Sunday, March 28, 2010

YES International people can enter this challenge, and still get a chance to WIN....

There has been a lot of confusion with the challenge blog and can international people out of Australia win and still enter. I own my own online store also called Magnolia Down Under and this here challenge blog that I made up before the store. The Store and the DT on the store do have to be only Aussie's because I do NOT sell international anymore. BUT this challenge blog we have sponsors from worldwide and talented DT from worldwide and is not related to my store, minus the name. SO in answer YES this challenge is for EVERYONE WORLDWIDE to enter!
Hope this has cleared a few things up,
Take Care,
Kellie Winnell

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #39

Well good morning Magnolia fans,

The sponsor this week is one of my FAVOURITE shops of all time and the owner is an amazing person and always ships out orders SUPER quick and a great friend of mine...... Yup Bec from Bizzy Becs. Bec has the most amazing flowers you could get your hands on, I LOVE them! As well as stamps, embellishments that some of which she makes herself and they are all amazing! I could sit here and list everything in site but just jump on over for yourself and check it all out HERE....

Whats the challenge this week? It’s something I personally have only just re-discovered and LOVE using it!
  • Stitching Real OR Fake...
So it can be hand stitched, machine sewn, stitching on a pattern paper or even drawn stitching! Skies the limits!

HOW TO JOIN IN…

  • Your card MUST have a Magnolia stamp to join in. Doesn’t have to be a Tilda or Edwin, it can be a butterfly, background, table, animal etc, as long as it’s made by Magnolia.
  • Follow the challenge above.
  • Post your card on your blog and LINK back to ou r challenge blog.
  • Link your DIRECT post to Mr Linky before mid-day Saturday before next challenge to be in for judgment.We are lucky enough to have 2 amazing guests this week with us. All guests will do all 4-5 challenges depending on the month and when the challenges fall on. We would like to give a very BIG and WARM welcome to two very talented ladies…..


Here is what the wonderful Magnolia Down Under Challenge Designers came up with, something to get everyone’s creative juices going AND be sure to check out their personal blogs to see them in detail and give them some loving for all their hard works!

DEBBIE

JODIE

KELLIE

STEPHANNE




Monday, March 22, 2010

Winners Of Blog Candies....

Here are the following blog candy winners....... Just in case you haven't seen.

Kellie's Random Winner is #98 - Lisa Lee
Kristy's Winner using random org is #46 Michelles scrappy world {USA}
Debbie's winner using random.org is #84 - Susanne from Susanne's Kreativstubchen, Germany
Chantelle's Random Winner - #9 Peta
Angie's Random Winner - #73 - Marian from Only By His Grace Paper Crafting
Debra's winner from a Hat is Peta from petasinkpad.blogspot.com
Fran's random winner is #83 - Carolyn from Canada
Jane's winner using random org is #73 - Susanne from Susanne's Kreativestubchen, Germany
Jodie's winner is lucky # 13 Danielle from Canada - Paper inspirations by Dannielle
Nicole's Random Winner #73 - Annas-Art!
Stephanne's random winner is #29 - Lorraines Creations
Tanja's winner is Angela from Angela's Bastelwelt
Tracey's random winner is #33 - Sharon from Australia.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #38

Good Evening to you all,

Before we start I would like to say a HUGE sorry for the late post eeeek! It was all my bad I went away on a craft weekend and forgot all about getting it ready and the person I was with has a laptop but a smaller version one and it can take me FOREVER as I am so not used to it!

Our sponsor this week is is AMAZING "I am Roses" you can find the most gorgeous roses, cherry blossoms, leaves, roses wait I said that already, hehe. In so many colours, styles, you will sit and stare for ages and then fill your shopping cart up like I ALWAYS do when I visit! They are sponsoring an amazing flower pack FULL of deliciously gorgeous mini roses in 10 shades of colours and a pack of gardenia's in a pack with 6 different shades and a leaves pack with 2 different shades. I am not putting up a photo, I was the winner to get the shock and no doubt shriek with delight!


So the challenge this week is a sketchy one, hehe……

  • SKETCH....

A sketch is what you make of it, use it as a guide, or stick to the sketch, I can not wait either ways to see your amazing creations?

HOW TO JOIN IN…

  • Your card MUST have a Magnolia stamp to join in. Doesn’t have to be a Tilda or Edwin, it can be a butterfly, background, table, animal etc, as long as it’s made by Magnolia.

  • Follow the challenge above.

  • Post your card on your blog and LINK back to our challenge blog.

  • Link your DIRECT post to Mr Linky before mid-day Saturday before next challenge to be in for judgment.

Again we have our fabulous guest designers joining us, thanks so much girls for the inspirational creations

CHANTELLE

ANGIE

Here is what the wonderful Magnolia Down Under Challenge Designers came up with, something to get everyone’s creative juices going AND be sure to check out their personal blogs to see them in detail and give them some loving for all their hard works!…

DEBRA

FRAN


NICOLE

TANJA

TRACEY

PLEASE READ.....We are using Mr. Linky again this fortnight. Please put a **DIRECT** link to your entry, NOT your overall blog into the box below BEFORE mid-day **SATURDAY**. Thanks so much for joining in. We love to see everyone’s work and want everyone to be able to see yours!
Some NEWS from one of the DT..... DO you like playing with The Greeting Farm Stamps too? My bestest friend and fellow DT Coordinator Kristy is now the new and VERY proud owner of Anya Ink.... Check it out HERE and you can always join both! As long as you have a Magnolia stamp, sentiment, background, animal your IN with Magnolia Down Under Challenges!





Challenge Thirty - Seven WINNER and Top 3....

Good evening Everyone,

First of all I would like to apologise about the SUPER late post! I wasn't thinking and sometimes forget it's weekly and I have to get the posts up, EEEEK and I went away for a craft weekend. I can't promise it wont happen again as I think I already broke that now, lol, but will TRY my hardest NEVER AGAIN!

A winner of all the candies we had will be up soon, but be sure to check out all the girls blogs as some have announced it and see if you were the LUCKY winner!

HOW much fun was the HOP?! We all as the DT had a ball and we can NOT thank all of you for stopping by our blogs and leaving us some commenting LOVE... We truly appreciate it all!

The winner of this weeks challenge is absolutely amazing as were all your creations but I am sure you will agree and bet money this card makes you say WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.......
CLOSED.....
OPEN....

CONGRATULATIONS RUBY {70}

Please email me kelliewinnell@yahoo.com.au to claim your prize and get your winning badge to display proudly on your blog.

As always tut tut you girls really did not make it easy for us, hehe.…. In no real order the top 5 and they are….
  • Aletha {46}
  • Ellen {53}
  • Kylie K {39}
  • Kellie Hill {45}
  • Linda {28}
A huge congratulations girls from myself and all the DT. Grab your “Top 5″ winning badge in the sidebar and display on your blog with pride…!

Be back soon with LATE challenge eeek! lol.....

Happy Stamping, Happy Crafters,
Kellie

Sunday, March 14, 2010

1st Birthday Blog Hop.. Magnolia Down Under Challenge #37

WELCOME to the Magnolia Down Under Challenges 1st Birthday Bash..... YAY.....

We don't have a sponsor this week BUT what we do have a is birthday blog hop and all the DT have an amazing CANDY on offer for you! All you have to do is start at the start of the Design Team list below and leave a comment to qulaify for their candy.... Before I get onto the challenge this week I just wanted to look back on a few things over the year. Our very first Design Team was Kellie Winnell {me}, Kristy Young and Debbie Pamment and we are all still here and have become amazing friends. Our very first challenge was......
**THIS IS NOT THIS WEEKS CHALLENGE PLEASE SCROLL DOWN**
  • Has to have RED
  • Has to have a Tilda not Edwin….
  • And lastly has to have a Autumn Theme
Do you want to see our VERY first cards.......?? Hehe makes you realise how far you have come.... ok here they are....

Kristy Young

kristy-cahllenge-1

Debbie Pamment

debbie-challenge-one

Kellie Winnell

magnolia-challenge-11

Hehehe how funny to look back to our very first challenge! The blog has gone through many looks since then and we have had some amazing Designers and Guest Designers through out the year and SO many amazing entries each and every challenge!

I'd like to take a moment to thank each and everyone that has entered and enters on a regular basis, without you joining us there wouldn't be a challenge blog. And to thank the amazingly talented Design Team we have that create gorgeous inspirational creations for you all to oooooo and uhhhh over every week. And lastly our sponsors for being so amazingly generous with us each and every week.


Our challenge this week is....... YOU guessed it a theme and it's....

  • Birthday Card.....

When you do your post with your entry, pop this in with the post and a link back to MDUC....

Simple! We can not wait to see all your amazing creations and hope that you join the hop and check out the amazing inspirational creations the DT have come up with for the theme this week and their YUMMY candy give aways. Start your hop HERE......

Magnolia Down Under Blog....

START...

Kellie {Me}

Kristy
Debbie

{Monthly Guests}
Angie
Chantelle

Debra
Fran
Jane
Jodie
Nicole
Stephanne
Tanja
Tracey

TO enter you MUST add a link back to Magnolia Down Under Challenges in your blog post. And you MUST have the blog hop picture in your post or you post will be removed from Mr.Linky without notice....



Happy Stamping & hopping Everyone......

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Challenge Thirty-Six WINNER and Top 5...

Good evening Everyone,

Are you all getting excited.....? We all are here for our very 1st BIRTHDAY YAY.... Who would had thought back when we first started we would be here a year on, we have so much fun and exciting things planned be sure to NOT miss it! So this lucky winner this week of the Anna's Craft Cupboard voucher is......

CONGRATULATIONS KELLIE HILL {47}

Please email me kelliewinnell@yahoo.com.au to claim your prize and get your winning badge to display proudly on your blog.

As always you girls really did not make it easy for us, hehe.…. In no real order the top 5 are….
  • Janne {17}
  • Susanne .H. {42}
  • An {18}
  • April {53}
  • Janiel {50}
A huge congratulations girls from myself and all the DT. Grab your “Top 5″ winning badge in the sidebar and display on your blog with pride…!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow morning Australian time *see clock in sidebar* to check out our next challenge.

Happy Stamping, Happy Crafters,
Kellie

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Magnolia Down Under Challenges #36

Well good morning Magnolia fans,

The sponsor this week is one of my FAVOURITE paper shops that I can no stop myself but for wanting more and more and the postage is always super quick and parcels packed to perfection, the sponsor is.......
They not only have a wide range of papers, but buttons, flowers, ribbons..... The list is absolutely endless and Anna is going to kindly sponsor a $20 VOUCHER for her store.....WHOO HOO....

Whats the challenge this week? It’s a gorgeous recipe theme this week for you all….
  • 3 Papers, 3 Flowers, 2 Buttons & 1 Bow
I thought this recipe was so much fun and hope you all agree when you join in.


HOW TO JOIN IN…

  • Your card MUST have a Magnolia stamp to join in. Doesn’t have to be a Tilda or Edwin, it can be a butterfly, background, table, animal etc, as long as it’s made by Magnolia.
  • Follow the challenge above.
  • Post your card on your blog and LINK back to ou r challenge blog.
  • Link your DIRECT post to Mr Linky before mid-day Saturday before next challenge to be in for judgment.We are lucky enough to have 2 amazing guests this week with us. All guests will do all 4-5 challenges depending on the month and when the challenges fall on. We would like to give a very BIG and WARM welcome to two very talented ladies…..

CHANTELLE
ANGIE


Here is what the wonderful Magnolia Down Under Challenge Designers came up with, something to get everyone’s creative juices going AND be sure to check out their personal blogs to see them in detail and give them some loving for all their hard works!…


DEBBIE




JANE


JODIE




KELLIE



STEPHANNE







Saturday, March 6, 2010

Challenge Thirty - Five WINNER and Top 5...

Good evening Everyone,

How soon is Easter coming? I loved seeing all the Easter creations, some making me just crave a chocolate with some of you having Easter eggs in the photos, what teases you are, hehe ;) So this lucky winner this week of the Simon Says voucher is......

CONGRATULATIONS SHARON {40}

Please email me kelliewinnell@yahoo.com.au to claim your prize and get your winning badge to display proudly on your blog.

As always tut tut you girls really did not make it easy for us, hehe.…. In no real order the top 6 was to hard to just do 5 and they are….
A huge congratulations girls from myself and all the DT. Grab your “Top 5″ winning badge in the sidebar and display on your blog with pride…!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow morning Australian time *see clock in sidebar* to check out our next challenge.

Happy Stamping, Happy Crafters,
Kellie

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Email Entry

When I got an email from Peta regarding the challenge blog and seen she had made something for the challenge I was excited to see what it was and then I seen her creation and was WOWED, check it out.....

Absolutely gorgeous Peta! Thank you so much for joining us this week.

If you don't have a blog and would like o join in, all you have to do is email either Kristy or myself and we'll add your card to the blog for you.

Take Care xx