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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

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 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

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge #3 - Buttons

Happy Friday everyone! I am so glad the week is almost over...although I have a very busy weekend since my hubby has to work. I also have a sinus infection! Apparently my cold didn't want to leave and is now building a home in my sinus'!!

It's time for another Wags 'n  Whiskers Challenge! Nikki (co-owner of Wags 'n Whiskers) has challenged the team to use BUTTONS on our cards!

The only rule for the challenge is that you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp. If you don't have one, go shopping here!!

Now onto my card...

I kept the layout fairly simple. Mainly because I finally found some My Mind's Eye Wonderful Winter Glitter stack of paper at Michaels for 30% off!! Whoo-hoo!! It's official...I have a paper problem...there I said it!! I am addicted to paper packs!! The bigger the better!! Seriously...what am I going to do with all of the paper I buy?!

Anyway, I didn't want to cover up this awesome glittery paper, so I kept the layout simple. I used Sweet Danni and Bella for the image. She's such a doll!

I embossed her in black then watercolored her with Twinkling H2Os...

This photo was taken in direct sunlight. So you can see the shimmer from the Twinkling H2Os and from the black embossing.

I added a prima and snowflake punch (Martha Stewart punch) sprayed with Shimmerz Baby's Breath Spritz (not sure you can see the shimmer in the photo). I used my SU scalloped edge border on the side of the card and the image mat. And added some of the new White Mini Pom Pom Ribbon!! Love that ribbon!! I added a PTI button tied with some Linen Thread.

Now it's your turn! Make a card using a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp, add a button or 2, and link it to Mr. Linky to be entered into a drawing to win a free Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of you choice!!

Don't forget that Wags 'n Whiskers is now on Paper Craft Planet! So if you don't have a blog, you can upload you card to either Paper Craft Planet or Split Coast Stampers and still link it to Mr. Linky!

Don't forget about my Birthday Sale at Stamp and Create...receive 20% off everything in the store using Discount Code: BIRTHDAY. The sale ends on Nov 23rd.

I also have a blog candy going on here if you spread the word about my sale!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!

~Lacey

Wednesday Blog Candy

Happy Wednesday! I am excited to be able to continue with my 2nd mid-week blog candy!!

I think this is going to be fun every wednesday to host a blog candy!

This week's Blog Candy is Zoe and Gemma's Snow Fun by Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamps.

This image is perfect for Christmas or Winter projects!

In order to be entered into the drawing for the free stamp, you need to spread the word of my Birthday Sale. Post the banner below on your sidebar and link it to my store: www.stampandcreate.com then leave a comment with a link to your blog.

Anyone who places an order during the sale will also be entered into the drawing!! So if you place and order AND spread the word, you will be entered twice!!

The candy will end on Nov 23rd at midnight EST when the sale ends.

Product update:

I have added some new ribbon to the store...

Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Miss Anya!!

Oh I am sooo happy my Greeting Farm order arrived to the store! In the first day, I have sold out of one of the new Twinkle Tots and only have a few of the other ones left! So, if you still one one...grab them now!! I will reorder but they are only done twice a month and then it takes a few weeks to arrive.

Anyway, I still have a few of the Miss Anyas sets and I am so happy to get to play with the winter image!

I was contacted by Stamp Something Challenge Blog about being a future sponsor, so I thought I would play along with their sketch this week...

I used one of my new Miss Anyas from the Rain Snow Shine set. The papers are SU Bella Rose (retired DP), Martha Stewart punch, SU ribbon, primas, snowflake and Christmas Stocking charm, rhinestone brad, and Red Burlap thread.

I added some Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz to add shimmer to the flower and overall card (very pretty in real life).

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

This is a short post. I have so much to do this week.

I wanted to quickly say that the Pom Pom and lace ribbon arrived and I will be adding that to the ribbon store shortly.

Don't forget about my Birthday Sale going on at Stamp and Create!

20% off EVERYTHING!! Use Discount Code BIRTHDAY at check out to receive the discount!

There is also FREE SHIPPING on orders over $55.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Happy Birthday to me!!

Hello all of you stamping friends!! I hope you had a lovely weekend! I am feeling much better from my head cold...still congested, but not too bad.

Monday is my birthday!! To celeberate, I am having a sale of...

20% off EVERYTHING at Stamp and Create!!

The sale ends November 23rd.

You MUST use Discount Code BIRTHDAY at check out to receive the discount.

I wanted to say a quick note that I am trying to make sure that my prices are the lowest prices available.  Unless a price is determined in the wholesale agreement, I try to keep my prices lower than the regular suggested retail price EVERYDAY! It's like having a sale everyday! So before you purchase somewhere else, check here first to see if my prices are lower!

Stock update:

Shimmerz have been added to the store!! They are currently on their way, so I added them to the store, but they will ship to customers sometime this week.

Shimmerz are available in the paint pots and in the Spritz bottle.

Scor-Tape is NOW available!! Scor-Tape is the best adhesive around (in my book)! It is strong enough to hold 3-D boxes, perfect for attaching ribbon to cards, and inexpensive enough to use on everything.

Scor-Tape is available in 1/4" and 1/2" widths.

The Bow Easy is now available!!! Have you ever wondered how everyone gets their bows to look perfect? They have most likely used the Bow Easy! This simple tool is amazing and is a MUST have for all crafters who work with ribbon. Check out this perfect bow...

The Greeting Farm stamps have shipped and will be here this week!!

I have an stock of a few of the Christmas High Hopes stamps ordered, but I don't have a shipping date yet. Besides those, I will not be restocking any of the Christmas stamps (from any of the stamp companies). So make sure to grab them while they are still in stock.

Don't forget that you receive a FREE set of charms ($2.00 or less value) with each Stamp Purchase of Wags 'n Whisers Rubber Stamps! Please leave a comment at check out stating which set of charms you would like free.

Also PomPom Fringe and Lace will be added to the ribbon store this week.

Remember that shipping is FREE on all orders over $55!!!

Please let me know if there is anything you would like me to carry in the store!

Happy Birthday to me!! And Happy Stamping to you!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge 53 - A Recipe

Happy Sunday to you! I am feeling MUCH better! I am still congested, but at least I fell "normal" again...well as normal as I get! ROFL

It is time for another High Hopes Challenge. This week our hostess is Karen! She has created a recipe to follow:

3 Flowers, 2 Brads, and 1 Sentiment

Sounds easy enough, huh?! Except when making my card, I almost forgot that it was a challenge and started doing my own thing! Good think I realized it before I was done! Doh!

Here is my card which is also for the Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Glitter me Silly...

I took the inspiration for this card from one of Beate John's cards (I love her work - for some reason I can't link directly to the post , but it is the Nov 12th post)! I accidentally cut my last sheet of black card stock wrong, so it had to be a regular fold card instead of a Joy Fold Card. I will have to try a Joy Fold Card later. I still liked the layout of the front of Beate's card so I used that as my inspiration.

I used Sitting Santa and embossed him in Black onto Basic Grey Wassil DP. I was short on time, so I went with another "embossed only" image. These are so supper easy to make. This card, with all of the other embellishments and layers, didn't take that long to make. Yes, colored images do look much better than just embossed. But for a different look, this works. It also shows that you don't have to be a professional artist to create cards with outlined image!! Especially if you heat emboss...the embossing adds so much texture in real life.

I used some Coaster Board Snowflakes (cut the limbs from the center to spread them out farther, inked up the edges, and added lots of glitter), Olive Ribbon with the bow made with The Bow Easy (YES!!! I have them in my store now!!!), some prima poincettas (3 of them layered to fit the recipe), two brads, a Star Flower Spacer, SU Eyelet Border Punch, Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Sentiment from PTI Signature Christmas, and SU Oval punch.

Now it's your turn. Grab a High Hopes stamp...don't have one? Come visit my store! Follow the recipe. And link your card to Mr. Linky in the challenge post to be entered into the drawing for the free stamps! Don't forget...you must use a High Hopes image to be entered into the drawing!

And if you upload your card to SCS, make sure to use keywork HHC53.

The winner will receive Woodland Santa...

Tomorrow's my birthday!! I am well over the 30's hump and getting closer to 40!! Yikes!! Funny thing I noticed...just a few months ago...I can't read up close anymore!! OMG!!! One day, I tried to read something and I had to pull it farther away from my face!! I am turning into my father!! He had tri-focals and when you tried to talk to him right in front of him, he would tilt his head back so he could look at you in the correct lens! Oh well!

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to stop by for my birthday...I may have something special to share (*wink*)!!

~Lacey

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge #2 - Stitch 'em Up!!

Edited to add the correct photo with the tag...

Happy Friday to you! Let me tell you how happy I am that it is Friday!! I have been so sick all week and it has really been hard to deal with getting everything done all week. But Mom's can't call in sick, right?

Anyway, it is time for the 2nd Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge!! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our first challenge. It's so great to see the stamps in your hands! I can't wait to see what the rest of you will do with your stamps!

If you need to order some stamps, check them out here.

This week Tina is hosting our challenge. And she has challenged us to Stitch 'em up!! Add some stitching to your projects! It can be machine or hand sewing, real or faux, or just even piercing! The only rule...you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp to be entered into the drawing. Oh yeah...one lucky person who participates in this week's challenge will win a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of your choice!!

On my project...

Instead of making a card this week, I decided to enter some scrapbook challenges while scrapbooking Ryan's 5th birthday party last month. Plus I am also working on creating a calender for the grandparents for Christmas gifts!

Here is my first layout...

I used Super Ryan for this layout since this was the theme for his birthday party.

This layout is for the Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge, Scrap and Stamp Challenge (A guy challenge), and Scrappy Sunday 11/1/09 layout at Paper Craft Planet. Sorry for the blurry picture. I can't take photos of scrapbook pages to save my life! Especially when it's rainy outside.

Speaking of Paper Craft Planet, Wags 'n Whiskers has our own group forum now!! Come join our group! With each release, we will be hosting prizes and challenges on the forum!

I started my layout as a "progressive page" (starting at 8 1/2 x 11, then adding it to a 12x12 backgroun) since my scanner can only scan 8 1/2 x 11. So, here is what the top of my calender will look like...

After I scanned the 8 1/2 x11 layout, I sewed it to some Kraft and Night Of navy cardstock then added the buttons on the kraft stars (the scan is blurry if there is anything popping off the page).

Here's a close up of Super Ryan (which was actually recycled from Ryan's birthday calender originally posted here)...

For the next layout, I used Scrappy Sunday 11/8/09 layout at Paper Craft Planet. It's also for the ABC Challenge that I am sponsoring this week which is "H is for Hidden".

 

I used the same supplies (the Patterned paper is My Mind's Eye All Boy set, Coaster Board Alphabet and Ric Rac Ribbon from Stamp and Create, some PTI buttons and Natural Twill for the tag).

The sketch only called for 2 photos with 1 little circle. But I had a few more photos I needed to add to document his party. So I added a 3rd photo and a 2nd circle.

Here's a closer view...

And a view of the tag...

So not it's your turn, create a project using a Wags n' Whiskers stamp, add some stitching and link it to Mr. Linky in the challenge post for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey