Cherries Jubilee

Just wanted to give you a few more details about the class that I will be teaching a class at CKC {creating keepsakes convention} San Marcos, Tx! It is on September 17th & 18th....and I wanted to give you the link to register for classes. My class is titled "Cherries Jubilee Altered Book" and is offered on Friday from 6 pm -8pm & Saturday11am -1pm. You can click HERE to see all the classes offered & register. This class features a technique created by Tammy Sanders . The class is sponsored by Cookbookin' so I will have plenty of helpers in the classroom & getting the kits ready! You really don't want to miss this class, so register soon as space is limited!

I am back from my vacation (which was a trip to Dallas then Oklahoma to visit my family)...and I am missing them already! My visits back to my hometown are never long enough.


I have drawn a winner of the blog candy give away....and the winner is Mary Anne of http://lakesidestamping.blogspot.com/ Thanks to everyone who visits and leaves me comments!

Before I left on my trip I made this banner and it will be offered as a class in August at the Scrapbook Cottage in San Antonio, TX


It was inspired by the banner swap that I participated in a while back, on The "Every thing Wendy Vecchi" Yahoo Group. I decided that I wanted to make an entire banner with different
flowers, in the WV style. I would love to hear what you think!

Summertime Giveaway!

I am leaving on vacation in in 8 hrs. (gotta get some sleep before I take off... since I'm driving) So I am making this simple! I am giving away a few things from my stash and if you would like a chance to win it...just leave me a comment!
The following items are included: Chipboard accordion album, Martha Stewart clear stamp set, a package of prima flowers, Chipboard stack of assorted colors, a few of my handmade cards, a handmade (fabric) flower pin, a bag full of goodies that includes assorted flowers (some are handmade) buttons, brads, butterflies, self adhesive pearls, and vintage clip art, and the paper bag purse!
I will leave this up while I am gone on vacation and will draw a winner when I return on July 18th. If you leave a comment you are entered, just please make sure there is a way for me to contact you.
I appreciate you visiting and good luck!

Fabric Flower pins

I just love the new Tim Holtz Alterations die's especially the tattered florals die. I saw a flower on Tim Holtz blog a while back and was totally inspired! You can see his here but you'll have to scroll down a ways because it was a long post) I cut flowers out of some fabric remnants, stacked & layered them to make these fabric flower pins. I sewed the button in the center then glued the pin to the back. These are so simple & fun!

I don't know which one is my favorite....but I love making these!

I am putting together some stuff for for a blog candy give away....and I think I will include one of these. I'll be back with the details in a few days!

Thanks for stopping by!

Combined Style Card & Day Trip

Hurray...the weekend is here! My hubby is out of town, so I have the TV all to myself! I have some movies for tonight, Tomorrow I am getting creative!
I made this card for my Friend Rhodeen, she loves the Tim Holtz look... I love the The Studio 490 (Wendy Vecchi) look...so this is how I combined the 2 styles on her birthday card!

Yesterday Rhodeen & I went to Wimberly,Tx...just to look around...shop...and get inspired. Here are a few pictures of some of the cool stuff we saw

And some fabulous shabby chic finds in some of the boutiques!

I love that crown!

We had a great time....I can't wait to go back when they are having market days!

This was a longer than usual post for me, and I would love to hear what you think! I so appreciate your comments!

Shabby Chic Frame Class

This shabby chic embellished frame is the sample for an up-coming class. It will be on Saturday July 31st, at the Scrapbook Haus in New Braunfels, TX. Everything is provided to create all the flowers and each kit includes a hand crochet doily used on the largest flower. There are a limited number of spaces, as I only have so many frames.
I want to say thank you to everyone who vistis my blog, and let you know that I am planning a blog candy give away very soon....so stay tuned!

Friendship Quilt

It has a very busy week..and now the weekend is gone too...so I am gonna make this a very short post. I made this "Friendship Crazy Quilt block" for a friend for her birthday. I had a matt cut to fit it and framed it in a 10" X 10" shadow box frame. I plan to make a few more for some friends with upcoming birthdays...I just hope they will be patient with me! I have also been asked if this will be a class....and welllllll.....maybe....is all I can commit to right now!
Edit- This is pieced with designer paper-not fabric.

Thanks for stopping by...I appreciate your coments!

Dasies for my Daughter

Today I am sharing the class project for this month's flower class. You will be decoupaging a matt for a photograph, then making the Dasies and putting them on the matt. I used one of my daughter's senior pictures (from a few years ago) as my inspiration for this one.

The class is Thursday evening June 10th at the Scrapbook Cottage.

Thanks for stopping by today!

PS...if you are comming to the class bring Distress ink in Tea Dye

Biggest News Ever!

Wow....I have the biggest news ever! I am so excited...I don't know where to start! Ok...a while back the Cookbookin' Design was given a challenge...and guess what ? I won! Yippee! But that's not all.... Cookbookin' has given me the most wonderful opportunity: to teach the project that I made at the CKC (Creating Keepsakes Convention) that is coming to San Marcos in September!
This altered book, using a page binding techinque developed by Tami Sanders, is the project for the class and I will have more details as it get closer!



Please e-mail me if you want more info on the class - This will be one you don't want to miss!
Thank you for supporting me and for your sweet comments!

Embellished Frame

Hello....I hope you all are having a good week so far! I wanted to share this embellished frame that is one of the classes I will be teaching in June. This one is Sunday June 13th at Scrapbook Cottage (San Antonio) I will supply the frame and all the goodies including a tiny hand croched doily to embelish it with a vintage flair. Plus there is a bonus project that will be a suprise! Sign up soon....because it will be here before ya know it!

Thanks to everyone who stops by to have a look.....I reeeaaallllly appreciate your comments!

Banners Wendy Vecchi Style

Once again I am cutting it close to a deadline, but I finished my banners for a swap I signed up for over a month ago. See, a while back I joined a Yahoo Group called "Everything Wendy Vecchi". I haven't ever joined a group like this or participated in one of their swaps.....but I decided to be brave & jump right in. I made six of these have them ready to mail out tomorrow! I can't wait to see the ones that I will get back!

Thanks for stopping by! I would love to hear from you!

RIck Rack Flowers

Hi...Hope you are enjoying your weekend...they sure go by so fast! Today I am sharing another project I made at my friend Yuki's "Mini Retreat". The paper is by The Angel Co. and again I was a rebel and had to be different! My friend Barbara gave me the idea of making the rick rack flowers, because I had rick rack in the perfect color. To make these start with a circle the size you want the flower to be, then use a low temp glue gun to gather the rick rack round the circle. Then I added the button in the center. These were the first rick rack flowers I ever made in my whole life!

I love how bright & cheerful this is! I hope like it too!

Crazy Daisy

Hey there ...did ya miss me? Cuz I have missed hearing from yall!! I don't want to bore ya with how busy I have been, so I am gonna skip over all that and tell ya about the "Mini Retreat" that my friend Yuki hosted. It was my first time to attend I had a great time! There were about 40 or so ladies, many from out of town. It was held in a large reception room in a local church. There were 25 projects to complete at your own pace. This Flower card was one of the projects...but I had to be a rebel....and embellish it in my own way....so my finished card was totally different than the sample card. I will post another one of the projects very soon...I promise!

Thanks for stopping by......I luv to read your comments if ya wanna say Hi

Tattered Flower & Stuff....

There is so much going on right now in my little world that I'm excited about! In only 4 more sleeps I will be attending my friend Yuki's Mini Retreat! It starts on Friday evening & it's alllll day Saturday....we will be making 25 projects & having lots of fun!!! We are having a "card front" swap and I am so happy that I have completed my 40....yes 40 card fronts!

I also completed 2 projects for a "Cookbookin' Design Team Challenge"....I have to wait to find out if I can show them to ya though.

Ok...Even though I feel relived to be this caught up (for once) I should have started making class kits...but I wanted to play....so I pulled out my brand new Tim Holtz Tattered Florals and some fabric remnants and made this shabby lil' flower....

My very talented friend Barbara has just stared her very own blog, and I really really Love the altered book she has just posted! You gotta go check it out! Just click this link ->Bravo Bling and go send her some love!!

Yall keep a smile on your face :)

Handmade Gardenia

Gardenia's have always been one of my most favorite flowers. I am pleased at how this Paper Gardenia came out! Gardenia's are used a lot for weddings...and I love how they smell... I am going to try to find some way to make this paper Gardenia smell like the real thing! I think I have seen the scented oil, if I can just figure out how to get it in the flower without discoloring it! Any suggestions???

I think this will be a great wedding card, and the clolors of the accent flowers could be changed to the colors of the wedding. It would also make a great Mother's day card!

Thanks to all who stop by my blog... I would love to hear from you... leave me a hello in the comments an make my day!

Sunflowers Make me Smile

I don't know why ....but Sunflowers make me smile! This handmade Sunflower is mounted on 6"x 6" chipboard to be the cover a book or journal. I will be teaching this as a class and offering it as a kit for those of you who don't live close enough to come to my class. The kit will have all the petals and pieces to make the front & back covers, plus step by step instructions with pictures to follow. The kit will be $15.00 plus postage. If you are interested in the Kit e-mail me at llelsik@aol.com

Hope to hear what you think...and I hope my sunflower make you smile!

Happy Easter

Spring is here and we have so may wildflowers this year...It is so nice to see them everywhere you look! I hope you all are getting ready for a nice Easter weekend. I know I am looking forward to 3 days off from work. I have lots of new goodies to play with...so I should have some new projects to show you soon. So many things ....I don't know where to start! I am working on 30 card fronts for a swap at the end of April....Flower Class samples & kits....Design team challenge, and the list goes on..... Oh well...one thing at a time!

Have a Happy Easter!

My new favorite Artist...Wendy Vecchi

I have a new favorite artist Wendy Vecchi....have you heard of her? Well I recently got her new book, and she is featured in the new issue of "the Stampers Sampler" magazine. She has a fabulous blog too....Studio490art.blogspot.com. I love the look of her work...it has that distressed Tim Holtz look...but with a more feminine touch...and she makes flowers!!! She has her own line of stamps...but I don't have any of them ....Yet! So in my playing with what I do have....this was my first attempt to copy her style!
Let me know what ya think!
I love reading your comments, thanks for visiting!