Hand Stamped By Lacey

High Hopes Sneak Peek: Day 1

Hello stamping friends!!

Today is Day 1 of the Sneak Peeks for the newest High Hopes Release!

There will be more peeks on the High Hopes Blog tomorrow and Thursday followed by a blog hop and release on Friday!! 

It is also a new High Hopes Challenge today. 

This challenge is: Anything High Hopes Goes

Just remember, you MUST use a High Hopes stamp to enter. 

One participant will win a free High Hopes Rubber Stamp.

The challenge runs for 2 weeks this time ending on June 11th at 7pm EST.

Here is my card...

This fun stamp is the new "Cat Trio" which will be available for purchase on Friday.

I use some new On the Sunny Side paper from My Mind's Eye along with Dainty Doily Die from My Favorite Things and Silver Round Spacer.

The sketch is from Sketchy File

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

Now it's your turn!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!!

~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

High Hopes Challenge: May Flowers

Hello stamping friends!

I'm back today with the new High Hopes Challenge. 

The new challenge is: May Flowers

Let's see some flowers on your card or project. It can either be flowers on the image itself or add flowers to your card. 

Just remember that you MUST use a High Hopes image on your card to enter the challenge.

For my project, I used the fun Beach Girl Patti...

With Summer just around the corner, there will be plenty of time being spent at the beach and the pool. This image is perfect for a little pool-side birthday!!

It's been awhile since I did a Center-Step card, so I thought it would be a good time for one. The papers are Echo Park A Boy's Life along with Pearls, Mini Blooms, Heart Swirl DooHickey from Magnolia, Butterflies Die from CC Designs, Ticket Die from Whimsy Stamps, and Cloud dies from both Whimsy and CC Designs. 

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

Come join along with the fun. The Challenge runs through May 28th at 7pm EST.

This card is also for:

Lollipop Crafts: Make a Splash (Water)

Catered Crop: Rick Rack (and Chevrons are allowed)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

High Hopes Challenge: Easel Card

Hello stamping friends!!

I'm a little behind (as usual). I swear our schedule is so busy and crazy with the kids in T-Ball/Softball. Last night was the last Softball game. It was pouring with lightning so they finally called the game after we only played half of the first inning. I'm not sure if they will reschedule the game or just let the season end. Honestly, I would be happy if it just ended. I would like to have a less-busy schedule!! Although that won't happen this week. We have a field trip this week, Scott's birthday, a T-ball party, school talent show, and Poker party! Plus Ansley might get baptized this weekend (she still needs to meet with the pastor). But so far our schedule is starting to lighten up next week. 

There is only 3 more weeks left of school!! Their last day is Wednesday, June 6th. We have lots of plans for the Summer so we are excited for Summer break. But within a few weeks, I'm sure my kids will be driving me bonkers!! I have them signed up for a few half-day camps so that I can get some work done. But it's going to be hard to juggle the blog, the store, and the kids. So don't be surprised if this blog gets a little scarce with the posts!! But I will try to keep up with it as much as I can and will post pictures of our Summer adventures! 

In the mean time, we have a new High Hopes Challenge for you this week. 

Our challenge is: Easel or Step Card.

I made a card for Ryan's T-Ball coach for the end of the season. The team are the "Pirates" in the Yellow/Black colors of the Pittsburg Pirates...

Peg Leg Pete is perfect for the Head Coach! I also used Treasure Map, Net ribbon, Anchor Charm, Magnolia Cloud & Flag DooHickey and Starlight Lace DooHickey. The paper is from MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up. 

The sentiment was printed on the computer. I cut it out in a strip, distressed it and rolled it up to look like a scroll.

Pete was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinling H2Os.. 

I also made cards for the Assistant Coaches as well using the adorable On Guard Oberto...

All of the products are the same except for the paper is from Echo Park This & That Charming.

You may remember my Kraftin' Kimmie Alice the Strawberry Pirate card from last week for the Team Mom. I used mostly the same supplies and layout. Here are all of the cards together...

Come join in on the High Hopes Challenge! The challenge runs though May 21st at 7pm EST. 

