MDUC #76

Good morning everyone. Wow what a silly season it is indeed. I just can't get over how many people are at the shops on the weekend. It is so crazy. If they were smart like me they would have got their Christmas shopping done ages ago - but alas they aren't and are leaving to the last minute. I can't even go to the shops and buy something that is not for Xmas. Crazy I tell ya.

Anyway enough of my ramble. I have finally made a card for Magnolia Down Under Challenge. It has been nearly a year since I left and haven't entered a challenge :( My Magnolia's just weren't appealing to me for a while there but last night I decided I needed to use one of my new Christmas stamps for the new colour Challenge at MDUC. The colour challenge is to use: Red, Brown and Cream on your card. So here is my take on the challenge.

Enjoy your day.

Products: Magnolia stamp from Tickled Pink Stamps; Spellbinders Frame die; Kaisercraft DP; SU card; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; SU ribbon; I am Roses flowers; Antique Linen distress ink; Copic markers used- Skin; E000, E00, E21, E02; Dress/hair: E50, E51, E53, E55, Blender; Socks/Wings: R11, R12, R14, R17; Wand: YR12, YR14, E08, E59, E49; Dress trim: E57, E59, E55.

One for the boys

Good morning everyone. How are we all today...??? Good I hope. I have a shocking headache so I will make this quick.

Over at Magnolia Down Under Challenges they have a wonderful challenge this week of 'One for the boys'. Simple yet challenging. I made this card a little while ago when I was in a groove and made a whole heap of MDUC cards. Unfortunately in the meantime I have stepped down from MDUC due to lack of motivation and mojo. I would like to give a big "Thank You" to Kellie Winnell for taking me under her wing and making the experience at MDUC DT a wonderful and valued one. Thank you to everyone on the team who came by my blog every fortnight and shared the love. Hope you continue to enjoy my blog. Make sure you step by the MDUC blog and see the DT's work.

Something Sweet

Good morning everyone. What a lazy Sunday morning I am having...!!!! I just got out of bed and read a little of the newspaper - Kristen Stewart interview - and now sitting on my couch on the computer. I must say it is just a perfect morning. If only my kids would take it down an octave. LOL.

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges the challenge is 'Something Sweet'. I thought it was the perfect time to use 60's Tilda from the Yummy range and also the sentiment from the Summer 09 range. The DP from BasicGrey is perfect for this vintage cutie. Hope you get some inspiration from my card. Make sure you visit the MDUC blog for more inspiration from the DT.

Swirly Swirls

Good morning everyone. It is Sunday already but it is a long weekend here in Melbourne Australia so we have an extra day. Woo hoo. I have a girlfriend coming over tonight to make some cards. We will probably spend most of the time stamping and colouring but I do need to get some of my DT stuff done. LOL.

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges our challenge is 'Swirly Swirls'. I couldn't resist to use Bubble Tilda. I have been dying to use her ever since I got her and she coloured beautifully. I put dots around her with my copic markers but I have seen people do the watercolour effect with their copics - if you know how to do it please let me know as I desperately want to do it LOL. I used my Slice machine to cut a swirl and also used my fancy tags die from Spellbinders for the sentiment - can you notice what is wrong with it. Hahaha. I had to laugh that they got their grammar wrong on a stamp. No matter. Lots of Glimmermist and some sewing and here is my card. Hope you enjoy your Sunday.

Products: Magnolia stamp and DP; SU card; Bazzill card; Nesties; Glimmermist; Cherry Blossoms from I am Roses; SU oval punch; Making Memories Slice and DC3.

Flowers

Hello everyone. It is Sunday and it is Group 2's turn at Magnolia Down Under Challenges. This week we want to see FLOWERS on your creation. Flowers on the image, lots of flowers on your card or the DP, you chose. I decided to do all three. LOL. I really do like this stamp and decided she needed to be used along with my neglected swing by Magnolia. Go check out the other DT's work - you won't be disappointed.

Enjoy your day.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #48

Good morning everyone. Hope you are all well. It is Sunday and it is Group 2's challenge week over at Magnolia Down Under Challenges. The challenge this week is to use 'White/cream, Black + one other colour'. I got this paper pack from Pink Paislee and as soon as I saw the challenge I knew I had to use these colours. I love this type of challenge. Might make another one if I have time. LOL. Enjoy your Sunday it is after all the last day of the weekend. I am stuck at home once again with my kids as hubby is going to the football later today. What can we do....??? Hmmm I just don't have the imagination to think of things. Hahaha. Enjoy.

Products: Magnolia stamp; Pink Paislee DP; SU card; I am Roses flowers; Glimmermist; Pearl stems; SU chalk.

Masking

Good morning everyone. Hope we are all having a wonderful weekend. Today is Sunday so means it is Magnolia Down Under Challenge time. This week for Group 2 we have a 'Masking' challenge for you all. I thought I would use my Edwin stamp from the Raising the Ceiling range as he hasn't seen much ink lately and the bench is also Magnolia - but for the life of me can't remember what range. Soz. LOL. The sentiment is from ATS and the gorgeous papers are from the Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety range. Please come and join in the fun at MDUC. The other girls have done an inspirational job with their cards.

