Magnolia Down Under Challenge #139 {Bingo} - Winner and Top 5 PLUS Our April Guest DT Announcement

WOW it seems Bingo is certainly as much a favourite among crafters as well as the ladies down at the church hall - LOL. Some amazing entries again this week - who needs to look further afield for fabulous inspiration than to you wonderful people who enter our challenges? With so many wonderful entries the DT had to work overtime to choose a winner and this week we'd like to congratulate.......

Natalie Z {39}

I just love the stunning floral arrangement Natalie has used to frame her beautifully masked and coloured image.  And then there are all the wonderful details to delight the eye without taking anything away from the focal point. If you want to see more of Natalie's wonderful creations you can check out her blog HERE.

Natalie can you please contact Karen at magnoliadownunder@gmail.com to claim your winner's badge. 

And now it's onto this week's Top 5. These are listed in numerical order and we'd like to congratulate these amazing entries - awesome job everyone....

Bonnie O'Clair {16}

Cinzia C {17}

Norma {56}

Marika {117}

Marianne R {122}

These are linked back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our gorgeous NEW Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! 

And now for our SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - thanx to everyone who nominated to go into the draw to be our April GDT - and for those that mentioned in the comment section they'd like to be considered but forgot to add it to their link. Just one note before I announce the GDT winner - if you DO leave a comment asking to be considered PLEASE add your entry number as I use random.org to pick the winner and it saves me hunting for you. We'll be doing this again at the end of April so watch this space for YOUR opportunity to join us. 

Our April GDT spot goes to.....

VICKY {87}

Vicky can you please contact us at magnoliadownunder@gmail.com to get your GDT badge and all the information you'll need to join us - congratulations. 

Don't forget to drop back in and visit us tomorrow to see the new challenge we have for you to play along with and the always amazing inspiration from the MDUC DT.

Debbie P and the MDUC team

xXx

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #139 Bingo

Good morning Magnolia Fans!

It is time for another fantastic Magnolia Down Under Challenge. 

This week, we don't have a sponsor as we are going to ask the winner of this week's challenge to be our Guest DT member for April. 

If you would like to be our Guest, just at GDT after your name on the linky. And the guest/winner will  be chosen at random - exciting? It is for us. We can't wait to see who our GDT for April will be. 

The challenge this week is BINGO.  

Lets see what our fantastic DT have created ....

JANIEL

( Dies/punches-flowers-glitter/bling )

LOUISE

(Lace - flowers - buttons)

DEBBIE P

(Lace - Dies/Punches - Ribbons)

KAREN

(Lace - Dies/Punches - Ribbons)

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

Lace-Dies/Punches-Ribbon

KYLIE

(dies/punches, flowers, glitter/bling)

BRON

(lace-dies/punches-ribbon)

DENISE

Ribbon, Buttons, Fabric

HOW TO JOIN IN...

• You must have at least one Magnolia stamp or Doo Hickey die on your work, it can be a sentiment, background etc does NOT have to be Edwin or Tilda for your card to be entered..
• You must add your link in Mr.Linky
• You MUST add a link to your **direct blog post***.... All entries not doing this will be removed.
• You should have a link back to the challenge blog in your post.
• Entries close 8:00am Saturday AES time (see the clock on the side bar)
• DO NOT link your entry to an old card, even a day before will be removed. Making it fair to all the people that have made a card for the challenge...
• We reserve the right to remove your entry if we feel it is not appropriate. We are a FUN challenge that is designed for MAGNOLIA FANS and any entry that is not deemed to be 'playing nice' will be deleted. We apologise for the need to add this rule. This is OUR challenge blog and we reserve the right to moderate entries.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #138 {Old Treasures} - Winner and Top 5

Who says being a hoarder is bad??? Look at all the wonderful ways you found to use old treasures - and what fabulous treasures you had! You've certainly made me question what I should and shouldn't throw out in future - although I'm not sure my husband will thank you for my new outlook on junk - LOL.

With so many gorgeous entries it was certainly a tough vote this week - with the votes being spread far and wide across the entries. Thankfully we managed to come up with a winner though - and this week we'd like to congratulate.....

Paola Sullivan {2}

WOW can you believe this is the FIRST time Paola has used distress inks to paint her image - no wonder she was happy with the result!!! I just love the soft muted tones she's achieved and the fabulous detailing with the butterflies, flowers and her Old Treasure - a feather from an old Halloween mask. If you want to see more of Paola's gorgeous work you can check out her blog HERE.

Paola can you please contact Karen at magnoliadownunder@gmail.com to claim your winner's badge and prize. 

And now it's onto this week's Top 5 - but like I mentioned earlier there were votes spread across the entries and I couldn't split the votes - so this week we have a TOP 6. These are listed in numerical order and we'd like to congratulate these amazing entries - awesome job everyone....

Manuela {8}

Alberto {20}

Karin {22}

Yulis {27}

Merete KJ {36}

Elizabeth {48}

These are linked back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our gorgeous NEW Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! 

Don't forget to drop back in and visit us tomorrow to see the new challenge we have for you to play along with and the always amazing inspiration from the MDUC DT.

Debbie P and the MDUC team

xXx

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #138 Old Treasures (Sponsored by Tilda's Town)

Good morning Magnolia Fans! Are you ready for another fun week of cardmaking? I bet you are... but first, lets check out this week's sponsor....

This week we welcome back our amazing sponsor for this week, Tilda's Town!

Tilda's Town is an online store that specializes in Magnolia stamps. We carry one of the largest inventories in USA and the world with over 1000 Magnolia stamps in stock at all times. Our shipping is always free worldwide regardless of order total. Whether you buy one stamps or 100, you will never pay shipping. As an added bonus, all orders above $60 can get an additional 10% by using discount code TILDA10. Shop today for the latest collections!

This week Tilda's Town is offering a lucky winner a $15 Gift Certificate! With a new collection to be released very soon, I can imagine someone is going to be very happy with this prize! Thank you so much Tilda's Town!

So what do you have to do to win?? The challenge this week is

Old treasures
(we want to see something recycled on your artwork... think old screws, buttons, corrugated cardboard)

Lets see what our AMAZING DT have created to share with you...

Lori
(Crochet Flowers saved from one of DDs torn shirts. Grandma's Vintage button)

KATHRIN
(letter cubes from an old bracelet)

EULANDA
(Ribbon is from drawstring in pants)

KYLIE

(buttons off Dad's old shirt)

SARA

( cardboard and string from packaging )

CAMILLA

(page from an old book, corrugated paper, doily and cheese cloth)

SHARON

(recycled tag from my jeans)

TANJA

(recycled an old CD to a Wall hanger)

HOW TO JOIN IN...

• You must have at least one Magnolia stamp or Doo Hickey die on your work, it can be a sentiment, background etc does NOT have to be Edwin or Tilda for your card to be entered..
• You must add your link in Mr.Linky
• You MUST add a link to your **direct blog post***.... All entries not doing this will be removed.
• You should have a link back to the challenge blog in your post.
• Entries close 8:00am Saturday AES time (see the clock on the side bar)
• DO NOT link your entry to an old card, even a day before will be removed. Making it fair to all the people that have made a card for the challenge...
• We reserve the right to remove your entry if we feel it is not appropriate. We are a FUN challenge that is designed for MAGNOLIA FANS and any entry that is not deemed to be 'playing nice' will be deleted. We apologise for the need to add this rule. This is OUR challenge blog and we reserve the right to moderate entries.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #137 {3rd Birthday Party} - Winner and Top 5

Before I announce this week's winner I'd like to thank everyone for their comments on our gorgeous new look and your best wishes for our 3rd birthday. Our lovely Kylie Keuter did an amazing job giving us a fresh new look - thanx sweetie.

It was wonderful to see so many entries for our special birthday week - thanx to all who played along and made our party fun, fun, FUN. Unfortunately we couldn't give everyone a party favour - as much as we'd like too. But we do have a prize for our winner and this week we'd to congratulate................

Marianne R {37}

The soft blues and gorgeous details complements Marianne's amazing colouring perfectly. Any girl would LOVE to receive this gorgeous card on their special day. Marianne's work is always gorgeous and if you want to see more you can check out her blog HERE.

Marianne can you please contact Karen at magnoliadownunder@gmail.com to claim your winner's badge and prize. 

And now it's onto this week's Top 5. These are listed in numerical order and we'd like to congratulate these amazing entries - awesome job everyone....

Marika {18}

Catz {19}

Yulis {57}

Kat G {72}

Randi Th {94}

These are linked back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our gorgeous NEW Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! 

Don't forget to drop back in and visit us tomorrow to see the new challenge we have for you to play along with and the always amazing inspiration from the MDUC DT.

Debbie P and the MDUC team

xXx

Challenge #137 Happy Birthday (MDUC Birthday 3rd Party) Sponsored by Stampyland

Happy birthday to us

Happy birthday to us

Happy birthday dear

Magnolia Down Under Challengesssssssssssssssss

Happy birthday to us!!

Yes! this weekend we celebrate our third birthday!

We are so proud to still be around and enjoying each and every challenge with you after three wonderful years.

We are also so proud to boast that after all of this time,we still have one original DT member - yes, our very own Debbie P was one of the founding members of this wonderful challenge.

What a fantastic milestone.

To celebrate our birthday, we have given the blog a little overhaul - a new look and new badges.

We hope you like them as much as we do.

Please feel free to grab a badge or blinkie to display on your own blogs.

For our birthday week we welcome back our fantastic regular sponsor - Stampy Land!

Stampy Land is an online store which specializes in Magnolia Stamps and many other world renowned manufacturers. Shipping in our store is always free worldwide. Keep an eye on our store as we continue to add more brands over the next few weeks. For additional stamping or scrapbooking supplies please visit our sister store scrapyland.com.

Stampy Land are generously giving a lucky winner a $20 gift voucher to spend in store!

Thank you so much Stampy Land.

And to win this week - we would like to see creations with the special theme of:
"BIRTHDAYS"

Lets check out what the DT have created to share with you...

KYLIE

Lori



SARA

BRON

LOUISE

JANIEL

(gift card holder)

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

KAREN

DEBBIE P

SHARON

JANE

DENISE

JANNE

CAMILLA

TANJA

Thanks so much for joining us at MDUC for our special birthday celebration!

Please add your entry to the linky below:

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #136 {Buttons and Bows} - Winner and Top 5

Buttons and Bows certainly brought out some fabulous creativity from you guys - we had some amazing entries yet again and the votes were spread far and wide making the winner and Top 5 a very close call. Thankfully we managed to fill all the spots and this week we'd like to congratulate.......

Melanie {11}

This is truly magical - pardon the pun! I just love Melanie's gorgeous layout and fabulous colouring with pencil - I soo want to give pencils a try one day after seeing this beauty. There are so many details here to please the eye. If you want to see more of Melanie's stunning work you can check out her blog HERE.

Melanie can you please contact Karen at magnoliadownunder@gmail.com to claim your winner's badge and prize. 

And now it's onto this week's Top 5. These are listed in numerical order and we'd like to congratulate these amazing entries - awesome job everyone....

Kortmanitove {17}

Becky {18}

Charlotte {30}

Nelle {37}

Catz {45}

These are linked back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! 

Before I sign off I want to make sure you come back and visit us tomorrow - it's a special day for us here at MDUC and we want to share it with you - as well as having a new challenge to play along with.

Debbie P and the MDUC team

xXx

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #136 Buttons and Bow's (Sponsor) Shop Bron

Good Morning Maggie Fans!!

Thanks so much for your continued support and amazing creations. 

We have our wonderful regular sponsor here with us this week... Shop Bron:

Shopbron specialises in Magnolia Stamps, Magnolia paper and doo hickeys with an extensive range of Copic Sketch markers and blending paper for any budget. Shopbron is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance. Our aim is to maintain consistent good pricing to keep you going with your passion, quick, easy and affordable postage from Australia. We are hoping the service has you coming back for more. As a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals.

Shopbron scrap with my favourite things " motto " sells quality, tried and tested papercrafting goods.. no compromise on Quality.


If you are looking for some older Magnolia stamps - ShopBron currently has a sale on - only $10 a stamp! 
So if you live in Aus and are looking for some bargains - look no further than ShopBron.

Bron is generously offering two stamps to a lucky winner this week:

 

The challenge this week is
BUTTONS AND BOWS
nice and easy hey?

Lets take a moment to check out our Guest and DT's amazing work

Our Special Guest Designer
ANNETTE

Lori



SARA

TANJA

 KATHRIN

CAMILLA

SHARON

KYLIE

JANNE

EULANDA

HOW TO JOIN IN...

• You must have at least one Magnolia stamp or Doo Hickey die on your work, it can be a sentiment, background etc does NOT have to be Edwin or Tilda for your card to be entered..
• You must add your link in Mr.Linky
• You MUST add a link to your **direct blog post***.... All entries not doing this will be removed.
• You should have a link back to the challenge blog in your post.
• Entries close 8:00am Saturday AES time (see the clock on the side bar)
• DO NOT link your entry to an old card, even a day before will be removed. Making it fair to all the people that have made a card for the challenge...
• We reserve the right to remove your entry if we feel it is not appropriate. We are a FUN challenge that is designed for MAGNOLIA FANS and any entry that is not deemed to be 'playing nice' will be deleted. We apologise for the need to add this rule. This is OUR challenge blog and we reserve the right to moderate entries.