to go outside (plus going outside could bee too bright or too dark...or too wet!! I have found that having a set place to take a card is important. Find a spot that works for you and use that each time so that you have consistent photos on your blog. 

I take my photos in my storeroom's closet because it's right in front of a window. Please ignore the mess - I sometimes have a few things on my floor...don't judge me!! LOL

I have white semi-sheer curtains in my stamping room so that I have lots of natural light, but neighbors can't see into my room (it freaks me out thinking people can see me while I'm working).

When I take my photos, I pull the curtains to the side to give added natural night. I had to leave the curtains down for the photo above since it's hard to take a picture of a sunny window!

2. Use a neutral background.

I use 2 white cardstocks on the bottom and behind my card. The white helps to reflect the natural lighting. 

3. Place the card in the center of your background and get "eye-level" with the card. Stand the card up - don't lie it down flat. I usually take at least 3 photos. One is bound to be better than the others and it's a lot easier to delete unused photos than it is to set the card back up and get additional photos if the first ones didn't turn out.

You may have to move your card around or change the position of your camera to get the card straight-on. I usually use the frame of the camera to line up with the edges of the card - if the top of the frame in the camera is parallel with your card, then you should get a "square" picture of a square card. 

As you see in the photo above, my shot includes the background as well - part of my stamping room on the left and the window on the right. The point is to get the whole card in the shot and have it be square since it's a square card.

Take a photo of the card standing up. This makes it easier to get a straight-on shot. If you lie the card down flat, it's harder to get a straight shot and the card will look warped (larger on one side than another). Just think, if you have it flat, the only way to get a straight-on shot would be to stand over the card - this can add a shadow on your card from your body (you are probably blocking some light creating a shadow) and your camera is farther away so you will have to zoom in which could distort the clarity.

4. Using a photo editing program (most computers come with them) to crop your card... 

I leave a little frame around the card, but leave out most of the background. 

5. The cropped image is great and would work if you don't have a photo editing program. I have Photoshop so I will edit the photo a little more.

First, I use the "Auto Smart Fix" option. The photo below is the same photo above, but after the "Auto Smart Fix" enhancement... 

It makes the image a little more clear and adjusts the colors to more of a true color.

6. I add a little more brightness so that the whites are a little more "white"...

Just a slight change, but I think it makes the photo a little more crisp. 

Now usually at this point, I would add the watermark. However, I watermarked all images for this tutorial since they are being posted on the internet. If you don't want your photos stolen from your blog and used for a different purpose, then watermark them!!

7. I usually show at least 3 shots of my card in my blog posts: The card straight-on, a close up of the image, and a side/wonky shot that usually shows the dimension of the elements on the card (because most cards are not 2-D, but 3-D in real life). If I decorate the inside of the card, I show that as well.

Next I take a closer view of the image by getting closer to the image.

Since I don't need the whole card, I get close enough that I get a clear shot of the image without getting too close to distort the image (ever see those "Dog" photos that their noses look larger than their heads? That's because the camera is REALLY close to the nose so it distorts the view). 

I don't use the Zoom option on my camera because usually the zoomed images can get fuzzy because of the pixels (or something like that). 

I use a point-and-shoot cheap camera to take pictures of my cards. But there are expensive cameras that would take better photos and have special zoom lenses. However, you don't have to have an expensive camera to take a good photo of a card! 

8. Next I edit the photo by using the Auto Smart Fix option then crop the image...

I add the photo to the blog post using a "medium"option for my taller-but-narrow photos otherwise they show up HUGE on the blog.

10. The next shot is the side/wonky view...

This view shows the dimension on the card. In the photo above, you can probably see that Tilda is added with dimensionals and the flowers pop off the card.

11. Crop the image...

12. Edit the photo - I used Auto Smart Fix which adjusts the color and clarity/sharpness...

13. I add a little more brightness...

Now with the closer view, you can probably see that the white swirls are not glued down, but pop off the card, the butterflies are 3-D, and there is also dimentionals under the sentiment in the center so the sentiment panel is curved.

So that's it! You can see how I added these photos to a blog post here. 

I hope this tutorial helps at least one person who may have been struggling to get a clear shot of their photos. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge: Purple Madness

Hello stamping friends!!

Today is the High Hopes Challenge.

Andrea is our hostess this week and her challenge is:

Purple Madness!! 

So, I thought I would do another scrapbook page from this year's Easter! I love when I get to scrapbook something within weeks of the event! It makes me feel productive! Ha!

The left side is filled with pictures from "Easter Eve" when we died easter eggs... 

And the right side is filled with pictures from Easter Morning hunting for eggs... 

I used the adorable Bunny Masterpiece embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os... 

I cut out the image and added it to the layout with dimensionals.

The title was die cut using a cuttlebug set and added with dimensionals. I also used a Stampin' Up Punch to create the top border. The purple and pink glitter cardstock is from American Crafts.

The butterflies are a die cut from CC Designs along with some pearls.

And I used some flowers from my stash, purple ric rac ribbon, and staples.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Whiff of Joy Sale at Stamp and Create

Hello stamping friends! 

Edited: This card made the Top 5 at Cupcake Challenges!!!

Did you have a nice weekend? We had a great weekend. Although I was quite frustrated with Ansley's softball game Friday nigh (multiple issues there) and Ryan's T-Ball game on Saturday (got hit by 7 foul balls from a different field - nothing like a ball coming out of no where and hitting you!!). But it was still a great weekend. 

We have a slightly less crazy week this week with only 1 night with ball games - unfortunately they both have games at the same time on the same night so we will have to split up again! But I'm looking forward to a little more of a quiet week.

