MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS CHALLENGE BLOG

NEW CHALLENGE at MAGNGOLIA-LICIOUS CHALLENGE BLOG

2012-02-27T22:49:00.001-08:00

Hi Maggie Friends!

It's hard to believe two weeks have

gone by already and it's time for our

INSPIRATION CHALLENGE....

Again it is talented NORMA'S

time to be our hostess.

This is the beautiful picture she has given us

all to work with:

'THINK SPRING'

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Before you see our DT's cards

we must pull a winner for last time :o)

We have had 61 of you lovely

people enter.

Mr Linky has been put to work

he has pulled:

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

KIZZY !!!!

Kizzy would you please contact

Diana at:

ladydian@shaw.ca

She will tell you how to

get your $25.00 Gift Certificate :o)

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Now it's time to see your

Design Teams Work.

Hopefully we have given you the

inspiration you need to join us this time.

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Remember that our lovely DIANA

gives a gift for each challenge of

for one lucky person!!

DIANA has the largest store in

North America.

She is the only store that sells MINI MAGNOLIA

images.

She also has DIES

from different companies,

score tape and many other

things.

You must take a trip just to

drool over all the goodies there!

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Have a great couple of weeks,

we will see you next Month with our

COLOUR CHALLENGE.

Candy

Time for MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS CHALLENGE

2012-02-13T23:02:00.000-08:00

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

I hope you are all safe and sound with

the crazy weather!

We have been lucky and just

have had rain-rain-rain-rain......

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I am flabbergasted at the number of
entries we have had for the last
INSPIRATION CHALLENGE
99!!!

I guess Valentines Day is very busy card making
time for you all. It seems you are making
cards for ALL of your family and friends!

Thank you so much for all your
beautiful work and entries you have sent in.

At this time I will let Mr. Linky
pull the number in the random
draw for DIANA'S
Gift Certificate of $25.00

He has pulled

# 43

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

CELINE

Please write to Diana at
ladydian@shaw.ca
She will be happy to tell you
how to collect your certificate :o)

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February is our excellent DT Member
NORMA'S
turn for the Challenges.

She has chosen for the COLOUR CHALLENGE:
Blue and Brown.
Here is her picture ~

I think you will find all the

DT work very inspiring....

MARIA

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Would you like to join us?

Please do - we would love it :o)

DIANA gives out a

to a random person for each Challenge.

Wouldn't it be great if you won?

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We ALL buy our MAGNOLIA STAMPS

and many other things at

DIANA'S STORE.

She has the only store in North America

that sells the MINI'S!!

There are always 'specials' too! :o)

If you would like to join in the Challenge

and haven't done so before,

please look at the right hand sidebar

for our instructions.

See you soon.

Candy

JANUARY CHALLENGE - INSPIRATION

2012-01-23T22:58:00.000-08:00

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!

I know all you MAGGIE AND EDWIN fans

will be raring to go with the new

INSPIRATION CHALLENGE

for this 4th Tuesday of the month!

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There was a question in the comments
about the star challenge.
PaperPapier: asked us
who had the most stars on
their challenge card?

I have to answer, that we couldn't figure out
who had the most as we weren't given the
number of stars by the entries, except
for one person.
Therefore we decided that we
would do the random draw
we usually do for the Gift Certificate.

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We had 57 entries for our COLOUR
CHALLENGE last time!
There were so very many gorgeous cards!
Thank you ALL for your entries.

This is the time that I let you
all know who the random winner
of that colour challenge is:

#29

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

JOYCE!!

Joyce would you please email DIANA
at: ladydian@shaw.ca
she will tell you how to
get your coupon.
Have fun shopping for
your new stamps!

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As I mentioned last time,

January is our wonderful

CABIO'S turn to give us

our Challenge.
Here it is:

Mmmmm.....what to do -what to do??

As you will see, each member of
the DT had a different take on this one :o)

CABIO

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Well now, if you would like to join

us in this CHALLENGE

we would love it!

DIANA

gives out a

to the lucky winner of the random draw!!

Do you know that DIANA'S STORE

(http://www.magnoliastamps.us/store2/)

Has the best selection of all things MAGNLOIA?

Free shipping for $75.00 spent for all

U.S. and Canadian orders.

A 2% in store credit for all monies spent.

DIANA's is also the only store in

North America to sell Magnolia MINI stamps!

She also sells all kinds of

cutting dies and other specialty items!

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If you would like to join in and this

is your first time, please

note the instructions on

the right hand side of our BLOG.

Hoping you will join in our Challenge.

Candy

The First Challenge of 2012

2012-01-09T22:58:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL!!

Are you all refreshed and ready to get
busy in 2012?
Hope so!
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Sure feels like a long time since our last Challenge.
I hope you all had fun making your cards with stars :o)
I never was able to tell who had the most.
Many of you were so clever with how you
used your stars/put so many on!!
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Before I go any further, I have more news :o(
Our very talented and fun filled
PAT FRANK
has left the Design Team.
Many of you know she recently retired
from her nursing career - now it's time for her
to play as she pleases and travel to her heart's content.
We will all miss her so much,
and we wish her all the best for her retirement!
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We had 55 submissions for DIANA'S
fun STAR CHALLENGE.
Thank you all for entering.

As you know Mr Linky picks a winner each
time for a $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE.

This week we are also going to
use the Link to pick THREE more prizes!

So I give you Mr Linky himself:

THE WINNER OF THE #25.00 G. C. : is - #49 - KAREN.G

SURPRISE #1 - KBRANDY4 (#44)

SURPRISE #2 - KYLIE (#15)

SURPRISE #3 - CATHY-LYNN (#48)

CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU!

