1-2-3 Challenge!

What a great challenge we had last week! And such a variety of great projects.. Love it! This week we bring you another fun challenge that will no doubt result in endless possibilities!

~Challenge~The choice is all yours! You create the recipe! Along with your 1-2-3, you may include other supplies, too. Just be sure to tell us what your 1-2-3 is. :)

~Sponsor~We are so excited to have Artful Delight monthly kits sponsor us this week!! Artful Delight's owner, Leeanne, has gorgeous kits packed with the latest and greatest supplies just waiting for you to bring home and get crafty! And you REALLY should check out the Artful Delight blog TODAY! It's Leeanne's blog anniversary and she's giving away kits!! Don't miss out on your chance to win them! Her giveaway ends tomorrow, so hurry on over there..
Click here for details!

Be sure to check out TPV's Sponsor Spotlight on Friday when we
share more about Artful Delight!

~Prize~
Leeanne has most generously donated AD's current kit for the random winner of this week's 1-2-3 challenge!Click here to see all that's included in this gorgeous kit! New Pink Paislee, MME, October Afternoon as well as so many awesome embellies including Sweet Spots crafted by Tessa (TPV Team B) of Precocious Paper Etsy Shop!

~Inspiration~
We have invited Leeanne and her Artful Delight DT to join us in inspiring you to get crafty with our 1-2-3 challenge. Leeanne, Debbie and Court used products from this prize kit for their projects.. So lovely!

LeeanneLeeanne included 1 ribbon, 2 buttons and 3 different twine.

CourtCourt included 1 die cut chipboard, 2 words and 3 buttons.

DebbieDebbie included 1 button, 2 chipboard frames and 3 patterned papers.

Thank you, Artful Delight!! :)

And here are TPV Team A's beautiful projects!

TheresaTheresa says: Boy what a challenge! My recipe: 1 brad, 2 pattern papers, and 3 photos.

YaraYara says: My Recipe: 1 photo, 2 rub-on pieces, 3 double side patterned papers from Kaisercraft Class 87. I love well condimented recipes, therefore I could not control myself for adding a little bit of condiments to my layout like 4 buttons, 1 piece of twine, 2 diecut pieces and 1 piece of memorabilia.

AmyAmy says: My 1,2,3 recipe: 1 photo, 2 letter fonts in the title, 3 different patterned papers. This is a picture of me and my sister in 1974, aren't we cute?!?

AprilApril says: My oldest daughter Emily used to drool like CRAZY when she was a baby. It was pretty hilarious because she never seemed to have a dry shirt until she was around 10 or 11 months old, lol! I thought the "It's Raining, It's Pouring" collection from Nikki Sivils would be perfect for this picture. ;) My 1-2-3 Recipe Is: 1 Picture, 2 Photo Corners & 3 Hearts.

MarilynMarilyn says: I love this challenge!! I made this page about my teen son Alexander, I used a cartoon effect for the photo. Ok, one photo, two staples and three buttons.

SuzySuzy says: Very FUN challenge! My recipe for this challenge : 1 Ribbon, 2 Button, and 3 Patterned Papers. It's a Birthday card for my very best friend! Can't wait to meet up with her this weekend!

AbbyI won this Bo Bunny "Blast Off!" collection from their blog and I'm loving it! So cute, fun and colorful.. just like my nephew! :) My 1-2-3 is 1 floss, 2 glazed brads and 3 photos.

As you can see, the possibilities are truly endless! Whip up your card, layout or other paper project and share it with us! All projects are due by Tuesday noon est. Share your project before Sunday night and your project/blog might be featured in our Submission Spotlight!
Don't forget to list your 1-2-3 items in your post! :)

Our 500+ follower gift certificate winner has
been chosen! Is it you!? :)
See the previous post below to see who won!

We can't wait to see your 1-2-3 projects!!

-Abby

Gift Certificate Winner!

Last week we reached 500+ followers (Yay!)
It was a great milestone and we look forward to reaching 1000 and 1500 and so on :) The Paper Variety is truly a challenge blog for all paper crafters and we are so thankful to each and every person who contributes to TPV in their own special way.. we wouldn't be here without you! Thank you!

To celebrate our 500, we have a $25 gift certificate to
The Scrapbooking Cottage
to giveaway! :) Yay! :)

We asked you to give us some ideas you'd like to see TPV use as challenge prompts in the future. We received sooo many wonderful, new and fun suggestions, thank you all so much! The design team had a lot of fun reading them all :) Many of your ideas were already on our schedule to be posted in the coming months.. so awesome!

From the comments we received, we randomly chose a winner for the gift certificate :) AND the winner's idea will be used in an upcoming TPV challenge. The winner will also be invited to be a Guest Designer for that week. :) Yay!

So now.. without further ado..

Congratulations Tiffany !!
You'll have alot of fun shopping at TSC! :)
Fabulous suggestion! I think we're all ready for Spring!! :)

Please email us (address at the right side bar) with your primary email address so we can send you your certificate and set up your guest designer date.

Thank you everyone!
Up next is our challenge for this week! Stay tuned! :)

-Abby

Tic-Tac-Toe WINNER!

How comes it seems most Tic Tac Toe games end in a tie? Maybe my first graders are just getting TOO smart! Must mean the end of the school year is near ;)

But.. no ties at TPV! We have a winner!!!

I'm so glad Random.org picks our lucky lady. 

How could I with 102 entries to choose from!!

This week's winner is number...

#73 was a SUPER CUTE layout by Ana!

OMG! I love it! Ana used the layout-bird-scallop combination.

Congratulations Ana!!!

You won our sponsored prize from Birds of a Feather kit company

Be sure to stop by their website and browse around. :) :) :)

Please email us at thepapervariety@gmail.com with your snail mail address.

And a blinky for your blog!

Abby will be back in the morning for another fun challenge and AWESOME prize !!

Have a great night!

-Suzanne

Is the spotlight on YOU?

Good evening!

My husband and I were on a whirlwind travel weekend - I was a bridesmaid in a friends' wedding and also had our nieces' double birthday bash. Let's just say I won't be short on pictures to scrapbook for the next few months ;)

I was SO excited to check in on The Paper Variety blog and see over 80 entries for our Tic-Tac-Toe challenge!

Just create a paper project using 3 elements in a row, either vertical, horizontal or diagonal. You have until Tuesday at noon Eastern time to link up and be eligible to win this gorgeous kit from Birds of a Feather! :)

If you already have your project linked up by Sunday evening, the spotlight could be on you! And this week I couldn't choose just one. So, I have a top 3 (in no particular order) using 3 project combinations :)

At the Paper Variety, we *love* variety! I enjoyed seeing a few tags pop up in the links. Stacy made an adorable one using handmade "yo-yo" flowers! I just love the green rik rack stems! So many fun elements textures on this tag. Great job Stacy!

Right away, I was drawn to Michelle's adorable St. Patrick's Day layout :) Isn't that family photo the sweetest?! I love how she included the saying on her son's shirt in the title. The shamrock doily is the perfect embellishment - both as a journal box and cut up as photo corners! Great page Michelle!

Wow! Farrah was busy this week ;) She made this AWESOME shaped card set for a Bazaar she is participating in. I love the spring feel and how these are for all occasions. Aren't the flowers gorgeous? Great job Farrah! Good luck!

 

Congratulations Michelle, Stacy and Farrah!!

Don't forget to grab your blinky..

The code is also on the sidebar.

Please stop by these ladies' blogs and leave some love! :)

There is still time to link up your projects HERE to be entered into the prize drawing Tuesday.

Don't forget to become a follower and leave a comment HERE to win the giveaway.

Have a great week!!

-Suzanne

Meet Our Sponsor!

What a great pleasure it is to have 

Birds of a Feather Kit Co.

sponsor TPV this week!

WOW! You could win all of this...

See here for all the challenge details!

Here's a note from Amy of Birds of a Feather Kit Co.: 

Birds of a Feather Kit Co. is a non-commitment scrapbooking kit club offering the latest and greatest in the industry without breaking your budget. If you want to save even more, we have some great subscriber discounts plus fantastic new-subscriber incentives. Our forums and gallery are friendly, fun, & full of inspiration! Visit us at www.birdsofafeatherkitco.com. 

Free shipping on orders of $50 or more.

If you love this week's prize and love kit clubs, you should really visit Birds of a Feather! Amy puts together gorgeous kits at an affordable price- plus, she's such a sweet and friendly gal! :)

We hope you'll join this week's challenge! It's a fun one! :)

And don't forget!!

Leave a comment on this post for your chance at winning 

a $25 gift certificate to 

The Scrapbooking Cottage!

Hope you are all having a great weekend!!

Tic Tac Toe !! :)

Good morning paper lovers! :) 

I am SO impressed with the layouts inspired by Jana's fabulous sketch! Amazing!

Are you ready for another fun challenge?

It's tic-tac-toe week!

Just create a project with 3 elements in a row. Lots of choices!

We are so excited to welcome a new sponsor to The Paper Variety this week!

Birds of a Feather Kit Co. has provided us with this beautiful prize:

Papers, die cuts, Thickers, Glimmer paint, ribbon, rub-ons... oh my!

Be sure to stop back Friday for more information on this fabulous company.

Until then, we have some design team inspiration for you! :)

Shannon

Make a layout - Baby Theme - 2 Flowers

I love Shannon's signature style of black and white outlines, mix of patterned papers, and fun designs! This page let's the photo of her and her 'little man' shine :)

Jan

Tag - Bird - Spring Colors

Jan said, " I hand stitched a bird cage for one of the new KI Memories Puffies.  Added an SRM sticker sentiment along with a two little twine bows and a ribbon loop.  I plan on using this tag on a gift bag."

Mindy

Tag - Spring - Bird

Mindy said, "For the tic-tac-toe challenge, I made a tag...  then I didn't know what to do with my purdy tag, so I made a layout!"

Patti

Layout - Bird - Scallops

Patti said, "I took this photo the morning my hubby and I were waiting for a bus to take us up to Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park in California. It was a personal goal of mine to hike in Yosemite by my 50th birthday, and my hubs helped to make it all happen for me. This was a very meaningful lo for me to create. :)"

Tessa

Tag - Bird - Spring Colors

Tessa said, "Spring to me is warmer sunshine, pretty blue skies, and green all around :)"

Suzanne

Card - Scallops - Stamped Sentiment/Image

I cut my "little chick" isn't so little - by the time I cut the nest and egg shell on my cricut he measured over 5 inches! So I ended up making this 5 1/2" square card. The sentiment really should say "Mother Nature.. you crack me up" as snow is in our forecast for the next week. Yikes!

Our design team member and friend Melissa is taking a little break from The Paper Variety to take care of her family (miss you Mel!) and until her return, we will be featuring a guest designer on Team B weeks.

This week, we want to welcome Jamilie!

She used Layout-Baby-2+ Flowers

Isn't this precious?! Please make sure you stop by Jamilie's blog and leave her some love!

Now, it's your turn! Upload your tic-tac-toe projects below for a chance to win this Birds of a Feather kit !

Have a great rest of the week!

-Suzanne

Week 25 Winner & a Giveaway!!

Over 50 entries for layout sketch!?!? Super-duper Awesome!!!

Thank you so much for playing along with our challenge this past

week... and a HUGE thank you to Jana Eubank

for joining us and providing us with her fabulous sketch!

What a wonderful week!!

Please be sure to read on after our winner announcement..

we're hosting a

giveaway to celebrate our 500 followers

and we don't want you to miss out on it! :)

~Winner~

Thank goodness our winners are randomly chosen. With so much

fabulous talent, it would be impossible to pick one ourselves!

Lucky number 30 belongs to Lisa M.

Congratulations Lisa!!

Be sure to email us with your primary email address and also your

home address and we'll get these prizes to you asap! :)

And here is a special blinky just for you for your blog!

~Giveaway~

A big thanks to all of our readers for making The Paper Variety

a great success! Suzanne and I are both thrilled that TPV has

become just what we hoped it would.. a fun challenge blog for

everybody! :) We'd like to thank all 500+ of you for your

continued support and participation.

Thank you! Thank you!

Trying to decide on a wide variety of challenges week after

week that will motivate scrapbookers, cardmakers and paper

artists alike isn't an easy task. So we thought, a better way

to give you all the challenges you wish to see would be as

simple as.. asking YOU! :)

We'd LOVE to see your ideas!

Please leave a comment on this post telling us one idea that

you'd like to see us present as a challenge. :)

On Wednesday March 30th, we'll randomly choose a winner

to receive a $25 gift certificate to

The Scrapbooking Cottage!

We'll also use the winner's idea in an upcoming challenge

as well as invite the winner to be a Guest Designer for that

week! :) Because after all, we must give credit

where credit is due!

:) :)

So.. put your thinkin caps on and offer us your best idea! :)

Comments will be accepted on this post until next Tuesday,

March 29th. The randomly selected winner will be announced

Wednesday morning, March 30th.

We value your input and

can't wait to read your ideas!!

Be sure to join us tomorrow for another awesome

challenge and beautiful inspiration from Suzanne and

Team B! A super fun challenge and a

fabulous prize from a NEW sponsor!!

Want a lil hint??

Have a great evening!

Abby

Update: So far we have received many many great challenge ideas. Thank you! Most of our challenge prompts are decided upon weeks/months in advance to allow our DT lots of time to complete their DT work. Many of the challenge ideas you all have offered are already on our schedule! That's awesome! We're soooooo glad that we have scheduled challenges that you want to see at TPV :) Keep em coming! :)

Meet this week's Sponsor!

 

 

 

The Scrapbooking Cottage

 

 The Scrapbooking Cottage is one of my very favorite online scrappy stores! The owner, Stacy, is so friendly and sweet.. I just love when a company treats their patrons with kindness, recognizing them as creative people rather than buyers. Stacy is that and so much more. She carries fabulous paper crafting products and other delightful items as well. 

Here's a note from Stacy:

"At The Scrapbooking Cottage we carry a variety of products to meet all your paper crafting needs. Our desire is to carry the newest products for you at great prices. We pride ourselves in outstanding customer service and fast shipping. Customer service is our #1 priority!"

Stacy has so many great companies at TSC, 

you're sure to find everything you love!!

Basic Grey

Bazzill

Bo Bunny

Copic

Cosmo Cricket

Crate Paper

Cuttlebug

Imaginisce

Jillibean Soup

Martha Stewart

My Mind's Eye

October Afternoon

Pebbles

plus lots of stamps

and so much more!!

 

Plus, right now The Scrapbooking Cottage is offering 30% off everything in the store!! Excluding clearance items which are discounted even more than that! You really should go take a look- you'll find loads of fantastic deals :)

Thanks so much, Stacy!

 

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 Just 4 days left to join this week's challenge!

Exclusive sketch by Jana Eubank!

 Create a layout or other paper project that follows Jana's 
sketch, and you could be the randomly chosen winner to 
receive these...

All projects are due before Tuesday noon est.. and if 
you share your project before Sunday evening, 
you and your blog could be featured in our  
Sunday Submission Spotlight!

We're only 9 away from 500 followers!! 
When we reach 500, we'll award a lucky follower a 
$25 gift certificate to The Scrapbooking Cottage!  
Invite your friends to TPV! :)