Hand Stamped By Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: J is for Jingle Bells

Hello stamping friends!! 

I'm on a roll this week with another card to share!! Actually I missed this challenge last week so I figured I would do a mid-way card. 

The current ABC Christmas Challenge is: J is for Jingle Bells

I love this image from High Hopes called Three Pane Christmas. The papers are Saint Nick from Fancy Pants along with a doily and twine. 

I added some mini bells...

I kept the layout simple since it's cheaper to mail that way. 

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

Now it's your turn!! This is the mid-way mark of the challenge so the challenge runs through Tuesday.

This card is also for:

Winter Wonderland: Embossing

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 

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

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

ABC Christmas: D is for Distressing (mid-way)

Hello stamping friends!!

I hope you are having a great week so far. I've been extremely busy this week but I finally got caught up with orders. Now I have to fight with the tax preparations (YUCK)!! I can't wait for it to be over! We have an appointment with a CPA next week so it has to be done by then.

This week our church is moving to a new location. We had been renting space from another church for the past year so we had to switch to a 5pm Sunday night service, but that really was inconvenient for the families with kids who need to get to bed at a decent time on Sundays. Our services usually run almost 2 hours start to finish so it was hard to get home after 7pm only to still have to eat and get the kids ready for bed. Therefore I am THRILLED that we are moving locations so that we go back to a Sunday morning service. Our bible study group used to meet on Sunday morning so we will switch that time to Sunday night. We will meet for bible study a little earlier on Sundays and we will eat diner at group so it will be much easier to come home by 7pm to let the kids unwind before bedtime.

Anyway, tonight our church is having a special prayer service at the new location! I can't wait to see it! I haven't been able to help with the move since I've been so busy with the store.

I have a card to share today as well!

I haven't had much time to do the ABC Christmas half-way posts, but this week while the kids went off to T-Ball practice with Scott, I was able to get a card done quickly.

Therefore, this is for the ABC Christmas Challenge: D is for Distressing... 

I'll be honest that I am not happy with the stamped image. I stamped it in Basic Brown from Stampin' Up before watercoloring with Twinkling H2Os. I love the look when colored with soft sepia/neutral tones like I do with many of my Magnolia images. But it was just too light when colored in bright red! Oh well...live and learn, right?!

This is Secret Tilda (by the way, this is the weekly candy image - you can see it here). I also used: Bo Bunny Blitzen paper, Cream Trim, Ticket Die from Whimsy, teardrop lace die, pearls, staples, and sentiment from Friendship Tickets (Whimsy).

The sketch is from Papertake Weekly.

Sorry for the yellowed picture here - it was getting dark when I took this.

Here's a close up of the image (see, it would be better with a darker black stamped image)...

The challenge runs through March 6th - come join the fun!

This card is also for the following challenges:

Just Magnolia: Romantic Doily 

Totally Tilda: Tilda with Die Cuts and Punches

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Ribbon or charm

Christmas Inspirations: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey 

High Hopes & ABC Christmas Challenges

Hello stamping friends!!

Have you seen Journey 2 The Mysterious Island movie yet? It is really cute. We went to see it on Monday with a friend. The kids loved it. It was a little scarier than the movies they are used to, but they did great. So far no nightmares about dinosaur sized lizards or bees!! LOL

Ok...onto crafty goodness...

In an attempt to find more time in my week to get my tax preparations done, I had to combine two of my challenges this week. Of course it's going to take more than combining two challenges to get my taxes done, but at least it's a start. 

I have combined the High Hopes Sketch Challenge with the ABC Christmas "Distressing" challenge.

Edited:

This card made the Top 3 at Tuesday Throwdown! :-)

To participate in the High Hopes Challenges, you must create a card using this sketch...

And you MUST use a High Hopes stamp.

The prize is 1 free High Hopes Stamp. Enter the challenge here. 

The ABC Christmas Challenge is: D is for Distressing

We are sponsored by: Sweet Stamps and Karen's Doodles. See the challenge post for details.  

Here is my combo card...

The stamp is the adorable Christmas Kitty Fun. The papers are Bo Bunny Snowfall (all papers on sale this week at Stamp and Create). I also used Starlight Lace DooHickey from Magnolia, pearls, Cream Trim and Liquid Applique.

The image was stamped in SU Basic Brown onto watercolor paper and roughly watercolored with Twinkling H2Os (along with some paper-piecing)...

Now it's your turn!

You can enter the High Hopes Challenge here and ABC Christmas Challenge here. 

This card is also for the following challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas: Favorite Pet 

Papertake Weekly: Get Krafty (use Kraft)

Tuesday Throwdown: Winter Blues (use Blue) 

Lollipop Crafts: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

ABC Christmas Challenge: C for Charming (mid way)

Hello stamping friends!! 

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day. Mine was extremely busy and nothing ended up going my way. But I did create a "scavenger hunt" for the kids to search for their little gift. They thought it was fun and had a great time following the clues I left around the house. I would have taken pictures except the house was too much of a mess and it would have been embarrassing!! LOL

Last week I was behind and didn't get my ABC Christmas Card done in time for the challenge. But I have one for the mid-way post! There is still one more week to participate in this challenge.

C is for Charming (add a charm to your card).

Here is my card... 

This is the adorable Heidi from Wee Stamps! I fell in love with her the first moment I saw her. Isn't she just the sweetest?!

The papers are Bo Bunny Snowfall along with some pearls, Sweet Snowflakes from Magnolia, Stickles, and Lace trim. 

The sketch is from Sketch Saturday.

The inside... 

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

This card is also for the following challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas blog hop

Christmas Inspirations: Anything Christmas Goes

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge: White on White

Hello stamping friends!!

Well, it's finally time to get back into the swing of our normal routine! The kids went back to school yesterday after having almost 3 full weeks off! We had a great Holiday season but it is always great to have a quiet house to myself again! :-)

It's crazy, though, that that the post office clerk told me we were about to have another postal holiday! I said "what?!!" Apparently Martin Luther King is earlier than normal this year - or maybe it just seems that way? But on Jan 16th there's no school or mail again! Basically after being off school for almost 3 weeks, they go to school for 2 days, have a weekend off, go back for a week, then have a 3 day weekend! 

Anyway, it's time for a new Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge! It seems like it's been forever that I have been able to have my DT card done on time! I guess it's a good thing that I'm one of the WnW bosses, right?! LOL

The new challenge is: White on White plus one color

One lucky participant will win a free Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber stamp.

You don't have to use a WnW stamp on you card to enter, but if you do, you will be entered into a 2nd drawing for a free WnW Digi!

Here is my card...

Since the Holiday supplies were still out on my desk and I was short a few Christmas cards this year, I decided that it's NEVER too early to make Christmas cards! So I pulled out the adorable Hannah Fairy. And turned her in a little Santa's helper!!

I used mostly white cardstock (the one layer embossed with a cuttle bug snowflake folder), but added some red paper from Echo Park Dots and Stripes. The snowflakes are Layers Snowflake Dies from Whimsy Stamps and covered with Star Dust Stickles. They are paired with some pearls and White Silk ribbon using the Bow Easy. 

Hannah was embossed in black onto watercolor paper, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out, and attached with dimensionals...

I added liquid pearls to the white part of her dress.

Now it's your turn! The challenge runs through Jan 19th.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Crafting for all Seasons: Fairies

Crafty Creations: Heat Embossing

Creative Belli Challenge: Snowflakes

Divas by Design: Christmas

Flutter by Wednesday: Open - must use a Butterfly, Fairy, or Angel

 

Merry Christmas!!

Hello stamping friends!

I want to wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas!!

We were rushing to church last night when we got this picture. Unfortunately Ryan didn't smile well and Scott is sick with a head cold!

I have some Christmas cheer for you...another Holiday Banner...

We had to move our Screen to the dining room to make room for the Christmas Tree in the Family Room so this is kind of in a tight spot. 

I've used Saint Nick paper from Fancy Pants along with High Hopes Santas and White Pom Pom Ribbon.

Here are close ups of the flags with stamps...

Woodland Santa

Sitting Santa

Three Pane Santa

Christmas Treat

Santa in Chimney

Reindeer Games

Tropical Santa

And here's the final banner again...

Merry Christmas!!

~Lacey

Stamp and Create Challenge: Vintage/ Bow Easy Sale

Hello stamping friends!

I hope you had a lovely weekend! Friday night our kids had a "kids only" party in the neighborhood so Scott and I went shopping for Christmas decorations for the outside of the house. It's much easier to do that sort of shopping without two kids in tow! On Saturday we went to a Model Home Store for a warehouse sale. The interior designer who decorates the model homes for the builder who built our home was having a sale. Some items were REALLY cheap and then 50% off those prices!! There was a GORGEOUS antique wood headboard that I would love to have for Ansley's room but it was a Queen and we would rather her have a full size bed in her room. We didn't get it. But we did get a few great deals on some other wall decor. I got 3 things for my stamping room, too! I have to alter one of them so as soon as I get that altered and hung on the walls, I will share pictures. 

We dropped the boys off at home and Ansley and I went to the mall after lunch. We bought her a watch for her birthday in September, but it was too big. We keep forgetting to take it in to get it sized so we finally did that along with replacing Ansley's broken glasses case (Ansley has reading glasses). While we were there, I bought Ansley a dress to wear to church on Christmas Eve. The malls were busy, but we actually didn't have to wait in any lines! So, even though it was crowded, the stores had plenty of cashiers on hand - which is VERY nice!

On Sunday, our Life Group had a "Community Service Day" and we picked up trash along the road to the entrance of our neighborhood (well, their neighborhood - we used to live there, but now we live in a community next door). Both of our neighborhoods have a lawn service that take care of trash within the neighborhood, but just outside of the community it's actually a different county and there is a section that is not taken care of well by the city. So the bigger kids and adults in our group walked along the roads and picked up trash. It was disgusting how many bottles of soda, water, beer, and liquor were thrown along the side of the road! Oh, and cigarette buts! People, cigarette buts are NOT biodegradable!! Don't throw them out the window! Not the mention they can cause fire during the dry season!! 

Anyway, it was nice to show the kids how a little time and work on our part can help give back to our community!

Ok, now it's time to get to stamping business!!

We have a new Weekly Candy over at the Stamp and Create Blog...

You can go enter the candy here.

The new Product Spotlight Sale at Stamp and Create this week is:

Bow Easy on sale 25% off (limit 3 at the sale price)

I have used the Bow Easy on my Challenge card below. 

But first, let's talk about the new Stamp and Create Monthly Challenge:

Vintage

One lucky participant will win a $25 Gift Certificate to Stamp and Create.

The challenge will run an extra week this time ending on Sunday, Jan 8th (this way the team can take the New Year's off and not have to worry about coming back to a new challenge right away).

Now here is my card for the Vintage Challenge and Bow Easy Product Spotlight Sale...

I used Tilda with Snowheart from Magnolia (with Sweet Snowflakes).  The papers are Bo Bunny Snowfall along with the following Magnolia DooHickeys: Lovely Fence, Romantic Lace, Bloomy Tag, and Spruce. I also used new Cream Lace Trim and "With all my heart" resin embellishment from Melissa Frances, liquid pearls, liquid applique, and stickles. 

Tilda was stamped in SU Basic Brown ink onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os... 

This card is also for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: Christmas

Come and Get is Challenge: Anything Christmas

Let's Ink it Up: Christmas

Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Magnolia Accessory Stamp

2 Sisters: Punches and/or Dies

Sugar Creek Hollow: Vintage or Shabby Chic - Non Traditional Christmas Colors

Just Magnolia: Anything Goes optional Sparkle

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Stamp and Create Sweet Pea Sale & Magical Monday Sketch challenge

Hello stamping friends!! 

I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving!! We sure did! Since we didn't have family in town and we didn't go out of town ourselves, we went to a friend's house for dinner. Scott helped deep-fry the turkeys (they cooked two) and it was sooo yummy! Let's not talk about the small fire, though!! (wink)

No, I did NOT go out on Black Friday! I can not stand big crowds, rude people, or long lines so we stayed far away from the stores! We did put up the inside Christmas decorations (at least most of them). Friday night my husband went out with some of his guy friends so I took the kids to the movies to see Arthur Christmas. It is such a cute movie! There were many "laugh-out loud" moments. Since my husband didn't get to see it, I wouldn't doubt that we will go see it again before Christmas, it really was super cute!

On Saturday morning my husband helped me rearrange my craft room. Then I spent the rest of the day organizing the craft room and store room. Finally things have a "place"! When we moved in in March, the movers asked me where I wanted my heavy desk - apparently I didn't want it where I told them to put it but it was too heavy to deal with until I couldn't stand it any longer! I still need to decorate the room. My husband said there is too much furniture to move to attempt to paint the room at the moment so it will stay the "builder beige" for a little longer. But I can add some curtains and decorative elements to help dress it up. I took some pictures so I will try to post those later this week. 

Then on Sunday I had to relax and recover from the busy weekend!

Ok, so not it's time for another 2 card post!

There is a new weekly candy over at the Stamp and Create Blog...

Go to this post to enter the candy.

The new Product Spotlight at Stamp and Create this week is:

Sweet Pea Stamps!

All Sweet Pea Stamps are on sale 25% off through Sunday. Please note that some designs will NOT be restocked so grad them while you can!

Please scroll down for my Magical Monday Challenge card.

Here is a card I made using one of the Sweet Pea Stamps on sale this week...

I love this Pirate Captain Mermaid illustrated by Elaine Cox for Sweet Pea Stamps. The papers are Echo Park Splash along with Anchor Charm, pearls, liquid pearls, stickles, and Magical Mini Letter Seals by Whimsy Stamps. 

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

This is also for the following challenge:

Alphabet Challenge: V is for Very Vibrant

Next up is the new Magical Monday Challenge!

We are sponsored this week by 

The new challenge is a sketch by the fabulous Heidi...

Just remember that you MUST use a Magical Image for the Magical Monday Challenges!

My card is actually a "double-challenge" card. Since I missed the Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge on Friday, I thought I would combine them. 

The Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge is: Snow Angels

Use an angel or fairy on your card. 

Here's my take on the Magical Monday Sketch and Wags 'n Whiskers Snow Angels challenge...

I used the adorable Ansley's Surprise by Wags 'nWhiskers (designed after my daughter Ansley and our dog Princess). The papers are Echo Park Season's Greetings. The sentiment is Wild Rose Studio Circle Sentiments. 

Again, the image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

This card is also for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: Christmas

Crafting When we Can: Borrow a sketch from another challenge

Paper Sundaes Challenge: Winter Wonderland

Stamptacular Sunday: Anything Christmas

 

Now it's your turn!! The Magical Monday Challenge runs through Dec 11th and the Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge runs through Dec 8th.

 

ABC Christmas Challenge: W is for Winter Sports

Hello stamping friends!!

I have wonderful news that my Father-in-law was released from the hospital today!! Wow, what a scary weekend. But I'm glad to know that this hurdle is now over. 

There has been a lot of new products over at Stamp and Create. 

Magnolia restocks and a few new "old" designs...

 

New Wild Rose Studio (and restocks)...

 

New Whiff of Joy Christmas Henry and restocks...

 

and over the weekend we also had...

New Belles n Whistles...

and new Greeting Farm Stamps...

I always forget to add the new products on this blog. But, if you ever want to know what's up at Stamp and Create, you can always check out the Store's Blog.

Ok, now it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge!!

We are almost through the alphabet!! Wow! The year has flown by. But I'm excited because the Christmas Card Making Season is upon us!! It's now or never if you are going to hand make your Christmas Cards!!

We are now on W: W is for Winter Sports!

There are such a wide range of stamps available out there are are perfect for this challenge!

We have 2 sponsors again this challenge:

and 

Make sure to check out the ABC Christmas Blog for sponsor details. 

Now here is my card...

I couldn't resist doing another Vintage Tilda Card. I've got quite a bit of a collection going now!! This is Ice Tilda from the new Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection. I just got these restocked so all of the designs are in stock.

The papers are My Mind's Eye Lost and Found. I also used some Tim Holtz Adage Tickets, Resin Keyhole, Resin Corner, WOJ Holly Die, Magnolia Bloomy Tag DooHickey, Liquid Applique, Liquid Pearls, Stickles, Sweet Snowflakes stamp, tiny attacher staples (on the lace), and lace from my stash. 

The sketch if from Sketch Saturday.

I'm entering this in the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge this week which is: Anything Christmas. 

My "TIP" is about creating Vintage cards. I like to stamp the image in brown and color the image using sepia or neutral tones. This gives the image a vintage feel. I also add lots of distressed layers and white or metal accents.

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

Now it's your turn!! The challenge runs through Nov 22nd. 

This card is also for the following challenges...

Anything Goes: Stitching real or faux (real)

Let's Ink it Up: Favorite Technique - distressing

Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Christmas

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Winter Wardrobe

 

ABC Christmas: V for Vintage

Hello stamping friends!!

I am back today to host the new ABC Christmas Challenge!

We have two sponsors this week...

The Ribbon Reel

Vintage Christmas yummi ribbon and lace Prize
 

And... 

Crafty Emma's Store who is offering a £10 voucher to spend in her store. 

We are all the way on "V" with our challenge: Vintage

I just LOVE vintage designs. I also love making them. But, I don't make vintage cards too often - not sure why?! Therefore, I had a blast making this card...

I used the new Glittering Tilda from Magnolia. The papers are the new My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas. These papers were perfect for the Vintage challenge. I also used: Spruce die and Bloomy tag Doo Hickey Die from Magnolia, Resin Corner and With Keys embellishments from Melissa Frances, and Lavish Flourishes from Whimsy Stamps.

This card was inspired by two people: Camilla and Julie Stainton

I love how Camilla add all of those embellishments, the pearl dots around her magnolias, and the distressed/Vintage look. I also got the double white tree idea from this card.

I love how Julie layers her embellishments and creates little "clusters". The basic layout for my card was inspired by this card.

I also love how both of the ladies use paint on their cards. I didn't have any paint easily available so I decided to use some Liquid Applique instead. 

Tilda was stamped in Stampin' Up Basic Brown ink onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os using only 4 colors (two browns and two "skin" tones)...

I love the look of the image stamped in brown - it really helps with the "vintage" feel. 

I finished off the card with some stickles on the garland and randomly around the paper layers to give it a shimmer in real life. 

Now it's your turn!! The challenge runs through Nov 8th.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Magnolia Mania: Vintage

Craft your Passion: Use Kraft CS

Christmas Inspirations: Diecuts or Punches (used 2 Magnolia Doo Hickey)

Crafting when we can: Christmas 

Fashionable Stamping Challenge: Coffe, Cream with Dark Chocolate

Magnolia Down Under: Punches or die cuts

Paper Sundaes (being sponsored by me): Black, Flowers, Sparkle, or Distressing (only have to use two - I used Sparkle and Distressing) 

The Squirrel and the Fox: One for the Girls

Sugar Creek Hollow (Vintage/Shabby Chic): Colors of Fall (I used Browns and Reds) 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: U for Unused Stash

Hello stamping friends!

Well, it's a busy week for sure!! Every time we go out of town for a few days, it seems like it takes a full week to recover!! I busted my behind on Monday getting orders packaged up only to get to the post office to realize that Monday was a postal holiday!! Oh well - that put be ahead for yesterday. 

But there's so much to do!! Saturday is Ryan's birthday party. I still needed to get party favors, order a cake, and buy Ryan's birthday gift. The kids have early release today which means I won't get anything accomplished after noon. On thursday night I'm going to the Duran Duran concert in St. Augustine so the kids are sleeping over a friend's house. Friday afternoon I have a hair appointment and my sister and her family are coming in late at night to spend the weekend. 

On Saturday, Ansley has a soccer game at 8:30am at one park and Ryan has a 10:15am game at a different park! Then Ryan's birthday party is at 2:00!! Lord give me strength to make it through this week!!

Ok...enough chit chat...

Today is another ABC Christmas Challenge. 

The new challenge is: U for Unused Stash

It can be something you've had for a long time and haven't opened yet. Or just something new that you bought that you haven't used yet. 

Make sure to check out the Challenge post for the official rules. 

We have two lovely sponsors this week...

 

Simon Says Stamp is offering one lucky entrant
A $15 voucher to spend in her store

Bugaboo

Challenge Blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

For my card, I used a new SU punch (I finally caved in and order this one), some Echo Park paper, and Deco Brads...

 

 

The image is the adorable Ava Christmas Sitter by Bugaboo. The sentiment is from PTI.

The sketch is from Sketch Saturday this week.

Now it's your turn!! The challenge is open through Oct 24th.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Wild Rose Studio Blog Hop - create a christmas card

Anything Goes Challenge: Punches and Die Cuts

Papertake Weekly: Get in Shape (use 3 different shapes)

Bah! Humbug!: Glitz and Glitter

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Christmas Blog Hop and Release

Hello stamping friends!!

Well it is time!! Today is the anticipated High Hopes Christmas Blog Hop and Release!!

You should have arrived from the fabulous Heidi! If not, you might want to start at the beginning at the High Hopes Challenge Blog. 

There is candy along the Hop, but you won't know where. To be entered into the candy, you must leave a comment on the correct blog. So, you might want to leave a comment on all stops...just in case it's the candy blog!!

This release is a smaller release with 11 designs including 1 sentiment. A great way to get started on your Holiday cards!!

Since I'm the last on the hop, I wanted to create a special project using all of the snowmen illustrated by Laurie Furnell...

This is an 8 x 10 Shadowbox Frame using the new Christmas Joy Snowy, Homespun Hearts Snowy, Glowing Spirit Snowy, and Hope for Peace Snowy.

Christmas Joy Snowy comes with an arched sentiment, but I masked it off before stamping the image so that it went with the other snowmen.

The stamps were embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os. Here's a view of the design outside of the picture frame (it's hard to photograph without getting a reflection on the glass)... 

They were each cut out and attached to the background. The sentiment was created on my Silhouette machine. The DP in the banners are from My Mind's Eye Fly a Kite and then die cut using the Whimsy Pennant Banner Dies.

I added some stickles to the edge of the "snow". 

 

You have reached the end of the hop!! Before you finish, though, we would love for you to hop back over to the High Hopes Blog to let us know which stamps you liked the best!! 

PS The stamps are now available at Stamp and Create as well as the High Hopes Website.

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy stamping...and shopping!!

~Lacey

High Hopes Sneak Peek Day 2 - Dear Santa...

Hello stamping friends!! 

So, what did you think of the High Hopes Sneak Peeks yesterday?! We are back today with another sneak peek!! 

As a reminder, at 12:01am EST today (or I guess technically tomorrow morning), we will have a Blog Hop and release!! There is still a little time to help us spread the word of our release - and give you a chance to win some candy. Check out this post here. 

For my sneak peek card, I decided to combine it with a "mid-way" ABC Christmas challenge card! There is still 1 week left of the ABC Christmas Challenge: Shaped Card with Swirls, Stripes, or Spots (perfect for the new release images)...

This is the new "Santa's List" illustrated by Dustin Pike.

The Designer Paper is Kaisercraft Chapter One (not a Christmas pad, but perfect for this card). I also added some Red Rhinestones and punched glitter paper.

The tree card was created using my Silhouette. I cut 2 and attached the top of them together. Here's a view of the inside...

The sentiment was created on the computer..."Dear Santa, Define "Good"!"

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

Make sure to check out the rest of the DT blogs to see their peeks as well!!

I'll be back as the clock strikes midnight:01!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Christmas Release Sneak Peek Day 1

Hello stamping friends!! 

It is time for a new High Hopes Challenge. 

But it's special this week because it's also Day 1 of the Christmas Release Sneak Peeks!! 

We will have more sneak peeks to share tomorrow. 

Then, on 12:01am EST/5:01am GMT on Thursday, there will be a blog hop and Release!!

If you haven't already, help us spread the word about the release by posting the blog hop banner on your blog - you will also be entered into a drawing for some candy if you do!! You can find details here. 

This week's Challenge is: Home for the Holidays!!

Basically, let's see some Christmas projects!! 

Just remember that you MUST use a High Hopes stamp to be entered into the drawing for the prize - 3 Free High Hopes Stamps!

Here is my first sneak peek using "Baking Ginger" which will be available on Thursday...

I decided to create a "Cookie in a Jar" gift!! I think this image is perfect for these fun Holiday gifts!! I simply decorated the jar and added a tag.

The papers are My Mind's Eye Fly a Kite (not a Christmas pad, but I love the bright colors). I also used some lace for the lid along with some Red Rhinestones. 

 For the lid, I used a few nestabilities to create some fun layers...

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

Make sure to check out the rest of the DT projects. They really did a great job with these images!! 

This is also for:

Creative Stamp Friends: Anything but a Card

Hooked on Crafts: Ribbons and Lace 

I will be back tomorrow with another Sneak Peek project!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!!

~Lacey

Magical "Christmas" Challenge & The Bow Easy Sale

Hello Stamping Friends!!

I hope you had a lovely weekend! We spent a lot of time with friends and had a wonderful weekend. Our church had a morning service outdoors and it was wonderful with the cooler/breezy Fall'ish weather. I say "fall'ish" since we really don't have a "Fall" season in Northern Florida. However, it is nice that it was in the upper 70's. The highs are in the mid-80's this week so not HOT, but not exactly "cool"! At least it's nice not to sweat while walking the 15 feet to the mailbox!! LOL

Today I have a double purpose card for you today for both the Stamp and Create Product Spotlight and the Magical Monday Challenge.

First off, the Stamp and Create Product Spotlight this week is the Bow Easy. All week, the Bow Easy is on sale 25% off! There is a limit of 3 per person at the sale price.

Also, there is a new Weekly Candy over at the Stamp and Create Blog. You can find out details here.

Next up is the Magical Monday Challenge: "Magical Christmas".

We would love to see you make a Christmas Card using a Magical Character. We will allow Santa and Rudolph to be considered "Magical" during the Holidays. But remember, you must use a "Magical" character on your card to be entered into the sponsor's prize. 

We are being sponsored this week by

Now on to my Challenge card...

I used the adorable Angelica from Wags 'n Whiskers Rubber stamps on my card. I love that she is a multi-season fairy!! The papers are My Mind's Eye Fly a Kite. I also used some White Grosgrain ribbon, the Bow Easy, brads, stickles, and Tear Drop Lace Die from CC Designs. 

The sketch is from Pink Ink Sketches this week.

Angelica was embossed in black onto watercolor paper then watercolored with Twinkling H2Os... 

Now it's your turn! The Magical Monday Challenge will run through Oct 2nd.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenge: Punches and Dies

Stamptacular Sunday: Just Saying

The Squirrel and the Fox: Anything Goes (first challenge)

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Glitter

One Stop Craft: Girly

 

I'll be back tomorrow with the first of my High Hopes Christmas Release Sneak Peeks. The release and Blog Hop are on Thursday.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping

ABC Christmas Challenge: R is for Recycling, Ribbons, &/or Rhinestones

Hello stamping friends!!

I'm starting to feel better although I'm still coughing, wheezing and stuffy! But at least I can function. I got really behind last week when I spent 3 days barely doing anything but reading a few books. So I've been trying to catch up on house work and laundry - not fun when you're still a little sick. But it's got to be done. 

I have to get ready to go to Tennessee this weekend. We are taking the kids to their first University of Tennessee Volunteer Football game! My husband is a huge UT fan since he was born and raise in TN. So I think it will be fun for them to share something that means so much to my husband. Of course, we will be visiting my in laws as well while we are up there. But that means we have an 8 hour drive on Friday and again on Monday. After all of my Summer travel, I almost stayed home for this trip. But wanted to be there when my kids went to their first UT game so it's worth the drive. 

Ok, so now it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge. Are you in the Christmas spirit yet?! I know it's not even September yet, but it takes awhile to get all of the Holiday cards done! I'm glad I've been working on them all year!

We are now on "R" so the Challenge is:

R is for Recycling, Ribbons, &/or Rhinestones.

I used all 3...

I used some packaging from these ornamental frames and embossed a sheet of plastic to add some texture to my card.

I'm determined to use my older Christmas stamps at least once this year!! There are always so many wonderful new stamps, but I gotta play with my old ones, too. This is Christmas Kitty Fun from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. I embossed the image, colored the kitties, box, and ribbon with Twinkling H2Os and paper-pieced the wrapping paper.

The paper is some new Lime Twist - Out of the Blue from My Mind's Eye (it's not a Christmas collection, but I loved the fun colors and I wanted to use this blue ribbon). The ribbon is recycled from some store bought item - can't remember what it was, but it was wrapped in this ribbon so I kept it for future use. 

I also added some Rhinestone brads and sticky back Rhinestones.

 

 

Can you see the embossed plastic behind the image? I love the circles with the stripes.

Ok, now it's your turn!! Let's see your take on the R Challenge.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Lollipop Crafts: Recycle it

Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes

Forever Friends: 3-D (must include an animal)

Stamps and Fun: Dots and Stripes (the dots are on the embossed plastic sheet behind the image - hard to see in the photo).

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: L for Someone you Love (plus color)

Hello stamping friends!!

Today is the last day of school. It's early dismissal. In fact, they only have school for 2 hours today ?!! What?! Why bother with only 2 hours? I guess they "have" to have school today, but it's such a waste of time. 

We have a VERY busy summer scheduled. In fact, I will be out of town again this weekend - this time with the whole family. We are leaving Friday morning to drive to Tennessee for my in-law's 50th Wedding Anniversary party. We will get to spend the weekend with Scott's family (his sister and brother will also be there with all of the cousins). Then we will drive home on Monday. 

Next week I have 2 out of town guests coming for a visit. Needless to say, it will be crazy trying to get orders packaged up, placing restock orders, and keeping up with DT work...all while the kids are home and under-foot (aka fighting with each other and getting in my way)!!

Therefore, don't be surprised if my posts are short and sweet. I have already gotten a little ahead with some of my DT work so at least that's a little bit of a relief for me.

I am hoping to be able to pick the winner of my vacation candy today. As well as catch up with other work and post pictures from my St. Lucia trip.

In the mean time, it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge.

We are now on "L" so our challenge is: Love (make a card for someone you love) with an added color challenge...

You MUST use the color challenge to be entered into the sponsor's prize.

Speaking of sponsor, we have two this challenge!! Our sponsors are:

Make sure to check out the Challenge Blog to find out details of the prizes.

Here is my card... 

I used an image from one of our precious sponsors. I thought it was Digital Delights, but I can't find it on the website.

The paper is from my stash. I added a silver corner, some silver elastic string, and some little bells. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps. And the sketch is from Sketch Saturday.

Now it's your turn!! Let's see your Christmas cards for someone you LOVE with Red, Green, and Silver.

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge J: Joy Fold Card

Hello stamping friends!! 

I hope you are having a wonderful week so far! Ryan got sick Monday night so he had to stay home yesterday and I feel something going on (hoping it's not my husband's strep from last week)!! 

This weekend my husband is hosting his annual "guys weekend" with 3 of his old college buddies. So I will technically be a "single mom" this weekend! Hopefully I won't loose my mind by Sunday!! Ryan has a Tball game on Saturday so we can't go out of town like we did the last time he hosted the guys weekend. But that was 4 years ago and the kids weren't in school full time so it was a lot easier to leave the guys to their fun!!

Anyway, we have some fun planned this weekend for us, too (if we are all well)!!

Well, it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge.

This week's challenge is: J is for Joyfold

Now, I have never made Joyfold card so it was a fun challenge for me...

I used the adorable Musing Melinda from Whiff of Joy. Now, this isn't a "Christmas" stamp, but I think any angel can be used for a Christmas Card. I like using "non-traditional" stamps for purposes other than their original intent. It think it really shows the versatility of images for those who many not be able to afford every stamp their want - use your stamps in a new and different way!!

The papers are Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival.

I added the tree charm to help close the card...

And here is the inside... 

Now it's your turn!!

Make sure to check out the rest of the Design Team cards as well!

This card is also for

Lollipop Crafts: More than one fold

Christmas Card Challenge: Non-Traditional Challenge

Stamp and Create Challenge: Charms

Flutterby Wednesday: Open Challenge (must use a butterfly, angel, or fairy).

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge I: Indigo & Ice (Photo Inspiration)

Hello stamping friends!! 

I hope you had a lovely Easter. We had a great time. It was a busy weekend filled with Disney, Friends, and food (not good for my diet)! But I'm almost back on track with that - have to loose about 30 pounds with my brother's wedding in 6 weeks as the incentive! I've lost almost 8 pounds so far (in 3 1/2 weeks).

I managed to get all of the paid orders shipped out yesterday. Now I just have to get caught up with emails - gotta love a sale on a long Holiday weekend to keep you very busy after the holiday!

Since we had the sale over the weekend, we don't have a Product Spotlight this week at Stamp and Create. However, I'll let you in on a little secret...I haven't removed the past few Product Spotlights from their sale prices yet! So if you're looking for a good deal, check out the store - still lots of stamps on sale. 

So now it's time for another ABC Christmas Challenge!

This week's challenge is:

I is for Indigo and Ice with a photo inspiration...

We are sponsored this challenge by... 

Go check out the challenge post for details about Brenda's prize and information. 

Now on to my card...

Since we are being sponsored by a Stampin' Up Demonstrator this time, I tried to use as many Stampin' Up products that would fit the challenge. I didn't have a main image I wanted to use with the "Ice" theme, so I pulled out High Hopes Sitting Snowy with Flake.

I created my own patterned paper by embossing the tree from Load of Love set with silver embossing powder. Snowy is also embossed in Black.

I also used some White Satin Ribbon, Star Brads (couldn't find them - must be retired now) and silver brads, border punch, and snowflake die.

To keep with the "ice" theme, I didn't ink up the edges of the image with ink like I usually do, but instead I swiped the edges of the image with versamark, then embossed it with silver! I love how it turned out.

The sentiment is an old Stampin' Up set. 

This is also for:

ABC Challenge: S is for sparkle

Now it's your turn! Let's see your take on the Indigo & Ice photo inspiration challenge! 

And make sure to check out the rest of the DT cards. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge H: is for "Hot Spot"

Hello stamping friends! 

Before we get to my card today, I wanted to quickly mention that there is an AWESOME tutorial over at the High Hopes Blog. Debby is sharing how she creates her wonderful 3-D images that she always uses on her cards. It's so much fun, you have to check it out. 

Speaking of High Hopes...I have used an older High Hopes image on my card today.

And speaking of Tutorials, Dorte has created a fun and clear tutorial on our challenge topic this week...

This week's ABC Christmas challenge is

H is for "Hot Spot"

It really is easy to do and so much fun!

We are sponsored this week by...

Sponsor Simon Says Stamp - $15 shopping Voucher

 And here's my card...

I used Let us Adore Him by High Hopes. The paper is Kaisercraft and I also used a new Jenni Bowlin Frames.

The sketch is the "simple" sketch from Midnight Madness this week. 

Now it's your turn!! Let's see you version of the Hot Spot technique. Just remember it must be a Christmas image to be entered into the drawing for the prize.

ABC Christmas Challenge G: is for Girly (plus color challenge)

Hello again!! 

It felt so great yesterday to pull out my supplies and create a new card!! Although, I'm not totally happy with the outcome...at least I got one done!! It was over 3 weeks with no stamping - the longest I've gone without stamping since I started stamping years ago!!

It's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge!

I skipped the late one because of my move so we are now on:

G is for "Girly" plus a color combo...

**Remember, this IS a Christmas Challenge - so even though the challenge is "Girly", it needs to be a pink, silver, and purple CHRISTMAS card**!!

We are sponsored this challenge by...

 
For my card, I used a Whiff of Joy image I've been wanting to use for a long time...

This is Willow with Santa's Stocking. Emma doesn't have this WOJ image in her store yet, but she does have the new release stamps! 

The papers are from my stash - a sparkly DP from DCWV (I think). 

I also added one of the Corners from Tim Holtz that I just added to the store.

The sketch is from Sketch Saturday this week.

Here's a closer shot so you can see the shimmer from the cardstock...

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

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge D: Digital & Double

Hello stamping friends!

Before I get to my card today, I want to ask you to keep Luke in your prayers this week. I received a text yesterday saying that they were at the neurologist and that they were being re-admitted back into the hospital. Then received a later text that they will not be able to celebrate Luke's birthday today because he will be in testing all day under anesthesia. :-( So please keep Luke in your prayers on his 6th birthday today. Here is his most recent update on his blog...http://www.prayforluke.com/journal/2011/2/15/moving.html

Ok so on to the ABC Christmas Challenge. This week's challenge is:

D for Digital plus Doubles (use 2 papers and 2 Embellishments along with your Digital image).

Our sponsor this week is...

For my card, I used an image from Wags 'n Whiskers called Bear Hug...

I used some old Basic Gray papers from my stash. The sketch is from Friday Sketchers this week.

Come play along! The challenges are open for 2 weeks. 

I took some cards for Luke to the post office yesterday. I will try to get them added to a post shortly.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

Time to start at the beginning! ABC Christmas Challenge

It's a new year! So now it's time to start the alphabet again for the ABC Christmas Challenge!!

First off, for our Z is for Zero Time Blog Hop, I was one of the blogs offering blog candy!! 

Therefore, the winner of my candy is: Cazzy

Please contact me at stampandcreate@bellsouth.net to claim your prize by Monday.

Now it's time for a new challenge...

A is for: Anything Christmas!

You can use any Christmas card for this challenge! 

For my card today, I used one of the new High Hopes images illustrated by Dustin Pike...

This is South Pole Pals (restock order is on the way). 

The sketch is from Friday Sketchers this week.

The papers are from an old Cosmo Cricket pad and sentiment from PTI Signature Christmas.

So, come on....join us for the challenges again and get started on your 2011 Christmas cards!

Thanks for stopping by 

Sleepy Bear - Tis the Season

Here is the last of the Christmas cards...

Sleepy Bear from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

This card is for the High Hopes: Party Animal Challenge that runs through January 10th.

Don't forget that the last ABC Christmas Challenge and blog hop runs through January 1st. This card is for Q for Quick and Easy and X for Xmas.

This was me on Christmas morning!!

Fanny's Cuddle - Noel

Here is another Christmas card that didn't get posted before Christmas...

Sarah Kay's Fanny's Cuddle.

 

Merry Christmas

Well, I forgot to post post a few last Christmas cards over the past week while I've been on vacation!! I will try to schedule those for later this week. 

In the mean time, I wanted to send Christmas wishes out to you all! Thank you so much for coming by and seeing me every day. I love my blogger friends!!

We left last Sunday for Disney World for a few days. I have posted a few pictures on facebook. But here are a few highlights of our past week...

The family with Mickey and Minnie at Magic Kingdom...

A Nativity scene at the Gaylord Palm "Ice!"...

That is ALL ice!!!

Here's Santa and his reindeer...again completely out of ice...

Man it was COLD in there!! 9 degrees!!!

Santa and a helper came to our hotel...

The kids had their face painted at Disney that day....

Isn't Ryan's face awesome?!!

We also went to Medieval Times dinner show as well...

We had a great time rooting for our Knight (the Black and White Knight who defeated the bad Knight)!!

Then we drove up to Atlanta, Georgia to spend Christmas with my sister and mom and to look for a new house. Last night we went to my sister's church for a Christmas Eve children's puppet service and Ansley was asked to be in the play!! My niece was too scared and chose not to be in the play.

He's a picture of Ansley (that's my sister in the green shirt)...

Here is the backdrop for the scene. It was a very cute show. Ansley is the angel all the way to the left (looking up behind her at the puppets)...

After the kids went to bed, Santa stopped by and left lots of presents...

The other kids are my nephew Zachary and my niece Rileigh.

Here are my kids with my sister's family. Scott is to the left, but I couldn't get him in the shot.

It was a good Christmas!!!

It's supposed to snow later today!! :-) It would be nice to have a "white Christmas"...it would be my first! 

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!!

ABC Christmas Challenge: Z - Zero Time Blog Hop!!

Hello stamping friends!!

I can't believe that today is the last ABC Christmas Challenge of the year!

We made it through the whole alphabet! Let me tell you...I have had so much fun being on this team. It really was easy to get all of my cards finished by doing them throughout the whole year. I only had to make a few extra cards and some weeks I made a card in between challenges. But there wasn't a "mad rush" at the end of the year to finish!! Of course, I still ordered photo cards for the family friends who don't know anything about stamping and only just want to see pictures of my kids! 

To celebrate the "Zero" challenge - we are having a "Zero Time Blog Hop"!!

You should have arrived her from Paula! If not, you may want to start at the top of the hop at the ABC Christmas Challenge blog because there is hidden candy along the way!!

There is also a Secret Letter on each stop. Put the letters together to build a phrase.

There are a few things to win:

~ Individual Blog Candy - must enter the challenge and leave a comment on the blog with blog candy (there are a few spots with candy)

~ Simon Says Stamp gift certificate and Stamp Fairy digital stamps - must enter the challenge as well as leave a comment with 

Our challenge for this hop is "Z is for Zero Time". Please look over the challenges we had in 2010 (a list is in the sidebar on the challenge blog). You can use any of the challenges from the list. So you can create a card using A is for Angel or O is for Ornament, etc. 

But you must enter the challenge in order to win any of the candy or sponsor prizes. 

I have 2 cards to share today...

First up is the cutie Milton from Wild Rose Studio... 

I used: O is for Ornament, W for Winter Wonderland, and X for Xmas

I also used some Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival DP and Snow pearls.

This next one is using the adorable Ruffles from Helz Cuppleditch for Stampavie...

I used challenges: P is for Present, Q is for Quick and Easy, and X is for Xmas.

This was a super easy card to make - a colored image, a piece of DP and done! 

My "secret" blog hop letter is: i

The next stop on the hop is the very talented Lorraine!

PS I have both of these stamps, along with all Christmas designs, on sale in the Stamp and Create store.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!!

~Lacey