Ok so now it's time for the new Weekly Candy and Product Spotlight Sale at Stamp and Create.

The new candy is:

Basic Gray Nordic Holiday and Indian Summer 6"x6" Paper pads. You can enter the candy here. 

And this Product Spotlight Sale is:

Whiff of Joy Stamps on Sale 25% off this week.

I created this card for one of Ansley's teachers since Teacher Appreciation Week is just 2 weeks away...

This is the sweet Willow with Strawberry Basket. The papers are Miss Caroline Dolled Up by MME along with Resin Corners & Scroll, Coconut, Sea Breeze & Fairy Floss Blooms, Pearls, and Butterflies Die from CC Designs.

The sketch is from the Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog this week.  

Willow was embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

I decorated the inside as well...

The strip of paper at the bottom is actually a gift card holder. It's taped on the sides and bottom, but not on the top so that I can slip a gift card if I want.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes Challenge: Let's Get Cute

Stamptacular Sunday: Loaded with Layers 

Cupcake Inspiration: Photo inspiration (I used the "gardening" theme)

Craft you Days away: Metal (Apple Charm under the flowers)

Our Creative Corner: Butterflies

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

Sweet Princess Tilda

Hello stamping friends!! 

So what did you think of American Idol last night? Who's your favorite? I think Colton is my favorite. And I have to admit that Jessica and Joshua aren't my favorites. Maybe it's their song choices - they always seem to choose songs too old for them (?) I don't know, I just don't like their songs. 

So a few weeks ago I won at Made Especially for You with this card and was offered a guest spot for this week's challenge!! Well, my scheduling got all messed up with my posts, so this is a little late. 

The challenge over at Made Especially for You is: 3 Flowers

You can find the challenge here.

This is the Sweet Princess Tilda from Magnolia. The papers are Fab-U-Lous from Simple Stores (I just love the colors in this set), Basic Grey Pearls, flowers, Butterflies Die from CC Designs, Heart Swirl, Mini Doily and Scalloped Stitch Lace DooHickey. The pin was part of my prize for winning the challenge :-) And the Sentiment is from Wags 'n Whiskers Purrfect Day.

The sketch is from Sketchy Challenges 

Tilda was embossed in black watercolor paper and watercolored with H2Os...

Ain't she cute?! 

Now it's your turn! Come play along with the challenge - it runs through Sunday, April 22nd at 7pm Central Time. 

This card is also for the following challenges:

Just Magnolia: Lovely Lace (DT Call - this is my 2nd card, I prefer this one over the first one which was a simple Christmas card - I made my Christmas cards more "flat" so they can mail easier so this one has a little more dimension)

Creative Belli: Children (old stash, pearls and flowers)

Use it Tuesday: Anything Goes (Hoarded supplies are the flowers)

Craft your passion: Punches & Die Cuts

Stamp with Fun: Favorite colors

ABC Christmas Challenge: H is for Hardware

Hello stamping friends!!

So how is your week going so far? My daughter has state testing this week so there is a little pressure for her to get a good night's rest and do well. 

We had a mixed up with her softball schedule last night. We had it on our schedule at 6pm and they had it at 6:30. Well, because of the testing at school, I wanted her to be in bed by 8pm so we had to leave at 7:30 (20 minutes before the game ended). I felt bad, but if it was played at the time on our schedule, then it wouldn't have been an issue! Anyway, I'll be happy tomorrow when testing is done!

And now onto craftiness!

Today is a new ABC Christmas Challenge. 

Our challenge is: H is for Hardware

Let's see some metal on your cards! 

Just remember it MUST be a Christmas card or project. 

We are being sponsored by...me!

On random participant will win a $25 Gift Certificate to Stamp and Create. 

And wonderful news!! The ABC Christmas Challenge team is having a DT Call!! We are looking for 3 new members. Check out this post for the DT Call information.

I just LOVE being on this team. After being on it for almost 2 years, it is such a wonderful feeling to have most of my Christmas cards done by the end of November...in time to mail them out around the world (that's if I actually mailed them out on time...but that's another story)! If you hand-make most of your Christmas cards, then you will WANT to be on this team so you get a head start on your cards!! Plus the team is AMAZING and fun!!

And here is my card for this challenge... 

This is Halo Tilda from Magnolia. I used some Simple Stories Happy Day Paper, Ivory Lace trim, Christmas Circle Sentiment from WRS, spacer, and corner. 

For the metal elements, I used mini staples (on the lace), the charm, corner, and spacer.

Sketch is from Merry Monday

Tilda was embossed in black onto watercolor and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os..

Here's a view of the inside...

Now it's your turn!! The challenge runs through May 1st. 

This card is also for the following Challenges:

Just Magnolia: Lace (and DT Call)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Sing Song ("Joy to the World"...let Heaven and Nature sing)

 

High Hopes Challenge: Anything High Hopes Goes

Hello stamping friends!! 

I'm back today with the High Hopes Challenge.

This week's challenge is: Anything High Hopes Goes!!

That's right, as long as it has a High Hopes stamp, you can create any project for this challenge. 

One participant will win 1 Free High Hopes Stamp.

I wanted to scrapbook some of the picture I took from Spring Break and this was the perfect challenge...

Ryan wanted to climb a tree while we were we fishing one day. So I took some photos...while staying close below...to catch him! Haha!

The left side...

The right side...

The image is Cheeky Sean illustrated by Dustin Pike...

It was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os.

