McMahon Five Release

Hi all!  I have some people from my church coming over tomorrow to paint my house so my week has been super busy!  Given that, I didn't get a chance to play along with the McMahon Five Deisgns release this week but I wanted to show you all the lovely new images!!!

Fuschia & Hummingbird - Outline

Fuschia & Hummingbird - Colored

Well Wishes - Outline

Well Wishes - Colored

Butterfly Wishes JPG and PNG

Golfer Guy JPG and PNG

For projects using the above images, visit the Design Team blogs!

Angie, Carolyn, Debbie, Fran, Jeni, Kathy, Kelly, Kristine, Michelle A, Michelle P, 

Sue

I hope you have a great weekend!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Breast Cancer Awareness Bundle from McMahon Five

 

If you have been with us since October, 2010 you have

had the opportunity to receive each and every one of our

Breast Cancer Awareness Sets

for FREE.

But if you have recently joined us,

we are offering you a

Special Deal for the first time EVER! 

Each of our Breast Cancer Awareness images

created and released since August, 2010

in a Money Saving Bundle!

87 images for ONLY $9.99.

$34.50 current value!! 

 

SHOP NOW!

 

If you'd like to know a little of my life history and breast cancer... 

My mother is a survivor, her best friend is a survivor however my mothers mother

(my grandmother) did not survive her breast cancer. :( 

It's important ladies to do your monthly exams.  Do it TODAY! 

 

You have ONE WEEK ONLY

to receive all 87 jpg and png images we have released

in our BCA line since October, 2010! 

It has a $34.50 value for only

$9.99!

All Profits are Donated!!

 

BUY NOW!

 

Be sure to post your cards to our

Splitcoast Stampers Gallery

(use keywords: M5D, mcmahonfive, mcmahonfivedesign )

or

Facebook page

so we can see your creations!!!

Uma Fiddler!

No, Uma not a fiddler but I couldn’t resist the pun. This sweet girl’s name is Uma and she’s playing a fiddle/violin! I knew my mom would love this image when I saw it and just had to color her up.

My mom plays the fiddle and also love’s Jess’ girls. Yes, she took that card with her when she was over yesterday. I’m sure it will go to one of her fiddling friends. Or maybe it will be one of them that she holds on to for herself!

I used some pretty Prima flowers from the McMahon Five Designs store. The dp is Basic Grey and the flower ribbon is American Crafts.

Challenges:
Card Patterns—sketch
Basic Grey Challenge—anything goes

 

Let’s take a look at what else is in the release!

 

Uma JPG and PNG

LINK TO ORIGINAL WORK

 Fran and Kristine also made cards with this cutie!

 

 

 

Patched Up Friends JPG and PNG

 

 Paige made a card using this cute set.

 

 

 

Arianna's Roses JPG

 

Sue made a card with the beautiful Arianna.

 

 

 

 

A River Runs Through It

Sue also made a card with this one!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Christine

One Petunia, Two Petunia, Three Petunia, Four

That’s the way it goes in my garden anyway!!!  I plant so many petunias each year.  I have lots and lots of pots full of flowers around my garden and petunias are one of my favorite flowers to put in them.  Last year I actually found (and bought) some petunias that were yellow and black.  They were gorgeous!!!

So, you’re asking “Why is she talking about petunias?”

This is why!!!  Sue, of McMahon Five Designs has drawn a beautiful petunia image for us this week!  Isn’t it lovely!!!

There are a couple of other images being released this week.  Sue has had a busy week and doesn’t have them in the store as of bedtime Thursday but she’s getting up early so they will probably be in the What’s New section by the time you get up!

I have a very busy weekend planned with my sister.  It’s quilt shop hop time again.  I’ve been to several quilt shop hops, seeing beautiful quilts and getting lots of ideas.  I’ve even purchased an entire quilt kit and the kits to make all the blocks for another quilt.  That doesn’t even count all of the quilting fabric and patterns I have purchased along the way.  And, many of the shops give a fat quarter away as a gift during the hop!!!  However, I’m kind of embarrassed to say that I’ve never made a quilt!!!  One of these days, huh?

