Anything Goes, Magnolia-licious New Year Challenge

A New Year! You just have to wonder where have the years gone and boy did they go quickly! It seems like just yesterday that I was asked to join the Magnolia-licious Design Team, but it was 3 years ago! Wow! I have loved every single minute of this journey and met so many fabulous people along the way. They have all made the journey so much fun, gave me awesome support and laughed and cried with me along the way. Thank you everyone...you are all special in my heart.

Well now, let's get down to business. Magnolia-licious Highlites has a brand new challenge for you today. It's so easy...."Anything Goes" hosted by the incredibly talented Cheryl Rowley. You've got the entire month to make something and post it to our blog. Honestly! Anything goes....

I saw some beautiful white on white cards done for Christmas this year. I am so impressed by these beauties and decided I would make one for myself. This card started out in a completely other direction, but I was persuaded by the pretty white on white cards to change my plan.

My inspiration was a beautiful card which I received from Norma Lee for Christmas. Her's is so stunning I really wanted to copy all of it...but I used it's base as my jumping off place and just played my way through to the end.

So here we go...this is my Easel card using #3048 Tilda with Teddy Bear from the Sweet Christmas Dreams collection 2011. I don't see her available in the shop anymore, I guess she was very popular!

I was very impressed with a recent card posted on Danielle's blog where she used Faber Castelle Polychromo pencils. Her coloring is stunning and I really wanted to give it a try. So I borrowed the pencils from my friend Millie bought some Strathmore Bristol paper with Vellum finish and gave it a try. I had to cut her out, and let me tell you, cutting through that paper is quite a challenge!

Her is a side view of the card showing all the dimension.

A close up of Tilda and my first attempt at coloring with the pencils. I have a long way to go...

Here is the card opened up...

My card recipe...

Bazzill White Card stock

Dies - Go Kreate XXL Square Frames Filly #2, Spellbinders Labels 18 & 20, Magnolia Picket Fence (not available at the moment), Memory Box Snowflake border (not available at the moment), Heart die - Cherry Lynn (a friend gave me this one)

Embossing Folder - Cottage Floral

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls - stash

Sentiment - stash (origins unknown)

Stickles - Waterfall

Chalk

Distress ink - broken china

I hope you'll be inspired to join in the fun and start the New Year with our Anything Goes challenge. I do thank you so much for your visit to my blog. I have lots of fun things in store for the future.

Happy New Year everyone...
Blessings and hugs...
Barb