Cathy's Creative Place: August 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Midweek Magnolias - Anything Goes

Happy Hump Day, Friends!

The Midweek Magnolias are back with a new challenge. This fortnight our theme is…

“Anything Goes with a Magnolia stamp”

Join us for the challenge following the theme and our rules and you could have a chance to win a surprise from Magnolia Sweden.

My card for this challenge features “Tilda with Fan” from the Sakura collection. My designer papers are from Kaiser Craft paired with Bazzill cardstock.

I added lots of die cuts from the Sakura collection as well; I love its Asian flare.

Here’s a close up of Tilda colored with Copics.

Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
The Pencil Case - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

I hope I’ve inspired you to join us for the challenge. Have a great week.

Hugz,

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Magnolia-licious - Anything Goes

Hello, Magnolia Friends. Today I'm joining Team B as a reminder of our newest challenge at Magnolia-licious...

Anything Goes

You have until September 12 to join in for a chance to win $20 shopping dollars from the Magnolia-licious store.

My card features “Tilda working in the Garden” from the “SeaSide” collection. My designer papers are from Heartfelt Creations paired with Carta Bella cardstock.

I used lots of Le Jardin DooHickey club kit die cuts and the new leaf edged frame from Volume 11 kit.

Here’s a close up of Tilda colored with Copics.

I hope you join us in our “Anything Goes” challenge for a chance to win $20 shopping dollars from the Magnolia-licous store.

Challenges:
LHOSM - Use a Die Cut
Deep Ocean - Things with Wings
Fussy and Fancy - Let's Fly Away

Allsorts Challenge - Use Two Dies

See you back here tomorrow with another Magnolia card. Thanks for stopping by.

Hugz,

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Midweek Magnolias - #145 Anything but a Card

Happy Hump Day, Friends!

The Midweek Magnolias are back with a new challenge. This fortnight our theme is…

“Anything but a Card”

Join us for the challenge following the theme and our rules and you could have a chance to win a surprise from Magnolia Sweden.

For this challenge, I made my very first explosion box. A word of caution...this post is photo heavy.

I’ve always wanted to create an explosion box so I did a bit of searching on Google and Pinterest for inspiration and I found loads of gorgeous boxes. I wanted to be original so I decided to look through my stash of Magnolia dies, of which I have hundreds mind you, to create a unique project.

My box top features “Tilda with Armful of Flowers” from the Seaside collection. All of the designer papers I used for the project are Maja Designs, Summer Crush collection paired with Bazzill cardstock.

Here is the box open. I created a house warming box using my Magnolia Big House, Fence and Tree DooHickey dies. I cut the big house twice and glued them together to make a large 3D House. I used my EK scallop border punch to create my roof shingles. Then I cut the fence twice and shortened it for a smaller scale, attached them together and made a gate. I also cut the trees twice and put a short headpin wire between the trunk and tree for durability then hot glued it to the box.

I also colored Bee Tilda from the Spring Fever collection and Sunbathe Tilda from the Seaside collection.

Here’s a close up of Bee Tilda.

And a close up of Sunbathe Tilda.

Here is a close up of my envelope die cut from the Magnolia Vintage Box Kit. The envelope has a magnet closure with “Home Sweet Home” sentiment on the outside. I also cut a Tim Holtz House border for the bottom of the box flap.

The envelope opens to “Congrats on your new home” sentiment on the inside.

This flap has some Magnolia Key die cuts.

Here is a close up of the House. I had lots of fun creating this project.

I hope I’ve inspired you to join us for the challenge. Have a great week.

Hugz,

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Magnolia-licious - Summer Blog Hop

Hello Magnolia, Fans!

Today we are hosting a Summer Blog Hop with 2 chances to win $20 shopping dollars from Magnolia-licious.

If you arrived here from Katie's blog then you are on the right hop path. If you need to start from the beginning go to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog here.

For my project, I created a summer beach themed photo frame featuring “Bikini Tilda” from the Sea Breeze collection. I created my frame with multi layers of thick chipboard then covered it with Maja Designs pattern paper. I found lots of shells, fish net, sand and mini rope at Michaels to create the beach elements of my frame.

I fussy cut Tilda out along with a small piece of canvas fabric for a simple beach towel. My palm tree is a layered die cut from La-La-Land Crafts. I also put a small bit of sand in a Tim Holtz mini vial for a tiny message in a bottle. To finish it off I put a photo of a trip that hubby and I took to the British Virgin Islands, Bitter End Yacht Club. What a fabulous place!

Here is a close up of Tilda colored with Copics.

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OK, now for the fun HOP part…you have 2 chances to win $20 Shopping Dollars from the Magnolia-licious store.

1. Each member of the design team has added pictures of a beach ball to their main photo in their post. All you need to do is find the Beach Balls in each DT post. Count them all and send the total to me at cathylee.co@gmail.com with “Beach Ball Scavenger Hunt” in the subject line. You will be entered in a random draw of correct responses I receive. For a sneak peek of the beach ball stop over at the Magnolia-licious Challenge blog.

2. Enter a project (anything but a card) in the Hop challenge and you will have a chance to win if your project is the random winner of all entries received by August 22.

Also, you must do the following to qualify for a chance to win either prize:

Like us on our Magnolia-licious Facebook Fan Page.
Leave a comment on each of the DT’s Blog Hop posts.
At the end of the Hop return to the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog and leave a comment.