Hand Stamped By Lacey

Aloha - a Hawaiian Birthday

Hello Stamping Friends!!

Don't forget to enter my candy here!!

We're having so much fun with our cousins in Atlanta. I mentioned yesterday that my neice's birthday party was last weekend. Since my kids had soccer camp, we couldn't go to Rileigh's birthday party. But, of course, I made her a card to go with her gift.

She had a Luau themed sleep-over party. So I pulled out some Greeting Farm Stamps to create a scene zig zag card...

I love how it turned out. I used: Surfer Anya and Surfer Ian from The Greeting Farm, Palm Tree from High Hopes Rubber Stamps, Splash Paper from Echo park, the Wave punch, die cut number, Cloud Die from CC Designs with Liquid Pearls.

This card is for the Greeting Farm - Monday Mystery with Mercy challenge. I took the Orange, Blue, Pink, and Green colors for my inspiration.

Here are more views...

 

 

I really love how it turned out! Did I say that already?LOL

This is also for the following challenges:

Fairy Tale Challenge: Summer, Sun, and Sunshine

Stamp Something: Summer

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

A Racing Good Time

Hello stamping friends!!

Don't forget to enter my candy here!!

I'm having a great time in Atlanta, Georgia visiting my sister and mom. Scott stayed behind so it's just me and the kids. The kids are having a great time with their cousins. 

Today we went to a go-cart/video game place to celebrate our Cousin's birthday. We rode go carts, played laser tag (OMG - so much fun), and play video games. Man am I exhausted!! 

Here are some pictures from the day (my camera didn't take any pictures well in the dark laser tag so I'll have to get copies of Papa's pictures). 

Cake time...

My kids are on the left (Ansley on the top left and Ryan on the bottom left). Cousin Zachary (the birthday boy) is in the middle with his sister Rileigh behind him. Rileigh's birthday was this week as well (she is 2 years and 1 day older than her brother), but her party was last weekend so we missed it.

Here is some of the go-cart fun...

Here's Ansley with Grammie (my mom) above.

Here I am with Ryan (above)

In the above picture, the car in the front is me and Ryan (winning), and my brother-in-law with Rileigh trying to catch us (they never did :-)

It was a great party. I'll be back tomorrow with the card I made for Rileigh. Zachary's card was already posted here.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

 

CANDY!! Magnolia now at Stamp and Create

This is pinned to the top. Please scroll down for newer posts.

 The new Magnolia "Winner Takes it All" Collection is now available for Pre-Order over at Stamp and Create...

Shipping the beginning of August.

To celebrate that we are now carrying Magnolia Stamps, how about some Candy?

To enter check out the blog post here.

 

Arr, Matey - High Hopes Challenge: Birthday

Well, once again, I didn't schedule my post correctly!!  I have made quite a few cards in advance lately...strange for me, but I've needed a bunch of cards so I made sure they fit some of my DT requirements. Anyway, I have pre-scheduled the posts, but I must have the times set up wrong. 

Anyway, I am here this week with the new High Hopes Challenge.

Tanya is our hostess and her challenge is: Birthdays

(PS, it's Tanya's birthday tomorrow)!!

Remember, you must use a High Hopes stamp to be entered into the drawing for the prize of 3 free High Hopes stamps. I have over 500 High Hopes designs in stock at my store Stamp and Create. 

Here is my Birthday Challenge card...

This is the adorable On Guard Oberto. He's the most adorable pirate I know...and I know a LOT of pirates!! LOL Anyway, I decided to use him for my friend's Pirate-themed birthday party last week.

I also used The Thundering Rogue and Treasure Map. The papers are Wanted by Cosmo Cricket with an Anchor charm for accent.

I created the sentiment on the computer... 

 A close up of Oberto...

Now it's your turn!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

 

Magical Monday Challenge: Teal and Red Color Combo

Hello stamping friends!

I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had a great weekend. Friday night we went over a friend's house for dinner and games. I won!! ;-) Then on Saturday, my husband surprised me by buying a new car!! The van was starting to breakdown so it was time to trade it in. We got a new Ford Explorer :-)

 

Then on Sunday I went school clothes shopping (by myself - which meant it was a successful trip)! Then church Sunday afternoon. 