This card is also for:

Allsorts: Card for a man or boy 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge (Late): Animals

Hello stamping friends!!

So I mentioned that I'm a bit behind this week. We have 3 softball/T-Ball games, T-Ball practice, a carnival, and 2 birthday parties this week! I can't believe I'm saying this, but I can't wait until Monday!! LOL

Oh, by the way, the new Magnolia stamps are now in stock and shipping.

Well I finally finished my project for the High Hopes Animal Challenge! I know I'm 2 days late, but at least it's done, right?! I have another scrapbook layout...

 The left side...

The right side... 

On Spring Break we went to Kingsport, TN to visit my in-laws. While we were there, we went Zip Lining! The kids had a blast!! Even my mother-in-law went!!

The adorable Tree Swingin' Dragon was perfect for this layout... 

The papers are from My Mind's Eye (from my stash). I used the dragonfly, butterfly, Doily flower, and Spruce DooHickey from Magnolia...

 I used some hardware to create a zipline...

I created the scalloped border using 1" circle punches and tucked them under the pictures.

So what do you think?!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge: Purple Madness

Hello stamping friends!!

Today is the High Hopes Challenge.

Andrea is our hostess this week and her challenge is:

Purple Madness!! 

So, I thought I would do another scrapbook page from this year's Easter! I love when I get to scrapbook something within weeks of the event! It makes me feel productive! Ha!

The left side is filled with pictures from "Easter Eve" when we died easter eggs... 

And the right side is filled with pictures from Easter Morning hunting for eggs... 

I used the adorable Bunny Masterpiece embossed in black and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os... 

I cut out the image and added it to the layout with dimensionals.

The title was die cut using a cuttlebug set and added with dimensionals. I also used a Stampin' Up Punch to create the top border. The purple and pink glitter cardstock is from American Crafts.

The butterflies are a die cut from CC Designs along with some pearls.

And I used some flowers from my stash, purple ric rac ribbon, and staples.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge: Anything High Hopes Goes

Hello stamping friends!! 

I'm back today with the High Hopes Challenge.

This week's challenge is: Anything High Hopes Goes!!

That's right, as long as it has a High Hopes stamp, you can create any project for this challenge. 

One participant will win 1 Free High Hopes Stamp.

I wanted to scrapbook some of the picture I took from Spring Break and this was the perfect challenge...

Ryan wanted to climb a tree while we were we fishing one day. So I took some photos...while staying close below...to catch him! Haha!

The left side...

The right side...

The image is Cheeky Sean illustrated by Dustin Pike...

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

The journaling says:

While on Spring Break, we went to Tennessee to visit Nana & Papa. We had lots of fun and adventures. After 10 minutes of fishing one day, Ryan got bored. He decided he wanted to climb the weeping willow tree by the lake. It wasn't a big tree but it was filled with lots of tiny sharp branches.It was easier going up than coming down, but Mom caught him and helped him safely back to the ground.

The papers are from MME Eye Bloom & Grow from my stash. The tree is a sticker from an Echo Park kit from my stash. I also used some twine, Clouds die from CC Designs & Whimsy Stamps, liquid applique and Tab 1 die from Whimsy.

The title was die cut with an old cuttlebug set and corrugated card stock.

Not it's your turn! The challenge runs for one week ending on April 23rd. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey 

High Hopes Pennant Banner Tutorial

Hello stamping friends!!

It's my turn to create a tutorial over at the High Hopes Blog. 

Therefore I created a Pennant Banner Tutorial...

I love using High Hopes stamps to create banners! There are so many awesome coordinating designs that make them perfect for a banner.

Hop on over to the High Hopes Blog to check out the tutorial!

Oh, and the current High Hopes Challenge is still open for another week. Come play along!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Happy Easter!!

Hello stamping friends!!

So, did you miss me?! Man, it's been crazy lately, but hopefully I will be able to get back on schedule tomorrow. One week vacation followed by 4 days of on-your-back-illness during tax season can really put you behind! Oh, then add on a 4 day Holiday weekend with kids who need to be entertained and that means....no "fun" work time for mommy! LOL

Well, this is just a quick post to say...Happy Easter!!

