IT'S OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY!!

What a whirlwind year it's been!  Couldn't have done it without you and I'm so thankful to everyone who has encouraged, coached and supported me over the past year.

To celebrate this little milestone, I'm doing a giveaway beginning Friday, October 24th at 6:00 AM.  My friend, Sheilita of Chocolate Puddin Noodle Soup has been sweet enough to join me with one of her special creations.  In case you haven't noticed, I love black and white stripes.  I've designed a cake topper using the pattern of my logo that will include a glitter initial.  Bow tie for a boy or an adorable bow for a girl.  Sheilita designed two adorable matching designs and it's the winner's choice whether they want the 'boy' or 'girl' design.

Scroll down to the bottom of this post to enter via Rafflecopter.  You have up to four (4) chances to win by liking both Paper + Pop and Chocolate Puddin Noodle Soup on Facebook and Instagram.  One (1) winner will be chosen on November 1st, 2014.

Thanks, Sheilita for joining in the fun.  I truly can't wait to see what this next year brings and look forward to designing more amazing things to help bring a little sparkle to your next party!

xox
Andrea


 

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Lauren McKinsey's Blue Goose Boutique Giveaway!

I'm so excited to participate in Lauren McKinsey's Blue Goose Boutique Giveaway today!  I love all her adorably whimsical products, and now she'll be offering some of my favorite designs on the cutest notepads available on Blue Goose Boutique. 

There are seven notepads to choose from (of course I want them all!!), and she's celebrating the grand opening of the shop with a fabulous giveaway:

The GRAND PRIZE winner will receive: {total value of $194}

• $50 gift certificate to Blue Goose Boutique
• One year CUTE CLUB membership to Lauren McKinsey {value $89}
• Hand painted {signed and numbered} blue goose magnet {value $15}
• Mongramed tumber from She’s Kinda Crafty {value $15}
• $25 gift certificate to Paper + Pop (that's us!!) {a printing & cutting service for printables}

The SECOND place winner will receive: {total value of $65}

• $25 gift certificate to Blue Goose Boutique
• One month CUTE CLUB membership to Lauren McKinsey {value $12.99}
• Hand painted {signed and numbered} blue goose magnet {value $15}
• One set of 3 monogram decals from She’s Kinda Crafty {value $12}

The THRID place winner will receive: {total value of $43}

• Choice of 1 notepad set from Blue Goose Boutique {value $18}
• Hand painted {signed and numbered} blue goose magnet {value $15}
• Sheet of 20 monogram return address stickers from She’s Kinda Crafty {value $10}

Lauren’s notepads make the perfect gift for graduations, teachers, birthdays and of course just for YOU!

Remember that Lauren's CUTE CLUB Membership gets you all of her printable designs for the entire year.  There's also a promo code for all of you to use if you’d like to get shopping right away. Not only is it good on her newly launched notepads, but also on her CUTE CLUB membership. Just use GiveAway-10 at checkout to save 10%.

Entry to the giveaway is below.  Just click below in the Rafflecopter box to enter and good luck!
 
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Spring!

I thought this would be the perfect time to begin the Paper + Pop blog.  For me, it's not only one of my favorite seasons, but defines my "rebirth" with this new endeavor.

I recently did a shoot for Carousel Party Magazine entitled, "Modern Easter."  After featuring a couple of craft project shoots in their Valentine's and St. Patrick's Day issues, it was time to get back in the swing with a fresh and colorful photo shoot.  I'm not one for soft, muted shades, so decided on a palette of vibrant yellow, black and white.

Photography by Jillpieces Studio

The table was set with one of my favorite springtime plates, featuring an adorable chick.  Sunny from Sunny by Design recreated the chick illustration for the simple place cards and candy buffet table tags.  After deciding on the theme, I ran over to Kim's shop at The TomKat Studio and chose black and white polka dot cupcake liners and the most adorable yellow ice cream spoons to compliment the table.

Photography by Jillpieces Studio

Photography by Jillpieces Studio

Bright yellow tulips filled the black ginger jar vase as they are one of my favorite springtime florals.  In order to convey a modern theme, I went with black and white striped as well as polka dot ribbon.  Love how they came out on the custom candy bars.

Marshmallow Peeps, black and white Sixlets and lemon drop candies filled the jars.  I added some great rock candy (my signature candy) in yellow and black and displayed them in one of my acrylic trays dressed with ribbon.  I'm finding rock candy swizzle sticks are one of my "can't do without" candy on all my tables.  I just adore them!

After setup at Cupcake Girlz' party room (thank you, Karen!), Jill Lazarus from Jillpieces Studio began her magic.  Zoe, Jill's adorable two year old, posed on cue and did a fantastic job.  I think it had something to do with the sweet rewards we kept handing to her.  She was just perfect with her party dress and black and white Converse sneakers.

Photography by Jillpieces Studio

Karen from Cupcake Girlz created custom vanilla cupcakes for us, and matched the colors perfectly.  (My favorite part of the shoot was eating one on the way home!)  Black and white penny sticks and lemon macarons also graced the table.

Thank you, Carousel Party Magazine for giving me the opportunity to contribute to your fabulous spring issue.  I hope you continue to follow my new blog and get out there and enjoy the beauty of this wonderful season!

Credits:
Carousel Party Magazine 
Sunny by Design
Jillpieces Studio
Cupcake Girlz 
The TomKat Studio