The journaling says:

While on Spring Break, we went to Tennessee to visit Nana & Papa. We had lots of fun and adventures. After 10 minutes of fishing one day, Ryan got bored. He decided he wanted to climb the weeping willow tree by the lake. It wasn't a big tree but it was filled with lots of tiny sharp branches.It was easier going up than coming down, but Mom caught him and helped him safely back to the ground.

The papers are from MME Eye Bloom & Grow from my stash. The tree is a sticker from an Echo Park kit from my stash. I also used some twine, Clouds die from CC Designs & Whimsy Stamps, liquid applique and Tab 1 die from Whimsy.

The title was die cut with an old cuttlebug set and corrugated card stock.

Not it's your turn! The challenge runs for one week ending on April 23rd. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

Basic Grey Product Spotlight Sale at Stamp and Create

Hello stamping friends!!

Edited: This card won Top 3 over at Lollipop Crafts!!

I hope you had a lovely weekend! We had a busy one filled with lots of T-Ball/Softball and church activities. The kids had team pictures this weekend so they had to get to the field an hour before their games. So between the pictures and games, it seemed like we were out there all day! Then Saturday we went to a friend's house to watch (recorded from earlier in the day) the University of Florida vs University of Tennessee Baseball game. Our friends are Florida fan (as is half of the Jacksonville, FL area) but my husband is from Tennessee so we are Volunteer fans. TN won the game by the way!! :-) Then on Sunday we had Church in the morning and Life Group in the evening. 

Yesterday's sermon was absolutely fantastic. I feel like I say that each week, but this week's sermon hit home to me. The sermon was about being in Community with other Christians. How many people greet others by say "Hi, how are you?" but they don't REALLY want to know how you are doing - that's just something nice to say. But if you are in a community of friends, you are more willing to actually CARE how someone is doing. And when you are in a community of Christian friends, they can feel like family to you. That is so true with my Life Group. Although the group started years ago as a "bible study", the families in the group because my closest friends. The group was set up to include "couples with young children" so that we all had something in common and that made it easy for us to connect and relate with one another. We all are going through the trials of married life and raising children. 

When we moved away a few years ago, it was so hard for me to leave these people who I came to know as my friends. I stayed in touch with them and we met up at least a few times a year. But I always felt disconnected without having them close by. So when the opportunity to came back to the Jacksonville area, I was thrilled!! We jumped right back into our Life Group as if we never left!! These people mean so much to me!! Our kids play baseball/softball/soccer together. The kids have playdates every weekend as well as occasional sleep overs. I am so proud and honored to have them in my life!! 

If you would like to listen to the sermon, you can find it online here (April 15th sermon). And if you feel like you are living this life alone, I encourage you to check out a church and find out how you can get connected in a bible study or life group. Don't feel about about trying out a few churches, too. Not every church is right for every personality. The only thing that is required is that it's a "Bible based" church! But some churches are contemporary with "rock" bands and casual dress (which I prefer) and others are more "Traditional" with "Sunday Dress" and Choirs. The point it to find a group of people that you feel comfortable with and who are willing to help hold you accountable and helping you grow in your relationship with God. 

Ok, enough about that, today we have a new Weekly Candy and Product Spotlight Sale at Stamp and Create. 

The new weekly candy is...

Ducky Duck from Magnolia. You can enter the candy here. 

This week's Product Spotlight Sale is: Basic Grey

All Basic Grey paper, stamps, brads, buttons, and bling are on sale this week for 25% off. 

I created this card for my mom for Mother's Day to showcase some of the Basic Grey products on sale...

The paper is Marjorlaine from Basic Grey.  The image is Katie from Sarah Kay for Stampavie along with White Silk Ribbon, Basic Grey Button, Brads, and Pearls, Tab 1 Die and Clouds Die from Whimsy Stamps, and Butterflies Die from CC Designs.

The sketch is from Try Stamping on Tuesday.

Katie was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os... 

I decorated the inside as well... 

This card is also for the following challenges...

Craft your passion: Die cuts and punches

Lollipop Crafts: Spring Fling

Cupcake Inspirations: Photo inspiration (I used the color combo)

Crazy 4 Challenges: Buttons

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Wags 'n Whiskers: Anything Goes

Hello stamping friends!!

How is your week going? Mine seemed to blur by! Where does the time go? We have a very busy weekend coming up. Tonight I have Bunco with some of my friends - it's always a fun night. On Saturday we will be at the ball fields all day long. Ansley's team has pictures at 8:00am (need to be there at 7:45) then a game from 9am-10:30. Ryan has pictures at 2:00 (need to be there at 1:45) then a game from 3pm-4:30pm. I'm going to be one tired and stinky mom!! LOL Then on Sunday we have church and life group/bible study. One weekend we need to have off so we can get some yard work done! Maybe one day soon. 

We interrupt this program...I am writing this post during American Idol and all I can say is WOW!!! That was shocking and ridiculous! Not that Jessica was almost voted off, but the reaction of the judges. My husband was fuming that they were so unprofessional!! Jessica is NOT my favorite and I wouldn't have voted for her...and obviously I'm not the only one since she didn't get the votes this week. But this is "AMERICAN IDOL", NOT JLo, Randy and Steven Idol! America voted...and didn't vote for Jessica!! Sorry, but if it was Colton, Phillip, or Skyler, I doubt they would have saved them! Personally Jessica and Joshua need to go. 

Well at least the "save" is gone and now America's votes will count!

Ok, so today it's time for a new Wags 'n Whiskers challenge. I finally had a little time to play along. 

The challenge is: Anything Goes!! How easy is that?!

