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BLOG HOP STARTS TODAY!

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Manor House Creations

Hello and welcome to MANOR HOUSE CREATIONS MOTHERS DAY BLOG HOP. Thank you for joining us.

Its almost Mother’s Day and we want to show our appreciation and thanks to all the wonderful Mums out there, and all Mum’s love flowers right? So we are offering 4 beautiful prize packs FULL of Manor House Creations flowers. 4 lucky ladies will each win one of these gorgeous packs..

This is what you have to do.

The blog hop begins at MANOR HOUSE CREATIONS BLOG you will also find a complete list of all participating blogs there, in case you get lost along the way. Simply follow the links left on the design team blogs; the last stop on the hop is Manor house creations Facebook page.

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There will be hidden letters on each of the blogs that spell out  A  ‘secret sentence’, follow the clues, and when you get to the end, and you have worked out the secret sentence, go to the Facebook page, ‘LIKE’ our page and leave your answer in the comments section.

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The rules:  You must visit all the blogs, leaving a COMMENT (if you are able) and becoming a FOLLOWER to all, you must also “LIKE” our Facebook page, and write the secret sentence in the comments section.

 

Our design team have created some wonderful projects to inspire you along the way.

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Here’s a list of the blogs, in case you get lost on the way.

The blog hop begins HERE.

MHC blog links to Nerrida Mitchell www.forthememories-nerridamitchell.com

Nerrida links to Karen Shady http://karenshady.blogspot.com.au/

Karen links to Monika Martinson monma.blogspot.com

Monika links to Linda Langes  http://ahappyscramper.typepad.com/

Linda links to Joanne Bain www.scrappinforme.blogspot.com

Joanne links to Ria Mojika www.cakesnscraps.blogspot.com

Ria links to Delaina Burnswww.delainas.blogspot.com

Delaina links to Melinda Thompson www.minseverydaymoments.blogspot.com

Melinda links to  Jeni O’Connor http://jocmomentsoftime.blogspot.com/

Jeni links to Lene Neby www.lenemors.blogspot.com

Lene links to Morag Cutts www.scrapbook-junkie.blogspot.com

Morag links to MHC facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manor-House-Creations/256231617747642

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The blog hop begins now, and will run through till midnight Tuesday 8th of May Australian Eastern Standard Time. Remember…the winners will be announced on Monday May 14th, on our Facebook page, and also on the MHC blog.

GOOD LUCK, AND HAVE FUN!

 

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Sketch winners

Posted on May 5, 2012 by karenshady67

We are always thrilled to receive entries to our monthly sketch competition. It’s so wonderful to see how others use MHC flowers. Here are this months entries based on Monika’s sketch…

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So, here’s a look at what our talented friends have created.

Layout by Annette Juhlin

Products used: Fanatsy – Fairy dust, Fairy Floss – blue, Country Lane – purple.

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Layout by Karen McLaughlin

Products used: Wishes – Hope, Cutie Pies – lime.

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Layout by Maja Stokk

Products used: Country Lane – Quaint, Taneisha.

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Layout by Michelle Frisby

Grandma’s Garden – pink lace, Birdsong Rose leaves.

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Kelly-anne Oosterbeek

Products used: Enchanted – Sweet Dreams, Rose leaves.

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There are some fantastic entries this month…it’s getting harder to choose a winner…none the less, we have to choose just one.

So it’s CONGRATULATIONS to:

ANNETTE JUHLIN.

We love the mix of colours you have chosen yet its such a soft pretty layout  – and look at that button ‘e’ encrusted embellishment! We alos love all those paper layers.

Woohoo!!! Congratulations …… Please email us with your postal details and we’ll get your prize pack off to you asap!

We would also like to give a HONOURARY MENTION TO:

MICHELLE FRISBY

We love the feather acompaniment to our flowers Michelle and again, gorgeous colour combo!

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It was a hard choice this month with much deliberation over a few of the layouts. A BIG thankyou to everyone that entered this month – your amazing!

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World Vision donation

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Manor House Creations

Another great month for Word Vision!

Donation this month:

$698.00 

YAY! We are saving lives! Thankyou!

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Manor House Creations sponsors Flying Unicorn

Posted on May 4, 2012 by jenioc

It’s May and it’s the month to celebrate flowers. As Australia settles into the frosted mornings of Autumn, in the northern hemisphere the signs of Spring are everywhere. What better way is there to join in the festivities of Spring than by spreading Manor House Creations flowers around the world.

To celebrate May, the month of flowers, Manor House Creations is sponsoring Flying Unicorn and joining in their blossoming activities.

http://flyingunicornforums.com/home.html

From the Flying Unicorn, “The Flying Unicorn is a US based online scrapbook store and kit club that not only carries many of the products you know and love, but also specializes in one of a kind, hard to find papers and products.”

