Challenge #194 Button It Up

Good morning Magnolia Fans!
Wow, what a busy weekend so far. But very productive.
How is your weekend going? I hope it is including a lot of free time to craft! 

This week we welcome back Magnolia Stamps as our sponsor.

Magnolia Stamps, based in Boras Sweden, really don't need much of an introduction.
They are the reason this little challenge blog is here and the reason you are all out there crafting and blogging away. They make us all happy and I know we all eagerly anticipate the arrival of each new collection so we can start dreaming up new scenes with the magnificent new stamps.
We are delighted to have them sponsor us this week.

Thank you so much Magnolia!
There is going to be one very happy crafter out there very soon when they win your amazing "Secret Prize Package" from this challenge...

The challenge this week is
BUTTONS
easy peasy? Yep.

Lets check out our amazing DT creations.. we are spoiled this week with some work from some of our new DT members, Yulis, Franz and Ying. Please drop by their blogs to share some appreciation for their amazing creations. 

Camilla S

Kat

Fleur

Yulis

Kathrin

Franz

Ying

Janne

Sara

Alyce

Tanja

Lori

Kylie

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 #193 {Going Green Baby, Recycle} - Winner and Top 5

Isn't is amazing that what some people call rubbish others can see the potential for beauty. It was a lot of fun to see what "rubbish" you guys used on your creations and I can honestly say I saw nothing but gorgeousness in the end results. As always though we can only have one winner and this week we'd like to congratulate....

Emma {11}

Emma used some corrugated cardboard from an old box to cut a bird-cage shape as the base of her creation. And doesn't that old box look amazing all dolled up?!?! The soft colours and touches of bling are just fabulous and I love little Tilda sitting on her perch. If you want to see more of Emma's beautiful work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

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

Pysselfroken {1}

Chris {13}

Catz {14}

Anna {17}

Ash B {19}

The Top 5 picks are all 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 #193 - Going Green Baby, Recycle

Welcome back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges!!

This week we have a lovely little 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.

The challenge this week is...

Going Green Baby - Recycle!

That's right! we want to see something recycled in your creation.

Lets check out our awesome DT creations!

Karen

Reused Ice-cream container

Bron

Reused Shop Tag

Louise

Reused corrugated paper that was wrapped around a gift 

JANIEL

Items recycled:  (Button from old shirt, 2 studs from pair of Levis jeans, corrugated paper and raffia from candle wrapping, Fabric for bow from old country table cloth).

Jane
 (Recycled ribbon card and ribbon from a bouquet of flowers)

Debbie P
(Recycled a 3D black plastic chandelier my daughter was going to throw out - it has been hanging in her room for the past 8 years)

CAMILLA H

Reused an empty CD case.

 

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

Butterflies and DooHickey Feathers are Re-cycled Cola Cans and Recyled Paper Bag

 

 

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 #192 {Masking} - Winner and Top 5

Boy it's been a HUGE day for us here at MDUC - we've announced FOUR new DT members and some GDT spots too - check the post below! Each and every week you guys make us make tough decisions and this week we've had two to make! So we've made our DT spot announcement - woot woot - and now it's time to make our winner's announcement. You guys came up with some amazing scenes and I have added a few stamps to my wish list as a result - my bank balance thanx you for that - LOL.

So onto this week's winner - and in another tight vote we'd like to congratulate.....

Marika {33}

Oh my goodness this is just a party on a card isn't it?!?!?! I just love the mix of images - I think I counted 6! And then there's the amazing colouring and details - each little Tilda is ready to party with her pearl earrings on - utterly adorable! If you want to see more of Marika's fabulous work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

We also have an amazing Top Six for you. It's seems to be the day for announcing more spots than we should - LOL. These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Teresa A {4}

Crafty Lou {17}

Tina Makuc {23}

Deb {29}

Giada {39}

Tamara {42}

The Top 5 picks are all 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

Please Welcome our Newest Design Team Members

WOW, what can we say!! 36 Entrants into our Design Team Call.... it did actually make choosing our 2 new members very difficult.  

So we decided to pick 4 instead! 

We just could not make up our minds! I felt like a Cardinal at the Conclave voting for a new Pope! (Well not really) All that was missing was the Sistine Chapel and a 100 or so Cardinals with some white smoke!! (okay now I am getting carried away!!)

As you know, it was a whole team vote, just like we do for our winners and top 5 each and every week.  Everyone gets to say their bit:-) We are more than a team we are a family:-) Therefore picking the right people was extremely important to us.  We just didn't pick on your talents alone, we took so many aspects into consideration

So... out of 36 Entrants... Please welcome:

Franz

 Lillemor

Ying

Yulis

As I am sure you agree, their work is totally outstanding, and they are all, really sweet ladies to boot! WELCOME GIRLS - we are so honoured to have you come and play with us:-)

Now I can understand everyone else is feeling rather disheartened, because we haven't picked you.  Please, Please DO NOT beat yourselves up about it, it really was a very hard choice, and we think each and every one of you is talented in your own very special way.  

It really was wonderful to see so many new people to blogging and card making, we hope you will continue in the crafting world of blogging, and we look forward to seeing your work evolve as you become more experienced:-) So Please make sure you enter into our Challenge's !!!!

  Honestly I think we could have added just about all of you! But alas we could not.  Even picking out 4 is making our team up to 22 people!!  I really am an old woman who lived in a shoe now! - (She had so many children she didn't know what to do.... hahahaha Well It's a little like that!)

But the fun doesn't stop there....

We have decided to offer 6 Guest Design Team spots to the following:

Marika

Teresa

Frida

Davina

Audhild

Karina

If you would love to be our Guests, then please send an email to: magnoliadownunder@gmail.com and we will pop you into Debbie D and Louise's very capable hands!  

We would like you to be a guest for 1 month each, a total of 4 cards, one each week:-) You will also receive   a guest Design Team Badge for your blogs:-) 

Well that is it, Thank you all so much for taking part in our Design Team Call, we don't have them very often, so it will be a long time before another one, but please make sure you enter into our challenges - we will be watching!!!!

Lots of Cuddles

Karen, Kylie, Debbie and the girls from Magnolia Down Under Design Team

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P.S Out lastest winners will be announced later tonight, and our next awesome challenge starts tomorrow morning!!! We look forward to seeing your gorgeous work!

Challenge #192 - Masking

Welcome back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges! 

Before I get onto today's challenge - I just want to remind you of our DT call happening right now. You have few more days left to enter, so why not give it a try?  Just click HERE for more information.

This week we have a technique challenge for you.. but first lets check out our sponsor:

Please welcome back - 

Stamping Tilda..

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

Thank you Stamping Tilda for sponsoring this week's challenge.

This week we would like to see you test our your:

MASKING

I love cards with Magnolia stamps masked together. It just looks amazing. There are so many beautiful Magnolia stamps, characters and accessories that you can put together to create amazing scenes so this week we can't wait to see what you are going to whip up for us. 

But first - please ohh and ahh at the stunning DT creations..

Camilla

Kat

FLEUR

Sara

Janne

Lori 

 

Tanja

Alyce

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 #191 {Tic Tac Toe} - Winner and Top 5

Before I announce this week's winner I must first pass on my thanx to the gorgeous Karen for taking my winner post duties on for me last week while we celebrated our daughter's 21st birthday - she did a great job as always. 

This week you guys took on our Tic Tac Toe board and came up with some amazing projects - you certainly make it hard for us to narrow down the votes but we certainly LOVE to see our challenge inspire such gorgeousness. As always the fabulous MDUC DT have made my job easy for me and managed to narrow down the votes to just one winner and this week we'd like to congratulate......

Barbara GR {51}

How could anyone NOT fall in love with this beautiful creation. Barbara's soft tones and amazing layout work together so beautifully. The detailing on here is just divine. If you want to see more of Barbara's amazing work you can check out her blog HERE.

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

We also have an amazing Top Five for you - and boy was it hard to narrow down to just 5 this week. These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Chantal {24}

Shien Shien {32}

Ying Pang {39}

Tracy Payne {42}

Marika {56}

The Top 5 picks are all 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 #191 Tic Tac Toe Game Board (Live and Love Crafts)

Hello again Magnolia Fans!!

Welcome to Magnolia Down Under Challenges.

We have another fun fun fun challenge for you today, but first, let me introduce our fabulous sponsor:

If the words vintage and shabby chic makes your heart beat faster, you will find your haven at Live & Love Crafts!
Live & Love Crafts is a UK based online store that ships WORLDWIDE. The store is owned and operated by Sandra Mathis, a crafter who is as passionate about the vintage style as she is about customer service and providing a good shopping experience. Live & Love Crafts prides itself on having a website that is easy to navigate with excellent product images. Orders are dispatched fast; usually on the same day received.

Live & Love Crafts stocks a wide range of products from well-loved vintage brands such as Pion Design, Maja Design, Riddersholm Design, Kort & Godt, Magnolia, Prima, Melissa Frances, Maya Road, and the Tim Holtz/Ranger product lines.

The store has a vast selection of laces, ribbons and trims, an assortment of close to 200 charms and metal decorations, as well as many other unique embellishments that you can't find elsewhere. To help you save on costs, the charms/metal decos can be purchased singularly and all trims and ribbons are sold by the yard/meter. If you’re looking for products that will inspire and a one stop paper & embellishment shop, look no further than Live & Love Crafts!

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:

TIC TAC TOE 

(BINGO for those unfamiliar) - just choose a line either across, down or diagonally and use the three items in the grid chosen. 

Lets check out the fabulous work of the DT - some have outdone themselves and managed to do a "full house" and used all items in the board! Well done Ladies!

Debbie P

{Full House!}

Inside...

Louise

(Shabby chic - chip board- metal) 

Bron

(Chipboard, sentiment & 3 or more layers) plus a few more too!

JANIEL

(Full House)

 (inside)

Jane

Shabby Chic, Pink and Lace

CAMILLA H

(Shabby chic - Pink - Lace)

 

DEBBIE D

Shabby Chic, Pink, Lace, 3 or more layers, Finished Inside, Embossing(both) and metal

 

 

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.