Belles 'n Whistles Happy New Year Challenge

Hello Friends!  Hope you are all enjoying your holiday season and staying nice and warm!

We have a new challenge over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog hosted by our lovely and talented Iris!  She's asking to make anything with the theme of "Happy New Year"!  How fun is that?!  You can do ANYTHING with this!!!  :)

Mine is with this little cutie sledding right into the New Year with a hoot and a holler!  lol!

How cute are these little munchkins?!!!  I love them!!

The Fun Stuff:

Images:  Sledding Snowbaby, Skiing Snowbaby

Papers:  K&Co, MME

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils with OMS

I sure do hope to see you in our challenge over at Belles 'n Whistles!  Go and check out all my sister DT's work for lots of inspiration!!  And don't forget to check out our Advent Calendar going on here!

I hope you'll all have a very LOVELY Christmas!  Stay Safe and Warm!  Thank you so much for coming to visit me!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Day 13 of Belles 'n Whistles Advent Celebration!!!

Hello Friends!  I hope you all have been following along with Belles 'n Whistles Advent Calendar Celebration!  There are WONDERFUL prizes to be won EVERY SINGLE DAY by our generous Summer!!!  And I KNOW you don't want to be missing out on any of this!  :)

For my card that I'm showing today, I've used 2 stamps from The Snowbabies Collection!  For the front of my card, I used Peekaboo Snowbaby.  And for the inside, I used Snow Angel Snowbaby .. and I cut her out with a circle nestie.  Aren't they SO adorable?!!!  sigh ... I want to play in the snow SOooOOO bad!!!  And these cuties look ECSTATIC to be frolicking in the snow!!!  lol!

Okay, so now .. zoom on over to Belles 'n Whistles and join us in our Advent Calendar Celebration!!!  I'll see you there!!  And I'll probably see you there EVERY DAY because all of my DT sisters has something WONDERFUL to show you each day!

The Fun Stuff:

Stamps:  Snow Angel Snowbaby and Peekaboo Snowbaby

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Thanks for visiting me!  I truly appreciate all of your supportive comments!!!

May the best of your todays .. Be the worst of your tomorrows

Elise

Belles 'n Whistles Christmas Glitter

Hi Friends!  Well, this week at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge blog, the most talented and lovely Lynda gave us a fun and super easy challenge .. "Christmas Glitter"!  Yayyy!  And you know I LOVE glitter!  I used glitter on the edges of all my papers and also on all my flowers .. can't get enough of it!  ;)

This first card was whipped up tonight .. luckily I already had the image colored and prepared from the days that I'm feeling good.  So all I did tonight was put everything else together.  :) 

Stamp:  Snowfight Snowbaby  (ohhhh how I LOVE her!!)

Paper:  MME

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils w/OMS

Now this second card is something that I had completed recently during my "good days".  This one actually is pretty special for me.  I started colouring this image all the way back in October .. and while I started colouring this .. I received the news from the doctor over the phone that I indeed had breast cancer.  I did not touch any of my crafting supplies for a long time, didn't want to even look at any of my craft things actually.

And only recently, I completed colouring her and finishing this card up.  To me, it symbolizes me completing all of my treatments that I still need to undergo .. and by golly .. it WILL be completed successfully!  :)

Stamps: Kneeling Belle, The Gathering Place, Tulips

Paper:  K&Co, Prima

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils and OMS

Alright, I'm signing out for now!  I'm still not feeling very well .. not only is the chemo and the shot wearing me out, but I have caught a nasty cold as well.  I'm coughing up a storm like I'm entering in the Guiness World Book of Records or something .. LOL!!  So I'm off to rest now!

Please don't forget to join us at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge!  :)  We'd love to see you there!

Thank you so much for all of your love and support!

May the best of your todays, be the worst of your tomorrows ...

Elise

Belles 'n Whistles Advent Calendar Celebration!!!

Hey Friends!  I'm popping in to drop you a bit of news and excitement to look forward to!  :)

The Belles 'n Whistles 2nd Annual Advent Calendar Celebration is starting December 1st!!!

There will be daily giveaways, challenges, surprises, inspiration and of course lots of fun! An Introduction to the Advent Calendar Celebration is being posted here on the blog on November 28th!  Everyone at Belles 'n Whistles is looking forward to celebrating with all of you!

