Paper Sundaes!!!

I am so happy to be able to finally participate in a challenge at Paper Sundaes!! I have been so crazy busy that I haven't played with the wonderful girls over at Paper Sundaes since before May!!!  Gosh, where does the time go?   This weeks challenge is sponsored by Lacey over at Stamp and Create. She is now carrying Magnolias!!  So our challenge to you is to "Use a Magnolia".  Super easy for me! I am sure you have seen a few ppl out in blog land, specifically Zoe, playing with the "no lines" or "Faint lines" techinque. I decided to give it a go.  Well let's just say, it ain't as easy as it looks! LOL

I liked doing it, and I like how different it looks. You almost get a painted or colored pencil look with it. Strange that something as simple as taking out the black lines would do such a thing! 

 Here is a close up of the coloring. I used London Fog, but I stamped it off first than stamped on the paper that I was going to work with. That way it was extra light! I loved doing the hair without lines, it was fun. the rest was more challenging, but I do like the end result.

Those fabby little papers are from the new Authentique line. Love them and got them all! ;-) I am getting a new love for 6x6 pads of paper. I want them all, and I pick them up everywhere I see them! I am starting to hoard them though. It kills me to use the paper in them! LOL  I want it to last forever! But I used it, because I started watching multiple episodes of Hoarders on Netflix and now  I have a fear of saving anything. I DO NOT want to become one of those ppl!! Have you watched Hoarders? OMG...after watching a few episodes of that, I went straight into my room and started pitching some things that I had been saving because you never know when you might need it. I threw out an entire garbage bag full. Funny, you can't tell though! LOL 

Please stop by the Papers Sundaes blog and check out all the beautiful cards by the DT. By all means play along with us!!

Challenges:

Fashionable Stamping - Ribbon and Lace

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink - Something from Stash (lace)

Bloggers Challenge - tic tac toe

Just Magnolia - Bingo

Pixie Dust Studios - Add a Tag

Hugs,

Let's go Shopping!

Hello!! Those couple of words are big trouble for me!! "Let's go Shopping", I find myself already drilling into my daughter that shopping is what quality girl time consist of!! LOL  If we are bored, that just seems like the natural thing to say!! haha

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia-licious. So this weeks inspiration challenge was picked by Maria. She gave us this fabby picture for inspiration.  I love coach! I love, love purses. I have a purse fetish. Thats right, I do. It's the PERFECT thing to be addicted to. It doesn't matter if you are short, tall, thin, fat...whatever...a purse is just perfect on you. You dont have to say....they don't have my size..does this look good on me? hehe I love purses and shopping!

See, it's a gift card holder. Nevermind my old Hilton Honors card in it! LOL I just needed a card so you could see what it was for!  Perfect card for your favorite shopper!!!

This little magnolia loves shopping too! Can't you tell?? ;-)  Tilda Goes Shopping and the Boutique Window can both be purchased in the Magnolia-licious Store. They are part of the Bon Voyage collection.  I have colored both with Copic markers. The window received a heavy coating of Liquid glass. I added some diamond flakes on the flower edges. I can't quite remember where the papers came from!  I believe the flowers are reflections.

Please come over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge blog and check out all the DT members projects. Be sure to give them some love! Of course, we hope to see you join us in the challenge! You have 2 weeks to enter!

Challenges:

My Time to Craft - Girls

Stamping Boutique - Stripes and Dots

Corrosive Challenge - Girlie

Mommy-to-Be

Hello!!! Remember me??? hehe I had forgotten this card that I did a month or two back for some girls in my office. I have plenty of stamps and such to make baby cards...but nothing appropriate for a baby shower. So I just knew my favorite artist Mo Manning was bound to have something that I could use.  Voila! Isn't that just the cutest pregger lady you've ever seen?  I made two of these cards, both quite similiar. Just changed up the background papers.

I kept it simple because lately thats how I have been rolling! I colored her with copics.. I wish I could say that I crocheted the pretty flowers, but nah...I didn't. Thats one thing that I have tried numerous times to do and I can't seem to "get" it. So these are from...American something. LOL 

My summer has finally slowed down. Thank goodness!  I have a little bit of time before my next adventure and have actually gotten a few hours here and there to color. I just haven't put anything together yet. Hope to be able to do that this weekend!!   School starts for my kiddos this Monday, yay!  We've been doing last minute school shopping, open houses, etc. Can't wait to get back into the school routine!  I will say though, I am SO THANKFUL that my kids wear uniforms to school. I couldn't believe how some of these YOUNG kids came to open house dressed!  Wowzie...It was like they were going to a club. Clothese just seem to be getting smaller and smaller! Is it just Florida? I want to believe it's because it's so hot here..lol

Challenges:

Mo's Challenge - Feeling Blue

Have a good one!

Hugs,

Black n' White Color Challenge

OMG! I am so late with this. My mind was somewhere else and I almost totally forgot about posting this! It's a new color challenge at Magnolia-licious Challenge blog! This week Maria has chosen Black and White for the challenge. 

This little baby gave me a HARD time..I kid you not.  I pulled out piles of black, white and cream papers trying to get something that went with the image that I colored! LOL  You know....there are a gazzilion and one shades of black.  I used the C's for the image and afterwards I felt that I probably would have been better off using the W's.   I did go over her with some W's trying to tone down the C's, but I still wasn't happy with it.

I used Farewell Tilda for my image. The Fence die is a magnolia doohickey. The farewell sentiment is also from Magnolia. All of them can be purchased in the Magnolia-licious store.

Please join us this week in the challenge!  The prize is a $25.00 gift certificate for the Magnolia-licious store! 

Don't forget to check out the other fabulous creations

by my awesome DT's sisters!

Hugs,

You're so Sweet!

Good morning!  I'm back...no really...I am really back. No more vacations for me for a few months! ;-)  I LOVE to travel, but I have to say I am exhausted! In between traveling, working and kids....I need a STAY-Cation at home!  My house is showing signs of neglect as well!  Needless to say, I am taking a bit of a breather!  I do have some plans in upcoming months, but not to much! 

I was so happy to say that this weekend I did get a little bit of crafting done!! yay me!  Mostly for upcoming DT's so you won't see to much coming from me beyond that! ;-(  I have a project I am FINALLY working on for my son. A few years back my mom and I wanted to learn how to quilt, so we took a class. We made a Log Cabin pattern and I LOVE my quilt. It came out so beautiful and it's so cozy. So cozy that my son has taken claim to it! He loves it and it is what he uses all the time for sleeping and cozying up on the couch. So I thought maybe I should make him his own quilt, since he obviously appreciates it. I am making it in more "dude" colors. So for the next few weeks, I am hoping to get a start on the quilt and wrap it up in between card making! 

Now on to the card!

                   

The image is from Mo Manning, she is sooooo adorable! I just love her dress! I have colored her with copic markers. The paper is from CTMH. The sentiment is SU. The border around her is a Magnolia doohickey border die.

Challenges:

Creative Craft Challenges - Summertime

Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime

Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Sketch n Stash - Sketch

Sparkles forum - One for the Girls

Card Mad Digis - Girls (must use digi)

Mo's Digi Challenge - something sweet

Have a great day!

Tracy

Celebrate! Magnolia-licious

Morning all!  Quick post for me. It's inspiration challenge week here at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. Linda has given us a great little inspirational photo to work with. We would love to see what kind of inspiration you have drawn from it. So please join us this week!

Here is Linda's photo:

I had an idea to make more of a wedding like card using this little Edwin here....but then I just got blocked and couldn't remember what my original thought was. I had him colored up so I just went with it, using the color and the Navy theme from the inspiration photo.

This little Sailor Edwin can be purchased in the Magnolia-licous Store. He is part of the "Bon Voyage" collection. Those fabby papers are from Websters pages. I cute the rosette flower using a Tim Holtz die. The ticket sentiment is from stampology.

Please take a minute and check out the other DT's fabulous creations and we certainly hope that you are able to join us this week in the challenge. A lucky random winner will get a $25.00 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licious store!

Hugs,

Summer Bash Magnolia-Licous BLOG HOP!!!

Good morning all. Magnolia-licious Highlights team and the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog team are have paired up, yet again for a Blog Hop!!  So if you arrived here from Janiel's blog, you are on the right track. Otherwise, please go back to the beginning and play along. There are some fabulous prizes for playing along with 2 ways to play and win!! How cool is that? 

First I'm going to show you my card. Look below to see all the details to play.

Card Details - I have used Surf Tilda, I don't see her in the store ( Magnolia-licous )  right now, but Diana is always getting in Stock, so be sure to check back so you pick up this cutie!   I have colored her with Copic Markers. The papers are a mix of CTMH and Fancy Pants (beach bum pad).  I added a healthy coating of Liquid Glass onto the Surfboard. Sentiment is an old one from Stampin' Up.  Now, here are the details of the HOP.

THEMES for your project should be BEACH, BARBECUES/PICNICS and/or FISHING!!

How to Play (2 ways to win):


-Details are also on the Magnolia-licious Highlites Blog.
-Hop around the blogs and put the letters together to spell a sentence and email it to Suzanne Dean at sjdean0574@yahoo.com

-You will have until July 31st to email their answer to me—winner will be chosen randomly

-Prize is 5 stamps from Magnolia-licious and a Summer Sand Bucket full of craft goodies
AND 2nd way to win:

-create a SUMMER PROJECT with the theme of Beach, Picnics/Barbecues or Fishing using only Magnolia stamps by July 31st

-Enter it into the InLinkz on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog

-One random winner will win 2 Magnolia stamps of their choice from Magnolia-licious

Here is the Blog Hop Order...and if you look below you might see something extra next to my name... hint hint!

-Sharon --
-Cabio --
-Angie –
-Linda --
-Maria –
-Cheryl --
-Suzanne --
-Maureen --
-Janiel --
-Tracy -- v
-Mindy –
-Barb --
-Angela --
-Patti Jo --
-Norma –
-Pat –
Did you see it?? Just in case, my Letter is V
Now that your done looking, please head over to Mindy's blog and see what fabby creation she has for you today and to pick up your next letter. When you have collected all your letters, you  will put them together to spell a 3 word sentence!!! Also while you are hopping around, please leave some love and let all the designers know you have been by! ;-)

Hugs and GOOD LUCK!

I'm back w/a new card for Magnolia-licious DT

Hello Bloggie Friends!! I'm back....it seems like forever, I swear!  My family and I went on a long, wonderful vacation.  We started out in my hometown, Akron, Ohio. Spent a few days visiting with family and friends. After Ohio we spent a few days touring battlefields and and National Monuments.  We went to Niagara Falls, Canada.  Have to tell you, not a fan of the city...loved the falls and loved the a little city nearby called "Niagara on the Lake" it was just my kinda town, beautiful homes, quant downtown and clean!   Then we headed to Gettysburg, PA. I must say, I wasn't exactly thrilled to be spending a FULL day at a battlefield. But after going, I LOVED IT. What a cool place and do get the auto tour CD, it gives you all the history as your drive around the battlefield. I really did love Gettysburg.

Next stop was Washington, DC. Now, my father in law and a few others warned me of how hot it was in the summer. I was like...well, I'm a florida girl now...how hot can it be??????  Well, let me just tell you...... 101 degrees hot with no breeze...thats how hot!!  I absolutely LOVED DC...loved the monuments, the buildings....museums. I could have spent a week there...in OCTOBER! LOL  We are already planning a trip back up there for fall of 2012!  

Next stop after DC was Williamsburg, VA. If you haven't been, it's a colonial town and they have people walking around in period clothing. It's such a nice town, just beautiful. Loved the area too....I think I need to move there. Just sayin'.  And it has a Zaxby's..lol  (yea, we love Zaxbys...and there is not one even remotely close by to me!!) 

Next, and final stop was Murphy, NC.  Every year we at some point end up in Murphy, NC. We only spent a day there, but will be back up for a week in a few weeks. The brief trip was to drop my kids off with their grandparents to spend time with them and in the cabin for a few weeks before going back to school.  I sure do miss them!!!  My little one asked that I call her in the morning, at lunch, after work and before bed!  Now, I would love to do that but I haven't, because she gets all teary eyed and emotional when I call.  If we don't call, she is fine and loving life and having fun. So I am trying to keep it to once a day, for her sake...and mine! 

Well that concludes my vacation. Now onto the Challenge for Magnolia-licious. This weeks challenge is a color challenge. Ms. Linda picked the colors of "Red, White and Blue". I know July 4th is over, but well....we can use this card next year! ;-)  

 

I used "Tilda with Laced Flag", you can purchase her in Diana's Magnolia-licious Store. I have colored her with Copic markers and used a spellbinder die to cut out the oval shape. The flourishes are the Leaf and Swirl Die and can also be purchased in the store. You can see it in the picture (my bad) but the card opens up in the center. I would LOVE to show you however, I can't find the picture that shows it or the card to retake the picture. I took a bunch of pictures at the time and it shows the inside and the way it opens. I don't know what I did with it and I didn't have time when I got back last night from vacation to search for it, so I will attempt to do so tonight and add it in.

So now hop on over to the Magnolia-licious Challenge blog and get some more inspiration from the other DT. We would love for you to play along...and hope that you do!  Diana generously gives away a $25.00 gift certificate to a lucky random winner.

Thats all for today, now here are a couple pictures from our vacation. I was going to do a slideshow, but I couldn't figure it out...and didn't have the time to try! LOL  So here ya go....you can click on them to make them bigger...I just didn't want to clog the page with large pictures!!

Chris and I in front of Stan Hewitt Hall in Akron, Ohio

Stan Hewitt Hall - the Sieberlings (owners of Goodyear

        Rubber Co) lived here...

Very large Chess Set on the property of Stan Hewitt Hall

Getting ready for the Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls

Rainbow over Horseshoe Falls                                   

Cannon at Ft George in Niagara on the Lake                  

Can't rememer the name, but this was in Getttyburg

Monument in Gettysburg at the "Clump of Trees"  

The Capital building in Washington, DC           

Lincoln Memorial                                            

White House                                                 

Kids in Colonial Williamsburg                    

Colonial Williamsburg                              

Governers Mansion in Williamsburg      

Can't remember what this was...but it was in

         Williamsburg