Maggie's Storage Gift Box

Hi all, i would just like to share my Magnolia storage gift box that i made using an old hair dye box. 

This post is picture heavy mind!!

For the following challenges

BMD Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - Buttons and Bows

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Swirls and Lace

Card and Scrap - Challenge#36

Cupcake Crafts - Great Outdoors

Deep Ocean - Anything Goes

Die Cutting Divas - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Flowers

EFG Challenge - Flourishes/Swirls

EKEF - Challenge #126

Fussy and Fancy - Vintage (distressing and lace)

Just Inspirational - Week 40

Just Magnolia - Handmade Flowers

Magnolia Down Under - Gift Box

Magnolia-licious - Inspiration Challenge

Magnolia-licious Highlites - Autumn Splendor

Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Goes + DT call

NSHK - Anything Goes

Nutcrafters - Butterflies and Bows

Oozak Challenge - Fall Themed

PCJ - Anything Goes

PaperPlay - Layer It Up

PTT - Anything Goes

Pile It On! - Cute as Can Be!

RRRC - Bling and Ribbon

Simon Says - Kristina's Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp and Show - What do you say?

Squiggles and Giggles - Stash Attack ( Black Cardstock )

Stamp and Doodle - Use your fav' colour blue 

Stamptacular Sunday - Patterns Galore

Stempelsonne Challenge - Free Theme

The Crafty Pad - Things With Wings

The Ribbon Reel - Button It!

Tilda's Town - Vintage

Top Tip Tuesday - Focus on Ribbon

Totally Gorjuss - Pearls

Tuseday Throwdown - Doodling ( My 1st attempt at doodling)

Vintage Challenge - Create something other than cards

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge#39

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Dots and Stripes DT at I ♥ Promarkers

Hi Folks, it's Wednesday and it's raining and dull outside but i have a bright and cheerful DT card to share with you. We have a new challenge for you at I ♥ Promarkers and a fab sponsor. I wasn't sure if i was going to make this in time as i've been poorly for the last couple of days, only eating dry toast and drinking plenty of water. What i would give to be able to eat some yummy chocolate or cake, Mmm!!

THEME

DOTS AND STRIPES

 Don't forget that youMUST use Promarkers, Aquamarkers, Flexmarkers or Triamarkers to be eligible for the prize and you can enter a maximum of 3 times. 

Image - Magnolia Tilda in Key West stamped with Brushed Corduroy DI

Medium - Promarkers 

DPs - Kaisercraft and Prima

Tools - Spellbinders, Poppystamps and Marianne Design dies.

Flowers and pearl - From my stash

Sentiment was a freebie but i can't remember where from.

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For the following challenges

A&T EFC - Flourishes/Swirls

ATS Wednesdays - Anything Goes

ALOTA88 - Paella Challenge ( chose the colours )

BMD Challenge - Anything Goes

Bizzy Becs - Flower Power

Card and Scrap - Use a Stamp

CMM - 1.2.3.

CFAS - Splash Me

Creative Craft2 - Summertime

Cupcake Craft - Great Outdoors

Delightful Challenges - Dog Days of Summer

Divas By Design - Flowers

Dream Valley - Summer

Everybody Art - Summer

Hannah and Friends - We Celebrate

Hooked on Craft - We Celebrate

Just Some Lines - Beach Sand Surf

Ladybug Crafts - Summer Fun

Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Goes + DT Call

MMCS - Birthday Girls

North Saltern HobbyClub - Anything Goes

PTT - Anything Goes

Pile It On! - Cute as Can Be!

Saturday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Simon Says Stamp and Show - What do you say?

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Squiggles and Giggles - Stash Attack ( Designer Papers )

Stamptacular Sunday - Patterns Galore

Stempelsonnen Challenge - Free Theme

The Artistic Stamper - Holidays

The Corrosive Challenge - Cheeky Saucy and Sassy

The Crazy Challenge - Under the Sea/Beside the Sea

The Stamp Man - Anything Goes/Celebrations

Tildas Town - Name your technique ( die cutting and layering )

Whimsy Stamps - Summer Fun

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge#39

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We have a fabulous sponsor this week

Joanna is offering one lucky winner

a £10 voucher to spend in her online store.

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Tilda Playing Hopscotch TT DT Card

Hi all, it's the start of a new challenge over at Totally Tilda

This time our Challenge theme is;

"Summer Fun"

of course as usual you must use a Magnolia Tilda Stamp

This time you must make your creation in the theme of Summer Fun,

So think Holiday/Lazy Summer Days /Vacation/Beach etc

For the following challenges

7 Kids Challenge - Winged Things

EMF Challenge - Flourishes and Swirls

BMD Challenge - Shaped Cards

Bizzy Becs - Flower Power

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Swirls and Lace

Cheery Lynn Designs - Celebration

CMC Challenge - Anything Goes w / a Girly Twist

CRAFT Challenge - Use Stitching

Crafts And Me - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges2 - Summertime

Creative Craft World - Monochrome Theme Mini Challenge

Cute Card Thursday - So Distressing

Delightful Challenges - Dog Days of Summer

Die Cutting Divas - Summer Fun

Divas By Design - Happy Birthday

Dream Valley Challenges - Summer

DMCC - Anything Goes

Everybody Art - Summer

Fashionista Challenge - Baby or Birthday

Hannah and Friends - We Celebrate

Inky Impressions - Use Dies or Punches

Just Inspirational - Week39

Just Magnolia - In The Country

Magnolia-licious - Picture Inspiration Challenge

Magnolia-licious Highlites - Hip not to be Square

Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Goes + DT Call

MMCS - Birthday Girls

PanPastel Challenge - Schools Out or Buttons

Paper and Such - Just Stitch It

PCJ - Pearls and Swirls

PTW - Make Your Own ( flowers)

Pile It On! - Cute as Can Be!

Saturday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Hey Girl

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Squiggles and Giggles - Stash Attack ( Magnolia paper and sentiment )

Stamptacular Sunday - Patterns Galore

The Crafty Pad - Things with Wings

The Stamp Man - Anything Goes/Celebrations

Tilda's Town - My technique is stitching, distressing, diecutting & layering.

Totally Gorjuss - Pearls

Wags 'n' Whiskers - Try a new technique (stitching)

Whimsy Stamps - Summer Fun

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge#38

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This time we are very lucky as we are sponsored by

Crafty Ribbons.

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Tilda Birthday Card

Hi all, i'm back with the card to go with the gift box i posted on my blog earlier today using the same Ballerina Tilda stamp. To see the gift box i made please scroll down to the next post!!

For the following challenges

Aud Sentiments - Tag It!

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Swirls and Lace

Card Crafters Circle - Children

Crafts And Me - Anything Goes

Diva's By Design - Happy Birthday

EKEF - Colour Combination Challenge

Hannah and Friends - We Celebrate

HIMCR - Layers

Inky Impressions - Use Dies or Punches

Just Magnolia - Make a Birthday Card

LEJ Design Challenge - Bling Bling

Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Doilies

Magnolia Down Under - Fun with Doilies

Magnolia-licious - Pastel Colours Challenge

MAWTT - We are in The Pink

MMCS - Birthday Girls

PCJ - Pearls and Swirls

Pile It On - Tag Your It

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Hey Girl

Simon Says - Anything Goes

DMCC - Anything Goes

The Stamp Man - Anything Goes with Summer Colours

Tilda's Town - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

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Tilda's Birthday Gift Box

Hi all, i've a quick post inbetween crafting and trying to sort the rooms out for the delivery of a new bed and carpets. I've made a gift box for a child's birthday and i will be uploading a matching card when i've completed it.

Front View

Side View

I used Magnolia's Ballerina Tilda from the Prince and Princesses collection coloured with Promarkers. Embossed the box with my Crafts Too Venus embossing folder, punched some card with MS Eyelet Lace border punch and finished off with some Melissa Francis pearls, ribbon and tag from my stash. 

For the following challenges

ALOTA87 - Box It Up

Magnolia-licious - Pastel Colours Challenge

Midweek Magnolias - Photo Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Hey Girl

Simon Says - Anything Goes

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Going For Gold!!

Hi all, it's Wednesday already so that means it's time for another challenge over at 

I ♥ Promarkers
The Theme is Bronze, Silver, Gold (must use either all or just 1) 

you MUST use either ProMarkers, FlexMarkers, AquaMarkers or Trias on your work, if not you entry will be deleted

I've used this fab image called 'All Star' from DDS and i've coloured with Promarkers. DPs are from BMD, the blue card is from DCWV and i embossed it with my Papermania stars folder. Congratulations sentiment and layer are from the May Kit at Simon Says Stamp Store, the gold CS i've had in my stash for ages. I cut the computer generated Going for Gold sentiment from my nesties.

For the following challenges

Crafty Catz - Monochromatic

DDSC - Anything Goes

Inky Impressions - Use Dies or Punches

OSAAT - Sports or Olympic Colours

OSCC - Olympics/Sports

Papertake Weekly - Make Your Own ( sentiment )

Saturday Challenge - Olympic or Sporty

Simon Says - Dawny's Sketch Challenge

Stamptacular Sunday - To Die For

Sweet Stampin' - Monochromatic

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Give Me Five

Our sponsor this week is 

DDS

With a fab prize of $10 Gift Certificate

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Christmas in July Cutie Pies DT

Good morning all, it's the start of a new challenge over at the Cutie Pies and our theme for the next 2 weeks is

Christmas in July

Image - Magnolia Tilda from the Sweet Christmas Dreams collection

Medium - Promarkers

DPs - Freebies from Magazine

Sentiment - Papermania

Tools - EK Success snowflake border punch

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For the following challenges

2 Sisters - Christmas in July Week#3

CCAYR - Holly or Poinsettias

CCMC - Ho Ho Ho Christmas

Creatalicious Challenge - Christmas in July

CMC Challenge - Anything Goes/ w a Girly Twist

Creative Belli - Christmas in July

Delightful Challenges - Christmas in July

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

EKEF - Colour Combination Challenge

Hooked on Craft - Christmas in July

Lexi's Creations - Christmas in July

Magnolia-licious Highlites - Christmas in July

My Craft Spot - Christmas in July

PaperPlay - Christmas in July

Papertake Weekly - All Things Girlie

RCC - Colour Me Happy

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Hey Girl

Simon Says - Dawny's Sketch Challenge

Stamp and Create - Hands Full of Love

DMCC - Anything Goes

Tilda's Town - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Leaf it In

Whimsy Stamps - Punches and Edgers

Winter Wonderland - Colour Challenge

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For this challenge we are sponsored by 

Digi Doodle Shop

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TeddyBea Christmas Hanger

Hi everyone, i have a Teddy Bea Christmas decoration to share with you and it's a lovely sunny day today, for a change.

Main View

View of Teddy Bea coloured with Promarkers and i used Spellbinders Circle Hearts Nestie and Marianne D's Swirls, lace is also Marianne D's.

View of sentiment and Sizzix die cut hearts embossed with Sissix snowflake folder. Added ribbon, eyelets, rings and pearls.

For the following challenges

2 Sisters - Christmas in July wk3

ABC Christmas - N for not a card

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Swirls and Lace

CMC Challenge - Must Be Girly

CCMC - Ho Ho Ho Christmas

Crafts 4 Eternity - Crazy Circles

Crafts And Me - Ribbon and Bow

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Tie a Ribbon

Creatalicious - Christmas in July

Creative Belli - Christmas in July

Crimbo Crackers - Penguins or Animals

Deep Ocean - Fantasy Challenge

Delightful Challenges - Christmas in July

Die Cutting Divas - Christmas in July

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Hooked on Craft - Christmas in July

Just Some Lines - No Squares or Rectangles

Love to Create - 3 of Something ( 3 diecut hearts, 3 eyelets, 3 metal rings, 3 bows)

Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Goes + DT Call

PaperCrafting Journey - Pearls and Swirls

PaperPlay - Christmas in July

PTW - All Things Girlie

Simon Says Stamp and Show - No Rules

The Ribbon Reel - Sweet Sparkles

There She Goes - Christmas in July

Top Tip Tuesday - It's all about Circles

Teddy Bo Tuesday Challenge - Christmas in July

Truly Madly Crafty - Animals

Whimsy Stamps - Punches and Edgers

Winter Wonderland - Colour Challenge

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge#37

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Deck The Halls ...........

with boughs of holly. Fa La La La La!! I've made another Christmas card using this cute Tilda from the Sweet Christmas Dreams collection!! Coloured with Distress Inks and Promarkers. Embossed and cut corners using Marianne's rose die, embossed the BG with a snowflakes folder, sentiment is from My Craft Studio.

For the following challenges

2 Sisters - Christmas in July

Card Crafters Circle - Christmas in July

CCAYR - Holly or Poinsettias

CCMC - Ho Ho Ho Christmas

Creatalicious - Christmas in July

Creative Belli - Christmas in July

Delightful Challenges - Christmas in July

Die Cutting Divas - Christmas in July

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything but Square

Hooked on Craft - Christmas in July

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes

Magnolia-licious Highlites - Christmas/Holiday Theme

Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Goes & DT Call

PaperPlay - Christmas in July

Pile It On! - Kick Back and Relax

SAS4K - Christmas in July

Simon Says Stamp and Show - No Rules

The Corrosive Challenge - Sentimentally Yours

DMCC - Anything Goes

There She Goes - Christmas in July

Totally Gorjuss - It's Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - Lots of Layers

Winter Wonderland - Sentiment as Focal Point

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I BELIEVE IN YOU!

Hi everyone, before i share my card i would like to tell you that i got such a surprise this morning, i found out that i had won the Delightful Challenge and i would like to say a huge thank you!!
Now! My card is using a stamp from Kenny K called 'Running Baseball' and i've coloured with Promarkers and i followed Dawny P's Sketch from the Simon Says Stamp challenge. Hope you like my little fun creation!!

For the following challenges

ABC DT Challenge - July & August Colour Inspiration

Aud Sentiments - Tag It!

Craft-room Challenge - Sports

Crafts 4 Eternity - Olympic Parrot

Crafty Creations - Tags

Deep Ocean - Fantasy World

Dude Time Doodles - Anything Goes for a Dude

Here Come The Boys - Tag on a Card

I Brake For - The Red, White & Blue Challenge

Kenny K's Krafty Krew - Get Sporty

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes

OSAAT - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show - No Rules

Simon Says - Dawny's Sketch Challenge

Sweet Stampin' - The Flags are Out

The Corrosive Challenge - Sentimentally Yours

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Lots of Layers

Wags 'n' Whiskers - Red, White & Blue

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your comments are always appreciated. Feel free to call back anytime.

Hugs xx