“Manor House has joined with The Flying Unicorn to host a Flower Fantasy during the entire month of May and each week we’ll be posting a challenge in the Flying Unicorn Forums featuring flowers, lots of flowers!  Our creative team and the Manor House creative team will share example projects to inspire your creativity and get you going on the challenges.  Every week a winner will be randomly selected from the challenge entries to win a RAK of Manor House flowers!  How cool is that?”

The first week of May is a layout challenge.

Here’s one from our own designer MELINDA THOMPSON who created this gorgeous guest layout just for The Flying Unicorn. Melinda has incorporated her fabulous, masking, misting and textured techniques.

Layout by Melinda Thompson.

Products: Sprinkles – lime, Nikita, Country Lane, Christmas Angelic, Leaves.

Next up is a stunning page from Flying Unicorn Creative Designer, Shona Keehn. Shona’s “Flower Fantasy” layout features an adorable photo of her daughter and grandson.

Layout by Shona Keehn.

Shona says she loves Manor House flowers and loves that she can mist them to match her layout.  Shona displays here before and after blooms. She used mist to color “The Tropics” flowers orange and “Country Lane Quaint” olive.

Products: The Tropics, Country Lane- Quaint, Taneshia, Cutie Pies -lime.

 We also have this beautiful, softly angelic page from Tracy Gregory. Tracy has positioned her sweet niece in a bed of lovely pink and white Manor House blooms.

Layout by Tracy Gregory

Flying Unicorn designer, Tracey Gregory had this to say about her Flower Fantasy layout: “This layout is of my dear niece, Vivien, on Easter day. Believe it or not my mom took this incredible shot with her phone camera. I knew when I saw it, I wanted to create an elegant layout and these Manor House beauties were just perfect. I really love the layers of fabric and delicate paper and how each petal is reinforced with pliable wire so the blooms can be perfectly positioned on your page.”

Products: Country Lane- Quaint,  Enchanted, Sprinkles -lime, Shimmers, Christmas Star.

Drop in to the gallery at The Flying Unicorn to check out all the fabulous layouts using Manor House Creations to inspire you.

http://flyingunicornforums.com/home.html

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Something VERY special for Mum

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Manor House Creations

Hi, and welcome,

Today we have something very special to share with you. Our very talented designer JOANNE BAIN has made this beautiful altered bird house vase, for her Mum for Mothers day, and we are very lucky that she has given us a little sneak peak at it before she gives it to her Mum this Sunday.

Jo explains, ‘I used texture paste, distress ink and glimmermist to alter the bottom and the base of the wine glass. I then twisted brown twine around the stem of the glass to create a stand. I have added a small twiddleybitz birdcage to the inside of the glass and added sphagnum moss to create a natural look. So this is basically a birdcage stand but then with the glass being around the outside of the birdcage I was able to create even more dimension.

I then went about creating a full Manor House Vine. I used florist wire and tape to create the vine. Once the vine was constructed I then spritzed with Coffee Shop glimmer mist. Then I wanted really daffodil yellow flowers so I bleached then rinsed some Lime Cutie Pies to make them really white..and believe me they were white. Once rinsed again and dried, I then spritzed them with Sun Sisters Glimmer Mist. I then attached them to the vine.

Products used: Cutie pies-lime, rose leaves small.

Isnt this just divine. Thank you for sharing with us Jo, and I know your Mum is going to love is as much as we do.

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Gifts and cards for Mum

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Manor House Creations

Hello everyone,

As promised, we have some more great gift and card ideas for Mother’s day. Our design team have been hard at work to bring you some wonderful ideas.

First up, Its Karen, with this lovely card.

‘I wanted to use the ‘Frosted wild rose’ for my card, as it matched my papers perfectly, accept the flower was a little big for where I wanted to use it. So I removed the bottom 2 layers, and made them into ‘rose buds’. I will be giving a step by step tutorial on the blog soon to show how I made them.

Heres a few close-ups of my buds.

MHC flowers used: Frosted wild rose, rose leaves-medium.

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Next, just take a look at this stunning 3D paper tole picture JENI has made for her Mother-in law, who loves hummingbirds. It’s a  gift for Mother’s Day.

From Jeni O Connor

MHC flowers used: Taneisha-pink, Enchanted-little princess, Ballroom -pink, Chiffon.

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And, in Melinda’s very own, stunning style, she has created this beautiful card for someone special in her life

Melinda has used a little brown spray ink on the ‘Christmas star’ flower for an entirely different look.

