Challenge #198 Flowers and More Flowers - Make Your Own

Good morning Magnolia Fans!

Are you ready for some more creative fun? Well, this week will be no exception.

First, lets meet our wonderful 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...

Flowers and more Flowers - 
Make your own!
(you may add some store bought flowers as well to compliment if you wish but we would like to see self made flowers as a feature)

We are joined again by fantastic Karina as our special guest. She has made this amazing card. I just LOVE how she embellishes perfectly. Stunning work Karina!

And now for our wonderful DT:

 Alyce

Fleur

Kat

Yulis

Sara

Lori

Ying

Janne

Franz

Camilla S

Tanja

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 #197 {Lace and Flowers} - Winner and Top 5

This week we went for a theme that would be a little less of a challenge for many of you and you rewarded us with some amazing creations. As always that makes it tough for the DT to come up with just one winner and this week in another close vote we'd like to congratulate.......

Yuri {10}

What a gorgeous soft creation from Yuri. The print background and shape make a beautiful base for the rest of Yuri's beautiful design. I love her floral arrangements and detailing. If you want to see more of Yuri's amazing work you can check out her blog HERE.

Yuri 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 if you can count you can see we can't and we actually have a Top 6 yet again - LOL. These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Giada {17}

Anna {25}

Forgotten Scraps {28}

Alexandra {31}

Jenny D {40}

Mae Nazareth {43}

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 #197 Lace and Flowers

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:

Lace and Flowers

With great pride we would like to start off by showcasing a card by our lovely may guest Karina. 

Isn't the way she used those amazing cut out roses just adorable? Frames that gorgeous Tilda in the best of ways. And those wings...sooo cute! Stop by her blog and give her some love too! 

And now for our amazing DT:

Lillemor:

Louise:

Debbie P

Jane

JANIEL

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 #196 {Move it Baby} - Winner and Top 5

We here at Magnolia Down Under Challenges feel that in order to grow as crafters you need to step outside of your comfort zone sometimes, and to do that we need to give you challenges that DO challenge you. This one was one of those and I can tell you it even had a few of the DT scratching their heads and asking "why???". But you have to agree that the DT and you guys stepped up and came up with some AMAZING creations!  But don't stress - we won't always make you think too hard ;)

And now the moment you've all been waiting for - this week we'd like to congratulate our fabulous winner......

Katie K {25}

All I can say is WOW - what an amazing project! Katie has created a perpetual calender with a wheel which spins to reveal the months and 2 funky rocks which hide the numbers for the days! And I love the whole Western vibe too. And then there are 2 drawers underneath with their rocky embossed finish. Well Katie certainly took our challenge and blew our minds with her creativity. If you want to see more of Katie's gorgeous work you can check out her blog HERE.

Katie 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...

Inger Marie {1}

Marika {3}

Anna {22}

Barbara {31}

Deb {32}

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 #196 Move it Baby - Have something that Moves on your Project

Welcome back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges! 

This week we have a bit of a different 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:

MOVE IT BABY - HAVE SOMETHING THAT MOVES ON YOUR PROJECT

.let your imagination take you there! it could be a removable tag or a pop up on your card, anything!

First off to show her amazing move it creation is our lovely may guest designer Karina. Her moving parts is the two tags you can pull out :)  We just adore the way she paired little princess pea Tilda together with the moon. We are so wowed by her coloring, its out of this world gorge! Thank you Karina :) 

And now for the rest of our amazing DT:
Alyce

Yulis

Fleur

Lori

(the flower tag)

Franz

(the butterfly :)

Sara

(removable tag)

Camilla S

(illution of a moving image + removable tags and dangling charms)

Kat

(moving swing)

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 #195 {Sketch} - Winner and Top 5

What I love about a sketch is that the same layout can look so different and so incredible in so many different ways. Usually we are looking at a variety of layouts and they can be the difference when it comes to voting but with a sketch everyone starts on a similar playing field. With all of the amazing creations entered it's not surprising that the voting was hotly contested - but this week we'd like to congratulate our winner.....

Giada {19}

I wasn't too sure about this clown when I first saw her - there's just something about clowns a lot of people don't like - but I have to say I have fallen in love with this cutie. The way Giada has coloured her and used her in our sketch - all I can say is WOW! She looks so soft and vintage - and the texture of the frantage powders just adds so much to the design. Totally gorgeous! If you want to see more of Giada's fabulous work you can check out her blog HERE.

Giada 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 - even though there are six cards listed there are only 5 designers so I thought why not - LOL. These are listed in numerical order and we would like to congratulate...

Irene {15}

Teresa A {17}

Cathy Lee {21}

Elena {30}

Deb {34}

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 #195 - Sketch

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.

This week's challenge is a fun sketch to play with, 

We are very exited to welcome our May GDT,Karina. We love how she coloured that cute Tilda with cotton dress and that filigree frame shes in. Somebody will definately feel like a princess when given this.

And now for our DT Samples. We are joined this week by our new DT member Lillemor. Please drop by both their blogs and give them some love.

KAREN

LILLEMOR

JANIEL

CAMILLA H

JANE

LOUISE

DEBBIE P

BRON

 

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

 

 

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.