Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Congratulations to our JUNE Grand Prize Winner!! :)

It's time to announce our Grand Prize Winner from June here at Decorate To Celebrate!!  We had so many AWESOME entries in our first two challenges -- We hope you have enjoyed seeing everyone's FABULOUS projects!!  There's so much more in store for July too...  So be sure to link up and decorate YOUR celebrations for a chance to win THIS MONTH'S Grand Prize!!

Now, without further ado....  Congratulations to:

Angie

Angie has a wonderful blog called My Paper Productions !!  We hope you'll stop over to visit her, congratulate her, and become a follower!! :)

Angie has won the Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge!!  YAY for Angie!! :)  Angie, be sure to email me at scrapbookingwithamy at gmail dot com with your address so that I can get your cartridge sent out right away!! :)

Remember, this month we're giving away a Prize Package of Vinyl (perfect for using with your Cricut or any other die cutting machine) that's valued at more than $40!!  Woot-woot!!  Link up YOUR decorations in any challenge for July for YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!! :)

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!!**































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)!! :)