Magnolia Downhill Tilda Sends Winter Wishes

Hello Dearest Readers,

I am so overwhelmed right now! So much to do with so little time! With DH's illness, it's all up to me, and I am only one person doing what two people normally do. It's so hard! I think one of the things that scares me is that if something happened to me (heart attack, stroke, etc.) he wouldn't be able to get help! I had that thought cross my mind today. I wish I hadn't thought of it!

On a brighter side, I have a card to share with you. You'll notice that my cards aren't elaborate as they usually are. I just haven't the time to spend on my work. I try to make them cute, though. I feel badly as I just WANT to spend time on my craft. I hope you like the card I made with Downhill Tilda from the Aspen Holidays collection. Here she is:

The card looks like it's lavender, but it's not. It's a VERY pale blue with white. The paper with the glittered edge is white, very shiny, and textured. I had very pale blue glitter which I adhered to the card stock using 1/8" score-pal tape. It gave such a nice even line. Next, using pale blue Bazzill card stock which was elevated using pop dots, I added my background paper and scene elements. That snowflake paper is my very favorite. I had some tiny die cut snowflakes which I centered with a pearl. It's not easy to see, but the trees, and lamp have been accented with Wink of Stella in iridescence. Tilda has been painted using DIs. She's also been elevated on pop dots.

I finished the inside panels as well. I always do my interiors because since I have the stuff already all over my craft table, I might as well finish the card then! LOL.

This card is for sale ----->

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Thank you so much for stopping by! If I'm not back before Christmas, or if you aren't back, LOL, have a wonderful holiday with family, friends!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia Tilda "Joy" Christmas Card

Hello Dearest Readers,

It's a rainy day here in the desert southwest! Hopefully, the rain will stick around tonight so it will turn to snow! THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GIFT! LOL!!

The kids will be here next week, and I'm just thrilled! I cannot wait to hug my granddaughter! I hope they will travel in safety.

I have a cute card to share with you today. It features a mini Tilda and pretty colors. Here it is:

My sweet friend, Jane, sent me the pretty white flowers. They were a perfect addition! The card has many layers. I used my Nesties to cut the two squares through both layers (snowflake paper and white card stock) at the same time. I thought the snowflake on the cord would make a fun substitute for an "O." I carefully cut Tilda so she could hang on to the paper cord on the die cut.

Here are shots of the interior panels:

Sorry the photos are so nasty, LOL! The angel on the top panel is something I had in my Christmas embellies. Again, the flowers are from Jane - LOVE YOU!!!

This card is for sale ----->

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Thank you so much for stopping by! If I'm not back before Christmas, or if you aren't back, LOL, have a wonderful holiday with family, friends, and love!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia Snow Angel Tilda

Hello Dearest Readers,

Ho, Ho, Ho! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, LOL! I've been glued to the Christmas movies being shown over and over and over again on both Hallmark Channels as well as two other cable networks. Our favorite is called The Christmas Card. My husband just loves it! I bought him a DVD as a gift this year because he loves it so much. With his illness, it's hard to get into the festive mood, but I am trying - REALLY trying!

Today, I have a card to share with you. One night, just before sleep, my mind wandered to thinking of snow angels, and from that, the plan for this card was born. I hope you like it!

Cute? I love it! I have always loved vellum and thought it would be a perfect underlay for her dress layers. I think this Tilda is called Cute Little Tilda. Of course, she was chosen because her head was perfect for my plan. I used snowflake dies, pretty snowflake lace, glitter, paper from Silver Bells by Kaisercraft and Frosted Lace by Wild Rose Studio. When I first made Tilda's wings, I used white vellum which just got lost. So, using my Magnolia Angel Wing Dies, I switched to pale blue vellum and it looks so much better! I edged the paper with Sparklers pastel glitter (blue), added some flowers and snowflakes from my stash. Pearls, holiday peel offs, and bow complete the card's front.

