Magnolia-licious Blog Hop time!!!

Hi everyone! I sure hope you had a fantastic weekend! I seriously can't believe that July is half over already. With it being the third Monday in the month, that means it's time for a new blog hop from the Magnolia-licious Design Team. This month, the theme for the hop is anything but a square. If you've made your way from my friend and magnificently talented DT sister Cheryl, then you're on the right track. If not, you'll want to start at the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog so you don't miss any of the gorgeous creations by my teamies!  Here's what I've come up with today

For my card, I used #3069 Teddy Bear Love from the Princes and Princesses collection of 2012 which is available at Magnolia-licious. I don't see her in stock right now, but I'm sure Diana will have her back in stock soon. Magnolia-licious offers EXCELLENT Customer Service with an amazing selection of both regular AND Mini Magnolia images!!!  Not only do you receive an in-store credit for every dollar you spend, but you also receive free shipping with orders over $75.00 !! Please be sure and check out the fabulous dies and other accessories as well!!

I am the last stop on the hop today, so please visit Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog to get details on how to play along with us for the chance to win an awesome prize from Diana! Thanks so much for hopping along with us, and can't wait to see what you create! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious Blog Hop - It's time for a wedding!

Hi everyone! It's the third Monday in the month, and that means it's blog hop time for the Magnolia-licious Design Team!! This month, the theme is wedding! Pretty appropriate with it being June, don't ya think?  If you've made your way here from my friend and DT sister Cheryl, then you're on the right track. If not,  you can find the complete list of hoppers at Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog. You don't want to miss a single bit!!  Here's what I've come up with for you today.

For my card today, I used #168 Loving Bridal Couple which I don't see in stock right now. If you're interested, please be sure and contact Diana. They're stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers.  The card itself was cut using the Cameo and I did it with cream on white. It didn't photograph well at all, but it really is pretty in person.  The flowers are all Wild Orchid Crafts and the glittered heart is from my stash. I added a lot of pearls to the flourish frame using a Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  And lastly that fabulous bow was made using tulle. I love that bow!

The card base was meant to be turned sideways, but I really wanted to use it, so I flipped it around so the image would fit on the center. The disadvantage to that, is that the card won't stand on it's own. *sigh*

Be sure to check out all the fabulous Magnolia images available from Diana at Magnolia-licious!! She has the absolute BEST selection of Magnolia images in North America. And not only does she have an extensive stock of the standard images, she is also the distributor for the Mini Magnolia images as well!  She has the best prices and customer service, and you will not be disappointed!!  Now it's time to hop on to see my friend and DT sister Angie. I know you're gonna love what she's created for you today! Thanks for hopping with us, and hope to see you again soon! Hugs!

Time for a Magnolia blog hop featuring Tilda's family

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed your weekend! Mine went way too fast and I'm ready for another one already. How can two days pass by sooo quickly??!!  Anyway, it's the third Monday in the month, and that means it's BLOG HOP time for the Magnolia-licious Design Team!! This months theme is "Lots of Lucious Lace!" Well, I love lace, and I pretty much took it overboard with this challenge. LOL!  If you've arrived here from my visiting my talented friend and design team sister, Cabio, then you're on the right track. If not, you might want to visit Magnolia-licious Highlites to start at the beginning.  So this is what I've come up with you for today

I chose to use #251 Tilda's Family, which is stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and colored with Copic markers. This image is from the Princes and Princesses Collection available at Magnolia-licious. They are then fussy cut out and the popped up from a circle frame cut with Nestabilities. The DP's are MME matted with Bazzill cardstock. I added lace around circle frame, and also used some to make a flower (although I'm not really sure I like the way it turned out).  I made some paper lace using #23 Magnolia Doohickey Antique Lace die (down the left side), and then topped it off by using the lacey Memory Box Butterflie dies, #70 Darla, and #71 Vivienne. That's right! You can not only find the largest selection of Magnolia stamps at the best price at Magnolia-licious, but you can also find an amazing array of fabulous dies as well!! Diana always offers the best prices with the best service!!!

