Nurse Tilda sneak peek, CHA photos & Blog Candy!!
Hello friends! I’m so excited to say that I’ve just returned from Chicago where I was honored to be demonstrating various Copic marker techniques while coloring for my favorite stamp company ~ Magnolia!! A dream come true, in my opinion!
I hope you have a few minutes — since I’ve got LOTS of photos to share!! And, some anniversary blog candy at the end.
I was also privileged to meet two of THE nicest people in the world ~ Barbro and John of Magnolia. It was such a wonderful time spent during CHA with them.
I also FINALLY met up with my dear friend, the amazingly talented, super nice and drop dead gorgeous, Suzanne Dean after many years of working on several DTs together. Adding to my excitement, I was also privileged to meet Angie Hunt, Ruby Montes and Patti Jo Skoguist, three of the sweetest, most talented ladies around - all working at the Magnolia-licious mini stamp booth! I felt so lucky to spend time with all of these wonderful people.
Angie, Suzanne, Ruby & Patti Jo
I’ll keep my chatter short today so I have room to share some of the photos I was able to take of the GORGEOUS Magnolia booth … truly my favorite at CHA.
But, I do want to share a quick sneak peek of an ADORABLE, soon to be released image from the newest Magnolia ~ Winner Takes It All collection … Nurse Tilda!
I’ve made this card for another dear friend of mine and fellow crafter, who has been ill recently. So, Nurse Tilda will soon be on her way wishing her a VERY speedy recovery!
And, finally some photos of the Magnolia booth at the summer, 2011 CHA show in Chicago, IL:
Card, cards and more BEAUTIFUL cards from the Magnolia Design Team ~ which rec’d MANY compliments from passers-by:
I’m celebrating my TWO-YEAR anniversary of being on the Magnolia Design Team with some fun goodies directly from Magnolia:
Five Mini Magnolia stamps
Four Magnolia dies
various Magnolia 6x6 papers
Four packs of Magnolia various color chandelier glass garlands
Various Magnolia 12x12 papers
5 Copic markers
If you’d like a chance to win this prize package … all you need do is add your name to the InLinkz form below. (If you don’t have a blog, no worries – just copy and paste my blog address from above.)
I’ll choose a winner in one week, on August 2nd!
Thank you!!
WOWZER!!! How lucky were you to be at CHA and working with Magnolia!! Definately a dream come true Hun. I would just luv to get onto the design team. Congrats on your anniversary too. Thanks so much for the chance to win this awesome candy! Keeping my all crossed rofl! Lotsa luv, hugs xxxx
Your card are really superb!!!
I can’t wait to buy this nurse Tilda too
This is fabulous!!! Thanks for sharing pictures direct from the CHA and for the chance to win fabulous prices!
It was great to see the photos from CHA. I love the Nurse Tilda. I will have to have that one. My sister is a retired nurse. Thanks for the chance to win! LindaC
Congratulations on your 2 years! Luv the nurse tilda! Thanks for sharing those photos! The booth looks so pretty!! thanks for the chance to win!
What a dream ~~ wow I can only imagine how much fun you had ~~ was this your first visit it CHA? Ahhh someday……congrats on the milestones, & thanks for the chance at winning the best candy ~ Magnolia schtuff!!
Hi Mary! Happy Anniversary!!! So glad you’re still on the DT team, you’re one of my very favorite designers!! Beautiful card, your coloring is as always superb… and this little nurse Tilda is going to be one of my new favorites for sure! Can’t wait to see the whole new collection… Thanks for all the CHA pictures and for a chance to win such wonderful candy! Hugs xo
Lovely card. Beautiful flower. How wonderful to see all the CHA displays. Looks like lots of fun.
Thank you Mary for sharing those wonderful pics from CHA. Love your card, looking forward to see this Tilda in big size! too cute. Thank you again for a chance to win.
Hugs.
Congrats on your 2 year anniversary thank you for a chance for such great candy.
Your card is gorgeous I love your coloring and your dp’s
hugs Linda
Fabulous pics Mary!!! Your card is gorgeous and your coloring always blows me away!! A huge congrats on your 2 year anniversary! May you celebrate many more wonderful years making magic with these gorgeous images!
hugs, Sharon
What marvelous photos and a wonderful new card! Thanks so much for sharing with us. Nancy
I think Nurse Tilda needs to give me a boot in the backside to get me to Summer CHA next year! Nurse Tilda looks fabulously sweet Mary!!
