An Easter Explosion Box - Magnolia-licious Easter Blog Hop

Hello and Happy Spring!

It's an Easter Blog Hop at Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog!  And woo-hoo...I get to start this blog hop.  I hope you'll take part because my DT teammates have really created fabulous projects for your eyes to feast on.  Blog-hop details and the order of the participants can be found at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog (so if you get lost during the hop...LOL, head over there).

I'll try to make this short and sweet, so you can continue on your way... 

My project is this Easter themed explosion box.

All the stamps used are from Magnolia of course.  Magnolia stamps (full-size and mini) are available from Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious.  If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.  And newly available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Prices are discounted prices, you get excellent service and you also earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Sweet.

Here are the Magnolia images I used--all coloured with Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias.





Tilda Hiding Easter Egg from the Little Easter Collection 2013

	           

Tilda with Egg and Chicken from the Little Easter Collection 2013
Tilda Holding Egg Basket from the Butterfly Dreams Collection 2011





Tilda With Newly Hatched Egg from the Hoppy Easter Collection 2010
Tilda Painting Egg from the Hoppy Easter Collection 2010

Okay, that's all for me! Now you can hop over to the multi-talented Suzi's blog and see what fabulous project she has created.

As for me, I'm entering this project into the following challenges:
- Totally Gorjuss Challenge 175 - Something old (few of the stamps are from 2010-2011 collections,  DP is a discontinued one)
- Deep Ocean Challenge #47 - Cute and Cuddly
- Going Grey with Scrap-Creations GGSC148 - Favorite embellishments (handmade flowers)
- ABC Challenge - J as Just As You Like
- Stamp With Fun Challenge 203 - Anything Goes
- Passion for Promarkers Challenge #190 - Butterflies
- Bearly Mine Challenge #78 - Anything Goes
- Everybody-Art Challenge #228 - Spring
- Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 72 - Think Spring (used all 3 dies from Exotic Butterfly Mini DL112 and Small Angel Wing DL112A)
- I ♥ Promarkers Challenge #160 - Anything Goes
- Papertake Weekly - Easter Treats

Thanks for stopping.  Your visit is very much appreciated. Always!

Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  K&Company Garden Medley Striped Embossed Paper
Dies: Spellbinders Curved Rectangles, Standard Circles and Spiral Blossom One; CC Design Olive Branch; Cheery Lynn Design Exotic Butterfly Mini DL112 and Small Angel Wing DL112A; Sizzlits Grass
Punches:  EK Success medium and small Retro Flowers; Nellie Snellen Floral Punches Extra Large Leaf; Punch Bunch small Cosmo; Michaels tiny sun; Martha Stewart Grass edge
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink stamp pad Walnut Stain
Colouring Medium:  alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

 

4th Blogoversary Candy

Hello!

The 4th anniversary of my blog has come and gone (several days ago) so I am late with this posting.  To celebrate, I am giving away this blog candy.

 

I have put together a collection of craft items.  The dies I have managed to buy them on sale...woo-hoo, the stamps are duplicates that I have and the embellishments I have scrounged around from my stash.  I have also chosen things that are flat in order to keep my package flat for shipping, so the postage won't cost so much...ha ha.

Anyway, these are what's included in my candy:
- Spellbinders Labels Twenty
- Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares
- Recollections Floral Embellishments
- Magnolia Traveler Tilda stamp
- Magnolia Mini Tilda With Carrots stamp
- CC Design Party Lucy stamp
- 4 packages of half-pearls in various colours

I will send this collection to one lucky winner.  Anyone can enter.  To be included in the draw, just add your name into the inLinkz below.  This will remain open for a couple of weeks--ends on April 1, 2013.

Good luck!

Easter Greetings - Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge #3

Hello. 

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  The theme for the challenge is...Easter/Spring.
Hope you'll come and play with us. For more details on how to join in the fun, hop over to the  Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. While you're there, have a look and be inspired by the cards/projects of my awesome DT Teammates. 
So this is what I came up with for my DT card...

 

The images were coloured with Letraset markers--Promarkers and Pantone Trias (colours listed below if you're interested)
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I am featuring a couple of new stamps from the Little Easter Collection 2013 from Magnolia.  The one on the front of the card is Tilda Decorate Easter.  Isn't she adorable?

And in the inside of my card, I have used Edwin With Daffodil.  He's just as cute! 

Both of these images are available from Diana's on-line store, Magnolia-licious. She has a vast collection of other Magnolia stamps as well--both full-size and mini ones. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.
And newly available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Don't overlook the selections of cutting dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Marianne Design, Cheery Lynn Designs and Joy! Crafts.
Not only are you being offered discounted prices and excellent services, you also get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Sweet.

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Stampin' for the Weekend - Use Lace
Stempelsonne Challenge #84 - Easter
Totally Paper Crafts Challenge #157 - Punch it!
The Paper Shelter Challenge #102 - Punches and Dies
A Gem of a Challenge #70 - Floral Frenzy
Allsorts Challenge Week 197 - Springtime
Kreative Stempelfreunde/Creative Stamp Friends Challenge #72 - Spring Colours
Lexi's Creations Challenge #85- Easter
Love to Create Challenge #56 - Lavender & Lace
Bearly Mine Challenges #77 - Easter

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your visits are always appreciated.  Have a wonderful week!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
DP's: Making Memories Meg Argyle and Meg Narrow Stripes; Basic Grey Wisteria Cornflower
Dies:  Spellbinders Hexagons and Scalloped Hexagons; Crealies Creative Flowers No. 19 ; Marianne Design Leaves LR0156
Punches: EK Success medium Retro Flower; Martha Stewart Rose Leaf
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain and Dried Marigold; lace and pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias (-T)
- face and skin: coral, soft peach, vanilla, blush, oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes: burnt sienna, cocoa, caramel, sandstone
- purple shades: 2665-T, lilac, lavender
- teal shades: 563-T, 331-T, 5503-T, tea green, 5527-T
- daffodil: raw sienna, mustard, pastel yellow, buttercup
- leaf and stem: pine, 370-T, apple, meadow green
- ground:  cinnamon, tan
- background:  5507-T, 5527-T

Hello Spring! - FFFC #84

Hello!
Woo-hoo...it's Friday!  Weekend coming up and it's also time for a new challenge at Fancy and Fussy Friday Challenge Blog.  Beate is our hostess for this Challenge #84 and she has chosen the theme Flowers.

I was in the mood to use my coloured pencils, so that's what I've done here. When I do colour with pencils, I don't bother taking notes of what colours I used--too much trouble!!! LOL.  My coloured pencil collection is a mixture of colours from Prismacolor Premiers, Faber-Castell Polychromos and Art Grips, Derwent Coloursofts and Cretacolor Marinos.

Oh, I did use a couple of alcohol-ink based markers to dot the background though--discontinued Letraset Pantone Tria very light blue markers.

This adorable Magnolia image is of Tilda With Big Tulips from the With Love Collection 2013.

And I've decorated the inside of my card this way...with another cutie. 

This is an older Magnolia image called Tilda With Pony Tail and she is from the Sweet Rainbow Collection 2011.

Both of these images are available from Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store.  Diana has a vast collection of other Magnolia stamps as well--both full-size and mini ones.  If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you.
And newly available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Not only are you being offered discounted prices and excellent services, you also get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Cool.
Don't overlook the selections of cutting dies from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Marianne Design, Cheery Lynn Designs and Joy! Crafts.

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Sketch Saturday Week #248 - Leslie's Sketch
Heck of a Challenge - Spring/Butterflies and Pearls
Natalie and Amy's Challenge #7 - Diecuts
Forever Friends March Challenge - Lots of Flowers
Paper Playtime Challenge #5 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Week 196 - For a Lady
The Paper Shelter Challenge #102 - Punches and Dies
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #51 - Bring on Spring (lots of flowers)

Thanks for stopping by. Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a fabulous weekend!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
DP's:  Chatterbox Sky Rodeo Paisley and Rodeo Paisley; DCWV the Nantucket Stack
Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Three; CC Design Olive Branch; Memory Box Cherry Blossom (flower centres)
Punches:  EK Success medium Retro Flower; Nellie Snellen Floral Punches Large Rose Leaf Set
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnute Stain, Aged Mahogany and Faded Jeans; pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium:  Coloured pencils

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'Tis the Season of Love

Hello. 
It's another Wee Wednesday at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Every Wednesday a few of the DT gals will be featuring Wee Stamps images that are now being carried at Magnolia-licious on-line store.
I've created this Christmas card for today's Wee Wednesday. 

Isn't she adorable?  This Wee Stamps image is called Berry.

 

And I've decorated the inside of my card like this with another Wee image on one side and a blank page for personal messages on the other side.   

 

 

This image is called Christmas Bunny.



I hope you'll have the time to hop over to the challenge blog HERE and check out what Patti Jo and Jane have created using the WeeStamps images.
And a reminder that you have several more days until March 11/13 to enter our current 'All About Boys' challenge.

Challenges for this card:
Stamp With Fun Challenge 201 - Brads
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 258 - Something Old (DP's are from Christmas 2011 season)
Paper Crafting Journey - Bingo (brads, ribbon, flowers)
Allsorts Challenge Week 196 - For a Lady
ABC Challenges ABC19 - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime Challenge #5 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

That's it for me for today.  Thanks for stopping by.  I very much appreciate your visit. Have a marvelous day!


