Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons: Cupcake Decorations

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

PPPR Baby Shower Blog Hop

Hey, everyone! I hope you are all having an amazing weekend! Welcome to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Baby Shower Blog Hop. My amazing Design Team and I will be sharing all sorts of baby shower and baby themed projects with you today that use Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files. We also have a gift certificate up for grabs and a little freebie just for you guys! So, sit back, relax, and take in all of the baby shower goodness. You won't be disappointed! :)

For my projects, I decided to make some items that you may see at a baby shower. First, I made a fun little popcorn box that could be used as a little gift for a mom to be or as a shower favor.

I got this sweet pregnant woman and the baby's dress from the Mommy To Be set, and I added a little Peachy Keen Princess Face to the woman. Oh, and I want to add that the little white trim on the dress was SO very tiny that I decided to cut it from white vinyl. That worked out so well! I definitely need to try that again!

I didn't have the sentiment I wanted on a stamp, so I just used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette Cameo to add the sentiment to a Sentiment Spot. All of the links for these items can be found below.

I also decided to create some fun cupcake wrappers and toppers that would be perfect for a baby shower. I got the images from the Changing Time and Baby Shower sets. I added a sweet face from Peachy Keen's Just Baby Faces set. For the most part (except for the baby's arm...so it would show up) these are print and cut pieces. I just think printing and cutting cupcake toppers is so much easier.

Here are all of the products I used for these two projects:

PPPR Popcorn Box Cutting Files	PPPR Mommy To Be Cutting Files	PPPR Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files	PK Princess Face Assortment
PPPR Baby Shower Cutting Files	PPPR Changing Time Cutting Files	PPPR Cupcake Wrappers 1 Cutting Files	PK Just Baby Faces Assortment

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This hop also kicks off our new Baby Challenge. Link up your baby-themed project that uses PPPR files for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons. You can link up and read all of the rules HERE:

Okay, now how about some BLOG CANDY????

One lucky hopper will win a $15 Gift Certificate to PPPR! Here's what you need to do for a chance to win a chance to go shopping for FREE:

1. Be a follower of EVERY BLOG in our little hop. There are just 11 of us , so that shouldn't be too hard. You won't be sorry...I'm super lucky to have such talented ladies on my Design Team.

AND

2. Leave a comment at EACH blog along the hop. Be sure to let us know you are a follower and leave us your e-mail address.

That's all you have to do. If you would like EXTRA entries, you can also do one or more of the following:

3. Like the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Facebook Page. Leave me a separate comment on this blog telling me you did. Don't forget to leave your e-mail address.

4. Sign up for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Newsletter and leave a comment on this blog telling me you did. You'll get a weekly e-mail telling you about new files, coupon codes/sales, and freebies. Don't forget to leave me the e-mail address you signed up with. :)

I will randomly choose a winner of the hop candy on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Oh, and before I go, I want to let you know that this sweet little Stork & Baby Cutting Files set will be available for free on Saturday, April 12, 2014 and Sunday, April 13, 2014. Then, it will be for sale in the store. To get it, click on the photo or click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Your next stop on the hop is the super talented Nanne'. Enjoy hopping!

Lisa ~ http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Nanne' ~ http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/

Nicole ~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/

Roberta ~ http://txscrappermom.blogspot.com/

Shannon ~ http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com/

Brianna ~ http://www.Bloeffelbein.blogspot.com/

Gloria ~ http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Leah ~ http://leahschaeffer.blogspot.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Melisa ~ http://www.melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Design Team Day!!! (& What's New Wednesday #16)

EEEEEK!!!! I cannot WAIT for you to see what I've been working on this past week. I'm soooo excited! But first, I want to share the projects my awesome Design Team made with Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files.

First of all, here's my project:

I used the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Superhero Badges Cutting Files to create these cupcake and treat toppers.

Here's a better look at the cupcake toppers. The wrappers were left over from another project (from back when I made party decorations for my Etsy shop). The badges were easy to make. Here's how I did it:

I cut the badges at about 2.5". Then, I assembled the badges, leaving off the red back piece. Next, I hot glued a lollipop stick to the back layer, added some foam tape around the stick, and added the front of the badge to it. I put a little ATG tape on the top of the stick, also. Super easy! This is how I've made all of my daughters' cupcake toppers in the past.

For the treat bag tags, I cut more badges at the same size, punched holes in the top, and tied them to these little skinny treat bags with some ribbon. These would be so fun as party favors!

