High Hopes Blog Challenge...and my birthday!!

Edited to stay at the top of the list until the Birthday Candy is over on friday, Nov 21st...please scroll down for newer posts.

It's time for another High Hopes Blog Challenge (and it's my birthday today...but we'll get to that in a minute). This week's challenge is hosted by Michelle Mommy Time and the challenge is "Buttons and Brads".

I used SCS Color Challenge #192: Certainly Celery, Pacific Blue, and Basic Gray for the color combo...

This was my first attempt at Twinkling H2O's, I bought some for my birthday! I love them, but the camera doesn't love them...it doesn't pick up the twinkling too well.

I embossed Sitting Princess and Unicorn in black (masking the princess), then I watercoloring using H2O's. I cut out the image with the largest Scalloped Circle Nestability, but before taking it out of the Nestie die, I sponged Pacific Blue and Certainly Celery around the edges.

I used some My Mind's Eye Everyday Tango DP as a background mat (the design went perfectly with the color challenge). I added two ribbons, then sewed the layer onto the Basic Gray 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card base.

I added some glitter brads, some primas, and some buttons to finish it off.

Ansley wanted to make one, too (I helped her with the masking)...

Her card doesn't exactly meet the challenge since she didn't use any brads. She colored using Crayola Twistable pencils and added stickles to the unicorn's horn. I helped her sponge around the edges. The flowers were cut from Hello Kitty Flower Sizzix die.

Now it's your turn. Make a card using this week's challenge (Buttons AND Brads) and post your card on the Challenge Post on the High Hopes Blog for a chance to win some free stamps! And if you post your card on any public galleries, please use keyword HHC8.

I am also going to do something a little new. During the time that I am a High Hopes Guest Diva (through the end of January), if you participate with the HH blog challenge using a High Hopes stamp and link your project in the comment section on my blog, I will pick a random number and post that card on my blog the following sunday.

Now onto my birthday!! Today I turn 37! Yikes...I am getting so much closer to the big 40!! So I have some blog candy to celebrate my birthday along with going over 30,000 hits on my blog!! Wow, it just seems like yesterday that I hit the 10,000 mark, and now I have tripled that!!

I will be giving away some High Hopes stamps: HH Lenny's Love me Nots, Special Tweet sentiment (both that are part of the HH November project of the month), a SU Tag Corner punch, SU A Little Bit of Happiness (retired hostess set),  Lemon Flower Soft (not shown in the picture), along with some ribbon, primas, another HH stamp and other assorted "stuff"!!!

Now, in order to be entered into the drawing, link this candy on your blog (if you have one) and leave me a comment on this post. If you don't have a blog, you can still enter to win. Or, participate with the blog challenge and link it here. I will pick a winner for the blog candy on friday, Nov 21st. One entry per person, duplicate entries will be not be counted for the draw.

* Note, this is NOT the spot for the High Hopes Blog Hop!! Keep hopping!!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Lacey

Comments

[Julie]

Hi Lacey. Your card is beautiful and the blog candy for your birthday is very kind. 37 - still young!! I am past the 40, so no fear!

Hugs
Julie

[Alison]

Happy Birthday Lacey, fab and generous candy thanks for chance to win. Love your card your colouring is super. the wee ones card is fab too. Great to get them joining in too.

[Magda]

Very nice blog! Beautiful scraps & cards! And so delicious candy:)

[Margreet]

Happy birthday Lacey!! I hope that you enjoyed your day and that you've got a lot of presents. Some new stamps for instance. This is the first time I visit your blog and I can tell you that I add you to my favourites!

[carly]

hiya hunni, happy birthday!!! I hope you have a lovely day!! 37 isn't that old hehe, i love your blog hun its really cute! i've linked you to mine and popped your name into my draw also xxx

[Renee]

So glad I found your blog.. Love your stuff.. I linked this to my blog..

Renee

[Joanne]

Fabulous cards, your daughters card is just great!
Hapy Birthday and congratulations of so many blog hits.
off to add a link on my blog.
Joanne x

[Claire]

Happy birthday to you! Congrats on the hits too! You have some fab candy to kindly give away! Will add a link now...

