Thirty One at 31

I have a tradition. Every year I write xx facts about me at xx year. You can see my past pages here: 28 at 28, 29 at 29, 30 at 30. This year I mixed it up a bit and decided to scrapbook this using a divided page protector. All of the products are from the Scrapbook Circle Mix Tape kit & Cassette add-on. I blogged about this over on the SBC blog. Head that away for more about this page (which I'm loving!)

cheers & besos,

Thirty at 30

Finally getting around to making this yearly page. My round up of xx facts on my xx birthday. This was for my 30th! Which was only….8 months ago. Hey, at least it's done! Here's my 28 at 28 and 29 at 29 pages if you want to go back and look.

Tessa interviewed me about this page over on the Scrapbook Circle blog. Be sure to head over and read more about my page, my process and my love of these dope Scrapbook Circle kits.

cheers & besos,

Hello 29

Well I'm not there yet, just a few weeks away. But I wanted to share this page I made as part of Hello Story...which is almost over and makes me so sad!

This was for our numbers week and is a very close imitation of Ali's layout, except I condensed it down into one 8 1/2 x 11 page. 

Like last year's page, I made a list of 29 things about me at 29. I used a recent photo of myself and pilled a bunch of my favorite product onto the page.

Here's my list:

1. My boyfriend is Matt. 
2. My favorite color is yellow. 
3. My favorite sweet is Riesen. 
4. My little brother is 28 (eek!). 
5. My Mama is 50 & my Papa is 51. 
6. I have a kitten; her name is Mac. 
7. I live at 2121 Tannehill in Houston. 
8. My favorite city in the world is London. 
9. My nephew is 4, he lives in Katy with his Mama. 
10. I drive to the transit center and ride the bus to work. 
11. My favorite book is East of Eden by John Steinbeck. 
12. I’ve been listening to Taylor Swift on repeat in my car. 
13. My favorite TV shows are New Girl and The Mindy Project. 
14. I'm lately obsessed with neon, Project 12 and my new iPad. 
15. My best friends live in Fort Worth, Japan and New York City. 
16. Traveling is my favorite thing to do, I've been to 25 countries. 
17. I have new work playmates. Keely has been so fun to have around. 
18. Looking forward to visiting Louisiana, DC, Ohio and possibly Nashville. 
19. I’m applying for new jobs. It’s time for me to move on to a new challenge. 
20. I work at the British Consulate-General as a Business Development Manager. 
21. I make cards and scrapbook pages and am hoping to join a design team this Fall. 
22. My favorite movies are Pride & Prejudice (Drama) and I love you, Man (Comedy). 
23. Visited Wales, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Chicago and Los Angeles for the first time this year. 
24. My little Jetta is on her last leg, which makes me sad. And nervous! I can’t afford a new car. 
25. I have all of my grandparents still, Nana & Popo, Lipa and Grandpa. I wish I saw them more. 
26. This year is my 10 year reunion for high school and 5 year grad school reunion. Time has flown! 
27. Only 2 of my besties are married (Sarah and Kim). Kim got married this year; I was a bridesmaid. 
28. My favorite season is Fall. I love this time of year, my birthday, the holidays, scarves, boots and tights! 
29. Currently reading, the 5th Game of Thrones book. Recently read Bossypants (twice!), The Corrections, and Life after Life.

I'm hoping to put together a list of goals for my last year of my 20's soon. First on the list though, throwing myself a fab party! That's coming up next week. And I'm excited!

cheers & besos,

28 Blog Hop

Welcome! I'm so pleased you are here. Whether you meant to or not, you've reached the 28 Blog Hop! 

paperheARTproject is the hop's first blog. Here are some details for ya!

I wanted to do something to celebrate my 28th birthday this year, and thought a blog hop would be the perfect blog party! With the help of some fabulously talented ladies, we're bringing our fun to you. This weekend, everyone will be featuring a "28" themed project on their blog. So hop around and be sure to comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win the grand prize!!

What's the grand prize?!

A $28* gift voucher to the online retailer of your choice. Personally, I'd have a hard time deciding between Studio Calico, Two Peas in a Bucket or Simon Says Stamps. But it's not for me to worry about, it's for one of you!

To win, comment on each of the blogs, then make your way back here and comment again to let me know you left some love on them all. You have until 8:00pm EST Sunday, 30 September to comment back here for a chance to win.

So on to my portion of the blog hop....

Just a lil about me

My name is Jamie Leija and I just turned 28 yesterday :) [ALSO, THIS IS MY 400TH BLOG POST!!!] I'm a diehard scrapbooker and card maker. I also just became a small business owner, in the sense that I launched my Etsy card store earlier this week!! Beyond paper crafting, my absolute favorite thing to do in the world is travel. I've been to 25+ countries and always devising ways to travel to more. I have a sweet boyfriend and the most adorable nephew, completely rad parents and an Irish twin brother! That's a little about me.

My 28 Project

This year I decided to do a 28 things page. I captured 28 facts about me at 28; where I live, what I do, what my favorites are. I'm excited to do this again next year to see if any of them have changed.

I had fun playing with products on this page, basically I heaped some beautiful on a layout. The color scheme came from the two Amy Tangerine yo-yo's and spiraled from there. I threw in some Kelly Purkey stamps, Crate Paper Story Teller stickers, Mister Huey, neon tape, Thickers, stickers, jewels and almost as an after thought, my picture. The colors went so well with the scarf I nearly covered up ;)

 Who's next? And also the order in case you get lost:

Jamie http://paperheartproject.blogspot.com/  YOU ARE HERE, visit Bernice next!!

Bernice http://btsoi.blogspot.com

Christine http://christine-is-living.blogspot.com
Corinne www.corinnesmilovici.blogspot.com
Dee http://sparklinscraps.blogspot.com
Hollie http://justmeandavery.wordpress.com/
Jessica http://www.craftychicgirl.blogspot.com/
Jules www.juleshollis.com
Kate www.funkytales.blogspot.com
Leigh http://leighmonroe.blogspot.com/
Lillian www.elletheheiress.com
Marianne http://marianne-inthemoment.blogspot.com/
Michelle http://portablemichelle.blogspot.com
Monica http://monicalifeasme.blogspot.com
Nancy http://kittyscrapper-nancy.blogspot.com/
Natalia www.blinksoflife.com
Natt http://tinynatt.blogspot.com/
Neelu http://creatingmemorieswithtna.blogspot.com/
Jamie http://paperheartproject.blogspot.com/

And that's that! Don't forget to comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win! I don't know about you, but I'm excited to see the other "28" projects.

Happy Hopping yall!!

cheers & besos,

*Really, it's a $30 gift voucher but that's not as fun to say as $28 for the 28th blog hop on September 28!!