Challenge #185 Lime and Pink Colour Combination

Good morning Magnolia Fans,
Thanks for checking in with us again today.
We have a doozy of a challenge for you today. Some of our DT had a little trouble with it so we are super excited to see what you come up with.

The prize this week is....

yes! The adorable "Ballerina Bunny Tilda" from the new Little Easter collection

donated by Kylie.

So what is this challenging challenge you may be wondering?

It is a colour challenge....

PINK and LIME

doesn't sound too daunting does it? 

Lets check out the AMAZING work by our fantastic DT:

(I am so proud of these ladies!!)

Jane

JANIEL

LOUISE

KAREN

BRON

KYLIE

DEBBIE P

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

CAMILLA H

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 #184 {I Can See Clearly Now - Use Acetate} - Winner and Top 5

Well it looked like using acetate scared a few people off this week - I can't say I blame you - it is a little out of the norm. I do have to say though that when I create something for a challenge that really IS a challenge I feel I grow as a crafter - so I hope more of you give these "hard" challenges a go.

For the gals that played along this week I have to say WOW - you showed us some fabulous ways to use acetate. I think the last time I had to do something for an acetate challenge I just bought an acetate box and decorated it - who knew you could do so much with clear plastic! Unfortunately there can only be one winner though and this week we'd like to congratulate......

Katarina K {13}

What an adorable gift set Katarina has made using embossed acetate to create a window in the box so the recipient will have a sneak peek of what's inside. And then there's the beautifully detailed matching card - love it. If you want to see more of Katarina's fabulous work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

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

Catz {4}

JayBe {8}

Marianne R {9}

kbrandy4 (Hazel) {12}

Elena F {14}

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

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Challenge #184 I Can See Clearly Now... Use Acetate

Welcome back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges!!

This week we have a lovely little technique challenge for you... but first up - lets check out our sponsor...

Our 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 $10 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.

This week's challenge is....
USE ACETATE

Lets check out the lovely DT examples:

Camilla S. 

Kathrin

SARA

JANNE

Lori

Alyce

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.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #183 {Love is all Around} - Winner and Top 5

I love it when my teamies let me know how hard it is for them to vote for a winner - it makes me realise just how AMAZING all of our fabulous entries are. Here are some quotes from the MDUC DT this week....

Oh my word! This is getting so difficult to pick!! The standards are just out of this world!! I have a top 5, I cant narrow it down anymore, even this was hard enough to reach, so here goes before I change my mind yet again - Kathleen Grieve

...before i change my mind again how are we meant to just pick 3 from so many gorgeous entries !!! So I didnt I have 4 !! - Sara Winter

 OMG, this is seriously getting more difficult with every challenge, our entrants are advanced - sooooo many beautiful ones to choose from..Had to write them really fast as I might change my mind - Louise Fraenell

See what you are doing to us - but PLEASE don't stop - we LOVE it even though this used to be easy. I do believe I get the easy job of tallying the votes and not actually voting these days - LOL. So with the votes all tallied up for this week we'd like to congratulate our winner..........

Jenny Hodges {22}

There is just so much to love about this beautiful card Jenny has created including her gorgeous soft colouring, layout and those fabulous flowers. then there's the beautiful sentiment stamp that finishes off the romantic feel of everything perfectly. If you want to see more of Jenny's work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

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

Solveig {14}

Mandy {50}

Yuri {79}

Yulis {89}

Deb {109}

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

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Challenge #183 Love is All Around Us

Good morning Magnolia Fans!
Welcome back to MDUC.
We love seeing your amazing creations each week and this week was no exception - we were all blown away by the talent out there. You are all so creative!!

This week we welcome back our fabulous sponsors

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

The challenge this week is
Love is all Around Us
a nice little Valentines theme for this week.

Lets check out the DT creations:

Jane

Bron

Louise

Kylie 

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

JANIEL

(Wooden Blocks)

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 #182 {Love is in the Air} - Winner and Top 5

I decided to open with words from some of my MDUC teamies because sometimes I think you must sick of me telling you how fabulous you are... 

So many stunning cards - Camilla Bakke

So many beautiful and elegant cards, its getting really really really - like really hard to pick and choose - Karen Yates 

and

Shucks this is getting harder each week - Bronwen Beekman

But luckily these amazing gals have once again done their job and we have a winner! This week we'd like to congratulate........

Lillemor {99}

Once again Lillemor has wow'd us with her fabulous ability to combine amazing colouring skills with a gorgeous layout. I love the plum and cream colour palette Lillemor has chosen too - it hints of the more traditional red and white "love" palette but adds a mature elegance. 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 yet another amazing Top 5 for you. These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Joe Shien Shien {16}

Delphine {31}

Yuri {80}

ScrapEllen {88}

Artesania {105}

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

Challenge # 182 - Love is in the Air

A big welcome back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges! 

We hope you are all well this weekend. 

This week we welcome back Live and Love Crafts as our wonderful sponsor!   

Thanks Sandy!

Live & Love Crafts is a UK based online store that specializes in vintage and shabby chic craft materials. We ship WORLDWIDE.
We stock the unique and beautiful vintage inspired scrapbooking papers from the Scandinavian vendors Maja Design, Pion Design, Inkido, Landstoken, and Riddersholm Design.
Live & Love Crafts also carries gorgeous laces, trims, pins, broaches, buttons, flowers, resin pieces, vintage trinkets and other craft embellishments from vintage specialists such as Prima, Melissa Frances, and Maya Road.
Further products that are part of Live & Love Crafts’ portfolio are flowers from Kort og Godt, rubber stamps, cutting dies and embellishments from Magnolia, Bildmalarna and Vilda Stamps, distress inks, paints, glitter and other innovative craft products from Ranger.

Don’t forget to visit this fab shop and have a look around, you will fall in love immediately!

Lovely Sandy offers to the lucky winner a £10 store voucher.

The challenge this week is:

Love is in the Air

We can't wait to see what you create!!

In the meantime, lets check out our DT creations:

Camilla S.

SARA

Lori

Sharon

Janne

JANIEL

(candy bar box)

Zoe

Tanja

Kathrin

Alyce

KAT

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 #181 {Wings} - Winner and Top 5

Another week, another challenge and another group of totally GORGEOUS entries - you guys are just getting better and better each week - and we LOVE IT!  I'm struggling a bit with a sore shoulder and typing is a little painful so I won't keep you in suspense any longer and we'd like to congratulate our fabulous winner for this week.....

Karina {3}

Isn't this card totally gorgeous?!?! I love the depth in Karina's colouring and her sweet design showcases her adorable Tilda's perfectly. If you want to see more of Karina's amazing work you can check out her blog HERE.

Karina 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 - and there is NO WAY we could separate these with only ONE VOTE between them all! These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Vicky {6}

Katie K {8}

Yulis {17}

Nicole {30}

Irene {51}

Franz {69} 

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. 

Debbie P and the MDUC DT

xXx