Magnolia-licious DT - Blog Hop - Christmas Magic

Good morning and welcome to our Christmas Magic Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!  If you just seen
Karen's stunning creation then you're on the right track.  If not, and you'd like to join us for the hop from the beginning, then pop to the Magnolia-licious blog to start from the beginning.

There are two chances to win a $20 gift certificate for the Magnolia-licious store so you don't want to miss any out!  Details are at the bottom of this post.

 I've made a special gift bag that unfolds to reveal a Christmas bauble.  I have used one of the new dies from the Doohickey Vol 7 kit which shows a cute winter scene.  I have also used the snowflake die from the kit and the sentiment is from Magnolia too.  The gorgeous vintage ruffled seam binding, button twine and rusty bells are from The Ribbon Girl.

 I've used the winter scene die on the back of the gift bag too.

 When you untie the front bow you can lift up the flap of the bag like so...

 ...and then it starts to unfold...

 ...to reveal four sweet Tildas and the bauble.

 I have used the winter scene die to cut the scene inside the bauble too, but only the bottom part with the house and trees.  I've then added some pretend snow inside and glass glitter snowflakes on the outside.  The bauble is topped with a stunning diamante snowflake from The Ribbon Girl.

 Here's a close up of the bauble.  It was quite a job getting the scene inside I can tell you!

 I have used an older Christmas tree stamp from Magnolia, painted with distress inks and topped with gems.

 On one of the panels I have placed a Christmas message and a heart: both stamps are from Magnolia.

 All of the Tildas have been painted with Distress Inks and Stickles added here and there.

 I have only attached them to one side of the fold so that the can fold up into the bag but not be ruined.

 This is one of my favourite Christmas Tildas.  She is so beautiful don't you think?

 On the final panel is this sweet Tilda who looks like she's about to hang a decoration on the tree.

 Underneath the bauble there is a doily.

I hope you like it!  Now it is time for you to pop over to Suzi to see her gorgeous creation!  Enjoy the rest of the hop and thanks for looking! x

OK, now for the fun HOP part…you have 2 chances to win a $20 Gift Certificate from the Magnolia-licious store.

1. Each member from the design team has published a different number of Santa pictures that you must collect and add the sum from the total DT blogs for a chance to win. Just email Cathy at cathylee.co@gmail.com with the sum total and you will be entered in the random draw of correct responses she receives.
2. Enter a project (anything but a card) in the Hop challenge and you will have a chance to win if your project is the random winner of all entries. You will have the entire month of November to enter a project.

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Magnolia-licious Winter Blog Hop

Good mornning and welcome to the Magnolia-licious Winter Blog Hop!  I'm actually really excited about this hop.  Do you know why?  It means that Christmas is just around the corner and I absolutely love, love, love Christmas!  If you haven't arrived here from Cathy's blog then you might want to join the hop at the beginning on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog as there are prizes to be won!  OK, onto my projects for the hop.  As you can see my thoughts have turned to decorating the table for Christmas, one of my favourite jobs on Christmas Eve, I really like my table to have the WOW! factor.  Let's take a closer look at the Christmas cracker first.

The cracker is made from some K&Co paper.  My little girl helped to make the actual cracker and chose some of the embellishments.  So this cracker has to be hers on Christmas day - I just need to add a secret gift!  I had some cracker snaps in my stash from a previous year so, of course, one of those had to go in.  I am so in love with the Doohickey Father Christmas from the Vol 2 kit which I have added to the main body of the cracker.

My little girl chose the ribbon to tie around each end - good choice!  I have added some rustic bells sprinkled with gold mica on top of the bows.

My little girl also chose which punch to use on the edge of the cracker where the two papers meet.

The next part of my table ensemble is this cute little star box which I've used to contain some truffles for after Christmas lunch.  I've used the tutorial here by our very own Diana!  I've simply made a shorter box.  I've used the same papers and punch to match the cracker.

Look how perfectly shaped the box is!  I love it and it is so quick and easy too.

Of course, the table would not be complete without a place card, and as my little girl helped to make the cracker I have made the card for her place. 

 I've painted Sparkle Poinsettia Tilda with Distress Ink Pads and added some detail with a white gel pen.  

I've stamped her name with some cute alphabet stamps and gilded them with gold leaf.

I hope you like my table set and I've inspired you to get creative for a chance to win.  There are two ways to win on this hop:  

• Totalling the hidden numbers from all DT posts and sending the total in an email to Cathy (cathylee.co@gmail.com) who will choose a random winner from all the correct responses she receives;
• By participating in the Hop Challenge and creating a Holiday project. A random winner from all of the entries will be chosen.

        Both winners will receive a $50 Gift Certificate!

So, with that in mind you'll want to know my number, which is 3!

Now it is time to hop on over to Chris to see her gorgeous creation.  Thanks for looking and good luck! x

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The Ribbon Girl DT - Winter/Christmas

Good morning!  It is our final challenge of the year at The Ribbon Girls and our theme is Winter/Christmas.  I have used lots of gorgeous embellishments from the Ribbon Girl to decorate six Tim Holtz trees to use as place markers on my Christmas dinner table.  My plan is to have the names on the bases.  My table is going to be silver and white this year so I've gone for white pearls and clear gems to decorate the trees. 

 The trees are actually quite a yellow cream when purchased so to whiten them I mixed some white Annie Sloane Chalk Paint with lots of water in a jam jar and dipped the trees in it.  The pearls and gems were glued on with my trusty glue gun.  The stars on top of the trees are diamante ribbon sliders from The Ribbon Girl which are simply wedged onto the top of the tree!  I'd like to say these were a quick and easy project but I'd be lying lol!  I thought they wouldn't take long at all but gluing all those little gems on was actually very time consuming - good job I can use them every year!

I hope you like them and I've inspired you to join us at The Ribbon Girl.  Pop over to the blog to see the rest of the team's incredible creations.  Thanks for looking! x

Magnolia-licious Holiday Blog Hop 2013

 Woohoo!!  Welcome to our Magnolia-licious Holiday Blog Hop!!  If you've arrived here from the amazing Janiel's blog then you're on the right track.  If not, and you want to start the hop at the beginning, then pop over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge blog for more details.  There are three prizes and two ways to win!  Here are the details:

1 - Gather the letters and clues on each blog to unscramble the phrase.  Email the finished phrase to the        email address listed on the Challenge Blog.  (Please do not leave a comment with the phrase answer in      it).   One winner will randomly be chosen from those that get it CORRECT to win a Surprise Gift              Package (value $50) from Magnolia-licious.

2 - For the month of December (deadline runs through to the 31st) you can enter a HOLIDAY/WINTER        themed project at the Challenge Blog in the InLinkz provided.  First Place winner (chosen by Diana)          will win a Surprise Gift Pack (value $100) & a Runner Up winner will be chosen randomly from those        entries for a Surprise Gift (value $50) from Magnolia-licious.

How amazing are those prizes!?!?!  OK, onto my project.  I have altered a jam jar into a Christmas lantern.  I created the lantern sides and criss cross pattern with strips of white cardstock.  I then created a base using the same cardstock.

 I have used the gorgeous Peaceful Tilda and coloured her with copics.  I've added dots with a white gel pen to her cheeks and eyes.

 I have added a handle with brads so that it can be moved out of the way to place a candle inside the lantern and then concealed the jam jar rim with some lace.

Here I have placed a battery operated faux candle inside - it looks very pretty in the dark!  Here's the letters you're looking for...

a    s

 I hope you like my project and I've inspired you to use your Magnolia Stamps in a different way this Christmas.  Now it is time to hop on over to my talented friend Chrissy's blog!  Thanks for looking and happy hopping! x

Magnolia-Licious Blog Hop

Welcome to the Magnolia-Licious Tags Blog Hop!!  You should have arrived here from Cheryl's gorgeous blog but if you haven't then you might want to pop back to the beginning of the hop at the Magnolia-Licious Highlights Blog to ensure that you're in with a chance of winning one of the two fabulous $50 gift certificate prizes on offer!  Yes, that's right!  Diana is offering two $50 gift certificates for the Magnolia-Licious store!!  One prize will be awarded for spotting all the candy canes that are hidden on the main project photos of each blog, the other will be awarded for the actual tag making!  Our hop is all about tags that have an interactive element to them.  I have made a waterfall tag by adapting this tutorial for a waterfall card.

I have used some gorgeous glitzy ribbon along with some flowers at the top of my tag.

This sweet mini Tilda was perfect for the first image of my tag.  I've coloured her with copics and added stickles to the wings and wand.  She is available from Magnolia-Licious in the special Christmas mini bundle.

If you pull on the bottom of the tag the waterfall of images are gradually revealled....

....a sprinkling of stars #455 ....

...a message next - Sweet Christmas Dreams!....

....and lastly a sprig of holly!

I hope you like it and you've managed to spot the candy cane!  Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win before you hop on over to Janiel's gorgeous blog! x

Magnolia Down Under Challenges DT - Christmas Ornaments

Woohoo!!!  I'm back from a fabulous holiday and feel like I've been away from blogging for such a long time!  I'm hoping I'll be able to post a little more often than of late now that I'm all refreshed - and I really need to get on with some Christmas cards - so watch this space!  Right now though, I'm here to tell you about our amazing new challenge at Magnolia Down Under Challenges and we have such a fun one for you this week - Christmas ornaments!!  You can make your own from scratch or alter something.  I could not resist the temptation to create a nativity scene with the amazing new Nativity Collection - they're all so adorable!  Hours of colouring though - good job it's my favourite thing to do!  The whole nativity scene is set onto a scalloped circle cut with a Go Kreate die.

First up, of course, we have the sweet Tilda with holy baby # 3063, coloured with copics, as are all of the images.  Scattered around her feet is some "straw" which I've created using the new Sprawling Fronds #68 die.  Snuggling up to them is the Holy Lamb #427.

Tilda as a wiseman #3032 is looking on in awe and has a sparkly gift of frankincense with her!

Behind her is the beautiful and serene Angel Tilda with Gloria #3012.  You can see behind her I have used the Lovely Fence die #12 on either side of the stable.

Also behind Tilda as a wiseman is the sweet Holy Tilda with lamb #3018.  Her head isn't really bigger than her body, it's the angle I've taken the photo lol, she is perfectly proportioned in reality!  Behind her you can see the stable (#488 Holy House) which I have stamped onto kraft cardstock and then added shading with copics.

Standing faithfully next to Tilda's side is Holy Edwin #126 - I love his little wrapped sandles!!

Behind Holy Edwin is the gorgeous Edwin as Wiseman #116 carrying his golden gift.  Again his head looks a little large due to the angle I have taken the photo lol.

Last but certainly not least is the cute Edwin with Goat #125.  I love his little shoes too, they're so cute!

I have used some greenery from Tim Holtz Festive Greenery die around the stable - I think it makes perfect tree, kind of like a Baobab tree shape.  The gorgeous embroidered star is from my stash and is attached on acetate so that it appears to magically hover above the stable.

I hope you like my nativity scene!  I can't wait to see what it looks like when I decorate the rest of the house for Christmas.  I hope I've inspired you to join us at Magnolia Down Under Challenges this week.  Please pop over to the challenge blog, you will be absolutely stunned at the rest of the team's gorgeous christmas ornaments!  Thanks for looking! x