Magnolia Down Under Challenge #178 Anything Goes

Merry Christmas Magnolia Fans!!

Welcome back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges!

We are so happy to have you here to celebrate the holiday season with us.

This challenge will run for a little longer than usual while the DT has a much deserved break with their families over the holidays. You have until January 12th to enter! So there is plenty of time to come and play along.

We will do our very best to ensure you all receive a comment for this challenge, but we apologise in advance if we don't make it around to leave a comment as a lot of us are away visiting family over the holidays. We promise we will be back and in full force after the 13th.

Our fantastic DT member, Janiel Corley is sponsoring this challenge

 with 2 very fun stamps from the Aussie Collection.

Edwin with Boomerang

Didgeridoo Tilda
Thank you so much Janiel! You are so generous

And the challenge?  We wanted you all to be able to participate so we have decided to go with the open challenge of..........
ANYTHING GOES!
Yep, you can go wild. I hope you have some new crafting goodies you are itching to try out! Lets see what you can do!

And now some inspiration from our amazing DT:

JANIEL

CAMILLA S

sara

Lori

SHARON

LOUISE

KYLIE

BRON

TANJA

Janne

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 #177 {Christmas} - Winner and Top 5

Before we announce this week's winner and Top 5 I would like to take the opportunity to wish ALL of our AMAZING followers a

 Very Merry Christmas and All The Very Best for 2013

Thanx again for your support in 2012 - without you guys we couldn't do what we love each week.

 It's been another FABULOUS year here at Magnolia Down Under Challenges - our little DT family has had some changes along the way and it is an absolute PLEASURE working with these ladies (past and present), and getting to know each of them better behind the scenes - they aren't just my teamies they are some of my closest friends too.

Now it's time to talk about the challenge - and what a truly wonderful array of festive fair you guys gave us this week. If we could we would have more than one winner - there are so many deserving entries this week and the voting stretched far and wide across them. In another tight vote we'd like to congratulate this week's winner........

Lillemor {58}

Anyone who loves Magnolia Stamps would know of Lillemor's amazing work and this card showcases her fabulous talents to perfection. The soft colouring and beautiful textures combine with the perfect mix of die cuts to create a Winter Wonderland. It must be chilly as Tilda and Edwin are hiding out and probably drinking hot chocolate together - LOL. If you want to see more of Lillemor's gorgeous work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

We also have another amazing Top 6 for you, there is no way we could narrow it down any further! These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Chris Dark {41}

Vicky {48}

Marianne R {84}

Louise {97}

Gro T {98}

Franz {102}

The Top 6 picks are are linked back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our gorgeous Top 5 badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog to let everyone know how fabulous we think your work is! 

Thanks so much for joining us all this week and we hope you'll pop back in a few hours time to check out the next challenge - our very last for the year. But don't worry, we'll be back in 2013 with more fabulous challenges and inspiration for you. Thanx again for your support in 2012 - without you guys we couldn't do what we love each week.

Debbie P and the MDUC DT

xXx

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #177 Christmas

Good morning Magnolia fans!

Welcome back to another fantastic week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges.

We are so very happy to have you join us again for another fun crafting session.

Lets check out our sponsor before we move on to the challenge details:

Our brilliant sponsor this week is.... 

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.

And the challenge this week is a really easy one and very timely....
CHRISTMAS!

Lets check out what our amazing DT have created:

JANE

JANIEL

LOUISE

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

DEBBIE P

Zoe

CAMILLA H

KAREN

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 #176 {Christmas Bingo} - Winner and Top 5

Before I start I want to thank Zoe for taking on the Winner's Post duties last week for me - I had a much needed holiday with my family - spending time taking long walks along the beach and hanging out by the pool. But now it's back to business....

One of the things I love about getting our DT to vote for their favourites is that it caters for the diversity of our entries - we all have different styles and so do you guys. One of the things I hate about getting our DT to vote is how far and wide the votes can go sometimes - today was one of those days - LOL. After a tight vote across a large range of entries we'd like to congratulate this week's winner.....

Anne {34}

Look at this amazing hanging Anne made - if you check out her other photos you can see all the fabulous details up close as well as checking out the wonderful shimmer she's added to the card with glimmer mist. I love the whimsy the wings give the whole project too. If you want to see more of Anne's beautiful work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

We also have another amazing Top 5 for you - these are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Chantal {7}

Nicolchen {12}

Julie P {19}

Vicky {26}

Gro T {32}

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

Thanks so much for joining us all this week and we hope you'll pop back in a few hours time to check out the next challenge.

Debbie P and the MDUC DT

xXx

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #176 Christmas Bingo

Good morning Magnolia Fans,

We hope you have an enjoyable weekend planned and hopefully that includes a bit of crafting!
Lets get down to business straight away and check out our sponsor this week!

Our Sponsor this week is Stamping Tilda..
with a fantastic $20 voucher up for grabs to a lucky winner - wow, I wish I could win!

And our challenge this week is....

CHRISTMAS BINGO!

We would like to see you use the bingo grid below, choosing a row, across, down or diagonal, with the theme of Christmas!

Lets see what the DT have done with our bingo grid....

JANIEL

(Snowflakes Tags Masking)

(Doo Hickey Die Glitter Snowflakes)

(Doo Hickey Die Ribbon Paint)

Kat

glitter/stickles, jingle bells and red and white

Sara

(masking, jingle bells ,doo hickey die)

Lori

(snowflakes, glitter/stickles, Doohickey die)

Sharon

Snowflakes (on paper) - Glitter/Stickles - DooHickey Die

Janne

(snow flakes, glitter and Doo Hickey dies)

(Doo Hickey dies, lace/ribbon and paint)

Tanja

(Snowflakes on paper, Tags and Masking)

KYLIE

(Snowflakes, Glitter, Doo Hickeys)

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 #175 {Sketch} - Winner and Top 5

Hi Everyone,

It's Zoe stepping in for our gorgeous Debbie this week whilst she has a well deserved break from normal life. :)

What a fabulous week with so much inspiration and ideas on the awesome sketch. It was great to see some of you keep it nice and simple like mine!! hahaa But those of you who can manage to stick everything on and it doens't look like a mess make me sigh... wishing I could do that too without fretting so much!

There were a lot of gorgeous entries but as hard as it is to narrow it down we would like to congratulate:

Clare!!

 27. Distressed Miss 

Clare has wowed us with her gorgeously decorated box. Covered in beautiful Magnolia Christmas papers and beautifully coloured Magnolia stamps, decorated with dies, flowers and ribbon. You must pop over to see how the box opens!! She is very clever indeed!

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

We also have another amazing Top 5!
These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

 9. Åsa aka Scraphorse

 11. tinie

 12. Alby

  16. Irene 

28. Nicolchen

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

Thanks so much for joining us all this week and we hope you'll pop back in a few hours time to see what challenge we have ready for you to enjoy!

Big Aussie Squeezes!

Zoe & the MDUC team

xo

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #175 Sketch

Good morning Magnolia Fans!

Welcome back to another fun week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges. 

As the holiday season draws near, we have a simpler challenge for you this week. It seems that our "Bottle Tag" challenge last week didn't tickle as many of your fancies as we had hoped!

This week the challenge is easy - a nice simple sketch! But of course you can make it as elaborate or as CAS as you wish! 

And for our winner this week we have this cute little stamp - Tilda with small gift.

Lets check out the brilliant work of our DT:

JANIEL

JANE

LOUISE

DEBBIE P

KYLIE

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

 BRON

KAREN

Zoe

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 #174 {Wine Tag} - Winner and Top 5

Adding a beautiful handmade wine tag to a bottle of wine turns a nice gift into a very special gift - and this challenge was perfect given how fast Christmas is approaching! I'm sure the gorgeous tags you guys created will be put to good use over the holiday season. 

And speaking of the holiday season we thought it would be a bit of fun to give one of our wonderful entrants a SURPRISE PRESENT! 

Chosen using random.org the winner of the Ribbon Hair Tilda rubber stamp is 

Sabine {15}

Sabine can you please contact us at magnoliadownunder@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

And now onto this week's challenge winner - with some gorgeous tags entries this week we'd like to congratulate.......

Elizabeth {4}

Elizabeth has created a gorgeous wine tag with a little pocket in the front which holds a gorgeous little star tag which pops out. The detailing on both the wine tag and the start tag are individually gorgeous but work so well together too. If you want to check out more of Elizabeth's fabulous work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

We also have another amazing Top 5! These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Elin H {1}

Pona {8}

Yulis {12}

Randi Th.{14}

Sotofa {17}

The Top 5 picks are are linked back to the original entries to make it easier for you guys to go and check them out. Please grab our gorgeous 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 remember to pop back in a few hours to check out our new challenge and the always amazing inspiration from the fabulous MDUC DT, and hopefully you'll want to play along too. 

Debbie P and the MDUC team

xXx

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #174 Wine Tag

Good morning Magnolia Fans!

Welcome back to our next challenge. 

We are very proud to be sponsored this week by:

Mother and daughter Mary and Andrea have always crafted and found it was becoming more and more difficult to buy very small quantities of good quality ribbon, lace and buttons and embellishments at reasonable prices. We resented having to purchase a full roll when we only needed one metre. We love ribbons, lace and all things pretty and sparkly, so in 2010 we decided to open our own online store and make small or large quantities easily available to all crafters. Mary owns the shop and runs it on a day to day basis while Andrea looks after the Ribbon Girl Blog and Design Team. We only stock best quality products and offer products which we would personally buy and use ourselves.  We supply traditional, modern and vintage style ribbon, lace, twine, seam binding, fancy pins, tiny pom-pom and ric-rac trim, plain, striped, polka dot and sparkly buttons, narrow tuille, net and mesh fabric. We stock a huge range of charms, diamante spacers, gems, buckle slides, pearl and crystal flourishes, hearts, gems etc. We also offer a useful range of mulberry flowers, liquid pearls, glossy accents, glitter glue, sticky tape, wool felt squares, plus many other unusual and seasonal accessories and embellishments to card makers, stitchers, crafters, scrapbookers and cake decorators. We're happy to send small samples of ribbon, lace and twine are available upon request and if you are planning a wedding or other special occasion we may be able to offer special prices for larger quantities.

The Ribbon Girls are generously giving away this beautiful prize this week:

I wish I could win! It is just stunning!

Our challenge this week:

Make a Wine Tag to Decorate a wine Bottle!

Its great timing too with the festive season around the corner. 

Lets see how our awesome DT interpreted the challenge:

KATHRIN

Lori

KYLIE

SHARON

Janne

KAT

CAMILLA S

TANJA

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.