Gratefulness ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all having a lovely week so far!

I have been having quite the sweet tooth lately .. and so I hit the store today (specifically Target .. hehe) and bought some of their Easter candy that they have on sale now.  Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate .. everything I got .. CHOC-O-LATE!  ;)  We normally try to stay away from sweets .. maybe I need a little comforting that I don't even know about .. lol .. but I definitely am craving for it terribly!  ;)

Well, here's a Spring card that I've finally made.  I love lambs .. they're so sweet aren't they?  I wish I could have a pasture full of them!  :) .. along with cows, goats, horses, chickens .. I'd so love that!

Well, thank you so much for visiting me and I wish you all a most BEAUTIFUL day!

I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Gypsy Chick ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you all had a BEAUTIFUL Easter!

We had a lovely Easter here .. Bodhi had fun finding Easter eggs and then we did our egg colourings. Can't believe his Easter break is over already .. gosh that went by TOO quick .. doesn't it always?  :(

Well, back in February I had coloured an image from Jeremiah Ketner and worked on an album which took me FOREVER to complete ... because I was a bit clueless on basically .. everything.  lol! Wow .. I had no idea!  I put it aside a few times to work on other things .. and I finally finished this a couple weeks ago.

I won't show you photo's of every single page I did .. cause it would be a LOT of photos (and I already have a lot here .. lol) .. but each turn holds something different.

  

Thank you so very much for visiting me and I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,
Elise

Thinking of You ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're having a beautiful week so far .. getting ready for the weekend soon!  :)

My little man Bodhi will be on his Easter Break next week .. so we're looking forward to spending a lot of time just doing what we feel like doing.  ;)

I got to making a card using another Jeremiah Ketner's images that you can find here in his shop.  For some reason, I don't see this particular image available in his shop anymore .. I'm not sure why.  Hmmmmm .....  but I am glad I got her before he decided to remove her.

I've also used some goodies from the lovely Ribbon Girl store such as:

Organza Flowers, Hip Bud White, Hip Bud Pink, Alice Lace, Laila Lace

Thank you so much for visiting me and I wish you a most wonderful day!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Happy Easter and a Challenge ...

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

Well, I have been asked by the gorgeous Tanya to be a guest on her blog for Easter .. and of course how could I resist?!  I was over the moon happy to accept and truly honoured that she had asked me!  Thank you SO very much Tanya!!!  I'm sure you know who she is .. she's so very talented and does incredibly AMAZING work that I am crazy about .. she does absolute MAGIC with her creations!

She is having an Easter Challenge .. and I'd love for you to hop (hehehe!  Get it?!  "hop" .. like a bunny?!  Oh I crack myself up sometimes!  lol!) over and join in on the fun!  Click HERE to arrive at the challenge ... and click HERE to arrive at the beginning of her BEAUTIFUL blog!

Here's my Easter card:

And here's Tanya's beyond GORGEOUS Easter creations .. sigh .. I LOVE them!!!

There are prizes to be won also from The Magic Box:

such as:

   

and an additional prize for those who do both trading cards 

certificate of training in one of the courses of the portal Craft

I do hope you'll join in .. it's always fun!  Click here to go!

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I truly appreciate it!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Wish ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're enjoying a beautiful weekend!

Well, my family has just left .. and it is rather lonely without them.  :(  As always .. the visits are never long enough .. and lots of tears are shed when they leave.  Bodhi had a very nice surprise ... and once again he screamed with such delight as my family came out of their hiding spot.  lol!  My family comes up with such clever surprises .. this time they told Bodhi they would be testing the Time Machine my Dad had been "working on".  ;)  hehehehe ...

Anyway, it is time for a new Ribbon Girl Challenge, and there is a big change .. the Lovely Lili's challenge has now been changed to Everything Goes with Any Image.  You can use ANY image you'd like, and make any kind of project you like for the theme we have announced.  Easy peasy and fun!!!  So this week, the theme is "Birthday".

I've used a Leanne Ellis Santoro image called "Butterfly" that I've had for over a year now .. and finally inked her up.  Then decorated this card with some yummy Ribbon Girl goodies such as:

Anne Lace, Florence Lace, Ivory Button Twine, Aqua Gingham Button, Floribunda Roses White, Large White Rosebuds, Pink Hip Rosebuds from their lovely store ... 

I do hope you'll come over and join in on the fun at the Ribbon Girl Everything Goes!

Thank you so very much for visiting me .. I truly appreciate it!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Dream Garden ...

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

Well, I've attempted something new and finally finished it.  I made "somewhat" of an album .. but not quite a full album.  I decorated the entire outside with materials and lace .. I had a totally different idea in mind .. but of course did not turn out how intended.  hehe.

Then the inside is mainly papers and lots of pull out tags for journaling and such ...

Thank you so very much for visiting me .. I truly appreciate it and I would love to hear from you!  :)

Wishing you all a most WONDERFUL day!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Still Here ... Life is Good!

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

I've been taking it sooooo easy and not having a care in the world! ;) hehehhe~  But came across this image and could not resist!!!  

Plus my family will be arriving here in town this week .. woot woot .. can't wait! Planning for another fun surprise for my Bodhi .. he has no idea that they're coming to town! ;)  hehehehehe!  I love these surprises ... it's so fun to plan!  ;)

Anyway, here's an image that I loved from Jeremiah Ketner!  After months of not colouring, I got excited from this image and wheels are turning in my mind for something different .. hehe ...

Coloured with Distress Inks, Prisma Pencils and Watercolors

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I hope to hear from you!  See you again soon!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Just For You ...

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

It is time again for another Lovely Lili Challenge over at the Ribbon Girl!  And the challenge is "Use a Charm" .. eeeeeeasy!  ;)  But of  course you have to use something from LOTV such as an image, artpad images, sentiments or papers too.  So come and join us!

I'm so lucky to use some goodies from the gorgeous Ribbon Girl Store such as:

Floribunda Roses Antique, Organza White Flowers, Rolled Roses, Deborah Lace, Amelia Lace, a cutout piece of Lace Patches Antique White, Daisy May with Bunch of Flowers

And I've used a few LOTV stamps from the vintage sets that I truly love:  

Set 66 Grunge Elements and Set 49 Tags Le Jardin

Here are the lovely prizes to be won:

Thank you so very much for stopping by to visit me .. it truly makes me happy!  See you again soon!  And wishing you all a wonderful rest of the weekend!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Paris Blooms ...

Hey Ya's!  It's been awhile .. hope you are all doing very well and enjoying your days!

It seems that the warm days are arriving quickly here in town .. and our rose bushes are already showing signs of new growth!  Can you believe that?!  

Well, I've made another card using some Maja papers that were sent by a sweet overseas friend .. thank you so much .. I really LOVE them dear!!!  It was tough to cut into .. but this year I've decided to try my best not to keep goodies tucked away.  :)  hehe!

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me .. I really do appreciate it!  I'd love to hear from you!  See you again soon!

Wishing you a most WONDERFUL day!

Hugs,

Elise

Sweet You ...

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

Last week, I finished a card with some goodies that I received from dear friends .. thank you so much ladies .. I love everything!!!  I had been eyeing those LemonCraft papers for some time .. and a sweet friend surprised me with them!  Awwwwww!!!  Thank you dear!!!  :)  Now a new addiction begins!  hehe!

I would also love to enter my card into the LemonCraft challenge and you can also find their products at the LemonCraft Store!  :)

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I'd love to hear from you!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise