Congratulations!

Good Morning!

Recently a cousin of mine because the Principal at her school.  I thought I would make her a card with their school mascot to congratulate her.  

For the card base I used the Star Spangled Card Base Cutting Files.  This is one of my go to files that I use a lot for cards.  The panda came from the Birthday Panda Cutting File.  The heart on his belly is from the Sweet Hearts Cutting Files.  The stack of books is from the Secondary Supplies Cutting Files.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Don't forget to come back for the Fun with Puns Blog Hop this weekend.  

Melisa

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!



Mother's Day Blog Hop

Welcome to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons and the Mothers Day Blog Hop! This hop is all about Mother’s Day and a challenge to create any Mother's Day project, but no flowers allowed!

If you have come from Patricia's blog, you are in the right place. If you stumbled upon my blog and want to play along, you can do so by starting at Giselle’s Blog (www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com) This hop is full of talented ladies {and giveaways, too}!

Here's what I came up with for the hop:

My mom and dad recently came all the way over here to Germany for a visit, and I had such a great time with them.  So, I thought this would be a great Mother's Day card for my mom...since I DO love hanging out with her. :o)

The little monkeys and vines came from Create a Critter, the leaves are from Sweethearts, and the bows are from Once Upon a Princess.  I used an embossing stylus and my hubby's mouse pad to add some veins and dimention to the leaves, and I also added tons of the new fluid chalks I just got.  I just LOVE them!!!  I don't know what took me so long to get some.  Anyway...I also added a little bling with my i-Rock and a computer generated sentiment,  and then my little card was all done. I hope you like it!  :o)

Now....drumroll, please....how about some BLOG CANDY!?!?!?  YAY!

I ordered myself the Our Mothers Stamp Set from Pink by Design a little while ago, and GUESS WHAT!?!?!  I ordered an extra one to give away to one of YOU!  YIPPEE!  I am still eagerly awaiting the arrival of my wonderful stamps, but they'll be here soon, and I can't wait to give one away!  Here's what you need to do for 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, 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 leave this giveaway open all week, and then I'll randomly choose a winner on Friday, April 29.

Thank you for playing along. Your next stop is Gaby.

Here is a list of all participators:
Giselle www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com
Amanda www.myscrappinobsession.com
Nadia www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com
Patricia - www.creativediva98.blogspot.com
Lisa www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com **THAT'S ME!***
Gaby www.sheinksalot.blogspot.com **NEXT STOP!**
Carrie www.paperglitterstamps.blogspot.com
Sylvia www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com