[cazzy]

Ooooh lovely candy and I hope you have a very happy birthday. Please can I enter and I am going to put a link on my blog now!

[cazzy]

Ooooh lovely candy and I hope you have a very happy birthday. Please can I enter and I am going to put a link on my blog now!

[cazzy]

Ooooh lovely candy and I hope you have a very happy birthday. Please can I enter and I am going to put a link on my blog now!

[Chris]

Hi Lacey, just found your great blog and I love your work! I hope you had a great birthday and congrats on your guest Divaship. Sweet of you to give such generous candy for your birthday. Chris :)

[Chris]

Oops, forgot to mention, I linked you on my blog. Chris

[sophie]

Happy birthday. link and post in my blog.

[Julie Temple]

Happy Birthday! Thanks for the chance to win such a great Candy! I have linked your great blog...

[Lindsey Anderson]

I hope I win. I don't have a blog but I tell everyone about your blog. I hope I win some High Hopes Stamps. I haven't purchased any yet.
Lindsey Anderson
creativeandersonlady@yahoo.com

[jolie newman]

Hi! Happy Birthday! I just celebrated mine on the 16th!!! I don't have a blog to link this to, but would be happy to be included.
Thanks!
Jolie

[Dannette]

A big Happy Birthday to you! Thanks for the chance to win some cool candy!
And many more!
Hugs, Dannette

[Fabi]

Have written something on my blog about it :)!
Thanks for the chance of winning such a wonderful nice candy <3.

Fabi

[vixi]

Happy birthday Lacey :) Lovely cards, truly dreamy.
I posted a link to your candy, thank you for the oppurtunity.

[Pasiakowa]

Wow! Happy birthday to you! And congratulations on the hits! May it be tripled like that soon :)

And the celebration candy is so yummy ;) Please count me in the draw.
Link and post is on my 'cukierkowy' blog.

[Annette]

Hallo,

Happy Birthday!

Really nice Candy, thank you. :D I Linked you on my blog.

Lovley Greatings from good old germany.

Annette

[elisabetta]

Hi Lacey
Happy birthday! thank's for the chance to win!!
I've add a post to you on my blog!

good luck
elisabetta

[heike]

Happy Birthday to you. Wonderful Price and beautiful Blog.......Thanks for the chance to win.......

Hugs
Heike

[Jane]

Lovely blog candy, I have posted a link on my blog
many thanks
Jx

[iulia]

Happy birthday to you! And congratulations on the hits!and thanks for the chance to win...i link you on my blog...Iulia

[Jessica]

Happy Birthday to you!!! What lovely candy you´re giving away. A link is on my Blog:-)

[Krista]

Happy birthday !!!!

Added a link ..thanks for chance to win blogcandy

[Jelena]

Yummy candy... I have posted your announcement on my blog. :)
Thanks for the chance to win :)

http://murllyka.blogspot.com/2008/11/candy_20.html

[Linda C.]

It may be too late but thought I would take a chance. Who knows, maybe the last one can be picked sometime!! LOL Happy Birthday!!

[Fliss]

Lacey
Love your blog....Happy Birthday....!!!
I love stampin up products and want, no need the top note die....!!!
I'm way past 37 now ....like you I spend time with my daughter crafting but seem to loose part of my stash every time we do, only to find it hidden in Jade's stash next crafting session....!!!
Huggs Fliss

[Jeanette C]

Hi Lacey, Happy Birthday to you! You are so kind to selebrate by giving these away! I have linked you to me blog here. Hugs Jeanette

[Jeanette C]

Happy Birthday Lacey. You are so sweet to celebrate by giving away this yummy candy! I've linked you on my blog. Hugs Jeanette

[fiordimela]

I hope to Win Hugs FIordimela

[Lauren Y.]

I know the blog candy is over, I just want to stop by and let you know that I have the same birthday as yours, exactly the same, November 16, 1971. what a small world!

[Wilma/Grammie]

Well, honey, I finally received your birthday card. For those who don't know, I'm Lacey's Mom and she and I share a birthday. She's so busy, she doesn't always get my card to me on time :-) Happy B'day to you too, honey. I received Ansley's card too and I LOVE IT, Ansley! Thank you SO MUCH! I miss you both. See you at Christmas.