True Love ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you all had a lovely week and heading off into a beautiful weekend!  :)

Before I continue on with my sneak peek for LOTV, I would like to take this time to say a big Thank You to  Sylvia Zet and Mariska for inviting me over at Wee to Guest this month of May!  My time with you flew by way too fast!!  I had a beauuuutiful time with the entire group, and it was such an honour & true pleasure for me!  Thank you!!!

Now, I've something else to show you from the upcoming Lili of the Valley release.  This upcoming release is simply AMAZING, and I can't stress enough at how versatile these are!  There are a million things you can do with the stamps, and you can let your imagination run wild with these!

If you are one of those LUCKY people that live in the U.K., you have the chance to stop by the Lili of the Valley store on June 1st to join in on all the fun festivities and get to see the ENTIRE range of this release and purchase them too!  And you also get to meet a lot of my beautiful DT sisters that live & work there and take workshops from them too!!!  OooH you lucky duckies!!!  :)  hehe!

Okay, so anyway!  Here's my card for you:

Firstly, I stamped the one of the "Vintage Backgrounds Sweet Serenade".  Then right over it, I stamped one of the "Congratulations" stamps and heat embossed the words "True Love".  I used Distress Inks to color in the image .. but of course .. you could also leave it black and white too!  :)

Some of these yummy goodies on here .. like that gorgeous thick pink ribbon, the sassy rhinestones and the beautiful carnations .. were sent to me by such a sweet Frantaging friend from England!  Thank you SO much .. I love them a LOT!!!!!!  :)

I would also love to enter this into:

Simon Says Stamp:  Anything Goes

All of the sheets will also be available at the Doncaster Stamp Magic show on June 9th, and then they will be launched at LOTV's online store on June 12th.

Don't forget to visit my lovely DT sister blogs to see their gorgeous sneak peeks!!

Thank you so much for visiting me and taking the time to leave me comments .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

LOTV Sneak Peek .. Girlie Set

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

Well, a couple days ago I did a little gift set with a masculine feel showing a small bit of LOTV'S upcoming AMAZING release.  And this time, I did a little feminine gift set showing just a few of the GORGEOUS images that will be released soon!

This pillowbox uses tags from the "Madame" A5 sheet and that precious little cherub at the corner is from the "Vintage Backgrounds Flora & Fauna".  The stamp with the cherub is actually a whole gorgeous scene with words, flowers and a dragonfly too ... but the great thing about these are that you can even choose to stamp just a little portion of the image if you'd like.

My little gift card holder also has 2 beautiful tag images from the "Madame" A5 sheet:

When I lift up the little tags, I used a lovely image from "Old Romance - Background Bits"

I do stamp these on watercolor paper and add some color to them with distress inks.  But of course you can even do them black 'n white, sepia tones .. the sky is the limit!

This BRILLIANT new release will be coming out at their Summer Open day on June 1st.  Also will these will available at the Doncaster Stamp Magic Show on June 9th and then launched on the LOTV web store at midnight on June 12th!

You can find more GORGEOUS sneak peeks from my LOTV DT sisters on their personal blogs, and also on the Inspirational Blog too!  :)

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

Hugs,

Elise

Upcoming Lili of the Valley Release!!!

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're having a beautiful Monday .. and for those of you who are having a long weekend like us here in the U.S. .. hope you're relaxing with loved ones.  :)

Well, I know you've heard by now .. Lili of the Valley is having a most GORGEOUS Vintage Release coming out at their Summer Open day on June 1st.  Also will these will available at the Doncaster Stamp Magic Show on June 9th and then launched on the LOTV web store at midnight on June 12th!

Let me tell you!!!  You are in for a FEAST!  I literally can't stop staring at these stamps .. each and every single one is a simply "MUST HAVE"!  You can use these on ANYTHING & EVERYTHING!  OoOoh the glory!  :)  

I've made a little project .. a little box and also a little pocket holder for a gift card both measuring about 4 inches tall:

Stamps from "Tags Monsieur":

Stamps from "Tags Monsieur":

Lifted up the tags to show you stamp from "Background Bits Industrial"

LOTV has outdone themselves yet again .. and there is SO much more for you to see!  It's INCREDIBLY AMAZING images .. I say again .. they are absolute "must-have's"!  Please don't forget to stop by LOTV's Inspirational Blog to see the most GORGEOUS works from my lovely DT sisters there and keep checking their blogs to see more sneak peeks!!  :)

One more thing before you go .. one of my dear sweet LOTV sisters & friend ..  Dena (yes you all know this amazing girl!), has classes offered here on her Prisma Colored Pencil technique!  Her colouring is beyond GORGEOUS as you all know, and to take a class from her is a TREAT for anyone!!!!!  :)

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I love it when you do!  I'll see you again soon with a GIRL set that I'm working on.  :)

Hugs,

Elise

Dropping You Some Love ...

