Good Morning,

With how popular Alice in Wonderland is and now with the inspired challenge blog Oh Alice we have been seeing some amazing digital images come out worldwide, stamps included!

SJ over at Little Musings has also been inspired and she has created this gorgeous creation…..

Want one?  Of course you do…. All you have to do is jump on over …..

HERE….

And you can pick up yours today.  Use the already coloured to whip up a quick amazing card, or use the coloured on to make her look your own.

Thanks so much for stopping by and take care xx.

Good Morning still, hehe!

Today is my middle girl, but I call her little still and call Chloe whom is younger my bubba girl, which she is starting to say NO I’m a big girl….NOOOOOO stay little forever, haha.  So it’s Heidi’s birthday, she is the BIG 4 and is watching one of her presents, bet you can’t guess that it’s Coraline, hehe!

So as some of you may know a month ago or so Kristy aka Princess house was flooded, well on Saturday she rang me and it had started again.  I told her to get straight onto SES as her hubby is away with the army for a MONTH!  Her neighbors, sisters and SES all came to help her and stopped it from getting in the house.  And cut loooong story short my hubby said why don’t you go and surprise her *sweetest hubby in the world isn’t he*, she could use the company, so I text her saying could I ring her really late, like 10.30 pm and she said yeah course I can, and instead I showed up on her door step….. She was soooo excited and better yet I bought chocolate, hehe!

So before that, I had only just made my Magnolia Down Under Challenges card, had no time to take photos and the weather here was DARK and yucky the photos looked shocking.  The blog post was all over the place so when we woke Sunday morning, Kristy added my photo for me and we fixed up the blog as the font would NOT behave itself, lol and was going MASSIVE instead of just large, lol.  No matter how much we both played with it….

Any ways just reminder we have moved the challenge blog to HERE….

The sponsor this week is one of my FAVOURITE paper shops that I can not stop myself but for wanting more and more and the postage is always super quick and parcels packed to perfection, the sponsor is…….
They not only have a wide range of papers, but buttons, flowers, ribbons….. The list is absolutely endless and Anna is going to kindly sponsor a $20 VOUCHER for her store…..WHOO HOO….

Whats the challenge this week? It’s a gorgeous recipe theme this week for you all….

• 3 Papers, 3 Flowers, 2 Buttons & 1 Bow….

I know even I hated myself after trying to make this card for the 4th time all week, bahahaha!  But hey whats a challenge if it’s NOT just that?!  And I mixed it with the YUMMY stamp I got from Magnolia YIPPEE was so excited when my DT pack arrived…

Stamps : Tilda with Flowing Hair – Hoppy Easter Collection

Papers : Kraft, Brown, Pink Paislee and Websters Paper….

Other : Sewing Machine, White Gel Pen, Flowers, Mini Buttons from Debra *Thank You* Lace and Cream Ribbon *Magnolia* and Doily *Coming Soon to Magnolia Down Under Store.*

This is my first card where I didn’t hand sew I actually used the mini sewing machine I bought 2-3 years ago and never used…. Once I figured out what to do it was fun and will be using it SO much more!

Check out the amazing Design Team works HERE…. WOW they are such a creative bunch of gorgeous ladies, I am sure you will be absolutely blown away….

AND BIG NEWS….. Magnolia Down Under Challenges is turning ONE and all the Design Team will be taking part and we’ll be having a HUGE birthday Blog Hop with CANDY, CANDY and MORE CANDY…. Be sure not to miss it next Sunday!

Thanks so much for stopping by and take the time to check my post….

Good morning,

**ATTENTION DEBBIE…. Take note of the NO doily, hehe I DID it YAY, haha**

This here will be quick as I am running behind in times as I went away the other night last mini and want to catch up.  And still have my MDUC card to get to….

This card is for Stampin for the Weekend which we ask that you do….

• MONOCHROMATIC…
  

Our Sponsor this week again is the fantastic SIMON SAYS STAMP, and once again the very kind Heidi is offering a $25 voucher to the winner.  Be sure to check out the AMAZING inspirations the other girls have done over at the challenge blog HERE…. something to inspire everyone, so much talent!

And the gorgeous Friday Freebie from Little Musings this week is GORGEOUS!  Reminds me of all my daughters at one point in their lives and most likely in the future too.  I wanted to try something totally different with the gorgeous little Bethanie….. I wanted to go for simple yet different, yet affective at the same time….

Image : Bethanie – Get yours FREE from Little Musings HERE…

Papers : Kraft, Ivory Cardstock,  My Minds Eye, Pink Paisley and Pink Dots I “Borrowed” from Kristy.

Other : Twill Ribbon, Chipboard, White Gel Pen, Pink Buttons and Foam Dots.

She reminded me also a bit like a rag doll and I was going to do a lot of paper piecing with her but she just looked way to cute like this and so I went with it hoping for the best.

Be sure to stop by Little Musings HERE… and get your own Bethanie, you can get her already coloured or outlined ready for you to give her some colour!  Be sure to check out the other amazing creations Caroline and Leann came up with….. Picks jaw off table….. AMAZING!  And don’t forget to stop back next Friday, we have a REAL cutie on the ways….

Thanks so much for stopping by and Take Care xx

Magnolia Down Under Store is having a 15% OFF sale on all stamps  this weekend only. The new shipment of Raising the Ceiling has arrived and is ready to ship. And more Hoppy Easter has been listed…… Better hurry they will sell out fast.

Happy Stamping xx.

Good Morning,

Another early morning *yawns*  But it’s nice to get a cuppa in, and get through my emails in silence and before the mad school rush, lol.

So I must admit I have never really seen Alice in Wonderland and if I did it was many moons ago, but I must admit the new one looks absolutely amazing!  And the amount of companies that are bringing out stamps for it is amazing!  And then there is the new challenge blog OH ALICE and I was totally excited when Kristy let me know she made the design team, WHOO HOO still so excited for her, as was she, her work ROCKS!

So I wanted to join in and made this card last weekend but with all the releases etc it had to wait till now, pushing the deadline too, hehe.  Now I do know that Alice in Wonderland is very quirky so I went with that with my card using the sketch they have….

And here is my card….

Stamp : Baby Bud – Now available at All That Scraps….whoo hoo! Cloud – All that Scraps, Flourish and Sentiment – Stampin’ Up!

Papers : Kraft, Brown, October Afternoon…. I’m unsure of the main paper name as I “borrowed” it from Kristy when I was there, hehe….

Distress Inks : Tattered Rose, Crushed Olive, Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick, Brushed Cordury, Antique Linen and worn Lipstick.

Other : Button Flower *Chantelle* Cream Lace, White Doily, Green Doily *Chantelle, Dazzling Diamonds, Clear Button, White Gel Pen, Owl Charm, Brown Ribbon and Foam Dots.

Well I have 101 things to get done around here, as always it feels, so best get to it….

Happy FIRDAY YAY!

Take Care and Happy Stamping xx.

Afternoon Everyone

I had so much fun over at All That Scraps with the release party, something I had never done before and recommend you all join next time, it’s open for everyone.

NOW onto the subject at hand.  I asked Fran if she would like to be a guest for Magnolia Down Under the store as I just absolutely LOVE her work.  She agreed and I told her I would need to sort a few things out and she waited ever so patiently for me to get back to her, and she will start with us in April for 3 months……  So I would like to welcome aboard FRAN…..

We look forward to seeing your amazing talent that you bring with each and every creation you make and your bubbly personality.  Check out Frans blog HERE if you haven’t already.

Thanks so much for stopping by and take care xx.

It’s time….It’s time for the March release over at All That Scraps…. WHOO HOO!  Did you want a stamp from the Spring Kit?   But didn’t want to buy the whole kit so you put it off?

WELL you can now buy the stamps separate YAY, so you can purchase YOUR fav and the gorgeous Baby Buds are now on sale the Cute 2 Boot Swiss Pixie Easter stamps, sooooo cute!  Time for Cake and Male Sentiments that are always hard to come by……

Check it all out HERE….

BE quick…. They will sell like little hot cakes….

