Yes, you read it right! Are you ready for this?!! Pick Your Plum‘s – Pick Your Prize- ,000 Giveaway!!
Yes, that means if you win, you PICK your prize from amazon.com! This giveaway is worth ,000!!
To help spread the word about this amazing promotion, Pick Your Plum hand PICKED ten of their favorite websites for you to get to know. Let’s be honest, most of you probably know about most of them because they are some fabulous places to visit. These are definitely websites that are worth getting cozy with.
ENTER THE GIVEAWAY VIA THIS RAFFLECOPTER FORM/BOX BELOW!
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*This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. We hereby release Facebook of any liability. The sponsor, Pick Your Plum, will ship all prizes within 7 days of giveaway end. Giveaway starts Monday, Feb 13th at 8 pm EST and ends Monday, Feb 20th at 8 pm EST. Once the giveaway ends, Rafflecopter will randomly select winners. Winners will be contacted within 24 hours by email. The Rafflecopter widget will be updated with winners names.
Are you ready for another wonderful giveaway?! My readers have a chance to win a 0 CUSTOM INVITATION DESIGN SHOP CREDIT or a SHOP CREDIT FOR ANY READY-TO-ORDER DESIGN from Lepenn Designs! Lepenn Designs is a custom invitation and event design studio specializing in personalized details that bring your event to life! Are you planning a wedding, baby shower, party, or other special event? Lepenn Designs will customize the perfect invitation {and more} just for you.
Coordinating paper decor is also available to help brand your event whether you choose to purchase custom or ready-to-order invitations. These items include game booklets, table signs, candy table labels, candy bar wrappers, menu cards, favors, printed napkins, signage, thank you cards and more!
Hours upon hours are poured into each custom stationery suite in order to make sure every piece that leaves the studio is simply FABULOUS! All of the fine details are customized personally for each individual client. Lepenn Designs is there to help guide you through the Paper Portion of your special event while making it as stress free as possible. Feel free to let your imagination run wild with all the details you can imagine and they will take care of the rest! They want to make your guests receivemore than just a piece of paper!
But that’s not it! You can get 15% off your order from their store’s ready-to-order collection by using discount code KARA at checkout!
Scroll to the bottom of the post to enter the giveaway…
Photos taken by Nicole Haley Photography
HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
You can each leave 4 separate comments if you do all of the below- increasing your chances of winning! All entries will be verified. Please leave your email address if it isn’t available via your profile.
1- Check out Lepenn Designs and look around, then come back to this post and leave a comment below saying what your favorite design / invitation was.
2- Follow Lepenn Designs on Facebook and leave a comment on their wall. Then come back here and leave a comment saying you did so.
3- Tweet or Facebook about the giveaway {with a link} and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
4- Subscribe to Kara’s Party Ideas via email here and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
And don’t forget, you can get 15% off your order from Lepenn Designs ready-to-order collection by using discount code KARA at checkout!
Good luck! Giveaway ends Tuesday, January 31st at 11:59pm.
YESIREE, I am hosting another SILHOUETTE CAMEO MACHINEGIVEAWAY!! Enter to win your very own 0 Silhouette Cameo Machine…right here on Kara’s Party Ideas!! Yahooo!
AND, that’s not all. I have a lovely PROMO CODE! What better thing to spend that Christmas money on than a Cameo machine?! With my code you can purchase a Cameo machine PLUS a fabric ink starter kit for only 9! Add a silhouette machine AND a fabric ink starter kit to your cart in the Silhouette America Shop, then enter promo code ‘PARTY’ at checkout! But hurry, with all the shopping mayhem that happens around the holidays they have a limited supply of Silhouette CAMEOS set aside for this web promotion!
Already have a Cameo? Promo code PARTY will also give you a 20% discount on the fabric ink starter kit or any fabric ink supplies.
The beautiful CAMEO is brand spankin’ new {just released a couple months ago}. The amazing digital cutting tool does everything it did before and MORE. The best part- It’s now 12″x12″….soooo, BIGGER & BETTER projects!