Let me tell you .. it is lots of fun! Actually last Christmas (I was not part of the DT team yet), I had won on Christmas Eve!!! hehe .. how lucky was I?!! SoooOOo LUCKY!! So get ready for another SPECTACULAR celebration!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

May the best of your todays, Be the Worst of your Tomorrow's ..

Elise

Snow Days

Hello Friends!  GASP!!!  What a shock!  I made a card!  LOL!  Well, I've been feeling really good the past few days, and had some time to make a card .. so even though I had to think a little longer (since I've not made a card over a month) ... I had a lot of fun doing this!  :)

This new challenge at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge blog is given to us by the lovely Kathrin.  The theme is "Cozy Winternights" .. and she wants us to use something fuzzy like felt, velvet flock, and such ... so for my card, I used velvet ribbon!  :)

I also used CLP's beautiful November sketch provided by the one and only mega-talented Chelsea!  Thank you so much Chel!  I always enjoy playing with your wonderful sketches!!! 

Isn't this girl such a little cutie?!!!  She is SO entranced by this newly made snowball, and she looks like, "Wow!!!!"  hehe!  This sweetie pie is called Snowball Snowbaby from Belles 'n Whistles newest Snowbabies Collection!  Let me tell you .. this new collection is yet another must have to play with!  And Summer, the owner of Belles 'n Whistles Store will generously be donating 10% of the proceeds from this collection to Breast Cancer Research in honour of Jacque and myself!  Okay .. now how WONDERFUL is that?!!!!  (Heart is melting!!!!)  Thank you so much Summer!!!

Okay, so .. please come on over and play with us over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog and also at CLP!  And if you wanna be like me .. you can combine these 2 AWESOME challenges!!!!  Yayyy!  :)

Also, update on little 'ol me ... hehe ... I go in for my second round of chemo on Tuesday.  Annnnd ... I started losing my hair ... so my hubby shaved my head this past week.  Funny thing, when I shower, I still automatically try to lift up my hair and move it to the side.  LOL .. and when I reach for my hair, I'm like grabbing empty air, "Whoops, nothing there!"  LOL!

Alright, until next time .. keep on smiling!  Thank you so much for your kind support, thoughts and loving prayers!  I appreciate every single one of you!

May the best of your todays .. Be the worst of your tomorrows

Elise

Thank You So Much!

Hello Friends!  I hope these past weeks have been great to all of you!  I'm sorry that I've been scarce on my blog, but it looks like I will not be posting as much as I'd like to for a little while.  I've already started my Chemotherapy last week Tuesday ... 10 days ago.  I have 5 more treatments to go over the course of 4 and a half months, then my mastectomy, then radiation.  And theeeeeennnnn ... SUNNY DAYS!!!  Woooot wooot!!!  Can't wait!  :)

I have all my scarves, beenies, hats and turbans ready and washed ... all patiently waiting.  ;)  Yep .. I'll be the new Hippy Chic on the block!  hehe!  :)  Any day now I shall be looking like my hubby .. bald and hopefully just as fabulous as he looks!  ;)  I've already told him that once hairs start coming out ... I want him to shave my entire head.  I'M READY!!!!  (I think?!  LOL!!!)

Anyway, I really wanted to THANK all of YOU who give me so much love and support!  I truly appreciate each and every single one of you .. and if I could reach through this screen to hug you ... I most definitely would!

I wanted to thank all the wonderful ladies involved in the following hops ... as they have all brought TEARS to my eyes with their love and support.

The Inking Pink Blog Hop involves so many WONDERFUL girls ... all TALENTED crafters from around the world.  They have put together an amazing blog hop in order to raise awareness of Breast Cancer.  I'd especially like to thank my Sweet CLP Sisters and my former lovely Beary Scrap Sisters for your incredible support that you've given me.

And Belles 'n Whistles newest "Snowbaby Collection" Blog Hop (which I'd like to add is simply FABULOUS!!!)  has been dedicated to Jacque and I ... sigh ... Thank you so much fabulous girls!  The wonderful owner of Belles 'n Whistles .. Summer .. will be generously donating 10% of all proceeds to Breast Cancer Research!  Wooot Wooot!  Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!

And of course, I'd also like to thank Cheryl ... for putting together a card drive for me.  This is soooo sweet of you for knowing that I'd love to keep smiling through this storm.  I appreciate this sOoooOOo much!

To all of the ladies mentioned above, and to everyone that sends me the well wishes and support through your comments and emails ... I love you with all my heart!  And I also want to thank all of you beautiful women who have lovingly sent me flowers, cards and gifts .. you have all brought a smile to my face that I wish you could see.  I appreciate EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU OUT THERE!!!

Although I am not on my blog much, and I don't go out into blogland much right now .. know that I am thinking of you! 

Until next time ... ROCK ON SISTERS!  And keep those smiles!!!  ;)  Thank you soooOOooo much for always putting a smile on my lips!

May the best of your todays, Be the worst of your tomorrows

Love you All,

Elise

My Love to All of You

Hello Friends!  Happy Sunday to all of you!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed it!  :)

I wanted to drop in on my blog and do a quick post to Thank Each and Every Single one Of you!!  You have all brought tears to my eyes with your loving messages, and such kind and warm wishes and full blown support.  I am so touched beyond words as to how much each of your comments/emails means to me in this worrisome time.  Some of you have even emailed me with personal stories ... and I want to THANK YOU .. for taking the time to share your stories with me to give me hope and courage!  You all made me want to reach out and HUG you so tight!

With all of your support ... I feel like I have an ARMY of WONDERFUL women standing alongside of me ready to fight with me!  I know I have a battle up ahead, and knowing that I have my LOVING family and AWESOME friends beside me rooting me on ... I will come out with sunny days ahead of me!

I also want to thank all my sisters at CLP for sending me a wonderful surprise at my doorstep:

A STUNNING white and soft pink arrangement with the most sweetest scent and most kindest support!  The poor flower delivery guy must have thought he did something to make me cry.  LOL!  Thank you so much girls for bringing me happy tears.  :)  I love you all sooo much!

And also I want to thank another dear friend Jacque ... who has taken me under her angel wing (I love you Jacque).  She battled breast cancer AND is now CANCER FREE ... WOOOOT WOOOOOT!!!!  I am so proud of her for being such a strong survivor!!!  Most of you that have come to my blog to send me love was sent over from Jacque .. thank you soooo much!!!

To all of you who have come here and given me so much love and courage ... I truly love each and every single one of you.  Really .. I do.

I will try to keep you posted soon.  :)   CANCER SUCKS!!!!!  hehe!  :)

May the Best of Your Todays ... Be the Worst of Your Tomorrows

Elise



Spread Awareness

Hello dear friends!  I hope you are having a wonderful Friday ... yayyy .. the weekend is here!

I have a bit of news to share with you, something that I've been debating about, but decided that it's a good thing to share to raise awareness and give love and support to those who have Breast Cancer.  I have recently been diagnosed as having Breast Cancer earlier this week.  There are more tests to be done to see if it has spread, since some were in my lymph nodes.

Yes, this news is very confusing for me and most of the time I am okay, but there are times when I just break down.  I think once I finish all the other testing and know what treatments I have to do .. I'll be okay .. I just want to get everything going so that I can fight my way back to becoming cancer free.

It's funny how a bit of this news will make you look at everything differently.  Make you look at things a lot closer.  I will always appreciate every single second of every single day, I look at other people and wonder what their hardships are in life and think, "May God be with them every single step of the way."  And I know that I will love with more than my entire being!  :)

The hardest part for me is looking at my little 4 year old son.  He is the love of my life, my sun, my stars, my everything.  I get scared thinking of everything, but then I pull it together for awhile and think, "I just wanna get this over with!  I wanna be GREAT again!!!" 

I found the lumps of mine by accident in the shower.  I wasn't looking for anything, but my fingertip accidently felt a bump as I was rinsing off.  So ladies, please ... when you're in the shower ... routinely check yourself and get familiar with what your skin/bodies look and feel like. 

I received a bag full of info, along with this beautiful hand quilted pink/green blanket at the doctors.  Along with it came a pink/white "Heal" teddy bear .. which of course has been taken lovingly by my little boy.  hehe!  :)

Also, if you know of any success/survivor stories, I'd love for you to share them with me ... as I find it uplifting.  Here's my email addy so you can share it privately with me:  happy2bamom@cox.net

Thank you so much for reading this long post and I know you are right here with me.  :)  I hope you will understand that for a while I may not be posting comments on your sweet blogs as I will feel okay for a minute, then exhausted the next .. and I've got a lot of information to read up on in those books!  Whew!  :)

May the Best of your Todays ... be the Worst of your Tomorrows,

Elise

Belles 'n Whistles NEW Challenge Blog!!!!

