goodies!

giving away 3 lola and riley albums to 3 people (plus extra goodies, of course)! :) 

if you would like a chance to win, leave a link to a fun layout or project using *love,elsie* products in the comments with your name! :) (if you haven't had a chance to use my new stuff, don't worry... more goodies later this week.) I will pick 3 winners tomorrow at noon.

Good Luck! Els

it's a monday.

first of all, just want to say thank you for all your kind words. i do read every single comment and they mean a lot to me. :) thank you.

well, it's monday! just wanted to share some random inspiration from my life today....

these candles now live in my home. love them!

this painting... my friend, zack, was over a few weeks ago and i gave him a canvas and some paint (half joking) and he made me this freaking ADORABLE monster painting. who knew?? i love it.

aqua green is officially ruling my world...

i finished a new painting over the weekend...

and i had some new photos taken by emergent photography (a.k.a. my friend, willard)....

you can see more here or here or here.

hope everyone has had a wonderful monday.... I am going to do *Love, Elsie* giveaways here this week... so stay "tuned".

oh, and speaking of goodies.... attn. Amy Marner! I need your addy again! Emma and I realized today that we sent you the wrong goodies... so guess what? you get 2! :) e-mail me!

:) elsie   

hello!

wow! i can't believe a whole week has gone by!

I had a super busy week with friends and family.... got to visit brett and rachel(sooo good to see them!)

We celebrated Doren's 18th birthday by taking a nice little trip to KC with the family. fun stuff!

also, i have been having some fun playing with icing and sprinkles! :)

looking forward to some good painting and scrapbooking time this weekend...and maybe a fun local concert? :)

Also... I just wanted to thank my friends in the scrapbooking world for so much positive support during my divorce. I appreciated your thoughts and kind words during such a difficult season. I feel very fortunate to have such caring and warm family and friends in my life. Life continues to move forward and I have so much to be thankful for.

CHA*1

day one photos:

such a fun day today. if you want to see images of each of the new Love, Elsie and KI lines look here!
The new KI is so amazing. Kim did such a great job!

and i just want to throw this out there.... I *LOVE* my Design Team!

Check out their layouts with the new stuff....
Kendra
Candice
Amber

...and a big WELCOME to the 2 newest members of our DT.

Brenda

and

Suzy
(also Suzy's blog)

These ladies are so talented! I adore them!!! I couldn't be more thrilled with the dynamics and the mix of styles the Love, Elsie team has. It's so cool to see them using the product in completely different ways. :)

And one last bit of cool news.... I just found out that the Lola and Riley (Hobby Lobby Lines) are available online HERE. So exciting for my friends who live far far away from a local Hobby Lobby! :)

Let me know what you think of the new CHA lines and what your favorite new products are. Hope you are having a great weekend!

Love, Elsie

*Love, Elsie CHA peeks!*

Ready for some peeks at the new products? I am so excited to share our 3 new collections! I will share more photos this weekend, but here are a few of my personal favorites.....

*Jack & Abby*
This is my home collection. I really love the warm fall colors!
(patterned paper)

(fabric and embossed paper.... so excited about the embossed cupcakes!) 

(new chipboard frames!)

*Noel*
This is a holiday line with classic colors and a *toy* theme!

(soft charms)

(embossed cardstock)

*Zoe*
This line is all about art, scrapbooking and photography! I am so excited about all of the camera icons and the fun rainbow colors! The camera mini album is my fave (promise to get a photo of it tomorrow!)

(patterned paper)

(embossed cardstock)

(gel stickers)

sooo many more products... stay tuned for more pics this weekend! :)

and a few layouts....

and last but not least.... my new book! i am sooooo excited about this project! It is a recipe box with cards. The theme of the book is something very near and dear to my heart... *inspiration*! There are layouts and projects inspired by music, movies, fashion ect... here is a sneak peek!

If you are at the show come see me at booth #4207! It's going to be a fun time!

Tomorrow I am going to share tons more photos and the 2 new members of the Love, Elsie Design Team! :)

So excited!

hello*hello from Chicago!

Hey! Just wanted to say hello... CHA is in a few days and I am here getting ready! Can I just say that it is absolutely killing me to not share the new products... but in due time, I promise there will be LOTS and LOTS of photos to share! :)

New band I am loving:playradioplay!

very cool stuff, especially if you love a little synth music (my first love).

and this just amuses me... :)

happy tuesday! i will be scrapping tonight until the wee hours of the morning with the lovely Shannon Tidwell. She is pretty much the coolest. :)

saturday*randomness

just scrapping the day away today.... so fun. getting SO excited about CHA this coming week!

i have been playing with my poloroid camera again, as of late... and i am totally craving one of these little beauties!

anything cool in your world today?

ps. thanks for the links and suggestions yesterday. i love finding new ear/eye candy... SO fun.

*busy*busy*busy*

hey! so this weekend i am doing almost nothing but scrapbooking! working around the clock getting ready for CHA next week! just wanted to share thisnew cute apron i got for the show. so excited!

i am also quite excited about jason schwartzman's new side project.

i always get really inspired by stuff like this. people who always have a lot of art going on in their world.... LOVE it!

what is your current music/art/fashion crush?

Lola & Riley!

I am so excited to share some sneak peeks at the the new Love,Elsie lines that are hitting Hobby Lobby this week! The new lines are called Lola & Riley. The color palettes are really great for summer time photos (i am SO into yellow this season, so I am really excited about these)! These are just a few peeks at some of my favorite peices and some layouts using the new goods! I love Hobby Lobby!

More soon... Love, Elsie

ps... have had lots of people asking about CHA sneek peeks... they will be posted on here the first day of the show... so not too long to wait! :) just to clarify, these lines are *not* the same lines coming out at CHA. :)