Friday, 31 July 2009

Week 16 - Distressing

We have another nice easy challenge for you this week - distressing, so lets get dirty lol. We want to see some inking, sandpapering, scrunching you name it as long as your creation has a Magnolia image on and some distressing.

We had another bumper week with over 160 entries last week, it was wonderful to see all the different takes on Tab's brilliant sketch. So a huge thank you for all your support.

Before we get on to this weeks DT cards, the winner of last weeks prize sponsored by All That Scraps is

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-07-30 22:47:11 UTC

TERRY

Congratulations Terry, can you please email us so we can forward your prize on to you. This week our sponsor is Jacobi Drachten


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and they are offering this fabulous prize of 4 adorable stampsUntitled-1


The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week so to be in the running all you need to do is ensure you have at least one Magnolia image on your card and link your card (not your blog) in Mr Linky and have your card posted by 10 pm UK time on Thursday 6th August.

Here's some inspiration from the design team, starting off with Louise's fabulous card. This is Louise's last appearance as our GDT, thanks so much for all your fabulous cards.

louise
Michelle

michelle

Minamina

Please link your card through Mr Linky and not in the comments box. Please link your BLOG POST and not just your blog to save us having to hunt for your entry.



Monday, 27 July 2009

Monthly Challenge Winner

Just to let you know that we have a winner of our Special Monthly Challenge:

The winner, drawn by Random.Org is

Here are your random numbes:

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Timestamp: 2009-07-27 22:14:58 UTC

KATHY

From now on, both challenge blogs are going to be merged into one monthly challenge (instead of running the two seperate ones and the next challenge starts on the 15th August over on the monthly challenge blog. Simon Says Stamp will be sponsoring this challenge blog, and the monthly prize is $50, so don't forget to check back on the 15th.

Friday, 24 July 2009

Week 15 - a sketch by Tab

Thanks so much once again for your fantastic entries and amazing support! We loved looking at all your buttons creations. Before we get on to this weeks challenge, the winner for last week's prize donated by Hobby Compleet is Christine.

Congratulations Christine, can you please email us so we can forward your prize and August challenge details on to you. This week our sponsor is All That Scraps
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And the prize is any C.C. Designs stamp set of your choice!! And oh my! There are some fabulous sets for you to choose from.

Here's this weeks sketch, you can rotate the sketch and resize the elements, as long as you follow the original sketch so your entry qualifies for the prize draw. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week so to be in the running all you need to do is ensure you have at least one Magnolia image on your card and link your card (not your blog) in Mr Linky and have your card posted by 10 pm UK time on Thursday 30th July.
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Here's some inspiration from the design team, starting off with
Louise's fab card (our GD for July)
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michelle
Mina
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Marcea
marcea
Bev
bev

Naoualnaoual
Kim
kim
JayJay

Martinemartine


Jacqui
jacqui
Donalda
donalda
Rach
rach


Please link your card through Mr Linky and not in the comments box. Please link your BLOG POST and not just your blog to save us having to hunt for your entry.







Friday, 17 July 2009

Week 14 - Buttons

We have a nice easy challenge for you this week - Buttons. But before we get on to last weeks winner and this weeks challenge, we just want to remind you that our second special monthly challenge sponsored by Simon Says Stamp for a whopping $50 is currently running over on the Just Magnolia Monthly Challenges blog.

We had another bumper week with over 120 entries last week, it was wonderful to see all the different takes on Mina's brilliant sketch. The winner for last week's prize donated by The Glitter Garden and also our Guest Designer for August is Angelique van Nuland

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-07-16 22:59:22 UTC
Congratulations Angelique, can you please email us so we can forward your prize and August challenge details on to you. This week our sponsor is Hobbycompleet "De Duif " and they have supplied us with this fabulous prize.Untitled-2_thumb The challenge this week is BUTTONS. So any project that has a Magnolia image and buttons will qualify for the prize draw. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week so to be in the running all you need to do is ensure you have at least one Magnolia image on your card and link your card (not your blog) in Mr Linky and have your card posted by 10 pm UK time on the 23rd July.


Here's some inspiration from the design team, starting off with Louise's fab card (our GD for July)

louise
Rach

rach

tab

kim JayJay


Donaldadonalda




Please link your card through Mr Linky and not in the comments box. Please link your BLOG POST and not just your blog to save us having to hunt for your entry.



Tuesday, 14 July 2009

Just to let you know that our new monthly challenge has started today over on our Monthly Challenge blog - please pop over to see the fabulous creations by the DT. Remember the prize for this challenge is $50 from Simon Says Stamp!

Also, our new tutorial is up on the Just Magnolia Tutorial Challenge blog, this month Debby Yates of A Scrap Journey has done a brilliant tutorial on how she 3D's her images.

Friday, 10 July 2009

Week 13 - A sketch by Mina

Before we get on to last weeks winner and this weeks challenge, we just want to remind you that our second special monthly challenge sponsored by Simon Says Stamp for a whopping $50 starts on Tuesday over on the Just Magnolia Monthly Challenges blog, so remember to pop across there bright and early on Tuesday morning to see the fabulous work done by the DT to inspire you to try something different.

We had another bumper week with over 120 entries last week, I guess you all love your charms as much as we do. Before we get on to this weeks challenge, the winner for last week's prize donated by Simon Says Stamp is Erin (egadesigns)

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-07-09 21:56:20 UTC

Congratulations Erin, can you please email us so we can arrange to have your prize forwarded to you.

The prize this week is a double one! Not only will the winner receive this fabulous prize of HOTP Vintage Paper Pad sponsored by The Glitter Garden, but will also be our Guest Designer for August. This week, the challenge is a fabulous sketch designed by our Mina.theglittergarden


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Here's this weeks sketch, you can rotate the sketch and resize the elements, as long as you follow the original sketch so your entry qualifies for the prize draw. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week so to be in the running all you need to do is ensure you have at least one Magnolia image on your card and link your card (not your blog) in Mr Linky and have your card posted by 10 pm UK time on the 15th July.Mina sketch 1

Here's some inspiration from the design team, starting off with Louise's fab card (our GD for July)jmlouise


Donaldajmdonalda


Rachjmrach


Tabjmtab


Michellejmmichelle


Minajmmina


Marceajmmarcea


Bevjmbev



Please link your card through Mr Linky and not in the comments box. Please link your BLOG POST and not just your blog to save us having to hunt for your entry. However, if Mr Linky is not showing then please leave a link to your card in the comments box