Lady's will you all please contact
DIANA
at:
ladydian@shaw.ca
She will be happy to tell you how to get your gifts.
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Now onto our new Challenge.
For the month of JANUARY
our talented and lovely
CABIO
has picked both Challenges.

For our Colour Challenge she has chosen:
PINK, WHITE, RED

Here is your Design Team's work:

CABIO

ANGELA

KATIE

What do you think?

Hope that you will join us :o)

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Each CHALLENGE DIANA gives a gift of:

Ahh......new MAGGIES!!

Good luck to you all :o)

Looking forward to the many cards that will be made in 2012.

See you next time,

Candy

Challenge Time!!

2011-11-21T22:58:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Maggie Lovers!!

It is the 4th Tuesday of the month already.

Can you believe it??

Winter has come to my little
corner of the world.
It snowed last week, and this morning
we had more. Weather says other than
tomorrow it will snow for the rest of the week!
EEK!!
It is so early for snow - here anyway!

I hope those of you with cold temps
are bundled up warm and cozy.

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As you know it is Pat's month
for our challenges.
She has given us a beautiful picture
for our Inspiration.

When I look at it, I think
it looks like a warm and cozy scene
from long ago.
How about you?

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I think that you all love Blue and Silver :o}
We had

55

entries for Pat's last Challenge!!!
WOWZERS

A number has been chosen by the Link.

That number is:

44

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

PAOLA SULLIVAN!!

Paola would you please contact
Lady Diana at:
ladydian@shaw.ca

She will tell you how to use your
PRIZE of a GIFT CERTIFICATE
for $25.00
at her AWESOME STORE
where you can buy all things
Magnolia.

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There have been some unexpected
circumstances for a few of our DT
members this past couple of weeks.
So we have 4 cards to show you this week.

However you will love each one of them!

Here goes:

PAT

TRACY

CABIO

NORMA

Oh I love them all!!

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I hope you have gotten ideas from

your great Design Team and will be

anxious to join our Challenge this time.

We are looking forward to seeing

your entries.

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DIANA

gives a Gift Certificate

to our bi-monthly winners of

Just think of the enjoyment you will

get from ordering some of

your favourite stamps, from

the store with the largest

choice in North America!!

Oh.....the fun of it all :o)

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Just want to give you all a heads-up

for the next Challenge Dec. 13th.

( our only challenge in Dec. )

Something very special and fun is

going to be the Challenge for Christmas!!

Diana

is taking a turn with this Challenge.

I know you will all want to enter!!

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Please be safe outside in the winter weather.

Looking forward to seeing your cards
made with Pat's lovely picture in mind.

Big Maggie Hugs,

Candy

Our New Inspiration Challenge

2011-11-07T22:29:00.000-08:00

Good Morning to all our friends and MAGGIE LOVERS!

I hope everyone had a great weekend,

and that your work week has started well.

For us on the West Coast,

the winter rain has started for another year.

Northern B.C. and Alberta have seen snow

this past week already.

Are you ready for the cold snowy winter

that has been predicted??

At least that will leave us plenty of time

to make cards LOL LOL!

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PAT FRANK

is our hostess this month :o)

She is one talented lady believe me!

Here is her COLOUR CHALLENGE :

AWESOME!

Don't you think?

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Two weeks ago was our COLOUR CHALLENGE.

We had 38 wonderful entries!

I have put the link to work to pick our winner :o)

#2

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

LISETTE

Lisette would you please email DIANA.

( DIANA has the largest online store for Magnolia's in North America! )

at: ladydian@shaw.ca

Diana will explain how to use your

$25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE

Please enjoy your wonderful new stamps :o)

Thanks to all the entries -

they were wonderful!

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Now it is time to see your Design Team's beautiful work.

PAT

TRACY

WOW! What beautiful Winter Cards!!

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We sincerely hope you will be

excited to join in the CHALLENGE

this time.

I think it will be great fun to

play with our winter stamps :o)

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As you know DIANA offers

a wonderful gift for the winner of each Challenge.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to win

and be able to order some of your favourite stamps???

Good Luck to each of you.

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Please check with the instructions

on the right hand side of the blog

if you haven't played before.

Add your card to the BLUE LINK below.

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Looking forward to seeing you all next time :o)

Candy

INSPIRATION CHALLENGE #12

2011-10-24T22:57:00.000-07:00

Good morning to all you MAGGIE LOVERS.

Hope your Tuesday is a wonderful one :o)

I don't know about the rest of you, but we

have the most beautiful leaves right now!

Most of them are on the ground now,

so the roads are full and deep with them

and the traffic is making a nice path to follow...

So beautiful.

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As you know my month is October.

I have chosen this picture for your INSPIRATION.

I loved the winter clothes in this photo,

as well as the rake, and the red and wood barns

in the background.

Looks just like it does around here.

All the farmers are getting ready for winter.

I hope it helps bring inspiration to you all,

so you will join us this month :o)

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For our COLOUR CHALLENGE two

weeks ago we had a great turn out.

There were 39 entries!

Gosh you guys are getting so GREAT

with your projects!!!

The blue link has chosen a

random number as always and our

winner this time is.........

CONGRATULATIONS TO ~

*LINDASS*

I am sure you will be over the moon to

receive your $25.00 Gift Certificate

from our generous DIANA CRICK.

LINDA will you please contact DIANA

to find out how to claim your PRIZE.
You can now choose from all the
new *WINTER STAMPS*
that are available!

DIANA'S email address is:

ladydian@shaw.ca

Thank you to all of you for

entering our COLOUR CHALLENGE.