Happy Shopping hehe, Thanks so much for stopping by and take care xx.

Good Morning Down Under and World Wide,

This morning I have been up since some silly time like 6am and I am racing my house work, have a few accounts to finish off, packages to pack and then I will be making sure I am around for the All That Scraps Forum Release Party, you can come and join in too it’s at Aussie time about 1pm today ….. HERE….

The challenge this week over at All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday is….

• DOTS & STRIPES….

I am also entering this into the challenge over at Cupcake Craft Challenges #80. They have a challenge this week ….

• Round and Round….

And with so many buttons I thought it would fit in just nicley there, hehe…NOW before I show you my card remember I said that Heidi is turning 4 this Monday and she is, and well yes ok so am I,  totally obsessed with Coraline, we watch is at least 2 times a day….*blushes*  I wanted to make a card for her that has Coraline.  I made 2 and this is the first one I am showing you today but before I do, here is a reminder what she looks like…..

And here is my card…………….

Stamps : Emma from Spring Kit – Available at All That Scraps.  All That Scraps Sentiment.

Paper : Kraft and BG lemonade.

Distress Inks : Faded Jeans, Tattered Rose, Fired Brick, Scattered Straw Mustard Seed, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Broken China and Whether Wood.

Other : Blue Ribbon, White Doily, White Gel Pen, Twine, Purple Ribbon, Butterfly Charm, Buttons, Buttons and MORE Buttons.

I put crystal effects on her gum boots to  give them that shine….

Debra spoilt me with a surprise of those gorgeous mini buttons and I have been having a ball using them, they are so darn cute!  And the reason for so many buttons is because of the movie, if you have seen it you will know what I am waffling about, with the Other Mother.

Be sure to stop by HERE….. and check out the amazing inspirations the other girls have come out with, I was BLOWN away by stripes and dots!

I got my Magnolia Delicious kit yesterday, so expect to see some cuties coming soon

Happy Stamping and thanks so much for stopping by xx.

Welcome to the CC Designs Spring Sugarplums Blog Hop…..

The Spring Sugarplums stamp release is so large the entire team is participating in a blog hop to give all of you just a taste of the fabulous creations you can make with these stamps…..

If you’ve just happened across my blog and didn’t start at the beginning click HERE…. But if you have come from the gorgeous Dawn then your on the right track.

Stamp : Bride Emma, available at All That Scraps.

Papers : Kraft and Brown Cardstock.  Webster papers *coming soon to Kristy’s store*

Distress Inks : Antique Linen, Brushed Cordury, Tattered Rose, Fired Brick and Frayed Burlap.

Other : Lace *Magnolia Down Under Store* Black and Cream Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Crystal Pin *Bizzy Becs* Black Button, Hemp Twine, Flowers.

I didn’t use a sentiment because I felt the sentiment on the paper was perfect and shouldn’t be covered up….

Thanks for stopping by! Continue the hop by visiting the talented “Tori aka Wild Sprinkles Stamping“.

This week at The Pink Elephant is a very exciting one…..Why your asking?  Because our very own  & owner of TPE,  Lori,  has created a gorgeous line of stamps called Puddle Jumpers, you may had seen them and even joined in with the blog hop release they had going the other day?  They will be sold exclusively and are now available at Die Cuts R us! They are selling like little hot cakes so be sure to get your order in quick SMART!  I made sure I got mine

The challenge this week is a colour challenge…….

• GREEN….

Can be a little amont of green in the paper, or all over green the amount you use is totally up to you, if it has green then your IN! hehehe….

All DT were extremely  lucky to get 1 of the 3 new Puddle Jumpers to play with, WHOO HOO how lucky are we!   I was lucky enough to get Emma, I coloured her with copics when I stayed at Kristy’s, thank you Debbie once again for allowing me to use them   Once again I am so not a copic person, lol, think I’ll stick to my distress inks.  But here is what I have come up with or the challenge at hand…..

Be sure to jump on over and check out the amazing cards the DT come up with, they all scream CUTENESS so jump over HERE…. and check them out.

Thanks so much for stopping by and take care xx.