DT Call and Paper Variety Announcement

I want to pass on to you this message from The Paper Variety:

Hello crafty friends!
As we approach 2012, Abby and Suzanne have decided to make a few new and exciting changes to The Paper Variety! Beginning in January, the TPV blog face will receive a makeover and we'll also be including tutorials (photo & video) for our readers :) There are a few other improvements in the making, but you'll have to join us in January to see them :)

With these new changes, we're also seeking creative crafters who would like to join our Design Team!

We're looking for 8 designers to share their love of paper crafting and inspiring others - artists of all styles and experience levels. If you love paper and enjoy using it to create a variety of projects, then we hope to hear from you!

Here are some DT requirements:

Be able to create a variety of paper projects including layouts, cards, mini-albums, altered items, banners, decorative pieces, gift bags etc.

Submit a project every 2 weeks which follows the scheduled challenges

Once a month, submit a tutorial (photo or video) with detailed recipe and instruction of your project.

Have a blog and link our design team blinky on your side bar

Post current TPV challenges and your projects on your blog, linking TPV and sharing sponsor information

Be aware of project due dates and be able to meet them

Use mostly current products on your projects

Comment on participant entries

Commit to a 6 month term beginning January 4th

Presently there is no compensation for your DT commitment. However, Abby and Suzanne do send small gifts of thanks and appreciation to each team member. Also, sponsors may provide product for our designers on occasion.

Applications will be accepted until December 16th midnight. The announcement of the new team will be posted on December 21st and each designer will be introduced daily following the announcement. :)
If you'd like to apply, please email us at thepapervariety@gmail.com with the following information...

Your full name and an introduction of yourself.

Your blog address

Links to your online galleries.

Current/Previous DT experience (not required)

Photos of 3-5 projects that best showcase your papercrafting style. Please provide at least one layout, one card and one other paper project (such as a mini album, altered item, gift box etc).
(International crafters are welcome to apply, however they will be asked to pay shipping for any sponsor product provided for the DT if such an occasion should happen.)
Previous design team members are welcome to reapply! :)
We hope to hear from many creative paper crafters!

Abby & Suzanne

Family Challenge

This weeks challenge is up over at The Paper Variety 

And here's what you are playing for...some yummy Echo Park!

Hope you can play along.  Here's my example :)

Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe, 2 MS punches used along with layering :)

Ocean and Sea Challenge

This weeks challenge over at The Paper Variety is Anything ocean, sea or nautical.

This weeks sponsor is We Scrap.

And the wonderful prize is...

Now it's your turn! :)

Enter your paper project following this week's nautical challenge before Tuesday noon EST for your chance at winning the yummy WeSCRAP prize!

If you enter before Sunday evening, we might choose your project to be featured in our Sunday Spotlight!

On to my example.....I'm loving playing with vintage images lately.  I chose this cute one and created this card.  The background paper was created by me using Alcohol Ink's and Water.  It's a fun way to make some unique background.  I will come back in a few days to show you how to make your own.

Thanks for stopping in!

To the Moon

This weeks challenge over at The Paper Variety is a sketch challenge from guest designer Aphra Bolyer

Here's the sketch for this week.

Here's my take:

 

Here is the prize for one lucky participant!

SRM Sticker & TPV Blog Hop Winner

This weeks challenge over at The Paper Variety is STICKERS!!

 SRM STICKERS!

They will be providing a prize package to this week's winner.

Trust me, you WON'T be disappointed.

In honor of our fabulous sponsor, this week's challenge is a sticky situation :)

USE STICKERS!

Flat stickers, 3D stickers, cardstock, chipboard, sentiment ..

if it's a STICKER it's fair game!

SRM Stickers was {{so}} generous as to provide ALL members of our design team with their fabulous product. THANK YOU SRM STICKERS!

Now on to the WINNER of my RAK......

The winner of my "STAMP"  Rak is SHERRI.

Please contact me with your snail mail address.

The Paper Variety BDay Blog Hop!!

Welcome to The Paper Variety's one year anniversary celebration! This week it's all about our "favorite things"! TPV is hosting 5 daily challenges of our favorite things and awarding 5 great prizes to 5 lucky random winners. We hope you'll play along with us each day!!

We begin today with a fun blog hop and our 1st challenge which is sponsored by My Favorite Things stamps . If you've reached me from Suzanne's blog, you're in the right place! If not, you'll want to go back to The Paper Variety so you can begin in the right spot. Be sure to visit all 12 designers on this hop to be inspired by all their lovely creations using MFT stamps and also many of them/us have blog candy for you, too! .

Our first of 5 challenges is to create a paper project including stamps - clear stamps, rubber stamps, image stamps, sentiment stamps. My Favorite Things stamps is awarding a random challenge winner with a $25 gift voucher to their store!

You'll have until Tuesday noon to enter your project here for a chance at the voucher prize.

My Favorite Things also generously provided the entire TPV DT with stamps to use on our projects. Thank you, MFT!

Before you go on to the next hop stop, I have some blog candy to giveaway! If you are interested in it please comment and add the word "STAMP" in your comment :) You don't need to enter a project at TPV to win my blog candy. My giveaway is just for fun. Although I do hope you decide to join the challenge, you could win a $25 My Favorite Things stamps gift certificate!

Dont forget, there will be other challenges and prizes daily until Sunday at TPV inspiring you to use your favorite things! There's also a giveaway on the TPV facebook page so don't miss that! Join in the fun! :)


Now hop on over to Cassandra's blog to see her wonderful project created with MFT stamps!

Week 49 at TPV! Birthday Banners

This weeks challenge over at The Paper Variety is...

Check out the site to see what our prize is this week.

Here's my example....

My sons 11th Birthday!

I used a punch to create the banner.

Instead of adding his age I circled it on the ruler.  I got the idea to fold the ruler from a fellow Creative Team member Frank.  He creates such fun layouts! Go visit..

TPV Challenge #48

The Paper Variety  challenge for this week is:

And our fabulous sponsor is:

The Paper Trail is offering an assortment of Graphic 45's "ABC Primer" to one random winner! Perfect for back to school season.

 

TPV Twine Challenge

This weeks challenge over at The Paper Variety is THREADS.  Use them any way, any how...

Here's are fabulous prize this week.......

This prize package includes:

3 Cosmo Cricket Mini Decks (Social Club, Salt Air, Upcycle)

Social Club Ready-Set-Chip, Upcycle Ready-Set-Chip

and Salt Air buttons.

Here's my example with a little twine and using lots of scraps from my stash.....

Adding a little twine to a chipboard or piece of cardstock can dress it up a bit.

Circles and more circles.....

This weeks challenge over at The Paper Variety is all about circles!

 Our fabulous sponsor this week is Scrapbook Circle. 

They are  donating a $30 gift certificate to use in their store :)

Here's my example for this week.  Lots of circles here.  I used a white cardstock, paint, buble wrap, punched circles and some letters.  I really wanted to scrap my first "complete" zentangle drawing and this was a perfect way to capture it.

Can't wait to see what you do for this challenge!

TIc-Tac-Toe at Paper Variety

This week at The Paper Variety, Just create a paper project using 3 criteria either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally :)

The possibilities are endless!! Please let us know the combo you picked in your entry.
We welcome a new sponsor to TPV this week, too:

Freehand Scraps!!

Grid/Rainbow Challenge at TPV

This weeks challenge at The Paper Variety is up.  How about trying out a grid or rainbow pattern on your creation this week and entering it in ourThe  challenge.

The sponsor this week is Paisleys and Polka Dots.  Look at the fabulous prize.  I actually won one of their kits in the past and they are FABULOUS, you will want to try for this.  Check out their site too!

Here's my layout for the week. I chose to do a grid pattern. 

 Of course I needed to use my Crate Paper!

I wanted to add the twine here and I had to use those cute, cute buttons :)

To adhere the twine I used little itty bitty drops of glue.  I was going to stitch the twine down but after I got it layed out like I wanted it, I was afraid to lift it up to stitch it down.

Hope you can play along with us!

Photo Challenge at TPV!

There's a new Challenge up at The Paper Variety this week, it's a Photo Inspiration Challenge, ain't he cute :)

Lots of inspiration to draw from: the reading theme, black/white stripes, black/white with a pop of color, book title, incorporate glasses, puzzle pieces.... the possibilities are endless! ;)

The sponsor this week is Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker

Come link up for a chance to win!

Christmas in July @ The Paper Variety

Hi Everyone, I'm here today as a New Desing Team member for:

This is a fun weekly challenge blog that offers some fabulous prizes each week!

Why don't you check them out and play along!

The wonderful sponsor of The Paper Variety this week is Scraptastic Club , a fabulous kit club:

How cute is this?

This weeks challenge is Christmas in July!

Here's my Design Team example using Echo Park Paper. 

 Stop by to see the other Design Teams work.

Come Play along, why not get started early on those Christmas cards :)

Guys Challenge

There's a "For the Guys" Challenge up at The Paper Variety.  I happen to have this layout being worked on this week that fit the challenge YEAH!   So, do you notice something?  Somthing different about this layout? No?  Well, THERE'S NO PATTERN PAPER!!!! None at ALL!!!

That's rare for me :) I LOVE MY PP!

I did some misting and masking on the background and used some grungeboard to cut out those gears and emboss them.  Adding some stitching with baker's twine and some Tim Holtz metal gears and Wa-La! Done!  I love it!