Mothers day card by Melinda Thompson

products used:  Christmas Star (pink with some brown mist), Cottage Garden (misted pink & brown), Blossoms, The Scrapcake The Bright Side of Life papers.

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Jeni has been super busy, and has also created this stunning layout to share with us, featuring some adorable photos of her with her 2 children. This is what Mothers day is all about

Products used: Enchanted, Country Lane,  Sugar and Spice (misted).

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Thank you for calling in today, we hope we have given you a few ideas for creating something special for your Mum this Mother’s day.

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A wintery bird house

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Manor House Creations

Today, we have something vey special to share with you. Our very talented Nerrida has been working her magic, and has created this floral masterpiece. This beautiful birdhouse features lots of Manor House Creations flowers, along with The Scrapcakes  ‘My private hapiness’ collection. Nerrida has added some white acrylic paint to the flowers petals to make the birdhouse look a little more ‘wintery’, but the colours remain pretty and cheerful.

Birdhouse by Nerrida Mitchell

Products used: Taneisha, Country Lane – Quaint, Cottage Garden – Fragrance, Blossoms – party mix. The Scrapcake ‘My private happiness’ papers.

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Gift ideas for Mother’s day

Posted on May 1, 2012 by karenshady67

It’s almost Mother’s day, and I don’t know about you, but I find it so hard to find that ‘perfect’ gift for my Mum. She doesn’t like us to spend too much money, but I want to give her something special, to show her how much we love and appreciate her. A handmade gift or card is the perfect solution. It is such a wonderful and personal way to say thank you to your Mum. The talented design team have come up with some gorgeous ideas to help you with deciding on what to give to your Mum this Mothers day.

Firstly, LINDA has made this stunning little gift box. How special would your Mum feel to receive this.

Gift box by Linda Langes

Products used: Party time-Anniversary pack, The Scrap Cake-One moment in time and My private happiness paper collections.

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Next, Melinda has created this floral beauty. She has combined The Scrap Cake’s ‘The bright side of life’ collection with some gorgeous MHC flowers, and made a beautiful card any Mum would treasure.

 Mother’s Day Card by Melinda Thompson

 Products used : MHC flowers, Ballroom – Tango (cream), Enchanted Little Prince (white, misted pink), Blossoms, The Scrapcake The Bright Side of Life papers.

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In beautiful, shabby style, Jeni has created this lovely easel card for her special someone.

 Mothers day card from Jeni O Connor

Products used: Sprinkles-pink, Ballroom-waltz

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And lastly, is this bright, fun card from LENE.

 

Mother’s day card by Lene Neby

MHC Products used: Sprinkles-pink and lime, Cutie pies.

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We hope you enjoyed our Mother’s day gift special today, and make sure you call back in again on Thursday, as we will have some more wonderful Mother’s day gift ideas to share with you then.

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The Color Room talent – palette 108

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Manor House Creations

More amazing talent over at THE COLOR ROOM this week starting with the fabulous Design Team.  Such gorgeous colours too…. and just look at those flowers!

Yumi Takasaki

Products used: Country lane – green, Taneisha.

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Belinda Spencer

Products used: Ballroom – Waltz, Mascarpone, Cutie pies – lime.

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Solange Marques

Products used: Enchanted – sweet dreams.

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Naomi Capps

Products used: Cutie pies – lime, taneisha, Blossoms – party mix.

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Kerry Murray

Products used: Party time – Princess party, Sprinkles – lime, The Tropics – By the pool, Nikita.

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Yuka Ogawa

Products used: Taneisha, Ballroon – Waltz, Wild frosted orchid, Wishes – peace, Cutie pies – lime.

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Eila Sandberg

Products used: The tropics – Dusk & By the pool, Sprinkles – lime.

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Belinda Spencer

Products used: Ballroom – Waltz, Taneisha, Cutie pies – lime.

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Please join in the fun and have your chance at winning an amazing prize of MHC flowers!

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You won’t want to miss this…

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Manor House Creations

Manor House Creations is having its first ever blog hop. It begins THIS SUNDAY 6th of May at 8am (Australian Eastern Standard time) right here at the Manor House Creations blog, through until midnight on Tuesday 8th of May. There are 4 fabulous prize packs, chock full of beautiful Manor house creations flowers to be won.

We want to get the word out to as many people as possible, so, as well as these prizes, we are also offering one bonus ‘mystery’ prize for anyone who advertises our blog hop on their blog. (Prize drawn randomly).

All you have to do is advertise our blog hop, on your blog, ASAP, to be in the running to win this prize, and leave a link to your post on our blog, or Facebook page. We can’t tell you what the prize is, but we can tell you it contains some gorgeous Manor House Creations flowers :) .

And remember to put the 6th to the 8th of May in your diary, cos you don’t want to miss this one.

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