I love what you can do with the fabric ink starter kit…
Are you asking- What is a Silhouette Cameo? Well, the Cameo is a digital cutting machine that connects to your computer just like a printer. Instead of printing designs and projects, it cuts them out with a small blade. With the machine connected to your computer, you get access to all the fonts on your computer as well as THOUSANDS of cuttable designs and downloads available in the Silhouette Store. NO NEED FOR EXPENSIVE CARTRIDGES…download hundreds of INEXPENSIVE shapes, fonts, projects, designs, etc!
Make party supplies, cards, banners, vinyl lettering, scrap booking pages, heat transfer projects, paper crafts, fabric crafts, rhinestone crafts & more! All with your Silhouette Cameo!
The possibilities are seriously endless. You can make a billion things with this machine!
HOW TO ENTER TO WIN A CAMEO:
Increase your chances of winning by doing EACH of the following 6 things. For each task that you complete you can leave one comment- that’s up to SIX comments per person.
All entries will be verified. Please leave your email address if it’s not available via your profile.
1. Like Silhouette on Facebook & leave a comment, or like a post on their wall. Then come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
2. Follow Silhouette on Pinterest & come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
3. Like Kara’s Party Ideas on Facebook & leave a comment, or like a post on my wall. Then come back & leave a comment saying you did so.
4. Follow Kara’s Party Ideas on Pinterest & come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
5. Facebook about the giveaway & come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
6. Tweet about the giveaway & come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
Entrants need to have a US shipping address. Giveaway ends January 2nd at 11:59 pm. The winner will be announced the following day. Good luck!!
Hello lovely fans & friends! Today I have another wonderful giveaway for you! WIN A HUGE PICK YOUR PLUM BOX FULL OF SWANK CRAFTING SWAG!
Have you heard of Pick Your Plum? Pick Your Plum offers awesome crafting supplies at a killer deal. The catch? These deals are posted daily…and there is a limited supply so you’ve got to get it before your neighbor does!
“Have you ever glued your fingers together trying to assemble a project? Stayed up all night just to finish that last craft item before your kids wake? Gussied up your home just so the neighbors would gawk over your fab decor? Borrowed an idea from the store, knowing you could make one, too? PYP has. They know. Join them. Get it before your neighbor does.”
- PYP has limited supplies & stellar prices on some of the most swank crafting items.
- They sell it until it’s gone or until the time is up.
- You leave feeling like you just won Martha in a crafting contest.
- The supplies arrive in 7-8 shipping days and you’ve just picked your ‘plum’!
Scroll to the bottom of the post to see how to enter the giveaway!
HOW TO ENTER:
Each person can leave up to 4 separate comments if they do all of the below. Please leave your email address so we can contact you if you win. All entries will be verified.
1. Like Pick Your Plum on Facebook and leave a comment on their wall, then come back here & leave a comment saying you did so.
2. Sign up for the Pick Your Plum Newsletter and come back here and leave a comment saying you did so.
Bonus Entries-
3. Follow Kara’s Party Ideas on Pinterest and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
4. Facebook, blog or tweet about the giveaway & come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
Good luck! Giveaway ends Monday, Dec 12th at 11:59pm MST. Winner must have a US shipping address.
So ecstatic about this week’s giveaway! WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE to URBAN FRINGE, a fabulous home decor and accessory shop!!
Such cute cute stuff. I want every single one of the pillows, for example! You think I could justify buying them ALL?! It’s too hard to chose just one! And the wreaths- oh, the wreaths. But I can’t stop there, because there’s the awesome custom wall art. Which, speaking of custom…everything in Urban Fringe can be CUSTOMIZED {colors, fabric, size, patters, etc, etc}! Such loveliness! You’re going to check out Urban Fringe and want it all, like me.
SO, not only can you win a shop credit to Urban Fringe {imagine the goodness}…you can also get 20% off of your purchase this week by entering promo code ‘PARTY20’ at checkout! Cha-ching.
Check out some of the darling products found in Urban Fringe’s shop below…and, find out how to enter the fab giveaway at the bottom of this post!
This weekend I’m featuring this amazing RAINBOW HOT AIR BALLOON BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Paige Kepner of Paiges of Style! WHAT a party! I absolutely adore everything about this. I’ve been planning my a similar party for my son for the past year {yes, I’m crazy}, so when Paige shared the invitation for this party a while back I fell in love {my party will also have a lot of hot air balloons}.
