Bouquet of Happiness

Hello there!  Hope you're all having a great week so far!  Nothing new is going on here .. same 'ol same 'ol.  But I did my very fist Sarah Kay stamp!  And oh how much I enjoyed colouring her! 

Alright that's it!  Sweet and simple post .. lol!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Sarah Kay

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving me so many kind comments!  Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Elise

Belles 'n Whistles Challenge

Hello Friends!  It's the start of another challenge week over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog!  This time Lynda is giving us the fun challenge of "Using Flowers on a card that is NOT square."  Alright, do you want to know that I had a goofy moment when I read the challenge?

I was thinking, "Well, this is easy!  I don't have ANY square flowers!"  LOL!!!  I know you're all thinking, "What?!"  Yea, well, that's cause you all don't have goofy thinking like me.  haaa!  But some minutes later, I was like, "oooooh!  Okay!!!  The shape of the CARD has to be other than a square!"  ... the light goes ON.  I felt a little sheepish.  :)

Here's my card:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Lilypad Dreams from Belles 'n Whistles Store

Paper:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils with OMS

Thanks for visiting me and hope you will join us over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Miss Diva

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Hello Again!  Here's my very first hAnglar card!  Oh gosh, I had so much fun with this cutie patootie!  :)))

Well, in my last post I said I would share a funny story about my little boy.  It's a little embarassing .. for me .. but hey .. everyone needs to share some embarassing times right?  lol!

Okay, well, my hair has started growing back about hmmmm ... the beginning of April.  So, it's growing back ALL over right?  hehe .. and I've been going to doctor appointments to no end and I didn't realize that I had my hair growing back under my arms already (sigh .. poor doctors .. and they have to always feel under my arms .. lol!) Until one night in the shower I saw my underarm and I thought, "Ooooh Myyyy Gosssssh!"  lmao right?  So I shaved it.

Then my little 4 year old boy came with me to one of my radiation appointments.  He came in the dressing room with me so I could change into my gown.  The waiting room with the rest of the radiation patients is RIGHT outside the door.  I literally have to be careful opening the dressing door to not hit a chair.  And my little boy does NOT speak quietly .. for your information.  lol.

I took my shirt off to change, and all of a sudden he gasps, "MOMMMMMY!!!!  What happened to your ARMPIT?!!!!"  He sounded like something was so wrong!  So I'm freaking out right?  And I'm like, "Why?!  What?!!  What do you see?!!"  He yells, "The HAIR is GONE!!!!!!  What happened to ALL the hair?!!!"  And he was very serious!  Can you imagine?!

Okay?!!!  LOLOL!  I almost never came out of the dressing room!!!  I laughed so hard!!  Yep, yep yep .. that's my little man ... such a charmer.  lol!

Anyways .. here's my card:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  hAnglar

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Distress Inks

I am also entering this into:
Just Magnolia :  Anything Goes with Option of Stitching

Thanks for stopping by and I hope my story made you smile.  :)  Have a most wonderful weekend!  And HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all of you lovely mom's!!!  Get yourself pampered!!!  :)

Hugs,

Elise

You Are A Gift

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Hello Friends!  I've made another card this past week using a Tilda that I've had for a few months now.  Gosh these Maggies keep coming out with cute ones each time don't they?!  Don't you wish you could own each and every single one?!  lol!!!

Well, nothing exciting is happening here .. same ol same ol .. which can be a good thing right?!  hehe!  I'll share a funny story with you on my next post ... it involves words coming out of my little boy's mouth.  ;)  uh-oh ......  lol!!!  And I've got a hAnglar card to share with you next!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia

Papers:  DCWV

Medium:  Distress Inks

I'm also entering this into:
Papertake Weekly:  Anything Goes with option of using something round (I used those little pink balls in my flower clusters?  hehe)

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me!!!  I love seeing ya!

Hugs,

Elise

A Productive Day of Play

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Hello there!  Hope you're all well and enjoying the warm Spring days!  Do you see flowers blooming in your backyards, hear birds chirping away happily in the shaded trees, lizards out and about enjoying the sun upon their backs on their favorite rock?  Ahhhh, the wonderful feelings Spring brings huh?  :)

This little cutie here "A Fairy Good Rest" makes me imagine a couple things.  One .. she just played out in the sunshine ALL day long chasing dragonflies and butterflies and now she is SO ready for a rest.  lol! 

Or I imagine her laying on that leaf, slowly twirling her finger in the water below her because her mama told her to take a nap .. and she's thinking, "sigh .. I'm NOT tired.  I want to PLAY!"  (But look at her!  She's definitely sleepy!  hehe!)  Does your child tell you that?  That they're not tired but you know they are?!  My little boy says that all the time.  :)

Well, thank you so much for visiting me!  I hope you all have a beautiful day wherever you are!  Don't forget to join us in our current challenge over at our Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog .. you have lots of time left to do Anki's beautiful sketch!  :)

I am also entering this into:

Stamp Something : Things with Wings :)

Hugs,

Elise

CLP Birthday Blog Hop!

