
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!!!
AND..........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!!!!