100th Blog Post Celebration

I told you there was going to be a party here today!!!!

I'm so glad you came over for the celebration! This is going to be one doozy of a blog post, so settle in for the ride!

First up is a special project, just for this occasion! If we're gonna have a party, we've got to have something sweet and a few party favors, right?!

I must admit, I stole this idea straight from the pages of Witticisms (I'm sure Jessica won't mind!). A few weeks ago, during all of the Papertrey Ink Release excitement, Jess Witty posted the most fabulous strawberry cookies!

For this party, we're going with a watermelon theme, since I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the new PTI Fruit Fusion: Melon set!

Much like Jess, I love to bake! (don't ask how many cookie cutters I have in my stash...I'll lie to save myself the embarrassment)

To make these sweeties, I used two scalloped circle cookie cutters...that's all you'll need.

I cut a full circle then used a knife to divide it in half. Then with the small circle, I cut a little "chomp" out of the watermelon - YUM!

Some cute, simple packaging is all these need! To make the label, I stamped the striped pattern with PTI's Faux Ribbon set and used a pair of decorative edged scissors to finish it off.

Now for the party favor...how about a cute little handmade watermelon notepad!

First I used my Nestabilities to cut a green scalloped circle for the cover as well as a few hot pink sheets of paper for the notebook pages.

 

Next, I stamped the green circle with PTI's Background Basics: Chevron Stripes to mimic the look of watermelon rind.

 

To combine the pieces of the notebook, I scored everything in half and sewed the seam. 

 

For one final touch, I added a little loop to hold a miniature pencil!

 

Ok...now that we've covered the party favors ... and the snacks, what's a celebration without a prize?!??! No celebration at all, if you ask me. So here it is... a special prize package that I've been hoarding just  for this little shin-dig!

(of course I had to include a Damask print Tote!!!)

You may be scratching your head, thinking..."That's great, Amber, but how am I going to WIN this awesomely, fantastically, wonderfully wonderful prize?!"

Well, I'm glad you asked!

We could have a random drawing from the comments made on this post... Nah!

We could have a crafting challenge... Nope.

We're gonna do this up in real DL style with a....wait for it....SCAVENGER HUNT!

Yup! That sounds like lots of fun!

***feel free to leave comments that are not entries. 

As always, you're welcome to leave a comment to just say "hi!"**

**EDITED TO ADD (on Friday 8:12 am EST): 

For the last clue, I just want to know how many ENTRIES were made into the first RBH....sorry for any confusion! Any answers made before this edit will not be penalized!***

Before I go, I want to say thanks!

Thanks for reading my blog.

Thanks for putting up with my rambling posts.

Thanks for all the wonderful comments.

Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks...

Thanks a melon:-)

Happy Hunting!

Supplies:

Watermelon Cookie Packages

Stamps: PTI (Faux Ribbon, Fruit Fusion: Melon)

Paper: PTI (Stamper's Select)

Ink: Stampin' Up (Pretty In Pink, Wild Wasabi), TPC Studio Clearly Better (Peppermint)

Other: Papertrey Ink Small Glassine Bags, Scalloped Edge scissors

Miniature Watermelon Notebook:

Stamps: PTI (Background Basics: Chevron Stripes, Fruit Fusion: Melon)

Paper: PTI (New Leaf), Astrobrights Hot Pink paper

Ink: Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)

Other: Nestabilities (Standard Circles, Eyelet Circles)