Tuesday, February 1, 2011

February Sketch Challenge!!

Happy February everyone!  Boy I'm sure ready for spring, this has just been an awful winter for sure.  At the moment I am stuck in LA at CHA as my flight has been cancelled due to the huge ice/snow storm hitting--ugh!  But we've got a fun challenge for you to participate in if you are stuck in your house---what a better time to craft right?!

Winner for the January Magnolia-licious Sketch Project (Recipe Challenge) is................#54 Leah Ann Gast of "The Hoosier Stamper"
 
Winner for the January Magnolia-licious Calendar Project (Blog Hop) is.......................#16 Stephanne of Stephanne Blogging?Oh Dear!
 
Congrats ladies!  Please make sure to email Diana Crick of Magnolia-licious with your prize choices (you've each won 2 Magnolia stamps of your choice) and let her know which challenge you won as well.
 
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Our hostess this month is Patti Jo and she has a fun RECIPE for us all!  This recipe is perfect for frilly, feminine projects and/or Valentine's Day projects this month!  Make sure to see the Project Recipe below and the DT projects for inspiration (more to come)!

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Hearts
Pink
Silver
White
Green if needed for leaves


How to Play:

-Create a project using at least 1 Magnolia stamp and following the RECIPE above accordingly to be entered
-Your project MUST BE NEW and linked in the link system below with a DIRECT LINK
-Project must be uploaded by Feb. 28th at 11:30 pm EST

What You Can Win:

-2 Magnolia Stamps of your choice from Magnolia-licious donated by Diana Crick

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DT Projects (more to come)

by Patti Jo


by Janiel Corley


by Sharon Caudle


by Mindy Baxter


by Cheryl Rowley


by Angie Hunt


by Barb Hardeman



by DT Suzanne J Dean





Happy February and Happy Valentine's Day!!
Suzanne, Diana, and the Magnolia-licious DT



Monday, January 17, 2011

DT Calendar Blog Hop!!

Hello Magnolia friends and Happy Monday to you all!  Today the Magnolia-licious DT has a fun-filled Blog Hop for you featuring 2011 Calendar pages!

DT Sistah Angie Hunt came up with the fabulous idea late summer for the Magnolia-licious DT to create a 2011 Calendar for Diana Crick for Christmas.  Each of the DT gals did 1 or 2 months for each calendar page using of course those precious Magnolia stamps!  I'm pretty sure Diana was quite thrilled with it and we were even more thrilled to make her a special keepsake to have from us all.  She's a super special lady!!!

So today the DT is sharing the Calendar Pages with you on our Blog Hop!  We tried to keep the hop in a year-long order but because some of us did more than one month there are some out-of-place months, LOL!  So please start your blog hop by following along in the Blog Hop Order below!  

**And make sure to read thru to the bottom of this post to find details on how to play along with us!**

(HOP STARTS AT 4 am EST on Monday, Jan. 17th)


BLOG HOP ORDER 

Barb - October
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HOW TO PLAY:

-Create a NEW project that is a CALENDAR BASEDSo your project must be a calendar page or have a calendar element somewhere in it!  You must also use at least 1 Magnolia stamp! (project must be created from today or later and be NEW to qualify)

-Enter your project below to the InLinkz system by Jan.31st, 2011---make sure you have a direct link to your project!

WHAT YOU CAN WIN:

-Enter the required project and 1 Random Winner will WIN 2 Magnolia stamps of your choice from Magnolia-licious!!

Enjoy,
Suzanne, Diana & the Magnolia-licious DT


Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year--January Sketch Challenge!

Happy New Year Magnolia friends and fans!  Today is 1-1-11, how fun is that?  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and got to enjoy good times with friends and family!  May this new year be blessed, beautiful and wonderful for us all and may you be healthy and happy for all of 2011 as well!  The beginning of a new year always brings on so many resolutions, new beginnings, hopes and wishes and we here at the Magnolia-licious DT are wishing them all to come true for you!


***Winner of the December Magnolia-licious Sketch Challenge is:  **

Congrats to Julie and thanks to everyone who joined in on the last challenge of 2010!
Julie contact Diana Crick at Magnolia-licious (ladydian@shaw.ca) with your 3 choices of Magnolia stamps for your prize!


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So let's start the New Year off with a BANG and get a new challenge started for you all!
(see below for DT Inspiration Projects with more to come the next few days)

This month our fabulous hostess to kick off the New Year is Cheryl Rowley!  She has decided we needed a fun 
RECIPE CHALLENGE!  

So the recipe is:

*4 Flowers
*3 types of patterned paper 
*2 Magnolia images 
(any image by Magnolia qualifies/ ie. accessory, background, tilda/edwin, animal, sentiment, etc.)
*1 Ribbon

How to Play:

-Create a project using the RECIPE above (you MUST follow the recipe exactly to be entered)
-Make sure you use Magnolia stamps on your project
-Upload your project below in the Link System by Jan. 31, 2011

What You Can Win:

-2 Stamps of your choice from Magnolia-licious (new collections coming soon too so stay tuned)

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DT Inspiration Projects 
(more to come in the next few days)

 by DT Cheryl Rowley

by DT Angie Hunt


by DT Barb Hardeman





by DT Sharon Caudle


by DT Janiel Conley


by DT Mindy Baxter


by DT Patti Jo Skogquist


by DT Suzanne J Dean



Happy New Year to You All!

Diana, Suzanne, the Magnolia-licious DT


Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Magnolia-licious December Sketch Project!!

Well Hello there Magnolia Friends and Fans and a Happy December to you as well!  Wow, how did the holidays get here so fast!?  If you are anything like me you are super busy decorating, baking, visiting, crafting and shopping this month.  But my wish for all of you is to have a fabulous, wonderful, peaceful,joyful, and happy holiday season with your friends and family amidst the craziness of the season!

**Winners of November Challenges!**

Big Congrats to the following winners for their November entries and thanks to all who participated!!

Winner of the November Sketch Shaker Card Challenge is.........Kate T. of Craft Life
**You won your choice of 2 Magnolia stamps from Magnolia-licious**

Winner of the Home Sweet Home Blog Hop Project is............Chelsea Le of Crafting Life's Pieces
You won your choice of 3 Magnolia stamps from Magnolia-licious

(winners please email Diana at ladydian@shaw.ca and let her know which challenge you won & your choices please)

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December Sketch Project

This month the lovely Diana Crick, owner extraordinaire of Magnolia-licious is our hostess with the mostess!  She has challenged us all to create LETTER and/or WORD projects using our Magnolia stamps!  You can interpret this in many fun ways and it's perfect for the holiday and gift-giving season!

The projects the DT has for you below should have you super inspired to go craft and make some of your own!  And of course don't forget to enter them here for a chance to win!!

How To Play:

-Enter your project in the below Linkz System by December 31st!
-Your project MUST include Letters and/or Words in it along with a Magnolia stamp(s)

What Can You Win:

-3 Magnolia Stamps of your choice from Magnolia-licious!

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DT Projects



















From all of us at the Magnolia-licious DT we wish you all a Beautiful and Happy Holiday Season--may it be wonderful and blessed!!

See you back here in 2011!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Home Sweet Home Blog Hop by the Magnolia-licious DT!!

Happy Monday everyone and a Happy November to you as well!  Wherever you are in this large world we all hope the fall season is treating you well and you are gearing up for the holiday season too!  The Magnolia-licious DT wanted to do something a little bit different this time around!

The theme is "Home Sweet Home" and everyone on the DT has made home decor projects for your home or for special gifts this upcoming season!  

So get ready to hop around, get your creativity charged up and ready to make something as well to win!!  Blog Hop Order is below!!

How to Play:

-Upload your projects below in the Link Section!  They must have at least one (1) Magnolia stamp and they must be a Home Decor item made by YOU!!

-Projects must be uploaded by November 30th!  Winner will be announced by Dec 2nd!

What You Can Win:

-3 Magnolia Stamps of your choice from Magnolia-licious donated by Diana


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Blog Hop Order (starts at 4 am EST)




Have fun hopping!
Suzanne, Diana and the Magnolia-licious DT


Monday, November 1, 2010

November 2010 DT Sketch Project!

Hello Magnolia friends and Happy November to you all!  I hope you are enjoying the fall season so far and are now looking forward to the holiday season and wintertime!  The Magnolia-licious DT has a wonderful November Sketch project this month hosted by the fabulously talented Barb Hardeman!  She has challenged us to create Shaker Cards this month!  They are so much fun to make and there are so many wonderful ways to make them and incorporate all your Magnolia stamps too!

***The winners of the Magnolia Challenges for the month of October are below and were announced on the Yahoo Group!! ***

Winner of the October Sketch Challenge (Paper Bag project hosted by Angie Hunt) is..............Monique of Monique's Weblog (You won 2 Magnolia stamps)
 
 
Winner of the October Blog Hop Challenge (We're Cookin') is ..................Chris Christensen of A Scrapper's Musings (You won 2 Magnolia stamps and 1 small accessory stamp)

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So the Novmber DT Sketch Challenge is to create SHAKER CARDS!

You can find a tutorial on shaker cards HERE at SCS if you need some guidance! See below for the DT's fabulous projects for some inspiration---more DT projects to come, so check back!

How You Can Play:
-Upload your shaker card projects to the Link System at the bottom of post by November 30th!
-Your cards MUST include a Magnolia stamp(s) AND a shaker in some portion of your card!

What You Can Win:
-2 Fabulous Magnolia stamps of your choice from Magnolia-licious!

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DT Projects:

by DT Barb Hardeman


by DT Mindy Baxter


by DT Janiel Corley


by DT Angie Hunt


by DT Patti Jo Skogquist


by DT Suzanne J Dean


by DT Cheryl Rowley


by DT Sharon Caudle


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hugz,
Suzanne, Diana & the Magnolia-licious DT

Monday, October 18, 2010

We're Cookin'!! Blog Hop!

Happy October Magnolia Friends!  Do you like to cook?  Well, okayyyyy do you at least like to eat?  LOL!  Well the Magnolia-licious DT has a fun and YUMMY Blog Hop for you today called "We're Cookin'" featuring lots of cute Magnolia stamps and lots of Yummy Recipes and Projects!

It's that time of the season where we gather around close to our friends and families, enjoy the upcoming holiday season and create lots of homemade gifts or receive them!  So we hope that we will inspire you today to get started on your gift & project list, try out some new recipes and maybe cook up something good later too (wink)!!  Details on how to play below!

Blog Hop Order: 
(blog hop starts at 4 am EST)




Want to play along with us?

-Create a fun project that has some Magnolia stamps AND a recipe or food element within the project! (project must include both requirements to be eligible)

-Upload projects in the Link System at the end of post by Oct. 31st, 2010!

-Please turn off comment word verification on your blogs if you'd like the DT to comment (we thank you for that)!!

What Can you Win?

-2 Tilda or Edwin Stamps AND 1 smaller accessory stamp of your choice from Magnolia-licious!!  A total of 3 fun stamps to use!!


hugz,
Suzanne, Diana & The Magnolia-licious DT




Friday, October 1, 2010

October 2010 Magnolia-licious Sketch Project!!

Happy October Magnolia Fans!  It's truly fall and a chill is in the air and the leaves are turning beautiful colors here in the North East!

WINNERS of last month's challenges are:

Winner of the Bats-n-Brooms Blog Hop Challenge is Ruby M of "and that's all she wrote"

Winner of the September Sketch Project is Corry S. of "Free 4-Ever"

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The Magnolia-licious DT has a fun October project for you this month hosted by the lovely Angie Hunt!  She has challenged us all to create projects that are both Fall themed AND use a brown paper lunch bag!

So make sure to you join in with us on the fun---you can find all kinds of projects to make with brown paper lunch bags throughout the web or just use parts of the bag within your project!!  Now make sure to scroll down to see the DT's inspirations for you!!

How to Enter:

-Upload your project below by October 31st
-Your Projects MUST use a Magnolia stamp AND a paper brown lunch bag in someway

What You Can Win:

-One Winner will win 2 Stamps of their choice from Magnolia-licious courtesy of Diana Crick

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DT Samples


by DT Angie Hunt



by DT Barb Hardeman


by DT Suzanne J Dean



by DT Janiel


 by DT Mindy Baxter


by DT Patti Jo

by DT Cheryl Rowley


by DT Sharon Caudle


Hugz,
Suzanne, Diana & the Magnolia-licious DT


ENTRIES HERE:

Monday, September 20, 2010

Magnolia-licious Bats and Brooms Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone and Happy Monday to you all!  Well fall is here and soon the nights will be cool and we'll begin to see Jack-o-lanterns and cornstalks decorating our neighborhoods.  That means little kids will be trick-or-treating soon and Thanksgiving is soon on its way--amazing how fast the months can fly by isn't it?

Today the Magnolia-licious DT has a fun "Bats & Brooms" Blog Hop for you to get you excited about fall!  All the projects on the hop today will be Halloween or Fall themed for your broom-flying pleasure!!  There could be some tricks and treats along the way too--so pay close attention, lol!

**Blog Hop starts at 4 am EST! **

Blog Hop Order:


Want to join in the fun?  Link your project by October 1st below for a chance to win 2 Magnolia stamps from Magnolia-licious!  Make sure your projects are Halloween or Fall themed AND include a Magnolia stamp!
hugz,
Suzanne, Diana & the Magnolia-licious DT


Wednesday, September 1, 2010

September Magnolia-licious DT Sketch Project

Happy September 1st everyone!  I can't believe summer is almost over, school's back in session and the holiday season is coming soon--yikes!  I hope you all had a fantastic summer and got lots of crafting done and enjoyed yourselves, your family & friends!  That's what its all about right?!

Today the Magnolia-licious DT has a fun project for you for the September Sketch Project!  This month our hostess is the amazing Becca Feeken and she asked us to pull out some of those new Bon Voyage Magnolia stamps and create both a card AND either a fun backpack or suitcase (see below for tutorial links)!  We hope you'll join us in creating these projects as well--we can't wait to see!  Make sure to check out all the DT's samples below for some fun and beautiful inspiration!!

Project Tutorials:

and/or
Mini Suitcase Tutorial by Suzanne J Dean HERE


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Want to Join Us:
-Create BOTH a card AND backpack (or) suitcase using any Magnolia stamp(s)
-Upload to the Link System below by Sept. 30th

What You Can Win:
-One participant will win two (2) stamps of their choice from Magnolia-licious!

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DT Samples

by DT Barb Hardeman


by DT Cheryl Rowley

by DT Suzanne J Dean


by DT Patti Jo


by DT Sharon Caudle


by DT Linda Duke


by DT Mindy Baxter


by DT Janiel

by DT Angie Hunt


by DT Becca Feeken


hugz, 
Suzanne, Diana, & the Magnolia-licious DT