Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Birthday Blog Hop~ Happy Birthday Lisa!!

Good Morning and
Welcome to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Birthday Blog Hop!! 

Today we are celebrating Lisa's (owner/designer of PPPR) birthday! 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!!!!
She had a plan for this hop, but we (the Design Team plus guests) have a plan of our OWN because we LOVE her!!!! ;) We are all making special birthday projects using some files from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons store AND since birthdays are all about celebrating with friends and  giving gifts, we decided to add guests to the lineup and giveaway a TON of prizes!! These awesome prizes include fun twine, stamp sets and gift certificates to some of our favorite crafty stores!! You seriously do NOT want to miss a single stop in this hop!!  

If you are coming to here from Brianna's blog you are in the right place! 
If you have just stumbled upon this hop, make sure to head back to 
Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons!
But remember - and this is important! - Lisa does NOT have the correct lineup on her blog, because she doesn't know there has been a few ADDITIONS to the lineup thanks to her DT!! SURPRISE, Lisa!! :) Lisa will direct you to the correct blog, but after that please disregard her lineup!! 

Now onto my project!! 

I sure hope you like it!!!

Isn't this just too adorable??? I LOVE the CUTE Gator which is this week's freebie file and the fun color combo...don't you? I used a white card base and designer paper from Lilybee Designs~Persnickety paper pack. I ran the mat through my sewing machine for the zig zag pattern, but before that I added some 3GJ Witch's Brew crinkle ribbon so the ribbon was held down by the sewing. Next I used the PPPR Layered Labels 1 and the PPPR Borders 3 to make my next mat.....which became home to that adorable Gator.

Here he is up close :) I am so LOVING him and can see using him for much more than birthday items! Since his party hat come with the file but didn't have the frill (the hat is actually supposed to go behind his eyes)  I ended up adding the frill to the bottom of it using a piece from the Party Items.

Then for the sentiment I used My Creative Time~ Teeny Tag Greetings die and sentiment, a black button from my stash and some Grape Limeade Trendy Twine. So what do you think of my card??? 

MY HOP BLOG CANDY!!!
I am giving away a mini of the Grape Limeade Trendy Twine that I used in my project

In order to win you must do the following

• Be a follower of my blog :)
• be a follower of my FB page HERE
• Be a follower of the Trendy Twine Blog HERE
• be a follower of the Trendy Twine FB page HERE

Please leave 1 comment saying that you did everything and I will announce the winner on Tuesday September 24th.

Of course Lisa has an awesome package to give away to one lucky hopper!! 

For a chance to win, you must be a follower of each blog and also leave a comment on each blog. 

For extra chances, 
~ you can also 'LIKE' Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook
 and/or 
~ sign up for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Newsletter. 
A random winner will be chosen for the prize on Tuesday, September 24th. 
Only US or Canadian mailing addresses please. 

With our blog hop also comes a new Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Challenge!! The theme of the challenge is Birthday and you can link up your projects at the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons blog until Sunday, October 12th for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store. We can't wait to see what you create using PPPR files!! 

Now with all that out of the way it is now to continue
onto the next stop in the hop!! 

Head on over to 
Candace's  blog!! 
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT weekend!!


Don't forget to pick up your freebies.....the adorable Birthday Gator is this week's freebie and the adorable Happy Bird Day is the freebie available ONLY on Saturday and Sunday. You can get them both HERE 

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Here is the CORRECT hop lineup in case you get lost along the way!! 

Lisa 
Barb 
Julie K. 
Brianna 
Jessica  ~ME~
Candace  ~NEXT~
Monica
Jeanne 
Emma 
Melisa 
Nanne 
Nicole 
Kathy
Shannon 
Sarah 
Tanya 
Ana Maria 
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Entering this into the following challenges:
My Creative Time~ Designer's Challenge
Cameo Creations~ Pattern Paper
Seize The Birthday~ Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday~ Anything Goes

Just Be Creative Crazy~ Linky Party

DL Art~ September Linky Party

Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party

Paper Issues~ Put Some Twine on It

My Craft Spot~ Favorite Technique (sewing machine stitching)

Cut it Up~ Going in Circles