Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all ready for the special day!

I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas .. may your day be filled with so much love, laughter and happiness!  May your loved ones be near to celebrate with you!

Here's my last Christmas card for the year .. this Lili of the Valley image coloured with distress reinkers, prisma pencils and twinkling h2o's.

Thank you so very much for visiting me .. you truly do make me feel special!  I hope to see you once again soon!

Until then, Have a Very Blessed & Merry Christmas!

Hugs,

Elise

Christmas Shakers ...

Hey Ya's!  Big day coming up!  Are you ready?!

I really did have a lot of fun making Christmas cards this year.  These were all shaker cards except the one in front with the flowers .. I know she enjoys flowers a lot.  ;)  I used a lovely stamp given to me from a special friend on the shaker cards with the multicolored background which I applied white embossing powder.  

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me in such a busy time of the year .. I truly do appreciate it!  Wishing you all a very safe and beautiful week .. and hope to see you again before The Big Day!  ;)

Hugs,

Elise

Santa Stop Here ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you've all been doing very well and wow wow wow .. the special day is getting closer!  ;)  Can you believe it?  Are you ready?

Well, I made this shaker treat box card using some darling Lili of the Valley images .. I guess you were all right .. these shaker boxes ARE addicting!  lol!  

I used a variety of colouring mediums such as Distress Inks, Prisma pencils and Watercolors.

Time seems to be going faster and faster .. before you know it .. a new year will be here!

Thank you so very much for stopping by to visit me!  I wish you all a most beautiful day and holiday season!  Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

A Time for Love ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you've all been enjoying the days leading up to Christmas!

I've made another Christmas card a couple weeks ago .. this one using some Pion papers given to me by a special friend a few years ago.  Yes .. I have finally found the courage to cut up these papers .. hehe!

Thank you so very much for taking the time to visit me!  I hope you're all doing very well and wishing you all a most beautiful day!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Christmas Kisses ...

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

Are you ready for Thanksgiving?  Goodness .. it's only a couple days away!  Creeps up on you huh?  lol.

My little big boy Bodhi will be on vacation .. that will be nice as well.  Yup .. he's not just my "little" boy any longer.  He's my "little big boy" now.  hehe.  He sure is growing up fast .. and tall too!  ;)

Well, I really am enjoying making Christmas cards .. whether it be with colourings or just decorating it with flowers and lace .. I'm truly enjoying it.

Thank you so very much for stopping by to visit me and I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!  Be safe and may your tummies be content!  ;)

Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Joy to the World ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're having a wonderful start to yet another week closer to Christmas!

The weather here has finally cooled off somewhat .. and I'm enjoying it a lot.  But can you believe we're supposed to go back up to 70 degrees later this week?  What is happening?!  Isn't that a tad bit warm for the ending of November?  HmMmmM ... 

Well, I made another Christmas card .. using some Graphic 45 papers .. and that silver frame in the center is from Hobby Lobby ...

Thank you so very much for visiting me and I wish you all a most BEAUTIFUL week!  Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

May the Joy of Christmas Keep You Warm ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope your week was a beautiful one!

A few weeks ago, I was asked by Sherri Ann Baldy to have fun with any one of her images and I chose this cute little pair .. hehehe!  I can never resist snowmen!  :)  This sweet little image can be found here in Sherri's Etsy shop.  Thank you SO very much Sherri!  I truly did enjoy colouring them!!

I've also used a sentiment stamp from the lovely Lili of the Valley and clipped it with a tiny clothespin.

Colouring Medium:  Distress Inks, Twinkling H2O's

Paper:  My Minds Eye

Thank you so much for visiting me and I wish you all a most beautiful and fun weekend!  Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Make A Wish ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all doing very well and enjoying some beautiful weather!

It's finally cooled off a lot here .. thank goodness for that.  Now our roses are enjoying the temperatures and blooming their pretty blossoms.  :)

A few weeks ago, I made this card for a very special & dear friend's birthday.  I used an "old" Elisabeth Bell image that I've had since 2009 and couldn't resist colouring her up again.  I do enjoy a lot of the stamps that I have bought many years ago.

Well, I wish you all a most wonderful week!  Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me .. I truly do appreciate it!  Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Christmas Blessings ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you're all enjoying a beautiful week where you're at!

