Sweetheart Treats

Wanted to make some simple little treat boxes for Valentine's Day!  I've used the cute folded Doohickey tag and the mini's are the perfect size for them.  Tilda is colored with Distress Inks and I've added flowers, a ribbon and a lacy background piece.

Find these and more at Magnolia-licious!
MINI 3025 TILDA WITH HEART CHAIN
MINI 255 ROSE SCENT TILDA 
MINI 222 TILDA WITH APPLE
MINI 236 TILDA WITH COZY HEART
49 DH SO WRAPPED TILDA LACE FOLDED TAG
68 DH CLOVER WITH FLOWER DIES
71 DH POINSETTIA DIES 

The tag is a folded tag and cuts out in one piece!  Can take the place of a card!   It seems I tend to use the Poinsettia dies for leaves more than making Poinsettia's.  The shape is one of my favorites for leaves and comes with two dies in different sizes.

An absolute must have tool, the Scor-Buddy works great for these boxes.  The paper dimensions to make this box are 6" x 5".  Start with the 6" side and score at 3/4", 2 3/4", 3 1/2" and 5 1/2".  Turn to do the 5" side and score at 3/4" and 4 1/4".  Make cuts as shown in the picture.  I used Scor-Tape to hold the box together!  Just a note, when I was helping people with the Make and Take at CHA, I was surprised to find out how many did not realize that you can just tear the Scor-Tape.  Besides the great holding power, that is another of it's great features!!!  Sorry, my picture didn't turn out the clearest, but I think you can get the idea!

Just noticed Diana has an extra special pricing on a Scor-Buddy bundle HERE.  You can get the Scor-Buddy, Scor-Mat  AND Scor-Tape at a great price!

The background doily is a Spellbinders and I've added some seam tape ribbon and silver cording.

Thanks for stopping by and thank you for all the encouraging comments!!!
Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

LOVE Blog Hop

I betcha you've seen some wonderful LOVE themed projects if you have been following along the Magnolia-licious Blog Hop.  The talented Cabio was before me, but if you came on your own, you can go HERE to Magnolia-licious Highlites to start at the very beginning to see all the inspirational projects and learn how you can join in on the challenge.

Here are the fun products I used that I got from that sweet Diana at Magnolia-licious:
107 CHARMING EDWIN
22 VINTAGE FLOWERS AND LEAVES DOOHICKEY DIES
27 MAGNOLIA TREE DOOHICKEY DIE - butterflies
34 WILD STRAWBERRY AND FLOWERS DOOHICKEY DIES - tiny flower
38 EDWIN LACE BORDER DOOHICKEY DIE
4 LEAF AND SWIRL DOOHICKEY DIE
71 POINSETTIA DOOHICKEY DIE

Scor-Pal
ARCHED WINDOW METAL DIES (907) ONCE UPON A TIME
BEST GLUE EVER (802)  They aren't just kidding it is terrific!!!

MAGNOLIA INK #1 2013
Have you checked out the Magnolia Ink magazine?  You would not believe all the awesome cards and projects in this issue.  There are so many I want to try.

There is also a new button for Facebook Share and Get Paid?  Check out how you can share with your friends and also earn $$$ to help pay for your own purchases at Magnolia-licious.

On my project I also used a Spellbinders die for the hinges and oval, the doily is by Marianne, hearts a Punch Bunch corner punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder and cut the letters out in my Gazelle.  Coloring is done with Promarkers and Touch Markers.

Now you'll want to hop on over to Suzanne's Scrapbitz and see her awesome Love Project!

Hope you will join us in this challenge and make something for your favorite sweetheart!
Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

A Few Cards

 This is a quick posting of a few easy cards.  Not a lot of stuff on them, so the cute images show up!  Of course, I did have to at least use some dies though!!!  Love the dies!!!
3099 TILDA WITH BIG CUP OF ICE CREAM
81 MB TWIRLED HEART BORDER DIE
MINI BUTTERFLY DREAMS PAPER PACK

Colored with Promarkers.  Used the Scor-Pal for the embossed frame and then sanded.  Word stamp is SU.  Added white gel pen for accents.

3043 TILDA WITH HEARTSPOTS
02 MB DELICATE VINE DIE
MINI PRINCE AND PRINCESSES PAPER PACK

Colored with Promarkers.  Word stamp unknown, but thought it went well with her heartspots! Used a couple of Spellbinder dies.

435 SUMMER CAKE
34 DH WILD STRAWBERRY AND FLOWERS DIE - tiny flower
66 MB PEPITA BORDER DIE
MINI BUTTERFLY DREAMS PAPER PACK

Colored with Promarkers and added some Crystal Lacquer to the frosting to make it shiny and some yellow glitter to the flames.  Word stamp is Hero Arts and also used a couple Spellbinder dies.  This little flower die I use so much.  It is great for this type of thing and also for centers of flowers.  Was just thinking Pepita sounded familiar and thought isn't that what they also call pumpkin seeds.  Hmmmm, the border does look like an outline of pumpkin seeds!  Yup!!!  Cute ain't it?!!!  There is your Spanish lesson for today!

The pearls and rhinestones were a nice extra little gift that came with the latest MagnoliaINK magazine.  There are always wonderful ideas and lots of project and directions in the magazines, but I especially liked this one and hope to try some of the projects in it.  You can get your extra free little gift and the magazine at Magnolia-licious along with tons of other great things with terrific deals and wonderful service!
Latest MagnoliaINK #1 2013 magazine
6 issue Subscription, save even more!!!

