Hand Stamped By Lacey

Weekly Wednesday Candy 4

It's time for another Weekly Wednesday Candy!!

First off, I have to say that I am soooo behind!! Wags 'n Whiskers will have another release and blog hop on Friday, December 11th with sneak peeks starting next Wednesday! So I have so much to do to get ready for the release.

Plus I am still trying to recover from having family in town for a few days and a weekend at Disney World last week. Why does it take longer to recover from a vacation than the actual vacation?!

Anyway, yesterday Ryan had a playdate with one of his preschool buddies. We went over to his house for a few hours after school. Not even 15 minutes after we got home, Ryan started screaming and crying! Scott was home so he managed to get Ryan to explain that he put a penny in his mouth and swallowed it!!

Now I have heard if you swallow something solid like a penny or a ring or something like that, that it just ends up coming out the other end. But we called the doctor just to be sure. They told us to come in and they took an X-Ray of Ryan's stomach to make sure it was in his stomach and not stuck in his throat. It was cool to see it show up on the X-Ray (I should have taken a picture of the X-Ray file)!!

Tomorrow after school, we have to go back to the doctor to take another X-Ray just to make sure it is moving along and not getting stuck!!

So as if I don't have enough to do already...I get to sit in the doctor's office again tomorrow afternoon!!

Therefore, in honor of my heroic little man....

This week's Weekly Wednesday Candy is:

Wags 'n Whiskers Super Ryan!! This image is actually designed after Ryan and it features his dog blanket (a blanket with a stuffed dog head) named BoBo!

To be entered into the drawing, leave a comment on this post and let me know what strange and interesting trips to the Doctor you have done. It could be something you did. Or maybe a family member. Or one of your kids. I guess I just need to know that I am not alone with this!! LOL

PS if you spread the word about my candy, you will be entered into the drawing twice! Go ahead and leave a 2nd comment if you have posted it on your blog.

The candy will end at midnight EST on Monday, December 7th.

Don't forget that I currently have a sale on everything in the Christmas Shop at Stamp and Create!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Christmas sale!!

Christmas is coming so soon! So it's time for a sale on most Christmas items at Stamp and Create!!

Everything in the Christmas Shop is on sale for at least 25% off!!

The sale will run through the end of the month...or until inventory lasts! I have an order of High Hopes stamps on their way (I don't know when they will arrive). But besides those, I will not restock any Christmas stamps.

Get them while they last!!

Plus I also have great everyday prices on everything else in the store!! Did you know that the Spellbinder Nestabilities are at an everyday low price of $19.90?! That's over $5.00 off the regular retail price!!

The winner of the Weekly Wednesday Candy for the Bow Easy is:

Lynne in NI

Make sure to check out my blog tomorrow for another Weekly Wednesday Candy!!

Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Stamp and Create update and Sale!!

I had an issue with my website Stamp and Create this weekend, but everything has been fixed and we are back online.

This weekend was a new release for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!! This month, Kimmie has some new Moonlight Whispers designed by Annie Rodrigue...

Some new Crissy's Cuties designed by Crissy Armstrong...

Two half-sheet sentiments and the premier of her newest artist Jean Grant

Also, I have finally received my order of Whiff of Joy Gnomes designed by Norma Fickel...

All pre-orders of the Whiff of Joy stamps were shipped this morning.

Starting Tuesday, December 1st, there will be a huge sale on all Christmas products!!

I will not restock any of the Christmas products, so this will be first come first serve basis!! So grab them while you can!!

Once again, thank you all so much for being such wonderful customers!!

Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Blop Hop and Release!!

I have the honor of participating in the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog Hop and Release!! You should see the adorable stamps she has available this month! And yes, I will be carrying them at Stamp and Create!!!

You should have arrived from Vicki...if not, go start at the very begining at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog!

I got to play with the lovely Yvette. Isn't she so adorable?! I just love her beautiful dress...reminds me of something Ansley would want to wear!

 

I created my first Easel card. I love how they stand up almost like a picture frame. It's a great way to show off a card...just like art!

Another view...

Yvette comes with a Flower accessory stamp and TWO sentiments "Happy Everything" and "Happy Spring"!!

Here is a close up of Yvette...

She was watercolored with Twinkling H2Os. Some other products I used on my card are: Dark Brown Ruffle Ribbon, Half Back Pearls, sewing, Martha Stewart punch, paper doille, prima, and SU Build-a-Brad.

This stamp along with all of the new releases can be purchased at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps or Stamp and Create. I also have a restock of Oliver!

Now it's time to hop on over to Jeanne!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Scrap and Stamp Saturday - Fall Traditions

Happy Saturday to you! I have scheduled this post since we are currently at Disney World!! Yeah!!

