Blog Candy Winner

Hello!  Happy weekend!

Let's get right down to business here.  I made a quick draw for my 5th Blogoversary Candy

...using the True Random Number Generator at Random.Org and the number the Generator has picked is...

So that means the winner is...(drumroll, please)...

13.  Mojca

Mojca, congrats!  Please e-mail me your mailing address (snail-mail address...hee hee).  Click on the e-mail widget near the top of my left sidebar.  

Thanks to everyone for entering.  Have a fabulous weekend!

Sweet Wishes - FFFC #110 Shabby Chic

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Hello.  Happy Spring!

Another Friday and this one brings a new challenge at the Fussy and Friday Challenge Blog.  The new theme is 'Shabby Chic'.  Our challenge hostess is Judy and we're being sponsored by Live and Love Crafts.  Make sure you pop over to the Fussy and Friday Challenge Blog to get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun.  And please check out the fabulous cards that my DT teammates have created to inspire you.

And so...this is my card.

I've turned this into an easel card...

As you can see I ink-distressed the paper edges of my designer paper pieces, which is my normal practice. But this time I also distressed the paper edges with my little Tim Holtz Paper Distresser tool to make the card look shabbier.  The thing is I didn't do a very good job at it's hard to see...Arrgghh.  Honestly it's too much work and too time consuming to distress by hand. What I need is one of those Zutter Distrezz-It-All machines!!!  It's on my wish list...hee hee.

Being featured is this adorable Magnolia image...

- Tilda Binding Flowers from the Special Moments Collection 2013

Magnolia stamps are available at Magnolia-licious on-line store, where you can find both full size and mini size.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Sweet!

Challenges for this card:
Simply Magnolia Challenges - Birthday Wishes
Bearly Mine Challenges #120 - One for the Girls
Deep Ocean Challenge #73 - Lace and Pearls
Magnolia Down Under Challenge #231 - Birthday
Charisma Cardz Challenge #6 - Birthday Girls
Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge #90 - Flower Power
Tuesday Throwdown #187 - Tic Tac Toe (diecuts, flowers, ribbon)
Divas by Design - Flower Power
Crafty Girls Challenges #14 - Anything Goes
Milk Coffee - Flowers Challenge

Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated by me.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Chatterbox Great Little Stripes and Great Room Floral; one unknown paper from my scrap bin

Dies:  Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Frilly #7; Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two; Crealies Creative Flower No. 06, Poppystamps 956 Lovely Tendril 

Punches:  EK Success medium and small Retro Flowers; Martha Stewart Hydrangea, Hydrangea 3-in-1, Nellie Snellen Floral Punch FLP031 Large Rose Leaves, Fiskars Celestial 3-in-1 corner punch; Michaels mini sun   

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain, Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey; lace, ribbon and pearls from my stash 

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

Easter Greetings - Magnolia-licious 'CAS'

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Hello.

We're midway in our current 'Clean and Simple' challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.   We want to see cards/projects with limited embellishments and decorations--less is more!  Today it's Team B's turn to post our DT cards/projects for your inspiration.  Hop over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog to get complete details of the challenge and how you can join in the fun.  Don't forget to check out my DT teammates' fabulous projects/cards while you're there.  

CAS is definitely not my style!  I love my embellishments--flowers, diecuts, pearls, etc.  And I must confess that I usually end up adding embellisments to my CAS cards before mailing them off.  I simply can't force myself to send any card of mine so bare...tee hee.

Anyway,  here is my CAS card--simple layout and clean of embellishments.

And you know that I simply can't leave the inside of my card undecorated, so I did worked on it but still keeping it CAS also--we're talking layout here...hee hee.

I admit that both images I used here are not what you call 'simple', but if you replace them with whatever you want, toppers or simply stamped images, then it fits the CAS bill don't you think?...ha ha

I did some masking to create the scene on the front of my card.  The two Magnolia images I used here are:

- Tilda With Her Rabbit from the Special Moments Collection 2013
- Tilda's Heart Flowers from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012

And for the inside of the card, I drew a Zentangle egg below this Tilda image.  (Oh, the Tilda's Heart Flowers image above have been tangled also.)

- Frizzy Tilda from the Sea Breeze Collection 2013

You can find the three stamps I used on this card at Magnolia-licious on-line store, where you can also find other equally adorable Magnolia images--both full size and mini.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Check out also the stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Cool!

Challenges for this card:
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #3 - Use a stamp or digi stamp
The Crafting Cafe March Challenge - CAS
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite colouring medium and why (alcohol-ink markers, Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias, love the way I can blend colours)
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #312 - Girls, girls, girls!
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends Challenge #192 - CAS
Pals Paper Arts PPA195 - A colour challenge
Sparkles Monthly Challenge #54 - Easter Parade
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #33 - Anything Goes (with optional bling)
Love to Create Challenge - CAS and/or Classy/Elegant

That's all for me  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  From DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl paper pad

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Coluzzle Oval template

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

5th Blogoversary Candy

Hello!

It was just over 5 years ago that I started my blog, so I'm celebrating the 5th anniversary of my blog.  Woo-hoo...  And so I've put together some card-making/crafting supplies for my '5th Blogoversary Candy'.

This is a collection of items that I bought while they're on sale or on clearance (I'm cheap! ha ha), items that I somehow have double-ordered...duh, items that I've received as gifts or prizes but already own so now I have duplicates of (so I don't feel guilty about passing them on) and some stuff from my stash.

Here's a list:
Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly cutting die
Memory Box Darla Butterfly cutting die
Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart Circles cutting dies
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirteen cutting dies
Magnolia Blueberry Tilda stamp
Magnolia Mini Wrapped Tilda stamp
Magnolia Mini North Pole Tilda stamp
K+Company Que Sera Sera clear stamp collection
Recollections Floral Embellishments, 1 pkg.
Recollections Trims, 2 pkgs.
Half-Pearl stickers, 5 pkgs.

This candy is open to everyone who comes to visit my blog.  So if you're reading this...tee hee, then enter your name in the InLinkz below!

This will remain open for the next two weeks.  I will do a random draw to choose the winner.  Good luck!

Happy Easter - Happy Spring - Magnolia-licious "W"ednesday #26

Hello.  Happy Wednesday!

It's time for this week's "W"ednesday Posts at the Magnolia-licious Challenge.  This is when the DT gals take turns showcasing the other stamps on our cards beside Magnolia that the Magnolia-licious on-line store carries:   Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studio, Penny Black or CandiBeans.  Jane and I are taking part in today's posting.

Easter comes a bit later this year in April--still over a month away--but I'm getting an early start and have created this Easter card.

I love this colour combo--it's one of my favorites.  I'm featuring this adorable image by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps.

This cute gal is Suzi With Bunny and can be found at the Magnolia-licious on-line store HERE.
(Oops, I just checked and this stamp is currently out of stock--check back later!)

Have a look at the rest of the Wee Stamps Collection HERE.

Of course you can also find Magnolia stamps there--both full size and minis--as well as stamps from Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  If you don't see the particular one that you're looking for, ask Diana is she can bring it in for you.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.  Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Cool!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Cherry Lynn Designs Challenge 123 - Easter (using Cherry Lynn Designs dies B118 and DL112)
Bearly Mine March Challenge - One for the Girls
Stamp and Create March Challenge - Ready for Spring
ABC Challenge - G is for Girls
Crafty Girls Challenges #13 - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #3 - Use a stamp or digi stamp
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #39 Anything Goes
Penny Black and More March Challenge - So sweet
Pile It On Challenge #10 - Easter Joys
Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #72 - Spring Into Spring
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

That's all for me today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used: 

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  Chatterbox Light Parlor Stripe and Eclectique Stripe; Anna Griffin  

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Five; Cherry Lynn Designs B118 Pair of Ferns and DL112 Exotic Butterfly Mini Set 

Punches:  Punch Bunch Large Daisy; Marvy Uchida Large and Medium Daisies

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain and Dusty Concord; ribbon and pearls from my stash

Colouring medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias 

A Bit of TLC for Spring Allergies - Magnolia-licious 'Hello Spring' Blog Hop

Hello.

We're having our first blog hop of the year--it's our 'Hello Spring' Blog Hop--at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  The DT gals have been busy working on projects with a Spring or Easter theme.  If you're already taking part in this blog hop and have come here from Chrissy's blog then you're in the right track.  If not, then you may want to start at the beginning--or in case you get lost along the way--here's a list of the participants:

Cathy

Barb

Julie

Karen

Dena

Suzi

Chrissy

Norma (you are here)

Patti Jo

Katie

Jane

Becky

Spring brings spring allergies to some people.  So for my project, which I've named 'A bit of Tender Loving Care (TLC) for Your Spring Allergies', I've made a couple of things to help take care of all those sniffling and sneezing...tee hee.

This first item is a tea-bag gift box-card.  It opens up to reveal a small box inside filled with peppermint tea bags--hopefully that will help clear up the stuffy noses.

For the second item, I've made this tissue box for the sneezing and the runny nose.  I've put an adorable Tilda on each of the opposing sides.  This is the view of the other side.

The other two opposing sides are similarly decorated with this floral arrangement.

My tissue box is made up of an open box over a slightly smaller open box.  The top box is easily removable so that you can refill it when it goes empty.

These are close-ups of the Magnolia images being featured:

- Rose Scent Tilda from the Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012

- Sneezing Tilda from the With Love Collection 2013
- Summer Wedding Tilda from the Special Moments Collection 2013

Magnolia stamps can be found at Magnolia-licious on-line store, where Diana carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  Also available are stamps from Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Penny Black and Candibeans.  Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey.
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and what's more, you get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.  Cool!

I am entering my project into the following challenges:
Creative Fingers Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite 3D Texture (that would be the paper flowers because I love making them and they make things so pretty)
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 310 - Springtime
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Cute
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 248 Spring Is Coming
Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge #5 -Use Something Green
Ladybug Crafts March Challenge - Spring Is Here
Izazovi i Slatkisi Challenge #28 - Spring Around the Corner
Crafty Catz Challeng #220 - Anything Goes
Your Next Stamp Challenge #9 - YNSFFC09 Inspirational Photo Feb 2014

That's it for me!  Now, to continue on your way in this blog hop, your next blog to stop by belongs to Patti Jo, that uber talented lady who has such a way with cutting dies and mini Magnolia Images.

That's all for now.  Thanks a lot for stopping by.  Your visit is very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:

Sentiments:  Computer generated

Designer Papers:  from Recollections Habitat and Rustic Luxe paper pads; Keeping Memories Alive Lavender Stripe

Dies:  Go Kreate Rectangular Frames Frilly #10 and Square Frames Frilly #10; Spellbinders Nested Tea Cups and Petite Ovals; Memory Box 98470 Blooming Vine and 98316 Cherry Blossom (for the flower centre); Impression Obsession DIE042 Spiral Flowers; PoppyStamps 956 Lovely Tendril     

Punches:  EK Success medium Retro Flower; Punch Bunch Large Impatients and Large Daisy; Nellie Snellen Floral Punch FLP031 Large Rose Leaves, Carla Crafts small Cosmo (for the flower centre)

Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pads Walnut Stain, Aged Mahogany and Tattered Rose; ribbon and pearls from my stash

Colouring Medium:  Alcohol ink markers from Letraset - Promarkers and Pantone Trias