Stamp and Create Product Spotlight & High Hopes Challenge

Hello stamping friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend! Ours was crazy.

My hubby is still sick so I've have double-time mommy duty! He's feeling better, but since he thinks he has strep throat, I really don't want him helping with the kids too much...we don't need to get sick the week before school starts!! 

This morning I took the kids to church then took Ansley to Walmart, Target, and the Mall trying to finish looking for school supplies (mainly a backpack, shoes, and a uniform sweater). They have every size available...except hers!! It was 'Tax-free" weekend here in Florida which meant that all school supplies and clothes were not charged sales tax. In South Florida, that meant an additional savings of 6% on top of the back to school sales. But that also meant that the stores were PACKED!! Needless to say, I am pooped!! And I have vowed to never go out again on tax-free weekend!! LOL

Anyway, sorry this post is late. I actually waited a little to post it so I can combine it with something else!!

Today is the new High Hopes Challenge with the theme: Water! That can be ANY type of water or water animals (think ocean, beach, rain, bubbles, etc...).

I also have a preview of the new Stamp and Create Product Spotlight. Beginning now, all High Hopes Stamps designed by Dustin Pike will be on sale this week 25% off! Actually, this will run for 2 weeks.

So to cover both the product spotlight and the High Hopes water challenge, I used Wade on my card today...

This image just cracks me up! I love it!! It may be one of my favorites from this release.

I used some SU Kraft card base along with some older Cosmo Cricket DP. Then I added some Basic Grey buttons, Prima Fairytale and Mini roses, and the sentiment from Ticketed by Stampology.

The sketch is from Sketch Saturday this week.

I embossed the image in black onto watercolor paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os...

I'm also entering this into the ABC Challenge: A is for August 

and this also qualifies for the Stamp and Create Challenge: Flowers!

Now it's your turn! Let's pull out any water themed High Hopes image and get stamping!! Make sure to load it to thechallenge post in order to be entered into the drawing for the free High Hopes stamp.

And don't forget to check out the rest of the awesome DT samples, too!!

I have a busy week this week with the upcoming Wags 'n Whiskers release on friday - with sneak peeks starting on Wednesday. And speaking of releases, there will be a new High Hopes release on September 1st. I have received my DT stamp and my store stamps are being pressed right now! I can't wait to get started on the new samples!! 

But this is also the kids last week of Summer Break. So in between school orientation and trips to the post office with the store orders, we will try to take advantage of the last few days together and head to the beach and other fun summer activities!! I promise that I will be pooped by the end of the week!! 

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy stamping!

~Lacey

Comments

[Beate]

Lacey, the image you used it too cute and your coloring looks wonderful!
Great card.
Hugs and smiles

[Karen]

Awesome card, Lacey
Fab colouring and the dot papers are just perfect!

Karen x

[Heidi]

Really cute card Lacey! I love how the papers match Wade and the innertube so well! I am so envious of your ability to use the twinkling watercolours so well!

[Niki Estes]

What a cute card, Lacey! Can't wait to see the new release. Have a great week!