Thursday, December 29, 2011

mini album winners edwina and stephanie

 this mini album belongs to  edwina brown a winner here at decorate to celebrate to see more visit my blog http://www.scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/
comment blog hop winner stephanie scrappy rae 10  to see more just hop to my blog above. thanks to both of you for joining us at decorate to celebrate.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Challenge #15 -- Winter Wedding

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

Welcome Friends & Followers!!  The results from Challenge #14 are in, and we have our next WINNER!!  
Congrats to Val!! Please contact Rhonda (semery at classicnet dot net) to claim your very own custom designed mini!! :)


 Val made a BEAUTIFUL New Year's Banner -- perfect for her First Night Celebration!!  Val's blog is Crafty Go Lucky!!
Please be sure to stop by and congratulate Val...  We are sure she would appreciate your visit!! :)  

For Challenge #15, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a WINTER WEDDING!!  Let's celebrate EVERYTHING WONDERFUL ABOUT TYING THE KNOT (during the winter months) with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!! *REMEMBER* 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 January 10, 2012 to be eligible for YOUR CHANCE to WIN one of Rhonda's AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL mini albums!!  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  DESIGNERS has created for your inspiration!!

Jean created Pinecone Table Settings!!  For all the details on Jean's creation, please visit her blog HERE...

Lisa created a lighted branch centerpiece!!  For all the details on Lisa's creation, please visit her blog HERE...

Norma created a Favor Box & Napkins!!For all the details on Norma's creation,
please visit her blog HERE...


Rhonda created a 3D Snowflake centerpiece and some Snowflake confetti!!  For all the details of Rhonda's creations, please visit her blog HERE...

Amy created a tissue paper gift box and table placecards!!  For all the details of Amy's creations, please visit her blog HERE...

Now it's YOUR turn!!  Link up your NEW Winter Wedding 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 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)!! :)

Rhonda
Amy



*** One final reminder:  While we love looking at your cards and layouts for other challenges, we respectfully request that you do not enter cards (other than sets of Invitations & Place Cards) or layouts in our challenges...  Our goal is to Decorate your Celebrations with decorations and party supplies.  Thank you so much!! ***
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Monday, December 19, 2011

christmas challenge winner amanda's mini album

amanda over at  amandas crafts and more won the christmas challenge she won a free mini album plus a chance for the end of the month drawing prize. she requested a elf mini since her family have a favorite elf they sit on their shelf each year she wanted the kids to have something to look at for some fun memories. to see more of the mini you can vistit my blog at http://www.scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/ congrats amanda and I hope you enjoy it.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Challenge #14 -- New Years Eve Party

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

Welcome Friends & Followers!!  The results from Challenge #13 are in!!  We have our first / another winners to be entered in the MONTHLY drawing!!  ***The Grand Prize winner for December will be announced with our Comment Hop Winner on SUNDAY!! :)
Congrats to the WINNERS!! Your names will be entered to win the monthly drawing!! :)
Congrats to our 1st Place Winner: AMANDA!!
 from Challenge #13 who will receive a Fabulous album from Rhonda!!!
Amanda, please email Rhonda your address and the Theme album you would like:)
2nd Place Nidhi Jain  
3rd Place Amy from http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/
 Please be sure to stop by and congratulate all the ladies... 
We are sure they would appreciate your visit!! :)

For Challenge #14, we are asking you to create any project to be used as a party decoration (or party supply) for a New Years Eve!!  Let's celebrate EVERYTHING WONDERFUL ABOUT "NEW YEAR'S EVE 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 December 27, 2011 to be eligible for this month's prize -- One of Rhonda's AMAZING Mini Album!!  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!!)

We would also like to Welcome our "New and very Talented Design Team Members. Please stop by to congratulate them! 
Lisa from Indy Mermaid  & Jean from Jeans Crafty Corner

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

Lisa created these funky New Years Glasses!!  For all the details on Lisa's creation, please visit her blog HERE...
Jean created these Chocolate Toasting Glasses!!  For all the details on Jean's creation, please visit her blog HERE...
Rhonda created these adorable Confetti!!  For all the details of Rhonda's creations, please visit her blog HERE...
Norma created this Champagne Tag and Hat!! For all the details on Norma's creation, please visit her blog HERE...
Now it's YOUR turn!!  Link up your NEW "New Year's Eve Themed (or ANY other 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 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)!! :)

Rhonda
(Be sure to stop back on Thursday to join in our Comment Hop for Challenge # 13 for a chance to WIN one of Rhonda's INCREDIBLE minis!!)


*** One final reminder:  While we love looking at your cards and layouts for other challenges, we respectfully request that you do not enter cards (other than sets of Invitations & Place Cards) or layouts in our challenges...  Our goal is to Decorate your Celebrations with decorations and party supplies.  Thank you so much!! ***



Wednesday, November 30, 2011

welcome to new challenge at decorate to celebrate

Its time for challenges to start back up after our long month of birthday celebrations, amy and I would like to thank everyone who joined us for this fun filled month. Today for our challenge #13 it is all about christmas party decorations no cards or layouts please. Now lets see what our design team has made for some inspiration, we are missing three this challenge, holidays got in the way and it is totally understandable, hope all of you find time to enter in our challenge for a chance to win a prize at end of month and end of challenge. Last winner of birthday challenge is Jessica from www.cricutafterdark.blogspot.com with her beautiful peacock party decorations.

Now lets look below and start with our talented Norma www.pinkblingcrafter.blogspot.com this is so cute and you can find out more about it by clicking on her blog. enjoy your visit and hope you find something to inspire you along the way.

welcome new design team member Jean from http://www.jeanscraftycorner.blogspot.com/ now arent these the cutest snowmen. now hop over and see how she did it. to check out instructions just hop over to my blog http://www.scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Woot-woot!! MORE Party-Time FUN with FOUR MORE Guest Designers!! :)

**Please welcome our FABULOUS Guest Designers for this week's Birthday Party Celebration!!**

Welcome back, Friends & Followers!!  The PARTY continues!!  We have another FOUR FABULOUS guest designers to share with you today!! :)

If you would like to link up YOUR Birthday Party creation...  Please CLICK HERE...

Our first Guest Designer: Star from Star's Paper Passion!! 
Star created all of these ZOO-RIFICLY ADORABLE Treat Bags!!  Please visit her blog HERE...

Our second Guest Designer: Christel from Scrappin' Sista!! 
Christel created these SUPER FUN Lip Gloss Party Favors!!  Please visit her blog HERE...

And our third Guest Designer: Heather from Heather's Crafty Blog Space!! 
Heather created these INGENIOUSLY CREATIVE Batman Party Invitations!!  Please visit her blog HERE...

And our fourth Guest Designer: Laura from Laura's Crafts & More!! 
Laura created these FABULOUSLY ADORABLE Treat Bags and Cupcake Holders!!  Please visit her blog HERE...


Please be sure to stop by and visit our WONDERFUL Guest Designers...  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 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!!)

To link up YOUR Birthday Party creation...

Sunday, November 13, 2011

first place winner of the b-day challenge (first two wks)

congrats to carol"s creation she was first place winner of the birthday challenge with her elmo invites, she won a free mini which she wanted elmo for her birthday pictures. please hop over to carols and congratulate her www.4evercarolcreations.blogspot.com dont forget we are having birthday challenge all month picking new winners at each end of the 2 weeks so dont forget to enter your birthday projects. This is the front of mini

and this is how the inside looks the mouth and nose hold the picuture. enjoy carol and I have already mailed off (sat) so be looking for it. hugs



Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Our month-long Birthday Party CONTINUES... With 3 FABULOUS Guest Designers!!

**Please welcome our FABULOUS Guest Designers for this week's Birthday Party Celebration!!**

Welcome back, Friends & Followers!!  The PARTY continues!!  We have THREE FABULOUS guest designers to share with you today!! :)

If you would like to link up YOUR Birthday Party creation...  Please CLICK HERE...


Our first Guest Designer: Holly from Ribbons & Glue!! 
Holly created all of these PINKALICIOUS coordinating PRINCESS Party Supplies!!  Please visit her blog HERE...

Our first Guest Designer: Laura from Laura's Crafts and More!! 
Laura created some AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL Birthday Party Invitations!!  Please visit her blog HERE...

And our third Guest Designer: Heather from Heather's Crafty Blog Space!! 
Heather created these FABULOUSLY PUNNY invitations!!  Please visit her blog HERE...
Please be sure to stop by and visit our WONDERFUL Guest Designers...  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 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!!)

To link up YOUR Birthday Party creation...

Monday, November 7, 2011

becky's vintage mini album winner of comment blog hop

congrats to becky, she won the comment blog hop and she wanted a vintage mini this is the front to see more just hop over to my blog www.scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com
enjoy becky and I will mail it out this week. hugs

Saturday, November 5, 2011

thank you everyone for joining the comment blog hop winner is

the winner of the comment blog hop is becky dunham at www.bloglessinutah.blogspot.com
she commented on everyones blog thank you becky I know others commented on all blogs also I took all the names and put them in a hat and drew from there, if you didnt win this time you have plenty of chances to win on this blog. Now hope you join us for the month long birthday challenge. hugs

karen first place winner of halloween challenge

karen at little scrap pieces won first place for her wonderful halloween house she entered in our challenge for halloween. She won a free mini of choice along with a chance for big prize at end of month and a winners button. She choice a christmas mini hop over and give her a big congrats www.littlescrappieces.blogspot.com this is the front of the mini picture really doesnt show all the glitter.

here the inside to hold pictures all are decorated in different paper




and here is the back. enjoy karen and I will be mailing it out sometime next week. hugs now for all the rest of our blog friends enter a birthday card this month and get entered in the prize for the end of month and also a chance to win a free mini. we are excepting birthday cards this month and this month only to celebrate my 50th b-day and my partner amy's also.




Thursday, November 3, 2011

Comment Hop #11 & Giveaway!! :)

Hello, hello to all of our WONDERFUL followers!!  It's time again for a FUN-FILLED 'Comment Hop' (for Challenge #11)...  This hop ENDS on Saturday, November 5th at 11:59pm!!  So hop, hop, HOP for your chance to WIN!! :)

We're doing something just a little different with our Comment Hop this time...  Since we had such a HUGE response to this past challenge, we've randomly selected 11 projects to feature along with our designers' projects from the "Halloween" Challenge...  We'd still love for you to visit all 50 participants' projects (as they were all pretty fabulous entries!!), but for your chance to WIN, we ask that you please visit and comment on the 11 featured projects plus our 5 designers....

 What's a 'Comment Hop'???  
Well, it's our way of celebrating a few of 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 the projects linked below 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 decorating and party supply ideas from our talented friends!! :) Our 'Comment Hop' WINNER will be announced on Sunday!! :)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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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