~ Ladybugs and Tilda ~

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Every time Magnolia release a new set of stamps

I fall in love, but seriously, this time is different -

how stinkin cute is this little Magnolia Ladybug.

I wish it was a little doll that I could sit on my

desk to keep me company whilst crafting away.

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So another two weeks have flown by and it's time

for another challenge at Roses on Paper.

This time Rosette is challenging us to get creative

with our punches.

I just love this new Martha Stewart Ladybug

punch, and how perfect does it compliment

Tilda.

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For full details of this great challenge and a list

of what stamps to use to be eligible for an

awesome prize from Summer, head over to our

Roses on Paper Challenge Blog.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Bazzill

Kaisercraft DP

Martha Stewart Punch's

Copic Markers

Magnolia Rose

Glitter

White Marker Pen

Chalk

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~ Peta ~

~HIP HIP HOORAY, IT'S ANNIE-MAY'S BIRTHDAY ~

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~ Hip Hip Hooray, my little girl turned 6 today ~

Actually, I'm really sad, I hoped she'd be my little baby

forever, she's growing up so fast and now she's

started school that young, beautiful innocence is going

to slowly get taken away.

I guess we can't keep them wrapped in cotton wool forever.

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There's another special birthday happening this week too,

Magnolia Down Under is turning 1 - how exciting, can you

believe it's been a whole here of just Magnolia challenges.

To celebrate they have a fun blog hop going on.

And speaking of Just Magnolia's, there is a beautiful sketch

to follow for this weeks challenge.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Stamping Up Stamp

Bazzil

Docrafts Papermania Designer Paper

Basic Grey Brad

Copic Markers

White Marker Pen

Chalk

Nesties

Martha Stewart Punch

Prima Rose

~ Peta ~

~ Magnolia Wedding ~

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I was absolutely shattered that I didn't have any of the

new Wedding Magnolia stamps in time for my friends

wedding this weekend, that is until I was looking through

the Magnolia Magazine for some inspiration and saw a

project with the champagne glass stamp and realised I had

it, still with white paper attached, unused in my stash of stamps!!!

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The main design for my card is from the ladies at

Sketch Saturday, and the inside of the card was

made to co-ordinate with the front.

Unfortunately the camera doesn't show the glitter I've

put onto the Magnolia Roses and the Champagne glasses.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Magnolia Flowers

Bazzil

Docrafts Papermania Designer Pad

Nesties

Copics

Chalk

Glitter

Martha Stewart Punch

Diamanties

atyou Spica Marker Pen

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~ Peta ~

~ Roses on a Paper Box ~

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Due to one reason or another I've missed the last

couple of challenges at Roses on Paper, however

no excuses allowed this time around, you can't

really miss a challenge when it's your turn to host!!!

For full details of what stamps you can use to qualify

for a wonderful prize from Summer, head over to our

Roses on Paper Challenge Blog.

You'll also get some great inspiration from my

fellow Design Team Members.

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So with Easter just a few short weeks away I

wanted to create something Easter related and

use soft pastel colours. Ever since I saw the Gable Box

in the Magnolia Ink magazine I knew I wanted to make

one for Easter. I found a great template here to use.

I didn't want a huge window like the box in the magazine,

I just wanted a dainty little peep hole for a just a sneak

peak at the goodies inside.

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Using the gorgeous new paper roses from Magnolia, which

Summer has available in the store, and the beautiful rose

stamps from Magnolia I went for a little bit of a play on

words for my Easter Gable Box, seeing as it's for the Roses

on Paper challenge, I had a little laugh when I thinking of

a name for this posting ~ Roses on a Paper box ~

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamp

Magnolia Roses and Leaves

Print Block Pink Gingham Paper

Bazzil

Nesties

Copic Markers

Chalk

Acetate

Fiskars Border Punch

Pearls

Hand Made Hat Pin

Ribbon

Easter Eggs

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~ Peta ~

~ New Blue Baby Bunny ~

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How adorable is this Baby Bunny. This would have to be

one of the cutest paper piecing patterns I have ever seen.

To be honest I'm not even sure how I found this blog:
http://preciouspiecingsbylisa.ecrater.com/ ,

but I'm really glad I did. Lisa has some gorgeous

patterns available, that are not only very easy to put

together but very reasonably priced.

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I put this New Blue Baby Bunny card together for a friend

of mine who has just had her first baby boy.

The sketch design I've used comes from the very

talented ladies at Friday Sketchers.

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Ingredients:

Baby Bunny Paper Piecing Pattern

Bazzil

Chalk

White Marker Pen

Black Marker Pen

Cuttlebug

Nesties

Pearls

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~ Peta ~

~ Two Cards in Ten Minutes ~

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Well maybe 15 minutes, but you get the idea -

two quick cards without any leftovers.

I really need to start paying attention to the name on my

Designer Papers, I'm pretty sure they came from one of

the Basic Grey 6x6 packs, but not 100% certain.

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I really need to make a pile of these 'top/bottom' matching

cards so I have them ready when my daughter says to me

5 minutes before leaving for school that she needs a card

for one of her friends. I'm happy to make cards for them,

but not the ones that take a couple of hours - I just don't

think that 13 year old girls would appreciate the time and

effort.

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Ingredients:

Bazzil

Cherry Cup Cake stamp (found in my stash of goodies)

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Dew Drops

Nesties

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~ Peta ~

~ Prep Buddy ~

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Much to my disappointment my baby girl started school

this year. She is just so excited to be a BIG school girl

now, and I just feel so lost. She has been my shadow

around the house for 5 1/2 years and I'm really struggling

to fill the void during the day.

Oh don't get me wrong, there's plenty to do in the house,

it's just a lack of motivation on my part without

my little helper.

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Anyway, here in Australia we have whats called the

Buddy System in primary school. All the new Prep kids

get assigned a Grade 6 Buddy to look out for them during

their first year at school.

Annie-May has a gorgeous Buddy, Olivia, and this was the

card I made for her, just to say Thanks.

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Originally this card was for a sketch challenge, however

I've left it so long to post it that I can't even remember

which challenge it was for.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Stampin Up Stamp

Bazzil

Designer Paper from Stash

Copic Markers

White Highlighter Pen

Chalk

Flower Punch

Leaf Punch

Diamanties

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~ Peta ~

~ Here's Cheers ~

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I've never really mastered the art of creating a card for

a man. I really struggle with browns, blues and greens.

Thank goodness Magnolia has come to the rescue with

these stamps from the 'Raise the Ceiling' collection.

The champagne bottle and glass are very versatile and

can be adapted to a pretty feminine card or a

ruggedly masculine card.

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Ingredients:

Magnolia Stamps

Bazzill

Basic Grey DP

Copic Markers

Crystal Effects

Glitter

Diamanties

Nesties

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~ Peta ~