Here is another angle:

This card is for sale ----->

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Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia Tilda's Tinsel in a Tangle Projects!

Hello Dearest Readers,

Happy Sunday to each of you!

This past Thursday was our Thanksgiving here in the states. If you celebrated Turkey Day, I hope it was wonderful - filled with happy, loving voices, wonderful aromas of baking turkey, and desserts that were over the moon! For those of you who are not in the USA, do you have a day of thanks, too? I'd love to hear about it!

We have a new challenge beginning today at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. Our theme is

Need a Little Christmas!

We would love for you to create a card with a Christmas theme! You may use any stamp that is carried at the Magnolia-licious Store for your design!

I'm still trying to get the hang of making gorgeous gift bags. I haven't found my niche yet. I do keep trying, though, LOL. So, today, I'm sharing a project as well as a gift bag in which to give the project. Both will be on sale in my Etsy Shop. Here are the images and brief descriptions:

This little treasure consists of three distressed wooden blocks with painted alphas. I added two adorable Magnolia Stamps from the Aspen Holidays Collection - Sitting Cozy Edwin and Sitting Cozy Tilda. The project was finished off with some Magnolia greenery (winter ferns, maybe?), some wide grosgrain ribbon, and "tangled" lights. It took a while for this part of the project, but it turned out so sweetly, I think.

Now for the gift bag, LOL. OK, I think this is the second one I've ever made. Don't laugh. Practice makes perfect, right?

I wish you could see the snow detail. There are lots of snow layers with each layer's edge glittery. I added some white snowflake embellishments, some punched greenery to tuck into the snow banks, and our little stamp of Me and My Snowman. The sparkle just isn't showing at all :o( . I finished the bag topper with some gathered lace around the perimeter, a snowflake tag, Merry Christmas ribbon, lacy ribbon, and a candy cane charm.

You know that Candy is giving one lucky Challenge participant a $20 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licous Store, right? If you want to take a chance on winning, then please join the challenge!

This project is for sale ----->

My Etsy Shop

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Netherlands Edwin and Tilda Card

Hello Dearest Readers,

Happy Sunday to each of you!

Well, we're midway through November. Is it me or is time just flying by? Honestly, it seems as if it was just summer! I love winter, so I have something to look forward to!

There is a new challenge beginning today at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. We would love for you to use a Stamping Bella stamp and if you don't have a SB stamp, then how about any stamp that is carried at the Magnolia-licious Store!

For my card, I've chosen to use images and a die from the new Stamp and Cutz Collection. I've chosen to use and mask Netherlands Tilda and Netherlands Edwin. I also used the adorable windmill die that came with Edwin. It is sooooo cute! Here is a photo of my card's front:

I wanted to keep to the national colors of The Netherlands - red, white, and blue. Since I had some blue tulips, I had to use them for sure! The card features lots of die cuts on the inside as well. Each of the red tulip heads are elevated on pop dots. The inside panels are just as cute as the front.

Here is a photo of the interior top of the card. Look at that sweet little windmill die! It was a perfect addition! The papers used are Papermania. The card stock is Bazzill. The flowers are from everywhere, LOL! The shaped dies used on the interior are Spellbinders.

You know that Candy is giving one lucky Challenge participant a $20 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licous Store! If you want to take a chance on winning, then please join the challenge!

This card is for sale ----->

My Etsy Shop

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia Reading Tilda Bookmark Tag

Hello Dearest Readers,

How is your November going so far? I will be so glad when this election nonsense is gone and we will proceed as a nation. I hate the negativity! Just two more days until the political television commercials are over. I think I could handle the political banter between the two candidates, but the commercials are incessant!

Today, I'm sharing a bookmark that I made today as a midway reminder for the bookmark tag challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. I'm a bit disappointed because no one has participated yet! Making a bookmark tag is so quick and easy! It would also be nice to have as an insert for a hand made card.

