SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious

Happy Sunday and Welcome to SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious for another opportunity to win a fabulous prize being offered by Diana at Magnolia-licious. Thank you so much for helping us to spread the word to all of your blogging and crafting friends about this marvelous surprise each Sunday! I'm sure you know that Magnolia-licious has the largest on-line selection in all of North America for Magnolia stamps...and of course is the home of MAGNOLIA MINI WORLD!!!



Shown above is the wonderful stamp that Diana is offering this week which is the darling Tilda with Apple from the new Sweet Crazy Love Collection at Magnolia-licious!!! Isn't she a real cutiepie!!!! And she could certainly be used for so many holidays, events, occasions!!! I know you would love to give her a new home!! This could be your lucky week!!!!

In order to be eligible for this wonderful prize, all you need to do to enter the drawing is leave a link to your blog below at the little BLUE FROGGY. If you don't have a blog, please leave your email address in a comment!! There are NO other requirements or rules and you do not need to be a follower or even put information on your blog about the opportunity if you don’t want to. Of course, we will always appreciate it greatly if you would help us spread the word by placing the SUNDAY SENSATIONS logo on your personal blog so that other Maggie Lovers will know about the opportunity!! Thank you!!

Remember the closing for SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious is at midnight EST each Tuesday and the winner is announced on Wednesday! However this week I will be in California at CHA and I will try my best to announce the winner on Wednesday BUT please be patient. Please be sure to check back before Saturday, February 4 at 8 AM EST to see if you are the lucky winner of this absolutely cute little Tilda stamp!!

Re-WINNER at SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious

Since I have not heard from the first selected winner at SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious this week, I have asked Mr Random.org to select a new winner...and that winner is......


214. Brook

Congratulations, Brook!! Please leave a comment on this posting and email me your mailing address before Sunday,January 29, at 8 AM EST so we can get your prize to you. Please remember that Diana is out of town until after CHA.

Lollipop Tilda at Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge, WINNER, and SWEET STUFF!!!

A very happy Friday to everyone!!! And best wishes for a magnificent weekend!!! Yipppppeeee!!! I am finally breathing and thinking I may live, at least long enough to get to CHA and back...lol...well, maybe!!!! I feel much, much better...and now I know my sweet friend Bev from the UK is there safe and sound.....and I know my friend Suzan, along with her magnificent hubby Mike, are awaiting me, I am READY!!!!!!! Gosh, that reminds me that I must show you a picture of what Mike made for me for Christmas this year.....whew...it's beautiful!!!! I will be leaving on Sunday and back home on Friday so I am trying to decide what to do for all of you sweeties while I am away!!!! Any ideas???? SWEET STUFF everyday???? hmmmmmmmm I may not have cards....but let's try to help Jacque with her duplicates???? Good idea??? AND as soon as I get home....guess what!!!! I have reached the 4000 FOLLOWERS mark and that means a SUPER DUPER SWEET STUFF, doesn't it???? Gosh I can't wait!!!!!! and I already know part of it...and you will LOVE it!!!! woooohoooo!!!!

This week at the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge we have been treated to a splendid sketch from the marvelously talented Jane who is hosting this week. Thank you so much, Jane, for the lovely and fun sketch!!!! Please come over and join in with us because there are wonderful prizes available for some lucky participants!!!!

For my card I used Bazzill for the base and all double matting, the DP is from the Maja Designs Life in the Country Paper Pad, and all panels are machine stitched. I used the darling little Lollipop Tilda from Magnolia-licious which is not in stock at the moment--this tells us how popular the latest collection is!!!! So many little darlings!!! She was stamped on Cryogen White and colored with Copics and Promarkers, adding a touch of Star Dust Stickles to the lace and Xmas Red Stickles to the lollipop. For the horizontal I used some 1/2" Red Satin Ribbon tied into a double flat bow. The floral treatment is all by Wild Orchid Crafts: Red Poppies, Cherry Blossoms, Carnations, Sweetheart Blossoms, and Heather. To satisfy the sentiment requirement I used a MM metal/rhinestone LOVE sign.



The inside is VERY simple because I wanted all of the lovely contrasting Maja papers to show...adding just a ribbon with a LOVE button and a red doily.

Gosh!! I hope you like my little creation and will decide to join with us over at the Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge this week!! We would love to see your interpretation of Jane's lovely sketch!!

WINNER

Oh my!!!! Thank you all so much for coming by and leaving such sweet and kind comments...so we have to let Mr Random.org tell us the WINNER of the cute little Heidi and surprises....and the winner is.....

68. Solveig(Sol)

Congratulations, Sol!!! Please leave a comment on this posting that you have claimed your prize and send me your mailing info before Sunday, January 29 at 8 AM EST, so that I can get your surprises out to you right away...Please know that I will be away next week so as soon as I get back I will head to mail office!!!