All layers are machine stitched and several are popped up for dimension. I added a bow made with May Arts silk ribbon and the Bow Easy. Here's a nice close up of that gorgeous butterfly!

So that's it for me today. It's now time for you to move on to visit the fabulously talented Ruby! I know she's got something amazing for you to see! Thanks so much for hopping with us today, and hope you play along with us at Magnolia-licious Highlites for a chance to win an awesome prize from Diana!! Sending you wishes for a wonderful week! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious Blog Easter Bunny Hop!!

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you're well rested up and ready to hop around like the Easter Bunny! It's the third Monday of the month, and that means it's time for the Magnolia-licious Design Team Blog Hop! This month our theme is The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town, and we're supposed to make projects that can hold Easter Eggs and/or treats. Now you should have arrived here from my talented friend and Design Team Sister, Barb. If not, then you'll want to start at the Magnolia-licious Highlights Blog so you don't miss a thing!

My project today was a lot of fun to make. I started with this beautiful image #363 Tilda and her Bunny from Magnolia-licious. She's stamped with Memento ink onto Cyrogen White paper and then colored with Copic markers and cut out with circle Nestabilities. I kept the card very simple as I wanted all the focus on this beautiful Magnolia image. The papers are Nitwit Collections matted with Bazzill cardstock. The layers are machine stitched, and the image layer is popped up, then the fence is double popped.

The fence and flourish are both Magnolia Doohickey Dies which I love and use all the time. If you haven't been by to see the awesome selection of dies available at Magnolia-licious, then you're missing out! Diana has an awesome selection with amazing service and prices!!!  Next up is the treat box which was cut with the Cricut Expression and the Sweet Tooth Boxes cartridge. It was pretty hard to get a good pic of it with everything in focus.

It's sooooo stinkin' CUTE!!! I'm dying that I don't have a little girl to give this to on Easter (but I think I have a couple big girls that will love it)! I decorated it with paper from Nitwit Collections, the Magnolia Doohickey fence die, and some grass that was cut with the Expression and Zoo Balloo cartridge.

I used an old Basic Grey brad for the doorknob, and again used #363 Tilda with her Easter Bunny.

So that's it for me today. It's time to head over to see my friend Mindy, and the gorgeous creation she came up with for your pleasure today. Then please hop over to the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog to see how you can play along for a fantastic prize from Magnolia-licious. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon. Hugs!

Magnolia-licious - Let's spring into a blog hop!!

Hi everyone and happy Monday!! Is that a conundrum????  ;) It's the third Monday in the month, so that means it's time for the Magnolia-licious Design Team to have our monthly blog hop!! This month, our theme is "Spring is right around the corner".  Now if you've arrived here from seeing my awesomely talented design team sister Barb, then you're on the right track! If not, you'll want to start from the beginning at the Magnolia-licious Hightlites Blog.  You don't want to miss a single thing!!  Here's what I came up with for you today

I chose to use #225 Tilda with Daisy from the 2012 Sweet Crazy Love Collection. I don't see the full size in stock right now, but the mini is available! I also used #505 Stone Pathway for my background. Both images were stamped with Memento ink onto Cryogen White paper and colored with a mixture of ProMarkers and Copics. Don't forget that Diana carries a HUGE selection of Magnolia images for you to choose from, and is the North American Distributor for the Mini Magnolias as well!! Her customer service and prices are the BEST! So be sure and visit Magnolia-licious for ALL your Magnolia needs! And don't forget to check out her amazing selection of fabulous dies while you're there! You'll find not only Magnolia Doohickey dies, but also Memory Box, Cheery Lynn, Marianne, and Poppystamps too!!

That yummy paper is Pion from my friend Christina, and it's matted with Bazzill cardstock. Thank you Christina! I've been saving it for something special and FINALLY got up enough nerve to actually use some of it. LOL! I do love hoarding beautiful paper!!  I used some lace from my stash, and gathered it up down the side of the vertical layer of paper. It's held there by simply using Scor Tape. If you haven't tried Scor Tape yet, you are missing out! It's amazing! The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the bow is made from May Arts silk ribbon  Added some machine stitching and called her done!

I've got some fun calorie free candy for a person that leaves a comment on my this post before 11:59 PM Sunday night, Feb 26th. Now it's time for you to head over to see the extraordinarily talented Angie! Thanks so much for hopping along with us today, and I hope you play along for a chance to win an awesome prize from the FANTABULOUS Diana at Magnolia-licious!!! Have a wonderful week! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious Sweet Crazy Love Blog Hop

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday! yeah - I know, I know...Mondays are usually not the happiest day of the week. BUT...the Magnolia-licious Design Team is having our monthly blog hop today, which makes it pretty happy! Especially since we're featuring the fabulous new images from the Sweet Crazy Love collection! How do these images just keep getting cuter and cuter??!!  So if you've arrived here from seeing the amazing work of Angie, then you're on the right track. If not, then you might want to head to the beginning at Ms Ruby's fabulous blog, cause you don't want to miss a single thing on this hop! Trust me!  Here's what I've cooked up for you today, a book card.

First I want to apologize, cause it's really tough to get good pictures of these book cards. I love how this project turned out, but the pictures are pretty bad. If you'd like to know how to make one of these, just click on the tutorials tab up above. For my card, I've featured three of these amazing new Tilda images from the Sweet Crazy Love collection available at Magnolia-licious, #282 Tilda Sending Love Letters,  #225 Tilda with Daisy, and #236 Tilda with Cozy Heart.  The "I Love You" stamp is from Sweet Crazy Love as well, but I can't find the number on it right now.

See what I mean about the pictures.  Sorry!  There's lots of machine stitching and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. On the inside left, there's a pocket to slip a tag with a personal note inside.

So that's it for me today! Now it's time for you to move on to see the "oh so talented" Cheryl and see the fabulous creation she has for you today!  Hope you join us over at Magnolia-licious Highlites. You'll find all the information on how to play along for a chance to win an amazing prize from Magnolia-licious! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious Count the Snowflakes Blog Hop!!

Hey everyone!! It's time for another blog hop with the Magnolia-licious Design Team, and this month the theme is "Anything but a card" to go along with the "Wrapped Up Holiday Challenge" contest  that Diana is running right now over at Magnolia-licious Highlites!!  And my gosh is she giving away a spectacular prize!!! You're gonna want to run over to the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog to check out all the details if you haven't already! Now if you've hopped here from the magnificently talented Cheryl, then you're on the right track! I've got a rather simple project for your enjoyment today, something that anyone can make using up your scraps of paper!!

I put together a cute little banner to hang across my scrap area bulletin board for the holidays.  And along with that, I also made place cards for the Christmas dinner table. I was able to just use scraps of paper I had in my stash.  Now the contest stipulates that you must use Mini #3001 Wrapped Tilda and Mini #3002 Unwrapped Tilda in your project. And Diana has helped you by putting them on special when you buy them together !! And not only that, but she is offering a large selection of Mini's on special right now! So be sure and check them all out, and don't forget to make out your list for Santa, too!!  Along with those two, I used Mini #161 Lightening Edwin for place cards for the guys.

For the banner, I used my Cricut and Christmas cartridge for the Christmas lights that Mini #3001 Wrapped Tilda is sitting on.  She's colored in reds and golds and then simply cut out and popped up. I also spelled out the word JOY.

For the place cards, I again used my Cricut and Elegant Edges cartridge to cut out the shape of the card. Then used Nestabilities to cut out Mini #3002 Unwrapped Tilda, and Nestabilities labels for the name plate.  Those buttons are true vintage buttons I found in a very old jar in an antique shop.  Now it's time for you to visit the extremely talented Angie to see what she's created for you today! Thanks so much for joining us in the hop and I can't wait to see your gorgeous creations for the contest! Have a wonderful day! Hugs!

OK!! It's time for the "We have only 'One Life to Live' 'As the World Turns' at 'General Hospital' with the 'Young and the Restless' that are 'All My Children' featuring Nurse Tilda and Doctor Edwin" blog hop!!

LMBO!!! How is THAT for a title of a blog hop??? Hi everyone!! Sure hope you've had a wonderful weekend!! I know I sure did! And now it's time for our monthly blog hop at Magnolia-licious!! This month we're featuring the fabulous and exclusive Doctor Edwin! He's so dang cute and he's only avaialble from Diana at Magnolia-licious! I'm sure my Design Team Sista's have conjured up some GORGEOUS creations for your viewing pleasure today! If you've arrived here from the awesomely talented Suzanne, then you're on the right track. If not, you'll want to go back to Magnolia-licious Highlites so you don't miss a single thing! Now I'll be honest....I struggled with this challenge (which is kind of funny since I was the one that suggested it! LOL!!). I wanted to do something a little different, and just couldn't come up with any ideas that I liked. So I was perusing through the Scor-Pal blog and saw the cutest tissue box cover and that's when it hit me. Tissue box holder....Doctor Edwin....a perfect match!!! So that's what I did! First, HERE'S the one that inspired me, and then HERE are the directions.  This is my version.

I LOVE these tissue box covers and it was really easy to make. I used #000 Doctor Edwin, and #307 Nurse Tilda from The Winner Takes It All collection. Both of these images are also available in the mini version. Magnolia-licious has the best selection of Magnolia images!! Couple that with awesome service and  the fabulous discounts Diana gives, and you've got a combination that can't be beat!!!  I also used #3 Tilda Lace Doohickey Cutting Die.

Doctor Edwin and Nurse Tilda were stamped onto Cryogen White paper and colored with Copic markers. I then fussy cut them out and popped them up on a base of kraft cardstock. That is then popped up onto  a scalloped frame cut with Nesties. The polka dot paper is an old digi paper that I got before I started being smart and saving it under the name of the maker. All I know is it's called Lil' Red and I apologize to the creator of this wonderful set of digital papers. I wish I could find her again cause I loved her papers and would buy more. So if anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate your help.

I used the Cricut Expression and Elegant Edges to make the cut out for the tissues on the top. The strip across the sides of the lid were done by printing Bless you onto Bazzill cardstock, cutting the strips, and then popping them up from the base. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the leaves are cut using #18 Rose Leaf, another Magnolia Doohickey Cutting Die. And I've added the "artsy fartsy" view.

So that concludes my post for today. Now it's time for you to hop over to see what the Magnificent Mindy created for you! Thanks so much for joining us in our hop today! I hope you join the fun for a chance to win a wonderful prize from Diana at Magnolia-licious! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!! Hugs!!

Magnolia-licious blog hop - Magnolia Mini World Binder

Hi everyone!!! Hope you enjoyed the heck out of your weekend, and that you're ready to start a brand new week! It's time for monthly Magnolia-licious blog hop, and this week, we're featuring our Magnolia Mini World binders! If you have not gotten a binder yet for your mini's, you are truly missing out! It's AMAZING for organizing your mini images!!! It's available right now over at Magnolia-licious! Diana offers an AMAZING selection of Magnolia images, dies, and lots of other fun stuff for you to play with!! So be sure and head over there to check out her unbelievable inventory of crafting goodness!!!  If you arrived here from my talented DT sister Angie, then you're on the right track. If not, then you might want to head back to the beginning and start with the amazingly talented Cheryl to see what yummy goodness she' got for you to see!  If you lose your way, just hop over to Magnolia-licious Highlites to get back on track.

To decorate my binder, I used  Mini #201 Baseball Tilda, Mini #214 King Tilda, Mini #293 Tilda with a small gift,  along with the following Doohickey dies: #13 Tilda's Doily die, #29 Swirl Butterfly,  #30 Flag and Cloud, And the flowers are a Magnolia Doohickey die as well, but I can't find it on the web site right now.

  The papers are Basic Grey matted with Bazzill cardstock. All the mini Tilda's are stamped onto Xpress It Blending Card and then colored with Copic markers. I cut them out using circle Nestabilities and Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities. The title was cut out with the Cricut Expression using the Don Juan font with shadow.

So now it's time to hop on to visit my talented DT sister, Barb!  Thanks so much for hopping along with us today, and if you leave a comment on this before this coming Friday at midnight Pacific, you'll be entered in a chance to win two mini stamps of your choice from Magnolia-licious!!  Enjoy the hop!!! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious Blog Hop - Happy Birthday Diana!!!!

Hi everyone and welcome to the August Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!! This month, we are having a party for our illustrious leader, Queen Diana!! Diana is the most generous and kind person I know! Not only does she offer the largest selection of Magnolia images in North America, but her prices are fantastic, her service is impeccable, she gives you in store credits with each purchase at Magnolia-licious, and on top of all of that, she is always surprising us with special discounts! So now it's time for her to sit back and let us honor her! I can't begin to tell you how kind hearted and giving this woman is, and having the opportunity to work with her is one of my most treasured blessings. 

A very heartfelt and loving Happy Birthday to you, Diana!!!!!

If you have arrived here from my extremely talented friend, Barb, then you're on the right track with working your way through this wonderful party and tribute to Diana!! If you should happen to get lost along the way, no worries! Just head on over to Magnolia-liciou Highlites to get back on the right path. So now that we've got your appetite going, it's time for the main course, Surf and Turf!!  While you're chowing down on the lobster and filet, please scroll down for a look at my project.

So for my blog hop project this month, I've created a Birthday card for Diana.

I stamped #226 Birthday Tilda and #233 Congratulation Tilda onto X Press It Blending card and colored them with Copic markers before I cut them out. Because of the tiny cuts around the cake, I left an edge around them this time. I didn't want to cut one out with an edge and one without, so I kept it consistent.  Congratulation Tilda is not available in the store right now, but her mini version is!!  I also used #594 Balloon Background, and the grassy background is Magnolia as well, but I can't find it in the store right now. The DP is Magnolia Hoppy Easter/Spring matted with Bazzill cardstock. For the vertical trim, I used a Magnolia Doohickey die.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the bow is made with May Arts silk ribbon from Stamp and Create.

For the next pic, I took some inspiration from Barb and added an image directly the sentiment panel. The sentiment is from a set of Hero Arts and I thought it was awesome with #219 Leaning Tilda! I hope Diana thinks so too!

So that's it for my creation today! I hope you've enjoyed it! If you would like a chance at winning a $10.00 gift certificate to Diana's store Magnolia-licious, please leave a comment on this post before midnight Pacific on Friday Aug 26th.   Now that you're full of lobster and filet,  it's time to head over to see the amazingly talented Angie! She's sure to have something that will satisfy your sweet tooth! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious Summertime Bash Blog Hop!!

Hi everyone and welcome to the Magnolia-licious Summertime Bash Blog Hop!! I hope you're ready for lots of fun and wonderful inspiration! Both the Magnolia-licious Design Team and the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog Design Team have come together to participate in this fabulous blog hop! I am the first stop on the hop today, so you're in the right place. If you get lost along the way, please visit Magnolia-licious Highlites blog to help get you back on track. Each stop along the hop with have a letter for you. Hop along to every blog to get all the letters, then unscramble them to form a phrase for a chance to win an amazing prize!! And I do mean amazing!!!! For all the details, just visit Magnolia-licious Highlites! 