Gosh, can you believe it's the ending of October already?  Whew!  Where does the time go?

Well, I've made a card using some darling Lili of the Valley stamps .. "Three Little Angels" (which sadly is no longer sold), Set 75 Christmas Sentiments and snowflakes from Set 36 Christmas Icons.  I really do love these sweet Angels ... 

Halloween is right around the bend too .. I wish you all a very Happy and Safe Halloween!!

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I truly do appreciate it!  Have a most wonderful day and hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Birthday Wishes ...

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

A few weeks ago, I made a Birthday card for a beautiful friend of mine who has already celebrated her special day this month.  She really enjoys the Autumnal colors and loves Halloween as well so I used Graphic 45 "Time to Flourish" October papers and cut out some cupcakes from another paper stack I have .. and placed them in the pumpkin garden as well.  :)

Thank you so very much for visiting me ..  I truly do appreciate it!  Wishing you a wonderful day and hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Trick or Treat ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all doing very well and enjoying your days!

I've made another Halloween shaker treat box card .. this time using a darling image from Mo Manning called "Hobson with Treats".  omgosh .. as soon as I saw this cutie I loved him!  Look at his cute little tongue on the lollipop!  haha!!  I could not resist him!

I'd love to enter my card into:

Mo's Digital Challenge:  Anything Goes (optional Fall colors)

I Am Roses:  Anything Goes

 Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting me .. I truly do appreciate it!

Wishing you a fabulous day and hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Boo!!!

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

I love this time of year .. the coming of holidays approaching gives the days a special sort of feel.  I love the long nights, the supposedly cooler weather (we're still pretty hot here unfortunately), I love seeing all the decorations that are starting to show up in stores and at homes (we've already had our Halloween decorations up from a week ago .. lol!)

We really do enjoy Halloween .. going out to trick or treat and also the passing of candy to see all the different costumes too.  :)

Last year I made a canvas similar to this card .. but decided to turn this one into a treat box card!  I learned this from my very special friend Christina who does such GORGEOUS treat boxes!

Thank you so very much for visiting me and I wish you a most WONDERFUL day!  Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Glad Tidings ...

Hey Ya's!  Are you having a lovely week?  I hope so!

Well, we finally had some big thuderstorms all day on Monday .. which brought in some nice chilly weather.  Which lasted about 2 days .. and now it's getting warm again.  sigh .. can you believe it?!  It's October and we keep going back to the warm temperatures.  yuck!  "Bring in the cold!  Bring in the cold!"  .. that's me chanting.  LOL!  ;)

Anyway .. made another Christmas card (probably because I'm wishing for cold weather so terribly .. hehe!).  This time using Graphic 45's "12 Days of Christmas" paper.  I so love G45 .. and have you ever smelled their papers?  OMG!!!!!!  Smells soooo good!  Can't put it into words .. but I so love smelling their papers!  haha!

On this I did some fussy cutting to make it look like this pretty lady is behind all the flowers ...

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I truly do appreciate it!  Wishing you a most beautiful day and hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Dashing Thru the Snow ...

Hey Ya's!  Happy October 1st!  Wowwww .. can you believe it?  Another month has flown by and we are getting closer and closer to another new year .. eeeeek!

I've made my first Christmas card .. yup .. I am so ready for the Winter months as it is so hot here still.  I am tired of the heat so if any of you can send some cold weather this way .. I'd be truly grateful.  ;)

Okay, so I've seen shaker cards around for awhile as all of you lovely crafters have already done them .. I think I may be the only one who has not done one until now.  ;)  I thought they'd be difficult .. but it is actually quite fun and easier than I imagined!  

This wooden sled was from Michaels that I purchased last year .. I painted it with gesso, then covered it with lots of glitter (which of course is not visible in the photos .. grrrrrr!).  I put some seed beeds and sequins in the shaker .. so much fun I want to make more!  haha.

I'd like to enter this into the I am Roses Challenge .. "Anything Goes"

I really want to thank you for stopping by to visit me .. I appreciate it so much!

Wishing you a most beautiful day and hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Just For You ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you all had a beautiful weekend and did something enjoyable!

I finished this card the other week .. and had lots of fun with it.  :)

Thank you so much for visiting me and hope to see you again soon!

Wishing you a most wonderful day!

Hugs,

Elise

A Little Gift Basket ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all doing well!

