May Celebrations!

Before I get to the chat about this week's challenge, I would just like to take a moment of your time to say that we really appreciate the efforts that everyone makes to join in with our challenges each week. However, our challenges are meant to be fun and for enjoyment, and never a competition. When we have stamps or images to give away we pick names at random, not because they have made the most elaborate or prettiest ATC. We are a group of friends who love Magnolia stamps and wanted to share that with you, and so, for this week's challenge I've chosen

MAY CELEBRATIONS!

Here in Cornwall we have lots of spring celebrations and in years gone by every village had it's May Queen and dancing around the Maypole in celebration of the brighter and warmer days and the blossoming of the fruit trees. So this week we would like to see your ATC creations with this theme and to give you some inspiration take a look at the Design Team's ATCs below and visit their blogs. Facts and figures for making an ATC are on the side bar, we don't mind if you go on to use your ATC as a card topper, but we would just like to see the little design you create.

Fran

Maria

LynnAndrea

Annie

Shary

Leann Marlene

Winner of the Fish

is Debby4000 - she used Chilly Tilda for her ATC which you can see on her blog, A Scrapjourney
Congratulations Debby, please get in touch so I can send you the Magnolia fish stamps.

Going Dotty!

This week I've been Going Dotty! Problems with the Internet and time flying past too quickly - do you ever have one of those days or weeks! So this week I've chosen for our theme

Going Dotty!

Facts and figures for making your ATC are on the side bar, just remember you must include at least one Magnolia stamp, then leave us a comment so we can come and look at your creations!
Here are the Design Team's ATCs for your inspiration, and do go along to their blogs to find out how they were made and to see more stunning works of art! And, come back later to find out who won the fish stamps from last week.

Andrea Annie
Shary
Lynn Marlene

Leann

Fran

Maria

Recipe Winner!

The winner of last weeks Recipe challenge is Gill with her blog Dollie Dewdrop. Congratulations Gill! Please email me with your details and I will get the ribbons, brads and images off to you!

It's Wet and Windy!

Well hasn't the weather been terrible so far this spring - lots of rain, snow and wind - I'm really looking forward to those March winds and April showers bringing forth the May flowers (now there's a hint of what's to come!)

Anyway, this week we would like to see you create some wet and windy ATCs and we have a set of Magnolia fish stamps to give away to one lucky entry - you can see what the two smaller fish look like on Annie's ATC below.

The Design Team have come up with some fabulous ideas for your wet and windy inspiration .. .. just leave a comment and link back to your ATC to be in with a chance of winning the fish! And pop back later today to see who won the ribbons and brads from last weeks recipe challenge.

Annie

Maria Leann

Shary
Marlene
Lynn

Andrea
Fran

Check it Out Image winners!

The three names who will each win a selection of Magnolia images are:

Fairymadjo who's blog is Me and My Things
Michelle at Stamps, Paper, Scissors & Donkey Smiles
Jane Carroll from Carroll's Creations

Congratulations! Please email me with your details, and if you have any preferences for Magnolia stamped images do say so we can try and send you the ones you want.

Cooking it Up!

Thank you all for joining in the 'Check it Out' challenge last week - the 3 winners of the stamped Magnolia images will be announced later today, so do pop back to see if you have won!

This week we have a recipe for you to follow, so we want you to cook up the ingredients and produce a wonderful ATC for us to come and take a look at. There will be some ribbons and brads along with some stamped images for a lucky winner this week. so here is the Recipe:

In addition to your Magnolia stamp we want you to mix in 1 bow, 2 flowers, 3 colours (as well as flesh tones) and 4 brads or gems. Please leave a comment and link to your blog so we can come and have a look at what you have cooked up! Here are the the ATCs made by the Design Team for your inspiration, and if you need sizes and info on making ATCs it's on the side bar.

Annie

Fran

Leann Lynn
Marlene Andrea

MariaShary

Drumroll please...

The randomly selected winner of one super-cute Dala tilda stamp is........Lyn!!!!
Big congrats from all of us on the Tilda & friends DT, can you please email me your details & I'll get your prize sent out to you :)

Thanks to everyone for joining in ~ we're looking forward to checking out your checks this week!

Check It Out!

Well here we are again! Can I just say that we are all amazed with the wonderful ATCs that you are showing us and so pleased that lots of people are joining in with us and making their very first ATC for Tilda and Friends, that's absolutely fabulous!

This week we want you to Check It Out! We would like you to take a look at some of the ATCs that are being posted as well as those of the Design Team and we will have some stamped images for 3 people again this week. And don't forget to pop back later to find out who has won last week's Magnolia Dala stamp.

So this week it's Checks - it could be gingham or tartan paper or ribbon or anything else you can find that has checks on it. Here are some ATCs made by the Design Team to inspire you. The sizes and rules for ATCs are listed on the side bar if you need to refer to them.

Shary

Andrea

Lynn

Annie Maria Leann

Frances

Blue and Yellow ATCs

Here are the ATCs received by email from people without a blog:

Hilde Beate Jansen