LOTV Challenge!!!

Hey Ya's!  Just a quick reminder that we hope to see you at LOTV'S Monthly Challenge!  This month it is "Pretty in Pink" .. easy peasy and super fun!!!!

Hope to see you there with all of your beauuuutiful creations!!!!

Big Hugs,

Elise

LOTV's New Release is Ready!!! .. and a Pic

Hey Ya's!!!  Hope you are all doing very well and enjoyed the LOTV Blog Hop!  :)

The new GORGEOUS Christmas release is ready for orders at Lili of the Valley web store!!  Yayyyy!  Happy Shopping to you!  hehe!!!  They are just so incredibly BEAUTIFUL .. I love each and every single one! .. as always!

Today's card, I've used the darling "Window Seat" along with "Set 35 Christmas Handwritten Phrases".  Aren't they just the sweetest lil things?!

Please check out my FABULOUS DT sisters GORGEOUS creations at their personal blogs as well as at Lili of the Valley's Inspirational Blog!  They are ALL so STUNNING!

Now before you leave, I have something to show you!  I was so fortunate and excited to meet some of the beautiful friends here in Vegas after their long CHA day .. and this is a pic of Angie, Mindy, Alberto, myself and Becky.  All so very very LOVELY & SWEET they are .. and I was so happy to finally hug them in person!  

 Thank you so much for visiting me and for always leaving me such lovely comments .. I truly appreciate it!  I'll see you again soon!  :)

Hugs,

Elise

LOTV Blog Hop & a New DT Girl!!

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 Christmas stamps!

This is the first set in their 2013 Christmas collection and is an adorable mix of 16 cute characters which we think you are going to LOVE!

The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday on Thursday July 25th (UK time) along with some fabulous new art pads and patterned papers!

The LOTV design team are all joining in and you may have noticed that there is another new name on the list...

we’re all thrilled to welcome our new teamie, it’s the amazing Kathy!  Woohooo!!!

I’m sure you know what to do by now lol  ...just ‘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

There is a fabulous prize up for grabs on this hop, we don’t know where it is hidden so do make sure you that you visit and comment on every blog.

We will let you know tomorrow evening which was the ‘lucky’ blog and a winner will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on that blog.

 The prize is a full set of the new Christmas stamps...

that’s 16 rubber stamps, one each of all the new designs!!!

 Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning;

 

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky
Dawny

Debbie

Dena
Elise ... you are here

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Kathy

Kim

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

Moni

 Here’s my card using the DARLING "Santa" coloured with Prisma Pencils along with a sentiment from "Set 35 - Christmas Handwritten Phrases":

 

Don’t forget to stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog tomorrow evening when you can find out who the lucky winner is of that great prize!

Enjoy the hop … and good luck!

 Big Hugs,

Elise 

LOTV Sneak Peek!!!

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

Well, I know you've heard the news, and have been seeing GORGEOUS creations from my DT Sisters already .. yes!  Lili of the Valley is having yet another over the top DARLING release!  This time, it is Christmas images!  OoOh let me tell you .. each and every single one is just .. a "must have"!  I love them ALL!

My sneak peek today features TWO of the upcoming release images, and a few of their "older" stamps as well.  :)  I've used "Feeding Robins" and "Snow Family" from the new release.  I drew my own house around his window so that it would look as if the Snow Family was out in his yard.  :)

Then I've also added snowflakes from "Set 36 - Christmas Icons" along with a little banner across the top using "Set 35 - Christmas Handwritten Phrases", and made an addictive pull out tag on top with "Set 34 - Christmas Recipes" and "Set 37 - Christmas Mini Icons".

 

This next gorgeous release will be out on July 25th along with some new Art Pads and Papers .. oooh my!   Woot woot for you!  :)

Don't forget that my beautiful DT Sisters have extra LOVELY things to show you as well on their own personal blogs and also on LOTV's Inspirational Blog.

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

Hugs,

Elise

Love Birds ...

Hey Ya's!!!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  :)

Well, I've a card using the sweet LOTV "Love Birds" which I've coloured with Distress Ink Refills, along with some vintage Background Bits from "Set 45 - Industrial" and "Set 46 - Notes" which I cut out and placed in the back to look like pieces of ephemera.  Aren't those Love Birds the sweetest lil' things?!  And everything from the Vintage line of stamps can be added to anything!!  