Hello!!!  Welcome to CLP's Birthday Blog Hop!  Yayyy!  Can you believe it's already been ONE whole year since CLP started it's own challenge blog?!  Wow how time flies huh?!  lol!  I am so honored to be amongst a group of such LOVELY and TALENTED women!  And we are now introducing and welcoming our new wonderful DT sisters in this special Birthday Hop!  Woot Woot!

Well, this Birthday Hop will run from May 1-6.  There will be a Grand Prize of $30 from the one and only Gurlee Girl Store which will be hidden among one of us DT's .. so leave some love at each DT stop!  The winner will be announced on May 7th at the CLP Challenge Blog!  Easy peasy right?  ;)

And since it's May 1st, it's also time for another new sketch created by our amazing Chelsea!  Thank you so much Chelsea .. just for EVERYTHING!!  This month, we are sponsored by the sweet and precious Belles 'n Whistles .. woot woot!

So for my card, I used Storytime .. ahhh .. she looks so happy sitting and enjoying her book against a tree!

Okay, so you should have come from Maria's blog.  Now after mine, you will hop on over to Tanja .. click on her name below:  (If you are lost, click on the middle "CLP Sketch Challenge Birthday Blog Hop" button and it will take you to the beginning.

Thanks for hopping and celebrating with us!  Good luck to all of you!
Big Hugs,

Elise

Lots of Love

Hello Friends!  What?!!  Another card?!  LOL!  Yep yep yep!  This one just for fun!  ;)

Well, to keep you updated on my progress, I've started radiation therapy today.  I will be going every day Monday-Friday for 6 weeks.  It seems like a long time, but I know it will fly by and be over before I know it .. time passes quickly.  I also wanted to thank all of you so much for giving me such WONDERFUL support and encouragement with your comments, emails and cards ... it truly makes my days brighter!

So I had a blast with this Tilda and I did her up with Distress Inks this time and used my trusty 'ol K&Co Papers!  lol!  And the Magnolia border die was sent to me from a dear friend .. Thank you SO very very much hun!!!

And I'd like to enter this into:

Stamp Something:  Flowers, Buttons and Sparkle

Thank you so much for visiting me!

Love,

Elise

Future Ballerina

Hello!  How was everyone's Easter?  Did you all have fun?  :)  I hope you did!

Well, this Monday is a new challenge over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog!  Anki has given us all a beautiful sketch to play with ... Thank you Anki!  :)

For my card, I used Fairy Dance.  Oh my gosh how I love her too!  She's such a sweetie and sOoOo precious!

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Fairy Dance from Belles 'n Whistles Store

Papers:  K&Co.

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils with OMS

I hope you will join us in this fun sketch!  Stop by over at Belles 'n Whistles Challenge Blog to see my DT sisters beautiful works!  :)  You'll love it!

Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving so many kind comments!  Have a most wonderful day!

Hugs,

Elise

Happy Easter!

Hello!  Are you all ready for Easter?  Doing anything special?  I think I'll be putting little goodies in some plastic eggs and hiding them in the backyard for my little boy.  And then he also picked out a Star Wars Egg Coloring Kit .. I think it's more like stickers of something of that sort that you wrap around the egg?  hmmm .. I've never done that kind before, so it should be fun!  :)

Here's something I did using last year's collection of Maggies:

Image:  Magnolia

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

I wish you all a WONDERFUL Easter and enjoy your family and friends!  :)  Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me!

Love,

Elise

Welcome CLP's Newest Members!

Hello!  CLP has brought in a bunch of WONDERFUL new DT's!  Woot Woot!!  I'm going to copy and paste most of what was on the announcement post .. just because Chelsea did is SO beautifully!  hehe!

Our Design Team consists of Bonnie, Chelsea, Elise, Hege, Lori and Stephanne who have been there from the start of the Challenge Blog.

Now we would like to welcome our new Team Members...Dunja, Eulanda, Maria, Randi, Tanja and Yvonne!

A big warm welcome to our group ladies!!!

Our CLP family consist of 12 Designers who will inspire you to join our Monthly Sketch Challenge.

Click on their name to visit their Blog...

It's time to celebrate!!!

In addition to welcoming our new members, we are also having a Birthday Blog Hop!

CLP Challenge blog is now in it's second year!!!

Thanks to all our wonderful Sponsors, our amazing Designers, and of course...YOU...our wonderful player.

Don't forget to mark your calendar (May 1 - 6) and hop along with us.

Don't forget to take part in our current Challenge.

We look forward to another wonderful year with you all.

Thank you for all the wonderful support.

Thank you for visiting and we all can't wait for you to join us in our future challenges and right around the corner blog hop! 

Hugs,

Elise