(hoppy) birthday

I love these treat tubes by SRM!  You can do so much with them!  They would be a perfect substitute for a gift bag at a birthday party!  You can fill them with loads of good stuff; candy, money, scrap goodies, pencils-the list is endless!  Use your imagination!  Here is one that I filled with chocolate kisses:

Hoppy Birthday

The sun is shining here today and we might see 60 degrees by the end of the week!  There is still time to get your "get Well" project linked to The Paper Variety blog!  Link it by noon EST tomorrow to have a chance at winning an awesome kit from Close To My Heart!

Happy Monday, friends!

{the smaller} the better

Back when I was a family of one, sans kiddos and hubs, I drove a really small car.  Small.  It was a black Honda CRX and possibly my favorite car ever.  (I also drove a Yugo, but that's a story for another time.  Or maybe not.)  ;)  I loved zipping around town in my little CRX.  And parking?  A breeze.  I could park that car anywhere.  I still adore small cars, which is funny, because I drive a full-size conversion van at the moment.  I'm always admiring the Smart cars, the Minis and the Bugs when they zip by me. Dreaming of the day I can trade in my Mom car for my Me car.  :)  My dream car?  Not a fancy sports car or a fast muscle car, but a Mini Cooper!   I like the really old models from back in the day (Italian Job, anyone?), but would settle for a shiny new one in my driveway any day of the week! 

What got me dreaming about a small car? Why this of course!  Cute, no?

A crochet covered Smart car!  It made me smile yesterday and I for one love to pass those smiles on!

I did manage to get a little crafty yesterday, in the form of a card:

I made this for Lisa's Spring Banner Challenge over at My Sketch World.

I'm hoping to get my craft on today!  Let me know what your dream car is! Happy Saturday, friends!

{get "whale" soon} TPV

This week's challenge over at The Paper Variety is about sending some love to someone who's under the weather.  It's a "Get Well Soon" challenge! 

I was originally going to make a card, but I had the "whale" idea in my head.  The only whale I had was this huge sticker so I went with a bag (as did my buddy, Patti-both of us unaware of what the other was doing!  Isn't her bag adorable?)

 Here's mine:  Get Whale Soon!

There is just enough room in that bag for some cold medicine, Advil and some tissues.  Combine that with a couple scrappy mags and some goodies and I think it would make a fellow scrapper forget she was sick!  I used some stickers and paper from Reminisce and paper from Echo Park and, of course, some Thickers and a couple different border punches.

This week's prize is sponsored by Dana, who happens to be a Close To My Heart Demonstrator. One lucky winner will receive a beautiful Sophia Kit! Arent the colors delightful?

You have until noon EST, Tuesday, March 15th to get your "Get Well" paper project (card, layout, altered project) linked up to the blog.  If you would like a chance to be in our Submission Spotlight, link it up before noon on Sunday.  It's that easy!  I cant wait to see all of your projects!

Happy Wednesday, friends!

**WINNER**

A big thank you to all of you who participated in The Paper Variety Blog Hop!  We had a blast! Thanks for all the sweet comments left on my blog!  And thank you to those of you who became followers!  :)  I love the scrappy world we live in and "meeting" new people through their creative endeavors is so fun!

Without further ado, my son Brady drew #23 and that number belongs to TANYA! 

Congratulations Tanya!  You win this:

Please check back tomorrow, The Paper Variety will have another great challenge up on the blog!

{random} projects

The rain and snow of Saturday have given way to sun and blue skies!  YAY!  I am all for the sun.  :)

If you have come to my blog for The Paper Variety Blog Hop, go here.  It ends tomorrow, don't forget to link up your green paper project!

I thought I'd share a few projects that were in the January issue of Scrapbook News and Review.

Happy Birthday

Kiss Kiss

Hello

You Make My Heart Soar

a close up of the layered hearts:

Message in the Snow

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  I hope today finds you healthy and happy!

{card sketch} my sketch world

If you are visiting my blog for The Paper Variety blog hop please go here!

  My Sketch World is basking in the glow of 830 new projects posted in the gallery for the Sketch-a Thon last month!  WOW!  If you get a chance, check out the gallery!  Loads of inspiration to be found!

It's a new month and Lucy created a beautiful card sketch for us! 

Here is my take on it:  Thank You

I oriented the card horizontally but stuck pretty close to the sketch.  You can check out the layout sketch and what both DT's did with them here.  Thanks for stopping by!

(the paper variety} blog hop!

Good morning! Welcome to the first PAPER VARIETY blog hop! We are so excited to announce this week's color challenge, generous prize and sponsor, share our projects with you and offer some BLOG CANDY for hopping today. We have some FABULOUS designers at TPV and want to showcase their personal blogs this week.

So, if you are coming from Amy's you are in the right place! If not, head back to THE PAPER VARIETY to get started from the beginning and see a list of all the links if you get lost along the way. You don't want to miss a thing! :)

Our challenge this week is a COLOR challenge in honor of the upcoming St. Patrick's Day holiday :)

Our sponsor for this week's challenge is Your Scrapbook Stash!

In order to win this GRAND PRIZE you need to submit your own GREEN project to The Paper Variety by Tuesday at NOON. If you submit before Sunday evening, you have a chance to have your blog featured on TPV! ;)

To get you inspired, I want to share with you my green layout:  Irish?



Here is a close-up of the ribbon heart that I used a basket weave technique to make:

Thanks so much for visiting today! It wouldn't be a hop without some BLOG CANDY :)



Please leave a comment below to win! You do not need to enter the challenge to win my blog candy. However, you ARE going to want to hop to the next design team member to see their GREEN!

Head on over to the talented April's blog and take a look at her gorgeous GREEN project!

We are looking forward to seeing YOUR green at THE PAPER VARIETY, too! Remember to link up before TUESDAY at noon for a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Have fun with the rest of the blog hop!