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Hello Friends!  Can you believe it's October?!  I love this time of year .. the holidays are coming round the corner and there's pumpkins, turkeys and candy canes to look forward to!  :)

Lemme share something that I thought was so sweet.  :)  My little Bodhi had been telling me that he did not want to go to school anymore.  He was not enjoying his time there .. which broke my heart when he told me what had happened.  I took him to school a little early since I had wanted to speak with his teacher.  And as Bodhi and I were standing outside waiting for the doors to open to the hallway .. a little girl walked up to him so kindly and gently said, "I love you Bodhi."  Wish you could have heard her .. it was the sweetest thing.

I tried not to peek and look at them, but I just coudn't resist to see what Bodhi's reaction was.  He looked up at me like he didn't know what to say, and so I said, "Awww Bodhi, that is so sweet."  :)  He nodded.  lol.  She then said, "Hold my hand Bodhi."  And I have to just tell you ... this little girl was NOT demanding or being pushy .. she was just being as gentle and soft as could possibly be.

So she took Bodhi's hand and when the doors opened .. they walked hand in hand all the way to their cubbie holes to hang their backpacks.  Gotta tell you ... I literally had tears welling up  ... this little girl made Bodhi feel so loved on a day that he needed that encouragement.  What an Angel she was.  :)  Times like those ... I wish I had a video recorder in hand.  LOL!!!

Alright .. annnnnyway .. hehe .. it's time for a new sketch over at CLP and here's my take ...

Image:  Sugar Nellie (it's about time I've used this!  lol!)

Papers:  MME

Medium:  Distress Inks

I'd also love to enter this into:
Simon Says Stamp:  Anything Goes

Hope you'll come by and join in on the fun!  Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do.  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Earth Angel

Hello there!  Hope you are all doing wonderfully!  Well, it's the beginning of July ... wowwweee .. another month has flown by.  So, it's time for another CLP challenge!!!  I swear it took me 3 nights to choose these papers .. I was to the point of almost flying all of my papers out the window.  Yes .. 3 nights to choose these .. and it's pretty much all covered up right?!!!!  hahahah!  I could've just chosen ANYTHING and it wouldn't have mattered since you can barely even see the papers.  sigh .. I tell you .. LOL!!

Here's my card:

Image:  Sugar Nellie

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Distress Inks

I hope you'll join in on the fun at CLP!  Stop by and check out my FABULOUS DT sisters gorgeous works!!!

Thank you so much for visiting me and I'll see ya again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

The SugarBowl Challenge #32

Hey Friends!  Hope you're all having a wonderful week so far!  I made this card for The SugarBowl Challenge #32 - Sketch by You.  We got to choose a sketch from their library that we wanted to use ... how fun is that?!  I loved the idea, especially since I've been aching to use this precious Sugar Nellie stamp for sooo long now!

So I chose to work with the sketch from Challenge #15!  :)

Now, I'm finally getting round to using my Martha Stewart punches a bit more, and I've been put under such "peer pressure" from my sweet friend Shirley.  lol!  She uses all kinds of MS punches and nesties ... so .... I had to go and buy myself more MS punches, and *gasp*, I finally took the plunge and ordered some nesties!  Naughty Naughty Shirley ... you're very persuasive!  LOL!!!

Well, here is my very simple card, the image is big enough to where you really can't layer too many papers and have it seen:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Sugar Nellie (Elisabeth Bell)

Paper:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Have a wonderful hump day tomorrow!  (Tomorrow is Wednesday ... therefore the "hump" day.  Get your minds out of the gutter!)  LOL!

xoxo...Elise

The SugarBowl Challenge 30 - Kathy's Sketch

Hi Friends!  Happy Monday to you!  Wow, weeks are just whizzing by, it's a wonder I don't have whiplash.  lol!  I made the following card for The SugarBowl Challenge 30 - Kathy's Sketch, with the theme of Shabby Chic.  Thank you so much Kathy for presenting such a lovely sketch to go along with a theme I love!  And what gorgeous inspiration from all the DT's!  Wow wow wow!

Here is my card:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Sugar Nellie (Elisabeth Bell)

Paper:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving such kind comments!  :)  I always appreciate all of your visits!

xoxo...Elise

Sugar Bowl Sketch 29 - Tiets Sketch

Hi Friends!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  I didn't really do anything much so this afternoon I took my little boy out for a drive.  Just a drive.  He loves to go for rides in the car, and sometimes he and I will just hop in the car and go for a spin just to be out of the house.

I remember growing up in Hawaii, and my dad would do that for us.  We'd just hop in the car, and head nowhere in particular ... just wherever the wheels takes us is where we went.  I loved it!  We'd take long drives out to the ocean where the roads were not paved, it was just rocks.  I'd sit in the back of the truck in the open with the salty wind just blowing ... I loved it! 

And once in awhile, I'd knock on the glass of the truck window and ask my dad to stop the truck so I could pick a wild flower (as long as it was nowhere near spiritual ground ... oh gosh ... we are soooo superstitous in Hawaii!  LOL!)  And I've found that I've carried those beliefs over with me to Vegas.  LOL!  I will not move a stone unless it is the stones I walk upon!!