I hope you have  great plans for this weekend as well!

Blessings,

Christine

Love and Faith

It’s time for your monthly self exam and if you promise that you did it, you can receive this beautiful Love & Faith image for free!

 

Even though our emphasis is Breast Cancer Awareness,

the Ribbon stands for so many other Awareness.

Below are the

March Awareness Ribbon Colors:

 

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Blue or Brown):

www.preventcancer.org/colorectal

National Endometriosis Awareness Month (Peach or Yellow):

www.endocenter.org

Save your Vision Month (Green):

www.aoa.org/x5072.xml

Trisomy Awareness Month (Light Blue):

Workplace Eye Wellness Month (Green):

www.preventblindness.org

National Sleep Awareness Week March 7-13 (Black):

www.sleepfoundation.org

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10 (red):

www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/

World Kidney Day March 11 (Green):

www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm

Brain Awareness Week March 15-21 (Grey):

www.dana.org/brainweek

National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20 (Red):

www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm

American Diabetes Alert Day March 22 (Grey):

www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp

World Tuberculosis Day March 24 (Red):

www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day

 

 

My Lucky Halloween and a Free Sentiment

 

Hi everyone!

When I saw this wonderful new image from McMahon Vintage, it reminded me of the Tim Holtz Halloween paper so I pulled it out before coloring this cute image and used his papers for inspiration.  Once again, like last week, this image brings back family memories!  Everyone in my family is big teasers and I can see one of my brothers sneaking up behind me trying to get a scare out of me!!!

Now, off to see the rest of the release.

 

 

 

Funny Little  Things JPG and PNG

 

 

 

Story Telling JPG and PNG

 

 

 

Sweet Baby Mine JPG and PNG

 

 

Free Blessings Sentiment w/purchase of Sweet Baby Mine

 

 

Lucky Halloween JPG and PNG

 

 

Blessings,

Christine

Special Fundraiser

 

McMahon Five Designs is honored to be part of a fundraising effort for a young man named Tripp Oldham, who has Cystic Fibrosis and will be needing a double lung transplant to survive.  Tripp is full of life and wouldn't you want to make a small effort to help him keep that life?

 

You can learn more about Tripp HERE.

Check out his photo gallery HERE.

 

 

 

Cheryl, who put this fundraiser together, has asked many digital artists and friends to donate images and prizes for the cause.  M5D put together this set called...

 

Simple Pleasures

 

This set is NOT available in the M5D store

and

is ONLY AVAILABLE through your purchase at

  Lungs4Life.blogspot.com.

 

 

 

Card by: Michelle A

 

Card by: Sue

 

Cheryl has also set up a Raffle with

5 FABULOUS PRIZE Packages. 

M5D has donated the following prize package. 

It only costs $1 per ticket! 

 

 

Be sure to check out ALL THE DIGITAL STAMPS you will receive for a $20 donation and be sure to pick up a couple of raffle tickets for a chance to win those prizes!

 

Lungs4Life

 

 

Loving These Lovely Flower Ladies

 

This week I have another one of the lovely flower ladies to share with you from McMahon Five Vintage images.

I love these young ladies and they are so much fun to color and embellish.  There is a run down home where I don’t think anyone lives near me on the corner.  The yard is very unkempt but there is one beautiful thing amidst the neglect.  They have a huge yellow wild rose crawling all over their chain link fence.  It’s gorgeous!!!  I wish I had thought to take a picture before doing this post.  Anyway, that’s why I wanted to color this Wild Rose image yellow.

Now, on to the rest of the new images for this week.  See anything you like, you can go to the McMahon Five Designs store and purchase your own!!!

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Mr. Fishy JPG or PNG

 

 

 

 

Vintage Dog JPG or PNG

 

 

Wildrose JPG or PNG

 

 

Vintage Hunter JPG or PNG

 

 

 

 

Lily of the Valley JPG or PNG

 

 

 

 

For more details on the projects above, visit the Design Team blogs!  Amy, Bonnie, Carolyn, Cassandra, Kristine, Michelle, Raven, Shelly, Sue

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Have a great Wednesday.  I’m very busy this week getting ready for my niece's baby shower.  Her baby boy (Landon) is due in 6 weeks.  I can’t wait to meet him!!!

Blessings,

Christine

The Hotspot Challenge

 

We have exciting news to share with you!  Studio 313 and McMahon Five Designs have joined forces and have a monthly challenge called  "The Hotspot Challenge".  The First of every month will be a new Hot Challenge based on the Latest Hottest Trends!

For February our theme is Natural Elements.  For my card I used some of McMahon Five Designs Real Wood Paper and Shawne’s Studio 313 Bird on a Frail Branch image.  It’s such a beautiful sentiment.  Also, I went outside and cut a branch off of my sage plant for the birdie to sit on.

Go ahead and find natural elements to add to your card this month!  Pull out some of the items you haven't used in a while or haven't even tried yet!  We all have hemp cord, raffia, wooden buttons, cotton ribbon and how about really changing it up and using Real Wood Paper?  There are hundreds of ideas for it's use in the Idea Gallery!  Below is an Inspirational Photo to get your creative minds going!

 

Now, it wouldn't be a challenge if there wasn't a prize, right?  RIGHT!  Using our Natural Elements Theme we created a Prize Package filled with Natural Elements!

 

Prize package includes:

 

1 sheet of Birds Eye Maple Real Wood Paper

1 sheet of Cherry Real Wood Paper

1 sheet of Maple Real Wood Paper

1 sheet of Walnut Real Wood Paper

1 package Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes Vines

1 assorted package of Real Wood Paper Leaf Die Cuts

15 yards of Hemp Cord

1 foot of 100% Cotton Twill Tape

1 bundle of Raffia

1 Wicker Basket Full of Fibers – White and Multi

1 Wood Trinket Box for Altering

1 7” strand of Freshwater Pearls

2 Vintaj Natural Brass Filigree Butterflies

1 package of 10 Natural Pressed Flowers

4 Mulberry Paper Roses

 

So, let’s all go create some natural projects using images from Studio 313 or McMahon Five Designs.  That’s one great prize!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Awareness Wreath

It’s release time again at McMahon Five Designs!

We’re taking a bit easy on you this week with just a few new images.  Most importantly (to me anyway) is our new Breast Cancer Awareness image.  However this month, we have a bit of a twist!

<a href="http://www.mcmahonfivedesign.com/store/store_results.asp?ShopByStyle=35&Section=Breast+Cancer+Charity/" target="”_blank”"><img border="”0”" src="http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l561/Kristine2818/M5D-december-BCA.gif" /></a>

Sue drew a wreath with Happy Awareness as the sentiment so that you can use the image for any various cases out there.  Once again, all you need to do is pledge that you will perform your self exam and Sue will send you the image for free.  Just click on the blinkie above.  Kristine makes these blinkies for us—isn’t she wonderful!!!

Here’s my example for today.

 

New this week...

Adele's Gift

New this week...

Jolly Elf

New this week...

Graces Glow (I’m also working on a card with this cutie!)

Awareness Wreath

Be sure to check out the samples by the rest of the Design Team!

Bonnie, Carolyn, me, Kristine, Michelle, Sue

I have a Thanksgiving dinner poem that I  will share with you later if I can find it!!!  For all my American friends, Happy Thanksgiving and don’t eat too much!  My family isn’t eating dinner until 6:00 pm so I’ll be around tomorrow.  I’m making a couple of pies, rolls and cranberry sauce for my contribution!  I hope I have lots of leftovers!!!

Blessings,

Christine

Deets:
Medium-Copics; Image-McMahon Five Designs; Paper-K & Co; Pearls-KaiserCraft; Ribbon-Papertrey Ink.

Challenges:
Copic Creations--Shading your paper pieced images (I did this on the wreath)