Magnolia Christmas Blog Hop Winner......

Hello,

Wow! Thank you all so much for your participation in the Magnolia Blog Hop!

I have loved each and every one of your comments and thank you so much for all of your  lovely words. I appreciate each and every one of you!

I am very pleased to announce the winner I just wish it could be all of you so glad I used the random thingy and didn't have to choose.

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Renkata (no.16)

Congratulations Renkata please email me your address and I will pass this onto Magnolia who will send you your prize!

kim x

Magnolia Christmas Blog Hop.....

Hello,

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and are now enjoying a well earned rest. I had a fantastic time with my family and feel very blessed. 

Magnolia are hosting a very special Christmas blog hop. Each day a member of the team is announced on the Magnolia Inspiration blog and today is my turn. 

This is what I made for the blog hop. I have altered a brown paper bag to give a little Christmas gift. I have stamped my Magnolia image with Versafine black onyx, onto Waterford water colour 300gsm hp paper. I have coloured my Magnolia images with distress ink pads. The background is distressed with Pumice Stone and I have heat embossed Magnolia snow flakes with white embossing power around the edge. 

I have distressed my papers with Tim's distressing tool and then distressed these with Walnut Stain. The stickle glue is Stardust. I have clear embossed the sentiments, snowballs, holly and vines with clear embossing powder. 

Here is the back of my bag. I have cut out the Magnolia snowflake and layered this on top of some mulberry paper. I have die cut the Magnolia Doohickey tag die. The stars are Quickutz dies. I have also used some Ivory Lace glimmer mist on my Snowflake and papers. Again I have distressed everything with the distressing tool and Walnut Stain. The handles I have die cut using nesties.

Thank you so very much for your visit! If you would like to be in the Magnolia draw and have a chance to win a special prize from Magnolia. Please leave a comment and I will use Random Org. to pick one winner. I will make the draw after 24 hours and then will email your address to Magnolia who will send out your prize.

I wish you all good luck!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - tattered rose, antique linen

hair - walnut stain, brushed corduroy

hat - stormy sky

top - weathered wood

trousers - antique linen

shoes - vintage photo

basket - frayed burlap, tattered rose

christmas vines - forest moss

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas....

Hello,

I hope you are all well and ready for Christmas. I managed to get out at last with the snow thawed a bit and got my Christmas food shop. So happy I was beginning to panic lol! I can't believe Santa will be arriving tonight my Grandson Luca is so excited he could burst!

I have made another Christmas card today. I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress ink pads and have distressed the background with old paper. I have edged this and everything else with walnut stain. The stickles I have added are stardust and platinum. I heat embossed the moon and the baubles with clear embossing powder.

The tag is a Magnolia Doohickey die and the flowers Wild Orchid. 

Well I will say goodbye now and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones the joy and magic of Christmas and thank you so much for your visit. My family will be visiting Christmas and Boxing day I can't wait to be spending this special time with them.

 A Very Happy Christmas! 

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose

hair - walnut stain, vintage photo

dress - bundled sage, walnut stain, black soot

parcel - tea dye, brushed corduroy, ages mahogany 

Santa Coming to Town.....

Hello,

First of all can I say a humongous thank you to you all for your lovely words of support during Isabella's illness. I am thrilled to say that she is recovering brilliantly now and we can at last think about getting ready for Christmas. So big hugs to you all for your kindness.

I have actually managed to make a card and boy it was so great to get my fingers inky. I have stamped my Magnolia image with versafine black onyx onto Waterford 300gsm hp water colour paper. I have coloured Tilda with distress ink pads. The background is distressed with pumice stone and I have edged this and everything else on the card with walnut stain. The Magnolia snowflakes were stamped with versafine grey and heat embossed. 

The little fence is a Magnolia Doohickey die and I have added stardust stickles and that puffy snow stuff. The Magnolia trees were stamped with versamark and heat embossed with glitter embossing powder. 

Thank you so much for your visit. I wish you a wonderful weekend and please don't forget that the Magnolia DT are running a Christmas daily blog hop which can be found on Magnolia's Inspiration Blog. If you pop on over there you will see which of the DT is hosting that day and go straight to her blog, leave a message and you could be in with a chance to win some gorgeous Magnolia goodies!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose

hair -  brushed corduroy, vintage photo, 

coat & boots - milled lavender, black soot

parcel - tea dye, walnut stain

A Christmas Star....

Hello,

I hope you are all keeping well and if you are snowed in keeping warm! My poor Daughter Claire has been through the mill this last week.  Baby Isabella had her tonsils and adenoids removed and ear drums drained which then resulted in a secondary infection caught in hospital so Isabella has been so poorly. Resulting in us all having to travel miles each day to the hospital. Then hospital's being healthy places Claire and I caught a virus in there so I am now on the steroids again with asthma and poor Isabella is still unwell I am willing her to recover it is just so sad to see her suffering. So I really hope that you are all managing to step away from the virus!

Today I have made a Christmas card using one of the latest Magnolia released Merry Little Christmas Collection stamps. I have coloured Tilda with distress ink pads stamped with versafine black onyx onto Waterford 140lb 300gsm hp paper. The background has been distressed with pumice stone and I have edged this and everything else on the card with walnut stain. The cuttlebug snowflakes I have painted with pewter crackle paint. The stickle glue is star dust. The leaves are a martha stewart punch. 

The circles are nestablities and the borders are a Magnolia Lace die. I have used Cosmo Cricket rub ons for text and snowflakes. The ribbon is binding tape.

Thank you so very much for your visit. Also, just a reminder that Magnolia have now started a very special Christmas blog hop for the whole of December starting on their new delicious looking blog. So if you want to get involved and have a chance of winning some Magnolia prizes please do go and check it out!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - tattered rose, antique linen

hair - brushed corduroy

dress - aged mahogany, black soot

wings - black soot

star - scattered straw, walnut stain