Girly Blog Hop- Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

Welcome to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Girly blog hop..

If you came here from Melissa's blog, you are in the right place.  If you just stumbled upon this post and would like to start from the beginning, please visit Lisa's blog." 

For today's hop, we were asked to create a GIRLY project.. 

I decided on a layout and used some of the fun GIRLY cutting files from the PPPR store..

This is what I created:

Is this blurry or is just me?.. It looked great when I took it :)

I used one of the labels in the layered labels from Layered Labels 1 cutting file to create the over sized background and then added some scalloped trim to the bottom of the layout using the Borders 2 cutting file..

well, I got GREAT close ups of this layout:

This froggy is the cutest, he can be found in the Rainy Day Critters file.. I love Lisa's cutting files because they can all be cut in layers.. I used the face and hands from the rainy froggy :)

for the banner of flowers, I created that using the banner strip from the Simple Banner Shapes cutting file, the flowers and leaves are from the Flower Assortment Cutting file..

I also used some free fonts to create the title phrase..

Here is one of the dresses from the Dress Up Girl Pink Dress cutting file

I decided to add a little ribbon trim to the bottom and stickles to edges of the layers..

This dress is from the Dress Up Girl Princess Dress cutting file..

The hangers I used are from the Mommy To Be cutting file. I did have to do a little cutting  using the cutting tool in the designer Edition of SIL software to separate the hanger from the baby clothes :)

close up of my little baby girl.. 

She is about 2 yrs old in this photo and she just turned 25 yrs old a few days ago.. 

Where does the time go?..

and then the cute little girl and her pet rabbit..LOL

The cute little girl can be found in the Dress Up Girls Cutting file

and the cute little bunny is in the Forest Critters cutting file.

for my cute little butterflies, I wanted them to actually look as if they were hover over the layout and so, grabbed some brown craft wire, twirled a piece of it around a paint brush handle and then used some foam tape to attach it to the back of the butterflies :)  I tucked the other end under the flowers to hide it..

Those cute butterflies can be found in the Spring Garden cutting file, the mushroom is in the Forest Critters cutting file and the flowers and leaves are in the Flower Assortment cutting file..

Whew... LOL  That was a lot .. 

It took me a few days to put this layout together but it was so worth the hard work, I really enjoyed spending that time just concentrating on my project instead of whats for dinner or if the laundry needs to be put away..LOL  I'm sure you can relate..

So, we have some blog candy for this hop and it is as follows:

The blog candy for this hop is a $15 GC to the PPPR store.

 "For a chance to win, you must be a follower of each blog and 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, May 13.  

and don't forget about the  PPPR Girly Challenge.  The projects can be anything girly-themed. The rules are below.  Just Click here to submit your projects and their will be one random participant that will win $20 to PPPR.

1.  The theme of this challenge is Girly...so create anything girl-themed. Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons products must be the FOCUS of the project.

2.  Please link to your actual blog post...not to your blog.  If you don't have a blog, you can add a photo of your project to the Girly Challenge photo folder in the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Project Parade Facebook Group .

3.  You can enter as many different projects as you want for more chances to win.

4.  The challenge will run for 3 weeks.  You must link up your project by 11:55 pm CST on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

5.  One random winner of a $20 Gift Certificate to PPPR will be chosen.  Our Design Team will also choose our PPPR Top 3.  Winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 4, 2014.

Here's the lineup just in case you get lost on the way:

Lisa ~ http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Nicole ~ http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/

Shannon ~ http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com/

Brianna ~ http://www.Bloeffelbein.blogspot.com/

Gloria ~ http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Kathy ~ http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/

Leah ~ http://leahschaeffer.blogspot.com/

Melisa ~ http://www.melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Nanne' ~ http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/

Thank you for hopping along with us girls 

and do join the challenge for your chance at winning the $20 gift certificate to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons online store..

Till next time fellow crafters..

Hope you have a scrap-tastic weekend

hugs

Nanné