Oh my goodness, I had a fab weekend with my daughter and her Komen 60 Miles in 3 Days fundraiser, however I am sooo sad that I missed the chance to finally meet you! Fiddlesticks! Maybe next year!
Oh I love the CHA photos. The booth looked BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for such a wonderful candy to maybe win….
Hugs
Peggy
Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful pictures. Your Card is pretty. Congratulations for two years of magnolia DT.
Have a nice week
Hugs Renate
I am just starting and wonder what it will be like two years later. Congratulations on your two years.
I’m SO drooling!!! What inspiration?!?! Definitely keeping the photos somewhere so I can be inspired. Looks like you had a blast. Crossing fingers that I’ll be able to go to the one in Anaheim this year.
LOVE the card for your friend. I’m sure she’ll like it too.
Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous candy!!!
HUGS!
Mary, looks like you had a blast at CHA. I’m envious!!! Thanks for sharing the pictures–next best thing to being there I guess. Congrats on your 2 years anniversary. And thanks for the chance at your generous candy.
Hugs,
Norma
YOur card is gorgeous!! I hope you friend is well on her way to a speedy recovery soon!!! Looks like you had an amazing time at CHA!! I’m hoping one day that I will get to the Sates for CHA but I’m thinking not for another 18 years when my kids are old enough to look after themselves!! LOL!!! So much inspiration at the Magnolia stand!! WOW,WOW, WOW!!! Thanks for the chance to win that fab candy and happy blogaversary!!! HUgs xx
Thanks so much for the chance! Your creations are so beautiful, Mary! Congrats on your DT anniversary and blog anniversary! Saying prayers for your friend! Love nurse Tilda as I am one myself!
ROTFL!!!
I wonder why we’re lauging so much in this picture hmmmmmm???LOL!
It was such a DELIGHT to have met you and chat wih you.
Your colouring is booming gorgeous as I told you.I’m glad I got to see it up close.
I hope to meet with you again friend,((tight hugs))Ruby♥
p.s
CONGRATS CONGRATS on your Anniversary, WHOOHOOOO!!!!
Bon anniversaire, je suis émerveillée de voir ces photos ainsi que cette ambiance de créations si chaleureuse.
Quel chance d’avoir vu cela….merci de nous en faire profiter.
Tu as un grand talent continue de faire d’aussi belle carte et objets.
BISOUS Serena
Ce salon à l’air merveilleux et je ressent l’ambiance de vôtre équipe rien qu’en regardant les photos.
Merci de nous faire profiter de ces moments passé là bas.
Bravo Serena
I’m happy to have an opportunity to win the candy. Thank you. Your work is amazing! I love Magnolia stamps so I hope ….
You know. Congratulations on anniversary.
Om my this looks amazing Mary, you look like you have a awesome time at the CHA.
and I love the make a change to win the candy, it is great to win that huge price you give away!
Your card is amazing, I am still fan of your coloring
Have a great day!
Janneke XO
Thankyou Mary for sharing these wonderful pictures. I’m still sitting here with my jaw dropped in awe of the amazing talent. Thanks so much for the chance to win this awesome candy
Hugs Julie P
Congrats on your DT anniversary and blog anniversary! The card is great! Thank you for the chance to win
thank you so much for offering such wonderful candy i enjoy browsing your blog immensely x
fingers eyes and toes crossed for this one x
good luck to all x
Suzie qx
Oh my word I’m so jealous of you!!! What a fabulous experience to be with the Magnolia crew and wow what fabulous design projects they all look so lush!!! Can’t wait for the new release Nurse Tilda looks so perfect and a perfect card for Heather!!! I really couldn’t bleive it when I read about her thank you for letting us know!!!!
A great Candy giveaway I’m surprised you can part with it!!! Love Chanelle xxxx
Oh my!! what fabulous pictures you have shown us. Thank you so much, it’s not possible for lots of us Magnolia lovers to be there but this gives us a little insight into this wonderful show.