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SWEET STUFF for my FOLLOWERS!!!! ...I didn't have time to select and make pictures, but let's do a SECRET MAGNOLIA SWEET STUFF...we will have an image from the New Collection, a Magnolia die, a pack of Magnolia flowers, a pack of Magnolia papers...and you can already guess, some more other surprises!!!!! I would love for you to share this Maggie opportunity on your personal blog, please! Just leave your info with the little Blue Froggy before Sunday, January 29 at 8 AM EST. If you don't have a blog, just leave your email in a comment. How's that for a surprise????

Although I am taking my laptop, you know how crazy things can be when somebody is away so if you are a winner and don't hear from me before I get back home next Friday, I will still know that you won!!! I will try my best to stay in touch BUT...Murphy's Law is usually in charge!!!

My sincere thanks to each of you for dropping by to see what's happening in my world and I hope that things in your world are even better than in my magnificent one!!! I hope you will want to come back often to see me!!! Until the next time, I send great big hugs to each of you!!!!

It's All About Boys at Lili's Little Fairies Challenge!!

Happy day everyone!!! I hope that you are all having a marvelous week--mine has been running hither, thither and yon and as Murphy"s Law takes over I have been feeling under the weather for a couple of days....just thought it was a little cold BUT since I couldn't even breathe enough to get through an hour of Tai Chi, I thought I better take a trip to the best doctor in the world...Anyway, as you all know I am heading out to Anaheim, CA for CHA on Sunday so I need to be WELL and spry! I have bronchitis and pneumonia but I am gonna be well by in the morning, no matter what!!!! Would you please cross your fingers for me??? LOL

This week at the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge the theme is Oh Boy - Masculine Creations and there is a very nice prize from Nitwits Collections. Please come on over and join in with us! We would love to see your masculine creations. And oh my, these boys cards are really difficult for me!!!

For my card I used Bazzill for the base and all double matting, the DP is from the Toy Box Collection by Crate Paper, and all panels are machine stitched. The image is the Little Lorry Bear who is having so much fun in his homemade truck!! He was stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics, Promarkers, and Flexmarkers. He had two left over pencils that he didn't use for the wheels--those pencils are just dollhouse miniatures and are so cute!! haha For the horizontal I used a triple of regular kitchen twine to tie on a little chipboard clock. To finish the front I added a truck button at the bottom left.

I hope you like my little creation and will decide to join in with us this week at Lili's Little Fairies Challenge.

Thank you so much for dropping by and please visit often!! Have a wonderful day....and this old girl is going to have her a big gulp of that super-duper cough medicine and jump under the covers!!!! Hugs (with Lysol spray) to all!!!

Showcase Day 7 at Whimsy Stamps , WINNER, and SWEET STUFF!!

A very happy Wednesday to everyone! I hope you are having a delightful week! Today marks the last day for the showcases of the new release of darling stamps and dies over at Whimsy Stamps. If you have been following the little hops since last week, you will want to be sure to drop over to the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Blog after 12:00 EST today to see if you are one of the lucky winners!!!

I would like to invite you to visit my colleagues below to see their spectacular showcases on this last day:

DEBBIE EASTMAN
MARISKA VAN DER LINDE (Special Guest)
BEV ROCHESTER (Special Guest)
SIMONNE CLAY
HEIDY BLOM
ALBERTO GAVA (Special Guest)





For my card today I used the VERY darling Heidi which is a new rubber design by the quintessentially talented Sylvia Zet for Whimsy Stamps. She was stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics, adding some Doodlebug Flock to her fur and Prisma Glitter to the snow. The base and all double matting is Bazzill, the DP is Martha Stewart, and all panels are machine stitched. For the horizontal I used a blue grosgrain ribbon topped with a red frilly organza ribbon, which is tied into a double flat bow using a Bow Easy from Magnolia-licious. I only added some WOC Self-Adhesive Pearls and a feathery/pearly/netty rosette from someplace!!! You will also notice that I used Star Dust Stickles around each of the panels.



On the first panel on the inside there is just more of the same ribbons and a Thank You charm from Michaels. On the second panel I used a double flat bow atop the jotting spot using New Tab 1 Die with the New Thank You Tabs 1 Sentiment Set which I stamped in red.

I hope you like my little creation and will hop on over to the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Blog to view even more beauties and to see if you are one of the lucky winners today!!!!


WINNER of this SWEET STUFF:

Thanks to everyone who dropped by to visit my little Wee Bunny card and for the sweet and kind comments you left. Mr Random.org has selected the winner......

159. vick mcclean

Congratulations, Vick!! Please leave a comment on this posting and email me your mailing info before Friday, January 27, at 8 AM EST so that I can get your package out to you!!




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A Wee Bit More SWEET STUFF for my FOLLOWERS:




I would love to offer as a part of my SWEET STUFF this image from Sylvia Zet for Whimsy Stamps--the darling little Heidi that I have used on my card today!! And you know I will be including some more little things...Oh I hope you will like this little cutie as much as I do!!! Just be sure that you are a FOLLOWER and add your info with the little Blue Froggy!!! If you don't have a blog, please give your email in a comment!!! Cut-off will be Friday, January 27, at 8 AM EST!!! Good Luck, everyone!!!

Thank you all so much for coming by and please come back often! It is a real joy to know you have been here! Have a marvelous week and enjoy each moment!! Big hugs!!

WINNER at SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!! This week we had a total of 299 participants for the SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious--268 with Mr. Froggy and 31 by comment or email! This exciting event is generously sponsored by Diana at the Magnolia-licious shop who will have another surprise for some lucky participant each and every Sunday right here!

The WINNER of the the surprise from Magnolia-licious has been selected by random.org and is.....

188. emma mitchell

Congratulations, Emma !! Thank you so much for displaying the SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious blinkie on your blog!!! Please contact me before this Friday morning at 8 AM EST so that we can make arrangements to get your Sunday Sensations Surprise to you right away!!

A big THANK YOU to everyone who is helping to spread the word about this wonderful weekly giveaway by placing the symbol on your blogs!! Best wishes to each of you for a magnificent week!!! See you back here on Sunday to share the next SUNDAY SENSATIONS from MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS and I know you will love it!!

Wild Orchid Challenge AND Day 5 of WHIMSY Showcase AND SWEET STUFF!!!

Hello and welcome to Day 5 of our January Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (18 January) Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 25 January the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24 hours to enter each prize draw and I'm not telling you where today's secret spot is!!!!!

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12:00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00PM EST on 25 January.

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

ELLIE STOVER
CRYSTAL IRWIN
BEATE JOHNS (Special Guest)
HEIDY BLOM

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Today is also the next challenge over at Wild Orchid Challenge where the theme is CREATURE COMFORTS. We would like to see some sort of creature/insect/animal on your project. And as always there will be a marvelous prize offered to you by Wild Orchid Crafts. So please come over and join in with us for this fun challenge!!!!

For my card I used the absolutely darling little Wee Bunny by Sylvia Zet for Whimsy Stamps which was colored with Flexmarkers and Promarkers. I used Bazzill for the base and all double matting, the DP is from the Glitz Pretty In Pink Paper Pack, and all background panels are machine stitched. (NOTE: So many of you have asked me where I get my DP and I wanted to share that I have found that the very best place is Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. Not only does she have the latest and greatest BUT her customer service is second to none!!! I can order paper on one day and within 2 days it is in my house....that is all the way across the country!!!) The little brown bag of hearts will hold a gift card. I must admit that I had used all but two of my hearts from the Mixed Heart Charm so I had to use some of the antique hearts and brass findings which were a gift from a Wisconsin pal. Thanks, Steve, for these sweet family pieces AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU!!!! I used some lovely Vintage Light Mink Seam Binding to tie the brass sconce in the upper corner. The Natural Cotton Lace was gathered down the side of the image using Scor-Tape. For the floral treatment I used a couple of 1" Open Roses and a 5/8" Open Rose which I sprayed with Tattered Leather Glimmer Mist. Finally I added one of the little heart pins from the Pearl Heart Shaped Pin Wheel.


The script card on the first panel was actually the backing for some Prima something...can't remember what...lol The heart which is from the Mixed Christmas Wooden Shape Embellishment set which was coated with a bit of Picket Fence Crackle Paint. And this lovely heart was one of my last remaining hearts from the WOC set and I tied it with some more seam binding. For the second panel I used more of the cotton lace and a distressed BINGO card along with my last WOC tiny heart and more seam binding.

I hope you like my little creation and will hop on over to the Wild Orchid Challenge to check out the lovely examples this week AND also to the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Blog to view even more beauties and to toss your name in for a special prize today!!!!

WINNER

Thanks to everyone who dropped by to visit my little Heart Hugs bear and for the sweet and kind comments you left. Mr Random.org has selected the winner......

95. Jennifer Scull

Congratulations, Jennifer!! Please leave a coment on this posting and email me your mailing info before Wednesday, January 25, at 8 AM EST so that I can get your package out to you!!




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A Wee Bit More SWEET STUFF for my FOLLOWERS:


I would love to offer as a part of my SWEET STUFF this image from Sylvia Zet for Whimsy Stamps--the darling little Wee Bunny that I have used on my card today!! And you know I will be including some more little things...Oh I hope you will like this little cutie as much as I do!!! Just be sure that you are a FOLLOWER and add your info with the little Blue Froggy!!! If you don't have a blog, please give your email in a comment!!! Cut-off will be Wednesday, January 25, at 8 AM EST!!! Good Luck, everyone!!!

Thank you all so much for coming by and please come back often! It is a real joy to know you have been by! Have a marvelous week and enjoy each moment!! Big hugs!!