Today is another Scrap and Stamp Saturday Challenge. The Challenge is to scrap a layout of your Fall Traditions...what do you do every Fall?!

We have a few things we do each Fall...Ansley's Birthday in September, Ryan's Birthday in October, My birthday in November, Halloween activities, Thanksgiving activities, Christmas (of course), Football games (my husband is a huge College Football fan), trips to Disney World...but what we always do is some sort of travel to out of town family.

Therefore, here is my layout...

This is actually from 3 years ago. We took a trip to Gainesville, Georgia to visit my mom. My sister also lives there with her family. So, on this trip, we took advantage of a pile of leaves! As the journalling says...we don't get this type of fun in South Florida!! Nope, the grass is always green (unless it doesn't rain), and the trees are always full of green leaves!

In fact, on Thansgiving, it was in the low 80's! So we have fun playing in the leaves when we can!

Here's a close up of the leaves that I stamped using an old SU set. I stamped them, then cut them out. Added a button, and sewed it onto the layout...

I also stamped some swirls in the corners of the paper. The DP is from Stampin' Up!

The title are chipboard letters that I inked up with Chocolate Chip ink, then added some Glossy Accents...

The leaf charm, and ribbon are from my store Stamp and Create.

This week's Sponsor for the challenge is my business partner Bunny Zoe's Crafts! She ships world-wide and has a huge selection of papers, stamps, and other supplies.

If you would like to join in our challenge this week, create a layout of one of your Fall Traditions, use at least 1 stamp, and upload it to Mr. Linky in the challenge post!

Don't forget my blog candy here.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I hope all of my American friends are having a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for all of you who visit my blog and leave me wonderful comments!! From near or far, from the US or from the other side of the world...you mean so much to me!!

It is because of you that I can continue posting and creating new things!!

Thanks you all so much!!

Weekly Wednesday Candy

This candy is now closed. The winner is Lynne in NI!!

Happy Hump-day to you!! The week is half over! But in my case, the weekend has just begun! My sister and her family are in town so my house is crazy with 4 kids ages 7, 6, 5, and 4!!

But it's time for the Weekly Wednesday Candy! So I have to interrupt my Holiday weekend so I can share some candy!!

This week's candy is The Bow Easy!!

The Bow Easy is an awesome tool to create the perfect bow!!

Here is a card I made using this wonderful tool...

 

I actually made this card for Ansley's teacher right after Halloween. She came home from school and I thought she said it was her teacher's birthday and all she wanted was some Halloween Candy. So I made her a cute little box to hold some candy and this card. When I showed the card to Ansley, she said...it's not her birthday...she just wants some candy!! LOL Great! I just spent a lot of time on this card!! So, I share it with you instead. I wasn't able to take a picture of the candy box because it wasn't light enough to take a picture.

Anyway, if you would like to be entered into the candy...

leave a comment on this post!! That's it!

If you would like to spread the word, that would be awesome but not required.

I would also like to know what you would like to see me carry in the store at Stamp and Create.

The candy will end on Monday, Nov 30th at midnight EST.

~Lacey

Weekly Wednesday Candy Winner and Stock update

Thank you all so much for making my Birthday Sale a huge success at Stamp and Create!! I was a busy lady this past week :-)

But now that the sale is over, that doesn't mean the discounts stop! I have checked around and I am trying to make sure I have the lowest prices around! In most cases, the everyday price is at least 10% off the list price!!

However, there are some companies that do not allow those discounts from MSRP...but where I can, you can sure that I have the best prices!!

Weekly Candy Winner:

The winner of last week's Weekly Wednesday Candy is:

Maxine Rebeles

Make sure to check out my blog on Wednesday for a chance to enter in this week's Weekly Wednesday Candy!!

Stock update:

Basic Grey products are now in stock!!

6x6 Paper Pads

Buttons

Brads

Rhinestone and Pearl Swirls

Half-Back Pearls in many colors

and Magnetic closures

Holiday Hours:

The joy of an on-line store means shopping 24 hours a day!! However, please keep in mind that it is Thanksgiving on Thursday in the US. The post office will be closed on Thanksgiving, adding 1 more day to your shipping time.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! I am so very thank you for all of you!! Thank you for shopping at Stamp and Create and for making my dream a success!!

Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge #54 - Santa

Hello again! I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far. My hubby had to work this weekend for the Homestead Nascar Race. So it was just me and the kiddos Saturday. By the time this posts, he should be home.

So after making my High Hopes card, the kids and I went to the movies to see Planet 51. It was a cute movie and the kids enjoyed themselves. After the movie, we went to a mall. A neighbor told me they had faux ice skating!! How fun!! That's what you get in Florida...faux snow and ice! I brought my camera, so I will try to post some pictures later this week. It actually wasn't ice at all, but a plastic service that you can skate on!! Crazy!

But that brings me to this week's High Hopes Challenge. Michelle N has challenged us this week to use Santa on a card. High Hopes has a ton of fun and chubby santa images. So if you don't have one yet, check out my store...I have a few left and if you live in the US, I can probably get you one in time to still participate with this challenge if you order early enough in the week. I shop world-wide, too...but I don't think it will get to you by the weekend with Thanksgiving Holiday this week.

Oh, by the way, I still have my Birthday Sale going on at Stamp and Create, so everything is 20% off if you use Discount Code: BIRTHDAY.

And don't forget about my Blog Candy here.

You can also just use any High Hopes Holiday stamps if you don't have any Santa's. But you must use a High Hopes image on your card to be eligable to win this week's prize: Snowlady Surprise.

Back to my card...I decided to show you all what Christmas is like in Sunny South Florida...

It was in the mid-80's on Saturday!! Come on!! It's got to cool off soon, right?! Oh well...at least Santa can enjoy some skiing when he comes to visit next month!! The stamp I used is called Skiing Santa.

I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers this week. High Hopes Diva Jeanette is on that team, soo...so this is her sketch! Thanks Jeanette! It's awesome!

I used some MME glittery Sweet Dreams Christmas paper. I added a layer of SU Bashful Blue that I can in a cuttlebug folder (it's been ages since I pulled those out)!

I added some Red Satin Ribbon, Flower Spacers, lots of stickles (coming to Stamp and Create this week) around each layer and on Santa's hat and the water, and sewing. The bow was created using the awesome Bow Easy tool!! If you don't have one, you MUST get one!! Makes a perfect bow every time!!

The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps called Kimmie's Holiday Sentiments. There were so many sentiments that would have worked with this image like "Warm Winter Wishes", "Chill Out", "You're Cool"...but I thought "Got Snow?" would be perfect for this card!! I have a few Canadian friends who would be perfect to send this card too!! I mean, I joke about the Florida heat...but, I'll be honest, I enjoy the fact the it doesn't snow here! I've never dealt with snow...seems like too much of a pain to me! I like wearing flip flops year round!!

Here's a close up of Santa with his little sunburn!! Those "snow birds" never know when to put on sunblock!! ROFL

Santa is embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os.

Now it's your turn. Make a card using a High Hopes Santa. Link it to Mr. Linky on the challenge post to be entered into the drawing for the free stamp.

If you upload your card to SCS, use keyword HHS54.

Don't forget my Birthday Sale ends on Monday at midnight.

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

It's Scrappin' Time!!

I am so excited to say that I have been accepted onto the Scrap and Stamp Saturday Design Team!! Yeah!! I am so excited to be on a scrapbook team.

I was contacted awhile by Regina regarding sponsoring the challenges through my store Stamp and Create. So, I started to play along with the challenges. They were having a Design Team call last month, so I went ahead and submitted some layout...and I was asked on the team this week!!

There are so many new designers that have been added to the team. And everyone has been so sweet in welcoming each other and sharing tips.

Of course I had to get started right away!

The sponsor this week is Unity Stamps. They have provided a Stamp Kit as the Prize for this week's winner.

This challenge this week is a sketch by Pamela...

I had to flip the sketch a little since I had "portrait" pictures that were calling my name and they didn't fit well on top of each other....

I used some My Mind's Eye DP, punched some SU Not Quite Navy CS with a new Martha Stewart punch and sewed the layers together. I used some Ruler Twill Tape, Black Ric Rac, new Eyelet Lace Ribbon, Flower Spacers, Alphabet Chipboard Letters, and High Hopes Mary J Teacher Stamp from my store Stamp and Create.

The journaling is on some lined paper (I don't know who it's from), cut with the SU Top Note Die. I created the "2" by printing out a large 2 on the computer, then using that as a template to cut some Coaster Board. I stamped the letters and 2 with a PTI polka dot stamp from Polka Dot Basics set. And the heart stamp on the A and B are another clear stamp, but I didn't keep the sheet that says who it's from...I know I bought it at JoAnns a few years ago.

The Mary J Teacher image was embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os. I added some stickles to her wings as well as the large prima flower and the outline of the "2nd Grade" mat...

Here's a close up of the pictures....

I sewed directly onto the two side photos. Sorry for the glare on the side photos. One of the tips I have learned from the lovely DT is to use Matte photos on your layout to avoid glare!!

Now it's your turn! Grab some photos that are just sitting there collecting dust...you know your NEED to scrapbook something, right? LOL If you're like me, you have about 7 years worth of children's pictures that haven't been touched!!

Come play along with our challenge this week! To be entered into the drawing the Unity Stamp prize, link your layout to Mr. Linky! The only rule...you MUST use at least 1 stamp on your layout!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey