Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!!

Holiday Shipping

**HOLIDAY SHIPPING NOTICE**

I will be out of town from Dec 19 - Jan 4th.

Orders placed from Jan 18-Jan 4th will NOT SHIP until Jan 5th when I return.However all orders of $25 or more placed during this time will be entered into a DRAWING for a $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE!!

Also during this time, use discount code holiday (all lowercase) to receive an additional 10% off everything in the store!!

I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year.

Winners!! (Late)!!

I am sooooo late with posting the winner of the 'Tis the Season challenge!!

I'm sorry! It has been crazy trying to recover from surgery (still not 100% back regarding my energy level), trying to get ready for a 2 week vacation, getting ready for Christmas, AND getting my house ready to put it on the market so we can move to Georgia in a few months.

So PLEASE forgive me for being late!!

I wasn't able to pick just 3 "Top 3" from this challenge - so I have a Top 5 instead...

#14 Delphine

I love the white and simple look as well as her gorgeous coloring

#86 Gloria D

What can I say, but WOW!!! I have to point out the "hay"!!

#206 Jenny B

I love the layout and colors (one of my favorite Kaisercraft paper)

#255 Taru76

I love the layout, use of papers, and gorgeous coloring!!

Plus the pop of purple with this color scheme really is gorgeous and unexpected.

#290 Alicia

I'm always amazed when I see this type of candle and Alicia did a fantastic job!

Ladies, feel free to grab the banner above to post on your blogs.

And the random winner of the $25 Gift Certificate is:

How great is that?! #1 never wins!!

Congratulations, Gabbi!!

Please email me at stampandcreate@bellsouth.net to claim your prize!

Christmas sale and restocks

Welcome back to Stamp and Create!

***Holiday shipping***

As a reminder, I will be on vacation from Sunday, December 19 - January 3rd.

I will make the last shipment on Saturday, December 18th.

Orders received by 8am Dec 18th will ship prior to my vacation.

Orders placed after 8am Dec 18th will not ship until after I return.

However, orders of $25 or more placed after 8am Dec 18th will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate.

I received a few shipments today...

New papers from Webster's Pages...

Plus Kaisercraft restocks...

New Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (plus restocks)...

*New* s.w.a.l.k. stamps (plus restocks of s.w.a.l.k. and Popcorn Bear)...

**I haven't received the Wild Rose Studio restock order yet.

I will keep the stamps on sale until Friday**

In the mean time, all stamps in the Christmas Shop are on sale 25% off through the end of the year.

Please note that not all designs will be carried throughout the year, so this may be your last chance to get them!

Here's a few samples from the DT with some of the Christmas stamps...

Vicky

Are your running out of time to get cards done and want something simple yet effective? Vicky has used Christmas Clara by Kraftin Kimmie and paper pieced the image using Tis the season paper by Kaisercraft. She has designed the card to look like a present using red organza ribbon with the image as a tag and just finished it with a few pearls.

Lacey

Say a Prayer from Wags 'n Whiskers is a great design for multiple occasions - including Christmas!! Other products used are: Snow Pearls, Red Silk Ribbon, Bow Easy, and Stickles

I will post as soon as the Wild Rose Studio order arrives. I'm sorry for the delay.

Holiday Blog Candy!!!

As we get ready for the upcoming Holiday Season, we thought it would be fun to share some blog candy!!

Each week one of the Design Team will have candy on their blogs!!

This week, Jeanette is hosting the candy!!

Wild Rose Studio Product Spotlight

Welcome back to Stamp and Create!!

With the upcoming Holidays, we have decided not to have a challenge this month. Therefore, I will be back shortly for the winner of the Tis' the Season challenge.

We do have another Product Spotlight for you which we will get to in a moment.

I have a few product updates first:

Today is the release of the new CC Designs...

I finally got the High Hopes restocks uploaded...

And the new Greeting Farm Stamps

As well as the latest Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...

Now on to this week's Product Spotlight...

This week we are showcasing the Wild Rose Studio stamps.

Milton the bear and Fergus the Dragon are absolutely adorable!! Not to mention those adorable little fairies!!

This week, all Wild Rose Studio stamps are on sale 25% off!!

Here are some samples from the DT...

Chris Olsen

Chris used Milton in Hat from Wild Rose Studio to make a treat box as well as the Bow Easy.

Lacey

Ella with Wand

Heidi

Heidi used Milton with Poinsettia. She cut the image using Small Circle Nestabilities and backed it with red cardstock using lacey circles and large circle nestabilities and White May Arts crochet ribbon.
Joy
Joy used Ava with present for her card. She also used some Basic Grey DP with the pretty new May Arts ribbon

High Hopes new release

It took me all day, but the new High Hopes release is finally all loaded (over 130 stamp)!!

