A MAGICAL New File Friday and a Friday FREEBIE!!!

Oh, my!  Yesterday was just a SUPER frustrating day...I wanted to throw my computer out of the window several times.  Have you ever had a day like that?  Anyway, I barely got done with this new set and got my newsletter written, so I'll just get right to this week's new set and the Friday Freebie.  Click on the photos to see the sets in the store.  

Here's the Friday Freebie.  It will be available for FREE for one week, only.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a MAGICAL weekend, ya hear?

A WALRUS-y Design Team Day ~ Jan. 15, 2014

Happy HUMP DAY, everyone!  I'm so excited that it's time for another Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Design Team day.  My team had New Year's Day off, so it's been a whole MONTH since the last DT day! So, I'm excited to share what my awesome DT created.  First, here's my card:

This little Walrus from the Winter Critters Cutting Files set is just too cute...I just couldn't wait to use him on a card.  I printed and cut him, but I added some little puff balls that I found in my daughters' craft box as his earmuffs.  I put the cutie on an Action Wobble to make him move like a walrus would. ;) I also added some washi tape, embroidery thread, and sequins from my stash.  Here's a list of the other products I used.  

PPPR Winter Critters Cutting Files

Action Wobble Spring

PBD Snowflakes Stamp Set

MME Be Merry 6x6 Pad

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Okay, now....here are the projects from my talented Design Team members.  First of all, I want to formally introduce the newest member of our team...Gloria Zuniga from Gloria's Goofy Craft Spot.  I'm so excited to have Gloria on my team. She's really sweet, and I love her projects. 

Now, here's what the DT created.  It would be awesome if you could stop by to say hello and leave them some bloggy love. :)

Gloria ~ Gloria's Goofy Craft Spot

Acorn Faces, Happy Heart, and Valentine Kids Cutting Files

Nanné ~ Nanne's Creations

Forest Critters, Snow Much Fun, Let it Snow and Heart Balloon Cutting Files

Shannon ~ Designs of a Paddymack

Breakfast Sweets Cutting Files and Natural Love White Polka Dots Digital Papers

Melisa ~ Melisa's Crafty Creations

Rainy Day Critters, Speech Bubbles, and Safari Love Cutting Files

Ana Maria ~ Shorty Creations

Winter Critters Cutting Files

Nicole ~ Teachdanz

Winter Wonderland and Let It Snow Cutting Files

 Brianna ~ Happy Scrapper

Winter Critters, Doilies 1, and Sentiment Spots 3 Cutting Files

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I'll be back on Friday with an EXCITING new set and a Friday Freebie.  I hope to see you then.  Have a great day!

Love Blog Hop WINNER

Hey, everyone! I have a winner from the Love is in the Air Blog Hop from this past weekend.  The winner of the $15 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons store is:

Congratulations, L.B.!  I'll send you an email...so double check your junk/spam folder, just in case.

If you hopped along and didn't win....no worries!  You can enter our monthly challenge for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the PPPR store.  Click the photo below to find out all of the details. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll be back tomorrow with my wonderful Design Team with some fun projects to share.  Have a great day!

PPPR Love is in the Air Blog Hop

YAY!!! It's Saturday, and it's time for another Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons (PPPR) Hop!  My fabulous Design Team and I have created LOVE themed projects using PPPR files to share with you today.  You'll see all sorts of LOVEly projects, get to download a fun little freebie, and have the chance to win a Gift Certificate to the PPPR store.  Be sure to read below and visit each stop along the way to find out how to win.  Okay, now...on with my project:

I created this cute little A2 sized card using today's hop FREEBIE.  This little Heart Balloon will be available for free on Saturday and Sunday ONLY...so don't miss out.  Click on the photo to head over to the store to add it to your cart.  You'll have to go through the checkout process to download it. But, don't worry...you won't have to connect to PayPal or enter any payment info (just your name and email address).

Here are the other products I used on my card:

PPPR Winter Critters Cutting Files	PPPR Old Chap Cutting Files	PPPR Patriotic Balloon Cutting Files	PPPR Spring Fling Polka Dots Digital Papers
PPPR Spring Fling Diamonds & Grids Digital Papers	PPPR Man, Oh Man Pattern Pack 1 Digital Papers	PBD Capture Life Stamp Set

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Our hop also kicks off our 8th monthly challenge.  Yippee!  The theme this month is LOVE. Create anything LOVE related using Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files as the focus, and link it up for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to PPPR. YEP!  I said $20!!!!!  WOW! You can find out all of the details and link up your project by clicking the photo below OR by clicking 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 7 of us (we have one member sitting out today), 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, January 14, 2014.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Your next stop on the hop is Gloria, the newest member of our Design Team.

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

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

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

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

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

Ana Maria ~ http://shortycreations.blogspot.com/

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

Guest Designer ~ Roberta Lima, New Files, and Friday FREEBIE!

TGIF, everyone! Whew! The holidays are all over and things are kind of getting back to normal for everyone....despite the crazy Polar Vortex! Hang in there!

There's lots to share with you on this semi-freezing Friday! 

First up we have our fabulous Guest Designer Roberta Lima! You can find her and all of her great creations over at Adventures of a Bedtime Scrapper aka TXScrapperMom! Make sure to check her out and leave her a little bloggy love! 

Roberta created some SUPER CUTE treats for some lucky recipients using the S'mores Cutting Files and the Gift Box with Window Cutting Files available in the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store:

She also used the Handled Treat Bag Topper Cutting Files along with the S'mores files to create this little treat:

Are these not fantastic?!?!?! Thank you so much, Roberta, for creating such cozy, warm gifts to cheer someone up in this brisk January! I love all the details that she added!! 

Okay, now for this week's new files.  I thought it would be a great week for some animals that are all bundled up and ready for the cold.  These Winter Critters are available as Cutting Files (with bonus clip art images included) and Digital Stamps.

And....here's this week's Friday Freebie.  These little doilies will be available for FREE for one week, then they will move to the 99 Cent Downloads section of the store.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for our PPPR Love is in the Air Blog Hop.  We'll be sharing all sorts of Love-themed projects, and we'll be kicking off our next monthly challenge.  There will be a fun freebie up for grabs, and you'll have a chance to enter to win a Gift Certificate to the PPPR store.  I hope you can stop by!

Gift Giving Challenge Winners!!!

Happy Thursday, everyone!  I'm here to share the winners of last month's Gift Giving Challenge.  I know last month was such a busy, busy month for all of us, so I'm so grateful to the four wonderful ladies who joined in on the fun.  So, instead of having just a top 3 this month....we're going to have FOUR top 3 winners. ;)  Here they are, in no particular order:

 Mayra ~ Mayra's Designs

 Barb ~ BugBites

 Stephanie ~ Cricutmimi

Congratulations, ladies, and THANK YOU SO MUCH for participating in the challenge.  Be sure to grab the Top 3 button and display it on your blog. :)

I also RANDOMLY chose a winner of the $10 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store. The winner is MAYRA!!!! Yay!  Send me an e-mail, Mayra, and I'll send your GC out to you. Also, you can grab the button below to display on your blog, if you like.

Thank you all so much for stopping by today.  I'll be back tomorrow with a wonderful Guest Designer, along with new files and a new Friday Freebie.  Also, mark your calendar for our monthly blog hop this Saturday. We'll be kicking off this month's challenge, so we hope to see you there!

New File & Freebie Friday!

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends.  Mine was nice and quiet, which is just fine with me. :)  I've added a few basic design elements to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store this week.  You can click on the photo to check out these Sentiment Spots sets in the store. Oh, and PSSSSST!  They are only 99 cents each!!!

Oh, and here is this week's Friday Freebie:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget that this month's Gift Giving Challenge ends Saturday night.  You still have some time, though, to link up your project HERE.  You just have to make any project that has to do with gift giving using PPPR files (for any occasion), and you could win a $10 Gift Certificate to PPPR.  We don't have many entries this time (the holidays are such a busy time), so your chances are pretty good! ;) Have a great weekend, everyone!