Peace & Joy ...

Hey Ya's!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

I have another Christmas card to show you using one of Lili of the Valley's newest darling release.  This sweet girl is called "Jolly Holly" and I've also used a "Peace & Joy" sentiment from Set 75 -Christmas Wishes (which will be back in stock on Aug. 14th).  The papers are from "Woodland Wishes".

I've coloured her with Distress Reinkers and Watercolors .. and outlined her with my white Sakura Gel Pen.  Some of you have asked how I do this .. and you'll find it very easy and simple!  :)  

1.  Stamp your image (I personally use black Memories Dye Ink to use with my Distress Inks).  

2.  Then I color everything as normal.

3.  If you use a spray sealer, go ahead and spray after you color.

4.  LAST STEP is to outline with your white pen.  I like to leave little hints of black lines here and there .. but it's all your preference on how you'd like to show your lines.  :)

I'm so grateful to also have the pleasure of using some beautiful Ribbon Girl goodies such as:

Small White Lilies, Red Velvet Lace, Emily Lace, Ivory Jute Mesh Ribbon, Seam Binding, Ivory Resin Dove

I hope you have all treated yourself to some new LOTV treats!  Don't forget shipping for all stamps are FREE!  :)  Can't beat that!!!

As always, don't forget to visit my beautiful DT Sisters on their personal blogs as well as on LOTV's Inspirataional Blog for their gorgeous creations!!!

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

Hugs,

Elise

Sing It Baby!

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

Have you all got your fill of the newest Lili of the Valley release?  They are so GORGEOUS aren't they?!  I can't even begin to tell you how much I love each and every single one of them!

I've made a card with "Set 76 Christmas Carols" along with some beautiful "Woodland Wishes" paper.  I wanted the recipe cards to look like a Christmas Song Book, and those die cuts are Tim Holtz Alteration Dies.  The man playing the violin was lightly covered with Distress Inks and then I misted him with some water so it would have a slightly ruddy look, then melted Frantage on him.

Now the water misting .. I thank my LOTV DT sister Kathy for re-awakening that for me as it was used on her Father's Day Card.  Kathy and I have a good laugh about a lot of our projects because sometimes we do things that one another has done at the SAME time .. and we joke about us being in "one another's heads" often.  hehe!  Heck, I don't mind having a seat in her creative mind as I absolutely LOVE her work!!  ;)

Well, if you haven't gotten your fill of LOTV images yet .. I think you should go and treat yourselves to something quite special!  You really do deserve it! ;)

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

Hugs,

Elise

Lili of the Valley Blog Hop!!!

Hello there!  I hope you are all having a beautiful week so far!  :)

Today we are holding a Lili of the Valley design team blog hop to celebrate the launch of their gorgeous new Christmas products!  (OMW ... they are DARLING!)  This 2014 collection is an adorable mix of 22 cute character stamps:  new vintage boys & girls, snowmen, penguins and angels!

The stamps will be available to buy on the LOTV website from midnight on Friday August 1st (UK time) along with new Christmas paper pads and some useful clear stamp sets (Christmas sentiments, carols and mini images and also some everyday recipes).

The LOTV design team are all joining in, you just need to ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each card, hopefully we can give you lots of ideas and inspiration along the way for using the new images.

As always there are fabulous prizes up for grabs on this hop, we don’t know where they are hidden so do make sure you that you visit and comment on every blog.  ;)  We will let you know tomorrow evening at the LOTV Inspirational Blog which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and the winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on those blogs. 

We have a full set of the new Christmas image stamps to give away;

1^st prize is the 12 angels, penguins and snowmen

2^nd prize is the 10 vintage children  

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.  If you are on my blog .. you should have arrived from my GORGEOUS DT Sister Dena .. sigh .. bet you had a total eye treat yes?!!!!!!  ;)

  

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky

Dawny
Dena
Elise .. you are here  :)

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Kathy

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

Here’s my card using this darling "In the Lamplight", along with a couple of their upcoming sweet sentiments:

And this Christmas tree was actually from last years release on "Set 36 Christmas Icons" sheet:

 I've also used some lovely goodies from the Ribbon Girl store such as the Red Crushed Velvet Lace and Monique Lace.  :)

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.

Finally, don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog tomorrow evening when you can find out who the lucky winners were of the prizes before the new products go on sale. 

Thank you SO much for joining us in our hop and wishing you the best of luck!!!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Winter Wonderland ...

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

I have a Lili of the Valley Sneak Peek for you .. this little cutie is called "Ice Christmas".  I've also used some sentiments that will be available in this upcoming release.  The papers are from "Festive Trimmings" and the little holly berries and leaves by my flowers are cut out from the "Woodland Wishes" paper. 

These new darlings that you're seeing will be released on August 1st at LOTV's online store .. and I can't even tell you how much I love them ALL!

The lace is from the Ribbon Girl Store:  Crushed Velvet Lace and Phoebe Lace.

Keep a lookout of all my DT sisters blogs and also on LOTV's Inspirational Blog .. they will have a ton of GORGEOUS cards for you!

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

Hugs,

Elise

Birthday Wishes ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all having a beautiful week!

I can't believe Bodhi's summer is half over already .. omgosh.  :(  We're already seeing school supplies at the front of the stores already!  Whaaaaaaat???  I feel like the summer JUST started!  sigh ...

Anyways .. I've made a card using a couple of the LOTV Grunge stamps .. "Set 53 Flora and Fauna" and then I cut the cherub out from the other stamp and placed it at the top of the rose image.  I added my own metal wing and crown on the cherub.

I've also used some beautiful Ribbon Girl goodies such as:  Phoebe Lace, Alice Lace, Ivory Jute Mesh Ribbon, Small White Lilies, White Rose Buds, MF Organza Pouf Ribbon, and Seam Binding.

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

Hugs,

Elise

Dashing Through the Snow ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all having a beautiful weekend!

Well, I've a little sneak peek for you with one of Lili of the Valley's DARLING little boys from the upcoming Christmas release!  This one is "Sledging Fun" along with a sentiment that will also be released too (gotta tell you .. these sentiment sheets are FAB-U-LOUS!  You're gonna go nuts over them as well!)  hehe!

I've also used papers from "Timeless Victorian", "Beach Bliss" and "Simply Joys" to use with my die cuts too.

Okay, now when you look at this image .. doesn't it make you want to squeal .. "Wheeeeeeeee!" cause you just know he's going full speed down ahead!  hahaha!  

Please don't forget that you'll be in for a treat at my Beautiful DT sisters blogs as well as on the LOTV Inspirational Blog .. they always have GORGEOUS creations for you to enjoy!

These DARLING images will be available for purchase at the end of the month!!  ;)

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

Hugs,

Elise

Lili of the Valley Summer Offers!

Hello!  Just wanted to let you all in on some Summertime goodness at Lili of the Valley until midnight UK time on Sunday night!

New beautiful papers and don't forget that stamps ship for free!!!

Happy Shopping and have a wonderful weekend! 

Hugs,

Elise

Christmas Recipes to Warm Your Heart ...

Hey Ya's!  I hope you are all having a BEAUTIFUL week so far!

I'm sure you already know that LOTV is coming out with their first Christmas release for this year .. and let me tell you .. OMG .. it's just GOR-GEOUS!!!!!!  You will love each and every single one and it will melt your heart!!!

My first sneak peek for you is of a couple Recipe Cards that will come in a set of 4 .. and you KNOW how much I loved these Recipe Cards a couple years back too right?!  They've come out with new ones this year and I got so excited when I saw these new ones!!

This new release will soon be available to you at LOTV around the beginning of August!

On this card I've also used some yummy goodies from the Ribbon Girl store such as:

Blue Velvet Lace, Phoebe Lace, Carnation White, Carnation Pale Pink (from a dear friend .. thank you!) Satin Pink Baby's Breath, Laila Lace (from another dear friend .. thank you!), and Cheesecloth

The beautiful paper is LOTV's "Woodland Wishes" .. I love this stack!

Please don't forget to check out my beautiful DT sisters GORGEOUS creations on their personal blogs as well as on the LOTV Inspirational Blog as well!  Ooh and just to let you know ... check this out too!!!!!!!

Happy Shopping to you!  ;)  heheheeh!

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

Big Hugs,

Elise

Thank You ...

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

I am finally here with a card.  :)  It's a new Lovely Lili Challenge over at the Ribbon Girl .. and this time it is "Thank You"!  :)

As always, I've been so happy to use sweet goodies from the gorgeous Ribbon Girl Store such as:

Laila Lace (from a dear friend of mine .. thank you!), Monique Lace, Ivory Pearl Flower Trim, Jute Mesh Ribbon, Pink Rose Hessian Ribbon, Satin Pink Baby's Breath Flower, Ivory Dove, Floribunda Roses Antique Lilac Mix, Wooden Heart, Seam Binding, Cheesecloth

I've used an older LOTV image called "Summer Garden Angel" and added some of my flowers onto her bouquet.  Then I cut out larger wings and lifted them for a 3d effect.  I've also stamped some words from "Set 66 - Grunge Elements" on the sides of her.  :)

I hope you'll come on over and join in on the fun over at the Ribbon Girl Challenge!  As always .. FAB prizes to be won!

Thank you so very much for stopping by to visit me .. truly love it when you do!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Altered Dress Form ...

Hey Ya's!  I hope you are all having a beautiful week so far and ready for the weekend!  :)

Well, today I have something quite different to show you .. I've altered my first metal dress form and I had a B-L-A-S-T!  Yes, I burned my fingers at least 20 times, and even blistered and tore my skin with one of the burns from the hot glue dripping on my fingers .. but I thoroughly enjoyed putting this together .. hahahaha!

This metal dress form is almost 2 feet tall (YES!  Tall right?!  LOL!)  and she's decorated with lots of flowers, bling, lace, tulle, yarn, pearls, and gems all from my stash.

Here's a closeup of her top half .. and do you see that heart tucked in there where our own heart would be?  :)  The large flower by her waist is actually pink (but it looks orange here) .. I bought that flower 4 years ago .. and have finally found the perfect project to use it for.  :)

I've added little metal flowers with bling all around her dress:

And I've added a string of pearls and crystals on the side of all that ribbon:

And here is what this dress form had looked like prior to altering:

Well, I appreciate you stopping by to visit me .. I truly love it when you do!  And for those of you here in the States .. wishing you a FABULOUS & SAFE 4th of July!!!!!!!  I'll see you again soon!

Big Hugs,

Elise