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Both sentiments were computer generated.
DP's: K&Company EB Visions of Christmas paper pad, DCWV Holiday Stackpaper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Standard Circles and Classic Scalloped Circles; Tim Holtz Festive Greeneries; Cheery Lynn Designs Holly Flourish and Lace Corner Deco B
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; ribbon, pearls and brads from my stash
Colouring Medium:  alcohol-ink based markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

 

Happy Birthday to You - Magnolia-licious & Wee Stamps Challenge #2

'All About Boys' is the theme for Challenge #2 at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Yes, it's time for new one!  Hope you'll come and play with us.  For more details on how to join in the fun, hop over to the challenge blog and while you're there, be inspired by the fabulous cards of my DT Teammates. 

Here's the card that I've created for the challenge.  

As you can see below, this is actually a window card...and you can see part of the scenery in the back through the window.

 

The inside of the card looks like this.  I've added a blank panel to write a personal note on.

 



These are the Magnolia stamps that I used to create the scenes:

 

- Cool Edwin from the Sweet Rainbow Collection 2011
- Fairytale Summer Background from the Fairytale Collection 2010 (this is actually only half of the actually background image.  I have cut out the rainbow and sky to create the window effect.  If you click on the stamp name above you can see the original image.)

 

- Edwin With Bike from the Lazy Summer Days Collection 2009
- Bird Background from the Sweet Rainbow Collection 2011

Magnolia stamps--a vast selection of both full-size and mini stamps--are available at Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you.
And newly available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Have a look also at the selections of cutting dies also from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Marianne Design, Cheery Lynn Designs and Joy! Crafts.
Diana offers discounted prices, gives excellent service and you get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Sweet!!

 

Challenges for this card:
ABC Challenges - H for Happy Birthday
Card Makin' Mamas Challenge #65 - It's Birthday Time!
Bearly Mine Challenge #75 - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #172 - Happy
Craft Room Challenge - Something For A Man
Creative Card Crew Challenge 30 - Birthday
Anything Goes Challenge #87 - Make It Manly

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Have a wonderful week.


Materials and Tools Used:
Sentiments:  Computer generated
DP:  Recollections Bold Basics paper pad
Dies:  Memory Box Fresh Foliage; Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Eight; Cheery Lynn B162 Lace Corner Deco B
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain
Colouring Medium:  alcohol-ink basedmarkers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Birthday Never-Ending Card - Magnolia-licious Mini Monday #1

Hello!

This is our first Mini Monday at the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Mini Monday is when and where we showcase cards/projects using the Magnolia mini stamps.  For my card, I am featuring five mini stamps, although I've also included a couple of full-size ones into the mix.

I've made a never-ending card!  Have you ever made one?  It's such a fun card to play around with.  This is only the second one I've made.  The first time I made a never-ending card, I only had full-size Magnolia stamps and most were too large to be used on a 6"x 6" card (my usual card size), so had to make my card bigger (7" x 7") to accommodate the bigger images.  When the mini Magnolia stamps were first introduced to the Magnolia-licious store, I knew that the mini Magnolia images would be just the perfect size to fit into a 6"-square never-ending card.  This has been on my 'to-do' list ever since and--it took me long enough...LOL--now I've finally made one. 

I've made a very short video--it's near the bottom of this posting--to show how this card works, but first here are the four faces or 'card fronts' in still life.  I've put the names of the Magnolia stamps used below the pictures.

Mini Tilda With Rose Scent (Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012 - Mini) and

Sweetie Tilda (Sweet Rainbow Collection 2011)

Mini Lying Tilda (Sweet Rainbow Collection 2011 - Mini) and

Tilda with Cozy Heart (Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012)

Mini Tilda With Balloon (You Are So Special Collection 2011 - Mini) and

Mini Congratulations Tilda (You Are So Special Collection 2011 - Mini)

Mini Celebration Tilda (Sweet Crazy Love Collection 2012 - Mini)

These stamps and a vast selection of other Magnolia stamps--both full-size and mini--are available at Magnolia-licious, Diana's on-line store. If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you.
And newly available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet.
Have a look also at the selections of cutting dies also from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Marianne Design, Cheery Lynn Designs and Joy! Crafts.
Diana offers discounted prices, gives excellent service and you get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Sweet!!

 And here is the very short video that I made with my camera...

BTW, all the images were coloured with Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias.

A reminder that the current challenge at Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge is 'All About Birthday'.  You can use stamps from Magnolia--yes full size and/or minis--and/or Wee Stamps.  Hope you will join in the fun.  Hop over to the challenge blog HERE for details and inspiration.

That's it for me for today. Thanks for stopping by. Very much appreciate your visit. Have a wonderful week!


Challenges for this card:

ABC Challenges - H for Happy Birthday!

Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia Challenge - With Love

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 155 - One For the Girls

Card Makin' Mamas Challenge #65- It's Birthday Time

Time for Magnolia Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

You, Me and Magnolia Challenge #8 - Anything Goes 

 

Materials and Tools Used:
DP's:  all from Chatter Box Wallpaper Collection (they have been discontinued I think)
Dies:  Memory Box Whimsical Flourish and Honeysuckle Vine; Go Kreate Small Frame Frilly #4
Miscellaneous:  Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Vintage Photo
Colouring Medium:  alcohol-ink-based markers - Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias

Blue Christmas Angel - Guest DT Card

Hello.

I am a couple of days late with this posting...yikes.  This is my Guest DT card for Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges.  Somehow I've got it set in my mind their challenge posting date is today, Feb. 15, when it should have been 2 days ago on Feb. 13!  Agghhh....so sorry, my memory is going downhill here...LOL. 

Anyway the theme for their Challenge #56 is add some metal.  This is the card that I have created.

I am using a Crissy's Digi's image called Little Christmas Angel which you can purchase from Whimsy Stamps online store. 

 

 

Showcasing the card as an easel card...

 

Challenges for this card: 
Everybody-Art-Challenge #223 - Metal
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations GGSC#146 - Bingo (flower, diecuts/punch, digi image)
Deep Ocean Challenge #45 - Letter 'B' (blue)
Charisma Cardz Challenge #6 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Show us your inner sentiment
Raise the Bar Challenge #131 - Free At Last - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

That's all for me for today.  I want to thank the ladies at Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges for giving me the opportunity to join them. 
Thanks so much for dropping by.  Your visit is always appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful weekend!

Materials and Tools Used:
DP's: Hot Off the Press Paper Pizzazz paper pad
Dies:  Spellbinders Grand Labels Twenty-Three, Petite Ovals and Standard Circles; Magnolia Poinsettia Doohickey; Memory Box Whimsical Flourish; Joy! Crafts Noor! Design 6002/0148;
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pad Walnut Stain; Making Memories 'Merry Christmas' metal label; angel charm, brads and pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink base markers from Letraset--Promarkers and Pantone Trias

 

Sweet Wishes - Magnolia-licious & Wee Stamps Challenge #1

Hello. 

The formerly known 'Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog' is now Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog to reflect the two types of stamps that are now available at Magnolia-licious on-line store.  Woo-hoo...Wee Stamps are my second favorite stamps next to Magnolia!  For our first challenge the theme is...BIRTHDAY.  

I hope you'll play along with our challenge. To find out the complete details on the challenge and how to join in the fun, hop over to the Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps Challenge Blog.  Have a look at the fabulous cards/projects of my DT teammates for inspirations.

For my DT card, I have created this criss-cross card...

The criss-cross panels form a pocket that you can insert something into.  I have made this pullout tab on which I have created a blank space to write a personal message on. 

 



 

  

On my card, I am featuring a couple of images from the new Magnolia's With Love Collection 2013.

This cute image is of Tilda With Big Cup of Ice Cream... 

and equally adorable is this Up Up and Away--I think this one may be my favorite image from this collection.

 

These 2 stamps and a vast selection of other Magnolia stamps--both full-size and mini--are available at Magnolia-licious, Diana on-line store.  If you don't see the particular one you are looking for in the store, contact Diana and ask her if she can bring it in for you.  And now available at Magnolia-licious are those wonderful Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet. 
Have a look also at the selections of cutting dies also from Magnolia, Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Marianne Design, Cheery Lynn Designs and Joy! Crafts.
Diana offers discounted prices, gives excellent service and you get to earn 2% in-store credit with every purchase! Sweet!!

Challenges I am entering with this card:
Dutch Magnolia Chickies Challenge #38 - Also decorate the inside of your card
Magnolia-Mania Challenge #63 - Anything Goes with option 'hearts'
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #49 - Pearls and Swirls
Raise the Bar Challenge #130 - A Couple of Things (2 Tilda images)
Crafts and Me Challenge #119 - Favorite Colour Combo (autumn colours)
Time for Magnolia Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

That's it for me for today.  Thanks for dropping by.  Very much appreciate your visit.  Have a fabulous week!

Materials and Tools Used
DP's: K&Company TC Cottage Garden paper pad
Dies: Joy! Crafts Square Flowers; Spellbinders, Ovals, Scalloped Ovals, Grand Ovals, Grand Scalloped Ovals and Fancy Tags Three; Magnolia Swirl doohickey
Punches: Martha Stewart Vintage Floral edge punch and Frond Leaf punch
Miscellaneous: Ranger Tim Holtz distress ink stamp pads Walnut Stain and Rusty Hinge, pearls from my stash
Colouring Medium: alcohol-ink based markers--Letraset Promarkers and Pantone Trias