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Now for your talented DESIGN TEAM :

I LOVE all the girls work -

the colours are wonderful!

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Won't you join us for our

INSPIRATION

this month?

Did you know that each CHALLENGE

DIANA

gives a wonderful prize?????

Wouldn't it be wonderful

to win????

Hope to see many of you here.

Have fun making your cards.

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If you are new to our Group,

the instructions are on the right.

Just entre your card under the

BLUE LINK

at the bottom of this post.

Looking forward to seeing you next time!

CANDY

HAPPY TUESDAY - A NEW COLOUR CHALLENGE!

2011-10-10T22:57:00.000-07:00

HAPPY TUESDAY MAGGIE FRIENDS!

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend,

and had time to make some cards :o)

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Us Canucks enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Day,

so most of us had an extra day off!

Our US Friends celebrated Columbus Day.

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The month of OCTOBER is my month

to choose the COLOUR AND INSPIRATION

CHALLENGES.

I hope you will have fun with what I have

chosen for this month.

Today we start with the COLOUR CHALLENGE :o)

Here is my choice:

As you can see the colours are:

GREEN, BLUE and CLEAR OR WHITE.

These colours shouted out fall to me,

because of the evergreens that surround us here in

British Columbia, as well as the clear blue

of our rivers and lakes.

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THANK YOU for entering our last INSPIRATION

CHALLENGE!

We had 46 wonderful entries!!

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I put Mr. Linky to work and he has picked

a number for us.

CONGRATULATIONS TO

#16

KARIN is our WINNER this time!!

Karin please email DIANA to learn how to

redeem your $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

DIANA'S EMAIL IS:

ladydian@shaw.ca

Enjoy your new stamps :o)

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Here are your DESIGN TEAM'S cards for this week:

I think they are all as sweet as can be :o)

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Please join us in this new fun CHALLENGE...

REMEMBER - YOU

could win DIANA'S wonderful prize!!

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Please follow our instructions on the

the side bar to the right.

Then post your card in the LINK

at the bottom of this post.

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Have fun making your entry -

see you next time :o)

Candy

INSPIRATION CHALLENGE AT MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS

2011-09-26T23:05:00.000-07:00

HELLO MAGGIE LOVERS

HAPPY FALL!

I sure hope you are nice and cozy in your home

and not out in the wind and rain!

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As you know our GREAT Design Team Member:

TRACY

has the challenges for the month of SEPTEMBER.

Here is her INSPIRATION CHALLENGE for us all:

ha ha ha......

HALLOWEEN!!!

Yes, it is on the way!

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Thank you all for your wonderful entries in to

TRACY'S COLOUR CHALLENGE

ORANGE, BROWN, and TEAL.

A total of 38 entries were sent in!

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I have put the numbers into the LINK

and it has chosen

#32

CONGRATULATIONS TO ~

COLIEN!!!!

COLIEN,

please contact DIANA CRICK at

ladydian@shaw.ca

She will be happy to let you know

how to redeem your

$25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!

Enjoy your new stamps :o)

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Now it is time to see the DESIGN TEAM'S work :o)

TRACY

CANDY - away

PAT

Aren't they amazing?

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We would love for you to join us

in this challenge :o)

DIANA

has a prize each CHALLENGE of a

YOU could be the winner of this fantastic gift....

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Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Please link your card to the link at the end of this post.

Remember - the rules are on our side bar - if you

haven't played before.

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See you next time :o)

Candy

It's September and we have a New COLOUR CHALLENGE!

2011-09-12T22:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Tuesday Maggie Friends :o)

I hope you are all doing well,

and are settled now that school

has started again.

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As you know when it is a new month,

we have a new Design Team Member

who picks the Challenge for us all.

This month it is:

TRACY VALURE!

Her work is wonderful :o)

You are sure to enjoy her pick for this

COLOUR CHALLENGE

As you can see the COLOURS are:

TEAL, ORANGE, BROWN.

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Lets pick our winner from last months

INSPIRATION CHALLENGE.

We had 40 wonderful entries :o)

Thanks to each one of you!

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OUR WINNER IS:

Our congratulations go to:

BRIGITTE!!

Please email Diana Crick at:

Ladydian@shaw.ca

Diana will explain how to use your

$25.00 Gift Certificate :o)

Enjoy your new stamps!

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Here is the DESIGN TEAM'S work

TRACY:

Candy - away

So what do you think?

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If you would like to join us we

would LOVE IT!

YOU could win a

To DIANA'S Store!!

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Please use the LINK below to

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*If you haven't joined us before

you can find the instructions on our

side board to the right.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

See you next time,

Candy

Welcome to our 10th INSPIRATION CHALLENGE

2011-08-22T22:32:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Maggie Friends,

Welcome to our 10th INSPIRATION CHALLENGE !!

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Goodness! August is almost at it's end!
Where I live, fall is in the air in the early morning and evenings,
but we have had another 2 weeks of sun :o)

I imagine a lot of you have been busy getting ready
for your children going back to school?
It was always such an exciting time for me
when I was little. New clothes and new supplies :o)

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As you know sweet MARIA
is our host this month.

Here is her picture for our August
INSPIRATION CHALLENGE:

Such beautiful Purses! LOVE the colours!

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Before we look at your Design Teams work

we must choose a winner from our last

COLOUR CHALLENGE.

The lucky lady who has won is number:

#28

CONGRATULATIONS TO ~

Dina of Dina Design

You have won a $ 25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE

from DIANA!

Please would you email DIANA at:

ladydian@shaw.ca

Enjoy your new stamps :o)

Thank you ALL for participating.

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Here are your DESIGN TEAMS work:

MARIA

PAOLA

CANDY & ANGELA

are currently away

Aren't they all GREAT??

