Hand Stamped By Lacey

Critter Sketch Challenge 100th Challenge Blog Hop

Hello stamping friends!! 

This is my 2nd post today - please scroll down for the Stamp and Create Product Spotlight Sale (Magnolia Stamps on sale up to 25% off) and the new Weekly Candy.

I have a special post today! I have been asked to join in on of my favorite challenge blog's 100th challenge blog hop!!!

You should have arrived from Moira's blog. If not, start at the top at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

I love all of the fun sketches and challenges at Critter Sketch Challenge and I'm proud to be one of their sponsors. In addition to my store Stamp and Create, this blog hop is also sponsored by MelJen's Designs and Digital Delights.

The challenge will run through February 5th at 5pm EST.

There will be 3 winners with 3 different prizes from our sponsors.

To enter the challenge:

1. Leave a comment on each participant in the hop (you can see list of the blog hop participants at the end of the post).

2. Complete a project using the sketch below.

3. Upload your project to the Challenge post on the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

I am using a Magnolia stamp available at Stamp and Create...

This is the adorable Ice Tilda. The papers are Snowfall from Bo Bunny along with some pearls, ribbon (with Bow Easy bow), sentiment from Whimsy Stamps, and resin embellishments.

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

I stamped some Sweet Snowflakes from Magnolia on the inside...

Now it's your turn!! Come join in on the fun!!

Here is a list of the blog hop participants...

Justyna

Darsie

Vicky

Jacqui McNeal

Robin Parker

Moria

Lacey (me)

Jenn Zeeb

Lisa

Crystal

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Magnolia on sale this week at Stamp and Create

Hello stamping friends!

This is my first post for today. Make sure to check back after 8amEST for a special blog hop post to celebrate the Critter Sketch Challenge's 100th Challenge!!

We have a new weekly candy at the Stamp and Create blog this week...

A Fairy Good Rest from Belles n Whistles. You can enter here.

This week's Product Spotlight sale at Stamp and Create is:

Magnolia up to 25% off

We are currently out of stock of a few designs but have a restock order arriving on Wednesday.

I have my full project for the Magnolia spotlight sale being shown in the Critter Challenge blog hop post but here is a sample...

Make sure to check back later!

~Lacey

Go Big Orange

Hello stamping friends!!

Well I'm feeling much better - almost back to normal after that horrible cold. Just a little stuffy but most of my energy is back. But now Ansley is sick! She started with a cough earlier in the week but within a few days it started to get worse. On Friday I took her to the doctor and found out she has walking pneumonia!! Oh my! But after some antibiotics and breathing treatments, she's starting to feel much better. Actually, except for the cough, she never actually felt bad and was quite upset when she was told she couldn't play outside yesterday!! Wish I felt like that when I was sick! LOL

So it's been awhile since I was able to do a scrapbook page and I was getting the itch!! I've had these pictures since August and really wanted to get them scrapped. 

This was from the kid's first University of Tennessee football game back in August. 

The left side...

The Right side...

The stamped image is Football Bart from Whimsy Stamps. It was embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

Since the football didn't fit within the nestability circle, I stamped it again and added it with dimensionals...

The title was created using my silhouette machine. Then I attached it to a scrap cardstock and run through my crimper. Then I removed it from the scrap and added to the layout with dimensionals...

I added some ribbon ruffled and sewed onto the layout...

It will eventually will go in the game room once we are done setting that up. For now, it's in my stamping room.

It feels good to have a scrapbook page done!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: B is for Bbbbbb...

Hello stamping friends!!

A quick update that yesterday my Father in Law was doing as well as can be after a long surgery. They removed the incubation tube and he is breathing on his own. The prayer request continues to be: No infection or complication, healing of the resection of his bowels, and for the chemo to do it's job.

Today is a new ABC Christmas Challenge: B is for Bears plus Bunting, Banners, Brads, Buttons, Bows, or Blooms! 

Whew! That's a lot! Just make sure your card or project: is a Christmas Project, has a bear, and has at least one of the other options (bunting/banners, brads, buttons, bows, or blooms).

My store Stamp and Create is one of the sponsors this challenge.