Now for my project. There are three choices for this blog hop: Summer Picnic Fun, Beach Blanket Party, or Fishing the Day Away!  I went for the Summer Picnic Fun, and wanted to highlight a fun summer picnic day at the park.

I went with a stair step card and used LOTS of Magnolia images... #259 Kneeling Tilda, #3019 Tilda playing hopscotch, #3029 Tilda in star dress, #402 Rufus the dog, #421 sun, #428 Tree with carved heart,  and I can't find the blanket or the park bench in stock right now, but they are Magnolia images. If you're interested,  please just ask Diana about them. All the images are colored with Copic markers and fussy cut to attach to the card. The sun is attached with a strip of acetate so it would appear to be free standing above all the images.

I added absolutely nothing else as I thought the card was plenty busy enough without adding more to the mix.  Now if you'd like the chance to win a $10.00 gift certificate to Magnolia-licious, just leave a comment on this post before midnight Friday.  I'll pull the winner as soon as I can after that.
My letter is: "S"
Now please hop to visit the talented Cabio to see more inspiration and collect another letter! When you are finished collecting the letters, you will put them together to create a 3 word sentence. Find contest details at the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog HERE! Thanks for joining us!

Magnolia-licious Blog Hop - Black & White with a "pop" of color

Hi friends!! Hope you had a fabulous weekend, and that you're ready for a great week! It's time for a new Magnolia-licious Design Team blog hop, so if you've arrived here from the lovely and talented Barb, then you're in the right place! If not, pop on over to the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog for all the links to the hop. For our theme today, we were challenged by the Queen herself! Diana asked us to use black and white, with a "pop" of another color. Well of course mine had to be red.  I do love the color combo of  red, black, and white. 

For my card, I used one of the brand new stamps from the Sweet Rainbow collection which is available right now over at Magnolia-licious! She is #264 Lying Tilda.  Now you might notice I only used half of her! I really like the entire stamp, but the top half of her is perfect for popping out of a frame! She's colored with Copic markers. I know her dress is the R20 family, and her skin is E11, 01, and 00. Can't remember what colors I used for her hair. Sorry!  For the frame, I used my new Cricut Cartridge, Elegant Edges.   For the sentiment, I chose to use a circle sentiment from Lili of the Valley cut out with circle Nesties and petite scalloped Nesties. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and that yummy bow was made with May Arts silk ribbon. I also added some Kaiser pearls in the corners for the finishing touch.

So that's it for me for the hop! Now if you're interested in maybe going shopping over at Magnolia-licious, leave a comment on this post and you'll be elligible to win a 20 dollar gift certificate to the shop! That should assist you with your shopping fun! I will draw a winner the weekend of the first as I will be out of town for the next week. Now it's time to hop on over to visit the oh so talented Suzanne. I know she's got something gorgeous for you to feast your eyes on! Thanks so much for joining us in the hop today!  Please be sure and visit the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog so you can see how you can participate and win a fabulous prize from Diana! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious Design Team Wedding March Hop!!

Welcome to our monthly blog hop for the Magnolia-licious Design Team, sponsored by the generous and fabulous Diana! If you've arrived here after visiting my talented DT sistah Patti Jo, then you're on the right track! If not, you might want to head back to the very beginning at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog.  You don't want to miss any of the fabulous projects and there just might be some yummy candy along the way too! This month our theme is the Wedding March Hop!!  So the projects are all to be wedding themed and contain a gift or package created using the fabulous Scor Pal.  I really had a fun time making this one!   For my project, I made the "wine tote". I think I made the handle a little wide to be able to get a bottle of wine into it, so I think I would put a couple champagne flutes inside instead. Wouldn't that be a wonderful wedding or anniversary gift?  I think if I really wanted it to be for a bottle of wine, I would attach the handles with brads so it would swing down for clearance.

