Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #21: Christmas in July

Happy Tuesday!  I hope your holiday weekend was WONDERFUL!!!  There's a new challenge up at Celebrate the Occasion.  This week's challenge is to create a Christmas project without using the color red.  Here's what I came up with:

This is an A2 sized card (4.25" x 5.5").  I got the tree from Winter Frolic, but I changed it up a little bit.  I wanted a more fringy-looking tree, so I cut 1" strips of two colors of paper and punched them with my Martha Stewart grass punch.  Next, starting at the bottom of the tree, I layered the punched strips, alternating colors.  Then, I just turned the tree over and trimmed off the excess.  Finally, I added on all of the decorations, Stickled them like crazy, and added a little gem with my iRock.  I really love how the tree turned out! :o) 

The sentiment came from Pink By Design's Christmas Wishes Stamp Set, and I got the twine from the Divine Twine Assortment Pack (also from PBD).  By the way, the background paper looks a little red in the photo, but I promise is really just dark pink. :o)

So, I really hope you'll head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to see what the other Design Team members created and join in on the fun yourself.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #19: Celebrate Summer

This week at Celebrate the Occasion, we're celebrating summer.  The challenge is to create a project with a sun on it.  Here's what I came up with:

I decided to do a pretty simple shape card for this challenge.  I got the sun from Create a Critter and the card base from Wild Card...I used my gypsy to hide the inner circle that's usually on the base.  I don't know if you can tell from the photo, but the orange on the card is glitter paper.  I added some inking and a sentiment from Pink By Design's Summer Vacation Stamp Set, and my simple little card was all done!  I hope you like it! 

Now, I hope you'll head over to Celebrate the Occasion to see what the other Design Team members created and then join in on the challenge yourself.  I can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by today...have a great week!



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #17: Father's Day

Guess what!?!?!?! It's Tuesday, so it's a great day for a challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion.  This week's theme is Father's Day.  Here's what I came up with:

So, I have to say that I'm not super crazy about this card.  It doesn't really go together, or something.  My idea behind this card is that it's for my husband...it represents a sort-of inside joke between him and our daughters.  The big gray elephant is supposed to be him, and the two smaller ones represent the girls.  The problem is that I made the little elephants in pastel colors, thinking it would be good since they are girls.  Well, then I couldn't really make the card very masculine since I had the pastels on there.  I told you I'm not great at making masculine cards!  Anyway, at least I think my hubby will get a chuckle out of this card.  The inside is going to say "Even when you're making elephant noises" which is my hubby's and daughter's code phrase for going #2.  Strange idea for a Father's Day card, maybe, but my girls think it's funny, and my hubby will, too, and that's all that matters. :o)

This is an A2 size card.  The elephants are from Birthday Bash, and the bows are from Once Upon a Princess.  The sentiment is from Pink By Design's Our Fathers stamp set.  I added a little ribbon (no bows this time), and my little card was all done.  I hope you like it!

So, now it's time for you to head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to see what the other Design Team members created.  Then, you can join in on the fun, yourself.  I can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by today!



YIPPEE, YIPPEE, YAY!!!

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OMGoodness!  If you follow my facebook page, you may already know this, but I thought I'd announce it here, anyway!  I was selected to be a part of the Pink By Design Design Team!  YAY!!!  I am super excited to be able to serve on another AWESOME DT, and I can't wait to get started making projects with Sarah's great stamps!  I'll start posting projects on the Pink By Design Blog on Monday, June 13th.  If you haven't visited the new blog, please do!  You'll want to become a follower since there are so many SUPER talented members of the DT who will be posting projects there EVERY SINGLE DAY!  You don't want to miss even one of them!

Thanks so much for visiting today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I created for Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge Me Monday.  Then, on Tuesday, I'll have another project for Celebrate the Occasion's new challenge.  I hope you'll stop by. :o)



CTO Pool Party Blog Hop

Happy Saturday, everyone! Welcome to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons and the Pool Party Blog Hop! This hop is hosted by Celebrate the Occasion, so be sure to start the hop there! There are so many great projects in this hop...and I don't want you to miss even one of them! Plus, there's prize up for grabs at CTO and lots of blog candy along the way. Don't miss out!

If you came here from Rayna's blog (Purple Peeps Techniques), then you're in the right place. If you just stumbled upon this post and you'd like to hop along from the beginning, visit Celebrate the Occasion.

For this hop, we're all making projects related to the Pool Party theme. Well, this is just right up my ally! If you follow my blog, you probably noticed that I'm on a bit of a party decorations/invitations kick. So, that's what I decided to make for this hop. Here are my projects:

First, I decided to make a Pool Party invitation. These are A2 sized gatefold cards. The card base is an SVG file I found online (sorry, I can't remember where I found it). The file also included the scalloped circle. There are 4 different versions of the invitation.

I got the beach ball and flipflops/sunglasses from Pack Your Bags. The sun is from Create a Critter, and the popsicle is from Doodlecharms. Then, I embossed the front flaps of the card base with my Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder.

The striped band just slides off the invitation to reveal the party information inside. The actual invitation was just made in Microsoft Word.

Well, I couldn't have invitations without some sort of party decorations! So, I decided to make some cupcake toppers and wrappers to match. Here they are:

I got the wrappers from Life's a Party. I think they turned out so cute! I hope you like them. :o)

Now, what would a blog hop be without some BLOG HOP CANDY????

I'm giving away this DCWV Citrus Album & Embellishment Kit to one lucky follower. YAY!! Here's what you need to do to have a chance to win:

1. Become a follower and leave a comment letting me know. Or, let me know you're already a follower. Please don't forget to include your e-mail address.

That's all you have to do to have a chance to win! But, hey, if you want some extra chances, here's what you can do:

2. For an extra entry, LIKE my Facebook page and leave a separate comment telling me you did so. You can click LIKE on my left sidebar or follow the link. Don't forget to leave your e-mail address in your comment.

3. For another entry, you can follow me on Networked Blogs, if you want. If you do, leave a separate comment telling me you did. Don't forget to leave your e-mail address in your comment.

4. For yet ANOTHER entry, you can follow me on Twitter, if you want. I'm new to Twitter, so I understand if you don't do the Twitter thing. But, if you do, you can follow me and get another entry...just leave a separate comment telling me you did. Don't forget to leave your e-mail address in your comment.

WOW! So many chances to win!!! :o) Please...only US mailing addresses. I'll leave this giveaway open all week, and then I'll randomly choose a winner on Friday, June 10.

Thanks so much for stopping by today...your next stop is Melissa at Moe Creations.

Here's the lineup, just in case you get lost along the way. :o)

CTO-http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/

Ivette-http://www.allaboutmeandmyscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Girlia-http://girliascards.blogspot.com/

Adrian-http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com/

Amy-http://www.lovetocrop.com/

Nicole-http://nadialax13.blogspot.com/

Amber-http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Rayna-http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Lisa-http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/ *THAT'S ME*

Melissa-http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/ *NEXT STOP*

Diana-http://www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Kristen-http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/

Katie-http://kwilliamskreations.blogspot.com/

Nicole-http://www.creativedelightsbynicole.blogspot.com/

Linda-http://www.fancyframework.com/

Maquel-http://papermaineiac.blogspot.com/

Mary-http://marebearscraps.blogspot.com/

Judy Ann-http://craftyjar.blogspot.com/

Lucianna-http://dilsaverdesigns.blogspot.com/

Laverne-http://www.acraftershaven.blogspot.com/



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #15: Retirement

It's Tuesday, and that means that it's time for a new challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion.  This week's theme is Retirement.  Well, when I think of retirement, I think of going somewhere tropical for some reason, so here's the card I came up with:

This is an A2 sized card.  I got the little coconut drink from the Pack Your Bags cartridge.  The sentiment is from Pink By Design's Summer Vacation stamp set.  I added a some ink and white paint

pen, a strip of paper punched with a Fiskars punch, and some ribbon, and my little card was all done!  I hope you like it!

Head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to see what the other Design Team members created, and then join in the challenge yourself.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Have a great day, and thanks for visiting!



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #13: Wedding

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Hey, everyone!  I hope you're having a terrific Tuesday so far!  It's time for another challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion.  This week's theme is wedding, so you can create any project that is wedding-themed, as long as it includes a ribbon.  This is acutally the first wedding card I've ever made!  Can you believe it?  Here's what I came up with:

This card was pretty simple to make.  I used some background paper I had left over from my wedding album...isn't it BEAUTIFUL???  I just love it, and I'm so glad I had a chance to use it for something else!  :o)  Anyway...I got the lovely bride from the Sweethearts cartridge.  I don't know if you can tell from the photo, but her dress is cut from glitter cardstock, and her veil is cut from vellum.  I added some ribbon and a big, beautiful bow, and my easy-peasy wedding card was all done!  Oh, and the sentiment is from Pink By Design's Here Comes the Bride stamp set (can you tell I recently ordered a bunch of their stamps??? I've been using them like CRAZY!) 

Well, I hope you like my card.  Now it's your turn.  Head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to check out the other Design Team members' projects and enter the challenge yourself.  I'm excited to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by today!



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge # 11: Mother's Day

Hey, you guys!  It's Tuesday again, so it's time for another challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion.  The theme for this week's challenge is Mother's Day.  Here's what I came up with for this challenge:

The little Matryoshka dolls on this A2 sized card came from Paisley.  I sized them so they'd hopefully look like a mom with her two kiddos.  I used paper that I bought at Lettering Delights and printed from my computer for the little dolls...and I think they turned out really cute.  Then, I added some embossing with my Cuttlebug, punched a border piece, added a little ribbon, and my card was all finished!  I decided to leave a sentiment off for now in hopes that my Pink by Design Our Mothers Stamp Set will arrive soon (before I need to mail this out).  Cross your fingers for me! :o)

Make sure you check out Celebrate the Occasion to see what the other Design Team members created this week, then join in on the challenge yourself.  I can't wait to see what you make!  :o)



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #9: Easter or Spring

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It's time to Celebrate the Occasion!!!  This week, the theme of the CTO challege is Easter or Spring.  The catch is, your project must use a punch.  Here's what I came up with:

For this A2 sized card, I used Make-the-Cut software to cut some Lettering Delights SVG files.  The bunny and mushrooms came from the Good Luck Gnomes set, and the eggs came from the Peep set. I got the cloud from Create a Critter, and I punched the grass with my Martha Stewart grass punch.  Then I added some stitching lines, some Cuttlebug embossing (Pop Culture and Just My Type border sets), and lots of ink.  I believe the background paper came from the DCWV Citrus stack.  I hope you like my little card.  :o)

You should head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to see what the other Design Team members created.  Then, join in the fun and enter the challenge yourself.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!  :o)



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #7: New House

Happy Tuesday!!!  Today is Celebrate the Occasion Challenge day!  This week's challenge is to create a project that celebrates a New House.  Here's the card I came up with:

This card measures 5.75" square.  All of the cuts (the house, sun, stone walkway, and fence) came from Mickey and Friends.  I also used a Martha Stewart punch to create the grass.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  I'm really pleased with how this cute little card turned out.  I hope you like it, too.

So, what are you waiting for?  Head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to see what the other Design Team members created, then enter the challenge yourself.  A Rock Princess cartridge is up for grabs this month.  I can't wait to see what you create!  Thanks for stopping by today!



Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #5

It's Tuesday again, so it's time for another challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion.  This week's project is to create a project for a New Arrival (a new pet or baby).  Here's the card I came up with:

This card measures 5" square.  I used the Create a Critter cartridge for the seahorses and hearts.  The coral and seaweed came from the SpongeBob Squarepants.  I used lots of ink and chalk on the little seahorse mommy and baby and the sand.  The sentiment came from Hero Arts. 

Be sure to head over to Celebrate the Occasion to see what else the talented Design Team members created this week.  Then, join in the fun and enter the challenge yourself.  You could be entered to win a Rock Princess cartridge!  I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks so much for visiting today!





Celebrate the Occasion Design Team: Challenge #3

Hey, everyone!  It's Tuesday again, so it's time for another challenge at Celebrate the Occasion.  This week's challenge is to make a project for any occasion, as long as you use the colors green, white, and one optional color.  I had a lot of fun with this project...here it is:

I chose to make a birthday card because it seems I never have enough of those.  This card is 5.75" square.  The iguana is from the Lettering Delights Love Pets SVG Set (which I cut using Make-the-Cut), and the hat is from the Birthday Bash Cartridge.  I printed the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock and embossed the top portion with my Cuttlebug and the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder.  I added a strip of patterned paper, some stitching lines, some ribbon, and some brads, and that was it!  I hope you like my card!

Now, head on over to Celebrate the Occasion to check out the other Design Team Members' projects and to enter the challenge yourself!  Each week's winner is entered into a drawing to win an awesome monthly prize!  This month's prize is a Cricut Cartridge: Rock Princess.  I hope you join in the fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you like what you see, I'd love it if you'd leave a comment and become a follower.  :o)

Hey, Whatcha Waitin' For???

I just want to remind everyone to head over to Celebrate the Occasion to enter this week's challenge.  All you have to do is make a project with a birthday theme...Anything Birthday!  Make sure you link your project by Sunday, Feb. 27 at 11:59 p.m. EST.  The winner will be entered into the drawing for this month's prize: the A Child's Year Cricut cartridge.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!  Oh, and make sure to become a follower of CTO so you don't miss a single challenge. :o)

Thanks for stopping by today!  :o)

Celebrate the Occasion Design Team!!!

Guess what!!!  I'm so excited to tell you that I have the wonderful opportunity to serve on the Celebrate the Occasion Design Team!  YAY!  I can't tell you how excited I am about this, and I look forward to sharing lots of great projects with you during my time on the team. 

Here's my card for this week's challenge...Anything Goes Birthday:

I have a 9 year-old daughter, so I just LOVE the Rock Princess cartridge!  It's just perfect for all of the birthday parties she goes to, and I have so much fun finding new ways to make birthday cards using this cart. 

For this card, I used a card base and star border from Birthday Bash.  BB is really my go-to cart for card bases...there are just so many great ones to choose from.  I ran the star border through my Cuttlebug using the Candycane Stripe embossing folder.  The cute guitar girl is from Rock Princess, and the sentiment is computer generated.  I added some star brads and stitching lines, and my ROCKIN' card was all done.  I hope you like it! 

I hope you'll check out Celebrate the Occasion to meet the other talented designers on the new team.  I'm so excited to serve with such talented crafters!  :o)  Then, every Tuesday, visit Celebrate the Occasion to check out (and hopefully enter) the weekly challenge.  I hope to see you there!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!