We also have a wonderful prize for Bugaboo as well! Make sure to check out the challenge post for details.

Here is my card...

I used the adorable Milton in Hat from Wild Rose Studio. The papers are Winter Park from Echo Park along with Magnolia DooHickey Spruce Die, Whimsy Pennant Banner die, Flowersoft (for snow) and pearls.

I'm sorry for the lighting, It was later in the day when I took these and it's wasn't too bright out.

I added the flowersoft to his hat and spruce die...

The image was stamped in Stampin' Up Basic Brown and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os. I added some texture (although it looks more like stripes than fur, but I'm learning)...

Now it's your turn! Let's see your take on the Bears plus bbbbb challenge!

This card is also for the following challenges:

Clear it out: use up old Holiday stash - Baby it's Cold

Lexi's Creations: Fancy Folds

 

 

High Hopes Challenge: Valentine's Day/Love

Hello stamping friends!!

Thank you all for your prayers for my Father-in-Law. His surgery went well as expected. He now has a long recovery and we pray that he will heal quickly quickly with no complications or infections. Thank you for the prayers. 

Now it's time for a new High Hopes Challenge:

Valentine's Day/Love

Just remember that you MUST use a High Hopes Stamp on your card or project to be entered into the challenge. 

Since I have a few little sweet monkeys (aka kids) on my street, I have a few special Valentine's Day treats I need to make. So I thought it would be a good idea to make another Treat Topper like I made for the tutorial last week.

 This time I use the adorable Kitty's Flutter Friend illustrated by Laurie Furnell. The papers are Fancy Pants Love Story.  

They really are super easy to make. Here are the two of them together - well two so far! I still to make a few more. Not to mention the ones for Ansley and Ryan's class - however, I make them help by coloring their own images! :-)

The images were embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

 The challenge is only open for 1 week this time so make sure to come and play along!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

 

Belles n Whistles Product Spotlight Sale

Hello stamping friends!!

I hope you had a lovely weekend. 

I have a prayer request. My Father-in-Law has a rare form of cancer and is having an 8 hour surgery this morning. Please keep him in your prayers that they will be able to remove the cancer cells and that he is able to make it through the long surgery with no complications. 

Thank you so much for those of you who are willing to pray! His name is Harris Stephens.

This week we have a new Product Spotlight Sale and Weekly Candy at Stamp and Create. 

The new candy is...A Set of Basic Grey June Bug Buttons and Brads...

See this post for details on how to enter the candy. 

This week's Product Spotlight Sale is: Belles 'n Whistles Stamps.

All Belles n Whistles Stamps are on sale 25% off this week through Sunday.

We are currently out of stock of a few designs, but a restock order is expected by Thursday. However a few designs are on back order and will not be available during the sale: Patches n Braids, Sweet Apples, and Sweet Summer Days.

For my sample today, I created a card for one of Ansley's Teachers for Valentine's Day...

I used the adorable A Pen Friend with some "splotchy" from The Greeting Farm around the image. She's so sweet and sassy! The papers are Echo Park Yours Truly along with a Basic Grey Button, Bakers Twine, Magnolia Romantic Lace DooHickey, Coconut Mini Bloom, Fairy Floss Bloom, and Star Pins.

The sketch is from The Sketchy Challenges this week.

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

I finished the inside with a stamped image, some hearts from the Magnolia DooHickey, and scrap DP...

This card is also for the following challenges...

The Corrosive Challenge: I Heart You (Hearts)

Stampin' Sisters in Christ: Make a heart stand out (I've got a lot of hearts on this - I hope it qualifies)

Stamptacular Sunday: Seeing Spots

Just us Girls: Color challenge - Red, Pink, White 

Craft us Crazy: Valentine/Love or Animals

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Turn pictures into Canvas Wall Art

Hello stamping friends!

I'm finally feeling much better. Man, this was a nasty cold! 

So, have you found Pinterest.com yet? Oh my gosh! There are so many wonderful DIY ideas, home decorating ideas, cakes, recipes, scrapbook sketches...everything for us crafty folk! 

I found this pin on turning photos into Canvas Wall Art (tutorial here). It looked easy enough so I thought I would give it a try. 

This was created a few weeks ago (I haven't done much crafting this week since I've been sick).

The large prints are 14" x 16" and the smaller are 8" x 10". Since the larger ones were 16" on the sides, I couldn't add scrapbook paper as it shows in the tutorial since they are only 12" long. So I inked up the edges with Stampin' Up Basic Brown ink instead - it took awhile, but I love the "vintage" feel it gave the edges. 

They were really easy to do and I love how they turned out.

There is a "paint brush" texture on it from the mod podge (not shown in the pictures) so it sort of looks like a painting. 

Here's a picture taken from the kitchen across the hall...

I really love how they turned out. Why don't you give it a try?!

Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Tutorial - Easy Treat Topper

Hello stamping friends!

Well, I have just about lost a week of my life being sick! I can't believe it's Friday already! I am just now finally feeling up to my regular self - although I still have a headache from the sinus pressure. But I'm only half way through my antibiotics so hopefully I'll be felling normal next week. 

It's amazing how much energy this cold zapped from me! I honestly couldn't do more than a few things without being utterly exhausted. So, I totally forgot to post this on Tuesday!

It was my turn to do a tutorial for the High Hopes Blog and I created an easy and simple Treat Topper Tutorial - say that 5 times fast!! 

Go check it out here.

~Lacey

 

Been Busy, but now sick!

Hello Stamping Friends!

Sorry I've been quiet this week. I've been a little busy. Over the past month, I have been working on sewing window treatments for the family room/breakfast area downstairs. This is what my room looked like for the past few weeks...

I brought in a 6' table to help with laying out the curtains.

I finally got them finished this week in time for me to host a Bunco party on Friday. But halfway through the party, I got a relapse of my head cold and haven't gotten off the couch since! I've been sick as a dog all weekend. I'm so glad tomorrow is a postal holiday so I don't have to worry about packing up customer orders! 

Anyway, here is the final results...

I had a hard time taking a good picture because of the back light from outside so I have a few closer shots that are more clear. But basically, I made 3 valances for the windows and curtains for the sliding glass doors. I've worked on this on and off for a few weeks - taking off Christmas and New Year. 

The family room...

The kitchen/Breakfast area... (please ignore the recycles on the counter in the kitchen!! hehe)...

Here's a little closer shot of the breakfast area...

I created 3 panels, added a brown border at the bottom and brown inside for the pleats. I promise, I will NEVER do window treatments with 2 toned pleats again!! Not fun!!

Here are the curtains for the doors open...

And closed...

None of the pictures show the colors well since the silky fabric made the flash bounce off it. But it's a tan'ish/Gold'ish silky fabric with embroidered diamonds (in ivory) and ivory and brown velour crosses.

It really helped finish off the decor in this area. We've been in this house for 9 months, so it's really time to make it feel like "home"! 

Next up: Craft Room decor (you can see some of it in the first picture on this post waiting to be hung), Game Room, Laundry Room organization, and finally finishing off Ryan's room - oh, and window treatments for the Master Bedroom! Whew!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: A is for Anything Christmas

Hello stamping friends!!

I'm posting this on Tuesday night. My internet was down half of the day so I'm going to make this quick in case it goes down again. 

It's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge. It's a new year, so that means we are back at the top!

The new challenge is: A is for Anything Christmas

Are you tired of making Christmas cards?! Not me! Since I worked on them all year, I didn't have a mad-rush to finish them at the end of the year!! It's a wonderful feeling - why don't you join along with us and help reduce some of the Christmas stress for this year?!

We have 3 wonderful sponsors this month. Go check them out at the Challenge Post. 

Here is my card...

This is the adorable Tilda Santa's Little Helper from Magnolia. The papers are North Country from Prima Marketing.  I also used the Spruce DooHickey, Starlight Lace DooHickey, Heart Swirl DooHickey, and Silver Rhinestones. 

The sketch is from Deconstructed Sketch.

I stamped on the inside as well. The little stars were cut out when I used the Starlight Lace die...

Tilda was stamped in SU Basic Brown, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out, and attached with dimensionals...

Now it's your turn! Come join in on the fun!