For the wine tote, I used Bazzill cardstock along with Best Creation DP.  I used the #1 Vintage Tag Doohickey Die,   but I wanted a shadow for it. So I just glued it onto some black cardstock and cut it out myself.  I also used #18 Rose Leaf,  the flourish die which I don't see in stock right now, and #411 Elegant Heart stamp (which I adore!!)  Unfortunately, this set didn't photograph very well.  I think it's actually much prettier in person.

For my card, I used #168 Loving Bridal Couple. Aren't they beautiful?! I used colors that I think would work for someone getting married for the second time, or even an anniversary (especially a silver anniversary). Along with the beautiful couple, I used #411 Elegant Heart Stamp again. Together Forever is a Verve stamp. The lace trim as well as the ros on the bag are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the black paper doily was cut using a Cheery Lynn Designs doily die. The bow (of course) was made using May Arts Silk Ribbon from Stamp and Create.

I colored the images using Copic markers (E50, 53 for her dress, and T series for his slacks) and then I cut them out and popped them up for dimension. They are put on a frame made using a Martha Stewart PATP set.

One of the fun things about a blog hop is blog candy! So if you would like to win a special packet of goodies from me, please be sure and leave a comment on this post before midnight Pacific Sunday night, May 23rd. One entry per person please. Next stop on the hop is my friend and fabulously talented Barb! Thanks so much for joining in our blog hop today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious blog hop - Easter Extravaganza Contest!!!

Good morning and happy Monday! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! It's time for a blog hop to celebrate the amazing Easter Extravaganza Contest that is going on right now over at Magnolia-licious Highlites!! If you haven't been over there to check it out, I have to ask what are you waiting for?? Diana is offering up the most amazing prizes ever!!! There are three different categories, and you can enter one project for each challenge. That gives you three different chances to win prizes! Be sure to check out all the details over on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog!  To celebrate this contest, the Magnolia-licious Design Team and the Magnolia-licious Challenge Design Team have joined together to have this blog hop. All the projects are spring themed, and we hope we can inspire you to enter the contest. If you made your way here from the fabulously talented Chrissy, then you are on the right track. If not, then you'll want to go back to Magnolia-licious Highlites blog so you don't miss out on any of the fabulous eye candy the Design Teams
have to offer you. (I'm sure there's probably a little bit of blog candy along the way too)  For my card today, I chose to represent category #1 - Full sized Magnolia images on an Easter/Spring Themed card.

I used the following stamps from Magnolia-licious -  #363 Tilda and her bunny, #560 Wheelbarrow, #449 Big Hoppy (LOVE this stamp!!!),  and Happy Easter sentiment stamp which is also new with the Butterfly Dreams collection. But I don't see it up for sale at Magnolia-licious right now.  The images are colored with Copic markers (I really do not like how her shirt came out - but just didn't have time to recolor another one. So sorry for the bad work!)  I masked off the wheelbarrow and airbrushed the sky. (colors listed below). Both Tilda with her bunny and Big Hoppy are fussy cut and popped up for dimension. I also added machine stitching and a cute little bunny charm (sorry I have a huge collection of charms and can't remember where I got these).

I colored the three Kaiser pearls to match the copics used on the card, and the bow is made using the Bow Easy and May Arts silk ribbon. The inside is simply finished off with matching paper. Now it's time to hop on over and see what my extremely talented design team sister and friend Barb has to show you! But before you go, be sure to leave me a comment on this post before midnight on Friday night, March 25th for your chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to Magnolia-licious!! Thanks so much for participating in our blog hop today, and hope to see your entry to the contest over at Magnolia-licious Highlites!! Hugs!!   

Copic Colors used:

flowers, shirt, and ribbon trim on hat - R12, 14, and 17

pants and hat - B91, 93, 95, and 97

leaves and grass - G20, 21, and 24

wheelbarrow - base coat of YR21, covered with E13, 15, 17, and 19

wheel - C3 and 5

Bunnies - T1, 2, and blender pen

skin - E00, 01, 11, 13, R20