Thank you card for MDUC

Good morning. Wow it is Sunday already. It has been a fortnight since I last made a card for Maganolia Down Under Challenges so that means that is challenge time again for me. And this week for Group 2 we have a challenge to make a 'Thank You' creation. I had to use these papers by Sassafras Lass again for this card. I think it is perfect paper for this gorgeous stamp. She is just lovely. I do love her. LOL.

Products: magnolia stamp; SU Oval All sentiment stamp; SU oval punches & ink; Sassafras Lass DP; Roses & Mini rose buds from Fran; pearl strings from haberdashery shop.; Martha Stewart corner punch

Stitching: Real or Faux

Good morning everyone. It is Group 1's challenge this week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges but I thought I would play along too. This week we want Stitching: Real or Faux on your card. I went with this gorgeous stamp from the Hoppy Easter collection that I purchased from Magnolia Down Under and the gorgeous papers are also from the same range as the stamp. The gardenias come from I am Roses and the roses were from Stephanne and a blog candy win from Cheryl. Hope you like. Come and join the challenge.

Magnolia Down Under #38 - Sketch

Hey chicks. Hope you are still well.

This week over at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we have a great sketch for you with the added element of buttons. You need to pop on over to the blog to see the sketch. I decided to use my DT stamp that I got from Magnolia Down Under Store and the fabulous papers and flower I got in my DT kit. I love Oops Tilda - she is so cute.

Now what you have been waiting for - my blog candy winner. I used random selector to pick this number. The winner is number:

33

That is you ....Sharon from Australia. Wow so cool.
Please email me your address so I can get the goodies off to you.

Magnolia Down Under Challenges 1st Birthday Bash CANDY Blog Hop...

Hello there Magnolia Lovers and Welcome to the 1st Birthday Blog Hop for Magnolia Down Under Challenges....!!

We are so excited and thrilled to become 1! Who knew that when Magnolia Down Under Challenges started with only 3 members it would be bigger and better a year on. We are all SO EXCITED that we have decided to do a birthday blog hop and whats better is that all the DT are offering CANDY! To be eligible you have to hop on to each Design Team Member and leave them some comment lovin affection ;) Winners will be announced on Magnolia Down Under Challenges Blog at the end of the challenge and also on the personal DT blogs on whom won their candy.

If you've just happened across my blog and didn't start at the beginning click HERE.... But if you have come from ........... Tanja's blog than you are well on your hop...

Here is my creation for the Blog Hop. This is something I haven't tried before and I loved doing it. All the stamps used on this card were purchased from Magnolia Down Under - the first two from the So Jolly and Under the Mistletoe Collection and the other from Raising the Ceiling. I love them all. I had to use my new MME Quite Contrary DP and the Gardenia can be purchased from MDU as well.

In wonderful blogland style here is my candy for the Birthday Blog Hop. You will get the card I made for the challenge, Sweet Tilda stamp, 1metre of lace ribbon and 5 lots of 5 different coloured Cherry Blossoms.

Thanks for stopping by.... As I am the last blog on the hop please pop back to the Magnolia Down Under Challenges blog and tell us what you thought of the hop ...................

Easter Theme

Good morning everyone. Hope we are all well on the last day of the weekend. I wish the weekend was 3 days at least. It goes so quickly. LOL.

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we want to see an Easter Theme. Anything easter. I love this Bunny Tilda stamp and bought her last year just before Easter but she arrived 2 days after - wasn't happy as wanted to make easter cards with her but I thought I would use her this year. Woo hoo. She is so cute. She is one that I will not be getting rid of.

We have moved addresses. That's right we are still running (of course) but have moved here, so make sure you pop over to the new blog and become a follower.

Will be back soon with my Anya Ink creation.

Products: Magnolia stamp; Cosmo Cricket DP; SU ribbon; Prima flowers; Big rose from Fran.

Girly girl

Wow another morning to you all. Second post for the day. This week at Magnolia Down Under we have a fabulous challenge for you. Our sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe' - please pop on over and how a look at their store. This week we want you to make a Girly girl card with this sketch to the left - but there is a kicker - you have to have orange somewhere on the creation. Phew. Once I got this picture in my head of what I wanted to do this all fell together. I was not looking forward to doing this card but I love it.

This week we have some awesome news. We are going back to weekly. Woo hoo. It is going to be mixed up though. We now have two new Guest DT's for the next six months - make sure you say a big hello and welcome to Chelsea and Jane. Fran is also going to stay on with us. Woo hoo. Welcome Fran. We are also splitting into two groups. Next week we will start with group one and the following week it will be group two. What that means for us in the DT is that we still are on fortnightly but the challenges will be weekly. Ace huh....!!!! LOL.

I got this gorgeous stamp from Magnolia Down Under Store so pop on over for the sale that we currently have going at the moment - it ends today. Enjoy your day.


Products: Magnolia stamp; SU stamp; SU ink; Cosmo Cricket DP; White card; Distress ink; SU oval punches; Pearls; flowers; nesties.

Valentines Card

Good morning again dear friends.

This is the first challenge for Magnolia Down Under Challenge for the year. We would like to see 'Valentines Card'. Easy Peasy. I love the new Winter kit as it has all the gorgeous new stamps that you can use for Valentines or love or friendship. A lot of things. I am yet to use all of mine. I just can't decide what to use them for. I love this new 'Love Bandit' DP by Bo Bunny. I have heaps more so am hoping to make lots more Valentine's cards.





Products: Magnolia stamp; SU alphabet stamp set; SAMJ; Bo Bunny DP; SU card; SU ink; AC chipboard hearts; Helmar Scrapdots.

MDUC #29 - No. 2

Sorry to bombard you with so many posts today but have got some serious Mojo happening so I decided to make a card for this fortnight's MDUChallenge. If you would like to know the details see this post. This fortnight we have a challenge to use a STAMP WITH ANOTHER USE - so you have to use say a Christmas stamp for a birthday card like I did. I masked off the candy canes on the stamp and drew in the uncompleted portion of the stamp with a Copic Fineliner.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday and just love how the card turned out. Woo hoo another birthday card. LOL.

Products: Magnolia stamp; SU DSP, card & ribbon; buttons; Martha Stewart border punch; SU Upsy Daisy stamp set; SU Riding Hood Red ink.

Magnolia Down Under #29

This fortnight at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we have a wonderful sponsor - Kellie's Magnolia Down Under Store.

1st Prize is 1 of these stamps:

2nd prize is a $10 Voucher:
3rd Prize is this Lazy Summer Days DP:

This challenge you need to use a Stamp with Another Use: What that means is that you can use a Christmas stamp for a Birthday card or a Halloween stamp for a Valentine's Card. Your choice. What a fun challenge....!!!!!

Now the reason why I haven't made a card for this challenge is because Kellie ordered me not to do it. Hahaha. I might still make a card for it but not posting it today.

We are going on a break over Christmas - New Year and will be back on the 17th of Jan. That gives you a whole month to make a creation for this challenge. Please check out the MDUC blog for inspiration from the other DT.

Bedazzled

Good morning again dear friends. I will make it short and sweet.

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges our theme is 'Bedazzled' - cyrstal effects, dazzling diamonds, glitter, rhinestones etc. Now of course I had to do another Christmas card for this one and decided to use Snowy from the Magnolia range. Ain't he just devine. Unfortunately this photo does not do the card justice. IRL you can see the glitter on the snowflakes better and the white card under the DP and Snowy is a shiny card that looks fantastic. I also put Versamark Dazzle ink around the image and the sentiment but you can't see it in the photo. At least you can see the rhinestones. LOL. Have a good one.

Products: Magnolia stamp; Alyssa Designs ticket sentiment; Magnolia DP; Bazzill card; K & Company snowflake brad; MM Slice & Fa La La Design card; white card; MM rhinestone brad; Kaisercraft rhinestones.

All I want for Christmas MDUC

Good morning again sweet friends. Before we get started - I would love to show you the wonderful prize this week for Magnolia Down Under Challenges and it is sponsored by you guessed it - Kellie the owner of Magnolia Down Under with this wonderful stamp. Tilda with Candycane is one of the new stamps you can purchase from Magnolia Down Under. I love her. Thanks for the wonderful prize Kellie. Now on to it.

****Attention: Magnolia Down Under has a 20 % sale on all stamps in store from today until Wednesday 25th. Kellie has confirmed that all stamps will be in this week and wants to share the excitement. Pop on over and get yours today.*****

This fortnight at Magnolia Down Under Challenges #27 we would like you to make a 'Christmas Creation' - be it a card or a christmas decoration. I didn't know whether I would get this done this week due to my tooth but seeing it got pulled out I am back to normal and got it done.

I love this DP by Bo Bunny. you will see lots of my christmas cards in this paper. I made this simple as I loved what was on there already. I just added the metal star and wonderful ribbon that I got from Magnolia Down Under - aren't they gorgeous. Need to buy me some more. LOL

Products: magnolia stamp; Bo Bunny DP; SU card; lace ribbon & metal star from MDU; Kindyglitz.
Copics: Tilda: E00, E51, E21, E02
Clothes: R29, R27, R24, R22
Hair: E35, E31, E37, E29
Other: BG18, YG23,
Wings: BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05

Magnolia Down Under #26 - Sketch

Good morning again lovely ladies. Another post for me today. This one is for Magnolia Down Under Challenges with this wonderful sketch. Don't you just love it...????!!!! This fortnight I had to use one of the Yummy Magnolia stamps that you can preorder from Magnolia Down Under Store. I must admit this DP from BasicGrey Lemonade range I have once again had sitting there for a little while - not wanting to use them as 1 - I forgot I had them and 2 - I just couldn't find the right card/project for them but thought it suited Dinner Tilda perfectly. Please pop into the MDUC blog and check out the great work by the other DT's.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Products: Magnolia stamp; SU Best Yet stamp; BasicGrey DP; SU bravo burgandy & Regal Rose card; SU scalloped border punch; decorative scissors; Prima flowers; pearl brad; SU scalloped oval and large oval punch; SU Regal rose ink; dimensional dots.