Hugs and Smiles!

Good morning! I'm running late with my post today, I apologize.  There is a new color challenge with the Magnolia-licious Challenge blog. Today we are using bright, vibrant colors of the rainbow! 

I masked Tilda w/Watering Can along with Lazy Summer flowers. I also colored and cut out the birds from the post/sign stamp. I didn't see that available in the store though. If you are interested in it, please check with Diana to see when it will become available.

It's all colored up with Copic markers. I used a mask and sponged some light blue for the clouds.

Please join us in this weeks challenge!!  Our challenges run for 2 weeks and the prize is $25.00 gift certificate to a random winner.

Hugs,

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Happy Birthday - Magnolia-licious

Color challenge time at Magnolia-licious! Teamie, Angela Wood, wants to see the any 3 colors of the rainbow used! I have chosen Green, Blue and Orange!

Today I used Tilda with Heart Balloons. She is from the latest Sweet Crazy Love collection.  She is available in the Magnolia-licious store!  I colored her with copic markers. I used very little color in the balloons because I was trying to keep them looking transparent.  Paper is MME, sentiment is Stampin' up. Everything else is from my huge stash of "stuff" lol.

Hop on over to the Challenge blog to check out the other creations from the DT.  As always, Diana the owner of Magnolia-licious, will be giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to one random winner of the challenge blog.  So we hope you play along with us!

Hugs,

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Good Luck - Challenge

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge at Magnolia-licious!  The challenge blog would like to see the colors "BROWN AND BLUES".

I have used my favorite MME papers here. I just loveeeeee MME papers. My favorite and I can't wait to get my hands on the ones just released!

I colored up "Tilda with Slate" using copics. She is available in the Magnolia-licious store too! I love her little jumper!! Reminds me of my Catholic school days! ;-)

The DT have some beautiful creations waiting for you, so come on over and check out the Challenge Blog and see!   If you play along, which we hope that you do, you will be entered in for a chance to win a $25.00 GC to the Magnolia-licious store!  Did you see the special edition stamps that are being released?? They are tooo cute, love the little stamper!

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Blue/Silver - Color Challenge

Good Morning! So are you getting all ready for the upcoming holidays? Did you already finish up your holiday shopping? Are you one of THOSE people? You know...the ones that start shopping like the day after christmas and have their entire shopping list finished by the time labor day rolls around!! LOL  I can do that kind of shopping for adults, but when it comes to the kids, I find it extremely hard to do it! I mean, things change so rapidly. One month they want a DSi, the next thing you know it's a "baby" toy and they are to old for one. So with the kids I tend to finish the majority of my christmas shopping right around this time of November. I am hoping this weekend to get it completed!!  After that, I usually pick up a few things here and there...but the important stuff is done! It's getting harder to find places to keep it hidden until Christmas though!  My son totally scouted out the last hiding spot. My other spot was in these big storage units that I keep my Department 56 Village in. However, I'm not planning on putting up my village this year (long story) so there goes that! They were perfect too because they locked! So I'm going to have to get creative it looks like this year! Luckily as the kids get older the presents do get smaller but much more expensive!!

To the challenge. It's a new one here at Magnolia-licious Challenge blog. This weeks challenge was picked by the uber talented Pat Frank. She wants us to do something in Blue and silver!

I picked up these papers last year from Bo Bunny. Love this line! So glad that I had some left because when I saw the challenge I thought it would be perfect for that paper!   I left off the sentiment because I'm just not sure what i am going to put on it yet!!!   You can't see it in the photos but there is lots of glitter on the snowflakes and on the star she is holding.  Star Tilda can be purchased in the Magnolia-Licious Store!!

Please hop over to the Challenge blog and see all the inspiration from the other DT members! Don't forget to get your entry in, you have 2 weeks until the next challenge. The prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licious Store!

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Christmas

Party Time Tuesdays - Bling it on (hard t osee in pictures, but it's all blinged out with sparkles and stones)

Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Christmas

I did It Creations - Christmas

Jellypark - Christmas

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

Hugs,

Post It Note - Magnolia-licious DT

Good morning!  It's color challenge week at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. Octobers color challenge is to use shades of blues and greens.

It's a little post-it note holder. Super easy to make and makes a nice, easy, inexpensive office gift.  It would also be great for a little thank you token to a customer if you are into direct sales, etc. Basically all you do is cut your cardstock to 6 3/4 x 3 1/4  then scored it at 3 1/4 and 3 1/2. If you have the thicker post it pads, than you would have to adjust your score lines!!

I used a Mini Magnolia for the front. She is called "Sweet Tilda" and you can find her in the Magnolia-licious Store.  She is matted on the lacey circles from Spellbinders. The paper is the Gabrielle collection by Bo Bunny. Border punch and butterfly are Martha Stewart.

Please take a moment and stop by and see the other creations by our fabulous DT. We hope that you are able to join us in the challenge. The prize is a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the Magnolia-licious Store!

Hugs,

Halloween Treats!

Hello! Time for an inspiration challenge from Magnolia-Licious!  This months inspiration challenge was picked by yours truly! 

I decided to make a little halloween treat using these cool little tubes from Papertrey ink.  I thought a Mini Magnolia on a tag would be just perfect for it!

This cute little witch Tilda is a part of the Mini Magnolia Collection. I stamped it on a tag that is a Magnolia Doohickey. You can pick up both of these items in the Magnolia-licious store!!

Please take a moment to stop by the Magnolia-Licious Challenge Blog and see what the other DT members have cooked up for us! I'm sure whatever it is, it will be inspiring!  Also, we would love to see your face participating in the challenge! As always, a $25.00 gift certificate will go to the random winner of the challenge!

Hugs,

Tissue Box

I was asked a few months ago to create a Tissue Box using a magnolia stamp. While browsing my LSS I came across this super cute paper by Bo Bunny and at the time the Butterfly Dreams collection had just come out so I thought it would be perfect together!  I love this color combo too! Which is why I picked it for this weeks Color Challenge at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog!  This week we want you to use "Orange, Teal, and Brown" together.

Tissue box covers are easy to make and make great gifts for co-workers, teachers or friends. 

I used spellebinders dies to cut a hole in the tops so that it was more decorative than a plain oval (can't see it in the pic, sorry). I colored  Tilda w/Hawaian Flower using copic markers. I love that orange combo. I got that combo from Annika! I was never happy with my peaches or oranges and I came across this on her blog and love it. It actually uses YR's and E90's. The butterflys are from a Martha Stewart punch as is the border punch. 

Hope to see you play along with us at Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog. The prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to the store.  Also, be sure to check out the other amazing creations by the DT! Get inspired!!

Hugs,

Tracy V

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Let's go Shopping!

Hello!! Those couple of words are big trouble for me!! "Let's go Shopping", I find myself already drilling into my daughter that shopping is what quality girl time consist of!! LOL  If we are bored, that just seems like the natural thing to say!! haha

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia-licious. So this weeks inspiration challenge was picked by Maria. She gave us this fabby picture for inspiration.  I love coach! I love, love purses. I have a purse fetish. Thats right, I do. It's the PERFECT thing to be addicted to. It doesn't matter if you are short, tall, thin, fat...whatever...a purse is just perfect on you. You dont have to say....they don't have my size..does this look good on me? hehe I love purses and shopping!

See, it's a gift card holder. Nevermind my old Hilton Honors card in it! LOL I just needed a card so you could see what it was for!  Perfect card for your favorite shopper!!!

This little magnolia loves shopping too! Can't you tell?? ;-)  Tilda Goes Shopping and the Boutique Window can both be purchased in the Magnolia-licious Store. They are part of the Bon Voyage collection.  I have colored both with Copic markers. The window received a heavy coating of Liquid glass. I added some diamond flakes on the flower edges. I can't quite remember where the papers came from!  I believe the flowers are reflections.

Please come over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge blog and check out all the DT members projects. Be sure to give them some love! Of course, we hope to see you join us in the challenge! You have 2 weeks to enter!

Challenges:

My Time to Craft - Girls

Stamping Boutique - Stripes and Dots

Corrosive Challenge - Girlie

Black n' White Color Challenge

OMG! I am so late with this. My mind was somewhere else and I almost totally forgot about posting this! It's a new color challenge at Magnolia-licious Challenge blog! This week Maria has chosen Black and White for the challenge. 

This little baby gave me a HARD time..I kid you not.  I pulled out piles of black, white and cream papers trying to get something that went with the image that I colored! LOL  You know....there are a gazzilion and one shades of black.  I used the C's for the image and afterwards I felt that I probably would have been better off using the W's.   I did go over her with some W's trying to tone down the C's, but I still wasn't happy with it.

I used Farewell Tilda for my image. The Fence die is a magnolia doohickey. The farewell sentiment is also from Magnolia. All of them can be purchased in the Magnolia-licious store.

Please join us this week in the challenge!  The prize is a $25.00 gift certificate for the Magnolia-licious store! 

Don't forget to check out the other fabulous creations

by my awesome DT's sisters!

Hugs,

Celebrate! Magnolia-licious

Morning all!  Quick post for me. It's inspiration challenge week here at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. Linda has given us a great little inspirational photo to work with. We would love to see what kind of inspiration you have drawn from it. So please join us this week!

Here is Linda's photo:

I had an idea to make more of a wedding like card using this little Edwin here....but then I just got blocked and couldn't remember what my original thought was. I had him colored up so I just went with it, using the color and the Navy theme from the inspiration photo.

This little Sailor Edwin can be purchased in the Magnolia-licous Store. He is part of the "Bon Voyage" collection. Those fabby papers are from Websters pages. I cute the rosette flower using a Tim Holtz die. The ticket sentiment is from stampology.

Please take a minute and check out the other DT's fabulous creations and we certainly hope that you are able to join us this week in the challenge. A lucky random winner will get a $25.00 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licious store!

Hugs,

Summer Bash Magnolia-Licous BLOG HOP!!!

Good morning all. Magnolia-licious Highlights team and the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog team are have paired up, yet again for a Blog Hop!!  So if you arrived here from Janiel's blog, you are on the right track. Otherwise, please go back to the beginning and play along. There are some fabulous prizes for playing along with 2 ways to play and win!! How cool is that? 

First I'm going to show you my card. Look below to see all the details to play.

Card Details - I have used Surf Tilda, I don't see her in the store ( Magnolia-licous )  right now, but Diana is always getting in Stock, so be sure to check back so you pick up this cutie!   I have colored her with Copic Markers. The papers are a mix of CTMH and Fancy Pants (beach bum pad).  I added a healthy coating of Liquid Glass onto the Surfboard. Sentiment is an old one from Stampin' Up.  Now, here are the details of the HOP.

THEMES for your project should be BEACH, BARBECUES/PICNICS and/or FISHING!!

How to Play (2 ways to win):


-Details are also on the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog.
-Hop around the blogs and put the letters together to spell a sentence and email it to Suzanne Dean at sjdean0574@yahoo.com

-You will have until July 31st to email their answer to me—winner will be chosen randomly

-Prize is 5 stamps from Magnolia-licious and a Summer Sand Bucket full of craft goodies
AND 2nd way to win:

-create a SUMMER PROJECT with the theme of Beach, Picnics/Barbecues or Fishing using only Magnolia stamps by July 31st

-Enter it into the InLinkz on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog

-One random winner will win 2 Magnolia stamps of their choice from Magnolia-licious

Here is the Blog Hop Order...and if you look below you might see something extra next to my name... hint hint!

-Sharon --
-Cabio --
-Angie –
-Linda --
-Maria –
-Cheryl --
-Suzanne --
-Maureen --
-Janiel --
-Tracy -- v
-Mindy –
-Barb --
-Angela --
-Patti Jo --
-Norma –
-Pat –
Did you see it?? Just in case, my Letter is V
Now that your done looking, please head over to Mindy's blog and see what fabby creation she has for you today and to pick up your next letter. When you have collected all your letters, you  will put them together to spell a 3 word sentence!!! Also while you are hopping around, please leave some love and let all the designers know you have been by! ;-)

Hugs and GOOD LUCK!

I'm back w/a new card for Magnolia-licious DT

Hello Bloggie Friends!! I'm back....it seems like forever, I swear!  My family and I went on a long, wonderful vacation.  We started out in my hometown, Akron, Ohio. Spent a few days visiting with family and friends. After Ohio we spent a few days touring battlefields and and National Monuments.  We went to Niagara Falls, Canada.  Have to tell you, not a fan of the city...loved the falls and loved the a little city nearby called "Niagara on the Lake" it was just my kinda town, beautiful homes, quant downtown and clean!   Then we headed to Gettysburg, PA. I must say, I wasn't exactly thrilled to be spending a FULL day at a battlefield. But after going, I LOVED IT. What a cool place and do get the auto tour CD, it gives you all the history as your drive around the battlefield. I really did love Gettysburg.

Next stop was Washington, DC. Now, my father in law and a few others warned me of how hot it was in the summer. I was like...well, I'm a florida girl now...how hot can it be??????  Well, let me just tell you...... 101 degrees hot with no breeze...thats how hot!!  I absolutely LOVED DC...loved the monuments, the buildings....museums. I could have spent a week there...in OCTOBER! LOL  We are already planning a trip back up there for fall of 2012!  

Next stop after DC was Williamsburg, VA. If you haven't been, it's a colonial town and they have people walking around in period clothing. It's such a nice town, just beautiful. Loved the area too....I think I need to move there. Just sayin'.  And it has a Zaxby's..lol  (yea, we love Zaxbys...and there is not one even remotely close by to me!!) 

Next, and final stop was Murphy, NC.  Every year we at some point end up in Murphy, NC. We only spent a day there, but will be back up for a week in a few weeks. The brief trip was to drop my kids off with their grandparents to spend time with them and in the cabin for a few weeks before going back to school.  I sure do miss them!!!  My little one asked that I call her in the morning, at lunch, after work and before bed!  Now, I would love to do that but I haven't, because she gets all teary eyed and emotional when I call.  If we don't call, she is fine and loving life and having fun. So I am trying to keep it to once a day, for her sake...and mine! 

Well that concludes my vacation. Now onto the Challenge for Magnolia-licious. This weeks challenge is a color challenge. Ms. Linda picked the colors of "Red, White and Blue". I know July 4th is over, but well....we can use this card next year! ;-)  

 

I used "Tilda with Laced Flag", you can purchase her in Diana's Magnolia-licious Store. I have colored her with Copic markers and used a spellbinder die to cut out the oval shape. The flourishes are the Leaf and Swirl Die and can also be purchased in the store. You can see it in the picture (my bad) but the card opens up in the center. I would LOVE to show you however, I can't find the picture that shows it or the card to retake the picture. I took a bunch of pictures at the time and it shows the inside and the way it opens. I don't know what I did with it and I didn't have time when I got back last night from vacation to search for it, so I will attempt to do so tonight and add it in.

So now hop on over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge blog and get some more inspiration from the other DT. We would love for you to play along...and hope that you do!  Diana generously gives away a $25.00 gift certificate to a lucky random winner.

Thats all for today, now here are a couple pictures from our vacation. I was going to do a slideshow, but I couldn't figure it out...and didn't have the time to try! LOL  So here ya go....you can click on them to make them bigger...I just didn't want to clog the page with large pictures!!

Chris and I in front of Stan Hewitt Hall in Akron, Ohio

Stan Hewitt Hall - the Sieberlings (owners of Goodyear

        Rubber Co) lived here...

Very large Chess Set on the property of Stan Hewitt Hall

Getting ready for the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls

Rainbow over Horseshoe Falls                                   

Cannon at Ft George in Niagara on the Lake                  

Can't rememer the name, but this was in Getttyburg

Monument in Gettysburg at the "Clump of Trees"  

The Capital building in Washington, DC           

Lincoln Memorial                                            

White House                                                 

Kids in Colonial Williamsburg                    

Colonial Williamsburg                              

Governers Mansion in Williamsburg      

Can't remember what this was...but it was in

         Williamsburg

Beach Day - Magnolia-licious DT

Hello!   Back again for another challenge at Magnolia-licious DT. Short post today for me..sorry. Busy summer!  This week Paola given us the following photo for inspiration:

When I look at this photo, I think of a bedroom in a beach house. Not sure why, but I do. So I used that as my inspiration along with the colors for my project.

I have used 2 mini Magnolias in for my card and masked them together. You can get all your mini maggies from the Magnolia-licious Store.

See the sand? That was created with Mudd Puddles. I LOVE this stuff. They come in a bunch of different colors and types of "sand" This one in particular is called Malibu Beach. You just use a pallet knife and apply it to the surface. It takes about 1 hour to dry and 24 hrs to cure. Fun stuff to play with. The shells were handpicked by my daugher a few days ago when she went to the beach for the afternoon. They were pretty plain so I did add a little copic coloring to them for some color.  The papers that I used are from MME - Lime Twist collection. The pearls are liquid pearls. 

Hope you are able to join us for the challenge and please check out the other DT's creations...very inspiring, I will promise you that. As always, Diana gives away a $20 gift certificate to a winner chosen randomly.  So everybody has a chance to win!!!

Hugs,