Hey Ya's!

Well, here's another cutie from Sylvia Zet's newest Naughty Pups release!  ;)  You can find this Pup with Mailbox as a digi here at Wee Stamps, in rubber at Whimsy Store, and as a card topper at The Hobby House.

These puppies are so DARLING .. I can just see them romping around and getting into their little mischiefs!  lol!

Medium:  Distress Inks

Paper:  Prima

Please stop by Sylvia Zet's Wee Stamps Blog to see more stunning creations from the other beautiful Guests with me this month of May!  :)  Thank you SOoOoO much Sylvia and Mariska for having me this month .. I truly enjoyed my time with you and having the honors of having a play with these darling images!!!  I loved my time with you!

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

Hugs,

Elise

Possibility Begins With Imagination ...

**Wow!  Thank you SO very much Deep Ocean Challenge for honouring me as one of your Top 3's!  You've totally made my day!!!**  .. June 4, 2013

Hey Ya's!  I hope you are all having a beautiful week so far!  :)

Today, I have a card to show you that I've made with Lili of the Valley's DARLING "In the Country" .. sigh .. totally love these cuties hanging out together!!

Medium:  Distress Inks

Papers:  K&Co

Alsooooooo!!! Have you seen on the LOTV Inspirational Blog?!!  Oh my gosh!  You ladies are in for a BREATHTAKINGLY GORGEOUS surprise with this upcoming release!  LOTV has done it AMAZING yet AGAIN!!

I would also love to enter this into:

Deep Ocean Challenge:  Ribbons and/or Laces

Bunny Zoes:  Case a DT Member (I chose the same theme as Alby and Mina with a boy card)

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

Hugs,

Elise

I "Ruff" You ...

Hey Ya's!

Sylvia Zet has a DARLING new release called "Naughty Puppies" .. SO cute!  For today's card, I've used Pup with Snail which you can find as a digi at Wee Stamps available today!  This is also in rubber at Whimsy Store available from May 22nd, and as a topper at The Hobby House.

Medium:  Distress Inks

Papers:  MME

Please visit Sylvia Zet's Wee Stamps Blog to see the rest of the GORGEOUS creations!!  Thank you so much Sylvia and Mariska for having me as a Guest!!  :)

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

Hugs,

Elise

48 Hour Sale at LOTV

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

Wanted to tell you that Lili of the Valley is having a 48 hour sale!!  :)  Spoil yourselves!  

See you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

A Moment Captured ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all having a wonderful week!  :)

Have you filled your goodie bags with the newest LOTV boy release?!!  Ahhhhh .. they are so PRECIOUS aren't they?!  

I've got a play with this DARLING "Man's Best Friend" .. I so love them sitting together like that.  :)

Makes me think of Bodhi with Max when they're not all wild and running like crazies.  lol!  I've taught our dog Max a new trick .. "Where's Bodhi?"  So .. I'll do the whole sha-bang "Sit.  Shake hand.  Bang .. stick em up!"  Then, "Where's Bodhi?"  .. and he has to find wherever Bodhi is hiding.  :)  It's pretty neat to see Max tear through the house searching for Bodhi .. and a pumpkin treat awaits him.  :)

I figured .. if anything happens and we need Max to go and find or get Bodhi .. he'll know what to do.  What a great dog he is!

So here's my card showing "Man's Best Friend" .. and yup!  No flowers AGAIN!  lol!  I tell ya .. my LOTV sisters are my inspiration and they've totally inspired me out of my comfort zone!  :) You can check out their gorgeous works at the Inspiration Blog too!  :)

Medium:  Distress Inks

Papers:  Recollection

Don't forget that Lili of the Valley has their month-long challenge here .. and the theme this month is "Boy oh Boy!"  You still have lots of time to play!  :)

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

Hugs,

Elise

Favorite Things About You ...

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

Well I have my first Guest card for Wee Stamps to show you today!!!  OoOoh my gosh .. I was SO over the moon happy when Mariska emailed me to be a Guest for Wee Stamps!!  Yes, Mariska .. her work is AMAZING right?!!!  *sighing with delight* ...  How truly honoured I am to be a Guest!

I've had the pleasures of making this card with the darling "Peggy" from SUPER talented Sylvia Zet!  Awww .. look at her swinging her little flower basket and enjoying the outdoors!!  You can find "Peggy" as a digi at Wee Stamps.   Or as a rubber stamp at Whimsy Store.  And also as card toppers through the Hobby House.  :)

Medium:  Distress Inks

Paper:  MME

Do you see that gorgeous pink carnation flower?  A very sweet friend mailed me a couple bunches!  I really LOVE them!  :)  Thank you so much for sharing with me my dear!  :)

I hope you'll go to visit Wee Stamps Blog and see all the gorgeousness by the other girls there too!   So BEAUTIFUL!!

