Moments in Time ... and an LOTV update! :)

*UPDATE* .. 2nd half of Lili of the Valley's newest release and Paper Packs available now!  :)
2nd UPDATE:  Thank you SO very much Inky Chicks for choosing me as one of your Top 3!!  :)

Hi Ya's!  Hope you all are having a lovely week so far!  :)  And for those that came along for the Lili of the Valley Blog hop a couple days ago .. hope you had a fun time and a big Thank You!  The new release is absolutely SWEET again yes?!!

I have a card to show you using lovely "Anniversary Surprise".  I realllllly love this image too (well .. can't help it .. but I love em ALL!)  Now this is even perfect for not only Valentines or Anniversaries, but I would even use it for Birthdays, Weddings, Best Friends, Thank You's .. it's another very versatile stamp!  :)

Look at her arms .. hehe .. I totally love how she's just so shy and tickled pink with this adoration over her!!!  I've coloured this with Distress Inks.

I'd also love to enter this into:
Simon Says Stamp:  Anything Goes
Inky Chicks:  Becky's Bingo Grid (Die Cuts, Image, Flowers for mine)
Bunny Zoe:  Anything Goes

Don't forget that the 2nd half of Lili of the Valley's release is today at midday!  Woot Woot!  Cuteness Galore!!!

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

Hugs,
Elise

Lili of the Valley Blog Hop!

Hello Friends, thanks for stopping by!

Today we’re holding a Lili of the Valley sneaky peek blog hop to celebrate the launch of the GORGEOUS new Spring stamps!

The first 6 Romantic Couples were released last week and the remaining 11 will be available on the 30th January.

There are 9 more super cute rubber stamps and also 2 new clear sets (an alphabet and some stitching borders).

You will be able to buy all the stamps on the Lili of the Valley website from midday on Wednesday 30th (UK time) and you will also be able to get them at their showroom in Leeds if you are near enough to visit.  I SO wish I lived close enough to visit the actual store!!!!!!!!

The fantastic Design Team are all taking part, you just need to ‘hop’ from one blog to another following the links and leave a comment on each card. Hopefully you will pick up lots of ideas and inspiration along the way.

We don’t know where the prizes are so make sure that you visit them all. We will let you know tomorrow evening which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and 2 winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on those 2 blogs.

Each winner will get the 2 sets of clear stamps and also 6 rubber stamps of their choice from the new designs .. how SWEET is that??!!!  :)

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part ...and remember you will need to visit them all to have the best chance of winning:

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Bev

Dawny

Dena

Elise ... you're here  :)

Fleur

Gretha

Lou

Mindy

Moni

Pops

So here's my card today featuring the ever so CUTIE PATOOTIE ... "Flower Arranging".  :)  Look how cute that bunny is tippity toeing arranging that flower .. hehe!!



This is yet another stamp that is for ALL Occasions!!  It can for Thank You's, Birthdays, Friendships, Thinking of You's .. basically everything!  :)

Thank you So much for stopping by on our hop!  Now your next destination will be on over to the FABULOUS Fleur and she'll show you another gorgeous new image!!  So hippity hop on over .. lol .. get it?!  "Hippity Hop" .. cause it's a blog hop and my card features a bunny?!!  LOL!!!  :)

Don't forget to place your orders at LOTV store!  The 6 Romantic Couples Stamps are already in stock for order, and the other 11 will be available at miday on Jan. 30th.  Woot woot!  Spoil yourselves .. you deserve it!

See you again soon!

Hugs & Kisses,

Elise



Over the Threshold

Hi ya's!  Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Well, I'm back to show you one of the newest Lili of the Valley images coming out on Monday .. oh my word .. I mean seriously .. they are all SO DARLING!!!  This one is called "Over the Threshold" .. sigh .. I LOVE this stamp!!!

The papers are from a dear friend that she gave me last year .. I know .. I'm naughty right?!  Sometimes a girl has got to just hoard ....... I mean HOLD! ...   'HOLD' onto those papers for a YEAR before coming to terms that it should be used.  hahaha!!!  Whatever .. "hoard" .. "hold" .. it both sounds the same when you mumble from embarassment anyway.  LOL!!!  ;)

Also, please go and check out my incredible LOTV sisters blogs ... they will also be giving you their beauUuUtiful sneak peeks!  :)  And brace yourselves for yet another SWEET release at Lili of the Valley!

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

Hugs & Kisses,

Elise

New LOTV Release coming SOON!

Hey ya's!  Hope you are all having a wonderful Friday and getting ready for the start of a fabulous weekend!    It's a 3 day weekend for us since Monday is Martin Luther King Day ... hmmm ... I wonder what we should do this weekend?

Well, I have some realllll-llly exciting news for you lovelies!!  Yessss!  Lili of the Valley is having yet another DARLING release coming out!  OoOOo!  Perfect for Valentines coming up too!  Here's a picture of just SOME of the stamps .. and uh-huh .. there's MORE!!!  Oh my gosh right?!  Sweetness!!  :)

Treat yourselves on January 21st .. you truly DESERVE it!!!  :)

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

Hugs,

Elise

Trust Joy and Embrace It

Hello Friends!  Hope you are all doing very well!

We have Bodhi's best friends birthday party this coming weekend .. and so we got his best bud a couple things. And I TOLD Bodhi, "It's a surprise, so do NOT tell Hudson what you got him okay?"  mmm-hmmmm.  Next day Bodhi came home from school and said he DIDN'T tell Hudson what we got him.  But .. he said he asked Hudson, "Guess which Skylander character we bought you for your birthday?!"  Oh my word.  LOL!  So Hudson guessed through the list of Skylanders .. and of course now knows which one we got him.  But Bodhi insisted, "I didn't tell him!  He guessed it!"  LOL!!!  Okay .. whatever you say LoveBug. hehe.