Today the kids start a Soccer Skills Camp! For a few hours a day through Thursday, they will learn techniques that will help them with the upcoming soccer season. 

Ok, so now it's time for the new Magical Monday Challenge. 

This week's challenge is a color combo: Red and Teal

I love this color combo.

Remember, you must use a "Magical Character" (Mermaid, Fairy, Dragon, Angel, etc...) in order to be entered into the drawing for the Sponsor's Prize. 

Speaking of Sponsors, this week we are sponsored by All That Scraps...

See the challenge post for sponsor details.

Now on to my card...

The other day I needed a card for Ansley's Horse Camp instructor so I decided to make a zig zag card using the Tutorial over at the High Hopes blog. That card didn't fit this week's challenge so you will see it for the next Magical Monday Challenge - however, I enjoyed making the zig zag card so much, I decided to make another one.

This little cutie is Ebony from Emerald Faeries. She's embossed in black, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, then cut out. The papers are Hattie by My Mind's Eye. I also used the Pennant Die and Magical Mini Letter Seals Sentiment from Whimsy Stamps, Fairytale roses, and Butterfly die from CC Designs.

I added a #9 because this will be for a special little girl's 9th birthday soon.

Here's a few other angles...

 

Here is what it looks like when it's closed flat to fit into an envelope... 

And a close up of this sweetie... 

Now it's your turn! Let's see your take on this Magical Red and Teal challenge!! The challenge is open for 2 weeks. 

This card is also for the following challenges:

Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes

2 Sisters: Anything Goes

The Secret Crafter: Numbers (must have at least 1 number on your card)

Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes

Paper Cutz Challenge: Anything Goes

Stamp Something Challenge: Embellish it

Do you Stack Up?: Wings

Southern Girls Challenge: Birthday

Emerald Faeries: All things Nice (Girly) 

Flutter by Wednesday: Open (must use a fairy, butterfly, or angel)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Build-a-Friend - Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge: Buttons and Bows

Hello stamping friends!

Well, it's been a much crazier week that it was supposed to have been. As I mentioned earlier, Ansley is at Horse Riding Camp this week. The ranch is about 25 min away so it's an almost hour drive round trip to get her there at 8am then again at 2pm to pick her up. So that's almost 2 hours a day just to get her to and from camp. So much for thinking it would be nice to have her in camp this week thinking I would get a lot accomplished! Plus we had eye doctor appointments for me, Ansley, and Ryan on Wednesday and a birthday party last night.

Of course, I had to go hang out yesterday to get some pictures of her riding....

I took most of the pictures on my Canon Rebel with zoom lens. But that camera is not compatible with my computer so I have to use my husband's computer to download them from the camera. That means it takes a little longer to download the pictures since I have to wait until his computer is available. However, I did take a picture using my little camera so that I could something right away. 

On the picture above, Ansley is riding a horse named "Dolly". The blond horse to the left is "Sonic". Ansley and her friend brought their horses over to the gate so Ryan could see them.

He looks thrilled doesn't he?! Can't even put down his DSi game!! LOL Actually that was after he got to pet them...

Ryan loves Mario and Sonic video games so he was excited to me a real "Sonic"! :-)

Ok, now it's time for the Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge.

This week we are hosted by Tammy Louise and her challenge is: Buttons and Bows

One random participant will win a free Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber Stamp.

Now you don't need to use a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp on your card to enter the challenge, but if you do, you will be entered into a 2nd drawing for a free WnW Digital Stamp.

For my project today, I decided to make another scrapbook page...

 While we were at Hammock Beach Resort on 4th of July weekend, they had a kids activity called "Build-a-friend". It's the same concept as Build-a-Bear, but on a lesser scale.

The kids picked out an animal, stuffed it, and gave it some love adding a little angel to watch over it. They gave them a "birth certificate" and they got to color a little T-shirt for it. It was a fun activity for them.

The papers are from my stash. Plus I used some Vintage Buttons, White Silk Ribbon, and pearls. The image is Wags 'n Whiskers Best Friends Forever.

The left side... 

The Right Side... 

 

Here's a closeup of the image and the kids with their birth certificate... 

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Did you notice that even the image has buttons (on her dress) and a bow (in her hair)! :-)

Now it's your turn!! Let's see your take on the buttons and bows challenge. 

The challenge will be open for 2 weeks.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: O is for "Older Image"

Hello stamping friends! Happy Wednesday!

I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. This week my daughter Ansley is going to "Horse Camp". She went to a different came last year when we lived in South Florida and she really enjoyed it. It's quite expensive so we can only let her go one week each summer. But she has so much fun. I am hoping to be able to go see her ride tomorrow and take some pictures. 

While she is at camp, Ryan and I are just hanging out. Well, hanging out in between working! That is always something I have to deal with during the summer. Yesterday I had planned on having a quieter day and getting caught up with a few things, but at 10am I remembered that my store's June Sales Taxes were due today. So I ended up working on that for half the day...so much for getting caught up on other things! 

Today Ryan is going bowling with a friend so I will be kid-free for a few hours. Well, that's if I don't decide to go to Ansley camp to take pictures...what a dilemma!

Ok, on to today's card...

Today is a new ABC Christmas Challenge. We are now on: O is for "Older Image".

Let's see your card or project using an image that is at least 1 year old.

We are sponsored by

(I carry many of the Wild Rose Studio stamps in my store) 

Here is my card...

I used the adorable Christmas Friends from Wild Rose Studio. In place of the falling snow on the image, I added some mini pearls. I also added some Liquid Pearls to their hats and snow on the ground. The papers are Tis the Season from Kaisercraft.

The sketch is from Tuesday Trio. I love the circle background.

Now it's your turn!! Pull out those older Christmas stamps and get started!!

Clear it out Tuesday: Anything Goes (use your old stash) 

Everybody Art Challenge: Dots (the dotted paper)

Papertake Weekly: Cute

Crazy Challenge: Christmas in July

Christmas Inspirations: Anything Goes (Christmas design)

Creative Inspirations: Christmas in July

Paper Sundaes: Christmas in July

 Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Surf's Up - High Hopes: Fun in the Sun (week 2)

Hello stamping friends.

This was supposed to have posted this morning, but I guess I had the wrong time scheduled. Anyway...

Have you seen the fun tutorial over on the High Hopes blog? Kristine is amazing and I love her fun Pop-Up Card Tutorial. 

This is the 2nd week of the High Hopes' Fun in the Sun Challenge. So I thought I would make a scrapbook page from our 4th of July Trip to Hammock Beach.

I loosely used sketch 259 over at Scrapbook Challenges...

 

The weather was beautiful while we were in Hammock Beach so Scott and the kids tried a little boogie-boarding. Ansley had a bad wipe out so she wanted to play in the sand by the time I managed to get the camera out. But Ryan sure had a great time.

The left side... 

I used Chenell (one of the Scrapbook Challenges DT)'s idea with the "waves". 

The right side...

The title and water swirl were created with my Silhouette machine. I added some wave border punches along the waves.

The adorable image is Surfer Dude Dudley by High Hopes...

I paper-pieced the surfboard and Dudley's swim trunks and added some Crystal Effects on the surfboard... 

You can also see the shimmer on the image which is the heat embossing (I usually heat emboss my images instead of stamping them - I love the puffy look and feel from the embossing).

I tucked in the journaling behind the photo of Ryan... 

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

I hate my handwriting, but I guess it would be nice for my kids to look back on these pages when they are grown to see something handwritten by me!

Surf's Up, dude...

There's still one week to play along with the Fun in the Sun Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Birthday Boy - Wags 'n Whiskers

Hello stamping friends!!

I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far! We've had a fun weekend with a friend's birthday party and then "game night" with two other families. But, man, now I'm exhausted. I'm watching the Women's World Cup at the moment, and just praying that the US is able to win!

Since I'm not very goo at doing one thing at a time well, I decided to make my nephew's birthday card while watching the soccer game.

The challenge over at Wags 'n Whiskers is: Birthday. So this is a mid-challenge card...

My nephew is having is birthday party at a go-cart place. So I thought Speed Racer by Wags 'n Whiskers would be a perfect image for his card. I added the fire from High Hopes Dragon's Finger set.

The papers are the new Splash by Echo Park. I also added some Basic Gray buttons, Kaisercraft rhinestones, punched stars, embossing thread, and die cut "6". The sentiment is Buddy's Birthday Sentiment from High Hopes.

 

This card is also for the following challenges:

Birthday Sundaes: Anything Goes (must have a birthday sentiment)

Here Goes the Boys: Sporty (yes, car racing is actually considered a sport!)

Sweet Stampin: One for the Boys

Always something Creative: Yellow and another color

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge: Fun in the Sun

Hello stamping friends!

So, we might be (once again) battling a stomach virus! Yesterday morning Ansley woke up saying her stomach hurt then I read an email from a friend that we saw over the weekend saying her 2 year old son had a stomach virus and she wasn't feeling great either. After lunch my stomach felt "off", but it only lasted a short time. And by bedtime, Ryan said his stomach hurt. Only Ryan actually got sick yesterday so hopefully we are all feeling better by tomorrow with no additional instances. 

Now it's time for the new High Hopes Challenge. 

Our challenge this week is: Fun in the Sun!

With summer in full swing, let's see your summery, sunny cards, projects or scrapbook layouts. I'm actually working on a scrapbook layout that fits the theme so I might have a "mid-way" challenge post next week to share.

In the mean time, the card I have today was actually created last month for one of Ansley's teachers...

You might think this looks familiar. That's because it was made at the same time as I did last week's challenge card here.  I used most of the same materials for this card as well.

I used Annie Block for the main image and Open Thank You sentiment for the sentiment of my easel card. The papers are Class of '87 by Kaisercraft. I added some flowers, pearls, ric rac, lace, and butterfly punches. 

The inside is a gift card holder.

Now it's your turn!! 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Wild Things - Magical Monday Challenge: Textures

Hello Stamping friends!!

Happy Monday to you. Did you do anything special this weekend? My family met up with 2 other families at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia on Saturday. There were conflicting weather reports between weather.com and the weather app on my iphone (both are supposed to be from the Weather Channel). One said it would be on ok morning with rain in the afternoon and the other one said rain all day. So we took the change and drove an hour and a half to Valdosta and when we arrived, the skies were clear...for about an hour! 

Unfortunately, we wasted about a half hour in line on a ride that broke just as we were getting on. We saw some clouds heading our way so we decided to head to the water park to get some water fun in while we can. Well, after 1 lap in the lazy river, the skies opened up and it started raining. And that started the on again-off again, but mostly on, spell of rain, thunder, and lightning all day!

We did manage to get about 45 in at the water park and ride 2 rides. But that was about it! We were able to get rain checks since it rained most of the day. At least the kids had a blast playing in the rain!! After the thunder stopped, they still hadn't opened the rides so we let the kids play and burn off some energy...

My kids are the two on the left. The other two boys are friends of ours and we had 3 younger girls with us as well. 

Ok, it's time for a new Magical Monday Challenge.

This week's challenge is: Two Textures

Remember you MUST use a Magical Character on your project (Angel, Mermaid, Fairy, or Dragon).

We are being sponsored this challenge by me and Stamp and Create...

Here is my card...

This little cutie is "King of The Wild Things" by Stamping Bella. I fell in love with him as soon as I saw him!! What little boy doesn't like to dress up like a Dragon?!

The papers are Campfire by October Afternoon. I also used a Magical Mini Letter Seals sentiment, and net fibers

The sketch is from the new Pink Ink Sketches.

For my textures, I used a cuttlebug dry embossing folder on one of the layers, net fibers, embroidery thread, and heat embossing on the image...

Now it's your turn! Let's see you Magical creations.

This card is also for the following challenges:

The Crafty Pad: Lots of texture

Pile it on: Favorite Technique (sewing)

A Spoon Full of Sugar: Sewing

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

 

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge: Birthday

Hello stamping friends!! 

I'm back again with this week's Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge. 

The challenge is being hosted by Darlene and her challenge is: Birthday

There are a ton of Wags 'n Whiskers images that are perfect for Birthday cards. However, you don't have to use a Wags 'n Whiskers image on your card. But if you do, you will be entered into a 2nd drawing for a free WnW Digital Stamp.

Here is my card...