I made this Easter banner for a High Hopes Tutorial on Tuesday. Speaking of High Hopes, because I was sick, I didn't end up getting to play along with the current challenge. 

So here it is...my Easter Challenge project! There is still over a week left in the challenge if you would like to join us!

I'll have to take a better picture of the finished banner for the tutorial on Tuesday. The flash went off and it looks a little over-exposed.

Anyway, here is a close up of the High Hopes images that I used on the banner...

Last night we had fun getting ready for the Easter Bunny...

Today we are going to church then over to a friends house for lunch/dinner. I'm sure we'll have a good time. 

I hope you have a wonderful Easter and remember...it's not about bunnies, colored eggs, or chocolate! It's all about an empty tomb! 

He is not here; He had Risen!... Luke 24:6

High Hopes Challenge: A Recipe

Hello stamping friends!!

I'm going to make the chit chat quick because as I'm typing this I'm not feeling too great. I started getting achy then realized that I had a slight fever! Hopefully it's just because I'm run down from working so hard to get caught up from my trip. My husband was sick over Spring Break, but it was with a head cold and he did not have any fever or aches. 

On a good note, I found the software disk for my Canon Rebel camera so I can now download the pictures on my computer - which means I can get better photos since it's a much better camera!

Ok, so it's time for a new High Hopes Challenge. 

Kristine is our hostess this week she is cooking up a recipe!

Use 1 Ribbon, 2 Patterned Papper, and 3 Flowers

Remember you MUST use a High Hopes stamp to enter the challenge. 

Since I've been itching to do a scrapbook page lately, so I decided to do a layout using this recipe...

Here's a close up of each side.

The left side...

 The right side...

The image is Bunny Blooms (I'm out of stock, but you can find it here in the High Hopes' store). 

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out, and attached with dimentionals...

The papers are from my stash (I think from Echo Park). I also used some twine, pearls, Pennant Banner Die from Whimsy Stamps and Numbers stamps from Magnolia.

The date was originally just stamped onto the paper. However, while writing this post, I realized that I had the wrong year!! So I had to great creative and cover it up somehow. I'm not sure I'm totally happy with it, but it's the best I can do with my error!

Here's a closer look at the banner made with glitter cardstock from American Crafts...

Now it's your turn! The challenge runs for 1 week. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping (and scrapping)!

~Lacey 

High Hopes Challenge: Bingo

Hello stamping friends!!

We are having such a great time on our Spring Break vacation!! The weather is turning out to be fantastic - although it's actually 10-20 degrees warmer than Kingsport, TN usually has this time of year. That is probably why we are having such a great time! We are usually cooped up in the house because it's either raining or too cold! But this trip has been wonderful. 

Yesterday I shared some pictures of our first 2 days here. Yesterday (our 3rd day) we went to Bristol Caverns. It was a lot of fun and the kids really seemed to enjoy it. They paid attention to what the guide was saying and even asked questions - by raising their hands (the adults, like me, just blurted out what we wanted to ask)! I will save most of the pictures for another post later in the week since this is supposed to be about the High Hopes challenge. But I will share two pictures.

Too many people ask "where are the pictures of you"! I'm usually the one BEHIND the camera so I'm not in many of the pictures (nor do I like to get my picture taken). But hubby took this one of us as we went into the beginning of the caverns.

And here is the best picture I could get of the formations in the dark cavern. 

At the lowest part, we were 180 feet below ground! It was quite a hike back up the steps, but we had a really great time. 

Ok, now it's time for a new High Hopes Challenge!

Tanya is our hostess and her challenge is: Bingo

Pick one row across, down, or diagonal and use all 3 items in that row on your project. 

Just remember that you MUST use a High Hopes stamp to enter the challenge. 

One random participant will win 1 Free High Hopes stamp of your choice. 

Here is my card...

