TPV's Birthday Challenge! (and Birthday Sundaes!)

This week at The Paper Variety, we're celebrating someone's birthday! :)

Who's??

Mine!

lol :)

Friday is my birthday and I'll be the big 3-9! Woot!

At TPV, we're celebrating with a challenge fit for the occasion :)

I created this shaped card using my new Live Simply cricut cart. 

I love this lite-cart, all the images are soo cute!

I used my Paper Studio woodgrain embossing folder for the trunk, Echo Park Dots & Stripes for the top of the tree and the banner flags, and my Paper Smooches stamps for the fun sentiment. I just had to add googly eyes to that cute owl, too!

I also followed this inspiration photo challenge at Birthday Sundaes.

Such a sweet photo, but I don't own many cupcake themed supplies. So instead I chose to pull inspiration from the flags and all the colors that I could see in the photo.. brown, green, blue, yellow, orange, pink and white! Whew! :)

I hope you join our special challenge at TPV by entering your birthday banner project! You could be the random winner of 2 My Mind's Eye boy and girl "Hip Hooray" collections! :)

Also!

I have to tell you!! :)

Next week, beginning Sept 7th, is 

The Paper Variety's 

one year anniversary celebration!!

 We're kicking off the party with a blog hop, lots of inspiration 

and blog candy!

FIVE daily challenges with FIVE awesome prizes!

And a Facebook giveaway, too!

PLUS we're giving away a $20 gift card just for helping us promote!

Isn't it fabulous!?!?!

You don't want to miss this! Seriously! 

See here for all the details on how to make that gift card yours!

You have until Tuesday noon to link up your birthday banner project. 

Hope to see you join us! :)

Thanks for visiting me!

Abby :)