Magnolia-licious blog hop - A day to celerate!!!!!

Welcome to the monthly Magnolia-licious Design Team Blog Hop!! This month it's EXTRA SPECIAL, because this is the kickoff to a big Birthday Bash! Magnolia-licious is turning two! So stay tuned for lots of fun! If you arrived here from the awesomely talented Angie, then you're in the right place. If not, then you'll want to start out at the Magnolia-Licious Highlites blog so you don't miss out on any of the fantastic eye candy all the designers made for your viewing pleasure! Also be sure to check out the Birthday Bash Blog!! I would like to give a HUGE shout out to all the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group Mods that keep our world sane and lots of fun. They work extremely hard and deserve a standing ovation. I tip my glass to you fabulous ladies!! Now....If you've been hopping along, then you know we've all made explosion boxes! This is the first one I've ever done and it was fun! I made mine into a photo explosion box, so there's LOTS of room for embellies and photos inside. I will post the dimensions at the very end for those of you that want to know how I did it. Until then I will be quiet, as there are lots of photos to this one.

Lid to box

exploded box

I guess I'm back to my old ways as none of the three Magnolia stamps I used are in stock right now at Magnolia-licious. If you're interested, please just send Diana an email! So sorry!!!! So now for the fun part, if you would like to win a Magnolia stamp, just leave a comment on this post before midnight Pacific on Friday, May 21st, and I'll announce the winner on Saturday, May 22nd. Now head on over to the fabulously talented Becca to see what she has come up with. I haven't seen it, but I know it will be gorgeous! Becca's post will not go live until 7am EST, so if you're earlier than that, please be sure to check back to her later.

SIZES USED for my box:

cardstock - one piece 12"x12", one piece 10 1/2" x 10 1/2", and one piece 9"x9"

score each piece as follows:

12x12 - score at 4" and 8" so you end up with nine 4" squares

10 1/2x 10 1/2 - score at 3 1/2 and 7 same as above (you want nine 3 1/2" squares)

9 x 9 - score at 3" anc 6" same as above (nine squares at 3")

When this is done, cut out the four corner squares from each size so you have three different sized crosses.

After finishing them with your choice of DP, glue the center square of 10 1/2" to the center square of 12". Then glue the center square of the 9" piece to the center square of the 10 1/2" piece.

For the lid - with a 6 1/4" square of cardstock, score at 1" all the way around. You will have four corners pieces where the score marks overlapped. Make a slit down one side of each of the corner flaps, cutting only until you reach the box top. Fold flaps down crisply using a bone folder, and glue corner flaps securely in place with Scor tape.

Decorate and add pictures!

Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions. Thanks so much for joining us on our blog hop today! Enjoy your weekend! Hugs!!

Winner of The Cutting Cafe' Cute Critters

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a fabulous start to your weekend! It's time to draw the winner of the Cute Critters set from The Cutting Cafe'. So without any further waiting, the winner via random.org is #52, Laura!!!


Laura said...
I think all of the critters are cute, but i like the ladybugs the most. Thanks for sharing!

May 12, 2010 4:43 PM

Congrats Laura! Please email me so I can get your set to you! Thanks to everyone for playing! Enjoy your weekend! Hugs!

My mistake equals your good fortune! Blog candy time....

This is now closed. Thank you!

Watch for the winner to be posted tonight!

This post is pinned to the top, so please scroll down for recent posts. Don't you just love it when a mistake turns into something really good? Well, that's exactly what's happening here. I ordered two Magnolia spring club kits by mistake, so I decided to put together some blog candy! A lot of this candy represents the companies I design for and is valued at around $100.00 US dollars. Here's what you can win:

Magnolia Spring Club kit
Two Wags 'n Whiskers stamps courtesy of Lacey from Stamp and Create
Your choice of two pages of cut outs, courtesy of Peggy Loves Vintage
One set of your choice from The Cutting Cafe'
Two sets of Autumn Leaves clear stamps
a container of paper lace
some lovely silk ribbon
an assortment of beautiful flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

To win, please comment on this post before midnight Pacific time on Monday, May 17th. Please link this post to your blog, but you don't have to have a blog to win. If you don't have a blog and participate in a crafting chat site, I would love it if you'd spread the word that way. I will post worldwide. Any duty fees will be the responsibility of the recipient. One comment per person, please. If you post as anonymous, please make sure you leave a way for me to be able to get hold of you in case you win! I will pull a winner on Tuesday, May 18th, so be sure and check back to see if you won! Thanks a lot for all your continued support. Good luck and have fun! Hugs!

Wags 'n Whiskers pink and green challenge

Happy Friday!!!!! And wow is it ever going to be a beautiful weekend here! We've been having some pretty lousy spring weather, but that's hopefully getting ready to change. The one thing about Reno, is that it will go from 50 deg days to 95 deg days almost overnight.

This weeks challenge at Wags 'n Whiskers is from the awesome Nikki, and it's to use pink and green on your project. Love it!!! So I grabbed this adorable stamp from the new collection "Fun in the Sun" called Picnic With a Friend and colored it with Copic markers.



The papers are from Nitwits and cardstock is Bazzill. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and that bow was made with silk ribbon and the Bow Easy from Stamp and Create. That precious heart charm is also from Stamp and Create. I LOVE them cause it has just a little tinkle to it when you shake it. Please be sure and check out all the Divas blogs to see their gorgeous pink and green creations. They're really put together some amazing eye candy for you!!


Lacey, Karen, Michele, Debbie, Chris, Jeanette, Melanie, Tina, Nikki, Renata, Christa, and Jacqui
Then please join us over at the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog and show us your pink and green. But remember....you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers image to be eligible to win a free stamp! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Peggy Loves Vintage contest with Bitten By The Bug 2!!

If you love to play along with contests, please be sure and head over to Bitten By The Bug 2 and check out the contest they've got going on now that's sponsored by Peggy Loves Vintage! Peggy has provided the cutest images for you to use along with any Cricut cut on your project. Please be sure and CLICK ON THE PICTURE BEFORE YOU SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTER. Otherwise, you will not save it at the same high quality size. The winner will walk away with FIVE SETS of Peggy Loves Vintage Cutouts! While you're over at BBTB2, checking out the rules to the contest, take a peek at all the fabulous creations the designers made for the challenge they posted on Monday with Peggy's images. You'll get some awesome inspiration to help your ideas soar for this contest. Then be sure and head over to Peggy's blog for yet ANOTHER chance to win a duplicate prize! Thanks for stopping by and can't wait to see what you come up with! Good luck! Hugs!!

Papertake Weekly - Shiny, Sparkly, and Special!!!

Hi everyone! Well we made it through another Monday, and now it's time for a new Papertake Weekly challenge! This week, Dawny is asking us to be Shiny and/or Sparkly, and Special! Well I think Birthday cards are pretty special, and I chose to use both a little shiny AND a little sparkly. The cute turtle is from Karen's Doodles colored with Copics.

The papers are digi and cardstock is Bazzill, and I used some Glossy Accents on the turtle shell and some stickles on his birthday hat. Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the rest of the fabulous creations by the awesome design team, and then we'd love to see you grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Our sponsor this week is Make the Day Special, and you might get lucky and win a fabulous prize! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!

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Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready to face a new week! This week over at Stamp and Create, Lacey has a new product in the spotlight, and this week it's Whiff of Joy! All Whiff of Joy stamps will be on sale, so if you've been waiting, now is the time to go shopping!

I used some October Afternoon papers Ducks in a Row paired up with this beautiful Whiff of Joy stamp by Norma Fickel called Mother and Child. This stamp is so precious! I also used some of the beautiful silk ribbon that Lacey carries. I don't make a bow without my Bow Easy, and to pair the Bow Easy up with this silk ribbon is just a dream come true!! Speaking of the ribbon, don't forget that Lacey is having a challenge on the Stamp and Create blog to use any stamp she carries in her shop along with some ribbon. Be sure and enter and the prize is awesome. Just click HERE to get all the details on how you could win!! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

New Files at The Cutting Cafe'! Cute Critters!

Oh my gosh, have you seen the new files over at The Cutting Cafe' called Cute Critters??!! If not, you've GOT to run over there and see this set! I'm in love with it! Isn't this the cutest ladybug you've just about ever seen? I just enlarged her to the size I wanted, printed her off, and colored her with Copic markers. I cut her out with circle Nesties and then backed it with one of my new Martha Stewart border punches. Added one of the sentments from the set and some pretty Wild Orchid Crafts flowers along with a silk bow, and that was it!

And you want to know the best part about all of this?? Regina is letting me give one of these sets away! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and in your comment, tell me which critter you like the best from this set. You can see it HERE. I will draw a winner next Friday, May 14th. Regina is having a big give away, so be sure and check her blog for links to all the designers that are participating! The post will be up on The Cutting Cafe' on Tuesday.
That's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Peggy Loves Vintage - belated birthday card

Interested in purchasing? Just click HERE.

Hi everyone and hope you're enjoying your weekend so far! The card I've got for you today features an adorable image from Peggy Loves Vintage. She's so cute which makes sense because she's from Peggy's cd called A Collection of Cuties. I just printed her out onto my cardstock and then cut her out with oval Nestabilities. Inside, the sentiment says Happy Belated Birthday!

The one thing I totally love about Peggy's images, is that the cards go together in a snap! There's no coloring! Just print your image, pick your papers, add some embelishments, and you're done! I love it! And the images are fantastic! She scans them at a high resolution so you can print them any size you might want or need. I added lots of gorgeous flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, some yummy silk ribbon and heart charm from Stamp and Create, and a computer generated sentiment. The punched borders and twigs are complements of Martha Stewart punches.

I made a presentation box because of the bulky flowers. It sure makes for a nice showing when you're giving someone a card! Please be sure and visit Peggy Loves Vintage to check out all her fabulous vintage cutouts and cd's! She's recently added a whole bunch of fabulous cutouts! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

This card will be for sale on ebay tomorrow. Please check back here for the link if you are interested. Thanks again! Hugs!

Wags 'n Whiskers blog hop and release of Fun in the Sun!!

WOOHOO!!! It's blog hop time for the newest release of Wags 'n Whiskers stamps called Fun In The Sun which is illustrated by the amazing Cris De Lara!!! If you made your way here from the fabulously talented Mina, then you're in the right place. If not, please go back to the beginning at the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog so you will be sure to see all the scrumtiously delightful projects all the Divas have produced for your viewing pleasure! It wll also give you the best opportunity to win prizes!!! For my card today, I chose to work with this ADORABLE image called Sip 'n Sun! I totally adore this image of Gemma!! I colored her with Copic markers and cut her out. The sentiment which I thought went perfectly with her is from a retirement set from The Cutting Cafe'! Please see recipe below for list of products used with links.

As you make your way through the hop, please be sure and leave comments on each blog as there will be hidden candy along the way!! Four random blogs will be picked at the end of the hop. Those four blogs will then pick a winner, amd the winners will receive their choice of two free Wags 'n Whiskers stamps! So four winners of two stamps each! And don't forget there's still time to grab the blinkie from the challenge blog and advertise the hop on your blog!!! Check out THIS POST for all the details for your chance to win the entire new release!!! So now it's time for you to move on to see super talented Jacqui!! Thanks so much for joining us in our hop today, and don't forget that the stamps will be available for puchase at 7am EST HERE!! This blog hop will remain open until 7am EST on Monday, May 10th.

HUGS!

Recipe:

Image - Sip 'n Sun from Wags 'n Whiskers

Sentiment - Happy Retirement from The Cutting Cafe'

ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch markers, Jumbo Java chalk ink

Tools - Cricut Expression , Gypsy, waves and umbrella are from Lifes A Beach cartridge, sorry, can't remember which cart the sun was on.

paper - DP is digi; cardstock is Bazzill

Sentiment is cut out with circle and scalloped circle Nestabilities

Sneak Peek #2 Wags 'n Whiskers new release!

Welcome to day number two of sneak peeks for the new Wags 'n Whiskers release! Today I chose to work with this cute, cute image called Summer Treat. Doesn't that chocolate ice cream look yummy??? She's colored with Copics and then I cut the image out with my circle Nestabilities. Ribbon is from Stamp and Create, paper is Nitwits and Bazzill, and sentiment is computer generated. I added Glossy Accents to the ice cream.


Please be sure and visit the rest of the Designing Divas to see their sneak peeks!

Lacey, Karen, Michele, Debbie, Chris, Jeanette, Melanie, Tina, Nikki, Renata, Christa, and Jacqui
And I sure hope you join us tomorrow for the blog hop. Please visit the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog for all the details on how you can win the entire new release! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again tomorrow for the hop! Hugs!

Day one of Wags 'n Whiskers sneak peeks!

Hi everyone! Happy hump day! We're half way through the week, and we're on day one of the sneak peeks of the new Wags 'n Whiskers release! I chose to work with this adorable stamp called Joy Ride. I love it! She'll be available for purchase on Friday at 7am PST with the rest of the new release. I used Copic markers and then cut it out and popped it up. Don't forget to pop over to the Wags 'n Whiskers challenge blog to see how you can win the entire new release!!

Please be sure and visit the rest of the Divas to see their awesome creations with the new release!

Lacey, Karen, Michele, Debbie, Chris, Jeanette, Melanie, Tina, Nikki, Renata, Christa, and Jacqui

Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back tomorrow for day two of the sneak peeks! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - sketch challenge week!

Yay!! Welcome to Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a fabulous start to the new week! With it being Tuesday, that means it's time for a new challenge from Dawny at Papertake Weekly. This week is sketch week. I LOVE Dawny's sketches! This week we're being sponsored by Sassy Studio Design, and they very generously supplied some images for us to play with. Isn't she too cute??!!

I kept the card VERY simple to keep the focus on the stamp. The only thing I really added is a punched border courtesy of a Martha Stewart punch, and a silk ribbon bow. I colored this cutie pie with Copic markers and then cut her out and popped her up.

DP are from Nitwits and the cardstock is Bazzill. Please be sure and visit us over at Papertake Weekly. We'd love for you to show us your take on Dawny's awesome sketch, and you'll have a chance to win a fabulous prize from Sassy Studio Designs!!

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And guess what's going on over at Wags 'n Whiskers!!!!

Get ready for a new release!!

That's right!!
On Friday, we will have a new release complete with a Blog Hop and prizes!!
The sneak peeks will begin on Wednesday. We will post a list of Design Divas who will have a sneak peek each day!
Then on Friday at 12:01am EST/5:01 GMT, the blog hop will begin! There will be prizes along the hop!!
At 7:00amEST/12:00pm GMT on Friday May 7th, the stamps will be available for purchase.
To make sure you don't miss out on any of the fun, you may want to become a follower of the challenge blog if you aren't already!

Now, how would you like to win the WHOLE NEW RELEASE?!
Hop over to the challenge blog and grab the blinkie code (or just the still banner) and post this on your blog!
Then link your blog back to the challenge blog post.
One lucky blogger will win the whole release!!

That's all I've got today! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me and hope to see you back tomorrow for the sneak peeks! Hugs!!

Stamp and Create Product Spotlight and some exciting news!

Welcome to Monday! I've got some excitng news to share with you! Lacey with Stamp and Create invited me to be a Guest designer for her for the month of May and June! As I totally love Lacey, and her service is beyond fabulous, and I buy tons of product from her, I totally jumped at the chance to work with her and her fabulous design team! Every Monday at Stamp and Create, Lacey has a Product Spotlight of the week, in which she highlites a certain product that will be on sale for the week. On top of that, she has a challenge on the first Monday of every month. That's today! :)

The product spotlight this week is the Wags 'n Whiskers stamps that are illustrated by Crissy Armstrong, and they're on sale for 25% off!!! And for the challenge...Lacey is asking you to use ribbon/lace/fibers. And of course I think if you know me, that's a pretty easy challenge as I use ribbon on almost every card I make. I get lots of comments on the bows I make, so if you want to use the same kind of ribbon that I use, you can get it from Stamp and Create. But if you're not interested in the silk ribbon, Lacey has tons of gorgeous ribbons and lace and fibers to choose from.

Also used from Stamp and Create are Prima Flowers, Nestabilities, Stickles, and teddy bear charm. We'd love it if you'd visit the Stamp and Create blog for all the details of the challenge, and then grab your paper and glue to play along with the challenge! That's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon. Don't forget about the sneak peeks and blog hop for the new release of Wags n' Whiskers this week!!! Sneak peeks start on Wednesday! Hugs!!

Magnolia-licious Design Team Sketch challenge for May

This card is now sold.
Hi everyone! I'm a little late in getting my design team challenge card posted this month. WHEW! What a weekend it has been. I feel like I'm running around like a mad woman. LOL! Hope you're enjoying your weekend! The sun is shining so pretty here today! Sorry I've been such a bad blogger! I'll hopefully get caught up in the next couple of days!!

This month, the sketch challenge is from the amazingly talented Becca! The sketch is posted over at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog, and I hope you join us and play along for a chance to win a stamp from Diana at Magnolia-licious! I finally inked up this adorable stamp, #263 Princess Tilda that I received from Magnolia-licious. Isn't she beautiful! I was inspired to color her this way by the AMAZING Dena, when I saw her fabulous creation for Just Magnolia. This girl has some serious talent! So anyway, I cased her coloring of Princess Tilda with all the fabulous stickles, even though mine doesn't even compare to hers.


I also used some of the gorgeous chandelier glass garland from Diana. LOVE it!! It adds so much to a project! The papers are Nitwits, the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, and the punched borders and twigs are courtesy of Martha Stewart punches.

The silk ribbon is from Stamp and Create and a dream to work with the Bow Easy! The flowers make the card too bulky for an envelope, so I created an envelope box for presentation of it. Please be sure and visit Magnolia-licious Hightlites blog to see all the STUNNING creations by the rest of the design team, and then please grab your Magnolia stamps and join us in the challenge. You just might win a prize! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

This card set is for sale HERE if you are interested. Thanks again!!!