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Hi, and Happy Thursday!

Gloria here from Gloria's Goofy Craft Spot. I hope everyone is doing well.

Today I would like to share a gift tag I made for a Baby Shower gift. I used PPPR Layered Tags 1 Cutting Files for the tag and PPPR Baby Shower Cutting Files for the baby bottle.The hearts are from the PPPR Valentine Sweets Cutting Files.  The congrats sentiment is from PBD Artisan Tags stamp set. I used star dust stickels to bling up the baby bottle a little.

What I used:

PPPR Layered Tags 1 Cutting Files

 

PPPR Baby Shower Cutting Files

 

 PPPR Valentine Sweets Cutting Files

 

 PBD Artisan Tags stamp set

 Star Dust stickels

Tim Holtz  Dusty Concord Distress Ink

Tim Holtz  Picked Raspberry Distress Ink

 Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink  

 

Thank You for stopping by and don't forget about our Fall Entertaining blog hop this Saturday.

 

 

 

Guest Designer ~ Debbie Wilson plus New Files, a Freebie, and a SALE!!!

Our Guest Designer, Debbie Wilson is bringing some adorable stuff to the table this week! You can find Debbie over at her blog DD's Crafts, her blog is full of great stuff! You need to give it a read.

She created these totally cute baby inspired projects. She used Baby Shower Cutting Files available in the PPPR store. These projects are chock full of wonderful details! Look at this card:

This tag is adorable, too! Look:

I have some cute little monster files for you this week. Here's what's new in the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store. 

Little Blue Monster 1 Cutting Files

Little Green Monster 1 Cutting Files

Little Orange Monster 1 Cutting Files

Little Pink Monster 1 Cutting Files

Little Purple Monster 1 Cutting Files

Little Monsters 1 Cutting Files (Bundle of all of the above images)

Oh, and I think it's about time to have a little SALE! YAY!!!! You will save 20% off your entire purchase now through Oct. 1. So, start making your list and get to shoppin'! :)

Before I show you this week's freebie, I want to invite you to take part in our Fun with Puns Challenge that is going on right now. Just create a project that shows a pun or play on words using Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files. Then, link up a photo of your project HERE for a chance to win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the PPPR store. You can find out all of the details about the challenge HERE.

Finally, there's a new FRIDAY FREEBIE in the store. This file will be available as a free download for one week, then it will be moved to the 99 Cent Downloads section of the store.  This freebie includes SVG., DXF, .JPG, and .PNG files. YAY!  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to come back this weekend for more PPPR inspiration. :)

Rose Tag Set

 Happy Monday, Nicole here.  Today I have a set of tags to share with you that I made to put on some gifts we will be giving to my daughter's dance teachers for the "end of the year" gifts.  

To make my tags I used the following PPPR files -

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' Layered Tags 1 Cutting files - tag base

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons' Flower Assortment Cutting files - rose and stem

     

For more info on my tags, please visit my BLOG.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Come back tomorrow for more PPPR inspiration.

PPPR Girly Blog Hop

Happy Saturday, everyone, and welcome to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons (PPPR) Girly Blog Hop. My amazing DT and I are sharing all sorts of GIRLY projects with you that we created using PPPR Files. We also have a gift certificate up for grabs and a little freebie just for you guys! So enjoy all of the girliness today. 

For my projects, I created a couple of projects that aren't really related to each other but would be perfect to give to a couple of girlfriends. First, here's a fun little wine tag that I created....or BIG wine tag, I guess.

Isn't this a cute way to dress up a wine bottle to give to a friend? I got the tag from the Layered Tags 1 Cutting Files set and added the bottle from the Champagne Cutting Files (I just made it a bit skinnier so it would look more like a wine bottle) and a glass from the Happy Hour Cutting Files. The sentiment is from Pink by Design's Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and I added faces from Peachy Keen's In the Garden and Sweet & Innocent Face Assortments. A little ink, doodles, and rumple ribbon, and my tag was all done!

I also created this girly birthday card using the new Glam It Up Cutting Files set. The sentiment is from Pink by Design's Shoe Addict Stamp Set, and I added a little face from the Peachy Keen Laughy Taffy Face Assortment. A little ribbon and enamel dots finish off this simple little card. 

This hop also kicks off our new Girly Challenge. Link up your girl-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 10 of us this time, 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, May 13, 2014.

Oh, and before I go, I want to let you know that this fun Purse Gift Bag Cutting File will be available for free on Saturday, May 10, 2014 and Sunday, May 11, 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 Nicole. Enjoy hopping!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kathy ~ http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/

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

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

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

Guest Designer ~ Robin Carroll Plus New File and FREEBIE Friday

This week we're bringing you some cheery, sunny, awesome designs from Robin Carroll! 

You can find her work over at: Cut One Designs by Robin.

She created these adorable creations using the Cool Sun Cutting Files! If these don't make you smile, you need more caffeine and maybe a nap! Check out all of the fun details!! Thanks Robin for making this Friday a little bit more cheery!

Okay...now for new files. I have my last bit of baby-themed items (for a while) for you this week. If you're tired of seeing baby stuff, don't worry. Next week I'll have something more grown up for you. :) Believe me...I'm all babied out at this point. LOL! Here's what's new in the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store.

This Feeding Time set is perfect for documenting those adorably messy feeding time photos. These images would also be great for baby shower decorations and congratulations cards.  The set is available as Cutting Files (which includes PNG and JPG clip art files).

I added these little guys to the store last weekend, in case you missed them. This Stork & Baby image is a great traditional baby image. The set is available as Cutting Files (which includes PNG and JPG clip art files).

I also want to remind you that we have a new challenge going on here at the Pretty Paper, pretty Ribbons Blog. The theme this month is BABY! So, create anything that has to do with babies using PPPR files and link it up HERE for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the store. If you don't have any baby files, no worries! There are so many files that would be cute on a baby-themed card or scrapbook page. So, get creative...we can't wait to see what you create!

Oh, and I totally forgot to choose a winner from last week's blog hop.  Ooops! So, the winner of the $15 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store is:

Congratulations, Christina! I'll send you an email to let you know about your prize. :)

Finally, there's a new FRIDAY FREEBIE in the store. This file will be available as a free download for one week, then it will be moved to the 99 Cent Downloads section of the store.  This freebie includes SVG., DXF, .JPG, and .PNG files. YAY!  

Stamping on Shrink Plastic

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Today is Technique Wednesday over at Pink by Design, and I'm going to show you how fun it is to stamp on shrink plastic.  You know...a.k.a. Shrinky Dinks?  This is such a fun technique that can be used in so many ways.  I'll be showing you how to use this stuff in just a minute, but first I want to share my project.  I stayed with our Tag theme for this week and created a charm for my gift tag.

I created this little tag using Pink by Design's Christmas Grams and Christmas Tags stamp sets.  The reindeer on the shrink plastic is from PBD's Beary Merry Christmas stamp set.  The tag is from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Layered Tags 1 Cutting Files (this week's freebie), and the ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM's Winter Bundle.

Okay, now here's how you do it:

First, get some shrink plastic.  Depending on what kind you get, you may have to prepare the surface a little differently.  I got white shrink plastic that can be used in an inkjet printer, and I had to lightly sand the surface of the plastic with 300-400 grit sandpaper before I could stamp on it or color it.  It sounds like a pain, but, really, it just took a minute.  Just follow the directions for your particular shrink plastic product.

Next, I brushed off the sanding residue and stamped my image using Staz On ink (just to be sure it stayed put).  Then I colored the image with colored pencils.  This is the fun part because you don't have to be an especially great colorer, and you don't have to color everything super dark and perfectly.  The colors will intensify when the image shrinks, so it's actually better to be a bit light handed.

Then, I cut out my image and punched a hole in the top so I could use it as a charm.  This is a very important step.  Shrink plasic is MUCH easier to cut and punch BEFORE it shrinks.  By the way, see...I didn't do a perfect coloring job, but it will be a-okay!

Finally, it was time to shrink...this is the REALLY FUN PART!!!  Put your image on some parchment paper on a heat-proof surface, and get out your heat tool.  Yep!  The same one you use for heat embossing and setting ink.  You may want to have some tweezers, an oven mitt, and some extra parchment paper close by.

Here are some tips for using a heat tool to shrink your plastic: Ensure even heating by alternating holding your tool closer and then farther from the project.  Don't be worried if your image starts to curl...it's supposed to do that! It will flatten out when it's done.  You can also flip the image over half-way through the process to help it stay flat (be careful...it's HOT!  Use some tweezers or something.)  If the image stops shrinking but still isn't totally flat, you can use an oven mitt and some parchment paper to gently press it down while it's still soft.  Here's what the little guy looks like after he's done...isn't he so cute and TINY???

You can also bake the shrink plastic in the oven or a toaster oven.  Just follow the directions on the package.  Now he's ready to hang on your tag, or go on a necklace or earrings for your daughter, or go on a scrapbook layout....the options are ENDLESS.  So fun!  Here he is next to the original stamp...just so you can see how the size changes.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Don't forget about the Pink by Design challenge this week...all you have to do is create a tag.  So easy!!!  You can link up your project below. :)  You have until Saturday night to link up., and you could win a $10 gift certificate to Pink by Design!

Ink it Pink Challenge: Tags!

Happy Monday, everyone!  It's my week to post over at Pink by Design, again, and our challenge for this week is to create a gift tag.  So easy!  Here's what I created for this challenge:

I got this tag from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons (PPPR) Layered Tags 1 Cutting Files set (this week's FREEBIE).  The cute little snow girl came from the PPPR Snow Peeps Digital Clip Art set.  I printed it and cut it out using the print and cut feature in Silhouette Studio.  I used Pink by Design's (PBD) Christmas Tags stamp set for the To: and From:, and I used PBD's Winter Fun stamp set for the sentiment.  Then, I stamped some images from the PBD Snowflakes stamp set in VersaMark Watermark  Ink to create a subtle background on the kraft cardstock. The patterned paper came from the My Mind's Eye Hootenanny 6x6" paper pad.

This tag came together so quickly, and I think it turned out to be so cute! 

Now, it's your turn.  Head on over to Pink by Design to see what the rest of my DT group created.  Then, link up your own tag for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Pink by Design.  In fact, you can link up right here, if you want! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll be back later today with another project.