But wait, there’s more…Paige is celebrating the feature with a 3 day giveaway!Win a shop credit to Paiges Of Style by commenting below!
Here is what paige submitted about the party- “When I started thinking about Quinne’s first birthday, I knew I wanted it to be fun, colorful and be a play on the fact that her first year “had flown by.” I have two girls 16 months apart so Quinne’s first year had been quite a roller coaster! I love the rainbow color palette but I wanted to incorporate hot pink since she is, after all, a girl! I had so much fun mixing the vintage hot air balloon with more modern chevron stripes and rustic burlap.
INVITATION
I think the invitation is so important and sets the stage for the event. I wanted to include a photo of Quinne but didn’t want it on the invite so I used a photo of her on the envelope liner, our friends loved it!See the tutorial here.
GREETING THE GUESTS
To greet the guests, my husband and his mom made a rainbow balloon arch using a tutorial found on Design Mom. Next, the kids got to pick a party hat with their favorite trim and sign Quinne’s hot air balloon book. Just like Charley’s monkey party, I had our guests sign a children’s book that matches the theme of the party and asked them to predict what Quinne will be when she grows up!” Party details continued below….
Don’t forget about the SHOP giveaway from Paiges Of Style! Each person can leave up to 3 separate comments!
HOW TO ENTER:
1- Visit Paige’s shopHERE and look around…then come back and leave a comment saying what you would buy!
2- Follow Paiges Of Style on Facebook and leave a comment on her wall. Then come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
3- Facebook or tweet about the giveaway and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
Continued from Paige…..
“DESSERT TABLE & TREATS
I decided to focus mostly on the dessert table. The colorful chandelier was the starting point and I knew it needed to be grounded with a burlap background. I made both of the exposed layer cakes over a few days before the party… talk about lots of food coloring! Quinne absolutely loved her cake, she even took a break from chowing down to give it a hug – so sweet! (And don’t worry, she didn’t eat the whole thing.) I topped the cake with a darling fondant hot air balloon from Modern Luxe Events.
The #1 favorite of our guests were the hot air balloon cake pops. Kris with kCreative Cake Pops exceeded my expectations with the detail on these cake pops. I couldn’t believe the gorgeous colors were and how much they really looked like hot air balloons! Another one of my favorite desserts on the table were the beautiful macaron towers by Baked. Nanci made my vision come to life with the colorful macarons and each color was a different flavor – yum! Nanci also made the gorgeous sugar cookies and red velvet cupcakes, were such a hit. I made the rainbow jello in mason jars (again, over the course of a few days) and used twine to tie colorful mini spoons on the jars.
FOOD
To take the stress of prepping & serving food during the party, I sent my husband out to pick up burgers and fries from In N Out Burger just before the party started. Our guests LOVED it and it was inexpensive and so easy! Of course, I have to label and repackage everything, so I bought striped candy bags from In the Clear to rewrap the burgers and made paper cones to display the fries in. I displayed the food and drinks on an old door I found on the street in my neighborhood (!) and added the concessions stand banner. I spent about to make the rainbow fabric garland that hung behind the food. I love a custom label so I wrapped the water bottles in custom labels that I sell in my etsy shoppe.
TABLES
We set up kids-height tables for the kids to eat at and lined the tables with homemade hot air balloons. I spray painted strawberry baskets brown and used twine to tie a helium filled balloon to the basket.
ACTIVITIES
For activities, we hired a family friend who is a professional balloon twister (aka makes balloon animals) at Downtown Disney. The kids LOVED him and all waited in line for their turn. I also had a custom hot air balloon pinata made by Whack. Now it hangs in our playroom and looks so fun! One of my best friends painted the kids faces and we set up our little bounce house. I designed custom coloring pages for the kids. One of my favorite things at the party was the crayons I separated and placed into tomato paste cans with custom labels.
CLOTHES
I’ve always got to color coordinate our clothes for the party. I spotted this fabric and knew it was absolutely perfect for our party. I sewed each girl a dress (the morning of the party – crazy I know!) and had custom bloomers made for Quinne by BloominBloomers. And my brave husband sported a matching necktie while I pinned on a flower in the same fabric.”
Another wonderful giveaway is here! WIN A SET OF 12 CUSTOM FONDANT CUPCAKE TOPPERS from Claudia The Cupcake Lady! Claudia has a passion for baking and making beautiful fondant creations! These toppers will definitely prove her passion. Sooo darling. Claudia loves to challenge herself and see what she can come up with next.
Claudia’s fondant toppers will give you the homemade gourmet look without the price of fancy cupcake boutiques! A great tip- save time by buying store bought cupcakes or cookies and just add Claudia’s Toppers to them for a gorgeous creation! The toppers are 100% edible, hand cut or sculpted, and hand colored. If claudia doesn’t have what your looking for she will custom make what you have in mind!
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL… Claudia is offering a 15% discount to my readers this week! So, if you have a party coming up and want to order some of her darling toppers enter COUPON CODE: KARA1109 at checkout! Her darling shop is found HERE.
KEEP READING TO SEE HOW TO ENTER TO WIN A SET OF CUSTOM FONDANT TOPPERS!
HERE IS HOW TO ENTER THE FONDANT TOPPER GIVEAWAY!
1. Check out Claudia The Cupcake Lady’s SHOP and browse through her items. Then come back and leave a comment saying which toppers are your favorite!
2. Check out Claudia The Cupcake Lady’s BLOG and leave a comment. Then come back here & leave a comment saying you did so.
3. Facebook, Blog or Tweet about the giveaway and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
4. Subscribe to Kara’s Party Ideas via email HERE and then leave a comment saying you did so.
That’s 4 chances to win per person…you are allowed to leave 4 separate comments if you do all of the above!
Giveaway ends on Monday, November 14th at 11:59 pm.
Today I am featuring a WONDERFUL baking supply shop, SIMPLY CAKED! Simply Caked is a store featuring specialty cupcake liners, cookie cutters, cupcake stands as well as a great source for bulk quantities of solid brown & white cupcake liners.
Simply Caked has focused on providing high-quality products for baking & party basic needs. Check them out for your next party!
This week, Simply Caked is offering my readers a special discount of 15% off your entire product total by using coupon code: KPBSAVE15 at checkout & an opportunity for 3 readers to win 100 Brown Tulip Baking Cups!
Again, to take advantage of the special discount, use coupon code: KPBSAVE15 at checkout and you will save 15% off your entire product purchase for orders placed by Nov 11th 2011.
Scroll to the bottom of this post to see how to enter the giveaway!
I have another fab GIVEAWAY for you! This week you can enter to WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO CUPCAKE EXPRESS! Imagine all the fun party decor, printables, cupcake wrappers, custom invitations, etc that you could buy with fifty smackaroo’s! SO FUN! Ashley does a great job…her stuff is super cute, believe me.
Ashley said- “Thank so much to all my customers who have purchased from me. I love being a stay at home mom and getting to do what I love- designing and creating party decorations. I am new to Blogging and Facebook and could really use some Fans! I have a ton of new ideas and free printables coming soon that you don’t want to miss!”
SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST TO SEE HOW TO ENTER!
3. “Like” Cupcake Express on Facebook here {leave a comment on their wall} and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.
4. Post on Facebook about the giveaway {with a link} and come back & leave a comment saying you did so.
Good luck! Giveaway ends Tuesday, October 25th at 11:59 pm. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter. http://www.etsy.com/shop/cupcakeexpresshttp://www.etsy.com/shop/cupcakeexpress
I cannot believe we just surpassed 11,000 fans on Facebook! What an amazing ride…I really do enjoy posting party ideas, free printables and party finds for you each and every day. Thank you for sticking around to see what will “pop” up next on the Polka Dot Market fan page wall!
Our good friend Stacy of Preppy & Pink has generously donated prize #1 for our 11,000 fans celebration and you are going to love it!
One winner will win a custom-designed polka dot paper party hat in your colors, your design, your birthday number or initial…Stacy will make your idea come to life in a fabulous way. Just look at the photo above of a recent birthday hat she designed for a pink and yellow polka dot lemonade party!
To enter to win, please leave a comment below with your email address and also tell us what your custom birthday hat will look like (this is very important!).
Comments will be closed on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 12:00 noon EST.
View more of Stacy’s fabulous custom designs on her Facebook wall and blog.