Well, I made a card with the DARLING Lili of the Valley "Fairy with Dove" stamp .. I just LOVE her to bits!  

I've used Distress Inks to colour this ... some colours were new ones sent to me for Christmas by a dear friend of mine .. thank you!  I love them so much!!!  And the bird with cage was a die that I purchased with a  giftcard sent to me my a very sweet overseas friend for Christmas also!  Thank you .. I so love it!

I think this image is just so beautiful for Valentines too!  :)  You can even use this for anything really!   Lili of the Valley has been shipping out all the orders that has been placed over the holidays .. so go get your fill on and treat yourselves to something special and sweet!  :)

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

Hugs & Kisses,
Elise

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hello Friends!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I am a bit late with the greetings of the New Year .. but I wish you all a very WONDERFUL 2013!  Hope you all had fabulous celebrations!!

My family is still in town, and we have a couple more days to enjoy them.  :)  And Bodhi goes back to school soon .. oh my gosh .. I so don't want to have him go back to school already.  I really really love having him with me.  I think the doctors totally forgot to cut the umbilical cord when Bodhi was born.  hahahaha!!!

Annnyway, I have a card to share that I've made using this beautiful Lili of the Valley's "Aimi with Lantern" and I added a bird on the top of her lantern from the Geisha Companion Stamp Set.  Look at her cute little mouth!  hehe .. soooo darling she is!  I used these bold red/black/white with hints of gold colors since it's the colors for Japanese New Years celebrations .. which holds special meanings.  Luck, Love, Wealth, Joy, Health ...

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

Squishy Hugs,
Elise

If Friends Were Flowers ...

Hi Ya's!  Hope you're all doing very well!  Are you all ready for the new year to begin?  :)  Will you be doing any special celebrations?

My family is here in town .. so we'll be celebrating here at our home.  Having been born and raised in Hawaii .. New Years was always a HUGE celebration for us.  So to have some of my family here during this time will be special.  :)

Bodhi is over the moon happy that Grandpa is here.  And it's so nice to see him feel so close to my Dad.  When they get together, I'm not sure who makes more noise .. lol!  And Bodhi must've bombarded my Dad with about 5 different games within the first hour and a half of being together.  hahaha!!!  It's pretty cute to witness.  :)

Anyway .. I've made a card using "If Friends Were Flowers" from the latest LOTV release.  I really love this image .. it can be used for so many different occasions!  Birthdays, Friendship, Love, Get Well Soon .. pretty much anything!  Have you all gotten your fill from the newest LOTV release?  sigh .. they are just so DARLING aren't they?!!!!

Medium:  Distress Inks

Papers:  DCWV

Well, thank you SO very very much for all the love you've given me throughout the year!!  You all are so WONDERFUL to me .. thank you!!!

Wishing you a FABULOUS 2013 and I'll see you soon!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Have a Merry Christmas!

Hello Friends!  Gosh, can you believe that Christmas is only a couple of days away???  Wow!

I've managed to recycle a little box .. it's one of those Starbucks Refreshers boxes.  Some of my family will be arriving this week, and I wanted to put a little gift card in each box.  :)

I used this sweet "Thinking of You" stamp along with "Christmas Handwritten Phrases".  And then I know it's a bit impossible to see .. lol .. but I've used the beautiful Krafty Christmas papers.  And all of this is from your lovely Lili of the Valley store!!

I hope you are all ready for Christmas!  I wish you all a most BEAUTIFUL & MERRY Christmas filled with loads of love and laughter!

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

Warm Hugs,

Elise

A Gift ...

Hello Friends!  Hope you are all doing very well!

I've a card to show you today using the adorable "Present Kitty" from Lili of the Valley.  Just to let you know .. LOTV's webstore is still open for orders anytime, but items will be shipped when the office reopens on January 7, 2013.  So you can still get your fill in and treat yourselves to lots of merriment.  hehe!!  :)

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 Sale!!!

Hey Friends!  Lili of the Valley is having a great sale going on .. how awesome is that?!  Just in time for Christmas!  :)

Here's some info straight from the Lili of the Valley Inspirational Blog:

SPECIAL SEASONAL OFFERS - To make way for all the gorgeous new stamps that we've got planned for next year we thought it was only good and proper to have a bit of winter sale of some of our older (but just as lovely) designs. From now until Monday 7th January (or whilst stocks last) over 50 of our lovely unmounted rubber stamps are only £3.00, so get your skates on and have a look at our offers page!

CARD PAYMENTS UPDATE Next time you buy online at www.liliofthevalley.co.uk, you may notice when you pay with your credit or debit card, that the page looks slightly different. We still use the same secure system, but the name has changed to Realex Payments rather than HSBC. It is also a little easier to use. Just select the 'Secure Credit and Debit Card Payments' option and fill in your details as usual. We just wanted to let you know in case you were concerned that it looked different.

WEBSITE OPEN OVER CHRISTMAS Just a quick reminder to let you know you will be able to order throughout Christmas on our website. Please be aware however that any orders placed after 2pm (UK Time) on 12th December, won't be despatched until we are open again on Monday 7th January.

Hope you know you deserve it .. go on and give yourselves a TREAT!  hehe!  :)

See you again soon!

Warm Hugs,

Elise