You might want to check out the Facebook Share connection too!  You can let your friends know how to get store credit and get some extra for yourself too!  Just click on the Facebook Share and Get Paid button after any item at the Magnolia-licious store to get all the particulars.

All for now!  Don't forget to join the Anything Goes challenge at Magnolia-licious Highlites!

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

Summer Flower Tilda

Well, it certainly has been a while since I posted anything!!!  Thanks Lin for reminding me!!!  :)  I have too many addictions going on at one time.  I did manage to make two quilts, one for each of my kids.  Also some purses and other projects.  So between sewing, stamping and that darn Pinterest, my focus factor is nil!!!  I distract so easily!!!

Even though there is snow on the ground, it is nice to think of something spring or summery.  I love this Tilda and I was also playing around with the Core'dinations card stock and Scor-Pal and Scor-Bug.  What fun and so easy to add a little something to the background.  Thanks to our wonderful hostess Cheryl Rowley, she has given us a nice and easy theme for the January Sketch at Magnolia-licious Highlites........Anything Goes!  So I hope you will join in on the challenge!  Find the details HERE.

SUMMER FLOWER TILDA  Please check with Diana for availability.  Tilda is colored with Promarkers.   The mini is available along with the Watercan Tilda mini HERE.

I used the #20 ROMANTIC LACE BORDER DOOHICKEY DIE
and the cute little butterflies from the #27 MAGNOLIA TREE DOOHICKEY DIE SET.

Find all things Magnolia and tons of other wonderful things at Magnolia-licious!  Check the opening page for even more extra special deals besides the regular great prices and customer credits that are always available!!!  

The frame is made with scoring a line with the scoring tool on the Scor-Pal and a dotted line with the Scor-Bug.  I then sanded lightly over the those lines with a sanding block and since this Core'dinations card stock has a lighter center, the lines show up nicely.  Find designs and tons of information on how to make the best use of your Scor-Pal and Scor-Buddy in the Scor-Pal Project book HERE.  Also lots of fun projects!!!  I have a little card/box project in there too!  :)   This book is a fantastic resource book with soooo many good tips and ideas.  Click HERE to go to the Scor-Pal home page.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy New Year!!!
Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

Cozy Christmas Bear Star Ornament

 Found the directions for an easy 3D dimensional star and thought this sweet little bear would be kind of cute to dangle from it.

You can find 246 COZY CHRISTMAS BEAR at Magnolia-licious along with more of the images from the Little Christmas Collection.  Also find A Christmas Story collection and check out all the colored images!  The gals did a terrific coloring and so inspiring!

Hard to tell, but I've used a silver mirror card stock along with turquoise, pink and white.  It looks black or gray on the photos!!!  The image is colored with Promarkers and I've used some Spellbinders dies, a Cuttlebug embossing folder and some ribbon and cording.

The star ornament was fun and very easy to make.  Click HERE to go directly to the instructions.  Sandra has terrific directions and I thank her for sharing them.  My Scor-Buddy worked great for putting the crease lines in the star pieces.

If you haven't checked out the latest Magnolia-licious Blog Hop and challenge, you will want to check out all the fun and creative interactive tags.  All the details and the hop order are on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy every day!
Patti Jo

Interactive Christmas Tag Blog Hop

Are you ready for some fun??!!!!  I'm going to start you out with my project for an interactive tag.  Both design teams for Magnolia-licious have been busy creating for our November Blog Hop and challenge.  There are TWO challenges:  ONE to make an interactive tag and TWO count the candy canes you find on the first image on each blog throughout the hop.  You will find more of the details at the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog and also the list of names to follow along on the hop if you get side-tracked.  Diana is always so generous with her prizes and she is definitely in the Christmas spirit for the prizes for these challenges too!

I've used yet another adorable Tilda from the Little Christmas Collection 2012.  Here is a list of the items from Magnolia-licious:
215 CHRISTMAS TILDA WITH CAT
445 JASPER
27 MAGNOLIA TREE - leaves
68 CLOVER WITH FLOWER DOOHICKEY DIES
26 HEART SWIRL DOOHICKEY DIE
8 DOILY FLOWERS 
7 OLD SWEDISH LACE DOOHICKEY DIE   

The interactive part on my project is not only the folded flaps, but I also put a wobble mechanism behind Tilda and Jasper, so they do a little shimmy when the card is jiggled.  The images are colored with Promarkers.  The oval frame is a Spellbinders die, the embossing folder is Cuttlebug and I've added some pearls and ribbon.

That really nice Diana at Magnolia-licious offers store credit for purchases even on the already discounted prices AND free shipping for qualifying orders!!!  You will find they have a fantastic selection of Magnolia stamps, a wonderful assortment of dies and lots of other great products.

Now you will want to head over to that sweet and talented Cabio at Cabio's Craft Corner to see what creative project she has made.  We hope you will join us in these fun challenges!

EDIT:  People have been asking and I got my Wobbles from Amazon!
Enjoy every day!  Thanks for stopping by!
Patti Jo

Joyful Tilda

 This adorable Tilda is another from the A Christmas Story collection.  She is very versatile as you can see and can be used other than Christmas too!

351 JOYFUL TILDA and you can find her at Magnolia-licious!  Tilda is colored with Promarkers.  I've used the flowers from 22 VINTAGE FLOWERS AND LEAVES DOOHICKEY DIE.

The oval is a Spellbinders frame, the corners are a Cuttlebug die and the butterflies and flower centers are Punch Bunch punches.  Pearls for the flower centers and white gel pen for accents.

She would be the perfect image for a tea part invitation wouldn't she!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and as always appreciate your comments!!!
Enjoy every day!
Patti Jo