Here a few samples I created with these fun stamps...

Food spotlight week 2

Welcome back to Stamp and Create!

Wow! Things are crazy here lately. Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the Thanksgiving sales! Half of the orders shipped out yesterday and I am hoping to have the rest shipped out today. It still hurts when I bend too much or lift heavy things, but I am now feeling much better and finally feel like my energy has come back. But again, it's only been 3 weeks since my surgery and the doctor said it could take the full 6 weeks to fully recover.

Anyway, this week's Product Spotlight is a continuation of the "Food" Category (in honor of all of the food we ate for Thanksgiving and will eat over the next few weeks for the Holidays)!

All "Food" category stamps are on sale 25% off!

Make sure to check out the awesome sales below from the DT to showcase some of the Food images.

There are a few releases this week:

Oh my! Have I been busy getting ready for the High Hopes release Tonight!

The sneak peeks have begun on the High Hopes Challenge Blog.

As High Hopes loads the stamps to their website, I will be following along and adding them to the store as well! I think I counted 136 stamps with this release (including sentiments)!!!

I also have restocks of High Hopes that will be loaded today as well.

The Greeting Farm also has a release tomorrow.

I have the new stamps in stock and will add them tomorrow morning.

CC Designs has a release soon.

I need to check the date of the release, but I have the stamps in stock and will add them on release day (will post when they are available).

Now here are the DT samples with the Food category images...

Vicky

Vicky has used Lynette Collecting her vegetables by Sarah Kay to cover a dairy for 2011 for her Step Mum. She wanted to keep it flat as she will be covering it in clear plastic to keep it from wear and tear, but she knew it would not photograph easily if she added it now. The papers are the gorgeous Capella from Basic Grey. The flower is from Prima, and she has added a spacer and brad, the small brown brads are added to the top piece of the diary. She has used Cluny lace and brown grosgrain ribbon in the centre to give defination to the two papers. The image has been cut with nestibilities labels 8 and the circle sentiment with circles large and small. The image has been coloured in distressed inks.

Joy

She decided to use the Cafe Ian from TGF for her image on her easel card. She also used some Basic Grey - Olivia DP and her favorite crocheted ribbon in ivory. Added a sentiment and used her labels fifteen nesties to create her card.

Jeanette

Jeanette used one of the adorable Sweet November Christmas images: Cookies & Milk Boy. She colored it up with Copic Sketch Markers The senitment is by Whiff of Joy and the designed paper is from Kaiser Crafts Carnival pad. The bow was made with the Bow Easy.

Happy stamping and shopping!!

Thanksgiving Day Sale!!

How about a two day sale?!

Take 25% off all orders on Thursday and Friday this week!!

25% off all orders using discount code thanks2010 (all one word; all lowercase).

Sale excludes Nestabilities, Product Spotlight, and Clearance sections.

That's in addition to already reduced prices!!

Happy shopping - and Happy Thanksgiving!!

www.stampandcreate.com

Food Spotlight-Week 1

Welcome back to Stamp and Create!

So I totally got messed up on what day it was and missed the post yesterday. But I'm back today with the new Product Spotlight.

Before we get to that, I have a few updates...

**Shipping** I am slowly trying to get back to a normal shipping schedule while recovering from my surgery. I wanted to thank you for your patience during this time.

**Stampavie restocks have arrived from...

Sarah Kay

Penny Johnson

and the Lawrence Collection

Also, new May Arts Ribbon has arrived...

So now it's time for the new Product Spotlight...

In honor of Thanksgiving,

For the next two weeks,

all stamps in the Food Category are on sale 25% off!!

Here are a few samples from the Design Team...

Chris

For Chris' creation she used the adorable Henry Christmas Mouse from Whiff of Joy! She colored Henry with copics. The paper is Cosmo Cricket Very Merry. The mint green flowers are prima aqua roses available in the store.

Heidi

Heidi used High Hopes Tom's Plea image. She also used Basic Grey Pyrus paper, May Arts Crochet Ribbon and Crown Oval Nestabilities

Happy Thanksgiving and happy shopping!!

Product Spotlight-Texture it (11/15)

Welcome back to Stamp and Create!

Before we get to this week's Product Spotlight, we have some new stamps and a shipping updates...

**Shipping Update**

All orders received by last Friday morning shipped out on Friday. My mom was in town and helped me pull all of the products, then I sat at the dining room table packaging them up. And my husband took them to the post office for me.

I am still on a "lifting restriction" so orders will take me much longer to fill this week as well.

So please bare with me during my recovery from surgery.

But all orders will have an little gift inside as a token of my appreciation for your patience!

**New Products**

I have had a TON of new products that arrived, but I just didn't feel well enough to add to the store. I have finally added them...

The Greeting Farm

CC Designs

with some Sweet November

and some new Wild Rose Studio Fairies (which I used on my card today).

Now it's time for our new Product Spotlight...

This week's spotlight is on Texture/Applique items

(Stickles, Liquid Applique, Fun Flock, Embossing Powders, etc)

On sale for 25% off!!

Here are the DT samples using some of the "texture" products on their cards...

Lacey

I used the new Wild Rose Studio Ella with Wand, some Basic Grey Jovial DP, Pink Ric Rac and lace, Basic Grey Buttons, Stickles, and Liquid Applique.

Heidi

Heidi used High Hopes Havin' a Ball. She also used Basic Grey Jovial Paper, May Arts 1/2" White Silk Ribbon, Crystal Stickles, and White Liquid Applique.

Jeanette

Jeanette used this adorable Wild Rose Studio image! She added liquid applique to the bottom of the coat, the pom-pom and the snowflakes and cotton white flock to the sleeves and hat cuffs. She also added some stickles to the ground. The DP is Kaiser Craft Carnival.

Chris

Chris used Penguin's Winter Fun from Whiff of Joy. She colored it with copics and added liquid applique and diamond stickles for dimension and sparkle. The designer paper is from Basic Grey Jovial and Basic Grey Olivia. The bow is created with the bow easy and burgundy silk ribbon from May Arts. The 1/2 circle panel is cut out using the classic circle spellbinders.

Vicky

Vicky has coloured Merry Season from Sweetpea in Copics. The papers are Kaiser Craft - Tis' the Season which have gorgeous textured sheets. To add the glitter as an alternative to stickles She added Liquid pearls in platinum to where she wanted highlighted as snowflakes and then sprinkled glitter over it. The ribbon is organza and the sentiment has been cut out using circular nestablities.

Happy Stamping!!

Challenge 7 - Tis the Season

Welcome back to Stamp and Create!

Wow, the "pink" challenge cards were all amazing!!

I'm finally back with the top 3 from last month's challenge:

8. Cathy
And I just HAD to pick these next two "boobie" cards!! LOL

26. Kelly S

18. June
Congratulations, ladies!! Feel free to grab the banner above to display on your blogs!

In the mean time, the winner of the $25 Gift Certificate to Stamp and Create is:

#12 Lorraine

Congratulations!! Please email me at stampandcreate@bellsouth.net to claim your prize!

This month's challenge is:

Tis the Season (aka a Christmas or Holiday card)

Remember, no back-linking (only new cards, please).

And please make sure to link back to this challenge.

Now here are the awesome DT samples...

Lacey

Image is High Hopes Holly the Winter Fairy, Ric Rac Ribbon, and Pearls

Joy

Joy used the Christmas stamp from Stampavie called: Teddie's stocking. She also used the pretty Basic Grey DP called: Jovial and the red/ivory check ribbon. She added some stickles, dew drops and a sentiment.

Heidi

Heidi used the Sweet Pea Poinsetta Fairy. She also used Basic Grey Jovial paper and May Arts Olive Silk Ribbon.

Chris

Chris used the adorable Betty Mouse with Candy Cane from Whiff of Joy available at Stamp and Create and created a gift set. She also used the scalloped circle and classic circle nestabilities, oval scalloped and classic oval nestabilities, and mauve silk ribbon from May Arts.

Vicky

This image is the gorgeous Noel Charity from Sarah Kay at Stampavie. Vicky has coloured her in using distressed inks. She has used the boweasy to tie the red ribbon on.

Jeanette created these simple cards using Whiff of Joy's new Christmas stamps and sentiments. She used the Let us Adore Him stamp kit, Mary, and Baby Jesus. The sentiments are part of the stamp kit. The ovals were made by embossing the cardstock with dies from the Classic Large Oval and Classic Small Oval Nestabilities sets and adding Stickles.

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Jeanette created these simple cards using Whiff of Joy's new Christmas stamps and sentiments. She used the Let us Adore Him stamp kit, Mary, and Baby Jesus. The sentiments are part of the stamp kit. The ovals were made by embossing the cardstock with dies from the Classic Large Oval and Classic Small Oval Nestabilities sets and adding Stickles.

Now it's your turn!! We can't wait to see your Holiday cards!! And if you are in need of any Christmas stamps, make sure to check out the great selection at Stamp and Create.