It’s a Party – Day #2!

03 Aug It’s a Party – Day #2!

Welcome back again crafty friends!  I’m tickled that you stopped by today for another little peek-a-boo!  This is the second day of our fabulous Designer’s Birthday Hop to celebrate  the Paper Sweeties 1st Birthday!   I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your sweet comments and e-mails telling me how much you like your Paper Sweeties stamps.  We LOVE our customers — new and old!!

To help us celebrate our BIG first birthday, we are planning fun little things all month long for you to enjoy and be inspired by!  We hope some of the ideas that you see here will spark your creativity and inspire you to create something fun out of stamps, paper and glue!

Yesterday, today and tomorrow, we have TWENTY FIVE amazing designer’s who will be sharing sweet treats, cards, layouts, gifts, party favors, home decor and birthday-themed projects — created using a variety of stamps from the Paper Sweeties boutique!  FUN, right?!?

Well, we can’t have a birthday party celebration without gifts, right!  I‘ll be giving away the ENTIRE AUGUST RELEASE to one lucky person — there will be five sets released = $50 retail value!  So, here’s what you need to do to be eligible to win some yummy candy from this three-day hop:

#1 – FOLLOW the Paper Sweeties blog (Bloglovin’ link on sidebar)

#2 – LIKE and SHARE about us on our Facebook Fan Page

#3 – COMMENT on any August blog post – let us know you follow our Blog and Fan Page

#4 – POST our Paper Sweeties birthday graphic (above) on your blog and share about our party with your crafty friends

#5 – VISIT all of the designer’s blogs linked here each day and leave a little love for them too!  Come back here and leave us a comment telling us which of today’s projects was your favorite and why!  Do you have more than one favorite — leave each of your choices in a separate comment for ADDITIONAL chances to win!

The winner of the AUGUST RELEASE will be announced on August 18th (my birthday) and will be chosen from ALL comments left on this blog from August 1st through August 17th!

We’ll be attending the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Charlotte, NC August 15th – 17th … I hope to see many of our local crafty friends there!  Leave us a comment to let us know if you’re attending!  We’ll be releasing a ‘show exclusive’ stamp set AT THE SHOW … and a few more surprises too!  I’ll share pics of this exciting and fun weekend here on the blog after I return!!!

Okay, lets get to peekin’ at my project for today!  I created an entire birthday set for the three-day hop.  Today I’m sharing some sweet treats that you can use as party favors or take away gifts — perfect for little girls’ (or big girls too!) birthday parties, tea parties … any special occasion where you need a little something sweet and yummy!

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I created some cupcake toppers and lined my chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and sprinkles with the same hot pink polka dotted liners that I used on yesterday’s banner!I used sweet chipboard stars and these stamp sets to create the cupcake toppers and tags: Banner Wishes and You’re Invited!

I used some yummy tea-stained seam binding to create the shabby little bows –Strawberry Shortcake!

And next, I created some little glass charms that I personalized with names of the party attendees!I used the Little Wishes, Alphas Upper and Alphas Lower stamp sets to create the glass charm tags!Unlike the charms you can purchase in home goods stores, these personalized glass charm tags will easily help everyone keep track of their own drinks without any mixups!  After the party, just cut off the tags and dispose of … or save for another party!

So, there you have it … fun ways to share some yummy treats and refreshing beverages at your next party!

Please be sure to visit my crafty friends’ blogs — oh my goodness, you won’t want to miss a single stop on the hop — so much eye candy, inspiration and ideas … these ladies are simply amazing!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz {you are here}

Paulina Nakamura

Teresa Kline

Tina Milbourn

Jeanne Jachna

Miriam Prantner

Char Cundy

Lenet Mos

Karen Letchworth

Lori Ulrich

Tracey Kelly

Don’t forget to like & share about us on Facebook and leave us a little bloggity love to be eligible for the GRAND PRIZE!

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See you back here again tomorrow with many more yummy birthday celebration ideas to get your creative juices flowing!

Thanks for stopping by!

I was inspired by these fun challenges:  Moxie Fab World – Bags & Tags challenge;  Paper Issues – chipboard; City Crafter Challenge Blog #170 – summertime (my birthday/August 18th); Tuesday Throwdown #158 – birthday party; Simon Says Stamp – anything