Before I leave .. look at the basket full of figs that my hubby and Bodhi brought home from my father in laws fig tree!  And they said there were a ton more!  So we're sharing with our neighbors .. they'll have figs coming out of their ears too .. lol!

Don't forget to check out my beautiful DT sisters blogs as well as the LOTV Inspiration Blog .. as they have such LOVELY creations to show you!  Annnnd .. new LOTV Christmas SNEAK PEEKS will be starting today!!!!

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

Hugs,

Elise

Make A Wish ...

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

I've been quite a busy girl with lots going on here!  But ...

I finally have something to share with you (I have something else, but I'm saving that for Monday .. hehe!)!!! This card here is with this beautiful Lili of the Valley "Cute Fairy" and I've cut out a butterfly from "Set 66 - Grunge Elements" to place at her cute little fingertips.

Then of course, as you already know, I love making tags with LOTV's sentiments .. they're perfect for making tags!!  I used "Make a Wish" from "Set 43 Fabulous Statements" along with a sentiment from "Set 58 - Pretty Grungy Good Times".

Medium:  Distress Inks

Papers:  Prima Blush, Fancy Pants Road Show

Hope you've all gotten in your fill on the latest DARLING release from LOTV!!  You really deserve to treat yourselves to something special!

Please also visit my beautiful DT sisters .. they do so many GORGEOUS creations for you on their personal blogs as well as on the LOTV Inspirational Blog.  :)  And our July Monthly Challenge "Pretty in Pink" is still going on .. you have loads of time to enter and play!!

Thank you so very much for visiting me and being so kind .. I truly appreciate it and love your visits!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Elise

LOTV Blog Hop & 3 Fab New DT's!!!

Good morning everyone and thanks for stopping by .. and for those here living in the U.S.  .. Happy 4th of July!!!!!

Today we are holding a Lili of the Valley design team blog hop to celebrate the launch of their gorgeous Summer stamps!  There are 10 new designs including fairies, flowers and also some that are a little bit different!

The stamps will be available to buy on the website from midday UK time on Monday 8^th July and will be launched in their Leeds shop on Saturday 6^th if you are near enough to visit. :)

The LOTV design team are all joining in and you may have noticed that there are some new names on the list!  We’re all thrilled to welcome our new teamies   ...it’s the very fabulous Kim Piggott, Becky Hetherington and Debbie Dolphin!!  Woot woot!

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.

There are some great prizes up for grabs on this hop, we don’t know where they are hidden so do make sure you that you visit and comment on every blog.

We will let you know tomorrow evening which were the ‘lucky’ blogs and the winners will be drawn at random from all the comments that were left on those blogs.

 1st prize

The full set of 10 new stamps

 2^nd prize

4 new perfectly pretty stamps

 3^rd prize

3 new flower stamps

 4^th prize

3 new fairy stamps

Here's a list of all the blogs taking part, and remember that you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the best chance of winning as we don’t know where the prizes are hidden:

  

Ideas to Inspire

Anne

Becky H.
Dawny

Debbie D.

Dena
Elise ... you are here

Fleur

Gretha

Jen

Kim P.

Lou

Mary J

Mindy

Moni

My card is using the beautiful "Sunflowers" from the upcoming gorgeous release, along with "Set 66 - Grunge Elements" and "Set 67 Grunge Swirls" added to the side of the Sunflowers frame.  I've also stamped the musical sheet from "Set 46 - Background Bits - Notes" onto the ripped portion of my papers.

The pull out tag features "Set 44 Statements - Just to Say" (So Sorry).  And I've added a couple of the gorgeous tags from "Set 50 Tags Madame".

Your next stop is the gorgeous Fleur  ....and if you get lost along the way you can start again at the Ideas to Inspire blog

Don’t forget to also stop by the Ideas to Inspire blog tomorrow evening when you can find out who the lucky winners are of those great prizes

Enjoy the Hop and Good Luck!!!  Have fun on your 4th of July .. be safe!!!  :)

Big Hugs,

Elise