This is the adorable Ryan and Ansley (yes, named after my two little ones :-) along with Sm Happy Easter Sentiment. The papers are the new My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dolled Up along with some rhinestones, ribbon, and bow easy (on order and expected to be restocked next week).

For the challenge, I used the bottom row: Bling or Sparkle, Distressing, Punches or Die cuts.

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

Now it's your turn! This challenge runs for one week - through March 26 at 7pm EST.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Creative Stamp Friends: Spring

Addicted to Stamps: Rhinestones, Flowers, and Ribbons

Dream Valley Challenge: Easter

Paper Sundaes: Photo Inspiration (color challenge)

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Spring Release today

Hello stamping friends!!

Just a quick note that the Magnolia stamps are scheduled to arrive today. So all pre-orders will ship out tomorrow. 

I'm back today with a High Hopes mini release!!

The Divas have all created a sample card using the stamps in today's release over on the High Hopes' Blog. Make sure to check them all out.

And guess what? There's no blog hop!! You can see all of the stamps in one post! 

There are also 3 prizes up for grabs - 2 over on the High Hopes Blog and 1 on the High Hopes' Facebook page. To enter the prize drawings, you just need to leave a comment on the blog and/or FB page. 

The stamps are now available for purchase on the High Hopes website and over at my store Stamp and Create.

Here is the card I created for today's release...

This is Garden Gate Background. This is a LARGE image at 4"H x 5"W so my total card size is 6"x6" (larger than my normal 5.5" square cards. 

The DP is from My Mind's Eye. I also used some twine, Seabreeze Paper Bloom, Coconut mini blooms, and pennant banner. 

Make sure to check out the rest of the Diva's cards over at the High Hopes Blog.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

The Greeting Farm Stamp Sale and Stamp and Create Challenge

Hello stamping friends!! 

I hope you had a lovely weekend. We had a busy one. The weather has been crazy for us here in North Florida! It was 88 degrees on Saturday but then only 63 on Sunday! And last night it got back down into the 30's over night! But the high is 73 today!! Crazy how we can have an almost 40 degree difference in one day!! It just means that the colds (meaning the sniffles) will be back...and the trees and flowers are ALL confused!! "Do we bloom? Do we stay dormant?"! LOL

I have a busy week this week. I am finishing up the tax preparations for an appointment with a CPA this week. Plus we have some warrantee work being done on a few things in the house. I can't believe we have been here for almost 1 year already?! Luckily there are only a few minor repairs - we are so happy with the construction of our house so far. 

Ok, now onto some business...

High Hopes Rubber Stamps will be having a small release this week. Monday - Wednesday we will be showcasing the new stamps over at the High Hopes Blog. Then on Thursday the stamps will be released and all of the stamps will be shown by the Design Divas on the blog. No blog hop with this release - it will all be in one spot on the blog. I have a sample of one of the stamps being release below.

It's also a Monday so that means there is a new Weekly Candy over at the Stamp and Create Blog...

Heidi and Lulu Stick a Pose. Check out the candy here. 

Today is also time for a new Product Spotlight Sale at Stamp and Create. 

This week, all Greeting Farm Stamps are on sale 25% off.

It's also time for a new Monthly Challenge.

This month's challenge is: Paper Pieced

Here is my card showcasing one of the Greeting Farm stamps on sale this week...

This is one of the stamps from Miss Anya Hats Off along with Splotchy by The Greeting Farm Stamps. The papers are Kaisercraft Bubblegum Hill paired with pearls, flowers, Romantic Lace DooHickey from Magnolia, Bow Easy, and Friendship Ticket Sentiments from Whimsy Stamps.

I made this card for one of Ansley's friend's birthday the other week.

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os. The shirt was paper pieced from Kaisercraft Bubblegum Hill paper...

You can enter the Paper Pieced challenge here.

This card is also for: Pile it on Challenge: Spots and/or Stripes, Paper Sundaes: Green or Good Luck, Sentimental Sunday: Words of Encouragement

And now, here is my High Hopes card showcasing one of the stamps being released on Thursday...

This is the Fancy Birdhouse 1 (P-155). The papers are the new My Mind's Eye On the Bright Side One. I also used some twine, button, pearls, and Lovely Fence DooHickey.

The sketch is from The Deconstructed Sketch this week.

The image was embossed in black onto watercolor paper, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out and attached with dismensionals...

This card is also for: The Paper Players: Spring has Sprung and Cupcake Inspiration: photo

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

 

High Hopes Challenge: It's not easy being Green

Hello stamping friends!

Hi, it's me...from under a huge pile of work! I had record amounts of orders over the weekend and tried desperately to get all of the orders out. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get them all out so the rest will ship out today. Then I have to get some more tax preparations done! Boo! I was so busy yesterday that I didn't get any tax work done. Thank goodness I already had this card mostly done!

So I'm back again today with the High Hopes Challenge. 

This week we are being hosted by the fabulous Tina (former High Hopes owner) and her challenge is:

It's not easy being Green!

Create a St. Patrick's Day Card - or just add some green.

Just remember you MUST use a High Hopes Image to enter the challenge. 

The prize is 1 Free High Hopes Stamp. 

Here is my card...

Is it too early for an Easter card? I hope not! Actually, I have a few people I want to send them to so I still need to make some more. I don't really give cards for St. Patrick's Day so I thought I would go with the "green" portion of this challenge instead. 

The image is the cute Bunny Blooms and Sm Happy Easter Sentiment along with My Mind's Eye Fly a Kite paper, pearls, and Lovely Fence DooHickey.

The layout is from Seems a Little Sketchy this week. 

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

Now it's your turn! The challenge is open through March 12th.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Love to Create Challenge: Stitches

Make it Monday with Kraft: Farm Fresh

Corrosive Challenge: Another Dimension

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 

The Love Monkey

Hello stamping friends!!

Happy Valentine's Day!! 

Well I ended up being quite busy yesterday and forgot to post about the Stamp and Create Product Spotlight Sale. 

This week, all stamps in the Baby Category are on sale 25% or more.

The sale runs through midnight EST on Sunday. 

There is also a new Weekly Candy...

This is Cupido mini stamp from Magnolia.
You can enter the candy here. 

It's Tutorial Tuesday Time over at the High Hopes Challenge blog. Kristine has created a tutorial for Shadow Box Cards. Go check it out.

Ok, so today is Valentine's Day. Yep, it's not a huge favorite of mine. Why? I don't know. I guess I don't need a holiday to tell my husband that I love him and vice versa! Although it's nice when my husband does something nice for me, I would rather he want to do it because he loves me, not because it's Valentine's Day. 

Anyway, he went to Peterbrooke Chocolate store and brought home a HUGE basket of chocolate dipped stuff (like chocolate popcorn, chocolate dipped pretzels, chocolate dipped graham crackers, chocolate dipped strawberries)! I was actually going to tell him not to spend the money on flowers this year since we are going out this weekend and I would rather spend the money then. But he DONE GOOD with the basket of Peterbrooke stuff! YUMMY!!

But, darn, it ruined what I was going to do for him and the kids...set up a chocolate fondue after dinner tonight! I can still do it, but we now have a MESS LOAD of chocolate in the house!! I'm not sure I can stomach even MORE chocolate!! I guess I shouldn't be selfish...although "I" may not be able to stomach that much chocolate, I think my husband and kids can!! :-)

Of course, I did make him a card...

This is the adorable Heartstrings Monkey from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. You know...because my husband is my "Love Monkey"!! LOL

While searching for a sketch to use, I found a great sketch at Sketch n Stash and was inspired by this card from their DT Michelle. I loved the simplicity of the white card. So I thought I would case her card. Of course, her's is better than mine! :-)

I ran out of heavy white cardstock so I actually used Watercolor paper for the card base. It's kind of an off-white but it has a fun texture.

The paper is MME Fly a Kite along with some black rhinestones and twine.

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

The current "Seeing Stars" challenge is still going on over at the High Hopes challenge blog. Come join in on the fun!

This card is also for the following challenges:

Cards for Men: Valentine's Day/Love

Cupcake Craft Challenge: Entwined (use twine)

Stamp and Create: Valentine's Day/Love

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!!

~Lacey

High Hopes Blog Hop and Release!!

Hello stamping friends!!

I am back today for the High Hopes Blog Hop and Release!! 

You should have arrived from Alex. If not, you might want to start at the top at the High Hopes Challenge Blog. 

Today High Hopes is releasing a fun Space Alien Set illustrated by Dustin Pike. They work well with the previously released Aliens. These are being sold as a SET and will not be sold individually, and only through the High Hopes Store.

There are also some fun and whimsical Sentiment stamps being released today that were illustrated by High Hopes new owner Karen!! There are 6 sentiment designs and they WILL be sold individually.

Ok, so as you hop along the blog hop, there is some hidden candy. In order to enter the candy, you must leave a comment on the correct blog - so you might want to leave a comment at each stop just to make sure!!

Here is my card using some of the stamps in the Space Alien Set... 

Aren't they the cutest?! Now, I'll be honest, these may look familiar to you. When the other aliens were released last year, these stamps were distributed to the Design Divas. However, it was later decided that they would not be released at the same time. However, they did peak their green heads in some of the samples used for that release. So you might have seen them before - but you wouldn't have been able to purchase them until today.

The papers are Bo Bunny from my stash. The star border is from Magnolia. The large star was diecut with my Silhouette.

For directions on how to create a Zig Zag Card, see this great tutorial by Kristine.

The images were embossed in black onto watercolor paper, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out, and attached with dimensionals...

You are also done with the hop...your next (and last) stop is Sirpa.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!

~Lacey

Valentine's Day Product Spotlight Sale & High Hopes Challenge

Hello stamping friends!! 

Oh my gosh!! This week has already gotten away from me! Since I hosted a Super Bowl party on Sunday night, I didn't get my normal Sunday night work done. Then on Monday I volunteered at my kids' school so it took up all of my Monday work time! I was up late last night trying to get everything done, but never got to finish this post!!

I will have projects today: The Stamp and Create Product Spotlight Sale and Monthly Challenge & the High Hopes Challenge. 

We also have a new weekly candy:

You can enter the candy here.

First up is the Stamp and Create Product Spotlight Sale & Monthly Challenge

This week all stamps in the Valentines/Love Category are on sale up to 25% off!!

The Monthly challenge is: Valentine's Day/Love

Here is my card showcasing one of the stamps on sale...

I used Tilda with Many Hearts from Magnolia. The papers are Yours Truly by Echo Park along with "With all my Heart" resin heart, pearls, and Red Ruffle Ribbon.

The sketch is from Raise the Bar. 

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

Next up we have the new High Hopes Challenge!!

The challenge is: Seeing Stars

This challenge is special because it's also a sneak peek at new stamps being released tomorrow.

There will be a Blog Hop tomorrow beginning at 12:01amEST followed by the release. The stamps being released will ONLY be available through the High Hopes Website and will NOT be available through my store or other retail stores.

Here is my project using some of the stamps...

I thought these stamps were perfect for a scrapbook page of Ryan's first time on Space Mountain.

Sorry for the yellowed pictures. It was cloudy and late when I took these pictures. I will try to get better ones later.

Here is a close up of the stamps...

Aren't they adorable?! 

Make sure to check back tomorrow for the Blog Hop and Release.

The challenge runs for 2 weeks this time (through Feb 20th).

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping and shopping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge: Pink, Pink, and more Pink

Hello stamping friends!!

Well today is a special day for me....

I'm going to the Jimmy Buffet Concert tonight!!! You got fins to the left, fins to the right...

I'm going with 4 other ladies and it's going to be an all-day thing. The concert doesn't start until 7:30pm but they are coming by at 12:30 to pick me up!! Yikes, that's going to be a long day!! But I can't wait!! I have to remember to bring my camera!! :-)

Ok, so it's time for a new High Hopes Challenge.

Anna is our host this week and her challenge is: Pink, Pink, and more Pink!!

That's right, let's see some pink on your card or project!

Just remember that you MUST use a High Hopes Stamp on your card to enter the challenge. 

Here is my take on the challenge...

The kids school limits the amount of treats we can hand out on Holidays - absolutely NO homemade food/treats because of food allergies. So pencils are a fun treat instead. 

The image is the adorable Kitty's Heart Frame. I embossed the image onto watercolor paper, watercolored it, and paperpieced the heart....

The paper is Fancy Pants Beach Babe.

I created a wrap out of some scrap cardstock and paper and attached the image to the front.

I added a strip of adhesive on the inside of the cardstock before wrapping it around the pencils so that the pencils won't slip out of the wrap.

Here is the back...

This was so simple to make. Now it's your turn!! Let's see your take on the Pink challenge. 

The challenge runs through Feb 6th.

The image can be found here at Stamp and Create and here at High Hopes.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

 

High Hopes Challenge: Valentine's Day/Love

Hello stamping friends!!

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

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

Valentine's Day/Love

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

 

High Hopes Tutorial - Easy Treat Topper

Hello stamping friends!

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

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

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

Go check it out here.

~Lacey

 

High Hopes Challenge: Winter Wonderland

Hello stamping friends!! 

Did you hear? Tina, owner of High Hopes, has sold the business to the fabulous Diva Karen!! Go check out the High Hopes Challenge Post here to hear all about it. Plus there's a facebook promotion, too!! 

We are back with the High Hopes Challenges!!

The new challenge is: Winter Wonderland

Let's see something wintery and/or snowy!

Remember, you must use a High Hopes Stamp to enter the challenge.

Here's my card...

This is the adorable Homespun Heart Snowy - one of my favorite images from the last release. 

The papers are Echo Park Winter Park paired with the snowflake die from Whimsy, pearls, and spruce die from Magnolia.

The image was embossed in black, watercolored with Twinkling H2Os, cut out, and attached with dimensionals...

Now it's your turn!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

High Hopes Monthly Special Sale

Hello stamping friends!!

We were supposed to start the High Hopes Challenges back up today, but we still need a little more time to recover from the Holidays! So we will be back next week with a new Challenge. 

In the mean time, we have a new Monthly Special on sale! 

This month, the sale prices will be good through the end of the month instead of just a week. 

We have two SETS on sale this month.

First up is a set of 11 Valentine Stamps that were illustrated by Laurie Furnell...

Next up is a re-release of an old-time favorite - now available as a SET...

This set includes the 2 main images, 2 accent stamps, and 3 sentiments for only $13.95 CAD.

See this post for sale details.

This special is ONLY available through High Hopes directly (not through wholesale stores).

Happy stamping!

~Lacey

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

New neighbors!!

Hello stamping friends!

I may have posted before that we live on a street in a newly developed area. When we moved in, there were only 4 houses on our street - and one house was not purchased yet! We are slowly getting more houses built and new families moving in.

We are super-excited about new neighbors that moved in yesterday. They have 3 girls and the two older girls go to school with my kids. The oldest is in 4th Grade with Ansley - they aren't in the same class, but they have the same lunch and recess so they play with each other. The middle girl is in my son's class and sits at his table. She's a sweetie and I'm so glad that she gets along so well with Ryan. They also have an 18 month old little cutie. 

So last night I was making a card for my Father-in-Law's birthday (will be posted tomorrow) and Ansley comes in asking if she can make a card for our new neighbors. Of course, when Ansley makes a card, Ryan wants to do one also. 

And here they are...

Ansley (9 years old) created this card using High Hopes Little Missy. The papers are Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue.

Ryan (7 years old) created this card using High Hopes Warm Wishes. The papers are MME Fly a Kite.

I created the sentiments on the computer and punched they out. 

I'll be back tomorrow with my Father-in-Law's card.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

ABC Christmas Challenge: Y for Yippee!

Hello stamping friends!

I have a quick post today (because I'm tired). Had a busy but productive day today running errands.

It's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge: Y is for Yippee 

Basically any Christmas project/card will do this challenge!