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Sure hope you will all like to participate!!

There is always a winner chosen by random!

who will receive:

From DIANA CRICK

at her MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS STORE!

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Please add your card to the BLUE LINK

at the bottom of this post- Thanks!

See you next time!

Candy

A new Colour Challenge just for you!

2011-08-08T23:04:00.000-07:00

Hello Magnolia lovers!

Happy Tuesday to you all.

Hope you are all having a wonderful fun filled summer.

We finally have had a week of sun and warmth! LOL

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A sad little note to start with today.

Our friend and lovely Design Team Member

LINDA CUMMINGS

has had to say goodbye to us.

We all wish her happiness and good fortune in whatever

lies ahead for her.

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MARIA

is our Designer of the month for AUGUST!

I can't wait to see what you all make with her Challenge

Here is the picture she has given us

for our 10th COLOUR CHALLENGE:

Maria wants us to make a card in

BACK AND WHITE

and / or

MONOCHROME!

Now that's a Challenge!!

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First off we have to pick a winner

from our last INSPIRATION CHALLENGE.

The number that was chosen with the random

generator was:

DEBBIE DOLPHIN

CONGRATULATIONS!!

DEBBIE please email

Lovely DIANA at:

ladydian@shaw.ca

to receive your $25.00

GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!!

THANK YOU LADIES FOR PARTICIPATING :o)

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Here are your DESIGN TEAM'S cards

MARIA

CANDY

away

Aren't they BEAUTIFUL!!!

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If you join in our CHALLENGE

you could win a:

from our very generous DIANA !!!

We hope you will :o)

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Please just enter your card in the blue link below.

As always the rules are on the right side of our Blog,

if you haven't played before.

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Hope to see you all in TWO weeks.

Candy

Hello!

2011-07-25T23:02:00.000-07:00

Hello Maggie Lovers!

Sure hope you are all enjoying your summer.

Welcome to our monthly INSPIRATION CHALLENGE :o)

Our very talented LINDA

has picked our CHALLENGE this month.

This is her INSPIRATION PHOTO:

I love the cake topper,

I believe it is like the famous

photo taken at the end of the war.

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We had 24 entries for our last COLOUR CHALLENGE !

Mr. Linky has pulled a randomly generated number.

#22

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

KAREN B.

KAREN Please contact DIANA at:

ladydian@shaw.ca

to receive your GIFT CERTIFICATE!!

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Here are your Design Teams Cards

LINDA

MARIA

PAOLA

CANDY

ill

They are all beautiful.

I'm sure you will agree.

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The Design Team

would love to see you

join us in our Challenge :o)

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Remember that one lucky gal will win:

YAY

MORE STAMPS

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See you all next time :o)

Candy

Good Morning!

2011-07-11T23:09:00.000-07:00

Hi Magnolia Friends!

It is time for COLOUR CHALLENGE #9

This month - Design Team Member, LOVELY LINDA has chosen both Challenges :o)

Here is the picture she has given us:

The colours are RED, WHITE, and BLUE

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First off we have to pick a winner from

JUNES INSPIRATION CHALENGE.

We had 60 entries!

Mr. Linky has chosen

#37

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

KELLY K.

PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH

LADY DIANA TO CLAIM YOUR GIFT OF

$ 25.00 Gift Certificate

Her email address is:

ladydian@shaw.ca

ENJOY YOUR STAMPS!!

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Now it's time to see your Design Team's work.

PAT:

WOW!

You can click on the DT's name above

their card to see all the design details,

at their personal blogs!

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The DT is hoping many of you would like

to play with us again :o)

It is such a joy to see all of your creations.

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Remember that you could win:

from our very generous DIANA CRICK.

A wonderful way to get some new stamps!

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**Just follow the rules on the right side

of the blog and then enter your

work in the LINK

at the bottom of this post.**

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Have fun stamping till next time!!

Candy

Welcome to our 8th Inspiration Challenge!

2011-06-27T19:57:00.001-07:00

Hello all you Maggie Lovers!!

It is time for our INSPIRATION CHALLENGE.

Can you believe this is our 8th one?

Our awesome DT Member, PAOLA,

has given us a great picture for Inspiration this month!

I find it so relaxing and pretty.

You're going to love the girls cards this week!

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First we must pick a winner of our last COLOUR CHALLENGE :o)

I simply can't believe that 64 of you entered our last challenge!!!

I just love to see so many of your beautiful cards.

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I put Mr. Linky to work and he as chosen

#43

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

FRANCA K.!!!

YOU HAVE WON A $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE

AT DIANA'S MAGNOLIA STORE!!

Please get in touch with Diana to redeem your GC.

Her email address is: ladydian@shaw.ca

Enjoy your new Magnolia Stamps!

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Here are the DESIGN TEAM'S CARDS:

Well, what do you think?

Didn't I tell you they were something else?

*grin

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I sure hope you are going to join us this time.

I know you will be surprising us once again

with your beautiful work!

REMEMBER

one of our lucky participants will win:

Diana is so generous!

It is so exciting to win!!!

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If you click on the individual names of

our DT gals, you will be

taken to their private blog to learn

more about their cards :o)

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Add your name and picture of your card

to the LINK at the bottom of the page :o)

Until next time - Happy Creating with your

Magnolia Stamps.

Candy

Our June Colour Challenge!

2011-06-13T22:11:00.000-07:00

Hello and WELCOME Magnolia friends to Colour Challenge #8.

Paola Levi of our Design Team has the honour this month

of choosing our Challenges.

I am sure you are all familiar with PAOLA'S

awesome card making skills!!