Here is a photo of the one I made today:

I love the softness of the colors. The stamp is called Tilda Reading. Look how nicely I did her hair!!!!! LOL, LOL, LOL! It probably was an accident, LOL. I am soooo terrible with hair! I do try, though. I thought that the blue, white, and yellow would work well together.

Remember, Candy is giving one lucky Challenge participant a $20 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licous Store! If you want to take a chance on winning, then please join the challenge!

This card is for sale ----->

My Etsy Shop

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia Swedish Tilda Bookmark Challenge

Boo! Dearest Readers,

Happy Halloween Eve!

Are you getting your Halloween groove on? LOL We're loaded with candy all ready to go for the little munchkins who will soon be visiting. For those of you in the USA, did you know that Nevada became a state on October 31? An appropriate date, I'd say, when you think of the many characteristics of Nevada's Las Vegas, LOL.

Today begins a brand new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog . This will be a fun challenge for you. Your challenge is to create a

Bookmark
and, if you can, have it use a book reading theme. I'd love to share mine. Here it is:

Here is the back:

I used a Grande Nestabilities die for the shape, my Nestie oval set for the mat behind Tilda, and a Marianne Design die for the shape behind the Tilda area. My sweet Tilda is Swedish Tilda from the new Stamp and Cutz Collection.

On the back, I used a library pocket card stamp as well as a library card pocket template from when I was scrapbooking at the turn of the century (That is true when you think about when the turn of the century was, but it sounds sooooooo old!). I used red and white Bazzill card stock and papers from my stash.

Sweet Candy is giving one lucky Challenge participant a $20 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licous Store! If you want to take a chance on winning, then please join the challenge!

This card is for sale ----->

My Etsy Shop

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia-licious Anything Goes Challenge w/ Christmas Morning Chicks

Hello Dearest Readers,

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my teeny, tiny place in the Blogosphere! Today's post is a midway reminder for the Anything Goes challenge at Magnolia-licious! You can use ANY stamp found in the store!

Speaking of the Magnolia-lcious store, scoot right over and preorder the new line of Magnolia stamps from the Aspen Holidays line! Get them before they are gone! I've ordered mine already as I didn't want to miss out! Magnolia-licious also has the full line of the new Magnolia Stamp & Cutz. I'm going to be playing with mine this weekend. So, come back and visit to see what I come up with, LOL!

Would you like to see my card for the current

Anything Goes Challenge?
Well, here it is:

For my card, I've chosen to use Christmas Morning Chicks by Stamping Bella. The card is very bright and festive with the addition of glittered elements. I wanted to show that this particular stamp doesn't necessarily have to be used for Christmas! Here, I've chosen to use it for any festive occasion that comes with a gift. I didn't even specify "birthday" anywhere on the card. If you've got a gift, I've got a card! LOL. I had a deep pink doily that matched the patterned paper perfectly, so I added that. I chose to distress the edges so that the "shredded" edges would match the "tear it open" sentiment. I used the Doohickey present die from the Celebrations Doohickey Kit as well as a very old Doohickey border die.

Sweet Candy is giving one lucky Challenge participant a $20 gift certificate to the Magnolia-licous Store! If you want to take a chance on winning, you have to play along!

This card is for sale ----->

My Etsy Shop

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia-licious Mini Tilda Hey Chick Card

Hello Dearest Readers,

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope that things are going well for you. We're still having "summer," LOL with temps in the mid 80s. I cannot wait until the temps drop off. I want my home to smell of freshly baked bread and comforting soup on the stove!

Today, I have a precious Magnolia mini card to share with you. I had so much fun making this one. Please forgive my horrible photo. I seem to be getting worse with my picture taking. I really, REALLY miss my Canon Eos and hate, hate, hate this stupid Nikon that I'm using until I can find someone to repair my Canon. The photos look terrible - consistently! Here is my little scene for you:

Again, I apologize for the horrible photo. I'm really into rick-rack lately. I love how it frames the focal point without overtaking the card. For my card, I used three different shades of green velvet paper. I also used green rick-rack to define the different areas of field.

