Magnolia kind of day

Hello again. Hope we are enjoying the start of our weekend. Mine is looking to be a good one. Sun is shining and might even be able to get out there in the garden.

I have a card I made with the sketch from Magnolia Down Under Challenges. I had to use another one of my new stamps from the new range. I just love her hair too cute. Now again I must admit I am not too sure about this card. Think I used the wrong DP but I am not redoing it. I think I am definately more of a bright card kind of girl but Tilda still looks cute.

Enjoy the rest of your day everyone.

MDUC Sketch

OMG I am so sorry I didn't have this up earlier. I went away yesterday and didn't get back until about an hour ago and thought I had scheduled the post. Oooooppssss....!!!!!!

Okay today we have a wonderful sketch designed by Kellie for the Magnolia Down Under Challenge this week. I thought I would use one of my older stamps from last years Summer collection as I had this gorgeous DP from My Minds Eye that I had to use. LOL. Don't you just love this sketch.

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 Ink 3 available to preorder and some news

Exciting stuff is afoot at the Magnolia Down Under Store, and the next edition of Magnolia Ink is now available for pre-order, be sure to get in and secure you copy now, you will be disappointed if you miss out.

Magnolia Down Under is going through some changes as of first week in April. We are all so EXCITED about it and can not wait for you to see them all. But for a little hint, do you like other stamps other than the gorgeous Magnolia's? Like....... Kraftin' Kimmie or Sweet November and MORE.....? Well as I said keep your eyes peeled and look out around the 1st week of April for a Magnolia Down Under CHANGE!

Last of all the Fairy Tale Collection stamps will be coming in April. I don't know about you all but I am in love with all this cuteness and will have to control myself and not buy all the stamps.

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 ...................

Bev's Sketch for Just Magnolia

Good afternoon. Yep it is the afternoon here already in Australia. Just finished lunch and the kids are watching Ben 10. Hubby about to do the lawns and hoping I get some creating time in this arvo - am crossing my fingers as I don't like my chances LOL.

I finally made a card that wasn't Spesch Stamps related LOL. I was having Magnolia withdrawals and 'needed' to do this sketch from Just Magnolia. I just love it's simplicity. Back to my usual stuff of brightness. I just love this DP by Sassafras Lass. This gorgeous girl is from the Raising the Ceiling range and is available to purchase to those of you in Australia from Magnolia Down Under Store.

Will see you all tomorrow for Anya Ink and for special things happening for the Magnolia Down Under Challenges 1st Birthday. Stay tuned.

Products:Magnolia stamp; Sassafras Lass DP; SU card; Prima & Green Tara flowers; brad; SU Best Yet sentiment stamp; SU scalloped circle punch.

Extra Extra read all about it

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER have a wonderful special on this weekend. All stamps are currently listed at 15% off. How good is that. There is Raising the Ceiling, So Spooky, Yummy for your Tummy and you can do Preorders for the new Easter Collection (due to shipping within Australia only). Get on over to the store and order yours now.

The Pink Elephant #55

Morning. Hope we are all well. We have a few sickies in this house including me. I had the worst headache yesterday and just got worse and worse as the day went on. Unfortunately my little miss wouldn't stop crying yesterday afternoon and said her ear hurt so off to the Dr. Turns out she has an inner ear infection. So she is now on antibiotics. Hubby went to a footy game last night and messaged me to tell me he had a headache and a fever. Wonderful. I went to bed at about 9pm but couldn't get to sleep as my head hurt so much - I was still awake when hubby got home at 10.30pm and then he kept me awake with his fever shivering. Not a good night. Hoping to get a better nights sleep tonight.

Sorry about another waffle. I made this card for The Pink Elephant with this sketch. I love it's simplicity. I also made this for Just Magnolia with a 'Birthdays' challenge. I thought I would give my DT stamp from Magnolia Down Under another look in. She is excellent for birthdays as well as Christmas. Don't you just love her - well I do at least. LOL.
Don't forget Magnolia Down Under still has 10% off stamps - for Aussies only.
Have a good one.

Products: Magnolia stamp; MME Quite Contrary DP; Martha Stewart punch; SU ribbon; SU Best Yet sentiment; SU oval punches; Pearl brad; prima and Kaiser flowers.

*NEW* Hoppy Easter collection available at Magnolia Down Under

The new Easter Collection is going in store this morning they are all so cute to boot you really will have a hard time choosing! They are perfect for not only Easter Cards but Birthdays, Thank You the list is endless. The papers OH WOW, Kellie is adding them now.

10% OFF SALE TOO….

Be sure to pop over to my store HERE…. and check them out.

Friday Sketchers #90

Good morning. Wow it is Tuesday. One more day and my kids new beds arrive. I am so looking forward to it. My little girl so wants a big girl bed.

I made this card for Friday Sketchers. Again I had to use one of my new Magnolia stamps from Magnolia Down Under. This is actually my DT stamp - thanks Kellie I just love her. I must admit it is getting harder and harder to chose a stamp to use. I now have so many stamps and keep adding to my collection. My biggest thing is that I don't want to let go of my stamps - especially my Magnolia's. Hahaha. I guess something has to give. Can't have one without the other. So some of them will have to go very soon. Thank god for Ebay. LOL. Have a good day.

Products: Magnolia stamp; SU Oval All stamp; SU Oval punches; SU DP (RAK from Tammy); Pearl brad; Prima, kaiser & Green tara flowers.

Just Magnolia sketch by JayJay

Morning everyone. Hope we all had a wonderful weekend. It was fabulously hot here in Melbourne. Phew. Glad it is over. But we got some important things done over the weekend - one of them being getting a bunk bed for our boys. Our eldest Tyler is so so excited about being in the top bunk. We now have to get him a push night light so he can turn it on and won't fall off the top if he needs to go to the bathroom during the night. LOL. Our DD2yrs is also excited as she will now have her own bed too. I am not sure whether she is ready yet but we will see.

On to my card. Sorry about the waffle. I made this card for Just Magnolia with this great sketch by JayJay. I, of course, had to use one of the new stamps that arrived from Magnolia Down Under during the week. Isn't she just the cutest.

Products: Magnolia stamp; Cosmo Cricket DP; I am Roses flowers; Nesties; SU Upsy Daisy sentiment stamp; Pin and beads from my local haberdashery store.

You're on my mind

Good morning everyone. Hope we are all keeping well. Guess what I got in the mail yesterday...???? Yep you guessed it my new stamps from Kellie at Magnolia Down Under store arrived. I was so wrapped but I was so busy during the day yesterday I only managed to get this card finished last night. I love this stamp - she is so darn cute. Of course these gorgeous Magnolia papers are also from Magnolia Down Under. No challenges for this one - I just wanted to make a card. The gorgeous roses I got from Fran and Stephanne. Thanks ladies.

Sorry I have been a little MIA. I have made a few decisions of late that have left me with a heavy heart but they had to be made. I don't know if you all noticed but I didn't have a Softpencil card yesterday. That is because I made a decision to leave the DT. I have a few things going on at the moment that are keeping me really busy and something had to give so I gave that up as it was a weekly thing. I would love to thank Elizabeth for having me on the DT and it was really an absolute pleasure to work with you and the other girls.

Stay tuned as I will be able to announce my new venture hopefully very soon. I am very excited about it - just getting really organised.

Products: Magnolia stamp; Magnolia DP; Nesties; SU Upsy Daisy stamp; SU RHR ink; Punch Bunch leaf punch; ribbon; roses - from Fran and Stephanne; K&Co adhesive pearls.

Buttons, Flowers & Bows

Good morning again everyone. Magnolia Down Under challenge time. This week we have a wonderful sponsor Michelle's Scraps and guess what......???? She is giving you all a chance to get 10% off your next order. Pop on over and see what you can see - there is over 200 Copic colours to chose from, spellbinders, flower soft and a wide variety of stamps including Magnolia and Pixie Cottage so make sure you pop in to the store and enter CHALLENGE in checkout to get your 10% off.

Okay on to this week's challenge. We would like to see Buttons, Flowers and Bows - if you have at least one of each we will be happy. So get your thinking caps on and those supplies out and enter the challenge.

This challenge I decided to use one of my Spring 2009 Magnolia stamps. I love this stamp and she didn't get as much use as I would have liked so seeing Spring is coming and I am sure we will be seeing the Spring Kit from Magnolia soon then I thought I would dig her out. Hope you like. Make sure to pop by the other DT's blogs from Group 2 to share the love.

Products: Magnolia stamp; SU Best yet stamp; SU ink; 3 Bugs in a Rug DP; Buttons; ribbon; Bow Ezy; flowers; brad; prima flower.

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.

Magnolia Down Under SALE......********

This weekend only we are having a sale, some stamps have 10% taken off including the NEW release and some 15% OFF. All stamps listed are either ready for a new home right NOW or on their ways. The personalised stamps are also on special, but please be sure to read all the details before ordering just to be safe.

It’s only on this weekend, so if you have been thinking should I or shouldn’t I…? Well YOU should! hahaha…. Pop on over HERE….. and take a look for yourself.

NEW COLLECTION....RAISING THE CEILING

OMG how exciting. The new Magnolia Collection - Raising The Ceiling is now available to preorder from Kellie's Magnolia Down Under store. You had better be quick as the stamps are flying out the door - some are already sold out and have been removed from purchase. Can you believe that....??? Don't fear Kellie will be getting more but for now they are going quick.

Thanks

Good morning. Did everyone's weekend go as quickly as mine did...??? I swear it was just too short :( DH and I are giving up smoking ATM too and so far so good - 36 hours without a cigarette. I tell you it is a struggle but we are determined to do it. Another NY's resolution. Wish us luck.

Okay on to my card. I made this card for Friday Sketchers with this fab sketch. I also made it for Just Magnolia with a challenge of making a Thank You card. So here it is. My good blogging friend Christine sent me this gorgeous Magnolia image and she snuck in some Hanglar stamped images as well as a sweet surpirse. Thanks heaps honey I really am going to have lots of fun with these. mwah mwah.

The gorgeous lace ribbon that I have used on the bottom is from Magnolia Down Under Store and is currently in stock. The personalized stamp (see below) is also available to order in store.

Products: Magnolia stamp; MDU personalized stamp; SU Basic Phrases stamp; SU card; Kaisercraft DP; Spellbinders Fleur De Lis die; Prima flowers; SU corduroy brad; Distress ink; circle punch.