Look at the CUTE picture she gave us for this Challenge!!!

I LOVE IT :o)

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Before we get to the cards we must pick a winner for our last

Inspiration Challenge!

We had 53 entries!!!!! WOW I can't tell you

how well you are all doing with your card making

and what AWESOME work you have entered :o)

Mr. Linky has chosen

#17

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

SHANNA SHANDS

Please write to Diana at : ladydian@shaw.ca

She will tell you how to claim your $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE.

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AND now on to your Design Team Cards!!

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Aren't they all just great?

We hope you will want to join us this time!!

I am sure you won't forget that our wonderful Diana

gives out a prize for each Challenge!!!

New stamps - what FUN!!!

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Remember you can click on your DT Member's name

and it will take you to their blog so you can learn more about

it.

Please read the rules on the side bar at the right!

Many thanks and good luck for the next draw :o)

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Add your name and picture of your card to the LINK at the bottom of the page.

Till next time -

Candy

A New Challenge just for you!

2011-05-23T22:45:00.000-07:00

Hi all you Magnolia-lovers :o)

Time sure flies I have to say!

We are already at INSPIRATION CHALLENGE #7!!

Our Design Team Hostess of this month,

is NORMA - I am sure you all remember :o)

Here is her wonderful picture:

I hope you find it inspiring and will come along

with us and enter our Challenge!

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There is always business first for the previous Challenge.

We must pull a winner from all the wonderful

work entered for Norma's colour challenge.

We had 32 great cards entered this time!

Thank you everyone for joining us.

Mr. Linky has gone to work and pulled

MARLIES - CONGRATULATIONS!!!

*Please write to Diana Crick at this address:

ladydian@shaw.ca

to redeem your $25.00 Gift Certificate!

Have a great time picking out your new stamps :o)

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Now it's time to look at your Design Teams cards!

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Aren't they all magnificent?

I sure hope you are all 'chomping at the bit' to make a

card and join us this time :o)

Please remember that Diana generously donates

a GIFT CERTIFICATE:

I know we could all enjoy shopping with that!!

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* Remember you can click on the DT name above

their work and it will take you straight to their blogs.

You will want to see more of their card and how they

made it.

** Did you know the next Maggie Collection is at

Diana's Store just waiting for you to PRE-ORDER?

It is called 'Sweet Rainbow' **

Wishing you all two wonderful weeks ahead.

Hopefully there will be lots of sunny days and

warmth for all to enjoy.

Candy

Happy May! Colour Challenge #7

2011-05-09T22:53:00.000-07:00

Hello Maggie Lovers!

Hope you all had an enjoyable Mother's Day, all you Mom's out there :o)

Here we are in another Colour Challenge!

This Month it is our wonderfully talented NORMA'S turn to give us our Challenges.

I know you have all seen her awesome cards!

This is the great Challenge she has given us:

CHALLENGE: Black and White plus ONE other colour!

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We had 20 Magnolia Lovers enter our last Inspiration Challenge.

Thanks so much for all of you who did :o)

Mr. Linky has choosen # 13

CONGRATULATIONS TO :

KHYATI !!!!!

*Please email Diana to see how to receive your #25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!!

Her email address is : ladydian@shaw.ca

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Now for your DESIGN TEAM'S cards:

NORMA:

PAT:

TRACY:

CHRISSY

I am sorry to inform you Chrissy has left our Design Team.

LINDA:

MARIA:

PAOLA:

CANDY:

ANGELA:

CABIO:

I really hope the Design Team has made you all eager to try this Challenge out :o)

Remember you can click on the name above each picture to go to that gal's blog to

check out all the in-depth details.

Please see the rules on our side bar.

I know you will remember that DIANA gives out a Gift Certificate to one lucky winner!!!!

We are looking forward to seeing your beautiful cards!

Candy

Inspiration Challenge #6

2011-04-25T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hello Magnolia Lovers!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter :o)

Today is our SIXTH INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - so hard to believe!!

As you know April has been PAT FRANK'S month to give us ideas.

Just have a look at this fabulous photograph of her beautiful Granddaughters

What fun to make a card with all of this shine and so many colours!!!

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First off though we have to pick a winner for our last COLOUR CHALLENGE!

I just have to say I LOVE IT - that so many of you are playing in our Challenges!

You are so talented with your awesome ideas, use of design, colours and wonderful entries.

It is fabulous that so many of you play with us each week - THANK YOU!!

I hope you are inspired by our DESIGN TEAM and will keep your cards coming :o)

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Out of 66 entries - the lucky winner this week is:

NUMBER 17

CONGRATULATIONS : CAROLYN L.

Please write to Diana to learn how to use your $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Her address is: ladydian@shaw.ca

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Here are your Design Team's Cards for this week:

So how have we done this week?

Do you like them all? * Grin.....

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We would be so honoured if you would play along with us!!

REMEMBER!

DIANA gives a

to the lucky winner :o)

PLEASE also remember to vote

for your favourite entries on Diana's special voting form -

for the

EASTER/ SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA CONTEST

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HOPING TO SEE YOU ALL VERY SOON

Candy

Colour Challenge # 6

2011-04-11T23:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Maggie Lovers!!!

Here's hoping you are all finally having some

beautiful Spring weather!

As you know today it is time for our Colour Challenge #6

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Before we can begin though, we have to pull a winner

for our last INSPIRATION CHALLENGE!!

We had 67 entries this time!!! I can hardly believe it :o)

Each of them were beautiful and so creative they took my breath away.

Many thanks to each one of you who entered and did such wonderful work.

It is such a thrill for the Design Team to see so many of you participating

in our Challenges :o)

Today Mr. Linky has pulled the number 9

THE LUCKY WINNER IS: ISBEL AHMED!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS

ISBELwill you please write to Diana at : ladydian@shaw.ca

to claim your $25.00

GIFT CERTIFICATE!

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PAT FRANKis our Design Team Member who's turn it is to pick this

months CHALLENGES.

Pat's work is always so exciting and so beautiful.

Here is the picture she has chosen for this months COLOUR CHALLENGE:

PINK AND GREEN

GORGEOUS!!!

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Here are your DESIGN TEAM'S cards:

I am sure you will agree they are all fabulous works!

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Please won't you join us again this month :o)

It is such a joy to see your work!

Don't forget that the winner of each Challenge

receives:

From Diana Cricks AWESOME STORE!

*Just add the link to your card at the bottom of the page*

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There is still time to enter the EASTER/SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA

CONTEST held at MAGNOLIA-LCIOUSHIGHLITES BLOG

You have until April 19th.

Good luck!

Candy

Inspiration Challenge #5

2011-03-21T22:52:00.000-07:00

Happy first day of SPRING Magnolia guys and dolls!

The days are galloping by so fast - don't you think?

*We have a great surprise for you all today!*

CHRISSY LE is back with us on the Design Team. We are all thrilled to have her home again! I know you all love her work and will also be glad she is back :o)

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It is the 4th Tuesday of the Month and so it is our Inspiration Challenge!

ANGELA has chosen our Challenges this month and here is her picture for our Challenge:

Her explanation for this photo is :

* interpret ~ colours, Easter, Easter Eggs, green grass, cross, religious*

How can you get more ideas than this? I expect you have all had something pop into your head already. I can hardly wait to see what you make!

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First of all we have some business to take care of. We need to get a winner from our last COLOUR Challenge!! So many of you entered and it was very enjoyable seeing all the ideas you came up with. Lots of St. Patrick's Day cards some beautiful spring cards and others as well. You always surprise me!

We had 56 people participate this time - THANK YOU!!!!

Mr. Linky has picked a lucky number and this time it is # 36

CONGRATULATIONS TO: MARIA THERESA !!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE email Diana to redeem your $25.00 Gift Certificate her email address is:

ladydian@shaw.ca

Have lots of fun shopping!!!!

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Now for the cards from your Design Team!

What do you think? Are you as thrilled with the DT's cards as I am?

REALLY looks like Easter - don't you think?!

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Okay - now it's YOUR turn to be creative and join us this time :o) PLEASE!!!!

Don't forget the winner of the Inspiration Challenge will win:

for a shopping spree at Diana's Magnolia-licious Store!!!

I am looking forward to seeing your wonderful cards.

Have fun creating and getting crafty with your Magnolia's!

Can You Believe It's MARCH??

2011-03-09T20:49:00.000-08:00

Daylight saving's starts this weekend!!!

WOW - but who has spring weather? Anyone? We don't yet!

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Magnolia friends; it is the beginning of another month and our first

Challenge is COLOUR as you all know.

This month is ANGELA'S turn to pick both Challenges and she has chosen GREEN

Makes you think SPRING for sure. Hopefully we will all see that green very soon.

LOOK at this marvellous picture she has for us

Isn't it just SO fresh and inviting?

I know you are all waiting with bated breath for

The Design Team's creations - BUT we have another

important thing to do first LOL.

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We had 40 entries in our last INSPIRATION Challenge!

Oh they were all so wonderful in their pink and brown splendour.

Many were delightful baby cards - but there were some other

great surprises too!!!

Thank you to all the girls who entered. It is so much fun to

see what you all design :o)

Mr. Linky was put to work once again and he has picked the number:

CONGRATULATIONS TO: JULIE T. !!!!!!!

Please contact Diana for your $25.00 Gift Certificate at ladydian@shaw.ca

Have a great time choosing your new Magnolia Stamps!!!

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NOW we shall get to see what your Design Team has made this week!

Please remember you can click on their names at the top of each card.

This will take you to the personal blogs of each Member so you can

get lots more information.

We hope you have enjoyed our cards today! Please play along with us this time!!!

REMEMBER Diana will give a gift to the winner!!

We ALL NEED more Magnolia's don't we?? *grin*

Looking forward to your entries!

A new Inspiration Challenge just for YOU!

2011-02-20T14:39:00.000-08:00

Hello dear friends! Welcome to this months Inspiration Challenge.....

Some good news:

MARIA is back with us and will start at the beginning of March! Isn't that fantastic?? We are so happy and I am sure you are as well.

I just want to remind you that here at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog, we want you all to feel at home and be comfortable entering our Challenges.

We are happy to have you enter if you are brand new at card making or have been at it for a while. We just want you to have fun with us. So please don't be shy; come on and join the fun :o)

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We had another great group of cards for TRACY'S Colour Challenge of

PINK, Black, & Red. As a matter of fact there were 38 wonderful entries!!

I must say they were all very beautiful!!! You continue to inspire me every month with all you make.

I put Mr. Linky to work once again and this time he has pulled..............

#30

CONGRATULATIONS to :

HARMA

Please email Diana to find out how to redeem your Gift Certificate of $25.00 for Magnolia stamps!!!!! Have a blast shopping!

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On to our Inspiration Challenge for this month!

TRACY has the most wonderful photo for us this time. I just know you will be chalk full of ideas when you see this one! Are you ready?

This one is: PINK, BROWN or BABY Themed

Take a look at this photo for inspiration:

Isn't it wonderful? Ahhhhh.........so pretty!

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Your Design Team's Cards

* You can click on the name above each card and be taken to that Design Team Member's blog for a closer look and explanation *

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Do you all have your thinking caps on now? I believe you have some great examples to gather from.

REMEMBER Diana is giving away a wonderful gift if Mr. Linky picks you!!

Please come and play with us.........

See you all soon :o)

Our New Colour Challenge and an Introduction!

2011-02-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

Hi Magnolia Friends!

Seems like a long time since I have spoken to you. I guess lots has happened between then and now.

We have a new Design Team Member today and I would like to introduce her to you all.

We are all thrilled to have Paola Levi with us and I know you will love her work!!!

With out further ado I will let Paola tell you about herself:

"Hi my name is Paola Levi, my middle name starts with an A and my initials spell PAL which I have always thought was great since then I could be the Pal of everyone LOL.

I'm married to a wonderfully patient and indulgent guy who totally gets me and my obsession. We have four great children, our eldest is about to embark on his own future with a great girl that he has been dating for almost nine years, so I will soon have another daughter to get hooked on paper crafting.

I have had a passion for paper crafting for the past five years that began with scrapbooking and just evolved into my love of all things Magnolia.

We live in South Africa and I have always thought that Africa seems to always be a little behind the times, so I am so happy to be a part of a team that is right on track with the times and hope to help inspire some of the crafters this side of the globe to get up to date and fall in love with these darling little characters.

I am so pleased to have been chosen to work on the design team as this has been a dream of mine since I accidentally started blogging and discovered all the uber talented bloggers on the www.

Thanks so much Diana for this wonderful opportunity, I look forward to being an integral part of the team."

I am sure you will all find Paola's work exciting and be watching for her cards.

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I know you are all excited to know who has won our Inspiration Challenge from

January!

We had 33 wonderful entries. Thank you all so very much for joining with us in

CABIO'S wonderful living room Inspiration!

Mr Linky has gone to work and picked............ #1

CONGRATULATIONS to : LESLEY!!!!

Lesley - please email our lovely Diana Crick at: ladydian@shaw.ca to find out how to redeem

your Gift Certificate in the amount of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS!!!

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February is TRACY'S month for both of our challenges!

She has asked us to use PINK, BLACK, & RED, this time.

Here is her color photo:

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Now for your DESIGN TEAM Inspiration Cards:

Now with all of those lovely cards to look at, I hope you will be inspired to come along with us once again & play in our challenge! Remember you can always click on each name above the card and it will take you to the DT member's blog to give you more details!

We have our a Fantastic Gift Certificate for $25 to be spent at Magnolia-licious---surely you will find lots of fun Magnolia stamps to purchase with this prize!

Looking forward to seeing all of your marvellous cards. Just click on the link at the bottom of this post to enter your card.

Hope you have a marvellous two weeks and hopefully all this terrible weather will be a thing of the past when we get together next time.

Welcome to Our New Inspiration Challenge

2011-01-24T23:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone in Magnolia-land - happy Monday evening! I hope you are all just great for this time of year :o)

**Big Congratulations to Lady Diana and her DH! They welcomed a new grandson on Saturday!!! Isn't that awesome :o) A little brother for their granddaughter.

Big huge wishes for the little guy, that he has a fantastic and long life ahead.**

*On a sad note I am sorry to tell you that both Chrissy Le and Maria Cossa-Rossi are no longer able to be on our Design Team because of serious health issues within their families.

We are all sad to say goodbye to them as we loved them and their work so very much.

I would like to wish them both all the best and let them know that we are all praying for their situations.*

Now on to our reason for being here!

I am so HAPPY to see 60 entries in our last colour challenge!! That is the second largest amount we have had!!! I am thrilled that so many of you are having fun playing with us :o)

WOW the cards were awesome once again.There were some really different ideas submitted both in shapes and folds. I was so excited to see how many of you are 'thinking outside the box'! What fun it was to visit each of you and find what you had made.

So Mr. Linky had some work to do again tonight!

He has been hiding for a while but was out in form to pick us a new winner.

The person who has won a fabulous $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE is...............

Number : 49

CONGRATULATIONS to: REGINA!!!!!

*Please send Diana an email to: ladydian@shaw.ca - to find out how to collect your prize and then go shopping for some fabulous new MAGNOLIA STAMPS!

I am sure you remember that it is CABIO's month for picking Challenges for us.

She picked a beautiful picture for our Inspiration this month:

At first it seems a quiet peaceful scene and you might wonder what you can make..........but once you study it for a while you see lots of things within it that you can use for ideas.

Just take a look at what your wonderful Design Team has come up with this time!!!

Pat:

Now I know you are all ready to make those cards. I was astounded to see how quickly the first one popped onto the blog for the Colour Challenge, so am expecting new cards almost immediately * grin.

Once again 'dear Diana' is offering a wonderful prize:

I know none of us has all the Maggies we would like, so please play along with us and be the winner of this fab gift!!

Till next time ~

Our First Challenge of the NEW YEAR!

2011-01-10T11:18:00.000-08:00

Hello girls! Happy 'Magnolia' New Year!

Hope you all had a nice Christmas and got through the holidays safely.

Now it's back to having fun with our awesome Magnolia images again, right?

Even though it was Christmas holidays we had another whopping 33 entries for our last Inspiration Challenge!! I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have so many of you participate!!

Your cards were full of different ideas! Some so delicate in their almost complete white. We enjoyed everyone of them.

The winner of this Challenge is going to receive a $25.00 Gift Certificate from Diana at her store!!!!

I have put Mr. Linky to work and he has picked our winner...........#30

CONGRATULATIONS

DEE!!!!!!!!

*Dee if you would email Diana at: ladydian@shaw.ca - she will let you know how to claim your prize!!!*

Have fun picking out your new stamps :o)

As this is the second Tuesday of the month we have a new Colour Challenge and this time our sweet Cabio from the Design Team has chosen the colours and given us a lovely picture for inspiration.

The colours Cabio has picked are ORANGE and GREEN.

Here is the picture she has given us to work from:

As usual your Design Team has done some great work for you.

I won't hesitate to show them to you right now!!

Chrissy : is still away with illness in her family

Linda

Maria: is away with illness in her family

Candy

Angela

Aren't they awesome? Don't forget you can click on the name right above each card and it will take you to each personal blog where you can find more pictures and information on how they were made :o)

So! Are you all ready to get those new cards made and entered? Cause we are sure excited to see them....

Remember that our WONDERFUL DIANA will be presenting the winner with another gift certificate!!

When you love Maggies - you always want more :o)

Please be sure to follow the rules in our sidebar.

To entre our challenge click on the link at the bottom of this post and add the picture of your card there!

Can't wait to see what you all come up with this time!

We have a WINNER!!!

2010-12-20T23:54:00.001-08:00

My goodness it is December 20th - can you believe it?!

I don't know where the time goes.....

I do know that 35 of you wonderful Magnolia LOVERS joined us in our PINK - BLUE and GREEN Colour Challenge this month even though we have all been so busy getting ready for Christmas! I just can't believe it!!

Thank you all so very much! Each card was so beautifully made and such a joy to look at. I hope all of you had fun participating.

Mr. Linky has done his job again ~

He has chosen number........................ 23

Our WINNER is ~ JULYE !

CONGRATULATIONS Julye - you have won a $25.00 Gift Certificate from

Diana Crick at Magnolia-licious.

Diana will get in touch with you shortly to tell you how to use your gift.

I hope more of you will find the time in the next few weeks to enter our Inspiration Challenge, the entries so far have been very exciting.

Diana, the entire Design Team and I, each hope you will all have a most happy Christmas with family and friends.

We wish you all the very best in 2011.

2010-12-13T22:47:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!!

Today we are starting our new INSPIRATION CHALLENGE!

**You may still continue posting your wonderful entries for the PINK - BLUE and GREEN Colour Challenge until next Monday evening at 10:00PM Pacific Standard Time.**

I see we have many entries for the challenge already posted and that puts a big smile on all of our faces :o)

Because Christmas is so close we wanted to give you plenty of time to see the Inspiration Challenge and have time to make a card. So you have until JANUARY 10th at 10:00PM Pacific Time to enter your card for this new challenge. That is the night before our next colour Challenge on the Second Tuesday of January!

Here is the new Challenge picture:

As December is Chrissy's month she wanted us to make an almost entirely white card with a little bit of colour. Winter starts on December 21st and most of us will be getting snow by then if we haven't already gotten it....... So lots of WHITE this time. * Though it certainly doesn't have to be a winter scene.

Here are your Design Team's Inspirations:

Once again I am afraid Chrissy is not joining in because of family problems.

I hope you get great Inspiration from each of the entries. We are looking forward to lots of entries on this one. We get so excited from all of your different cards :o)

Please enter your card in the LINK at the bottom of this post :o)

Once again Diana is giving away a $25.00 Gift Certificate for the winner:

I wanted to mention that as time goes by and we learn and grow here on the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog, you may find some changes here and there.

One of the changes you will find this week, is that we have added some rules to the Blog. You will find them in the side bar. Please don't let these deter you in any way from joining us. Most of you already do exactly as we are requesting. We just wanted to make this clear for any new people that may join us. That way they won't have to read all the way back to the very first post.

Don't forget that you can click on names at the top of each picture and that will take you to each Design Team's personal Blog, so that you can get close up pictures and details of each card.

I would just like to take this time to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a most healthy, and happy New Year. I will be back on the 20th to get Mr Linky to pull a winner for the colour challenge. But other than that there won't be another Challenge posted until January 11th.

See you all then.........

It's time for a New Colour Challenge :o)

2010-12-06T23:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone and Maggie hugs to you all!!!

It's another Tuesday COLOUR CHALLENGE ~ I bet you just can't wait LOL LOL

So many of you are joining in our challenges - we are thrilled to bits!

The Inspiration Challenge was packed full of wonderful sparkly happy cards! Thank you to all who joined us. Wasn't it fun?

First things first - we have to have a winner from all those BEAUTIFUL cards. 39 of you joined us this challenge!!!

Mr. Linky has done his job again!

The number he pulled is # 13

AND THE WINNER IS:

Peggy Biggs!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! YOU HAVE WON THE MISTLETOE BORDER PUNCH from Diana at Magnolia-licious - Diana will get in touch with you soon with how to receive your awesome gift :o)

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NOW ON TO THE NEXT COLOUR CHALLENGE!

This week it was Chrissy Le's turn to pick the colours and she has picked PINK - BLUE - and GREEN.

Here is a fantastic photo for you to get your ideas from:

Isn't that just AWESOME?? I LOVE it! And so did your Design Team :o)

The Team has come up with some beautiful cards this week and I hope you will visit each of them for more details. As usual I have linked their name at the top of their card, with their blogs for you to check out every little thing you want to know!

Chrissy

I am sorry to inform you that Chrissy has a family emergency and does not have a card this week.

This week Diana is giving another $25.00 Gift Certificate to the winner!!

Sure hoping you will have a touch of spare time to colour up a card and join us all.

We all need some 'me' time, especially at this very busy time of the year :o)

Please have some fun with the new colours.

You have until December 21 to link your card to the 'Link' System below: