Decorate To Celebrate!: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Decorate To Celebrate! Comment Hop #2 & Giveaway!! :)

Welcome back to all of our WONDERFUL followers!! This is just a FUN reminder that our 'Comment Hop' (for Challenge #2) ends at 11:59pm on Saturday, July 2nd!!

What's a 'Comment Hop'???

Well, it's our way of celebrating the AWESOME creations of our designers and challenge participants!! To be eligible to win a FUN prize, all you need to do is hop to each of our Guest Designer's projects and each of the participants' projects to leave an encouraging comment!! We'd love for you to become a follower at each blog (with a link to your blog so everyone can find you too!) since our 'mission' is all about promoting and celebrating one another... When you're done, be sure to leave a comment on this post so that we know to include you in the drawing!! :)

Want to know what YOU could WIN???

The fabulously creative Rhonda has agreed to again make our 'Comment Hop' Winner one of her beautiful mini albums in the theme of the winner's choice!! WOW!! If you haven't seen Rhonda's work, click HERE to take a look!! :)

To make your hopping easier, we've included a link for each project to visit!! Clicking on the picture will take you directly to that project!! Please be sure to mention in your comment that you're visiting from Decorate To Celebrate!! :) Have FUN!! :)

**You do NOT need to leave a second comment to be eligible to win, so if you have left comments on any of the project posts already, THANK YOU!! --those comments count!!**

Katie

Melissa

Star

Brynn

Rebecca

Lisa	Jessica S.	Laurie	Angie	Jean Knox
Stephanie Hester	Kristin	GISELLE V.	Judy	Shauna {SK Studios}
Judy	Lori	Pixichick	Melissa	Sherrie K
Peachy	CraftyLadyDP	Jean	Emily C	Glendie's Goodies
Rhonda	Kate

Happy Hopping, everyone!!

Gather up some last-minute 4th of July and Independence Day Party ideas from our talented friends!! :) Our 'Comment Hop' WINNER will be announced on Sunday (our Grand Prize WINNER for June will also be announced on Sunday)!! :)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Challenge #2 -- 4th of July / Independence Day Themed Party

**To make it easier to link up, this post will stay at the TOP until the challenge ends -- Please scroll down for NEW posts!!**

Welcome back!! What a wonderful start to the challenges we had!! :) We truly have some creative followers out there!! YAY to you!!

Since we had 9 entries, we have selected 1 winner to be entered in the MONTHLY drawing for the Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge!!

Congrats to Juliana T. for being our Challenge #1 Winner!! Your name will be entered to win the June monthly drawing!! :)

Juliana made this super cute place card for her Father's Day celebration! Isn't that tie just adorable???

Juliana's blog is For the Love of Paper...

Please be sure to stop by her blog and congratulate her... We are sure she would appreciate your visit!! :)

For Challenge #2, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a 4TH OF JULY or INDEPENDENCE DAY THEMED PARTY!! Let's celebrate FREEDOM, FIREWORKS, and SPARKLERS with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!! *NEW* We would LOVE for you to link up a project that is THEME-inspired; however, we also welcome your ANY-themed party projects too -- We are all about celebrating YOUR party creations, whatever the theme!! :)

Link up your project below before 11:59pm (EST) on June 28th to be eligible for this month's prize -- a Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge!! Please take a look at our Challenge Rules (HERE) before submitting your project. :) (*Remember, the more entries we have, the more winners we select -- which means more chances for YOU!!)

Now let's see what our fabulous team of GUEST DESIGNERS has created for your inspiration!!

Katie created this FABULOUS display of rosettes in an adorable decorative watering can as a centerpiece for her celebration!! For more details on Katie's creation, please visit her blog HERE...

Melissa created these WONDERFUL 3x3 Invites and Thank You cards as well as a SUPER CUTE Favor Frame to feature at her celebration!! For more details on Melissa's creations, please visit her blog HERE....

Brynn created these SCRUMPTIOUS cupcakes (YUM!) with super cute toppers for her celebration!! For all the details on Brynn's creation, please visit her blog HERE...

Star created this SPECTACULAR set of popcorn bags for her celebration (which happens to be a trip to watch the fireworks with her kiddos)!! For more details on Star's creation, please visit her blog HERE...