Also .. wishing all you Mom's (of both babies and fur-babies hehe!) .. a LOVELY Mother's Day!  Hope you all get spoiled silly and cuddled like crazy!  :)

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

Big Hugs,

Elise

LOTV's Theme Thursday

Hey Ya's!  Just wanted to drop in and let you know that Lili of the Valley Inspirational Blog is having a Theme Thursday with a Prize Draw till 7am UK time!  Awesome!!  Head on over, check it out and enter your name for the prize drawing!  :)

Hope you're having a beautiful day!

Hugs,

Elise

Guest for Deep Ocean Challenge!

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

Well I've some reallllll-ly exciting news to share with you!  I was beyond thrilled to have received an email from the AMAZING Franz for Deep Ocean Challenge!  I know you all know her .. lol!  I so love her work, and this is such an incredibly gorgeous challenge blog!  Thank you SO much for inviting me!!  :)

It's such an honour for me to be a Guest with Deep Ocean as they are all so fabulously talented!!!  The theme for this challenge is "Sparkles" .. oooh I love!  And so easy peasy right?!  We all love Sparkles!

So remember I told you about a lovely friend from England who introduced me to Frantage?  Well, this card is the very first card I've tried with the frantage she kindly mailed me .. it's for her .. and ended up lighting a bit of it on fire with my heat gun.  LOL! Luckily .. frantage is vintagey .. and it covered it up .. I think?  :)

Here's my card using Butterfly Princess from Saturated Canary and I've added Glittered Stickles to the bottom of her dress and on the ground, as well as the frantage has a lot of sparkles in it as well:

I hope you'll come and join the fun at Deep Ocean Challenge .. and please stop by to see all of their STUNNING creations!  Thank you so much Franz!!  :)

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

Hugs,
Elise

Life is a Journey ...

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

As you know, Lili of the Valley will have their newest gorgeous Boys release available for online purchase starting May 6th at midday UK time!  Gosh .. these boys are just the cutest lil things aren't they?!!!  And don't forget .. LOTV has started their own official Monthly Challenge for you to enjoy and play!  This month of May, the theme chosen is "Boy oh Boy!"  .. perfect!  :)

Well, so ummmmm .. you've noticed that I kinda need to add flowers to basically everything right?  lol!  And although I feel that boy cards are beautiful with flowers too, I thought I'd try one without since I had a lot of these Tim Holtz findings in my stash.  :)

This precious image is called "Toot Toot!" and I gave him some whitewall tires  ... oh my gosh .. I can just see him driving by a cutie pie girl and tooting that little horn over and over trying to get her attention.  hehe!  

Medium:  Distress Inks
Papers:  MME

I made those little playing cards and used images that I found on The Graphics Fairy and added in a dictionary definition of the word "travel".

I hope you'll spoil yourselves with this DARLING LOTV boy release .. they're just the sweetest things!

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

Hugs,
Elise

Lili of the Valley Blog Hop!

Good morning everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Today we are holding a Lili of the Valley design team blog hop to celebrate the launch of their gorgeous new Vintage Boy stamps!

There are 8 of the cutest images and they will be perfect for those hard to make cards for boys and men.

The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday on Monday 6th May (UK time) and you will also be able to get them at the Lili of the Valley shop in Leeds on Saturday (4th) if you are near enough to visit .. ooh you are so lucky if you get to go visit!!!  :)

The fabulous 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.

We don’t know where the prizes are so make sure you visit every blog. 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.

There will be 2 prize winners, each winning the full set of 8 new stamps .. woot woot!

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

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Dawny

Dena

Elise .. you are here!  :)

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Lou

Mindy

Moni

Pops

Now here's my card using "A Lick of Paint" with Distress Inks.  I added a rainbow to this image and made my own sentiment on a hanger:

Don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog tomorrow evening when you can find out where the hidden prizes were.

Enjoy the hop… and good luck!  Thanks for joining us!  :)

Big Hugs,

Elise

Fabulous Announcements!

Hi again!  Hope you're all having a wonderful Wednesday!

I have a couple of things to share with you ..

I know I mentioned yesterday that LOTV will be starting their new Monthly Challenge .. and it has BEGUN!!!!!!  Woot Woot!  And must I say?  There are FAB prizes to be won!  You can click here and it will take you to the current challenge.  Or even if you visit the LOTV Inspirational Blog, you can find the link to the current challenge at the top of the blog too.  :)

The second thing I'd like to share with you is ...

I was so honored to be asked to Guest over at Sylvia Zet's Wee Stamps!!!  OooOh how much I love her work!  I am so tickled silly to be with them for the month of May .. thank you SO much for having me Sylvia and Mariska!!!  :)

Thank you so much for stopping by and I'll see you again VERY soon!  ;)  Have a beautiful day!

Hugs,

Elise