Hello!!!  I am here to announce some exciting news!!!  You are going to LOVE it as we girls at Belles 'n Whistles are all sooo stoked about this!

We have a NEW CHALLENGE BLOG for Bellens 'n Whistles!!!!  Wooohooo, Yipppeeee, Yayyyy!!!  Our most AMAZING Lynda worked her MAGIC and whipped up this INCREDIBLE new Challenge Blog!!!  Whoa .. we are all FLOORED by her gorgeous work!

Okay, so now our challenges will be held at the new Belles 'n Whistles Challenge blog AND it will be held bi-weekly!!!  You'll have more time to play with us and have fun!  ;)

Soooo .. hope you'll all be sweeties and follow our new challenge blog here and play in our bi-weekly challenges!!!  Go and check it out!!!  There's lots to enjoy .. and you'll even get to read about our very own Sweet Summer (who is the owner of Belles 'n Whistles), the most AMAZINGLY talented Elisabeth Bell (the illustrator behind all those most LOVED images), and all of my lovely DT sisters!  :)

Can't wait to see you there!

Hugs,

Elise

CLP's October Challenge!

Update 10/01/10 10:00am ... the winner of my Belles 'n Whistles blog candy is Risa!!  She will get to choose a stamp of her choice from the newest and fabulous "Changeabelles Colletion".  ;)

Hello!  Oh man, it's October 1st already?!  Cripeys!!!  Okay, so you know what this means?!!!  Another super FABULOUS challenge over at CLP Challenge!!!  Of course our lovely Chelsea whipped up another BEAUTIFUL sketch to play with!  Yayyyy!!!!  Thank you Chelsea!!!

And this month, our sponsor for CLP is Spesch Designer Stamps!!!  They graciously let us pick a newly released image!  Thank you so much!!!  The winner of this challenge will receive 4 digi images .. and I must say .. they're all so wonderfully CUTE!!!!

Soooo, here's the image I chose and the card I've made:

She's sooo delightful to play with!!!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Spesch Designer Stamps

Papers:  K&Co

Medium: Prisma Colored Pencils

I sure do hope you'll join us at CLP challenge!  How could you not?  There's a gorgeous sketch and a lovely prize!!!  :)

Thanks so much for visiting me and leaving me such wonderful comments!

Hugs,

Elise

Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop "Changeabelles Collection"!!!

Hello Friends!  Welcome to the Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop!  Wooohoooo!!!  It's another EXCITING time at Belles 'n Whistles!!!  The release of "Changeabelles Collection", which of course is illustrated by our most loved, sweet and talented Elisabeth Bell, is finally here!!!!  And this is something SOOOOO different from the ordinary if you've not noticed to far!  You have 5 little darlings along with the NUMEROUS accessory stamps  to play with!  Wow!  This means ... you can create TONS of different scenes with all of them!  OMG!  :)  How super FUN is that?!

Right ... so if you've not started from the beginning of the hop, go back to Belles 'n Whistles and go fresh.  If you're on the right track, you should have come here to my blog from the most wonderful Iris!!  Isn't she amazing?  :)

Okay, so let me give you the whole rundown order of the hop just to recap:

Belles 'n Whistles blog

Lynda

Andrea

Iris 

Elise (me .. you're here now .. hehe!)

Kathrin

Jodi

Kathy

Anki

Lilian
Audhild

Gini

Rosette

and our WONDERFUL Guest Designers:

Liza

Mary Frances

Stephanne

Finish off your comments at:

Belles 'n Whistles

Woooot Wooot!  I am surrounded by an entire army of FABULOUS girls!  :)  Sooo, here's my card I made using "Picnic Solace", and a couple "Picnic" accessories .. the sun and the jello cake .. YUMMMY!

  

Ahhh, what a sweet day this is for Belle isn't it?  Enjoying the sunshine with her picnic basket full of goodies .. and she won't be able to deny that jello cake for much longer!  hehe!  She's gonna eat that baby right up!  :)

Okay, so ... now here's more details on this collection:

~ Pre-order will begin today .. Sept. 29th .. lucky you!  You can find them at Belles 'n Whistles store .. owned and operated by our SWEET Summer!!!

~ Orders will start shipping out Oct. 4th

~ Please leave some love at each of my sweet sisters and Guest DT's AMAZING blogs and also at the end of the hop at Belles 'n Whistles... as we will choose ONE lucky winner from EACH of our comment section to win a stamp of your choice.