Rebecca created this SENSATIONAL bucket of sparklers perfect for lighting up the night for her celebration!! For all the details on Rebecca's creation, please visit her blog HERE...

Rhonda created these FUN and FESTIVE cutlery and napkin holders for her celebration!! For all the details of Rhonda's creations, please visit her blog HERE...

Now it's YOUR turn!! Link up your NEW 4th of July, Independence Day or ANY Themed party project here!! :) While you're considering what you can create, please take a moment to visit ALL 6 Designers' blogs and leave a comment on their projects for the challenge... When you comment on all of the Designers' projects AND all of the participants projects, be sure to leave a comment on this post to be entered to WIN in our monthly drawing!! :) Here is a list of the designers' blogs to make hopping over easier for you (participants' links will be shown in the linky list below)!! :)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

batman mini prize for the comment blog and it belongs to Doris

Doris was the winner of this mini, she commented on every single blog on the comment blog hop
her grandson loves batman so this was made for him. the wings open up for the pictures put pictures on the inside of wing and the wing pocket at top. To see the rest of the mini you can check it out on my blog www.scraphappenswithRhonda.blogspot.com I want to thank everyone who hopped and commented it really does mean alot to me and amy. hugs

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Our Challenge #1 "Comment Hop" Blog Hop Winner!! :)

That was FUN!! :) We always love having the opportunity to CELEBRATE one another... Thanks to all who helped each of our designers and participants feel special!! For one lucky winner we have one of my FAVORITE PRIZES!! The very talented Rhonda has agreed to make our "Comment Hop" winner one of her FABULOUS mini albums!! The winner will be able to choose the theme of the mini album... And then Rhonda will make it up and send it out... If you haven't seen Rhonda's extreme talent and creative albums, please CLICK HERE to visit her awesome blog!! :)

Now, before we announce the winner, some of you may be asking... "What's a Comment Hop?" GREAT question because this is something we will do with EVERY challenge!! :)

A "Comment Hop" is our way of celebrating the AWESOME creations of our designers and challenge participants!! To be eligible to win a FUN prize, all you need to do is hop to each of our Guest Designer's projects and each of the participants' projects to leave an encouraging comment!! We'd love for you to become a follower at each blog (with a link to your blog so everyone can find you too!) since our 'mission' is all about promoting and celebrating one another...

During each challenge, we encourage everyone to visit the designers and participants linked up in the post... Then, at the end of each challenge, we will create a post with ALL of the designers and participants from that challenge to make it easier for you to hop through and comment on any posts you may have missed. Be sure to leave a comment on EACH post and mention that you are visiting from Decorate To Celebrate! On the Sunday following the end of each challenge, we'll announce our "Comment Hop" WINNER -- And we'd LOVE for it to be YOU!! :) So go ahead and get started on the "Comment Hop" for Challenge #2 -- And maybe your name will be in this spot next time!! :)

Congratulations to the Winner of the Challenge #1 Comment Hop:

Doris P.!!

Doris visited each blog and left a lovely comment on every post!! Thanks for helping us CELEBRATE everyone's decorations, Doris!! :) Doris has a wonderful blog called "My Bug and Me Create"... We'd love it if you could please stop over and congratulate her!!

Doris, please email Rhonda (semery at classicnet dot net) with your 'theme' choice and mailing address for your mini album!!

Thank you to EVERYONE who took the time to visit each blog in the "Comment Hop" -- It means SO much to us that you took your time to help celebrate these wonderful people with us... :)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Decorate To Celebrate! Comment Hop & Giveaway!! :)

Hello to all of our AMAZING followers!! This is just a FUN reminder that our 'Comment Hop' ends at 11:59pm on Saturday, June 18th!! What's a 'Comment Hop'??? Well, it's our way of celebrating the AWESOME creations of our designers and challenge participants!! To be eligible to win a FUN prize, all you need to do is hop to each of our Guest Designer's projects and each of the participants' projects to leave an encouraging comment!! We'd love for you to become a follower at each blog (with a link to your blog so everyone can find you too!) since our 'mission' is all about promoting and celebrating one another... When you're done, be sure to leave a comment here so that we know to include you in the drawing!! :)

To make your hopping easier, we've included a link for each project to visit!! Clicking on the picture will take you directly to that project!! Please be sure to mention in your comment that you're visiting from Decorate To Celebrate!! :) Have FUN!! :)