I used the fun Sammie's Surprise. He's perfect for a Boy's birthday card. I seem to always need more boy birthday cards than girl's lately. So this little guy will be going to a party soon!! 

I used the sketch from Deconstructed Sketches this week. It's a fun sketch and I will probably use it again some time.

The papers are from Bo Bunny Blast Off. The sentiment is Whimsy Stamps Party Mini Letter Seals.

Now it's your turn!! The challenge is open for 2 weeks. 

This card is also for the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey: For Him

Divas by Design: Diecuts/Punches (stars)

Penny's Paper-Crafty: Birthday

 

 

I hope you have a lovely weekend! Thanks for stopping by! And Happy Stamping!!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: N is for "No Nonsense"

Sorry I'm late with this card. We got home from our 4th of July weekend at Hammock Beach Resort on Tuesday afternoon. Man were we tired, though!! Nothing but sand, water, sun (and a few frozen drinks thrown in there) and it can wear you out!! Of course, I will have some photos to post soon. I tool 134 so I will need to pick a few of my favorites. There will also be plenty of scrapbook layouts from this trip as well.

Ok, so this week's ABC Christmas Challenge is: N is for No Nonsense

That means no "frills" and no patterned paper.

Make sure to check out the challenge post for information about the sponsor and prize.

Man, this one should be an easy one to do, but it really is hard for me to go CAS.

So I decided to use an old Stampin' Up set...

I'm sorry, but I can't remember what this set its called. But it's a great 2-step set. I simply stamped the image, sewed around the edges and added some pearls. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. 

Come play along!! 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping.

~Lacey

Happy Birthday, America & the Stamp and Create Challenge

Hello stamping friends!! Happy Birthday, America!!

I am still out of town at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, FL with a group of friends. We are having a wonderful time - although a little sunburned!! We don't leave until tomorrow so I think today will include some putt-putt golf and some shaded pool time! 

Today is the new Stamp and Create Challenge. Since I'm still on vacation and my family is currently waiting for me to finish this so we can get on with the fun activities today, I will pick the winner of the last challenge when I get home on Wednesday. 

This month's challenge is: Ribbons and Bow

Make sure you have at least 1 ribbon or 1 bow on your card or project.

For my project, I decided to create a scrapbook layout of our 4th of July trip to Hammock Beach last year...

I used Liberty from CC Designs for the image. For the ribbons and bows challenge, I used some White Silk Ribbon for a "flag-pole" as well as some white ric rac ribbon on the banner and the bottom. The title and banner were created on my Silhouette machine. The papers were in my stash from a LONG time ago. I added a few pearls to the image as well. 

The left side...

The right side...

A close up of sweet Liberty...

 The journalling...

Now it's your turn! Let's see your creations with some Ribbons and/or bows!! The challenge will be open for a month.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping! And Happy 4th of July!!

~Lacey

4th of July Sale and giveaway at Stamp and Create

Happy 4th of July weekend!!

In honor of the holiday weekend, we are having a sale at Stamp and Create!

Today through Tuesday, July 5th

receive 15% off your total order when you use discount code

freedom (all lowercase) at check out.

Also, during the month of July,

all orders of $25 or more (excluding shipping) will be entered into a drawing for a

$25.00 Gift Certificate

I will be out of town from Saturday through Tuesday so any orders received during that time will not ship out until Wednesday, July 6th.

10 Years and Many Blessings

Hello stamping friends!!

In honor of our 10th Anniversary last week, I wanted to make something special for our family. I decided to create a special 'scrapbook page" that we can hang on the wall in shadowbox frames showing the past 10 years that Scott and I have been together. We got pregnant only 6 months after we were married (I was 30 and the clock was ticking...lol) so you will see that each year after our wedding photo we have a "family". 

And here is the past 10 years of my life all in one layout...

The left side... 

The right side... 

A little cluster of flowers (no stamping on this layout)... 

And detail photos:

Our wedding in 2001

 

 

And this was taken a few weeks ago in Tennessee...

I love how Scott looks almost identical in each photo!! I, on the other hand, went through some weight gain (and loss, then gain again) and multiple different shades of red hair and different hair styles!! 

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy stamping!

~Lacey