Hello.

First of all, Happy New Year to all!  Wishing everyone everything good for the new year.

I finally have a new card to show you ...



Close-up of the Magnolia Stamps image I'm featuring--coloured with Letraset Promarkers, Flexmarkers and Pantone Trias.


She is called Bright Tilda, a Special Edition Stamp.

Magnolia stamps are available from Magnolia-licious (this Bright Tilda is currently not in stock though), Diana's on-line store where she carries a large selection of both full-size and mini Magnolia stamps.  And if you don't see the particular one you are looking for, ask Diana if she can bring it in for you.
Check out also the stamps from other companies like Wee Stamps, Wild Rose Studios, Candibeans and Saturated Canary.
Magnolia-licious also carries cutting dies from various companies including Memory Box, PoppyStamps, Magnolia Doohickey, Wild Rose Studio.  Have a look!
Prices are discounted, you get excellent customer service and you also get to earn 2% credit to be applied to future purchases.

Challenges for this card:
Not Just Cards Challenge #10 - Anything Goes
Totally Tilda and Friends Challenge #111 - Anything Goes
Magnolia Mania Challenge #103 - Happy New Year
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #269 - Anything Goes
Cards Galore Encore Challenge #13 - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge #63 - Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #133 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #226 - Favorite Embellishments (flowers)
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #72 - Anything Goes

That's it for me.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visit is always very much appreciated.  Enjoy your day and have a wonderful week!

Materials and Tools Used:
- face and skin:  blush, coral, soft peach, vanilla--for the cheeks:  oatmeal, pastel pink
- hair and shoes:  burnt sienna, caramel, sandstone, black coloured pencil
- dress and roses:  burnst umber, coral, 486-T, 169-T
- stems and leaves:  pesto, marsh green, apple cider
- tags and champagne:  vanilla, champagne
- captain's cap:  cool grey 5, 4 and 3, warm grey 5-T, 4-T 1-T
- dotted background:  grey green, tea green, 5507-T, 5527-T 

Here's Tilda bringing in the New Year.

A Happy 2010 to everyone!!! May the New Year bring you much happiness.

This is another card that I will send out to a friend as an 'instead-of' card, because I have missed sending her a Christmas card...hee hee.

I've used this wonderful sketch of Barb's that she has provide for Sunday Sketch & Stamp challenge #18.

The following challenges have similar themes, so I am also using this card as my entry into their challenges:

Stamp With Fun Challenge #39 - Happy New Year,
Everybody-Art-Challenge Challenge #71 - Happy New Year,
Lili of the Valley Challenge #43 - Happy New Year,
Stampin' for the Weekend - New Beginnings,

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #1 - New, and
Cupcake Craft Challenges Challenge #71 - A Time for Celebration.

I have used the Silent Night Tilda image from the Magnolia's 2009 So Jolly, So Snowy, & Under the Mistletoe collection. I have put the year 2010 on what is supposed to be a ball of poinsettias that Tilda is carrying at the top of that pole. And I've added lots and lots of glitter to this card.

Thanks for visiting. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Stamps: Magnolia Silent Night Tilda (can be purchased from Magnolia-licious), MSE clear stamp set Holiday Sentiments.
DP's: Coordinating paper from the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Collection: Starry Night, Village and Frost.
Tools: Marvy Uchida, McGill and Martha Stewart daisy punches--different sizes, McGill twig punch, EK Success leave punch.

Misc.: Recollections Autumn pearls, Studio G rhinestones.