I needed to bring a gift to Bunco tonight that begins with the letter "P" for the Bunco Basket (the person with the last "Bunco" of the night wins the basket). 

So for my gift, I'm bringing a "Pink Box of cards"...

I figure I have some cards on hand so it would make an easy gift! However, it took 4 tries before I got the measurements for the box correct!! UG!!

I used some White Silk ribbon, The Bow Easy, pearl swirls, and pom pom ribbon.

Now it's your turn!! The challenge runs through April 26th.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas G Mid-Way

Hello stamping friends!!

Edited: This card won Top 3 at Christmas Stamping All Year Long.

I hope you are having a lovely week so far!! It's been crazy busy for me (as usual). But yesterday I had to take some time to get my hair done. Yep, I am about half-way grey so I have to get my hair colored on a regular basis, and no, red is not my natural color (I guess I would be considered a "brunette"). However, in addition to the color, I got a Keratin treatment for the first time. I have a nick-name for myself; I'm the "Chia-Pet...just add water and watch my hair grow"!! LOL Yep, I have naturally frizzy hair and it's driving me crazy. The bad thing about the Keratin treatment is that I can't wash my hair for 3 days and it's kind of heavy and "sticky" with the treatment on it! I think I'm going to go crazy before I get to wash my hair...this treatment BETTER work!! 

Have you had a Keratin treatment before? If so, what do you think about it?

Today it's time for the ABC Christmas Challenge Mid-way post. I made a card for the challenge last week, but apparently I totally forgot to post it!! 

Anyway, the challenge is: G is for Gold, White, & a touch of Green color challenge.

You can check out the full post here. 

Here is my mid-week card...

I used one of the adorable Magnolia stamps that are on sale this week at Stamp and Create. This is Tilda as a Star. The papers are MME Lost in Found (from my stash). I also used WRS Christmas Circle Sentiments, Liquid Applique, and Spruce DooHickey.

The sketch is from Simply Magnolia.

Tilda was stamped in Stampin' Up Basic Brown onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

I stamped the image on the inside of the card as well... 

Here is the card I created for last week and forgot to post...

It is a CAS card using an old Stampin' Up set. 

Ok, not it's your turn! Let's see your take on the challenge! The challenge runs through April 17th at 6pm UK time (which is 1pm EST, I think).

This card is also for the following challenges:

Just Magnolia: Anything Goes

Use it Tuesday: Anything Goes (hoarded stash - papers) 

Sparkles Christmas Challenge: Favorite Color Combo (monochromatic)

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long: Favorite Color Combo (Monochromatic)

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge: White Christmas (lots of snow and snowflakes)

Christmas Inspirations: use at least 3 geometric shapes (rectangle, circle, star)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

High Hopes Pennant Banner Tutorial

Hello stamping friends!!

It's my turn to create a tutorial over at the High Hopes Blog. 

Therefore I created a Pennant Banner Tutorial...

I love using High Hopes stamps to create banners! There are so many awesome coordinating designs that make them perfect for a banner.

Hop on over to the High Hopes Blog to check out the tutorial!

Oh, and the current High Hopes Challenge is still open for another week. Come play along!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Magnolia sale at Stamp and Create

Hello stamping friends!!

Did you have a nice Easter? We had a WONDERFUL Easter! After we hunted what the Easter Bunny left, we headed off to church. The sermon was fantastic and was really an "Exactly, that's what I mean" type of message! After church we went to a friends house for an amazing turkey lunch/dinner, cards, and awesome time. It was really fun and relaxing. 

And now the kids are back to school and it's time to get back to work!! 

Today is the last day for the 10% off Easter Sale. The sale ends at midnight tonight. 

Today is also a new Product Spotlight Sale and Weekly Candy. 

This week's candy is...

Tennis Tilda. You can enter the candy here. 

This week's Product Spotlight Sale is: Magnolia stamps up to 25% off this week!

I created this card for my niece's birthday to showcase one of the Magnolia stamps on sale this week... 

This is Secret Tilda along with Tigerlilly paper from Kaisercraft, Romantic Lace DooHickey, Party Mini Letter Seals from Whimsy Stamps, and pearls.

Tilda was embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os... 

On the inside, I stamped Lovely Balloons... 

The strip of paper on the inside is a pocket to put some $$ for my niece! :-)

This card is also for the following challenges:

Totally Tilda: Birthday

Just Magnolia: Anything Goes

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: A Celebratory card (Hebrews 12:2-3)

Hiding in my Craft Room: Color Challenge (light pink, hot pink, grey)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

Happy Easter!!

Hello stamping friends!!

So, did you miss me?! Man, it's been crazy lately, but hopefully I will be able to get back on schedule tomorrow. One week vacation followed by 4 days of on-your-back-illness during tax season can really put you behind! Oh, then add on a 4 day Holiday weekend with kids who need to be entertained and that means....no "fun" work time for mommy! LOL

Well, this is just a quick post to say...Happy Easter!!

I made this Easter banner for a High Hopes Tutorial on Tuesday. Speaking of High Hopes, because I was sick, I didn't end up getting to play along with the current challenge. 

So here it is...my Easter Challenge project! There is still over a week left in the challenge if you would like to join us!

I'll have to take a better picture of the finished banner for the tutorial on Tuesday. The flash went off and it looks a little over-exposed.

Anyway, here is a close up of the High Hopes images that I used on the banner...

Last night we had fun getting ready for the Easter Bunny...

Today we are going to church then over to a friends house for lunch/dinner. I'm sure we'll have a good time. 

