Ann's Scientist Birthday Blog Hop!!

***For my Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Project, Click HERE!!***

Hello Everyone and Welcome to

Thank you for joining us today in Celebrating Ann's Birthday!
We have an Awesome Line Up for you with tons of Amazing Projects and Prizes! Now if you're here from Gwen's Blog, then your in the right place if not then you may wanna start in the beginning.  Just in case you get lost, I have the entire line up at the end of my post. Jaded Blossom also has these two new stamp sets that are being released today, which you can find at the
JB Store

Here is what I made for the lovely Ann....

Isn't this adorable?! I have been wanting some 'smarty pants' for EVER!! :) When I saw this sentiment in this set, I almost died!! LOVE! And Ann is totally a smarty pants!! 

If you are from the US, I just wanted to show you what's in the wrapped box!! 

Our smarties are different than yours... Ours are candy coated chocolate, and YUMMY! :) 

I used some foam stickers to give some dimension. Make sure you look close at the paper in the background - it's rulers! :) 

Here is what I used to make my project...

- Smarty Pants Cutting Files from SVG Cutting Files 

- Science Candies stamp set from Jaded Blossom

- Treat Tag Die from Jaded Blossom

- Candy Charm and banner dies from Jaded Blossom

- Twine from The Twinery

- Princess Face Assortment stamp set from Peachy Keen

- Pebbles Washi Tape

 Next up on the Hop is 
Barb!!

BLOG HOP PRIZES
You don't want to miss anyone on this Hop because only several people have FREEBIE Files.

1 - You MUST be a follower on  ALL the blogs participating in this blog hop (complete line up below)

2 - You MUST leave a comment along the way on each stop of the blog hop.

FREE Files will only be available today 12am pst.

In order to get the freebie files you must email Ann BEFORE midnight TONIGHT (PST) at sales@svgcuttingfiles.com

REMEMBER THE FREE Files will only be available today 12am pst.
*please allow up to 24 hours for Ann to get the file to you

1st winner will receive a 

$15 Jaded Blossom Gift Certificate

  2nd Winner will receive

LINE UP

Candace P.

Michelle

Abby

Melissa

Jamie

Kate

Crystal

Gwen

Candace Z.

Barb

Gigi

Jaymie

Jeanne

Jenny

Ann - Birthday Girl

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Birthday Blog Hop!!

*** For The Girly Girl Birthday Hop, Click HERE!!! ***

Welcome to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Birthday Blog Hop!! 

Today we are celebrating Lisa's (owner/designer of PPPR) birthday! She had a plan for this hop, but we (the Design Team plus guests) have a plan of our OWN because we LOVE her!!!! ;) We are all making special birthday projects using some files from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons store AND since birthdays are all about celebrating with friends and  giving gifts, we decided to add guests to the lineup and giveaway a TON of prizes!! These awesome prizes include fun twine, stamp sets and gift certificates to some of our favorite crafty stores!! You seriously do NOT want to miss a single stop in this hop!!  

If you are coming to here from Jessica's blog you are in the right place! If you have just stumbled upon this hop, make sure to head back to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog! But remember - and this is important! - Lisa does NOT have the correct lineup on her blog, because she doesn't know there has been a few ADDITIONS to the lineup thanks to her DT!! SURPRISE, Lisa!! :) Lisa will direct you to the correct blog, but after that please disregard her lineup!! 

Now onto my project!! 

I LOVE this little panda and use this file allll the time. If I were able to celebrate Lisa's birthday with her, I know we would be having a drink, so I added a little glass of champagne to its hand!

Here is what I used to make my card...
- Birthday Panda Cutting files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons
- Champagne Cutting files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons
- Sweet Birthday Wishes stamp set from Jaded Blossom
- Paper from the So Happy Together Echo Park 6x6 pad
- glossy accents
- white gelly roll pen
- ribbon

Since it's such a special occasion, Lisa has designed a super CUTE freebie that you can grab from her blog for free Saturday and Sunday ONLY!!

Make sure you get your hands on that!!

Lisa ALSO has an awesome package to give away to one lucky hopper!! 

For a chance to win, you must be a follower of each blog and also leave a comment on each blog. For extra chances, you can also 'LIKE' Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook and/or sign up for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Newsletter. A random winner will be chosen for the prize on Tuesday, September 24th. Only US or Canadian mailing addresses please. 

With our blog hop also comes a new Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Challenge!! The theme of the challenge is Birthday and you can link up your projects at the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog until Sunday, October 12th for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store. We can't wait to see what you create using PPPR files!! 

A TON of the blogs on this hop are having giveaways, and this blog is no exception!! :) I LOVE Lisa's Superhero Cutting Files so I thought the perfect giveaway would be a set of the Superhero stamps from Jaded Blossom!! This set goes PERFECTLY with all Lisa's Superhero files!!

WHEW!! That's a LOT of info!! :) 

Now onto the next stop in the hop!! Head on over to Monica's blog!! 

Here is the CORRECT hop lineup in case you get lost along the way!! 

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

Barb ~ http://BugBites411.blogspot.com/

Julie K. ~http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/

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

Jessica Esch ~http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Candace ~ http://scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com/

Monica ~http://www.monicascreativemadness.com/

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

Emma ~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

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

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

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

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

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

Sarah ~ http://pinkcricut.com/

Tanya ~ http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

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

Girly Girl Birthday Blog Hop!!

Hi Everyone!! I am SO happy you are here celebrating my birthday with me!!! Today I am THIRTY!! Wow... how did that happen?! I'm pretty sure I just graduated from college.... ;)  First off, I want to thank all of my friends who put together this hop for me! I SUPER DUPER appreciate it!! I love that all these crafty peeps took the time to take part in this hop!!  Now if your here from Jaymie's Blog then you're in the right place, if not then you may want to start at the very beginning.  Don't worry I have the whole line up at the end of this post. I must admit, after I choose the theme for my hop, I kind of second guessed myself... BUT when I got my files from Ann (thank you Ann!!) and starting putting together my project, I KNEW I had picked the perfect theme!!! 

 How AWESOME is this little boutique?! And that little shopping girl? Well, that's me! ;) 

I used the new gift card die from Jaded Blossom to add a spot for a gift card on the inside! And there is still room to write,

"To: ME 

From: ME" ';)

Here is what I used to make my card... - Love to Shop cutting files from SVG Cutting Files - Spa Candies Stamp set from Jaded Blossom - Candy Charms & Banners Dies from Jaded Blossom - Jaded Blossom Gift Card Die  - Peachy Keen Princess Face Assortment - Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink - Small Bubbles embossing folder Blog Hop Prizes: Please be a Blog Follower and Comment on all thru the blogs for a chance to win. The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have to win!
Such awesome prizes!!!! Blog Hop Line Up: Michelle Candace P. Crystal Annie Trixie Jamie Kate

Jenny

Melissa Jaymie and the Birthday Girl herself Candace Z
Thanks so much for hopping with us!!! 

Celebrate You! Pebbles Basics Blog Hop!

*** Click HERE for Day 1 of the September JADED BLOSSOM release!!!! ***

*** Click HERE for the Trendy Twine Back to School Challenge!!!! ***

Hey everyone!! Welcome to the Pebbles Basics Blog Hop!!  The Pebbles team was challenged to create a project of their choice using the Pebbles Basics collection. We really wanted to show you just how versatile this line is...

I decided to create a card using the Cardmaking Pad, which is a stack of perfectly scored cardstock ready to fold and turn into a card! 

I wanted to keep my card simple and pretty so I used a sheet of solid textured American Crafts cardstock behind my jar. 

My FAVORITE way to give my projects an extra pop, is to use foam tabs to add some dimension to layers or die cuts. My finishing touch is a perfect little pink twine bow. 

Here is a list of everything I used...

- Pebbles Basics Cardmaking Pad

- American Crafts cardstock

- This to That Foam Tap Adhesives

- American Crafts twine

- My Creative Time Many Greetings Stamp Set

- sequins from Dollarstore

- Mason Jar die cut from Silhouette Store

- White gelly roll pen

Here's how today's blog hop is going to work...Visit each blog, leave a sweet note and in some cases enter to win a Pebbles mini giveaway. Once you've stopped by each site, head back over to the Pebbles blog and enter to win a collection of Pebbles Basics products worth $200 (that's a lot of product folks!).

Not only is Pebbles having a giveaway, but they are also sponsoring a giveaway for some of our individual blogs!! Included in the giveaway is a selection of Pebbles Basics paper, 2 sets of Thickers, Clothespins, Chips Tags and washi tape!! 

***This is an example of what is in the prize pack - it is NOT EXACTLY what you will be getting***

This little package is worth over $50!!! All you have to do to be entered into the giveaway is make sure you are a follower of my blog!! Leave a comment letting me know you are a follower along with a way to contact you in case you are the winner!! For an EXTRA entry, head on over and 'LIKE' my Facebook Page, then make sure to leave ANOTHER comment letting me know you did so!  

Here's a full list of the blogs, along with a fun peek at each designer's projects...

Amanda Coleman - Paper Gift Bag | Becky Williams - Cutest Little Minnie Scrapbook Layout Candace Zentner - Celebrate You Card | Emily Spahn - My Guy Scrapbook Layout Eva Pizarro - Fresh Market Scrapbook Layout | Holly Gagnon - Time for Tea Juliana Michaels - Gift of Love Scrabook Layout | Kathy Martin - Carolina Scrapbool Layout Kim Jeffress - Happy Birthday! Card | Kim Kesti - You Make Me Smile Scrapbook Layout Laurel Seabrook - Teacher Gift | Marjan Pel - Birthday Scrapbook Layout Nina Yang - Paper Gift Box | Patricia Kumfer - Pebbles Basics Cards Renee Zwirek - Hello Happiness Scrapbook Layout | Samantha Taylor - Lunch Box Cards Susanna Lee - Make a Wish Scrapbook Layout | Tiffany Hood - Baby Gift Wendy Antenucci - Celebrate Together Scrapbook Layout | Wendy Sue Anderson - Paper Gift Bags

Make sure you visit the blogs, there are some really great projects you don't want to miss!! I am really honored to be part of such an awesome group!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!