Has it been cooling down where you live?  We have had beautiful weather the past couple of days ... it's been in the 80's .. but forecast says we'll be back up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend.  omg .. I'm so ready to get rid of the heat.  lol.

Well, I haven't made this stickpin basket for quite a few years now .. and remembered this while thinking of something to gift a lovely lady.  I bought these little wood baskets from my local craft store Michaels about 5 years ago.  I give it a coat of white paint, then coat it with some clear crackle paint too .. also distress the corners with Tim Holtz distress ink.  Made a little pillow to fit inside the basket .. then embellish away!  :) 

Thank you so very much for visiting me and hope to see you again soon!  

Wishing you a beautiful day and weekend!

Hugs,

Elise

My Sunshine ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all doing very well!

I've been going through my stash and looking through a lot of my "older" stamps that I have .. and I have to say that I love each and every one of them.  They all bring back a lot of different memories .. of different times .. all very sentimental.

So, when I came across this precious image, I immediately knew I wanted to colour her up once again.  I got her when I was with the Belles 'n Whistles DT .. and she is called "Sushine and Apples" .. which sadly is no longer available.  :(

Papers:  Graphic 45

Mediums:  Distress Inks, Watercolors and Twinkling H2O's

Twinkling H2O's and pretty seed beads were gifted to me by a special friend .. thank you so much dear!

Thank you so very much for visiting me and I wish you a wonderful day!  Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Wedding Bells ...

Hey Ya's!  Happy September 1st!  Hope you are all doing well and enjoying your days!

I made a wedding card back in July for a very special friend's son who just got married.  I draped a lovebird charm connected to a chain over the resin frame and added a wedding dress applique to the card as well.  

Thank you so very much for visiting me and I wish you a beautiful day!  Hope to see you again soon!

Big Hugs,

Elise

Life is About Creating Yourself...

Hey Ya's!  It's been quite some time .. and I hope you are all doing very well and had a beautiful Summer!  I can't believe that our 3 months of summer holiday has passed in a blink of an eye.

My Bodhi has started school yesterday .. and gosh .. I missed him terribly.  I'm so used to having him with me all those days over the 3 months .. that it feels a bit lonely and empty without him here.  He came home saying he had a good first day of school .. which of course was a huge relief for me.  So hopefully he'll have another fabulous year at his school.  ;)

I made this card a few weeks ago .. image is Floral Masquerade from Aurora Wings.  I truly enjoyed colouring her and hope you will like her too  :)

I would also like to enter this into the I am Roses Challenge .. "Anything Goes".

Wishing you all a most wonderful day and thank you SO much for visiting me!  Hope I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

Sea Star ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all doing very well!

Can you believe August is a day away?  sigh .. I certainly can't.  Time really does fly away from us doesn't it?

I made a beach card the other week with some Graphic 45 papers ...

The cut outs are from K & Company which I found at my local JoAnn's store.

I hope you all are enjoying your summer days so far .. before you know it .. we'll be heading right into Autumn.

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

Hugs,

Elise

Magic Happens ...

Hey Ya's!  Are you all enjoying you Summer so far?  I hope so!

In the midst of all the hot temperatures .. we had a thunderstorm and hail to bring in some cooler temperatures last week.  Oh what a nice relief that was!  But that was short lived .. as we are now in the 100's once again.  blaugh .. ;)

I finally made a card using a beautiful image called "Flower Ballerina" by Aurora Wings.  Aren't ballerina dancers so graceful?  sigh .. when they dance .. it's like magic right?  Seems like they just float on air .. I love them ..

Thank you so much for visiting me .. I truly appreciate it and I wish you a most wonderful day!

Hugs,

Elise

The Toy Shop ...

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

Well, I am surprisingly back for another post .. whaaaat?!  Yup!  I know right?!  hehe!  Well, this is kind of a cheater .. I started working on this a couple months ago, and put it to the side until I was a bit more motivated.  I finally dug it back out and completed it last week .. and here it is .. a 12 x 12 layout.

Seriously, even as adults .. don't you still love going into toy stores?  :)  I sure do .. and I swear I have just as much fun as my little Bodhi looking at everything!  hehe!

I hope you're all enjoying your Summer days and having fun!  Thank you so much for visiting me .. I so appreciate it!  And I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise