Make A Wish

Hello!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  I had a lot of fun with my hubby and little boy planting more rose bushes in our backyard!  :)  ahhhh .. I can't wait to see the full blooms and smell the sweet fragrance of these beauties!

Well, I've made a Birthday Box in my post today!  Birthdays have a new meaning for me now .. it's a lot more special than before.  ;)  I will NEVER take another birthday for granted any longer ... I will CELEBRATE it .. to celebrate LIFE!   Funny how it took having breast cancer to really make me LOOK at things and appreciate things to every extent of my life.  But I'm HERE to celebrate TONS more Birthdays!  Yipppeee!  hehe!

Enough rambling, here's my box .. lol!

I'm entering this box into:

1.  Just Magnolia :  Happy Birthday

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia Tilda

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils with OMS

Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving me so many kind comments!  Each and every one of you makes me smile!

Love,

Elise

Spring Is Here

Hello!  I wanted to show you a card that I made with my new Stempelglede "Vintage Garden" set that my dear friend Christina sent to me .. THANK YOU so much Christina!!!!  Oh gosh, I had a LOT of fun with this and I can't wait to play with the rest of this set!  I loooove it!!!

Ahhhh, do you see signs of Spring where you're at?  Here in Vegas it's getting warmer and we have a couple rose bushes that have given such sweet flowers to enjoy ... yayyy!

Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving me sweetness!  Hope you have a great rest of the week!

Hugs,

Elise

My Friend

Hello!  Did you all have fun at the Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop?!  The new release were all cuties weren't they?!  :)

This week at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog, our lovely Kathrin is giving us the challenge of using the colors "Blue, Green and White".  This was a first for me, I've never thought about that color combo, and I actually had fun with it!!!

I made a tag using Garden Friends .. aren't they sweet?  hehe!  Hey!!!  Did you notice something on this tag?!!!  NO FLOWERS!!!!  Woohooo .. that's another FIRST for me!  :)  lol!

Alrighty, I do hope you'll pop on over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog and join in on the fun!  Stop on by and check out my wonderful DT sisters creations!

Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving so many beautiful comments!  Makes me happy!

Hugs,

Elise

Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop!!! New Release!

***UPDATE*** April 8, 2011:  Winner for my BnW hop on my blog is .....
Marion!!!!!!!!!!!  Please contact me and let me know if you would like "A Blossom for You" or "A Fairy Nice Flower".
Thank you everyone who participated in our fun BnW release!!!


Welcome to Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop which features a new and exciting release .. "SweetArt Girls & Fairy Friend Collection"!  They are FAB-U-LOUS!!!!  If you arrived here from Lilian's spectacular blog, then you are on the right course.  (Doesn't Lilian totally ROCK?!!!)  If you've not come from Lil's blog, then you may want to start from the beginning at Belles 'n Whistles, and leave a comment at every person's blog because there are PRIZES to be won!!!

Here's the blog hop order to help you along the way:

Lynda

Iris

Lilian

Elise (me .. you're here)

Aud

Kathrin

Anki

Jodi

Vicki

Gini

Kathy

Belles 'n Whistles

Do you recognize the wonderful images from the "SweetArt Girls"? Yes! They were the old Sugar Nellie images that got discontinued and Belles 'n Whistles have adopted these lovelies!

I have chosen to show "A Blossom For You" & "A Fairy Nice Flower" .. sigh .. let me tell you .. I had SO much fun with these cuties! I love them .. ALL!!! lol!

"A Fairy Nice Flower"

"A Blossom For You"

Alright, so let me give you the lowdown:

~ Stamps are available for purchase starting TODAY April 6th .. click here to purchase

~ ONE winner from EACH blog will win a stamp of their choice from the stamps we showcase

example:  one winner from my blog will either choose to receive "A Blossom For You" OR "A Fairy Nice Flower"

~ One randomly chosen winner from Belles 'n Whistles comment section in the blog hop will receive a gift certificate for .... $65 whopping dollars!!!!  Wowowow!!!  That is ONE lucky duck! 

Winners will be announced April 8th!!!

Okay so on to your next stop to enjoy her fabulous creations .. it's Aud!  Have fun and enjoy yourself!  Good luck to all of you! 

Thank you so much for joining us in our spectacular Belles 'n Whistles Blog Hop!!!

I would also love to enter these into:
Simon Says Stamp :  Spring Colors or Easter Creations

Big Hugs,

Elise



Walk With Me

Hello Friends!  How have you all been doing?  I hope you're all very well and enjoying your days!

 It's the 1st day of April, and Chelsea has created another brilliant sketch to play with over at CLP!   Once again Gurlee Girl Store will be our sponsor this month!!!  Wooohooo!!!

Here's my creation:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia
***You can buy your favorite Magnolia stamps from Gurlee Girl Store!!!  All the Maggie's are only $11.95!!!  And she even has some of the NEW Butterfly Collection in stock!!!***

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

I am also entering my card into:
Just Magnolia  :  Anything Goes with the Option of Buttons

I hope you'll all stop by and join us at CLP!!!  Go on over to see my fabulous DT Sisters creations!  You won't be disappointed!

Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving me so many kind comments!  And also .. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your lovely support and your wonderful emails that make me happy!  I'm still not able to do quite a few things, I'm not able to reach far, lift my arms too high and I don't have my complete strength back yet .. but I'm getting better every day!  Yayyyy!  I'll see ya again soon! 

Love,

Elise

CLP DT Call Out

Hi Ya!  Wanted to share some info with all of you .. CLP is looking for new DT members to join us in the fun!

Here's some info I copied and pasted from CLP Challenge Blog:

Crafting Life’s Pieces (CLP) Designer Search

Ends: April 15, 2011

Term: May 2011-May 2012

Our CLP designers are looking for creative, enthusiastic, and committed artists to join our Design Team. We are a monthly Sketch Challenge blog, if you love crafting and want to be a part of our Design Team, please apply.

This is such an easy going bunch of girls to be with, and Chelsea is such a delight to "work" for.  hehe!  :)  Everyone on the team is absolute sweethearts!

Go to CLP Challenge Blog for more complete information!  :)

Hugs,

Elise



Basket Full of Love

Hello Friends!  Hope you're all doing very well!  This is something that I've gotten ready prior to surgery.

I've been doing very well since surgery!  I am still not able to do the "normal" things .. I can't lift my arms, reach out, carry anything .. but thank goodness I am able to at least type on my laptop which my sweet hubby helps put on my lap.  hehe!  I can't wait to get back to doing things like .. hugging and cuddling my little boy, showering (phewee!  lol!), cooking, crafting, and yes ... believe it or not .. cleaning too!  I know in due time I will be able to do those things .. I just really miss it right now.

But I do have some WONDERFUL news to share with all of you!  My surgeon informed me that my pathology report came back clean!!!  All of the 8 lymph nodes that they removed showed NO cancer cells!!!  Woot woot!  My doctor told me that they were all so very pleased at how well I responded to chemotherapy!  Yayyy!

Okay, so remember I purchased some distress re-inkers during Thanksgiving?  Well, I finally played with them prior to surgery!  I think I may be in love with Distress Inks!  lol!

Here she is!!!

I know I still have a lot of learning to do with those distress inks .. but that's the fun part of it eh?!  ;)

Thanks SO much to ALL of you!  Your supportive comments, beautiful emails and encouraging words .. they give me so much happiness!  You have all warmed my heart and I can't thank you enough!! 

Love and Warm Hugs,

Elise

Togetherness

Hey Friends!  This is one of the scheduled posts I'm doing prior to surgery and a card that I have ready for you.  This week at Belles 'n Whistles, our sweet and talented Jodi is giving us the wonderful challenge of "Anything to Celebrate Spring" .. whether it be colors, embellishments .. etc.  How easy and fun is that?!

I love the coming of Spring ... signifies starting fresh, newness, birth .. all wonderful things!!!  And this is a perfect theme for me don't ya think?  ;)

For this card, I used pastel colors and lots of flowers to celebrate Spring.  I also used this beautiful image Baking with Nana.  I love this image, as it's so versatile to use ALL year round!

Please come on over and join us in our Spring Celebration creations at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog!  The random winner gets to choose a stamp of their choice from Belles 'n Whistles Store!

Thank you for visiting me and my gosh, thank you SO much for all of your WONDERFUL support!!!!  I appreciate all of your encouraging words!!  Please know that I'll visit your blogs as soon as I am well enough to hop on a computer!  :)

Love,
Elise

See You in a While Crocodile!

Hi Friends!  Just wanted to drop a few lines ... I'll be heading into surgery March 9th, Wednesday.  Whew .. can you believe surgery time is here already?!  Gosh!!  I don't know what I feel .. lots of emotions going on in my head, but anxious to get it all done and over with.  ;)  Sometimes the reality of breast cancer just hits me like a load of bricks but sigh ... I REFUSE to let cancer stay or come back into my life!!!  My little 4 year old boy told me that God will "crash" my cancer and he will "lock it up forever."  ;)  Aren't children so pure and true and have a way with words to make you smile?

I'll be scheduling a few posts here on my blog for the next few weeks ... so that you won't forget me. LOL!  I don't know how long it will take for me to recover from surgery, but I guaranty that the moment I am well enough to hop on a computer .. I sure will!!!!  hehe!

In the meantime .. keep smiling sisters!!!  And I can't wait to come back to blogland to see all of your incredible creations!!!  See you in a while crocodile!!!  :)  hehe!

Love,

Elise

CLP March Challenge!

Hello!  It is the 1st of March and you know what that means .. yep yep yep!  It's time for another exciting sketch over at CLP!  Chelsea has yet again provided us with another one of her GORGEOUS layouts to play with and this month we are sponsored by Prairie Fairy Designs!

Here is my card using one of Chelsea's beautiful Gurlee Girls:



The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Cammy with Gifts

Paper:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils with OMS

I do hope to see you over at CLP to play with all of us!  Stop by and check out my DT sisters creations .. which are always AWESOME!!!

Thanks for visiting me and leaving me so many kind comments!

Hugs,

Elise