Happy Fathers Day!

Hey Friends!  It's yet another week at The Beary Scraps blog, and this week, our theme is "Fathers Day"!  Oh gosh, and you know how much I adore my dad!!!!  He's a very inspiring person in my life, teaching me the most important things ... such as "Enjoy life everyday."  He's such a wonderful person, he has not a single unkind thing to say and he sees the beautiful things in life ... always.

The last time my parents came out here to visit us in May, he told my little 3 year old, "Ohhhh it's such a BEAUTIFUL day!  Look at the trees, and the grass, the flowers, the sun ... aren't we so lucky to see such beauty?!"  And my little one LOVES his Grandpa and readily agreed.

Now even a month later, my little boy will say, "Oh mommy, it's such a BEAUTIFUL day!  The trees, the flowers, the grass ... it's beautiful!"  And the first thing that comes to my mind is, "I love you dad .. for teaching my son to voice the sweet simple, yet extraordinary things in life."

So this card goes to my special one of a kind dad:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy (Elisabeth Bell)

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Other:  Martha Stewart Punches, Distress Ink, Robin's Nest Dew Drops (I can't get enough of these .. love em!)

Hope you're all having a lovely week so far!  Thank you so much for visiting me and I'll see ya soon!  Don't forget to take part in our Beary Sweet Challenge #3 ... which is a lovely sketch by our own wonderful Susan!!!

Hugs,

Elise

Love Makes Everything Grow

Hey Friends!  Hope you're having a lovely week so far!  This past week for me has been BEAUTIFUL .. my parents were here in town visiting, and I had a WONDERFUL time with them!  But as usual, time flies too quick for my liking, and now they've gone back home.  My little boy keeps asking for them constantly, and I know how his heart aches ... mines is aching as well.  Hopefully, they'll be back in town sooner than I think.  :)

Anyhow, I've made this card for Stamp Something using Denise's lovely sketch!  Thank you Denise ... I had lots of fun with this!  Also, about a month ago, I had won a stamp set from Whiff of Joy, and I've finally gotten to play with a couple of these beauties for this card!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Thank you for stopping by and visiting me!

Always,

Elise

Kisses Your Way

Hey Friends!  Hope your weekend is going wonderfully! So far, my weekend has been extra lovely as my parents are here in town visiting.  Yayyyy!  I love it when they come into town ... it's like ... is relaxed the word I'm looking for?  hmmmm.  Oh!  Maybe the word "comforting" is more like it!  lol!  Yes!  It's definitely comforting when they come to visit.  :)

 Anyway, here my card that I've made and I'm entering this into Stamp with Fun using Tina's lovely sketch.  Thank you Tina!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

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

Always,

Elise

Whiff of Joy Challenge #72 - Bev's Sketch

Hey Friends!  It's in the wee hours of the night, it's a little past midnight, so I will cut this short as I have to get up early with my rooster ... (my little son ... lol!). 

I'm entering this card into Whiff of Joy Challenge #72.  Thank you so much Bev for giving such a lovely sketch to play with!  I enjoyed it truly!

Here is my card:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy (Elisabeth Bell)

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Color Pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me!  Your comments totally make my day shine even brighter!

xoxo ... Elise

Easter Joy Fold Card

Hey Friends!  Hope you all had a lovely weekend!  Easter is right around the corner, which reminds me I have to buy my little guy a basket to go egg hunting.  :) 

Last year, I had bought some of those plastic eggs to hide from him, and he loved looking for them.  Then he wanted to hide the eggs from me, so I let him.  And he's sooo silly.  He'd "hide" them where they were all VISIBLE ... like ... just sit them on the table in front of me.  lol!  So, I'd pretend like I didn't see them and say, "Hmmmm, now where did you hide those eggs?"  And he's point to the eggs and giggle his butt off and say, "Right there!  Right there mommy!"  lol!

Aren't little kids the funniest things in the world?!  The pureness of them just makes you sit and want to absorb it all in again.

Well, I'm entering the following card into Fussy and Fancy Challenge 7, which is Easter themed.

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Sugar Nellie (Elisabeth Bell)

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Hope you all have a great Monday and thank you for visiting me with such kind comments!  :)

xoxo ... Elise

Bouquet of Wishes

Hey Friends!  Hope you're off to a great weekend!  I've managed to finish a card and actually post it all in one day ... GASP!  :)  Today was one of the days of the week that my little guy goes to preschool, so that's how I managed this!  lol!

Well, I've made this card for the challenges listed below and also for Whiff of Joy's Guest DT call!  If you have time, I do hope you'll give it a whirl also!  Here's the link for more information.

And here is the card that I've made:

Here's the Challenges and also the Guest DT recipe:

1.  Whiff of Joy :  Guest DT use 1 cardstock, 2 DP's, 1 ribbon & 1 button

2.  Whiff of Joy :  Easel Card

3.  Stamp Something :  Distressing

4.  Totally Gorjuss :  Ribbon

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy - Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Primacolor Pencils

Thank you for visiting me and always making my day shine even brighter!

xoxo...Elise

Sweet Sping!

*Update: I won Birdie Love Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy!!!  Yayyy!  I'm so super ecstatic about this!  Have you seen these?!  They're precious!  Thank you so much to Debbie and everyone at Whiff of Joy ... I truly appreciate your generosity!  I'm excited to play with these lovelies!*

Hi Friends!  Hope you all had a wonderful Monday!  I'm going to keep this post quite short since it's a little past midnight again ... lol .. and I need to get to bed since my little one will be full of energy by 7am or so in the morning!  :)

I made this card to enter into the following challenges below:

The challenges are:

1.  Whiff of Joy :  Sketch

2.  Paper Sundaes :  Mulit-fold Easter or Spring card

3.  The Pink Elephant :  Anything Spring

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me!  Hope you have a great Tuesday! 

xoxo...Elise

Thinking of You

*Update 3/10/2010:  Made it in the TOP 3 at Whiff of Joy!!!  Yayyy!  My first ever!* 
Ooooh Look at this Beautiful Blinkie!  I Love it!  Super Cool!  Thank you so much to everyone atWhiff of Joy!  You've totally ROCKED my day!  :)




Hi Friends!  I'll cut this post short since my last post was a chapter ... lol!  I made this card to enter into 3 Challenges listed below.

Oh!  And I'm offering this stamp (well, not THIS stamp, but an extra one that I had lol!), as a part of my ongoing candy!

The Challenges are:

1.  Whiff of Joy :  Coffee & Cream

2.  Stampin for the Weekend :  Monochromatic

3.  Stamp Something :  Girly

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Elisabeth Bell Whiff of Joy

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor Pencils

Thank you for visiting me and leaving me sweetness!  I always appreciate the smiles you give me!

xoxo...Elise

Spring is Near

Hey Friends!  I hope you all had a great Monday to start off your week!!!

I decided to do something a little different than my easel cards that I've been enjoying so much.  lol!  But I'm pretty positive I'll go straight back to making those fun easels!  :)

Well, I haven't made one of my clear acrylic cards in such a long time, that I've decided to make one again.  I have to say ... I thouroughly enjoyed it!

I'm also entering this card into the 3 challenges listed below.

Here it is:

And this is the back of the acrylic card:

The challenges are:

1.  Whiff of Joy :  Swirls and Pearls  (I used swirls on the corners of my image, and pearl sprays and brads)

2.  Totally Gorjuss :  Flower Power

3.  Stamp Something :  Touch of Spring Somethings  (April Showers!!!)

The Fun Stuff:

Stamp:  Whiff of Joy - Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor pencils

Thanks for visiting me!

xoxo...Elise

Remember, Miracles Do Happen

Hi Friends!  The other day I read that Whiff of Joy was having a Guest Designer Call on Katharina's Blog!  Okay, this is a super long shot for me, but being that I totally Love Whiff of Joy, I wanted to give it a whirl!  What girl wouldn't be giddy with joy being a Guest Desinger for Whiff of Joy?!!!  That would be like a Birthday Gift every day!  :)

I made an easel card following Katharina's beautiful sketch and this is what I came up with:

And doing this post, I realized that this card's sentiment is perfect for this!  "Remember, Miracles Do Happen".  LOL ... yep, it would truly be a Miracle if I would be lucky enough to be a GD for Whiff of Joy!

Here's some information if you'd like to give it a whirl also!

The Fun Stuff:

Stamp:  Whiff of Joy

Papers:  K&Co

Thanks for visiting me!  Have an awesome day of crafting!

xoxo...Elise

Thank You Mom and Dad

Every year, my parents send me the most beautiful sentimental Birthday cards in the mail.  And every year their cards never fail to bring tears to my eyes.  And it's not just what comes pre-written in the card, but also what is written by them in the card. 

But would you like to hear something really funny?  It's my DAD who goes out to buy the cards!  LOL!  Usually it's the MOM's who goes out and picks the sweet ones, but for me ... it's my one and only DAD.  :)  I mean, I know it comes from BOTH of their hearts ... but I have to laugh when I think about my Dad in the Hallmark aisle browsing through cards and finding just the PERFECT one.  :)

Well, this is a card I've entered into Whiff of Joy Challenge using Jane's lovely sketch.  Thank you Jane for this sketch, and this card will go out in the mail to my one and only mom and dad.  :)

Let me share with you a card that they have so lovingly given me.  It says:

"For a Special Daughter"

You'll Always Have My Love

There are so many gifts

I want for you on your birthday ....

I'd like to give you the gift of wisdom,

but that's something

only the passing years can bring.

I'd like to give you the gift of success,

but that's something

that only has true value

if it is earned.

I'd like to give you the gift of happiness,

but the path that leads you there

is one you must find on your own.

But there is one gift

that I can give you today

that will always be with you -

and that's my love.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Now ... okay, to be honest, tears welling in my eyes is not even beginning to say how I cried.  To be truthful, I BAWLED like a little kid and my heart just melted.  LOL!

The Fun Stuff:

Stamp:  Whiff of Joy

Paper:  K&Co

Thank you so much for visiting me and taking the time to leave your sweet comments.  :)

xoxo...Elise