ANNNNND ....

~ ONE lucky winner will be chosen from the Belles 'n Whistles blog hop comments to win ... THE ENTIRE RELEASE of the "Changeabelles Collection"!  Yipppeeee!  How awesome is Summer and Elisabeth Bell?!!!  ;)

Okay, so on to your next stop .. another incredibly talented sister as you will see ... Kathrin!!!

Hope you're having FUN, and thanks soooo much for joining us on our blog hop!  :)  Aren't my sisters and Guest DT's TOTALLY AWESOME?!!  Whew!

Big Hugs,

Elise

The Sweetest Things In Life

Hello Friends!  Well, it's time for another challenge at Belles 'n Whistles!  Yayyy!  Okay, so Audhild drew up a lovely sketch for everyone to play with, and I had fun working with it!

And we've got some huge news as well as some other huge news coming up .. but right now I'll share just ONE ...
The Belles 'n Whistles Challenges are now EVERY 2 WEEKS!!!!!!
Yes!  That means everyone has MORE time to enter and play and have FUN with us!!!!  Wooohooo!

I chose to play with Tania Baking ... I think she's whipping up the most sweetest ingredients for her bakings.  ;)  Like Friendship, Love, Happiness, Laughter .. you know .. those kinds of beautiful things that should be in our every day life.  :)

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Tania Baking from Belles 'n Whistles Store.  Illustrated by Elisabeth Bell

Paper:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

I do hope you'll join us at Belles 'n Whistles and take part in our Sketch Challenge!  ;)  I'll see you there!

Thanks for visiting me!!!

Hugs,

Elise

My Little Sweetheart

Hello Friends!!!  Hope you're having a great start to your week!  Today I've done a post at Belles 'n Whistles blog with the image Eden with Teddy.  Awwww, she's soooo sweet!  She looks like she could be about a year old or just a wee little older? 

Sigh ... this is yet another image that makes me reflect back on all the moments of my little boy at that age.  But you know, when he was that age, he never did have a favorite stuffed animal or blanky that he had to have with him at all moments.  Hmmmm .. the only favorite thing he had was his THUMB that he stuck in his cute little mouth.  LOL!  And uhhhh ... he's just turned 4 years old, and oh gosh, that thumb is still his best friend.  LOL! 

Well, here's my card:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Eden with Teddy  Illustrated by Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co, MME

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me!

Hugs,

Elise

Kiss Me~ Hug Me~Squeeze Me ... LoOoOve Me!

Happy Friday Friends!  Well, it's an end to another week, can't get over how the weeks just whizz by!  Fall should be here soon ... it'll be everywhere BUT here in Vegas.  lol!  It's still pretty hot here ... today is supposed to get up to 101 degrees.  Isn't that just disgusting?!  LOL!  I hear other people talking about the cooler temps they're having, and I'm thinking, "Argh!  Send some our way!"

Anywhoooo, I've made a card using this sweet Tilda.  This is another stamp that I've had for a few months and never had the chance to ink her until now.  So, I was happy to play with this cutie!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

1.  Just Magnolia :  Lace it Up

2.  Simon Says Stamp :  Move It!  (Mines has the Pull out tag)

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia

Papers:  DCWV

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils with OMS

Thanks for visiting me, and I'll leave you always with this quote ...

"May the best of your today's, be the worst of your tomorrow's"

I love it!  :)

Hugs,

Elise

Have A Magical Day

Hello!!!  I'm back again with something that I've made for fun using another Tilda!  I've had her for a few months and have only now inked her up!  :)  Naughty me!

I'm entering this into:

1.  Just Magnolia :  Sketch

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Well, this is another short post .. lol.  Off to bed I go!!

Hugs,

Elise

Thank You

Hi Friends!  Today is Monday and that means .. yayyyy!  Another weekly challenge at Belles 'n Whistles blog!  So our wonderful Andrea gave us the challenge of "Use Lace and Make it Frilly" .. hehe .. I LOVE lace!!!!  And I'm sure all of you do too!

So here's what I made using Beary Big Hugs.  Awwww!  She looks soooo happy hugging her sweet bear friend!

I am also entering this into:

1.  The Beary Scraps Challenge :  sketch  (Thank you so much girls for an AWESOME sketch to play with!)

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Beary Big Hugs from Belles 'n Whistles store.  Illustrated by Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  MME

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Alright, well I sure do hope to see you join us in our "Lace" Challenge over at the Belles 'n Whistles blog!  It'll be fun!

