Crafting Life's Pieces DT Call!!!

Hey Friends!  I have some exciting news to share with all of you!  My very sweet friend Chelsea from Crafting Life's Pieces is looking for 8 new DT members for her new CLP Challenge Blog!!!  This is an amazing opportunity for everyone who loves to craft .. and you KNOW we all do!!!  lol! 

Now if you've never seen Chelsea's work, you simply must take the time to go there and enjoy your eyeballs!  You are in for a spectacular treat!!  Talk about details ... this girl does it all!

Click here to go to Crafting Life's Pieces.

Click here to go to her new Challenge Blog.

Visit both and you will find more details on there for the DT call!  You have LOTS of time to enter in for this!

Have FUN and spread the word!

Thank you for visiting me!

xoxo .. Elise

Whiff of Joy Challenge #72 - Bev's Sketch

Hey Friends!  It's in the wee hours of the night, it's a little past midnight, so I will cut this short as I have to get up early with my rooster ... (my little son ... lol!). 

I'm entering this card into Whiff of Joy Challenge #72.  Thank you so much Bev for giving such a lovely sketch to play with!  I enjoyed it truly!

Here is my card:

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy (Elisabeth Bell)

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Color Pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me!  Your comments totally make my day shine even brighter!

xoxo ... Elise

Easter Joy Fold Card

Hey Friends!  Hope you all had a lovely weekend!  Easter is right around the corner, which reminds me I have to buy my little guy a basket to go egg hunting.  :) 

Last year, I had bought some of those plastic eggs to hide from him, and he loved looking for them.  Then he wanted to hide the eggs from me, so I let him.  And he's sooo silly.  He'd "hide" them where they were all VISIBLE ... like ... just sit them on the table in front of me.  lol!  So, I'd pretend like I didn't see them and say, "Hmmmm, now where did you hide those eggs?"  And he's point to the eggs and giggle his butt off and say, "Right there!  Right there mommy!"  lol!

Aren't little kids the funniest things in the world?!  The pureness of them just makes you sit and want to absorb it all in again.

Well, I'm entering the following card into Fussy and Fancy Challenge 7, which is Easter themed.

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Sugar Nellie (Elisabeth Bell)

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prisma Colored Pencils

Hope you all have a great Monday and thank you for visiting me with such kind comments!  :)

xoxo ... Elise

Crafting Life's Pieces Challenge #23

Hi Friends!  Hope you're all having a great weekend!  Today I finally went to give my hair a "trim", and my hairdresser did more than just a "trim".  She was a bit happy with the scissors, and cut my hair all the up to my COLLARBONE!!!  We were so busy yapping about movies and shows, and she just kept snipping away with the scissors ... and yep ... she must've cut about 6 inches off my hair!

Well, it's just hair, and it'll grow back to where I'd like it to be in about 5 YEARS!!!!  LOL!  I'm kidding!  I love my hairdresser, she rocks!

Anyway, I made the following card for Crafting Life's Pieces Challenge #23!  Thank you so much Chelsea for another BEAUTIFUL sketch!  If you've not visited Chelsea's blog, you simply must!  Her creations are simply amazing and inspirational and you're in for a real eye candy TREAT!

The Fun Stuff:

Stamp:  Kisses Girl by Gurlee Girl

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor Pencils

Thank you for visiting me!!  I'm going to put on my lovely Edward and try to craft at the same time ... is it possible to get any crafting done?  We'll see ...

xoxo...Elise

A Lovely Gift from Stephanne

Hi Friends!  Well, I have something beautiful to share with you ... something that I received in the mail today that made me giddy with delight!  Stephanne surprised me by telling me I was her 100th follower and asked me to pick a stamp I'd like (which I chose Tilda with a Spoon), but she sent me an entire package full of lovely goodies!  I tell you ... it was like a big Birthday gift!  Just look at everything she put in here!!  I can't stop gawking at these delightful treats!

But the most precious in the package was a STUNNING card that she made for me (which is in my crafting room sitting on my computer desk)!  I've seen her cards on her inspiring blog before, and have always thought they were GORGEOUS!  But to actually hold one of her creations in my hands, and get to see it in person ... whew!  Let me tell you ... truly took my breath away!  I just wish I could capture the beauty of this card in a photo!

You HAVE to go and visit her blog here!  You'll spend quite a bit of time there gazing at everything ... just remember to pick your jaws off the floor every so often and remind yourself to blink your eyes!  :)  Oh and just a little tidbit of info on Stephanne ... she's a riot!  Go visit her and when you read her posts ... she'll make you giggle your butt off!

Now look at this!!!  Look at this card!!

Isn't this fantabulous?!!!  With all my heart ... Thank you sooo very very much Stephanne!  I absolutely positively LOVE everything you've so graciously given me!  Truly!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Pink Spring Ladybug Tilda

Hey Friends!  Hope you're all having a great week!  I am, but rather unproductive as I've been rather naughty.  I just bought my New Moon DVD on Saturday, and have neglected my crafting big time!!  Have you seen the movie?!  Oh let me tell you, if I could plaster Edward all over my blog, I would ... he's such a total hottie!!  Those eyes, those lips, that shy smile, that tantalizing voice .... sigh

ALRIGHT then!  Off track for a moment, but will hop back on the path right now.  LOL!  I've made another clear card for a few challenges listed below.  Here's my card:

The challenges I'm entering this into are:

1.  Magnolia-licious Highlites :  Spring theme with acetate

2.  Simon Says Stamp :  Easter or Spring with some Bling  (I've used glimmer mist on all flowers which are impossible to see in the pictures, and also stickles on Tilda)

3.  Stamp Something :  Distressing

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Magnolia stamp

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor pencils

Thank you for visiting me and always leaving me such sweetness!  Hope you have a wonderful crafting day!

xoxo...Elise

Guest DT card for Digital Delights!

Hey Friends!  The other week I was very tickled pink and honored to have been chosen by the Delightful Sketches team to be a Guest DT on Digital Delights by Louby Loo!  For my Guest DT card, I've used one of their digital images, and I chose Lara Ladybug.  Isn't she just so darn cute?!  Who can resist this little cutie patootie?!  I put stickles on her spots to give her a little blingity bling.  :) 

Here is my card and don't forget to play along at Delightful Sketches!  They have a wonderful group of sweet ladies with tons of talent!

The Fun Stuff:

Digital Image:  Lara Ladybug by Digital Delights

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor Pencils

Thanks for visiting me!  Hope you have a wonderful crafting day!

xoxo...Elise

Bouquet of Wishes

Hey Friends!  Hope you're off to a great weekend!  I've managed to finish a card and actually post it all in one day ... GASP!  :)  Today was one of the days of the week that my little guy goes to preschool, so that's how I managed this!  lol!

Well, I've made this card for the challenges listed below and also for Whiff of Joy's Guest DT call!  If you have time, I do hope you'll give it a whirl also!  Here's the link for more information.

And here is the card that I've made:

Here's the Challenges and also the Guest DT recipe:

1.  Whiff of Joy :  Guest DT use 1 cardstock, 2 DP's, 1 ribbon & 1 button

2.  Whiff of Joy :  Easel Card

3.  Stamp Something :  Distressing

4.  Totally Gorjuss :  Ribbon

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy - Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Primacolor Pencils

Thank you for visiting me and always making my day shine even brighter!

xoxo...Elise

Sweet Sping!

*Update: I won Birdie Love Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy!!!  Yayyy!  I'm so super ecstatic about this!  Have you seen these?!  They're precious!  Thank you so much to Debbie and everyone at Whiff of Joy ... I truly appreciate your generosity!  I'm excited to play with these lovelies!*

Hi Friends!  Hope you all had a wonderful Monday!  I'm going to keep this post quite short since it's a little past midnight again ... lol .. and I need to get to bed since my little one will be full of energy by 7am or so in the morning!  :)

I made this card to enter into the following challenges below:

The challenges are:

1.  Whiff of Joy :  Sketch

2.  Paper Sundaes :  Mulit-fold Easter or Spring card

3.  The Pink Elephant :  Anything Spring

The Fun Stuff:

Image:  Whiff of Joy Elisabeth Bell

Papers:  K&Co

Medium:  Prismacolor pencils

Thank you so much for visiting me!  Hope you have a great Tuesday! 

xoxo...Elise

A Card From Scrapmumur all the way from France!

Hi Friends!  I wanted to share with you something that a wonderful crafter has shared with me!  I was so excited to have received a card from Mumur!  If you've not visited her blog before, you simply must!  She has tons of delicious cards for your eyes!

She sent me this card that she made for me all the way from FRANCE!!!  How COOL is that?!  I always adore and love her use of colors and the way she places everything on her papers along with the use of ephemera. 

Here's the card she made which I have on my desk in my crafting room:

Isn't it GORGEOUS?!  I absolutely LOVE it!!!!  Thank you Mumur for totally making my day!  :)

xoxo...Elise