Challenge #12 -- Surprise!! It's a Birthday Party (A month-long challenge!!)

**Time for a NEW CHALLENGE -- Thanks for joining us!!**

Welcome Friends & Followers!!  The results from Challenge #11 are in!!  We have FOUR winners to be entered in the MONTHLY drawing!!  ***The Grand Prize winner for October will be announced on SUNDAY!! :)

Here are our TOP 4 for Challenge#11 (Halloween)!!  Each of your names will be entered to win the monthly drawing!! :)

Congrats to our 1st Place Winner: Karen!! 

Karen created this AWESOME Halloween House!!  Please visit her blog HERE...

Congrats to our 2nd Place Winner: Peggy Sue!! 

Peggy Sue created this FABULOUS Halloween Wreath!!  Please visit her blog HERE...

Congrats to our 3rd Place Winner: Jamie!!

 Jamie created this AMAZING decorative coffin!!  Please visit her blog HERE...
 
Congrats to our 4th Place Winner: Jen!! 

 Jen created these GHOULISH treats!!  Please visit her blog HERE...
 

Please be sure to stop by and congratulate our WONDERFUL WINNERS...  We are sure they would appreciate your visit!! :)  

In case you missed it...  This month we are CELEBRATING Rhonda's and Amy's Birthdays ALL MONTH LONG (so you'll have ALL month to enter your projects!!)...  Also for THIS month (and this month ONLY), we'll be opening up the challenge to ANY project (yes, this means you can enter a card or a layout too!!)...  Because of this, we are LIMITING the number of entries to a MAXIMUM of THREE -- you can enter up to THREE projects this month for your chance at the Birthday Presents!!  A little birdie told me that there would be one of Rhonda's minis, one of Amy's explosion boxes, and several other FUN prizes thrown into the mix!!  So get working on those projects for YOUR chance to WIN!!

For Challenge #12, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY!!  Let's celebrate EVERYTHING WONDERFUL ABOUT GETTING OLDER (tee hee) with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!!  :)

Link up your project below before 11:59pm (EST) on November 29th to be eligible for all of this month's prizes -- We are having MULTIPLE gifts (to celebrate Rhonda's and Amy's Birthdays!!)!!  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!!)

If you had the chance to visit the Birthday Party for Rhonda and Amy Blog Hop on November 1st, then you've already had a PREVIEW of the FANTASTIC Birthday cards, layouts, decorations, and gift ideas our fabulous team of  DESIGNERS has created for your inspiration!!  If you MISSED the hop (GASP!!), be sure to visit each of our Designer's Links below to check it out today!!  There's PLENTY of Blog Candy up for grabs on the hop (as well as a chance at the GRAND PRIZE too), so be sure to visit everyone!! :)

Rhonda...  For all the details, please visit her blog HERE...

Audrey...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Kacee...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Norma...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Jean...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Liz...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Sherrie...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

CallyAnn...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Tracie...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Amy...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Lisa...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Sheena...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Peggy Sue...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Carri...  For all the details , please visit her blog HERE...

Amy...   For all the details, please visit her blog HERE...

Now it's YOUR turn!!  Link up your NEW BIRTHDAY PARTY Themed party project here!! :)  While you're considering what you can create, please take a moment to visit ALL of the Designers' blogs and leave a comment for your chance at this month's GRAND PRIZE...  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 comment 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)!! :)  **Please note that the links will take you DIRECTLY to each project (in case you're joining us later in the week or month)...

1. Rhonda (Our November Birthday Girl!!)
2. Audrey
3. Kacee
4. Norma
5. Jean
6. Liz
7. Sherrie
8. CallyAnn
9. Tracie
10. Amy
11. Lisa
12. Sheena
13. Peggy Sue
14. Carri
15. Amy (Our December Birthday Girl!!)

(Be sure to stop back on Thursday to join in our Comment Hop for Challenge #11 for a chance to WIN one of Rhonda's INCREDIBLE minis!!  There's a TWIST on the Comment Hop this time!!)

*** One final reminder:  Our goal is to Decorate your Celebrations with decorations and party supplies; however, for THIS month (and this month ONLY), we invite you to share your Birthday Cards and Layouts too!!  Because of this, we are LIMITING the maximum number of entries per person to THREE.  Thank you so much!! ***

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Match-Up Winners from the Blog Hop!!

Just a QUICK NOTE to let you know who won the little something special from the DTC "Project Match-Up" during the Blog Hop on Tuesday....

You will still be eligible for our BIRTHDAY MONTH GRAND PRIZE all month long;
however,
here are the participants who answered our Project Match-Up correctly:

Claire
Jackie
Becky
Linda
Melissa
Tami B
Judy
Lisa
 

Rather than pick just ONE of you -- Would ALL OF YOU please email me your address so that I can send you EACH a Birthday Card and Stamp!!  Thanks so much!! 
Amy's email is scrapbookingwithamy (at) gmail (dot) com...

Rhonda & Amy's Birthday Party Blog Hop!! The Last Hop Stop...

 Welcome to the Birthday Party Blog Hop for Rhonda and Amy!!

You made it to THE LAST STOP in the HOP!!  :)

 Time for the Party Games to BEGIN....

Once upon a time (okay, once upon two times nearly a decade apart), two girls were born... These girls were both visited by their fairy godmothers and granted very special talents... One was given the talent of creating the most beautiful mini scrapbook albums while the other was given the talent of creating some really amazing explosion boxes... Each of these girls would one day begin blogging, and this is how they would meet...

Somewhere over the rainbow, you'll find the lovely Rhonda... Where scrap happens and paper flies... And somewhere near the zoo, you'll find dear Amy... Where giraffes prance and frolic to her heart's content...

One day, these two lives collided and Rhonda and Amy have become forever friends!! Lovely Rhonda had this incredible idea for a new twist on a challenge blog, so she contacted dear Amy and asked her to take care of the "technical" side... For many months, they have enjoyed CELEBRATING the get-togethers and parties that make life fun by showcasing the DECORATIONS that others share... And THAT is how the Decorate to Celebrate! challenge blog began...

Today, it's time to CELEBRATE good times and good friends with this "BIRTHDAY PARTY" Blog Hop and Birthday Project Link-Up that will last all month long!! Rhonda, who is turning the big 5-0 this year deserves a month-long celebration, don't ya think??? And Amy, who will forever stay 29 (for the 12th time) has always been a BIG believer in the "Birth-month Celebration"... Soooooo... After the hop has ended, you'll be able to create a "Birthday Party" themed project and LINK IT UP right HERE at the Decorate To Celebrate! challenge blog!! Usually, your entry needs to be a decoration or party supply, but THIS MONTH (and this month only), you can link up ANY Birthday Party project (cards, layouts, 3D Art...). We'll be giving out some Birthday Presents all month long, but you'll need to enter to WIN!!

Rhonda and Amy have assembled a few of their creative friends to join them on this Birthday Party Adventure through Bloggie-Land... Along the way, you'll find some incredibly creative projects to celebrate Rhonda and Amy... If you came here from Amy (the December Birthday Girl), then you are in the right spot!! If you are just checking in here at DTC or are reading this via email, we'd love for you to join the PARTY so CLICK HERE to start at Rhonda's Blog so you don't miss any of the FUN!!

Now that you've finished up the hop, we have a FUN little game for you...  To be eligible to WIN our GRAND PRIZE for the hop, you needed to leave a comment on each post in the hop...  Now, let's see if you can match all the projects to WHO made them!!  All you have to do is leave a comment telling us who made each of the following projects (comment moderation will be enabled so everyone has a fair chance in the drawing)...  We'll draw one person who gets them all correct for a SURPRISE treat!! 

*** You will still be eligible for our BIRTHDAY MONTH GRAND PRIZE all month long; however, here are the participants who answered our Project Match-Up correctly:

Claire, Jackie, Becky, Linda, Melissa, Tami B, Judy, Lisa (who noticed that 2 of the pictures had accidentally been deleted in the very beginning -- THANK YOU!!)

Rather than pick just ONE of you -- Would ALL OF YOU please email me your address so that I can send you EACH a Birthday Card and Stamp!!  Thanks so much!!  Amy's email is scrapbookingwithamy (at) gmail (dot) com...


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WOW -- Aren't those some truly AMAZING and FUN projects???  Guess what?!?  That's not even ALL of them!!  Be sure to visit each blog hop stop to see the rest!! :)  And remember to leave your comment with the names of who created each BEAUTIFUL project!! :)





Here's the entire line-up!! **Please note that the following links will take you DIRECTLY to each project (in case you're joining us later in the week or month)...

1. Rhonda (Our November Birthday Girl!!)
2. Audrey
3. Kacee
4. Norma
5. Jean
6. Liz
7. Sherrie
8. CallyAnn
9. Tracie
10. Amy
11. Lisa
12. Sheena
13. Peggy Sue
14. Carri
15. Amy (Our December Birthday Girl!!)
16. Decorate To Celebrate!

*** Remember, starting TOMORROW (November 2nd), you'll be able to enter YOUR Birthday Party projects for MORE chances to WIN -- We can't WAIT to see what YOU create!! :)