I adore your little Nurse, beautifully coloured and lovely papers.
Hugs
Suzi x
What gorgeous pics, i would have been in Heaven, feel really jealous, still I will just have to dream…and what fabulous candy you are giving away…good luck everybody….
l
Love browsing your blog it’s full of wonderful inpiration…hugs Kath…
I too am most envious of you having been at CHA…lol I would have wanted to take one of those Maggie posters home with me… Gorgeous card, thanks for showcasing the newest Tilda… love her! Thanks for the opportunity to win some candy. Am holding thumbs as 2nd August is my BIRTHDAY!!!! hugs from South Africa, Sharon
I love the photos you’ve shown. Your card is adorable and gorgeous. And thank you for a chance to win this awesome candy
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Hugs Monique
Pics from the CHA look wonderful, but your card outshines them all!!! I love ALL your cards, you are SO talented:). Thanks for the chance to win some awesome goodies!!
Beautiful card, thanks for sharing all these great photos of CHA and the chance to win
Louise
Mary!! I was sooooo green with envy when Ruby came screaming all the way home that she met you!!! I do hope that I will be lucky enough to meet you face to face too one day!!! It looks like the show was fabulous fun and I can see it was definitely a dream come true to be there colouring for magnolia. A huge congratulations on being with magnolia for 2 years!! hugs hun xxoo
Thank you for all the wonderful photos of the stunning cards from the DT.I’ve enjoyed browsing thru all these photos. How gorgeous they all are. Looks like you had an amazing time!
I love that Nurse Tilda image and your coloring is beautiful, Mary! I can’t wait till this new collection comes out! Have a great day! hugs, Angela
A truly beautiful card, Mary and what a wonderful experience CHA must have been! Combine that with time spent with friends and it must have been amazing!
Diane x
I can see why Magnolia had you at their booth! Your work is always wonderful!! Love this card you made and can’t wait to see more of the newest collection, as the nurse is darling! Thanks so much for sharing your pictures from CHA/Chicago, I’ll bet it was lots of fun. And congrats on the 2 years on the DT!! How exciting for you!!
Thanks so much for the pictures they are fantastic. I live by Patti Jo she is great. I can’t wait for that little Nurse to come out since my daughter is going to school to be a nurse.
Lindo seu cartão!!! Amei as fotos também.
Magali
oh what lovely candy !!! Makes my mouth water just thinking of having a chance at winning all those goodies … Thanks for the opportunity for one of us lucky ladies to win & play with all this …
Hugs, Janie
Thanks so much for sharing all of your wonderful pictures from CHA!!! The booth projects looked gorgeous!!! Can’t wait to see the new collection.
Hi Mary~~ How fun for you and it was so wonderful to meet you at CHA!!!! Your Nurse Tilda card is sooooo adorable and very cheery –I am sure it wil be a bright spot for Heather
Thanks so much for chance at goodies
Love and blessings
Mary lou
Your card is so adorable and sure to cheer up your friend. Have missed your posts this past week. You must have enjoyed being surrounded by so many magical creations!!! Thanks for sharing the pics of the booth and your cute card!! Glad you’re back!! Lynnor
Wow! What a magical weekend! Your card is darling! I may have to try to case it – we’re doing a card drive for a 10 year old that just had a lung/heart transplant, and I think she’d like that!!! Thanks for the chance to win such wonderful goodies! Hugs…
This is just a GORGEOUS selection of pictures!! Thank you for sharing and thank you for the chance to win this amazing blog candy!!
Crafty Hugs!
Meredith
Wow… This is the candy of my dreams!!! I wish I could win! Thanks for the opportunity. Hugs
OMG.. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!! gorgeous photos… thanks for sharing all with us!!!
Happy anniversary!!!
xxx
Wow Mary…I KNOW that you had so much fun here and congrat’s on your anniversary. I was so excited when I saw Angie Hunt’s pic’s that she posted which of course had you in them. I finally got to see a pic of you. So now, I have met Suzanne and Angie (I go to her monthly card classes) but yet to actually meet you. As you know, I think your work is still #1. I so miss your daily posts but know that that must be so hard to do. I have kept every post (under, Amazing Mary) you have done since I found you 2 years ago and STILL consider you the “BEST”. Thank you for all the inspiration that you have given me. One day I am going to meet you that’s for sure..Oh yeah…Great card as always….
I love Magnolia stamps! Would get mad if I was there on the stand with all this!
This candy is wonderful!! I would love to win it!! Thanks for the opportunity.
Kisses
Your card is so cute!
I love Magnolia stamps! Would get mad if I was there on the stand with all this!
This candy is wonderful!! I would love to win it!! Thanks for the opportunity.
Kisses
Your card is so cute!
I love Magnolia stamps! Would get mad if I was there on the stand with all this!
This candy is wonderful!! I would love to win it! Thanks for the opportunity.
Kisses
Congratulations on your anniversary! How can you not love MAgnolia and your little nurse….BEAUTIFUL!!
Your card is so cute!
I love Magnolia stamps! Would get mad if I was there on the stand with all this!
Kisses
Cool pictures! Thank you for all of your hard work, and inspiration. You are truly gifted. I love your blog. I LOVE Nurse Tilda…she is so cute!
Thank you for sharing the CHA photos..love your Tilda card too and hope Heather recovers quickly!
Wonderful opportunity to win! Thank you very much… speaking of your cards, they are “little big masterpieces”!
xoxoxo Eulalia from Italy
I would think you felt like you died and gone to heaven with all those little girls around you-I know I would of. I can’t imagine being surround by sweet Magnolias. Happy to have found this blog. May you friend recover- lots of prayers. Rose
Wow!!! That was great!!!
Oh gosh she is TOO cute! Wonderful pictures too!
Thanks for the chance!
Rene
Wow this is an amazing candy! I am crazy for the minis and papers!!!!
Thanks for the chance!
Kind Regards
Marcelle
Great card!!! It looks like you had a wonderful time!!!
Thank you for the chance to win some candy!!
Your card is amazing and thanks for sharing the photos of CHA.
Hugs from Indiana,
Pam:))
sooooo beautiful!! Congrats for 2 years.
I´m really in love for Tilda and your blog is Fantastic!!
hugs
Wow, the booth looks fantastic!! I so wish I could have been there to see it in person and to meet you and all the other wonderful artists!! Your card is lovely. Heather will love it! Congrats on your anniversary and thank you so much for the opportunity to win! Have a wonderful day!
xoxo, Christine
Oh my goodness, was that the most fabulous booth or what? All those creations are amazing, I wish I could have seen it in person. Your card is pretty, what a fun image. Congrats on your 2yr anniversary on the team. Thank you so much for a chance to win your candy.
I had to try and enlarge the picture to see all the detail in the cards in the photo’s! I am so inspired!
Lucky you and lucky us for the sharing!
thanks!
Myra
As always, Mary, your card is gorgeous – and the coloring is what we all hope to achieve somewhere down the road! Congratulations on your anniversary and for sharing the wonderful pictures from CHA with us – some day, I will get there! Wow, did Magnolia ever have a beautiful display at the show – and, as always, the most awesome stamps. Thanks for offering up the blog candy for some lucky winner – who will definitely do a happy dance when you post her name. Again, congratulations.
O my Mary, how fun to be able to attend CHA and to represent Magnolia. Thanks for sharing the photos and your candy : ) Hugs!
Oh my! DROOL!!!!! What fun to get to look around CHA! Thanks for sharing all the photos! Your blog candy looks wonderful! Thanks for the opportunity to win!!
Oh, she is so cute! I really love that patterned paper! I love the colors! It’s a lovely card!
Thank you for offering such delicious blog candy. I’d be happy with just one tiny part of it, LOL, it’s all that good!
Happy anniversary!
XO,
Chris Christensen
Mary, Thanks for the chance to win. Gosh, looks like you had a wonderful time. Great card.
Peace, Becky Johnson
Your cards is realy amazing. Love your colouring.
Thank you for the chance to win this awesome candy.
keep my fingers crossed.
Hugs,
Angela
Wow Mary, looks as if you had a Fabulous time at CHA. I wish I could have gone but California and Chicago are just to far apart, lol!
Thank you for the chance.
Tons of Hugs, Dangina
Hi Wow the show looks fantastic ! Wow all those gorgeous creations and products looks like heaven . I have been trying to persuade my fella to take next years holiday in Chicago or a weekend break to Sweden lol !! I will keep trying ! Love this new Tilda so versatile and she looks so much fun to colour. Your artwork and designs always inspire me ! Congratulations on being in the team for 2 years you so deserve to be there with your awesome talent ! I and many others aspire to be like yourself !! Thanks for the opportunity to win your generous candy ! Kitty ;0)
Wow nurse tilda is super cute and coloured beautifully!!! Congrats on your 2 year anniversary!!!!! You’re so very talented. Amd finally last but by no means least thank you ever so much for the chance to win this fab candy!!!!
Smiles to you
Kylie
Absolutely gorgeous pictures of CHA and the Magnolia Booth. What a wonderful opportunity for you and for everyone who stopped by to see your beautiful coloring. Love the sneak peek too! I will have much use for that particular image. Your card is just charming!
Hugs,
Barb
Wow – lots of eye candy there!! Would have love to see all the projects at CHA up close. Thanks for the opportunity to win the blog candy –
Char
Gorgeous card! I love the shading around the image. Glad you had fun at CHA – Suzanne is awesome, I got to take a class with her a few months ago. Congrats on 2 years with the Magnolia team – wonderful booth pictures, I would have loved to see all that inspiration in person!!
Wow, what an awesome card and cards, what an inspiration. I know it had to be a huge, exciting time for you and it makes me happy that you were able to meet them all. I loved all the wonderful pictures, thank you for sharing them. hugs Cathy
http://cathyshappiness.blogspot.com
I really wish I had more Magnolias (sadly I only have one)… sigh. Thanks for sharing!
It looks like you had a great time at CHA. And such a beautiful booth and displays. I bet you wanted it to never end, huh? Great photos, and yes please enter me in your drawing. Linda S. in NE
Such BEAUTIFULNESS!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE Magnolia Stamps!! Would absolutely go Giddy to Win this, Thank You for the opportunity!! Thank you for Sharing your Beautiful photos and adventures from CHA!! Blessings and Hugzzzz!!
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WOW! What an amazing vicarious trip I just took… I can just imagine the excitement bubbling up in the place. Thank you for sharing. All the cards and the both are gorgeous. Wish to have been there.
Thank you so much for sharing those pictures, sure am green with envy! to see such cards in real life and to visit the booth – wow that would be some dream – so to be able to visit through someone who can, is as good as it is gonna get for me!! lol.
I love all your cards, the nurse one is the first stamp I picked out to buy from the new range so to see a card actually made up was awesome. Thanks again for sharing, Best wishes SarahS
What a generous gift to a lucky someone!!…thank you for the opportunity to win!!
What a beautiful display. The 3-D items are all so gorgeous! Everything looks so wonderful! I am soooooo jealous that I wasn’t there
Now I need to go change my shirt – it’s covered with drool!
Huggeroonies,
Kathy
Simply gorgeous! Presently, I only have one = “Lucia”. Hope to get more! Thanks for the chance
iluvlu2003@yahoo.com
Super blog candy Marie.
Love your little card with Nurse Tilda on it. Perfect for someone who has been unwell. I pray Heather is on the mend.
Thank you for putting photo’s on of the CHA. I see my dear sweet friend Patti Jo there.
Hugs Maz
Wow, what a lovely candy, thanks for this great opportunity. You make such a beautiful card. This nurse Tilda is so cute
THANKS for sharing this moment with us, I have been waiting ans looking for photos og magnolias booth for so many days now…;o)! Just lovely to see how it looked and to mee it looks just beatiful! And as you wrote, Barbro and John are so nice and kind!
Have a wonderful day!
HugsLillemor
WOW! What a beautiful Blog Mary… I have just found you through Patti Jo. How lucky for you to go to the CHA and see allthe wonderful Magnolia Products. Happy Anniversary to you.
Love Sheila xx
Love it all! Thanks for sharing
Mary!!! I´m just arriving from a trip and found an email at my email box. Guess what… sending me to visit your blog. And I need to tell you that.. I LOVEEEEEEEEE your work!! This Tilda nurse card is so adorable!!!! Your coloring is … what can I say??? STUNNING!!! and the pics from CHA… OMG!!! They are everything I would love to see personally!!!
