Mini Magnolia

How sweet is the little flying fairy, she stopped by for a rest in the tulips.

Hi Everyone,

I hope you have had a great week, we've had days & days of heavy rain, but today it's lovely and sunny, so this is a quick post, so I can go & enjoy some sunshine.

I made this adorable Watering Can with a couple of my Mini Magnolias. I spotted this tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers a while back and have been meaning to give it a go. I noticed Hanna my Magnolia Teamie made one and oh my goodness how amazing is Hanna's (& she is only 15 yrs old) of course mine is not as beautiful, but I had fun making it all the same.

Mini Tilda with Many Hearts - You are So Special Colletion

Text - Sweet Rainbow Collection

Mini Fairy? - Fairytale Collection 2010

Doohickey Dies, Romantic Lace, Swirl Butterly, Bon Voyage Foliage & Romantic Tag

I hope to have another little project to share with you tomorrow, it's almost finished.

I hope you have been by to visit the The Official Magnolia Inspiration Challenge, the girls have made some more amazing creations with lots of inspiration and will give you a chance to play with your adorable Magnolias.

I love this text - Wishing You - from the Sweet Rainbow Collection

I can see it will be a favourite

Wedding Card

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had a fabulous weekend. I've spent a lot of my weekend outdoors. We've had so much wet and cold weather lately, it was so nice to see some sunshine at last. I hope my blogging friends in the warmer parts of the world are enjoying their summer.

Anyways, enough of my waffle, I have something a little different to share with you today. My main stamping is on the inside of the card using a Magnolia border stamp. The front is using a mixture of handmade flowers, Magnolia Flowers and some WOC flowers.

I was asked to make a Wedding Card for a friend. After making the card, I realised I would need to make a box to protect the flowers, but then the box was a little too plain, so I just kept adding to it, next thing I knew, the envelope box now needs a box to protect it!!!!!!!!!! It will be like pass the parcel, hehehehe.

I apologise in advance for so many photos. My friend seemed to like it, just hope the newly weds will to.

I have used some old K & Co embossed card stock I've had in my stash waiting for just the right time to use it. The Handmade Rose, Hearts & Butterfly are MFT Dies and the tag is by Tim Holtz.

Here I've used one of my all time favourite stamps - The hearts border stamp is so versatile

Magnolia's Loving Border - You are so Special Collection.

The tassle trim around the box is from Tickled Pink Stamps

The top of the envelope Box

The flowers are mostly from Wild Orchid Crafts and Handmade from MFT Dies.

The S & W initials are Sizzix Dies - Fun Serif

Have a wonderful week, and don't forget a new Challenge at TOMIC starts again today, I hope you will join us.

Happy 2nd Birthday MDUC

Happy Sunday,

Woo Hoo, Happy Birthday Magnolia Down Under  I was thrilled to bits to be invited back to join the girls with their celebrations this weekend, thanks so much Ladies. Wow, Kellie started MDUC two years ago, and with such an amazing Design Team, I'm not surprised it is still going strong. What better way to celebrate than do a birthday blog hop.

The Challenge this week is Two, two images, two DP's, two flowers, two buttons, any of these or any other groups of two combos, 4 prizes up for graps this week.  I hope you will join in.

Meet Tilda with Balloon

Doohickey - Romantic Lace

Magnolia's You are so Special Collection

Now onto my card, I added a 2nd Balloon and used 2 Dp's to fit in with the challenge.

Sentiment stamps - Simply Wonderful - MFT & (Circle) Birthday Seals -Whimsy Stamps
Designer Paper - Basic Grey & Prima
Flowers - Prima, Star Dust Stickles by Ranger, Ribbon 
Copics - skin E000, 00, 11, 20 hair E25, 29, 31, Pink RV83, RV11, RV10, RV000, RV0000, YR12, 00,000
(Oooooops, the photo was taken at night & it has photographed a lot pinker than it is IRL.)

A Gift for You

Hello Friends,

Meet Tilda with Small Gift

from Magnolia's You are so Special Collection

How cute is this new Tilda, I love how she is hiding the little gift behind her back, looking so sweet, so coy and so very shy, she is just perfect for so many occasions, this time I have chosen a thank you card. I don't ever seem to have enough thank you cards on hand with so many wonderful friends and family to thank.

I have stamped her up a couple of times, cutting parts out to give her some dimension, coloured her with copics, lightly airbrushing the background.

Designer Paper - Basic Grey Kioshi
Flowers - Prima, Star Dust Stickles by Ranger, Ribbon & Lace,
Copics - skin E000, 00, 11, 20 hair E25, 29, 31, E13, Purple V12, 15, Green G20, 21, 24
Sentiment & Dies - MFT, Spellbindes

I hope you will visit Magnolia Inspiration Blog to find out all the latest news and visit the Design Team's blog listed on my side bar to see all their gorgeous You are So Special creations to give you so wonderful ideas. Again thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week.

Dark Skinned Ribbon Hair Tilda

Happy Saturday, wishing you all a beautiful day.

Meet Ribbon Hair Tilda
Loving Border

from Magnolia's You are So Special 2011 Collection

How adorable is this new Tilda, as soon as I spotted her, I thought to myself, wow she would be perfect coloured up with darker skin and dark hair.

Designer Paper - Prima & Paper Chic
Flowers - Prima, Star Dust Stickles by Ranger, Ribbon - May Arts,
Copics - skin E25, 13, 11, 21, R32 Pink r11, 10, 000. hair E25, 47, 49, Blue B01, 000
Sentiment & Dies - MFT Stamps, punches by Martha Stewart

I hope you will visit Magnolia Inspiration Blog to find out all the latest news and visit the Design Team's blog listed on my side bar to see all their gorgeous You are So Special creations to give you so wonderful ideas.

So special this New Years Eve

Happy Monday Everyone,

I hope you all had a fabulous start to the New Year, we didn't do much, still resting up after our Christmas celebrations, but it was wonderful to watch on TV how other parts of the world ring in the New Year. I didn't make any resolutions this year, I normally make a huge list but very rarely stick to them, so like many of you I have made a list of goals.

This cutie is from the latest Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Kit, but she will be available soon from the You are so Special Collection 2011.

I had in my mind exactly what I wanted to do with this card, but it didn't work out how I had pictured it, oh well maybe next time.

How cute is this Tilda, she is ready to party, whether it be for a New Years Eve or a birthday party, she is just perfect for all occasions.

Text - cut with my Cricut (Lyrical Letters)
Punches - Martha Stewart
Designer Paper - MME & Heidi Swapp
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Star Dust Stickles by Ranger, Ribbon - May Arts,
Copics - pink r85,83,81, skin E11, 000, 00, R20, hair E25, 31, 30

I wish you all the very best of everything for 2010.