Lili of the Valley Blog Hop! Happy 10th Birthday LOTV!

Hey Ya's!!!  Hope you're all having a wonderful week so far!

Time for another Lili of the Valley blog hop and today we’re celebrating the launch of the sweet Birthday Fairies!  There are 10 adorable new stamps in the set and they will be available to buy on the website from 10am on Saturday 10^th May!

The shop in Leeds is open that day for the Birthday celebrations, there will be lots going on and we have design team members from all over the world coming along!!  There will be more new products, demonstrations and special offers  ….we’re all very excited about it and it should be a really great day!!

Don’t worry if you can’t get to the shop because there will be some online fun too, we will let you have details nearer the time but Lucy will be on Facebook throughout the day bringing you chat, news and pictures from the shop! 

Just ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links, hopefully we can give you lots of ideas and inspiration for using these cute new images!

As always we have some hidden prizes along the way, we don’t know where they are so do be sure to visit and comment on every blog.

It will be announced on the Ideas to Inspire blog on Saturday morning which were the ‘lucky’ blogs. The winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on those blogs. 

We have 2 full sets of the new stamps to give away, 2 lucky winners will each get all 10 new designs!!!!!!

  

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning;

  

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky

Dawny -

Dena
Elise ... you are here

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Kathy

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

Pops

Here’s my card using this sweetie "Flower Dance" .. she TRULY makes me smile cause she's has happy as can be fluttering about with those flowers!

 I've also used LOTV's paper from "Heartfelt" and "Petal Fresh" collections.

And some beautiful goodies from the Ribbon Girl Store such as:  Alice White Flower Guipure Lace, Lily Flower, and Cheesecloth.

From here you need to visit the gorgeous Fleur, and if you get lost you can start again at the beginning and pick the links up from there. 

Finally, don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog on Saturday morning when you can find out who the lucky winners were of the prizes before the stamps go on sale! 

Enjoy the hop everyone, good luck!

Hugs,

Elise

It's the Little Moments ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all having a lovely start to your weekend!

Well, I'm back to for a new Kit & Clowder Challenge for the month of May!  Wow .. time is flying right?!  This month, our theme is ... "May Flowers" .. how easy is that?!  Our sponsor for the month is Chi Chi Memories and I had a play with this little girl called Secret Admirer.  ;)  I've coloured her with Distress Reinkers.

Here's some of the other girls being released:

For my tag, I've used some beautiful goodies from the Ribbon Girl Store such as:

Cream Zig Zag Lace, Pink Seam Binding, and the Prima Birdhouse (which for this one, I actually made a mold out of and used lightweight clay).

Hope you'll stop on by Kit & Clowder to see the rest of my teammies gorgeous creations!!!  Come and have a play too!  The prize is a free digi and 15% off coupon!

Thank you so much for stopping by .. I love it when you do!  See you again soon!  ;)

Hugs,

Elise

LOTV Sneak Peek ...

Hey Ya's!  How are you all doing?  I hope very well!  :)

As you may have probably been seeing .. Lili of the Valley is having a most sweetest release coming up and they are gorgeous!  Every single fairy is just the most darling ever!  They will be available for purchase at LOTV's store on May 10th at 10am UK time .. something for you to look forward to!

This cutie here is called "Petal" and I've coloured her with Distress Reinkers and some Watercolors.

I've also used some yummy goodness from the Beautiful Ribbon Girl Store such as:

Alice White Flower Guipure Lace, Ivory Jute Mesh, Concertina Pleated Satin, Cheesecloth, Stickles and Old Rose Pink Pleated Crushed Organza.

Please don't forget to visit all my DT sisters on their personal blogs as well as on the LOTV Inspirational Blog to check out their sneak peeks too!  They're AMAZING!

Hope you all have a most wonderful rest of the week!

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

Hugs,

Elise

Happy Sunshiney Days ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all off to a great weekend!

I've made a card using Lili of the Valley's darling little "Annabel Pedal Power" inside one of the stamps from "Set 54 Vintage Backs Sweet Serenade" .. and coloured it with distress reinkers and some prismacolor pencils.  

I had the pleasure of using some lovely Ribbon Girl goodies also such as:

Ivory Jute Mesh, Vintage Pink Rose Hessian Ribbon, Edwina Lace, Joanne Lace, Ivory 10mm Roses, Ivory Cherry Blossom, Cheesecloth and Cream Seam Binding

I wish you all a most WONDERFUL weekend!  Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Basket of Love & Kisses ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you all had a beautiful Easter weekend!

I've had my little man with me for 10 days .. and quite sad to know he'll be going back to school today on Tuesday.  We've kept ourselves very busy .. as you know .. when you're young the energy level is through the roof .. and us older ones gotta KEEP UP!!!  hehe!

Every day was beautiful .. but I think the one thing that surprised me most was going with Bodhi to look at plants and flowers.  And he expressed SO much delight in seeing and feeling all the different flowers .. he LOVES to observe the flower petals and smell them .. and look at all their different markings.  

I bought some hyacinths for myself, and he ended up choosing a couple of little cacti plants.  He chose a pink one, and an orange one.  Bodhi said, "Mommy, do you know why I chose a pink cacti?  It's because it's your most favorite color .. and I love you."  *sniff sniff* .. heart completely melts for this Lovebug of mine ... 

Anyway .. in the midst of all going ons .. I've been wanting to try this little project for a long time.  It's a small 4 pack wine container and I covered it with paper and decorated it with little goodies inside:

Well .. I sure do wish you all a most WONDERFUL week!  Thank you so very much for visiting me .. I truly love it when you do!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Happy Easter to All of You!

Today some of us Kit & Clowder girls will be joining in with the Kraftin' Kimmie team to celebrate KK's April Release!!  It is so special and exciting for us!

Kraftin' Kimmie has an adorable new spring set from Cheryl called RAINY DAY FUN, there's an awesome new MONSTER set from Thais called MONSTER HUGS and lastly, we are SO excited to share a GORGEOUS new Moonlight Whispers stamp set from Annie called....BLOOMIN' WONDERFUL!

You will get to see ALL of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy the APRIL Krafty Hop! 

As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! AND we've got an extra special HOP this month!! We've planned a KRAFTY EASTER EGG HUNT in our hop!!! There are eleven letters hidden along the way and they spell out a two word phrase! Find all the letters, unscramble them and post your answer on our Facebook page wall!! One lucky winner will receive a KKS goodie package and you have until Monday night to enter!!

When you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are available NOW! And don't forget...if you NEED it all, we have a Gimme Kimmies Kit which features ALL the new April stamps at a discount!! But only for a limited time!

One more super fun thing!!! Kraftin' Kimmie is sponsoring a Kustomer Kompetition over at the Kit and Clowder site!! Submit your creation featuring a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp and YOU could WIN the ENTIRE new release!!!! (If you can't wait and plan to order the new release stamps, no problem! If you WIN, you get to choose your own stamps!! )

Here's my bookmark I've made using one of the adorable Monster Hugs stamps:

The hearts are using white textured paint so it raises off the page:

Enjoy the hop and good luck to you!

Hugs,

Elise

Lili of the Valley Blog Hop!

Hello there! Hope you're all having a gorgeous week so far!

The Lili of the Valley DT have been revisiting some of the older fairy images and today some of us are doing a fun hop using the adorable Fairy Friends stamp

We’ve all used this same stamp and have come up with very different makes!

Just ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each post, we’ll have a couple of winners and you will each be able to choose 2 of the small fairy stamps as your prize.

We don’t know where the goodies are so make sure you visit and comment on every blog

The winners will be drawn at random from all the comments left on the 2 blogs where the prizes were hidden.

  

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part:

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky

Elise .. you are here  :)

Fleur

Jen

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

Pops

Here's a little basket that I've made and I've coloured these sweeties with Distress Reinkers:

Next stop is the gorgeous Fleur!  And if you get lost you can start again at the beginning and pick the links up from there.

The winners will be announced on the Ideas to Inspire blog next week

Enjoy the hop and best of luck to all of you!  :)

Big Hugs,

Elise 

Go Baby Go!

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

Do any of you have your little ones on Easter Vacation right now?  :)  My lil' Bodhi is on his Easter Break .. he'll be home with me for 10 days!!  *tapping chin* .. hmmmmm .. what kind of fun shall we get ourselves into?  ;)  I LOVE it when he's at home with me!

Anyway ... hehe .. it's time for a new Lovely Lili Challenge over at the Ribbon Girls and it is soooo easy .. "Anything Goes"!

I've used lots of delicious treats from the GORGEOUS Ribbon Girl Store such as:
Emily Lace, Cream Concertina Lace, Teresa Lace, Floribunda Roses, Seam Binding, Cheesecloth, Ivory Cherry Blossoms, Pale Pink Rose Buds.

And for my image .. I have used "Annabel Roller Girl" coloured with Distress Inks.  For some reason, whenever I see this image .. it makes me break out into a huge smile.  ;)  She is heading somewhere .. and by golly .. she is GONNA get there!  lol!

I do hope you'll head over and join us at the Ribbon Girl Blog  ... and there's always lots of yummy prizes to be won too!  Also go over and check out my gorgeous DT Sisters creations as well .. they are so inspiring!

Here's the gorgeous prizes to be won:

A LOTV stamp of your choice

and a £10 voucher towards a spending spree at The Ribbon Girl

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I truly love it when you do!  See you again soon!

Hugs,
Elise

Sweet ...

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Kit and Clowder April challenge! Every month we will be doing a fun new challenge over on the Kit and Clowder website where you can win a prize from one of our amazing sponsors.

Our fabulous challenge sponsor this month is Whimsy Stamps. Whimsy Stamps also sponsors the K & C website and have generously donated a $15 gift certificate to the winner of this challenge! You do not need to use a whimsy stamps image to participate but there are some fabulous images over in the store to inspire you.

This month we want you to show us your Blue creations! We just require any part of your project to be blue... we would love for you to experiment colouring Blue but if it's in your papers or embellishments that is ok too! The design team has some fabulous inspiration this month and have even listed what colours they have used in their favourite mediums to create some beautiful blue hues.

The challenge will remain open until the first Saturday of May. Hope to see you all playing along!

Here is my card using an absolute darling image from Sylvia Zet called "Mary" coloured with Distress Reinkers.  :)

My blues are verrrrry simple!  lol!

Her dress:  Tumbled Glass

Sky:  Salty Ocean

Please pop on by Kit and Clowder and hope that you will join in on the fun!  And come over to see my fabulous DT Sisters gorgeous creations .. you'll love them!  

Thank you so very much for visiting me .. I love it when you do! See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

A Special Birthday ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all enjoying a nice beautiful week!

For us here .. it's been so windy and cold again!  Our poor roses are thinking, "Open?  Or stay closed?  Open?  Or stay closed?  What is going on here?!"  LOL!

As you know, Lili of the Valley will be celebrating their 10th Birthday this year in May .. woooohoooo!  So the LOTV Monthly Challenge is to make a "Birthday Card"!  :) 

I've used the adorable "From All of Us" coloured with Distress Reinkers.  Then the pull out tag is from "Set 43 Statements Fabulous" and "Set 50 Tags Madame".

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

Hugs,

Elise