Anyway ... how did I get off track here?!  Well, this is my card for The Sugar Bowl Sketch 29.  Thank you Tiet for such a lovely sketch!!!  We also had to include 3 flowers, 2 brads, and 1 button.  My button is under the ribbon.

Image:  Elisabeth Bell (Sugar Nellie)

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor Pencils

Hope you all have a great Monday!  Thank you so much for visiting me and taking the time to leave me such kind comments!  I appreciate it a lot!!!

xoxo...Elise

Sugar Bowl Challenge 28 - Marlene's Sketch w/Lace

Hi Friends! Did you enjoy your Superbowl Night?!  I hope all of you got the results you were hoping for!  LOL!  My hubby had it on this afternoon before he left for work ... and I must say, I don't know what the heck he was talking about.  He was trying to explain to me some things, and as much as I try to concentrate on what he was saying ... I kinda just lost interest.  LOL!

Well, this next card is for The Sugar Bowl Challenge 28.  Marlene created an awesome sketch and we had to include Lace ... which is always a yummy thing!  Thank you for the sketch Marlene!  I had to rotate the sketch, since my image would fit better onto the card:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Sugar Nellie

Papers:  K&Co

Thanks for visiting me!  Hope you have a great day of crafting!

xoxo...Elise

Baby Love

Hey Friends!  I finished an easel card today to enter into 2 challenges. 

The first one is for Simon Says Stamp which was for New Baby ... FUN!  (Aren't babies just the most precious lovlies?!  I love em'!!!  All the cute little chunks of legs and cheeks!)  I didn't have any baby stamps ... oddly enough.  So the image I used was the closest I had to having a child in it.  I know they said we could make anything New Baby (it didn't have to be a card) ... but I'm not THAT creative to whip up something in my head quickly.  LOL!  So now I'm thinking ... hmmm ... maybe it's time for me to get at least one baby stamp?!  It's nice to have!

The second challenge is for Cute Card Thursday which was Blooming Gorgeous!  Use lots of flowers on your creation ... stamps, flowers, fabric ... FUN!

Okay, here's my card:

The Fun Stuff:

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie

Paper:  MME

Medium:  Prismacolor pencils

Other:  Prima flowers, MS punches, pearls, dew drops

Thank you for visiting me!  Oh, and this afternoon I had my blog up on the computer when I was playing with this card, and my hubby comes walking in to hop on the computer and I quickly had to say, "Uhhhh, excuse me for a second."  And I quickly closed out my blog!  LOL!  If you read my last post ... you'll know why!  LOL!

Have a great day!

xoxo...Elise

Finally Finished!

Hello friends!  Okay, I know sometime last week, I did a post where I said I would post pictures of one of my cards when it was completed .. and I said "Give me a couple of days".  Yea, more like a week ... LOL!  I finally finished it the other day, thank goodness!  And here it is:

And this is the inside of the card when you look from the other side when opened:

And then, the last card I did with Anya on it, I kind of added a little more to her on the front.  Just a little wee bit and moved my sentiment over.  You know how sometimes you look at a card after a day or two, and you're like, "Hmmmm, it's just not right somehow."  Well, I do that A LOT!  LOL!  So, it's a very minor update to this card, but made me a little more comfy with it:

Alright friends!  Thank you for stopping by and seeing me!  Tell me what you think ... honestly!  And if you can offer me suggestions, please do so!  I'd be absolutely grateful!  :)

Have a wonderful day!

xoxo...Elise

Live the Life You Have Imagined

Update:
Yipppeee!  I won at Simon Says Stamp for the Punch It card!  I could kiss everyone there, and kiss that Random Generator thingy!  lol!  Thank you to everyone at Simon Says Stamp ... I so appreciate this!

Hey friends!  Hope you all had a great Monday!  I've made the following card to enter into 4 different challenges listed below.  I'm not done with the entire card, as I've just made the front of it for now, but I'll post pics of the finished product later when I finish it (give me a few days ... LOL).  It's actually a tri fold card ... I think?  LOL!  Don't know what you'd call it, but I'll post the back of it when it's done.  :)

Here's the front:

The 4 Challenges are:

1.  Sketch Saturday - sketch

2.  Totally Gorjuss - dimension

3.  Simon Says Stamp - punch it!

4.  Quixotic Paperie - ink up an old stamp

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Gorjuss Girls

Paper:  K&Co

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Thank you for visiting me!  Have a great crafting day!

xoxo...Elise

Sugar Bowl Challenge 27 - Sketch w/ Distressing

Hey Friends!  Hope everything is all well with you and you've enjoyed your weekend!  I made the following card to be entered into The Sugar Bowl Challenge 27 which was Kathy's beautiful sketch and include distressing.

The Fun Stuff:

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie

Papers:  MME, K&Co

Flowers:  Prima

Thank you for visiting me, and hope you have a fun day of crafting!

xoxo...Elise

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 25

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 24

The Sugar Bowl Challenge #23

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