Thanks for visiting me!

Hugs,

Elise

Shine

*Update 09/15/10:  I made Top 3 at 7 Kids College Fund Challenge blog!!!  Wooohooo!  Thank you SO very much ladies!  I am STOKED!  :)



Hey Friends!  Hope you're have a happy 3-day weekend for all of you living in the U.S. and enjoying the BBQ's and whatever festivities you have going on!  :)

Well, I've made a card just for fun and because I felt like using this Tilda once again!  ;)

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

1.  7Kids College Fund :  A Recipe

2.  Simon Says Stamp :  Pearls and Lace

3.  Just Magnolia  : Cracked Glass Technique or Anything Goes (I've done "Anything Goes" .. hehe)

4.  Stampin For the Weekend :  Shabby or Vintage

5.  Stamp and Create :  Pearls and Gems

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Hope you all have a GREAT rest of the week!  Thanks so much for visiting me!  This is such a SHORT post from me huh?!  LOL!! 

Hugs,

Elise

Something for You

Hey Friends!  Gosh Almighty!  Can you believe Halloween is right around the corner?  I go in the craft stores, and I see all the Halloween things up all around .. and I must say ... I LOVE it! 

Well, this little guy on this image is just another cutie isn't he?  Look at him offering the scarecrow a piece of candy!  Awwww!!!!  And I love the festive colors of Halloween, don't you?!  And the memories of it ... so much FUN!  My little one is going through the "I love Halloween" stage already, and can't make up his mind what he'd like to be.  He's only turned 4 years old.  One day he says he'll be Ironman for Halloween, the next it will be Spiderman, the next it will be a goblin ... lol!!!  He can't make up his sweet mind!  :)

 

Now I know that Belles 'n Whistles doesn't actually have this image in stock right now ... Summer is slowly converting her older designs into clear stamps.  Sooooo .. keep a lookout at all times!  :)

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Belles 'n Whistles Illustrated by Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

In the meantime, join us for some fun over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog why don't ya?  The challenge is still to make a "Lunch Box Card"  and you have the weekend to work on it too!  :)  I hope to see you there as I'd love to see what you come up with!

Thank you for visiting me .. I love your company!

Hugs,

Elise

Friends Until the End

Happy September 1st to all of you!  And you know what this means right?!  RIGHT!  It's time for another fabulous CLP Challenge!!!  Yayyyy!  Well, Chelsea has given us all another beautiful sketch to play with .. Thank you Chelsea!  :)  And I've used Lexi from Chelsea's Gurlee Girl Store!  Isn't she just the cutest thing?  I adore her shy sweet pose!  hehe!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Blossom Fairies Lexi from Gurlee Girl Store

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

I sure do hope you'll stop by at CLP and play with all of us there!  And my fellow DT Sisters .. whew .. they give TONS of inspiration to get any creative juices flowing!  :)

Have a WONDERFUL beginning to the month of September!  Thanks for visiting me!

Hugs,

Elise

Farewell Blog Hop ... And Candy for You!

Hello Friends!  Well, last night I got the most touchingly heart shocking surprise when I found out that my fellow DT sisters from The Beary Scrap did a surprise "Farewell Blog Hop" for me!  When I sit here and try to type this post, I still can't find the right words to express my feelings of love for them.  I literally teared up at each and every single one of their blogs ... reading their posts.  Quite frankly ... I was a mess!  lol!!!

Thank you so much my Sweet Sweet DT sisters for welcoming into your family and giving me so much love and support all the time!  I have truly enjoyed every single one of you!!!  You each have inspired me greatly with each of your unique creative styles that I LOVE and I will definitely miss being with you!  You are all soooo WONDERFUL and I will treasure our friendships ALWAYS!!!  *sniff sniff*  I still can't believe how they all pulled this behind my back!  lmao!!!  You girls are GOOD!!!!  hehe!

And also, a special thank you to Kimm for having me on The Beary Scrap team!  I appreciate all that you have done for me and I am proud to say that I was a "Beary Sweet Girl"!

Now the girls have put together some candy for EVERYONE to join in and here it is:

Please head on over to The Beary Scrap blog to read how to enter into this GENEROUS giveaway!

And with all my love and all my heart, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!  I'm still squeezing all of you soooooo freakin' tight!  lol!

 Susan

Jamie

Patricia

Gini

and Kimm

I will hold you in my hearts ALWAYS!!!  Now these lovely girls have each made something very very special for me .. which I know took a lot of time combined with a lot of love.  When you go to visit them, you will see what I mean when I say, "My sisters ROCK!!!!"

Thanks for reading my super long post!  hehe ... and hope you all have a BEAUTIFUL day!

Love,

Elise

Hello There

Hi Friends!  How are you all doing?  I hope everyone is great!  Well it's Monday and this week at Belles 'n Whistles challenge, sweet sister Kathy has given us the fun theme of "Lunchbox Card".  It could be something you put in your little one's lunchbox, or even for a teacher ...

I ended up making something you could give a teacher and I used this most adorable Smile stamp from Summer's Belles 'n Whistles Store.  Doesn't she look so cute just leaning on a tree branch?  hehe!

I am also entering this card into:

1.  Stampin for the Weekend :  Anything Goes

2.  Stamp Something :  Back to School

I hope you will stop by Belles 'n Whistles challenge blog and have fun with us!  :)  Come on ... I know you want to!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Smile from Belles 'n Whistles Store.  Illustrated by Elisabeth Bell.

Papers:  Laura Ashley

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Thank you SO much for visiting me and making my day!  I always love hearing from you!  :)  Have a GREAT Monday!

Hugs,

Elise

Bonnie's Blog Candy!

Hello Friends!  I'm really excited to share with you my dear friend Bonnie's FIRST candy giveaway!  Yayyy!  She has an AMAZING collection of yummies for a lucky lucky winner!  Take a look see at what she's most generously offering!!!

My goodness ... does your knees get weak from wanting these yummies?!  lol!  Well, go and check out Bonnie's Blog and join in on the excitement!!!  Good Luck to All of You!

Hugs,

Elise

Enjoy Life

Hello Friends!  Happy Wednesday to you!  Has it been extrememly hot where you live or has it cooled down?  I hear some people saying that it's getting chilly where they live and they have to put on some socks!  Oh my goodness!  Here where I live, it's so HOT, that my air conditioner is working overtime!  lol!

Well, this week at The Beary Scrap blog, we're having "Stitches" as our theme!  I love it!  I had finally gotten a new sewing machine last year, as my sister old sewing machine that she passed down to me finally had called it quits.  And my new sewing machine .... has never touched a piece of material.  LOL!  Only paper ... ahhhh .. and my hubby thought I'd be doing some hemwork when needed.  No success there!!!!!  (To be honest, I don't really know how to sew material very well!)  shhhh ... don't tell my hubby!  lol!!!

Anyway, here's my card that I've done:

I am also entering this card into:

1.  Sketch Saturday : Sketch (Thank you for letting me use your lovely sketch!)

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Other:  Mulberry Roses, Ranger Blending Tool,  Distress Ink in Walnut Stain,  Stickles in pink and crystal

I hope you'll join us in our "In Stitches" Challenge!  I'd love to see you there!  :)

Hugs,

Elise

I Miss You

Happy Monday Friends!  What are you up to this week?  Well, this Monday brings us another fun challenge at Belles 'n Whistles!  Yayy!  This week, our lovely Anki has given us the challenge of using "Warm Colors"!  Yes, Fall will be here soon before we know it .. can you imagine?!!

So, here is my card using the sweet Sunshine & Apples image.  Ahhhh, she's looking like she's already missing the Summer months, and wishing she was walking with her dear friend that she just spent time with.  :)

I am also entering my card into:

1.  Stamptacular Sunday Challenge :  Buttons and Bows

I do hope you'll join us in our fun at Belles 'n Whistles!  We'd surely LOVE to see you whip something up!  And my FABULOUS sister DT's will give you tons of inspiration ... just go take a look see for yourself!  :)

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Sunshine & Apples from Belles 'n Whistes.  Illustrated by Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co, DCWV

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me and have a BEAUTIFUL day!

Hugs,

Elise

Sweetness

Hello!  I'm back here again, this time with an image from Belles 'n Whistles Forever Young Collection.  This image Little Eden reminds me so much of time flown by.  I see this little girl, and I think of how much my little boy has grown.  He'll be starting preschool in a few weeks, and whew ... I am surely going to miss my little guy!!

It seems like just yesterday he was beginning to crawl and sit, and now ... he's running around like a little maniac playing pirates, cars, and swords.  hehe!  Wasn't it just yesterday I heard him "coo"?  And today I hear him say full sentences ... that sometimes doesn't quite make sense ... but I know it has depth and meaning to him.

I tell ya ... having this wonderful Forever Young collection really makes you look at things a little more closely.  It makes you appreciate the time you have with your little ones .. because you KNOW how time flies.  And then it makes you appreciate your OWN time here, because you remember things from your own childhood and you know every day, will be a day your child will look back upon also.

Alright, well here's the image which brought on all this heavy thought, LOL:

I am also entering this card into:
1.  Friday Sketchers :  sketch  (thank you for the beautiful sketch!)

Image:  Little Eden from Belles 'n Whistles designed by Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  Prima

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

I do hope I'll get to see you all at Belles 'n Whistles blog to take part in our lovely Rosette's challenge of Lilac/Purple!!!  How yummy is that?!!!  I'll see ya there!  Can't wait to see what you whip up!

Hugs,

Elise

You Make My Heart Dance

Hello!!!  August is here!  Oh my goodness gracious!  How is this possible?  I mean, by 8pm the sun has gone completely down here, and it's pretty much dark.  I swear this is not supposed to happen until like September!  It's going to be Halloween before you know it .. and that reminds me!  I went to Michaels and Joann's the other day, and they not only had Halloween things but CHRISTMAS things out too!  sigh ... time just whooshes .. yes .. whooshes ... is that an actual word?  lol .. well for me it is!  ;)

Anyhow our Beary Scrap Challenge is a "Clean and Simple" sketch by our lovely Susan!  I actually enjoyed this!!! Thank you Susan!

I am also entering this card into:
1.  Simon Says Stamp :  Sing it Baby!  The song that came to mind is a very old one .. lol!  "Ballerina Girl" by Lionel Richie

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Other:  Mulberry Roses (the pink ones are from The Beary Scrap store!),  Ranger Blending Tool (I ALWAYS use these since it's easier on my hands), Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Golden Rod Stickles, Martha Stewart Border Punch

Okay, just to give you an idea of what blogger does to me .. you know all those links you've just seen?  I had to do it BACKWARDS!!!  Blogger will NOT let me do it one after the other!  How ridiculous is that?!  And this has been going on for quite some time now .. and I finally figured out i have to do it backwards .. which is not always possible in my head.  lolol!!!

Alright .. hope to see ya at our challenge at The Beary Scrap!  Thanks for visiting me and making me smile!

Hugs,

Elise

100% Pure Happiness

Happy Monday!  How are you all doing?  I hope you're all staying cool in this very hot weather! :)

Well this week at Belles 'n Whistles, we're having a "Fun in the Sun" Challenge!  Yayyy!  Look at this little cutie patootie Belle!  This stamp is A Merry Go ... doesn't she look as carefree as ever riding this little carousel horse?  I love her!

Okay, my top left flower cluster turned out a little more wild than I had wanted it to be.  lol .. I had wanted only like 5 flowers up there, but I was adding, and adding, and adding .. and OMG ... well uhhhhh .... hmmmm.  Oh WELL!!!  lolol!

I am also entering this into:

1.  Stamp and Create : Say it With Flowers

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  A Merry Go from Belles 'n Whistles designed by Elisabeth Bell

Paper:  K&CO

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

I hope you'll join us in our "Fun in the Sun" Challenge at Belles 'n Whistles!  Have a WONDERFUL day!

Hugs,

Elise

Flowers of Friendship

Hello Friends!  Happy August 1st to you!  Wow!!!  It's August ... can you believe that?!  And you know what the first of each month brings right?  A new CLP Sketch Challenge for you to join in on!  Yayyy!  Once again, our amazing Chelsea has whipped up another beautiful sketch for everyone to play with!

For this card, I used Blossom Fairies Avie from Chelsea's Gurlee Girl Store.  Isn't she just beautiful?!  I had so much fun colouring her!  I actually had another idea for this layout, but .. hmmm ... well ... it wasn't working out the way I saw it in my head ... lol!  Sooo, I came up with this:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Flower Fairies Avie from Gurlee Girl

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Thank you sooo much for stopping by to visit me!  I always look forward to seeing you!  :)  Please don't forget to join us in our CLP Challenge ... we always love seeing what you whip up!  And this month Gurlee Girl is sponsoring this challenge!!!  YOU GOT IT!!!  $20 to spend on goodies!!  Take a look here to see some luciousness you can add to your stash!!!

Have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Hugs,

Elise