Pure Love

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're having a beautiful week so far!  :)

Before I show my card, I want to announce the winner of the candy that Crafty Ribbons left for my blog during the hop with them.  :)  Random winner would be Sunshine Honeybee from Created by Sunshine Honeybee.  Congratulations to you!!!  You've won the purple ribbon package!  Woot woot!  Please contact Mandy to claim your prize and give them your details.  :)

So have you all been enjoying the sneak peeks of LOTV's newest release that will be coming out?  Totally SWEET right?!  I know I know!!  Don't forget they will be out on April 6th at the store, and then they will be available online on April 8th.  Are you ready to treat yourselves??  I BET you are!  lol!  ;)

This card for today is using "Big Hug" with the beautiful "Country Lady" papers .. awwwww!!!  I can't even tell you how this image makes me melt when I look at them hugging like that!  So precious!  I've pretty much made it the same colors as I did with my last "Hand Picked" card, with just a few different things on there.

And did you also hear about the LOTV Image Pads that will be coming out also??  Click here to read more!!  It's FANTASTIC!!

Well, thank you all so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Wishes ...

Update:  I was one of the lucky girls chosen for Top 6 in the Saturated Canary challenge!  *Ecstatic*!!!  Thank you so much SC Girls!!  *Doin' the happy dance*

Hey Ya's!  How was your Easter weekend?  I hope you all had a beautiful weekend!

I hid eggs the night before (the PLASTIC ones filled with little chocolates), and so when Bodhi woke up .. he found the Easter Bunny's note left for him, plus a little goodie bag I made for him.  :)  Then we colored our dozen "Neon" eggs.  lol .. the package says "Neon" .. but to me it looked just regular?  Either way, Bodhi had a blast and that's what makes me happy! .. and we'll be eating boiled eggs for a few days.  haha!

Well, I have a card that I mailed overseas 3 weeks ago .. for another dear friends Birthday.  I  know she loves Saturated Canary .. so I attempted to make one for her.  :)

I would love to enter this into:
Saturated Canary:  Pretty Pastels

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Blog Hop with Crafty Ribbons!

Hi Friends!  Hope you are all doing very well!  :)

Today some of us girls from LOTV are joining in with the Crafty Ribbons Blog Hop!  They were so kind to ask us .. thank you SO much!  It's such a pleasure!

This blog hop will run until April 2nd, 6 pm UK time and winners will be announced on the Crafty Ribbons Inspiration Blog on April 3rd 6pm.

*Please leave a comment at each stop because every blog has a prize to offer.  And also collect the words at each blog to make a sentence then leave the correct sentence at the Crafty Ribbon Inspiration Blog for a chance at winning a fabulous prize!*

Start- Crafty Ribbons Inspiration blog

Ali

Mandy

Pinky

Kelly

Elise - you are here .. my word is "AND"

Dawn

Gretha

Lorraine

La Vikinga

Fleur
Laura

Carol

Cebelica

Tessa & Anke

Mindy

Marianne

Elaine

Karen

Finish - Crafty Ribbons Inspiration blog

Here is my card using the super DARLING "Hand Picked" which will be released April 6th and I've also used the beautiful LOTV "Country Lady" papers:

And here's the lovely prize they've generously offered for my blog:

And a little information about their company:

"Crafty Ribbons is a ribbon emporium, we are passionate about ribbons and want to share our fantastic ribbons with others. Our range of Christmas ribbons is second to none.  Remember when we only used ribbons to add a bow to our hair, or tie up a birthday parcel? Ribbons are now a "must-have" for all types of craft. Whether your project requires satin, sheer, silk, grosgrain, gingham or polka dot ribbon we have them all! Lots and lots of different colours in a range of widths.  Need a little bit of ribbon inspiration - then have a look at our projects on our blog,or visit our Inspiration blog,or maybe join in with us at our Challenge blog. Go on, have a look... It's worth it !"

Tony & Ali

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

Thanks for joining in the hop and Good Luck to all of you!

Hugs,

Elise

LOTV Daffodils Sneak Peek ...

Hello there!  Are you all enjoying your week?  I hope you are!

Today, I've a card to show you that I "tried" to make clean and simple, and "tried" to do that no-lines technique .. which .. I don't think either panned out.  LOL!  For one thing, these clean and simple cards are NOT very simple as it implies, because let's face it .. all of my cards are not for the claustrophobic at heart since I love to pile things on there.  haha!!  I originally wanted everything to be all white, with just the image on there, and as you see, I just HAD to add a couple additions to it.  Then the no-lines techinique .. well .. I did not know what in the world I was looking at when it had no lines .. LOL .. so I had to trace it a little bit with dark gray.  sigh .. try try try again I say!!  :)  Hopefully I'll get the hang of it one day!  :)

So here's my card using the beautiful LOTV "Daffodils" coloured with Prisma Pencils.  I decided to use pencils for this so I could do a little more fine lines.



Please go and see all my LOTV DT sisters peeks too .. they are so GORGEOUS!!!  Don't forget .. this new release shall be out April 6th .. get ready ladies & gents!  hehe!

 

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again verrrrry soon!  :)

Hugs,

Elise

Thank You La La Land Crafts!!!

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all doing very well!  :)

My little Bodhi is on his Spring Vacation .. so it'll be nice to sleep in and get a ton more cuddle time.  Gotta love that cuddle time ... cause before you know it, he'll be 18 years old and cuddling another gal.  lol!  :)  One day Bodhi told me, "Hudson is my BFF."  (That means Best Friend Forever .. hehe).  We love Hudson and his family.  And then he said, "And Mommy .. you're my S."  He saw my questionable face, and he explained to me like I should have known all along, "You know .. my 'Sweetheart'."  Awwwww!  hehe!

So anyways, this is my last Guest Designer project for LLLC.  sigh .. time sure flies when you're having fun.  These girls are absolutely WONDERFUL in every sense of the word, so supportive, so hilarious, so loving ... I can't thank them enough for having me join them these past couple months!  Thank you SO very much dear ladies, and a special Thank You to Irina and Rosie for inviting me!!!  I had a total BLAST with all of you .. and when I think you .. a smile definitely spreads across my lips.  :) 

So this week at LLLC, the theme is "Easter/Spring" .. and I've chosen this SWEET "Marci with Bunny Rubber Stamp" which also comes with this cute sentiment.  I've also used the lovely Fancy Bracket Die and beautiful Berry Flourish leaves which can be perfectly cut to your needs.

Please head on over to LLLC to check out the rest of the DT projects .. as always they are simply GORGEOUS!  And also check out La La Land Crafts Store to treat yourselves to lots of prettiness!  Thank you SO much again LLLC girls for having me .. gigantic hugs to you all!!!

I'd also like to enter this into Simon Says Stamp:  Easter/Spring

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Lili of the Valley Sneak Peek!

Hey Ya's!  How are you all doing?  Hope you're all very well and enjoying your week!

Well, I'm sure you've already heard the wonderful news .. Lili of the Valley is coming out with another SWEET release that will be available at their online store April 6th!  Ooooh and lemme tell you .. I know I say this each time .. but it's just so true!!!  .. this release is wow wow WOW!

This new release will introduce new cuties to you .. Jack, Patch and Puss!  And also some very beautiful floral arrangements!

For my sneak peek today, I'm showing "Surprise!"  that I've coloured with Distress Inks.  hehehe!!  Look at this DARLING pup!  He's bursting with excitement!  :)  I've also added LOTV'S Dreamy Days Circular Sentiments from Set 6 up in the corner.

I can't wait for you to see ALL of the beautiful images!!!  My FABULOUS DT sisters will also be giving you GORGEOUS sneak peeks .. so please go check them out!

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

LLLC Altered Project

Hey Ya's!  Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  :)

This week at LLLC, we're doing "Altered/3D Projects" and I was so lucky enough to get to work with Irina's new Seashell Shadow Box for this!!!  Her new Shadow Boxes are just so beauUuUtiful and they are SO very simple to put together!  She has different styles to fit what you're looking for!

Here's my little project that I did and I'll tell you the things I've used from LLLC store:

Stamp:  Beret Marci with Sentiments

Dies:  Berry Flourish, Street Lamp

The little bench that Marci is sitting on, I've actually taken 2 flourishes from the Shadow Box kit, and hopefully made it to look like a fancy bench.  :)

Please head on over to LLLC Blog to see the rest of the lovely girls creations .. they are GORGEOUS!  :)

I'd also like to enter this into:
Bunny Zoe:  Girly

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Best Friends ...

Hey Ya's!  How are you all doing?  Hope all is well wherever you are.  :)

I finally have an LOTV card to share with you .. whew it's been over a week right?!  Can I just tell you the withdrawals I started getting?!  lol!  Yes, I definitely cannot go without my LOTV's .. I love them to bits!  :)

Here's a card I've made with "A Saucer of Milk" with LOTV's newest release .. aren't they so DARLING together?!  There's nothing like taking care of your furry paws best friend.  :)

I know a lot of us has furry family members, and it's been awhile since I've shown our Max.  He's a year and a half now and even though Bodhi and Max sometimes fight like brothers .. they love each other so much too.  :)

Here's Max all cuddled up in bed sleeping pretty soundly with Bodhi right behind him:

Here is Max probably saying, "Please .. Please .. I just need sleep.  Stop the pictures."  lol!  And Bodhi is in the background .. NO CLUE about the pictures because he is zonked out.  :)

Fur babies are simply wonderful aren't they?  They're loyal, they're comforting, they listen to you whenever you just need to ramble, they're so excited to see you even when you're gone for only 5 minutes .. and they love you so unconditionally.  :)

Well, I hope you get to stop by LOTV Inspirational Blog .. my DT sisters are simply FABULOUS and they create such GORGEOUS pieces with these darling stamps!!

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Lucky ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all doing very well!

My hubby is on vacation, and doing loads of things like repainting this room and the things in here .. so I've not had complete free use of our computer/craft room as much as I'd like .. and it's still not completely done.  And then for some reason when I want to use the computer, hubby feels like HE needs to use it???!!  *rolling my eyeballs* LOL!!!  Okay, so how many more days left of vacation does he have left??!  hahaha!!!  :)  No but seriously, I'm so grateful that he's even helping me with this room .. he's such a handyman!  :)

Annnnyways, we have a new theme this week at LLLC .. it's "Good Luck/St. Patricks Day"!  Greeeeeens!  Do you remember growing up and going to school and getting pinched if you didn't have any green on?  lol!  :)

I coloured up Irish Marci with sentiments .. she's such a cutie isn't she?!

I hope you'll stop by LLLC to see the rest of the FABULOUS DT creations .. they're GORGEOUS!  And have you stopped by the LLLC Store to see all the gorgeous new images, dies and shadow boxes?!  sigh .. love them!!!

I'd also like to enter this into:
Simon Says Stamp:  A Bit o' Green

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

LLLC Special Lady ...

Hi Ya's!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

This week over at La La Land Crafts, the theme is "Special Lady".  :)  I am fortunate to say that I have so many special women in my life, and for me .. they each hold a key to my heart.  So I decided to use the darling "Heart Key Marci" coloured with Distress Inks:

I would also like to enter this into:
Simon Says Stamp:  Anything Goes

I do hope you'll stop by over at LLLC to see the rest of the GORGEOUS projects from the rest of the lovely DT's!

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see ya again soon!

Hugs,

Elise