The stamps I used are Magnolia Seeding Tilda mini (HERE) as well as Magnolia Chickens mini stamp which you can find HERE.

I had some tiny yellow beads which I used for the seeds that Tilda is spreading. Also, Tilda has been painted with watercolors.

I always finish my interior panels when I'm working on a card. I just find it's more work to come back to it later and finish the inside. My train of thought is so in gear after I finish the front, that I just move forward to finish the whole card. Less work for me, so it seems. Here are the interior images:

I think the panels are pretty self-explanatory. It's a really cute farm themed card. I love how it turned out!

Magnolia-licious has lots of great stamps such as Stamping Bella, for you to use to create adorable cards as well as Magnolias and the new Doohickey Kit #11 available for purchase right now! Think of all the delightful additions to Fall cards you could add using these precious dies! Here is a photo of the kit:

That little travel trailer is just the cutest ever! I love this kit!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia-licious Use Autumn Colors Challenge with Tilda with Carrot

Hello Dearest Readers,

I am so happy that you took the time to stop by. Is it Fall where you live? The trees in the upper elevations are changing colors. Utah is a beautiful state. Imagine the evergreen trees for miles with splashes of orange and yellow in clusters over the mountainous landscape. It's beautiful!

I've been alone this week while my DH took a week long trip. I loved being alone! Isn't that terrible to say, LOL? I can get so much done! Speaking of done, I have a card to share with you. It's for the new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog!. The these for our new challenge is:

Colors of Fall
I think this will be a great challenge in that there are so many color choices depending on where you live. We haven't any trees that turn red in Autumn. We've got just yellow and orange. That is what inspired my card. Here it is:

For my card, I've chosen the colors of gray and yellow orange. I thought they'd look great with Tilda's carrot. I dressed her in colors to match the card. Notice the little acorn charm hanging from the bow. Isn't it cute? I used a Nestabilities die set for the card's paper/card stock components. I also used the fence Doohickey Die from Kit #3. I have two other fence dies, but I liked the height of this one. There is a hidden tag on the right, gray seam binding, and leaves I've had for ages and ages. I think the floral paper is Jillibean while the gray paper is Basic Gray. The interior panels have been completely finished with matching die cut shapes as well matching papers. I love the bright yellow orange against the gray.

I hope you will join the challenge. We've now got the blog set up so you can post your photos. We had a little glitch in our "git along!" It's fixed now, so I hope you will join the challenge. You have 10 days to enter your design.

I hope I have given you a little inspiration. I would so love a comment if you have the time.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget and check out the gorgeous designs my teamies have created! They are posted on the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog.

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Halloween Gift Bag Card Duo for Magnolia-licious

Hello Dearest Readers,

Thank you so much for stopping by on this very special day!

Today, I'd like to share a card/gift bag duo using a Halloween theme. This is my first gift bag. I still don't know if I like it or not. I created this inspiration duo for the Boo to You Halloween Theme at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog. You must have your creations posted by October 2. I hope you will join the challenge.

I'd like to share my card and bag with you. Here it is:

Both the card and the bag feature lots of layers. The Magnolia stamp is a very old one that was meant for Christmas. The center Tilda HAD a crown of candles. I masked that and then drew in a witch's hat. The Tilda on the right was wearing that particular hat. I thought it looked like Halloween. The little Tilda on the left was just in a plain dress. I added the apron so that the "girls" weren't all wearing dresses that looked like sacks! LOL, LOL. I've used lots of Magnolia flowers as well as others from my stash. You can't see it, but the wings, star hat, and other elements are glittered. The green, black, and orange elements on the sack were cut using glittered card stock.

Here is a close up of the gift bag:

And now, here is the front of the card. The interior is also finished on both panels with matching embellies, papers, flowers, etc.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget and check out the gorgeous designs my teamies have created! They are posted on the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog.

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia-licious is Back w/ Tilda in the Wind!

Hello Dearest Readers,

Thank you so much for stopping by on this very special day!

Today is the grand reopening of the

Magnolia-licious Store!

Shawn and Candy will take great care of you! They are so excited to be continuing Magnolia-licious so that those of us that have loved Magnolia-licious over the years, will not be forgotten! We all hope that you will keep the confidence you have for this dear shop and continue to shop at Magnolia-licious! We all look forward to what is in the future with new products and supplies to keep us creative!

Today, I have a card to share with you featuring Tilda in the Wind from the Seaside Collection. Here is my inspiration for you! I hope you like it. I had a difficult time with the photos. Since my EOS died, I've had to work with my husband's Nikon. I have found that it just shoots darker photos. I've tried different backgrounds but the photos always have a beige cast. Any, and all, suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Here are my images:

The Bazzill card stock is a pretty pale peach. I added pretty roses in a pale mint green and matching peach colors. Tilda has been painted. A touch of lace, some pretty cocoa colored ribbon, and delicate, lacy butterflies complete the front. The papers are My Mind's Eye. Here are additional images:

Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget and check out the gorgeous designs my teamies have created! They are posted on the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog.

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Edwin Waiting for a Fish Card for Magnolia-licious

Hello Dearest Readers,

I'm so glad you stopped by today! I hope that things are going well for you.

The weather is still warm here, but at the higher elevations, the leaves are already beginning to change colors. I love Fall. The colors are always so beautiful. Do you like the smell of burning leaves. I do! LOL It's too bad that it is not allowed in the city boundaries.

Today, I have a Magnolia mini card to share with you. It's a fun card, I think. I hope you like it. Here it is:



For this card, I chose to use a mini of Edwin Waiting for a Fish from the Sweet Rainbow Collection. He just looked like he was deep in thought, don't you think? I had the little Airstream travel trailer charm and thought the size scale was perfect for Edwin and the scene I created. I had that environmental paper in my stash from years and years ago when I was creating scrapbook pages. I used light blue mini ric-rack to simulate water. How I thought of that, I don't know! It was another one of those "just before I go to sleep thoughts!" LOL The card stock is Bazzill. Edwin has been hand painted. Here is another shot:

Here are the interiors:

This was a fun card to create. I hope I've given some inspiration to you.

Magnolia-licious has the new Doohickey Kit #11 available for purchase right now! Think of all the delightful additions to Fall cards you could add using these precious dies! Here is a photo of the kit:

That little travel trailer is just the cutest ever! I love this kit!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia Facebook Edwin Wishes Happy Birthday!

Hello Dearest Readers,

This post is written with mixed feelings. The closing of Magnolia-licious is sad. I have so loved creating for Diana over all these years. When I look back at my first card creations, they have become so much better over time. I will miss the opportunity to create with inspiration as the goal. I also wonder if I will lose my interest in card making, Tilda, and all that it entails. Will I revert back to cooking and baking which was my previous passion along with scrapbooking? I stopped scrapbooking after creating 33 12 x 12 binders that are filled to the brim with pages documenting our lives. I wonder what may lay ahead.

For my Anything Goes Magnolia-licious card, I have chosen to use Facebook Edwin. Here is my card:

I wanted to keep it masculine. I was tempted to put "like" or "love" on it, but since it was a birthday card, I didn't think it appropriately fit the theme. I used lots of layering as well as machine stitching and cheesecloth for texture. I had these little clear acrylic embellishments which I thought would be a subtle accent on key graphic components (35, birthday, and celebrate). Edwin has been watercolored.

Here is a photo of the interior:

For the interior, I used Doohickey Dies for the balloons, Bazzill buttons, Heidi Swapp photo corners, machine stitching, twine, Bazzill card stock, and MME paper. The empty "flag" on the right is for a personal message.


Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget and check out the gorgeous designs my teamies have created! They are posted on the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog.

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Stamping Bella Gigi the Giraffe I'm So Sorry Card

Hello Dearest Readers,

Well, here in the desert southwest, the temps have been over 110° F (43°C) with the monsoon making nightly appearances! We've had the most wonderful thunder and lightning storms this week with more to come. Last night, for example, I sat with a timer and discovered that one clap of thunder rolled from somewhere behind my home northward for over 30 seconds!!! That was just one single thunder clap! The bolt of lightning was so bright and seemed to be just above our house. The walls shook! Other lightning bolts were equally as bright, but not close enough to shake the house! Other claps of thunder did continue to roll for over 30 seconds, though. After the first clap seemed to go on forever, I decided to use a timer with a second hand and see just how long those rolls of thunder kept sounding in the night sky! I was so surprised!!! That's one thing I love about living here. The thunder storms are fabulous! All the years we lived in Vegas, the thunder would just boom and get quiet. Not here!

Today is "W"ednesday at Magnolia-licious. I would love to share with you a card featuring Stamping Bella's Gigi the Giraffe Stuffie. I thought she was just so stinkin' cute! I chose to pull out my Copics to color this sweet image. I hadn't used my Copics in ages. I didn't even know if I would remember how to use them! LOL I think I did OK! Here is my sweet card:

Because it was an apology card, I wanted to use bright and cheery colors. I chose eggplant, purple, white, and rainbow colored paper/cardstock to create this little sweetie. Here is another shot from the side:

The interior panels are finished with matching papers, flowers, and die cuts.

Don't forget to enter our monthly "W" challenge for a chance to win a Magnolia-licious Gift Certificate of $20. You can't win if you don't join in, right?

This card is for sale ----->

My Etsy Shop

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Pizza Tilda and Pizza Doohickeys to Share

Hello Dearest Readers,

Happy July 26th to each of you! I hope this post finds you happy and well! Things here are getting more and more difficult. Keep us in your prayers. We need ALL we can get. I am so thankful for each and every day we share. There are days when I so desperately need a hug.

Today begins a new challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog! Our theme this time around is

Checks or Gingham

For my card, I wanted to use a cooking theme. I thought about the checkered tablecloths found in Italian restaurants. That got me thinking about food, LOL, pasta and pizza! From there, my old brain went to Pizza Tilda which you can find HERE along with a mini of Pasta Edwin which you can find HERE. I thought they would make a perfect pairing.

Would you like to see the front of my card? Here it is:

As you can see, I used a TON of Doohickey Dies. I used:

Parsley & Rocket Salad - http://magnoliastamps.us/magnolia-doohickey-cutting-dies/pre-order-parsley-and-rocket-salad

Pizza with Toppings Doohickey Dies
Oregano and Basil Doohickey Dies

I hand painted the leaves, Tilda, Edwin, and accentuated the pizza edges. I really had fun with this little cutie of a card!

Here's a "teaser" of the interior:

This sweet tag is for sale in my Etsy Shop, A Scrapper's Boutique.

We would love to have you join the Checks/Gingham Challenge. One lucky person will win a $20 gift certificate from Sweet Diana. Your card is your ticket to the random draw! Give it a try! You will be able to choose from collections like Magnolia, Whimsy, Stamping Bella, Penny Black, and many other manufacturers! This is a really easy theme with which to work.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget and check out the gorgeous designs my teamies have created!They are posted on the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog.

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Hap-"Bee" Birthday with Honeybee Tilda

Happy Tuesday to you, dearest readers,

How are you today? Did you have a good weekend? Have you been busy creating wonderful things? I've just been working at creating cards so that I don't get behind! I'm slow and time keeps moving forward!

A new challenge begins today at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog! Today, our new challenge is -

Happy Birthday!

I had so much fun with this challenge because I got to play with my new Doohickey Club bee themed dies!

Here are a couple of fun facts. Each of the 50 states in the USA has a nickname. Nevada, for example, is the Silver State because of all of the silver mined there. I live in Utah, and it is the BEEHIVE STATE! Utah got this nickname, and uses the beehive as a state symbol, because early pioneers used the beehive to represent hard work, perseverance, and industriousness. The pioneers saw the example of a beehive, in which all of the workers cooperated in the construction of something much bigger than themselves, as a model for a properly run society. So, now you know why Utah is the Beehive State!

Want to see my "honey" of a card? Well, here it is:

The honeybee paper is from my scrapbooking days. I just always thought it was too cute! I used Doohickey Dies from Kit #10. I used the honeycomb hexagons, bee, as well as the beehive. The bees' wings were cut from vellum and covered with a delicate layer of Wink of Stella to give them sparkle. The stamps are Honeybee Tilda and the Honey jar. A touch of black lace, some fun flowers, and machine stitching complete the front panel.

Here is a photo of the Magnolia Flower Beehive (available HERE) which I used on the interior. Here is a closeup of the hive I used on the interior:

The Magnolia Flower Beehive is from the 2009 Chasing Butterflies Collection in case you were curious.

This adorable card is for sale in my Etsy Shop, A Scrapper's Boutique.Here it is:

Sweet Diana has a $20.00 gift certificate to one lucky random winner so you can find your heart's desire at the Magnolia-licious Shop! You will be able to choose from collections from Magnolia, Whimsy, Stamping Bella, Penny Black, and many other manufacturers!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget and check out the gorgeous designs my teamies have created!They are posted on the Magnolia-licous Challenge Blog.

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Volang Dress Tilda says, "Congratulations!"

Hello Dearest Readers,

How are things going with you? I hope all is well. Thank you for visiting my blog! I am so glad that you took the time to drop by.

Today, I have a sweet, feminine card to share with you featuring Volang Dress Tilda from the Magnolia Boho Collection. You can find her HERE. The photo looks like the papers are gray, but they are a lovely soft sage green - like the color of the text on this page. I think they are Pion. Here it is:

I chose this paper because I knew I was going in a vintage direction with that particular Tilda. The card is so soft looking with the pale pinks and whites. I had a pretty little poofy thingy that matched the colors of the card so well, so I plopped it in the center of the rose! LOL Some pearls, a vintage hanger charm, a touch of lace, and pretty flowers finish off the embellies. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in white.

I think the interior panels look so feminine, too, with the pretty flowers, matching pink seam binding, and the framed vintage image.

My little card is for sale in my Etsy Shop if you are interested.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you will return again very soon!

XO,

Chris

Magnolia Chef Tilda Cooking Themed Tag

Hello Dearest Readers,

Happy "Hump Day!" Wednesday is a good day because the weekend is just around the corner! I hope this post finds you well. I'm so happy to see that you've stopped by! Thank you!

Today is "W"ednesday at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog! Today, Karen and I have cards to share featuring stamps that Diana also has in her shop. I hope you like them! I have chosen to use a mini Tilda as well as a Magnolia rolling pin on a kitchen/cooking themed tag. My Tilda can be found HERE. The best thing is that Diana has her on sale for only $1.50!!! I thought it would be a nice way to say "Thank you" to someone who had invited you to share a meal with them! Here is a photo of the tag front:

I love the red, black, and yellow together. The papers are from my stash as is the little rooster button I've attached by the floor cluster. The measuring spoon charm cluster just seemed like a nice addition as well. Here is a shot of the back of the tag:

The back provides a nice area on which to write a special thank you to your hostess.

This sweet tag is for sale in my Etsy Shop, A Scrapper's Boutique.

Sweet Diana has a generous $20 gift certificate to one lucky "W"-ednesday Challenge participant! We would love to have you share your gorgeous creations with us!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! I hope my card will give some inspiration.

XO,

Chris