Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary... Happy Celebration!

We're back!!!! And it's time for a CELEBRATION!!! Lollipop Crafts is celebrating our ONE YEAR BLOGAVERSARY and you are sweetly invited to join the fun! Happy Anniversary Lollipop Crafts and a Happy Celebration to all our friends and fans!!

First of all, we are back from summer break with our weekly challenge. Challenge #42 and this week we want you to CELEBRATE! Create a card/project with a celebration theme (ex. birthday, anniversary, wedding, new baby, graduation, etc) We all have something to celebrate right? Be sure to enter your challenge creations by Saturday August 6th, 8pm PST, with InLinkz below. Challenge rules can be found on our left sidebar.

It is the first challenge of the month and that means we are sponsored this week by Meljen's Designs. One lucky random challenge player this week will win a fantastic prize of 4 digis of choice. THANK YOU Meljen's Designs!!!

Secondly, it wouldn't be a celebration without some FUN! Join in on our Anniversary blog hop! You have until tomorrow (Tuesday at midnight PST) to visit and comment on each DT member's blog and check out there challenge creation for this week. Make sure you visit each of us because their are hidden prizes (the DT doesn't even know who has the prizes). When you're done, come back here and LEAVE A COMMENT to let us know you've completed the hop! Here is the hop order:

Kim
Tammy
Zulma
Denise
Alanna
Maria (August GDT)
Juelmarie
Agnes
Mimi
Kris
Lollipop Crafts

**PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS if you are participating in the blog hop. DO NOT USE INLINKZ. Inlinkz for the challenge only. THANK YOU!**

Now we know you want to know who are the masterminds behind the hidden prizes!! Here are the FABULOUS sponsors that are giving away sweet prizes to some lucky winners for our ONE YEAR CELEBRATION! THANK YOU SPONSORS!!!

Robyn's Fetish has a digi pack to giveaway

DWA is giving away a $10 GC to their store


Kimbee's Designs is giving away a surprise pack

Sister Stamps LLC is giving their very 1st rubber stamp release below
(YES, you get ALL 3)

StitchyBear is giving a $10 GC to the store

Digital Delights is giving away 3 digis of winner's choice

WOW!!! Aren't the hidden prizes absolutely SWEET?!? Thank you again to our challenge sponosor, all of our celebration sponsors and TO YOU, the friends and fans!! Lollipop Crafts has been baking with such sweet aroma and yummy creations and we wouldn't have been here to celebrate today if it weren't for ALL the wonderful support from you!!
Last, but NEVER the least OR forgotten, to our FANTABULOUS DT (past and present), for sticking through it all, bringing your beautiful creations to share and inspire and for the closeness of friendship!!

What are you waiting for?! GET HOPPIN'!!!

Special Summer Challenge Winners!!

WOW!!!! over 560 participants on our special summer challenge!!! Thank you all for your support here at Lollipop Crafts!!! We are over the top thrilled to have SO MANY players!!

You make it harder each challenge to choose the Top 3... So many wonderful and amazing creations! If we could, there would be no doubt we would name all of you as Tops and feature all your beautiful creations... Unfortunately, we do have to choose just 3 so here they in no particular order....

#314 - Elena

#56 - Mel H (inkydoodlecrafts)

#198 - Lena Katrine

Congratulations ladies! Beautiful creations!! Please take the Top 3 badge on our sidebar to display on your blogs!!

Now, there is one winner that random.org has chosen for the wonderful prize from Sassy Cheryl's and that lucky winner is..........

#419 - Joy aka daiseyfreak

Huge CONGRATS Joy!! Please contact us at lollipopcrafts@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Thank you to everyone who has joined us this summer!! Thank you to Sassy Cheryl's for the awesome sponsorship!!

Be sure to come back here tomorrow for the kick off of a SWEET celebration.... (We're turning ONE!!) The Lollipop Crafts DT will be returning from summer break with some FUN, FUN, FUN that you just can't miss it!! You DON'T want to miss it!!! See you here tomorrow at 12AM PST!!

Get your creations in for the Special Summer Challenge

WOW!!! we have over 400 players in our Special Summer Challenge!! WOOOHOOO! You are all ROCKIN' some heat up in here!

Don't forget you have until Saturday, July 30th to enter the challenge for a chance to win a FANTASTIC prize...

Keep up the fabulous creations friends and return here on Sunday for the random lucky winner and top creations! AND you don't want to miss what's in store for our summer break return!!

Stay tuned.... We'll be back soon!

DT CALL is now CLOSED!

Thank you to ALL who have sent in entries for Lollipop Crafts Team 3!!!

It is SO very hard to choose the new team as we received MANY outstanding creations to look through. We are going to take a few days to soak everything in and make our final decisions.

Thank you again!!! Have a great weekend!

Hugs,
The Lollipop Crafts DTC

Calling all Lollipop Crafts Fans!!

Hellllllo sweetness!!!

Everyone at Lollipop Crafts trusts that your summer is going well!!! Remember, the current challenge runs through the month of June. Be sure to play along for a chance to win or be featured as the top 3 creations.

Now for some exciting news.... Lollipop Crafts is having a DT CALL!! Want to join in the fun each week by designing with us? Love to share your creativity with the world? If you answered YES to any of these, read on below...

1. DT Term 3 will begin in September and run through February 2012. That's a 6 month commitment we ask for. **We will break for a short period during the holiday season.

2. Be a team player. Help out your fellow DTMs when help is needed, correspond with the DTC and DT, etc.

3. You need to be able to participate in our weekly challenges, sponsor spotlights, events we might have. You are required to host atleast one week as well as post on your personal blogs on challenge days.

4. Our challenge blog is not only about making cards (unless specified). Many have talents in other areas of crafting and this is where you will be able to create anything as long as it fits the challenge.

5. Most of all, have fun and create with your heart!

If you can commit yourself to the above terms, then send an email to us at lollipopcrafts@gmail.com with the subject line "DT3 Call" and the following info:
1. Name

2. Blog URL

3. Why would you like to be on the team?

4. What strengths do you have to offer to the team as yourself individually and as a team player?

5. Please include 1-2 creations (old or new).

Please email if you are interested by July 8th. New team will be selected shortly after and more info will be distributed should you accept to be on the team.

We look forward to hearing from you!! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!!

Happy Summer and Happy Crafting!!

A SWEET Reminder...

Hey Friends!! Just a quick reminder that the DT CALL for DT3 is still open until this Friday! If you haven't done so already and are really interested in being a part of a SWEET design team, check out this post here for all the details! Good luck to all the applicants!!

SPOTLIGHT - Sassy Cheryl's

Happy 4th of July Lollipop Crafts friends!!!

Today, Kris here filling in for sponsor spotlight... I do apologize it is being posted so late!

Sassy Cheryl's is sponsoring our Special Summer Challenge, which is happening all month long... the theme is "ANYTHING GOES" and you have until July 30th to link up all of your amazing projects. Please check out the rules on how to play along, located on the sidebar. Then head on over to Sassy Cheryl's and check out all the awesome digis available. You just never know if you'll be that lucky winner! My apologies, again, i'm only filling in and do not have a write up for this awesome sponsor, so i'm just winging it. Thank you Sassy Cheryl's for the awesome sponsorship!!

Now onto some fabulous samples from the DT featuring images available at Sassy Cheryl's...

Mimi

Juelmarie

Tammy

How's that for a showcase of fabulosity!! Now, enjoy this wonderful holiday, be safe, celebrate and then CRAFT!!