Celebration Day 2!! :)

Welcome to Day 2 of our blog celebration! :) We hope you're having as much fun as we are bringing you challenges, a blog hop, a giveaway on our facebook page and many ways to win lots of goodies!

Before we get to today's challenge, let's recap..

Our first challenge posted yesterday is to use stamps. Clear stamps, digistamps, images, sentiments.. whatever stamps you got.. We want to see them. This challenge is sponsored by My Favorite Things stamps with a $25 gift certificate to the lucky winner :) Click here for more details about this challenge and to link your project.

We currently have a blog hop running until Monday. Lots of inspiration and lots of blog candy to be won! We hope you can hop along and visit each of our designers.. they'd love to meet you! :) Start your hopping here.

We will be hosting 5 challenges total. Today is the 2nd challenge. The 3rd through 5th will be announced tomorrow through Sunday. All challenge entries are due Tuesday at noon. All 5 challenge winners and blog hop candy winners will be announced Tuesday.

Our Spotlight Night has been moved from Sunday to Monday. On Monday we will feature several projects, choosing a few entries from each challenge :)

Now that we have all that stuff out of the way.. let's get to today's fun challenge! :)

This week is all about our "favorites" and I'm sure everyone has a favorite paper crafting company! Today's challenge is...

Important note: Your project should be made mostly with product from your favorite paper crafting company. We want your chosen company to be clearly seen and heavily used on your project.. at least 70% their product. Create a project that your favorite company would want to use in their galleries :)

Our prize for today's challenge is..

Who's favorite paper crafts company is Nikki Sivils?? I'm sure I hear a lot of "ME!"s lol. Nikki has many fabulous collections and "Blueberry Hill" is no exception! Nikki Sivils has sponsored TPV a couple times in the past and we're so happy to offer her products as prize again today! :)

Need some inspiration to get you started?

Check out Team A's awesome projects using their favorite paper companies!

Jackie

My all time Favorite paper crafting company is Crate Paper.  I love the cute designs.  This is "Emma's Shoppe"

Kylie

My favourite pp is Fancy Pants. They are so bright and funky which is why I love to scrap these papers

Nicole

There are so many great paper crafting companies out there, but I had to go with the very first company that really caught my eye and captured my heart!  Bo Bunny never ceases to impress me with their collections and loads of accessories and embellishments.  Their card kits (like the "Gabrielle" one i used here) are so wonderful and versatile.  I just needed to add my own personal touch with flowers and bling and VOILA!  Beautiful cards for any occasion!

Pam

My favorite paper crafting company is My Minds Eye!  I just LOVE all of their lines and have more of their stuff than I really care to admit ... So, this was mostly the Lime Twist line and I just can't get enough of it.  For those of you who are paying attention ... the journaling is actually on the airline barf bag ... read the story and I'm sure you'll understand a little better :/

Sue

My all time favorite paper company is Echo Park. There are only a couple of collections they have released that I did not have to have. I also used a MFT image on this pages well - Cuddle Up Carter. He's so cute.

Abby

I had a really hard time choosing a favorite, I love so many equally! But I finally chose Bella Blvd. I'm a huge fan of so many of their fun and colorful collections!

Now it's your turn! :)

Enter your paper project below following today's "favorite paper crafts company" challenge before Tuesday noon EST for your chance at winning that fun Nikki Sivils prize! 

Just ONE entry per person, please! See our rules page here.

Thanks for celebrating with us!
Tomorrow Suzanne will bring you challenge #3 with another great prize!

Happy Birthday, TPV!
-Abby

Happy Blogaversary!! {{MFT Blog Hop}}

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday dear uuuuus, happy birthday to us!! And many more.. till we're one hundred and four...

~blows my party horn~

The Paper Variety is having a blogaversary!! Who's ready to PAR-TY?! One year ago, my online bestie Abby called me and if I remember correctly we stayed up until 3 am (on a SCHOOL night! lol!) brainstorming a little idea for a challenge blog. Well, flash forward 365 days later and BAM here we are. Over 700 followers, 50 challenges, lots of talented designers, guest designers, and friends joining us along the way.

Thank you thank you thank you for helping us make our vision a successful reality. What better way to celebrate than with a blog hop, grand prize from a fabulous sponsor, bonus challenges, prizes, and amazing projects to inspire you???

~blows my party horn again~

Welcome our sponsor (and inspiration for the week long "favorite things" theme)...

Wahoo!! My Favorite Things was SO kind as to provide both teams with some of their fabulous stamps. They ROCK!

Check out a glimpse of the projects:

Wow, right? Where's my party horn..

To see the full projects, you'll need to hop to each designers blog. As if that wasn't incentive enough, some will be offering blog candy for paying them a visit. More chances to win goodies?? Yes, please!

Suzanne http://www.scrapwithsuzy.blogspot.com/
Jackie http://mybasketofscraps.blogspot.com/ 
Cassandra http://gluemeetspaper.blogspot.com/
Kylie http://kylie-kyliesplace.blogspot.com/
Hannah http://www.youngandcrafty.blogspot.com/ 
Nicole http://scrap-utopia.blogspot.com/ 
Jamilie http://jamilie.blogspot.com/
Pam http://peace-love-scrapbooking.blogspot.com/ 
Rachel http://creativekokes.wordpress.com/ 
Sue http://thescrappingsofsue.blogspot.com/ 
Sandi  http://lifeatthebeach51.blogspot.com/
Abby http://braytab.blogspot.com/

When you're finished hopping, be sure to come back and join in this week's challenge.

Use stamps on your paper project!

Rubber stamps, cling stamps, clear stamps, digital stamps.. show us what you've got!

Link your project below for a chance to win a $25 gift card to My Favorite Things Stamps!

One project, per person please.

As usual, you have until Tuesday at noon to link up.

Also, there's a giveaway on our facebook page, too! Be sure to check it out :)

Have a great day, see you tomorrow for more blogaversary fun!!

-Suzanne

Gift Card Winner!

Thanks to everyone who helped spread the word about our blog celebration! It's been so exciting to jump around blogs and see our blinkie just blinkin away :) You all rock for helping us - thanks so much!

One lucky gal will receive 20 bucks to shop at A Cherry on Top! :)

And the lucky number is...

Eight belongs to

Jessica Navarro!

Congrats Jessica!!

Please send us an email to claim your prize and we'll get your gift card sent to you real soon.

Our blog celebration is coming right up.. we're so excited! 

See you all again in a few hours! :)

Abby

Birthday Banner Winner!

So how do you like our new blog look? I think it's bright and fun :) Suzanne has been working hard on it all evening to have it ready in time for our big celebration tomorrow! Great work, Suzanne!! :)

So many fun birthday banner projects this week, I'm so glad we choose winners randomly! Thanks to everyone who left birthday wishes for me in comments. You all made my day so special :)

Onto our winner.. she will receive two MME "Hip Hooray" collections :)

Congrats Jan Tatomir!

I love this sweet card!!

Jan, please email us with your mailing address and 

we'll get this sent out to you very soon! :)

Also, here's a special blinkie for your blog :)

 *Locate code on our sidebar*

We hope you all will join us tomorrow!!
I'm so excited that it's almost here!!
We have a week full of fun, a blog hop, inspiration, 
challenges, prizes... and it all starts 
tomorrow!
Happy Blogaversary, TPV!


Join the fun!! ;)
Abby