I hope you have a wonderful Easter and remember...it's not about bunnies, colored eggs, or chocolate! It's all about an empty tomb! 

He is not here; He had Risen!... Luke 24:6

Easter Sale at least 10% off!

Welcome back to Stamp and Create!

Well, this week has totally gotten away from me! My kids are now off school for the Easter weekend so I am up to my eyeballs in kids and activities. Therefore, I haven't had time to do much more than the basics (shipping orders).

In the mean time...

How about an Easter sale?

At least 10% off everything in the store!!

The sale runs through Monday, April 9th

No codes this time, the prices are already reduced on the website.

Happy stamping and shopping!

I'm still alive

Just a quick note to say that I am still alive!!

I was hit with a nasty, nasty cold this week. It started with a fever Monday afternoon and took over the rest of the week. The final diagnosis was a bad sinus infection. But I felt like I was going to die! Massive head ache, ear ache, sore throat, sneezing (oh, the sneezing), nausea, aches, etc!! Tuesday I think I went through 2 boxes of tissues from the running nose and sneezing. Wednesday I went to the doctor in the morning and ended up in bed the rest of the day with nausea. I started to feel a little human on thursday and got a little work done Thursday afternoon.  

But I am now a few days out on my antibiotics so I am feeling much better. I actually managed to get all orders packaged up and taken to the post office today, too. 

Anyway, the bad news is that I have been too sick to even want to stamp...so no crafty inspiration from me! Maybe I'll have a little time on Sunday?!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Happy stamping!

High Hopes Challenge: A Recipe

Hello stamping friends!!

I'm going to make the chit chat quick because as I'm typing this I'm not feeling too great. I started getting achy then realized that I had a slight fever! Hopefully it's just because I'm run down from working so hard to get caught up from my trip. My husband was sick over Spring Break, but it was with a head cold and he did not have any fever or aches. 

On a good note, I found the software disk for my Canon Rebel camera so I can now download the pictures on my computer - which means I can get better photos since it's a much better camera!

Ok, so it's time for a new High Hopes Challenge. 

Kristine is our hostess this week she is cooking up a recipe!

Use 1 Ribbon, 2 Patterned Papper, and 3 Flowers

Remember you MUST use a High Hopes stamp to enter the challenge. 

Since I've been itching to do a scrapbook page lately, so I decided to do a layout using this recipe...

Here's a close up of each side.

The left side...

 The right side...

The image is Bunny Blooms (I'm out of stock, but you can find it here in the High Hopes' store). 

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out, and attached with dimentionals...

The papers are from my stash (I think from Echo Park). I also used some twine, pearls, Pennant Banner Die from Whimsy Stamps and Numbers stamps from Magnolia.

The date was originally just stamped onto the paper. However, while writing this post, I realized that I had the wrong year!! So I had to great creative and cover it up somehow. I'm not sure I'm totally happy with it, but it's the best I can do with my error!

Here's a closer look at the banner made with glitter cardstock from American Crafts...

Now it's your turn! The challenge runs for 1 week. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping (and scrapping)!

~Lacey 

Stamp and Create Charms Product Spotlight Sale

Hello stamping friends!!

Wow! I need a vacation from catching up from my vacation!! We got home on Wednesday night so I got started working on orders on Thursday. By Saturday, I was all caught up with all orders. There were lots of deliveries that arrived as well - all of those have been added to the store now, too. 

We also had a softball game, T-Ball practice, a double sleep-over and I had a Girls Night Out with some friends to see Hunger Games (Awesome movie)!! Plus church and we went to the (freezing) pool once, too! When you add in our fun in TN, we had a very fun and eventful Spring Break.

I still have to download all of the pictures and get them printed. Then hopefully I will have some scrapbook layouts to share soon! With all of the tax preparations I have been doing, it's been hard to find the time to scrapbook - and I miss it!! I started stamping years ago with the intent to start scrapbooking but cards are so much easier to do so I make them more often. However, scrapbooking is my passion so I "NEED" to do it every once in awhile so I don't go crazy!! In fact, I have a layout to share tomorrow for the High Hopes challenge. Now, if I can only get a good photo of it! I haven't found the prefect spot to photograph my scrapbook pages in this house. There always seems to be a glare on the pages no matter what angle I shoot from! My Canon Rebel takes the best shots, but since it's not compatible with my macbook, it requires my husband's computer to download the pictures. But I may have to rely on him tonight if I want a good shot.

Anyway, today is Monday so it's time for a new Stamp and Create Product Spotlight and Weekly Candy.

The new weekly candy is:

Katie by Sarah Kay from the new Stampavie release. You can enter the candy here.

Speaking of Stampavie, I had a small order come in to restock a few designs that sold out during the pre-order. So all designs are now back in stock (except Pia who is on backorder).

The Product Spotlight Sale of the week is: Charms

All charms are on sale 25% off this week. 

I used the fun Princess Party Tilda from Magnolia. Isn't she so cute?! The papers are Fab-U-Lous from Simple Stories along with Starlight Lace DooHickey, So Wrapped Starlight DooHickey, Crown Charm, Buttercream Bloom, Seabreeze Mini Bloom, Star Pin, Butterflies Die from CC Designs, Pearls, and Satin Trim.

 The image was embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

This card is also for the following challenges:

Midweek Magnolias: Recipe - 1 Ribbon, 2 Pearls, & 3 Flowers (GDT)

Simply Magnolia: Dies/Punches & Ribbon

Magnolia Down Under: Bingo (center down: Dies/Punches, Flowers, Glitter/Bling)

Just Magnolia: More than one fold

Paper Sundaes: Spring Blossom

CR84FN Color Challenge: Pink, Orange, Yellow

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas F is for Furry and Feathered

Hello stamping friends!!

Well, it was a fantastic Spring Break Trip to Tennessee! But today we are on our way home! We are so happy that we had such wonderful weather this trip. It really made me appreciate my husband's hometown much more. I'm a native Floridian so I'm used to sun and warmth year round - as well as living closer to the beach and a big city. When I first met my husband 13 years ago, Kingsport, TN was a small town. The fun thing to do was hang out at Walmart! LOL But over the years, a lot more restaurants and shops have opened up; giving the town more things to do on a rainy or cold day. Summer trips were always fun but Spring, Fall, or Winter trips usually meant we spent a lot of time indoors because it was either cold, snowing, or raining. But this trip was gorgeous!! 

Yesterday we went to Bays Mountain and saw some rescued wildlife and went zip-lining! Even Nana (my MIL) went! It was a lot of fun. Ryan was afraid to go by himself so he went with me the first time. Then after he went once, he was ready to do it on it own so we went a 2nd time. 

Here we are all ready to go!

And here we are on the platform getting ready to go...

My husband took this from the landing platform. It's zoomed in quite a bit so it's not the clearest picture. 

Ok, so now it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge: F is for Feathered and/or Furry.

We are being sponsored by Lili of the Valley and Bugaboo Stamps.

Here is my card...

I used the adorable Never to Old for a Hug from Lili of the Valley. The papers are Winter Park from Echo Park along with Black Rhinestones, Sweet Snowflake and Bloomy Tag from Magnolia.

The sketch is from Christmas Challenges.

 The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

Now it's your turn! The challenge runs through March 3rd.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland: Fairy or Angel

Christmas Crafting: Use a Non-Christmas Image

Christmas Inspiration: Heat or Dry Embossing (heat embossed image)

Crimbo Crackers: Cute (Christmas Card)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Christmas Animals

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge: Bingo

Hello stamping friends!!

We are having such a great time on our Spring Break vacation!! The weather is turning out to be fantastic - although it's actually 10-20 degrees warmer than Kingsport, TN usually has this time of year. That is probably why we are having such a great time! We are usually cooped up in the house because it's either raining or too cold! But this trip has been wonderful. 

Yesterday I shared some pictures of our first 2 days here. Yesterday (our 3rd day) we went to Bristol Caverns. It was a lot of fun and the kids really seemed to enjoy it. They paid attention to what the guide was saying and even asked questions - by raising their hands (the adults, like me, just blurted out what we wanted to ask)! I will save most of the pictures for another post later in the week since this is supposed to be about the High Hopes challenge. But I will share two pictures.

Too many people ask "where are the pictures of you"! I'm usually the one BEHIND the camera so I'm not in many of the pictures (nor do I like to get my picture taken). But hubby took this one of us as we went into the beginning of the caverns.

And here is the best picture I could get of the formations in the dark cavern. 

At the lowest part, we were 180 feet below ground! It was quite a hike back up the steps, but we had a really great time. 

Ok, now it's time for a new High Hopes Challenge!

Tanya is our hostess and her challenge is: Bingo

Pick one row across, down, or diagonal and use all 3 items in that row on your project. 

Just remember that you MUST use a High Hopes stamp to enter the challenge. 

One random participant will win 1 Free High Hopes stamp of your choice. 

Here is my card...

This is the adorable Ryan and Ansley (yes, named after my two little ones :-) along with Sm Happy Easter Sentiment. The papers are the new My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dolled Up along with some rhinestones, ribbon, and bow easy (on order and expected to be restocked next week).

For the challenge, I used the bottom row: Bling or Sparkle, Distressing, Punches or Die cuts.

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os... 

Now it's your turn! This challenge runs for one week - through March 26 at 7pm EST.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Creative Stamp Friends: Spring

Addicted to Stamps: Rhinestones, Flowers, and Ribbons

Dream Valley Challenge: Easter

Paper Sundaes: Photo Inspiration (color challenge)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Hello from East Tennessee!

Hello Stamping Friends!!

Just a quick hello from our Spring Break vacation. We are visiting my in-laws in East Tennessee. The kids are having a blast and the weather has been mostly beautiful.

There is a sale going on at Stamp and Create this week.

10% off your whole order when you use discount code spring (all lowercase) at check out.

The sale runs through Friday, March 23rd. Orders will ship out on the 23rd when I return. 

Here are some pictures from Saturday and Sunday. We have been hanging out in my in-law's community...

Having leaf races under the bridge...

Making silly faces with Nana and Papa (Daddy's in there, too)...

Making wishes...

And spreading seeds...

Getting lessons on skimming stones...

Posing for pictures...

And going for walks!

I hope you are all enjoying your Spring Break (or did, or will whenever you have yours)!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Spring Break Sale at Stamp and Create

Hello stamping friends!!

Edited: This card made the Top 3 at The Squirrel and Fox Challenge!! :-)

Well, it is Spring Break for the kids so that means we are going on vacation! It's so hard to go anywhere now with both kids in school - I hate to take them out of school unless they are sick. So we are heading to Tennessee to visit my in-laws. My Father-in-Law starts Chemo on Monday so I hope we aren't going to be in the way. We did move our trip up a few days so we can spend some time with him before his chemo treatment. We are praying that the chemo will kill all of the cancer cells, but not have any major side affects. 

We will be back on the 23rd. Therefore, any orders received at Stamp and Create will ship out when we return. 

In the mean time, let's celebrate Spring Break with a Sale at Stamp and Create!

Take 10% off your whole order when you use discount code spring (all lowercase) at check out. 

The sale runs from March 16th-23rd.

How about some stamping inspiration to hold you over for a few days?

I made card for my In-Law's 51st wedding Anniversary on Wednesday...

 

This is the adorable Sister and Brother from Magnolia (yes, I know it's supposed to be a sibling image, but it works for an anniversary card). I am currently out of stock of this image, but I have a few Cuddly Siblings instock that's very similar. The papers are My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dolled Up along with some pewter pearls, adage ticket, check ribbon, Bow Easy, Romantic Lace DooHickey from Magnolia, and Pennant Banner Die from Whimsy Stamps. 

The sketch is from Made Especially for You

The image was stamped in Stampin' Up Basic Brown onto Watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

On the inside, I stamped Lovely Balloons and the main image again... 

The little punched hearts are from the Romantic Lace die.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Try it on Tuesday: Wonders in Watercolor

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Use Dark and Light colors

The Squirrel and the Fox: Love

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas E is for Evergreen Midway

Hello stamping friends!! 

Edited: This card made Honorable Mention at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown!! :-)

It's an extremely busy week for me since we are going out of town on Friday for Spring Break. We are traveling to Tennessee to visit Scott's father before he starts chemo. So I have to get taxes, DT work, get the store ready to close for a week, and pack! Oh, and we have Ansley's first softball game tomorrow night and Ryan has TBall practice on Thursday night! Yikes! 

So, I'll make this quick today.

Today is the mid-way for the ABC Christmas E is for Evergreen Challenge.

I am really trying to make an effort to do mid-way cards this year so I have all of the cards I need in time to mail them out in November (I am always late at mailing out my Christmas cards). Of course, I missed a few challenges, but at least I'm trying. 

And since I didn't have the time to make a card for the Stamp and Create Product Spotlight Sale for Crafter's Companion on Monday, I thought I would use one of my favorite Popcorn Bear Stamps for this card.

As a reminder, all Crafter's Companion stamps are on sale this week at least 25% off (including the fun Popcorn Bear stamps).

I want to mention that the Crafter's Companion restock order is expected to arrive on Thursday.

Ok, here's my card...

This is the fun Magical Christmas Popcorn Bear along with Splotchy from TGF. The papers are Times and Seasons by Echo Park.

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

This is one of the HUGE stamps, so I kept the layout simple. 

Now it's your turn to come join in on the challenge! It runs through Tuesday, March 20th.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland: Christmas Scene

Jingle Bells: Photo inspiration (I used the pillow with the tree for my inspiration)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown: Color Challenge - Blue, Red, Green

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Crafter's Companion Product Spotlight Sale and new Weekly Candy

Hello stamping friends!! 

It's a busy morning this morning with lack of sleep! Plus I don't have a new card to share so I am going to make this quick today.

Vacation Notice:

I will be going out of town from Friday, March 16th - Thursday, March 22nd.

Any orders received after 12:00 noon EST on Thursday, March 15th will not ship out until Friday, March 23rd.

There is a new Weekly Candy at Stamp and Create...

Hoo Loves You from The Greeting Farm

The new Product Spotlight Sale this week is:

Crafter's Companion on sale AT LEAST 25% off

Some of the collections are being discontinued and are on sale 60% off.

All Popcorn Bear, SWALK, and Humphrey's corner are on sale 25% off. 

I have a restock order on the way for those collections. I am hoping they will arrive this week. 

I don't have a new card to share, but here is a card I made awhile ago using Football Crazy from Popcorn Bear...

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

New Magnolia...meet Lilyrose the Dragon

Hello stamping friends!! 

Edited: This card made the Top 3 for the Paper Sundaes Green or Good Luck Challenge! :-)

I hope you are having lovely weekend. We have a busy one, as usual. But it will be a fun one. 

The new Magnolia order arrived this week and I just fell in love with so many designs! I just had to play with one immediately. Meet the adorable Lillyrose the Dragon...

Isn't it adorable?! Ryan LOVES dragons so he fell in love with this, too. And it was such a job to color up. The papers are the new My Mind's Eye The Bright Side 1. I also used some twine, Splotchy stamp, Magical Mini letter seals , and Starlight Lace DooHickey.

The sketch is from Cute Card Thursday this week.

The image was embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os..

I stamped the image again on the inside along with Dot Stars from Magnolia.

So what do you think?!

This card is also for the following challenges...

Fabulous Friday: Kraft 

Raise the Bar: Go Green

Do you Stack up?: Go Green

Paper Sundaes: Green or Good Luck

Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Punches

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

High Hopes Spring Release today

Hello stamping friends!!

Just a quick note that the Magnolia stamps are scheduled to arrive today. So all pre-orders will ship out tomorrow. 

I'm back today with a High Hopes mini release!!

The Divas have all created a sample card using the stamps in today's release over on the High Hopes' Blog. Make sure to check them all out.

And guess what? There's no blog hop!! You can see all of the stamps in one post! 

There are also 3 prizes up for grabs - 2 over on the High Hopes Blog and 1 on the High Hopes' Facebook page. To enter the prize drawings, you just need to leave a comment on the blog and/or FB page. 

The stamps are now available for purchase on the High Hopes website and over at my store Stamp and Create.

Here is the card I created for today's release...

This is Garden Gate Background. This is a LARGE image at 4"H x 5"W so my total card size is 6"x6" (larger than my normal 5.5" square cards. 

The DP is from My Mind's Eye. I also used some twine, Seabreeze Paper Bloom, Coconut mini blooms, and pennant banner. 

Make sure to check out the rest of the Diva's cards over at the High Hopes Blog.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Apple Blossom - Little Cottage Cuties

Hello stamping friends!!

I'm back today with my 2nd post for the day. Make sure to scroll down to check out my ABC Christmas Challenge card. 

I'm back because today is the new release for the Elizabeth Bell designs for Whimsy Stamp release!!

The line is being called Little Cottage Cuties and they are NOW available for purchase at Stamp and Create!!

I was so excited that I had these in stock for a few weeks so I had plenty of time to ink one up in time for the release. Check out this cutie...

Isn't she one of the most adorable thing ever?! I just love her leg warmers! Yep, ladies...they are coming back into style! Ansley got an outfit for Christmas from her Aunt and it came with a pair of leg warmers! 

The papers are some of the new My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Howdy Doody along with some black pearls, black silk ribbon, and flowers.

The sketch is from The Sketch Challenges this week.

The image was embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os..

I stamped the image again on the inside in Basic Brown ink...

These stamps are now available at Stamp and Create. 

This card is also for the following challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenge: Spring

Craft your Passion: Anything Goes

Make my Monday: Spring Flowers

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas: E is for Evergreen

Hello stamping friends!!

Before I get to today's post, I wanted to mention that High Hopes is still showing sneak peeks of the new stamps that will be released on Thursday. Make sure to check them out! Then come back tomorrow for the release!

Ok, today is time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge! I love getting to use some of my favorite Christmas/Winter stamps that maybe didn't get enough use over the Holidays. That's one of the best things about playing along with the ABC Christmas Challenges! Of course, the other is actually not having to rush to finish up massive amounts of cards in November/December!! 

The new ABC Christmas Challenge is: E is for Evergreen.

This is basically: Christmas Trees, Holly, Mistletoe, or add Evergreen color to your card.

Just remember that it MUST be a Christmas card or project (tags, gifts, boxes, and Scrapbook pages are allowed as long as they follow the theme). 

We have a few sponsors this week:

In2stamps and Simon Says Stamp

Make sure to check out the Challenge post for prize details. 

Here is my card...

I wanted to use the adorable Winter Fairy from Wee Stamps at least one more time! She's so adorable :-)

The papers are Times and Seasons by Echo Park along with a doily, black pearls, and sentiment from Wild Rose Studio (restock WRS order is on the way).

The sketch is from Sketch Saturday this week.

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

On the inside, I stamped the image again along with some Magnolia Sweet Snowflakes...

Now it's your turn!! Come play along with the challenge, it runs through March 20th.

This card is also for:

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge: Seeing Red

Crimbo Crackers: Female (and Christmas)

Christmas Card Challenges: Embossing (heat or dry - I heat embossed the image)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

The Greeting Farm Stamp Sale and Stamp and Create Challenge

Hello stamping friends!! 

I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had a busy one. The weather has been crazy for us here in North Florida! It was 88 degrees on Saturday but then only 63 on Sunday! And last night it got back down into the 30's over night! But the high is 73 today!! Crazy how we can have an almost 40 degree difference in one day!! It just means that the colds (meaning the sniffles) will be back...and the trees and flowers are ALL confused!! "Do we bloom? Do we stay dormant?"! LOL

I have a busy week this week. I am finishing up the tax preparations for an appointment with a CPA this week. Plus we have some warrantee work being done on a few things in the house. I can't believe we have been here for almost 1 year already?! Luckily there are only a few minor repairs - we are so happy with the construction of our house so far. 

Ok, now onto some business...

High Hopes Rubber Stamps will be having a small release this week. Monday - Wednesday we will be showcasing the new stamps over at the High Hopes Blog. Then on Thursday the stamps will be released and all of the stamps will be shown by the Design Divas on the blog. No blog hop with this release - it will all be in one spot on the blog. I have a sample of one of the stamps being release below.

It's also a Monday so that means there is a new Weekly Candy over at the Stamp and Create Blog...

Heidi and Lulu Stick a Pose. Check out the candy here. 

Today is also time for a new Product Spotlight Sale at Stamp and Create. 

This week, all Greeting Farm Stamps are on sale 25% off.

It's also time for a new Monthly Challenge.

This month's challenge is: Paper Pieced

Here is my card showcasing one of the Greeting Farm stamps on sale this week...

This is one of the stamps from Miss Anya Hats Off along with Splotchy by The Greeting Farm Stamps. The papers are Kaisercraft Bubblegum Hill paired with pearls, flowers, Romantic Lace DooHickey from Magnolia, Bow Easy, and Friendship Ticket Sentiments from Whimsy Stamps.

I made this card for one of Ansley's friend's birthday the other week.

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os. The shirt was paper pieced from Kaisercraft Bubblegum Hill paper...

You can enter the Paper Pieced challenge here.

This card is also for: Pile it on Challenge: Spots and/or Stripes, Paper Sundaes: Green or Good Luck, Sentimental Sunday: Words of Encouragement

And now, here is my High Hopes card showcasing one of the stamps being released on Thursday...

This is the Fancy Birdhouse 1 (P-155). The papers are the new My Mind's Eye On the Bright Side One. I also used some twine, button, pearls, and Lovely Fence DooHickey.

The sketch is from The Deconstructed Sketch this week.

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out and attached with dismensionals...

This card is also for: The Paper Players: Spring has Sprung and Cupcake Inspiration: photo

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey