Autumn Wreath

If you are following the blog hop, you must have seen Suzanne's adorable home decor!!!  She is sooo creative and talented!!!   If you came on your own, you will want to start at the beginning to see all the wonderful projects that the Magnolia-licious Design Team has created.  Click HERE to start at the beginning if you came on your own.

I love the earthy colors of fall, so wanted to make use of a lot of them.  Instead of using the usual leaves, I wanted to try a different die and made feathers for my wreath.

Find the dies and stamp at that awesome online Magnolia-licious:
316 AUTUMN TILDA WITH BROOM
DH 80 FEATHERS DIES
DH 12 LOVELY FENCE

This sweet Tilda is colored with Promarkers and I've also used the Bow It All to make my twine bow.  It's like having that extra hand that we need when making bows!!!  Right now Diana has the Bow It All for an introductory price HERE.

Thinking of other uses for the feathers and thought an all white wreath for Christmas and also something to do with turkeys for Thanksgiving would be fun!

You will want to continue on the blog hop to see the rest of the creative projects the Magnolia-licious Design Team has come up with!!!  Hope you will join in on the challenge too!  Head on over to Suzi's Blog and see the wonderful creative project she as made.....looks yummy and so pretty too!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy every day!!!
Patti Jo

Happy Birthday Guy!

Here is a CAS card for a guy!  A fun way to use the #90 Doohickey Mustache Die.....just add some eyes!  A great border die for guy cards too is the #19 Doohickey Mini Zigzag Border Die (you also get the Mini Scallop).

With a few circles and ovals, eyes can be made and depending on how they are angled affects the expression.  The paper and embossing folder are from Stampin' Up and the Happy Birthday Stamp is a very old Hero Arts.

Check out all the wonderful dies that Diana has brought in at Magnolia-licious.......WONDERFUL DIES!  Click on the brand category on the left.  My wish list is ever growing!

Working on some other ideas for the Mustache die, so stay tuned!!!
Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

 

Cute Little Treat Boxes or Ornaments

We've had some questions on how to put together the DH 94 Magnolia Doohickey Strawberry Die, so I have taken a few pictures and will give you a few tips to make them quick and easy!  Now believe me, this is the way to go!  In the past, I have made strawberry treat boxes by tracing and cutting out by hand, so using this die is a treat in itself!  I also like the size of this finished container because it is designed for just a little treat, so you can afford to make a bunch of them to hand out.  The finished size from tip to top is about 1 1/2".  They would be adorable scattered around the dinner table, arranged in a little basket or even cute hanging.  Adorable with or without candy in them!!!

Since I thought they would be cute hanging in a Christmas Tree as an ornament, I made them in a pearl finish cream paper and shiny gold metallic paper.

These are the steps:  Cut one piece of each die (berry and leaves).  From the back, cup shape the "petal" parts so they will curve nicer at the top of the berry.  Use the Best Glue Ever on the glue tab to adhere to the other side forming the berry.

Thread a cording through the "petals" from front to back and tie a knot at the top bringing all the "petals" together.

Cup the leaves from the back and put a score line down each leaf on the front.  Cup the middle from the back also.  Thread both cord ends through the center hole in the leaves and tie a bow.  That's it!!!

Here are the berries made in traditional colors!

These were so easy and fun to make!  You can find these dies along with many other great dies at Magnolia-licious!  Wonderful people there and terrific prices too!!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy every day!!!

Patti Jo

Magnolia Butterfly Card

Saw a card made with the beautiful Magnolia Doohickey Butterfly die and just had to try one!  I have many butterfly dies, but this one was so striking!!!

The following were all from Diana's Magnolia-licious online store:
DH 87 BUTTERFLY DIE
MB 165 CHERISE LABEL DIE
MB 25 AMANA CIRCLE DIE
SEA BREEZE COLLECTION PAPER PACK 

The Amana Circle Die, I cut into four pieces to use in the corners.  Also used a Spellbinders label die and added pearls for embellishment.

 I LOVE gadgets and Diana now has the Bow It All by Zutter in the Scor-Pal store.  I've used it to make a double bow which came out nice and even.  It is nice that is set up to do a variety of sizes from small to large and you can do single, double and more bow styles.  It does come with a pretty padded bag to hold everything and printed instructions, but there are videos on how to use it that are much easier to watch.  The link for the video is HERE.  I really liked the fact that it is on the table and I can use both hands to work with the ribbon.  This will be another tool that I will enjoy having around to make my bow making easier with great results!

Since this is a new item, you can get it now at an introductory price from Diana!

I've recently been named the Die Queen, so will be concentrating on using those on my projects!!!  Lucky me since it is my latest addiction!!!  I love how easy dies are to use and look forward to using them even more.  Magnolia-licious has a wonderful assortment to select from!

Thanks for stopping by and as always, so appreciate your comments that you take time to leave me!
Enjoy every day!!!
Patti Jo

Lovely Lace Challenge

 

Wanted to use one of the lace DooHickey Dies to make a raised frame, so used it on this card.  This is for the Lacey Lace theme at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog!

From the lovely Diana's Magnolia-licious Store:
MINI 361 DELIGHTFUL TILDA
DH 82 VINTAGE BOX LACING COFFEE BORDER DIE
DH 75 PEONIES DIES
DH 22 VINTAGE FLOWERS AND LEAVES - flower
DH 68 SPRAWLING FERNS
DH 49 SO WRAPPED TILDA LACE FOLDED TAG 


I love the DH 8 Doily Flowers, but also love these new Peonies Dies are back in stock, so I would suggest, get them while they are in!

Can't wait to use the Sprawling Ferns for Christmas Greenery!!!  They will be perfect for swags or wreaths!

To make the frame, overlap the horizontal and vertical border pieces and cut at a diagonal through both pieces in the corner to make a mitered corner.  The may not match perfectly, sometimes they will though.   If they don't match, that's when you can add a strip of pearls or other decoration. 
There are two other border dies like the coffee that work nicely for this frame too!
DH 81 VINTAGE BOX LACING CHOCOLATE
DH 83 VINTAGE BOX LACING SUGAR

The  SO WRAPPED TILDA LACE FOLDED TAG is actually a double folded over tag, but I made use out of just half of it and can use the other half for a tag on the inside of the card.  Tilda is colored with Promarkers and accented with white gel pen and pearls.


You will find some wonderful inspiration from the Design Team members and how you can join in on a Lacey Lace project HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and your wonderful comments!  Stay tuned for some more fun die projects coming soon!!!!   Enjoy every day!!!
Patti Jo

Sweet Little Fairy

Loved the sweet little fairy images from Wee Stamps.  Used one of the two that comes in this set along with the banner.

You'll find these wonderful items at the lovely Diana's Magnolia-licious:
WEE 149 FLOWER FAIRIES
72 DH CUTE CORNER DIE

Used the cute little swirls that came out of the corner die to accent the flowers in the banner.  Always love getting a little extra out of my dies!  And the "Thinking of You" is already on the banner!  The pink mulberry like paper was already embossed and I used a beautiful glittery white on white paper for the glitz. 

Colored with Promarkers and added rhinestones and stardust pen accents.

After getting to spend some wonderful time with the famous Diana, I want you to know, she is always thinking how she can offer her customers the best possible prices and products!  Be sure to stop by Magnolia-licious to see what is new along with previous items that have been replenished!!!  There will be some new adorable stamp images and yes, my favorites....more dies coming in soon!!!!

Please find all the details about how you can join in, share your talents and have a chance at a great prize from Diana on the Magnolia-licious fun challenges at Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!  Enjoy every day!!!
Patti Jo

Anything Goes is the theme at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.  Thought I would share some name tags that I made.   The minis were the perfect size for these!  Not sure that John would wear one, but I didn't want him to feel left out and tried to keep it a little plainer.

The lovely minis and dies I used from Magnolia-licious:
MINI 3039 SAKURA TILDA
MINI 3097 TILDA WITH TWO ROSETTES
MINI 3078 TILDA WITH HER RABBIT
MINI 123 LITTLE CUTE EDWIN
53 DH SO WRAPPED SWIRLY FOLDED TAG DIE substitute
22 DH VINTAGE FLOWERS AND LEAVES DIES
34 DH WILD STRAWBERRY AND FLOWERS DIE flower
27 DH MAGNOLIA TREE DOOHICKEY DIE  Butterflies
Sometimes the dies are out of stock, but you can always find substitutes that will work just right.  HERE is a link to the dies.

The tag die is a double die where it cuts out both sides and then is folded over, but I cut them in half and overlapped in the middle to get the lace background the size I wanted.  I've also used some spellbinder dies and the images are colored with Promarkers.  The letters are an old Classic set from Sizzix and I've used pearls for accents.

Please join us for the challenge at the Magnolia-licious Challenge Blog.