Traveling Tilda Says hello!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!!! I hope that everything is very well with each of you and hope you are enjoying your week!!! Gosh!! It's so great to be back!! I have so much paperwork to go through and there is still a long list but...will do the rest in a timely fashion--whatever that is!! haha I would like to thank all of you for all the many kindnesses you have extended to me!! HUGS!!!!!!!!!

I just couldn't get my Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge card done last Friday where Pops is the wonderful hostess and gave us the anything goes with the option of Coffee and Cream. I don't drink the stuff but I tried to use as much coffee and cream as I could on my card!! So if you haven't dropped over, there is still time!!! There is a very nice prize awaiting some lucky participant!!!!

For my card I used Bazzill for the base and all double matting, the DP is from the Blissful Pad by Authentique, and all background panels are machine stitched.I used the darling little #377 Traveling Tilda from Magnolia-licious, stamped her twice, colored her with Copics, and propped up both images to give her alot of dimension. By the way, the new Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection is now available for pre-order and it won't be long before they are ready to be shipped out!! Yipppeee!!! The Little Tilda is sitting in a Marianne Designs diecut which is embossed and decorated with WOC Self Adhesive Pearls which come in the most gorgeous color combinations. The floral treatment is all by Wild Orchid Crafts: Small Curly Wild Rose, 1" Wild Roses, Daffodils, Tulips, and Aster Daisies. The front was finished with Decorative Metal Corners, and a double flat bow of 1" Organza Ribbon.


For the inside I used the same papers and elements...But a point I have to make is that I really didn't like the pink splotch on upper right on the gold gingham paper...but it a part of the distressing on the paper....sigh!

Thank you all so very much for dropping by and I hope to see you again real soon and more often!!! Please remember that this is October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month so you know what to do about that!!!!!!! If you don't, just ask me!!!! Soon you will see some PINK right here, so don't miss it!!! Sending big hugs your way!!!

WINNER at SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious

Happy Wednesday everyone!! This week we had a total of 249 participants for the SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious--225 with Mr. Froggy and 24 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 wonderful #566 Winter Day Background from Magnolia-licious has been selected by random.org and is.....

205. SherriC.

Congratulations,Sherri !!! 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!! 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!!

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!!!

It will not be long now until Diana at Magnolia-licious has the new Christmas/Holiday Collection up and I can't wait to see them!!!!Remember that she is now giving an additional 8% discount on orders over $50.00. You simply use the code benefit8 and the system will automatically deduct the 8% from your total order. That means that with the 2% Store Credit and the new 8% discount, you will be receiving a 10% bonus!! Isn't that a wonderful treat!!!! Of course there is always FREE SHIPPING for orders over $75.00 shipping to the US and Canada!



The wonderful background stamp that Diana is offering this week is the splendid #566 Winter Day Background shown above!!! This stamp is so useable for your holiday/Christmas ccards! I know you would love to give it 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! Please be sure to check back on Wednesday to see if you are the lucky winner of this absolutely darling background stamp!!

WINNER, WINNER, and RE-WINNER!!!

Happy Saturday evening and thanks so much for your visits! I just haven't been able to make a card to show you in a couple of days now but I will be back real soon! I have had so much paperwork to take care of...but this too shall pass!!! I would also like to thank all of you for your thoughts, your kind emails, your cards, etc during my loss--I can never thank you for all of your encouragement! It has been so important to me! Hugs to each of you!!!!




The past week's winner of the darling little Watercan Tilda from Magnolia-licious did not contact me so I have drawn another winner...the winner is...

218. Cindy Lou





The winner of this Whimsy SWEEET STUFF is.....

Gram's Treasures who said...

Such a beautiful card, per usual! You have such a knack of putting it all together. Joyce xx





The winner of this Whimsy SWEET STUFF is...

Only By His Grace who said...

Hi Jacque! Your card is adorable. I love these darling Wee stamps. They are so sweet. You did a super job on your card. Your flower arrangement looks great and I love that flower DP. Lovely job inside the card as well. Hugs Maz

Congratulations to Cindy Lou, Joyce, and Maz!! Please email me before Monday, October 10 at 8AM EST so that I can get your packages to you!!

Remember there will be a new SUNDAY SENSATIONS from Magnolia-licious up at midnight tonight and it is somethting that you will love for the holidays!!! See you soon!!!

Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps Blog Hop and SWEET STUFF!!!

Hello and welcome to the Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps BLOG HOP!

On Sunday we announced the wonderful news that Whimsy Stamps is exclusively releasing Sylvia Zet's beautiful wee stamps collection in rubber!

Whimsy Stamps is releasing 6 new Wee Stamps for Whimsy Stamps today and these new goodies are available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

The Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests have been showcasing these fabulous stamps for the past 3 days, and today we are celebrating their release with a BLOG HOP! The hop starts today (Wednesday October 5th at noon EST) and ends on Tuesday October 11th at noon EST.

For this hop we have 5 different prize draws! One lucky hopper will win the entire new release of 6 stamps. We also have 4 mini candy stops throughout the hop where you can enter to win a new release stamp! I'm not going to tell you where they are, so if you haven't found them you'll just have go back to the beginning and start hopping! *wink*

If you would like to hop along with us today and haven’t arrived from Sylvia Blum's blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the beginning of the hop at Ann’s blog.



For my blog creation I used the darling little Rose's Bike Ride and isn't she the cutest little thing!!! She was stamped on XPress it and colored with Copics and Promarkers, adding a touch of Star Dust Stickles. The base and all double matting is Bazzill, the DP is from Pink Paislee's Vintage Vogue Pack, and all panels are machine stitched. Each of the square panels are propped up with dimensional tape to give alot more depth to the front of the card. For the horizontal I used lilac raffia ribbon and a WOC 1/2" Satin Ribbon bow. The floral treatment is all by Wild Orchid Crafts resting on MS punched leaves: Trellis Rose, Carnations, Rosebuds, and Decorative Pins. The front was finished with Self-Adhesive Pearls.


The inside is more of the supplies from the front with the addition of a Copic colored and glittered image from one of Ann Vento's Postage Stamp Sentiments.


So now it’s time for you to continue the hop by hopping over to Erin's blog.

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and I hope you enjoy the new release!

SWEET STUFF!!! But before you go....all of my FOLLOWERS know that I can't participate in a hop without a little bit of SWEET STUFF!!!! So please leave your comment before Friday, October 7 at 8 AM EST if you would like to be in for the draw for these lovely Whimsy Stamps that I have used on my card today!!!!


1 Rose's Bike Ride
1 Set of Whimsy Postage Stamp Sentiments

On a personal note, I would like to thank each of you so much for your support and your visits to me and I hope you will return often!! It is a true joy to see that you have been here!!! Have a wonderful rest of the week and I will be back real soon, with bells on and with a skip in my step!!! Big hugs!!!!