We have 3 Sponsors this challenge - go check out the challenge post for the sponsor information.

Here is my project...

This is actually just a sample of the project I've been working on. You'll see the whole project on Christmas day.

The image is High Hopes Sitting Santa and the papers are Saint Nick Paper from Fancy Pants along with some White Pom Pom Ribbon.

High Hopes Monthly Special Sale

Hello stamping friends!

If you missed it, click here to see my craft space.

High Hopes Rubber Stamps is having a sale...

Make sure to enter DECSALE in the comment box at check out and your invoice will be adjusted.

This sale is only valid through the High Hopes Website. 

~Lacey

High Hopes Challenge: Numbers

Hello stamping friends!

I'm proud to say that after taking 4 days off for Thanksgiving that I was able to catch up in just one crazy day! Of course, I didn't get to take a shower until 6pm, but I did get all orders out! 

I'm back today with the new High Hopes Challenge. This is going to be the last challenge of the year. 

We are being hosted this week by Sarah who's challenge is: Numbers

Add numbers on your card - or make a card for a specific date.

I will have to retake the photo in the morning. I didn't get the card done until it was dark so I didn't get the best photo...

I've always love this image called Tropical Santa. Since I live in Florida, I have spent many a Christmas in "beach weather"! More so when I lived in South Florida than here in Jacksonville (for instance today's high temperature is only supposed to be in the low 60's with overnight lows in the 40's). So I thought that it would be cute to send a card like this to one of my Canadian or UK DT members!! 

Edited to add better photos...

The papers are MME Fly a Kite. The date was created on the Silhouette then attached with dimensionals and covered in Stickles.

Santa is heat embossed in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os.

The Challenge will run through Dec 12th. 

This card is also for the following Challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Tis the Season

Crafty Cardmakers: Heat Embossing

Stamp with Fun: Stitching Faux or Real

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey

Happy Thanksgiving - Sale!!

Hello stamping friends!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my US friends! 

Stamp and Create is having a Thanksgiving Sale. 15% off your whole order using discount code thanksgiving (all lower case, all one word). The sale runs through Sunday.

To celebrate Thanksgiving, I made another Banner using some adorable High Hopes Stamps.

You might remember the one I made for Halloween here.

The paper is Fancy Pants Summer's End.

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

Here are close up of the flags with images...

Large Turkey

Mildred (not available at Stamp and Create at the moment, but you can find it here at High Hopes).

Pilgrim Pair

Turkey Getaway

Thankful Friends (also available at High Hopes)

and Tom's Plea

Crafty Creations: Give Thanks

Sisterhood of Crafters: Polka Dots

The Paper Variety: Photo inspiration

Tuesday Throwdown: Lots of circles

Use it Tuesday: give Thanks (use hoarded supplies - The raffia string I've had for years and I haven't used the stamps since last Thanksgiving).

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

~Lacey 

Happy Bird-Day! A Sale at Stamp and Create!!

Hello stamping friends!!

Well, I'm sad to announce that my father-in-law is back in the hospital. Less than 2 weeks ago he was in the hospital for a similar problem and my husband flew up for the weekend to be with him. He has a rare form of cancer so please keep him in your prayers!

Today is a triple-birthday day!!

Today is MY 40th birthday! That means I'm officially OLD!! 

It's also my mom's birthday and my niece's birthday as well! I will share my niece's birthday card with you later; Today I have my mom's card. But first...

Stamp and Create is having a ONE DAY SALE!!

15% off your whole order when you use discount code old (all lowercase)!

The sale runs through midnight EST tonight.

Ok, onto my card. My mom loves birds so I pulled out an oldie...

This is Burt's Bath from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. The papers are My Mind's Eye Life of the Party along with some White Wrinkle Ribbon, Bow Easy, pearls, liquid pearls and stickles.

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

Unfortunately, it's late! I'm the WORST at mailing out cards!! It's crazy! I spend so much time making them, but always forget to get them in the mail on time!! Anyway...Happy Birthday Mom!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

~Lacey