Welcome to the Magnolia Design Team Blog Hop♥

Good morning everyone and thanks for stopping by.
It's time for Magnolia design team blog hop. This is our first hop, so we are really excited about this opportunity and are showcasing Spring/Easter projects using fabulous Magnolia products. There will be a chance to win one of the 3 prizes from Magnolia Sweden.

There are 13 stops on the hop, you will need to visit them all and leave a comment on each one to have the chance of winning the prize and 3 winners will be chosen at random.

Here's the full list of the blogs taking part:

Claudia

Debbie

Diana

Janny

Kylie

Mae

Neline

Paulina

Pearl

Sandra

Tanja

Yulis

Yuri (You are here)

Well, I'm last on the hop .. You should have arrived from the blog of gorgeous Yulis but if not you can start back at Claudia's blog to get started. I want to make sure you have seen all the awesome projects the team members have created!

 Here's my card using Magnolia's "Tilda with Egg and Chicken" from Little Easter Collection 2013 which coloured with Distress re-inkers. I've done the no-line technique.

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DooHickey die: Twisted Swirl, Foliage, Lace Coaster, Tilda Tag

Frame die: Go Kreate Large Frame Frilly #2

Paper: Magnolia

Embellies: Resin Cameo Roses Frame Flatback, 15mm Pink/Cream Rustic Gingham Berisford No 2, 30mm 'Claire' Ivory Embroidered Tulle, 10mm Vintage Style Cotton Lace, Wooden heart Buttons, Ivory Button Twine, Doiley 3.5" white, Melissa Frances Organza Pink Pouf Ribbon, Mixed Dahlia, 5mm Mixed Pearls Sugar and Spice Self Adhesive all from The Ribbon Girl online store.

Hope you like my card.

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Good luck & happy hopping!

Yuri xx


---Update---
This is now closed, and lucky winners were announced at Magnolia World on Facebook.
Thank you so much to everyone who joined in our Magnolia DT blog hop! 

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Leo Tilda - Green at The Ribbon Girl ♥

Hi there! Hope you're having a lovely Sunday.

My today's card is for a new Colour Challenge over at The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog. ♥  The theme is Green. The DT & GDT have made some fantastic creations and if you would like to win a gift voucher from LOTV and The Ribbon Girl then hop on over to the blog and upload your piece of Green loveliness. ♥ For all the details>>Here!  I hope you will be able to join us for this challenge!

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Here's my card.

 Here is close up of the image from Magnolia's the latest "Zodiac Collection" called "Leo Tilda". She is colourd with Distress ink reinkers. I love the pose on this Tilda, isn't it cute?

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The gorgeous frame is from The Ribbon Girl. I have coated with gesso, when it dried I have inked with Prima pastel brown quick dry fluid chalk ink, to get that shabby vintage look.

Here are the lovely materials from The Ribbon Girl I also have used: Resin Cameo Frame Flatback, Bias Binding Green Lace Floral, Sea Moss Green Seam Binding, Light Brown Hemp TwineStarburst Stamen White, Sticky Tape and Cheesecloth.

I have placed cheesecloth behind the image and coated with texture paste, then added some micro beads before the paste gets dry.

I hope you like my card and it inspired you to joins us in our challenge this week! 

DooHickey: Rose Leaf

Dies: Garden Branch - Marianne Design, Honeysuckle Vine, Daria butterfly, Vivienne butterfly - Memory Box
Lace edger punch: Martha Stewart
Paper: Maja Design
Flower: Prima

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, and thank you for all the lovely comments you leave, your comments make me smile! Hope you all have a relaxing Sunday!

Yuri xx

Tilda Hiding RoseBouquet at A Creative Romance

Hi everyone! Today I want to show you my DT card for a new challenge at A Creative Romance challenge blog. The theme is "Seeing double".

I have made a frame card. The cute images I have coloured with Distress Ink re- inkers and markers, are called "Tilda Hiding RoseBouquet" and "Bunny Prince" both from Magnolia Lost & Found Collection 2014.

I have used several DooHickey dies. The lovely bows are cut out with "Groom Bow". I have painted with White Gesso on to them and attatched the half pearls on  the centre of them. And behind them I have placed the "Lace Coaster".

The banner on the upper right of my card is cut out with "Christmas Tags" die. The "Together Forever" text is also from Magnolia.

And the Peony flower, I have used the "Peony Petals" die, and attatched a beautiful Pearl & Diamante embellishment and Cheesecloth from the Ribbon Girl.
Here are the other DooHickey dies I have used: Lovely Umbrella, Twisted Swirl, Lace Coster and Rose Leaf.

The wooden hearts are from Prima, and I have painted with White Gesso and also added some micro beads on to them.

The gorgeous embellishments I have used are available at the Ribbon Girl.
16mm Ivory Guipure Lace, 15mm Pearl & Diamante Embellishment, 8mm Hearts Ivory Self Adhesive, Natural Button Twine, Cheesecloth.

Papers- Maja Design
Flower and resin corner - Prima
Ribbon - from my stash

I hope you'll come and join the fun at  A Creative Romance challenge.. and please stop by to see all of their FABULOUS creations!
 
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Have a lovely weekend!


Yuri xx

Zodiac Collection 2014

Hello everyone!
Today I have a couple of cards to show you using Magnolia's images from the newest release. As you know, Magnolia has come up with another gorgeous stamps. These are called "Zodiac Collection 2014" and there are fabulous 12 new images. They will be available at stores soon!

This SUPER darling image on my card is called "Ox TIlda" (Taurus) from the new collection, such a cute one right?

I stamped her with Archival Ink Jet black on Langton hot pressed watercolour paper 300gsm (140lb) and coloured with Distress Ink re- inkers & markers as always.　

Medium: White Gesso, Modeling paste, Stardust stickles, Liquid pearl, Micro beads
DooHickey dies: Star Tag, Tea Label Shapes

Paper: Maja Design

Here are the Distress Ink colours I used:
 Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
 Cheeks: Aged Mahogany, Worn Lipstick
 Hair:  Black Soot, Stormy sky
 Clothes: Faded jeans, Black Soot, Scattered straw, Vintage photo

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I used some pretty embellishments from the Ribbon Girl online store: Wooden star button, Safety pin, Hemp twine, Cherry blossom, Seam binding white(which I dyed with Distress Ink Faded jeans).

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And this one for second is called "Virgo TIlda" .. She's just so gorgeous and so much fun to colour, love it!

Colouring medium: Distress Ink re-inkers & markers
Medium: White Gesso, Liquid pearl, Stickles Stardust, Micro beads 

DooHickey dies: Rose Leaf, Heart Tag
Dies: Frame, Flourishes - Joy crafts, Honeysuckle Vine - Memory Box

Paper: Maja Design

Here are the Distress Ink colours I used:
Skin: Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye
Cheeks: Aged Mahogany, Worn Lipstick
Hair: Antique linen, Walnut stain, Black Soot

 Clothes:Milled lavender

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I also used the gorgeous flowers and embellies from the Ribbon Girl online store. Seam binding ribbon, Pearls, Metal star charm, Hemp twine and Paper doiley all from the Ribbon Girl.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a good day!

Yuri xx

Write a Message Tilda - Red at The Ribbon Girl ♥

Hello everyone!

Today, we have a brand new Colour Challenge over at The Ribbon Girl Challenge Blog and our colour is "Red".

 Here's my tag, this darling image is Write a Message Tilda from Magnolia Lost and Found Collection 2014.

 

Colouring medium: Distress ink re-inkers
DooHickey dies: Rose Leaf, Heart Swirl, Snowflake & Mistletoe - Magnolia

Frame die: Joy Crafts
Sentiment: a love story from Love Sentiments - Lili of the Valley

 

 

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The lovely goodies I used, all available of course from The Ribbon Girl:

Floribunda Roses Raspberry Ripple, Floral Heart Silver Colour, Doiley 3.5" white, Resin Ivory Heart Rectangle, Wooden heart Buttons, Natural Hemp Twine, Red Button Twine, Vintage Style Ivory Cotton Lace, 16mm Red/White No 117 Berisford Pencil Stripe Ribbon, White No 80 Gutterman Top Stitch Thread and 6mm Sticky Tape.

 

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The DT have made some fantastic creations and there are fabulous prizes for grabs, so be sure to check the blog for all the details HERE!

 

 

I'd like to enter this into:

Stamp and create with Magnolia - Thinking of Spring

MDUC - Hearts and Flowers

Marvelous Magnolia - Seeing Red

Time for Magnolia - Tilda Only

Tilda's Town - Love Love Love

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hope everyone's Valentines day was just lovely! Have a relaxing Sunday!

Hugs Yuri x

 

 

 

 

 

Lady Tilda - DT card for A Creative Romance♥

 

Hello everyone!

What are you doing on Valentine's Day? A special date with someone? I just wanted to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re celebrating with your sweetie or your friends or yourself, I hope you have a wonderful day.

 

On this special day, We have a new challenge over at A Creative Romance and the theme this time is ''Let's Get Sentimental".
 

For my card, I've used Lady Tilda from Magnolia Fairy Tale Collection and also used new DooHickey Bride Bow, love this one!

 

Colouring medium: Distress ink re-inkers

Stamps: Kurbitz Corner, Love Background - Magnolia

DooHickey's dies: Bride Bow, Rose Leaf, Christmas Tags, Tilda Tag - Magnolia

Dies: Doily - Tim Holtz Sizzix, Large Rose - Cheery Lynn, Flourishes -Joy Crafts

Paper: Sweet Christmas - Tilda

Sentimet stamps: Simply Sophisticated, Sentiment Tags - Lili of the Valley

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I've used gorgeous metal frame which I painted with Gesso. It's called Bronze Vintage Oval Flower Frame from The Ribbon Girl online store. (The bird cameo is from my stash..) I also used Light Brown Hemp Twine, 18mm 'Katherine' Ivory Scallop Fine Cluny Lace, White No 80 Gutterman Top Stitch Thread,  Oloroso Seam Binding, 5mm Mixed Pearls Sugar and Spice Self Adhesive
 all from The Ribbon Girl.

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Head on over to A Creative Romance Blog to see the creations made by the fabulous DT and I really hope you'll come and join the fun!

I'd like to enter this into following challenges:

Lovely haenglar or sweet Magnolia - Pearls and lace

Simply Magnolia - Vintage Valentine

Totally Tilda - Pink and Red for Valentines

Fashionista Challenge - Shabby Chic

Deep Ocean - Love is all around

Tilda's Town - Love, Love, Love

Midweek Magnolias - Valentine Love


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Brrrr.. It's freezing here in Japan. It snowed a lot on 8th February. It was, in fact, the heaviest snowfall in decades in Tokyo and many other areas. On the next day, the snow was more than 30cm deep on the street when I got up. It's snowing again today and the ground had already been covered with white snow.. I wear 5 layers of clothes, but am still close to freezing, haha..

This is the view of the park through the window in my room.
My favourite trees covered with snow.

 

Take care and keep warm.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Valentines Day everyone!

 Have fun and may love will be always on our side. xoxo