Hope you don´t mind… I´m linking your blog to mine!!
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Congratulations for your blog anniversary and thanks a lot for the opportunity of such an amazing candy!!
Have a marvellous weekend.
Regina
wowww fantastic blog candy!!!! your blog is full of delicious ideas for me! kiss
May many, many more anniversaries come your way! You are a class act in our world of card making! Thank YOU!
Wow! Would I ever love to win the blog candy! Wonderful stamps!
Waaw!!!…
Thank you for sharing the CHA photos..
Congratulation for your blog anniversary. I am very happy for your visit to the CHA!
… and thanks for this amazing opportunity!
Hugs, Barbara
wowowowow!!! What a beautiful candy!! I love Magnolia stamps!!!
First of all these pictures made me drool!!!!! How lucky you were to be able to go and be part of this event!!!!!! The candy you have on offer is like Christmas morning!!!! Thank you so much for the chance to win!!!!! Whoever wins this will be very very lucky!!!! have a great day!!!!
I thought there was another section to comment on your Stunning card!!!! Wow what a work of art!!!!! Excellent work!!!!!
Brilliant, i love this card, thank you for showing the photos of CHA
its nice to see what were missing.
hugs Chrissy xx
wow Mary,
so long dear.
I have been missing your amazing project.
What an amazing pics from CHA I have never been to one, but hope one day
Love all the fotos and your cute card.
Wish you all the best dear.
Hug’s
Renkata
Another wonderful card! You do such amazing work! I am so sorry to hear about Heather, though. Wishing her a speedy and complete recovery!
Hugs to you, Penny
This is really a fantastic Blog Candy… Magnolia stamps are wonderful!!! looking at your photos it looks like to be in a dreaming world…HUgs from Italy
ILA
Happy Blogaversary!!! Magnolia stamps are so cute Love them all. Love all the work you do and appreciate the opportunity..
WOW what wonderful pictures. The Magnolia booth looks fabulous, I wish they would come to our local stamping event…Adventures in Stamping. I would love to win your fabulous giveaway!
LOVED seeing you at CHA Mary…it was so much fun to meet such a great friend in person! Hopefully we can meet up again sometime!
Crafty Hugs~
Kim
Very nice cards! Love this candy! Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh, so adoranle cards! Love Magnolia’s images a lot, but I have not any at me. That would be great to win them even… I subscribed your blog by e-mail.
hugs. Hlora. xx
Tilda makes a fine Nurse, and this bright cherry card will surely pick up Heather’s spirits!
Pictures of CHA are wonderful, wow, so many beautiful cards and projects, Magnolia Heaven! Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Hugs
Sue Drees
wow! MARY! These are awesome pictures. Looks like you had a wonderful time at CHA and how fantastic to have been at the FABULOUS Magnolia booth! You go GIRL!!
Somehow, I totally missed your wonderful CANDY giveaway!! sniff sniff!
So happy for you my Friend!
Love & Hugs
Thankfully just stumbled onto your blog. VERY INSPIRING.
Thank you for the chance to win such a beautiful package!!
Always enjoy your blog, Happy Anniversary!
Beautiful card…I love all your works…I am just starting to make cards so I am amazed on how much talent there is out there. Thank you for giving me a chance to win such a bundle.
Happy Anniversary and many more…
Wow, it’s beautiful. Happy anniversary.
Ton blog est une inspiration, je reviens voir tes créations souvent. Merci
What a gorgeous layout of pictures. I feel as though I am right there with you. Thanks so much for bringing us to CHA with you.
Vielen Dank, für die wunderschönen Bilder und Karten von Magnolia
Thanks for sharing the great pictures from CHA. That booth is so adorable. Thanks for the candy. Hoping to win!!
Hi
I just found your site, and love the card! I love magnoilias and wish we had them in our area, but we don’t. Love all the pictures from the CHA they are all so good. Thanks for the chance to win the markers.
Darlene
Thanks for sharing these pictures and your card is awesome. I also see so many beautiful Magnolia creations there in the pictures
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Hugs,
Cabio