Ridin' On a Sled


Wednesday all ready??!!!  Time is just zipping by quicker and quicker.  Totally crazy but what can you do except enjoy each and every minute.  


If you hopped on over here from Leonie's blog you are on the right track.  I am the next stop in the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop. If you get lost click on the link for a list of all the participants. Onward.....

Here we have Maggie sitting in the snow ready for a ride down the lane. She just needs someone to push her along. This cute stamp is the last of my RAQ with winter images. Time for a little holiday stamp shopping me thinks. The Magnolia-Licious store has some really super cute new images for this upcoming season AND they have free shipping on orders of $60 or more in the US and Canada...not to mention a surprise gift!!! I used my Basic Grey paper and a snowflake punch along with trying my glitter copics here and there.

I love how her boots came out. Practice makes perfect!!! Now it is time to hop on over to Martina's blog to oohhh and aawww over her project. Don't forget to leave us all some love. See y'all.

A June Christmas Blog Hop

Merry June-Christmas and welcome to the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop.  I you arrived from Lori Palmer's blog you are on the right track.  I am next on the list.  Today I am sharing with you this sweet Tilda image.  Don't you just love her coat?  What fun things you can do with this.  I love the fact I could use non-traditional colors.  Even though Christmas mainly is reds and greens, I used this wonderful Basic Grey paper pack called Eskimo Kisses and sure enough they used pinks, light blues, soft greens along with the more traditional reds & greens.

I was shocked at how many copics I really ended up using and did I write them down before I put them away...NO.  Next time I will do better.  Promise.  It is a little late for me - not like putting this off to the last minute and I need to hit the hay for work tomorrow.

Here she is all close and personal.  I tried to straighten the picture but my photo program isn't the best for editing.  I am using Corel Photo Album 7 and would love your suggestions.  I don't think I need something too high tech just easier to work with.  

You can visit the Christmas blog for a full listing of all the participants along with a neat slide show of our projects.  Now it is time to hop on over to Marcia's blog.  Thanks for stopping by! Hugz.

April's Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop....

For this month's blog hop I am using this super cute Tilda image along with Basic Grey's yummy paper Eskimo Kisses. I just loved this new paper pack and am so glad I am able to put it to use. With the weather we have had today...this image sure fits. Super crazy but no snow flakes...just some hail now and then. The magnolialicious group has this fun event the 25th of every month and it is a great inspiration and kick in the rear to get my Christmas cards going. Now when October/November rolls around, I will have a head start.

Please check out the entire list of ladies who are participating over at the main blog. You can also view a great slide show of all the creations. The next person on the hop is Marcia. I know she will have something wonderful to show you. Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!!!

Brrrr....

Welcome to another Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop...and yes it is only March 25th. This is a wonderful to stock up on your holiday cards and gifts. It get the inspiration flowing. We have a very wet seven day forecast here in the Pacific Northwest and next week is spring break. What a perfect time to take advantage of getting things done. I am taking a few days off of work next week to take care of some things for Nic while he is out of school. I am also in desperate need of a foil & can't wait for Tuesday. I shouldn't put this off for so long...it makes me a little crazy.

On to the hop....I experimented with my copics to try and make her fluff white. You will have to tell me how I did. It was fun trying something new. I created a basic gift card holder for you today. This could be wrapped up in a box or added to a stocking.

This cute Maggie is holding a card from my favorite coffee spot. Bring on the grandee, skinny vanilla, 190 degree no foam latte. I drink those all the time, even in the summer. Cold coffee just isn't my thing...but I love my hot coffee...YUMMO!!!
I turned the dp inside out so I wouldn't detract from my image and add something special inside (besides the gift, and isn't that what they really want). I made a few of these several years ago and my mom recycled them this past Christmas. I thought that was a wonderful idea. She said they were so cute she didn't want to throw them away. Please visit our Magnolia-licious Christmas blog. They have a great slide show of all the goodies along with links to the store where you can shop till you drop.

Please hop on over to visit Marcia and her wonderful creation. I thank you for stopping by and hope you enjoy the last weekend in March. I just can't believe we are almost to Easter...I have some bunnies almost ready to post. Hippity Hoppity....Easter's on its way!

Christmas in February

Happy blog hop Thursday. Two more days and it will be the weekend...and can you believe it is almost March. Our son turned 16 in January and we celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary on Feb 18th (got some extra special bling at Christmas). WOW!!! That is all I can say.

Today several of the Magnolia-licious yahoo members are participating in a monthly Christmas blog hop. This is a wonderful group of very creative people that inspire me daily. They truly create works of art! Diana is the wonderful owner of the Magnolia-Licious Store where you can purchase these cute Tilda stamps along with Edwin & all their great friends. Click on the link about to visit her online store. If you came from Lori Palmer's blog you are on the right track.

I created this Tilda with presents card using CTMH cardstock, DP and ink. The image was cut with my nestability die and I distressed the edges with my sanding block and ink. Her skin and wings were colored with my copics. I just love how they blend. I continue to become more confident using them. If you would like some great tutorials, check out Suzanne's blog. She is just amazing & someone I follow (stalk...whatever hehe) daily. She knows me so it's ok...right Suzanne :). Now hop on over to Marcia Butler's blog to continue the fun.

Have a wonderful day. SMILE!!!

Happy Monday friends...and can you believe we are into October? I know it's the 5th, but didn't school just get out yesterday? Summer zoomed on by and now we are into fall. I am thankfully on the mend...just dealing with a cough that is being stubborn. It still makes my voice go crazy at times. I go from being normal to sultry to a croaky frog, hehe. Hubby is fighting the beginnings of something & so far (fingers & toes crossed) our son is good to go. He is way toooo busy to be a sickie. Football later this afternoon...straight from work to the field.

Today's projects are a highlight of two of the three challenges I entered for World Card Making Day. The first was from Magnolia-licious and it was to make an ornament. Nice to do something different & make me think outside the box. We could use any image and I choose to use the new Lockhart Holiday Window from Susana's store. These are just so sweet and a ton of fun.

I used liquid glaze on the candles and even added Shimmerz in Royal Red to that wonderful hand made flower for an added effect. Wynneth was such a sweetie to make some for me. They are just adorable and so versatile.

My second entry was for the Sugar Nellie challenge. This cutie is a Sugar Nellie stamp called Pen Pal created by Elizabeth Bell. Isn't she just a cutie? I just love Elizabeth's images and will be collecting them all. I used the yummy Basic Gray -Lemonade paper and the card stock was from CTMH. This was so much fun to use & will serve as my MIL's card since today is her birthday. We were going to take her out to dinner tonight but she had other plans. She did say birthday's can be celebrated for up to two weeks after the actual date. I didn't know that & will use that from here on out. Happy Birthday Phyllis!

I hope everyone has a super week.

My First Magnolia

Well I am showing off my first Magnolia....Giggling Tilda. I received this in the mail on Saturday (it was on backorder) and she is just the cutest. I have made this card for my mom's birthday. I sure hope she likes it.