Okay, now on to my fabulous Design Team's projects. Here they are. You can click on the links under the photos to check out all of the details for each project and leave these ladies some bloggy love. :)

Barb ~ BugBites

Products Used: Pumpkin Patch Cutting Files (Print & Cut)

Candace ~ Scrappin' 2 Little Princesses

Products Used: Love Bug Digital Papers & Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files

Melisa ~ Melisa's Crafty Creations
Products Used: Fall Festival, Pumpkin Patch, & Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files

Nicole ~ Teachdanz

Products Used: Sea Life Cutting Files

Jeanne ~ Jeanne's Paper Crafts

Products Used: First Thanksgiving & Simple Banner Shapes Cutting Files

Ana Maria ~ Shorty Creations

Products Used: Superheroes Trio Cutting Files (Print & Cut)

Aren't their projects so fun???

Okay...now for what's new in the store. I am sooooo excited about these. I realize that only some of you will be as excited as I am about these. Drumroll please......

Wooooo HOOOOO!!!! I can't wait to use these babies! I also have this set available as clip art.

I also finished the Pumpkin Spice Collection. Here's a glimpse of all of the packs. I know the pics are super tiny. Click on the photo to go to the store and take a closer look.

Thank you sooo much for stopping by today! I'll be back this weekend with another project. Have a wonderful day!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Monkey Birthday Party

Last night we had our very first slumber party in the Norris household. Whew...9 giggling girls! My hubby and I are EXHAUSTED! Anyway, my daughter turned 11, and she wanted a monkey-themed birthday party. So, I thought I'd share some of the things I made for her.. First of all, here's the card I made for her.

This is an A2 sized card. I got the cute little monkeys from the Lettering Delights Monkey Around Cut It Set. The little flag said something Valentine's-y, so I removed that layer, enlarged the flag, and added a sentiment from my Pink by Design Labels Stamp Set. I added an orange bow (that's my daughter's favorite color), and her card was all done!

I also made invitations for her party. I decided to go the digital route with them, though, so I could just design them, print them out, and be done. It turned out to bee a good thing, too, because I had to redo them after they were already given out because of a conflicting school activity on the night we first scheduled the party on. No problem, though, because I just changed the dates and reprinted. Much better than re-making hand-made ones.

Anyway, I couldn't find a monkey graphic that I really liked for my daughter's birthday, so I decided to try drawing one in Inkscape. Well, I did, and I think she came out really cute! Then, I just created an invitation in Adobe Photoshop Elements, and I had an invitation I could print. Here's what it looked like (with the personal info blocked out).

Then, I made coordinating treat bag toppers. I simply imported my little monkey graphic into Silhouette Studio, traced it, and used the print and cut function to cut several of them out. Then, I created a topper by using this file as a base, using the inset and knife tools to create the orange shape and pink bands, printed and cut the colored parts, and assembled them with adhesive and foam tape. Then, I added a sentiment from Pink by Design's Big Thoughts Stamp Set. Here's what they looked like:

Finally I made cupcakes for Madison's party. I saw some really cute monkey cupcakes on Pinterest, so I decided to try making some of my own. I made some brown and some orange (my daughter's favorite color). Madison helped me give them all different expressions. Here they are:

That's all I made for the party. We had a lot to do around the house before her guests came (since it was a slumber party)...lots of games to set up and food to cook. So, I kept my handmade stuff to a minimum.

Well, it's time for me to go take a nap. We all stayed up WAY too late last night. I hope the rest of your Sunday is spectacular! Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, May 30, 2011

My Daughter's Birthday

Whew! This has been a REALLY busy last couple of weeks. My husband left for his deployment today, so we've all been busy preparing for that. The great thing about this deployment is that he's only 2.5 hours away...so we'll get to visit every few weeks. Plus, we're in the same time zone, so we should be able to talk on the phone regularly. The bad thing is that, like always, we'll miss having him around for all of the day-to-day stuff. Needless to say, it was just a big tear-fest when he left this afternoon. At least we can now start counting down to when we'll see him again...hopefully sometime in late June.

Well, since my hubby had to leave today, he'll be missing my daughter's 10th birthday, which is on Wednesday. So, she's had 2 early parties...one with her friends and one at home with us. Of course, since I wanted to make all the stuff for her party, the last two weeks have been even more stressful. Hey, at least I had fun making all the stuff. :o)

Madi wanted to have a Rock n Roll themed party, so I made her some cupcake toppers and wrappers that I already had listed in my Etsy store. Then, I made some invitations and treat bags to match the theme. Here's all of her goodies:

The guitar on these invitations is from Rock Princess, and I believe the stars are from Toy Story (I think).

I used a Photoshop Elements Brush to create the star shapes on the picture and then created the inside of the invitation in Microsoft Word. I made up an extra one with fake info so I could show you here and then list it on Etsy. :o)

The black background piece is embossed with the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder, and the large star is embossed with Candycane Stripes. The sentiment on the front is from Pink By Design's Rock On Stamp Set. I added another stamp to the envelopes.

Here are the cupcake toppers (also from Rock Princess) and the cupcake wrappers (from Life's a Party) I made.

Here's my goofy girl with her cupcake..all in GREEN, of course! (Her favorite color.)

Okay, I had to get a smiley one, too!

And...here are the treat bags I put together for her guests.

The guitars were the little pieces left over from the cupcake wrappers (I couldn't let those cute little guys go to waste, you know!). The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Oh, and before I forget...here is the card I made for my little rocker chick:

If it looks familiar, it's because I made a similar one a few months ago. Madison loved it so much that I decided to make one for her. I just changed out the Rock Princess girl on the front. I also added a sentiment from the Taylored Expressions You're My Hero Stamp Set. The card base is from Birthday Bash.

Whew! I hope you like all of this birthday stuff...I had a lot of fun making it! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great week, and Happy Memorial Day!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

28 Candles Blog Hop

Hey, you guys! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far! Welcome to the 28 Candles Blog Hop! If you came from Sonia at Scraps 4 Fun, then you're in the right place. If you just stumbled upon this post and would like to start from the beginning, visit Kimi & Pamela at Lovebug Creations.

This hop is in honor of Kimi's 28th birthday, so we're all creating something birthday related. A friend of mine recently wanted passport invites for her daughter's upcoming birthday, so I decided to make an example for her to show her what I could do. She's really into Safari animals and animal prints, so here's what I came up with:

To make these, I first dug out my passport to use as a guide. I designed a layout for the outside of the passport on my computer and printed it out on craft cardstock. Then, I embossed it with my Mesh Cuttlebug embossing folder so it would look more like leather. I knew my friend likes animal prints, so I added a strip to the front. Then, I cut some African animals for her...the zebra and giraffe are from Create a Critter, the lion is from Life's a Party, and the elephant is from Birthday Bash.

Here's a close up of the embossing...I ran the embossed card back through my Cuttlebug with the flat part of the folder on top of it to flatten it out a bit. I also rounded the corners since the corners of passports are rounded.

Then, I designed the inside of the invitation to look like the inside of a passport. I found some passport stamps online, and viola'! A cute little passport invitation!

Then, I decided to create some cupcake toppers and wrappers to show my friend and also list in my Etsy shop. The wrappers are from the Life's a Party cartridge and are embossed to match the passport invitations.

Well, I hope you like my little projects! I'm really excited about how they turned out!

Now, I think it's time for a little BLOG HOP CANDY!!!

For this hop, I'm giving away this great kit that you can use to make an album in a box. It includes all sorts of pre-cut papers, acetate sheets, rub-ons, and so much more! There's just so much you could do with this...even if you're not into making an album.

If you'd like the chance to win these goodies, here's what you need to do:

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, if you want extra chances, here's what you can do:

2. For an extra entry, LIKE my Facebook page and leave another 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 extra entry, post this giveaway on your blog and leave another comment with a link back to the post. Also, don't forget your e-mail address.

That's it! :o) Please...only US mailing addresses. I'll randomly choose a winner after the hop is over, on Tuesday, April 19.

Now to keep on hoppin'! You're next stop is Jenny at Jenny K., Scrappin Addict. Here's the lineup, just in case you get lost along the way:

Kimi & Pamela - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Missy - http://happystampindesigns.blogspot.com/

Tanya- http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/

Michelle - http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/

Laura - http://lifeasanarmywife-lauradietsch.blogspot.com/

Sarah - http://www.pinkcricut.com/

Candace - http://papercraftsbycandace.blogspot.com/

Sarah W - http://creatingmyfavoritememories.blogspot.com/

Kim - http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/

Liz- http://www.mywhichcraft.blogspot.com/