3 More Days!

Just a quick reminder that you still have 3 more days for Lili of the Valley's current challenge "Use a Sentiment"!  :)  Hope you'll join in!

Hope you're having a beautiful day!

Hugs,

Elise

Lili of the Valley Sneak Peek ...

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

Well, I've another Lili of the Valley sneak peek for you!  This one features "Hydrangea's" from the upcoming release .. and I love the way it can be used with just about any occasion you'd like it for.

Off on the sides, I've also used a couple of the vintage stamps from "Set 66 - Grunge Elements" (the little Paris circle stamp) and "Set 67 - Grunge Swirls" (those little dots).

Then I created another pull out tag from "Set 44 Statements - Just to Say" and a little paper charm from "Set 58 Pretty Grungy - Good Times".  And the paper that I used is LOTV's "Perfect Pair".  ;)

And after I completed my card, I realized I forgot something .. where is the frantage?!!!  OoOh I could not believe it!  Totally forgot it!  Sheeesh!  lol!

This beautiful new release will be available at actual Lili of the Valley shop on July 6th, and then available on the Web Store on July 8th!  :)

And as always, my DT sisters will be showing you their GORGEOUS sneak peeks too on their personal blogs and also on the LOTV Inspirational Blog also!

Thank you so very much for visiting me .. I love it when you do, and I truly appreciate your visits!!  I'll see ya again soon .. I have another one ready for you which I'll show you in a few days.  ;)

Big Hugs,

Elise

LOTV's Sneak Peek ...

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

Well I've got a surprise for you!!!!!!!!!  We have another PRECIOUS Lili of the Valley release coming up .. and I have a Sneak Peek for you!!  :)  Woooohoooo!

So I've gotten to combine quite a few stamps with this card ... I've masked this darling background "Summer Church" with this beautiful girl "Skipping" .. both are from this new upcoming release.  They are separate images, but I thought it would be fun to put these two together.  :)  

I've also stamped a butterfly in the upper left corner from "Set 66 - Grunge Elements", and added swirls in the corners from "Set 67 - Grunge Swirls".  Then I made a little pull out tag with "Set 43 Statements - Fabulous", with a little paper charm from "Set 58 Pretty Grungy - Good Times".  The paper is from  Lili of the Valley's "Country Lady".

Then at the bottom of my image frame, I've used a Noor! grass die cut .. these dies are so beautiful!  :)  You can go to the Noor! Design blog for lots of inspirational ideas!

This DARLING new release will be available at actual Lili of the Valley shop on July 6th, and then available on the Web Store on July 8th!  Wheeee!  ;)

You will see more GORGEOUS sneak peeks from my BEAUTIFUL DT sisters on their blogs as well as on the LOTV Inspirational Blog too!  :)

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

Big Hugs,

Elise

LOTV Guest with Sketch Saturday ...

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all having a beautiful weekend and a great summer so far!

We've been keeping quite busy here.  :)  Bodhi has started his Karate lessons .. and he LOVES it!  Yayyyy! lol!  Then we bought a yearly membership for the Children's Discovery Museum here in town .. it's packed with so many amazing things for the kids to play and learn.  

Now let me tell you .. I am SO afraid of heights .. so very VERY afraid.  LOL!  And there's a section of the museum where you have to walk up 3 stories .. and you see through everything.  It's a fenced cage (yea, cause we're all animals right?!  LOL!), and each level there are things for the kids to stop and explore and learn.  There's even planes and tunnels hanging off the side in mid-air where the kids can actually go in and climb up and down .. OMGosh .. CRAZY!  But I did the climb!  I did it!  Knees were about to buckle and I could feel a little trickle of sweat on my face .. lol .. but gotta put on a brave face and do it for my Bodhi right?!  ;)

I swear my hands were reaching out ready to catch any of the kids that were jumping around and hopping around up there.  LOL!  You know how it is .. when you're young .. you have NO FEARS!  NONE, NADA, KAPUT!  hehe!

Annnyways, I've been so honoured to be a Lili of the Valley Guest at Sketch Saturday!  This week is a free sketch week .. and I chose to work with a beautiful sketch #253.  Thank you Sketch Saturday for having me guest with you wonderful ladies!

For my card, I've used a couple of the newest images from LOTV.  First I stamped "Set 62 - Quotables Friendship".  Then I masked the rose piece of "Set 53 Vintage Backs - Flora and Fauna" over it.  As you can see, I've not used the entire image of the Vintage Back stamp .. I love that you can use the portions of these new images as well!  :)

Also, I am using a beautiful Noor! Design circular die 6003/1003 for my Guest Spot over at Noor!  I thought, "Why not slip my image between and into the little slits?" .. and it worked like a charm!  Try it!  :)

Well thank you so much for staying with me on my long post.  ;)  I hope you all got your orders in on the latest AMAZING Lili of the Valley Release!  And if it's out of stock at the moment .. no worries .. LOTV is awesome and will replace it pronto!  :)

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

Big Hugs,

Elise

Sittin' Here Thinking of You ...

** Update:  Thank you SO very much Deep Ocean Challenge and also A Creative Romance!!!!  I am truly honoured to be chosen as one of your Top 3!!  Yayyyy!!  Big Hugs to you all!**

Hey Ya's!  Hope you are all off to a beautiful weekend!

My little Bodhi has started his Summer Break .. and we'll have loads of time to spend together until end of August!  :)  We've already gotten in some fun play time .. swimming, water balloons, mini-golfing, library, movies ... so far he's having a blast not having to go to school.  LOL .. who can blame him right?  Nice for him to stay up late and get up later too.  :)  And he sure is keeping me busy busy busy .. I swear this little guy has SO much energy .. he could hold a lightbulb and it would turn on.  haha!!!

Anyways, have you all headed over to Lili of the Valley and ordered the AMAZING new release?!!  Oh my gosh right?!  So many of them, and ALL so GORGEOUS!!!  Many sheets have sold out already, but no worries, no worries ... they'll be back in stock on June 20th.  :)

For today's card, I've done some masking.  For the main image, I've stamped "Set 54 Vintage Backs - Sweet Serenade" Photo image.  Then, I added this little darling girl "Emma Swing" in there.  Also, that word "Souvenir" above Emma Swing is from "Set 53 Vintage Backs - Flora and Fauna".  (I just inked over the "Souvenir" word on the stamp .. and placed it right in that space.)  These vintage stamps are clear .. so you can see where you want it to be!  :)

I've also added "Set 46 Background Bits - Notes" .. the musical sheet stamp and placed it like a piece of ephemera with a little clip in the background..

There is just an endless amount of possibilities with these new stamps .. you can take bits and portions of it to stamp it where you want.  Or you can use the entire image ... it's totally up to what you want!  Crazy sweet right?!

Also, my fabulous DT Sisters has so much GORGEOUS inspiration for you on their personal blogs, as well as on LOTV's Inspirational Blog too!  Check them out .. they are AMAZING!