Challenge #22 - Neon Colors!

Hello everyone!  Charissa here!  Hope that you are having a wonderful Holiday Season!  We just had our first snow the other day, and though it didn't stick that always puts me in the holiday mood!

This week I wanted to bring merry and bright to our crafting and one of the trendiest ways to bring bright and vibrant pop to crafting projects is the use of neon colors!  There are neon inks, neon ribbons, neon washi and even neon pens out there.  Now, you may not think you have anything neon you could use, but what about those highlighters most of us have around!  Those are the perfect neon colors!

Projects certainly don't need to be winter or holiday themed to enter, but I want to extend the added challenge to use neon colors for a Winter or Holiday themed project, if you so desire!

Because of the upcoming holidays, we are making this challenge last longer than normal. You will have until January 5th, 2013 to link up your project to this post.  We will bring our next challenge to you on January 7th, 2013!

Here are the projects our wonderful designers have created to get your neon creative juices flowing!

I (Charissa) used the pink, blue, and purple Neon Inks from Hero Arts along with some Kiwi Lane Designs Templates to create this colorful winter themed card.

Kristy created this adorable birthday card using strips of neon and brightly colored washi to really make it pop.  I love how she  made a neon rainbow!

Heather created this darling card with stamps and neon embossing powder.  I adore how detailed and ornate the ornaments are and that they are hung on twine!

Charity created this gorgeous piece with all sorts of neon gorgeousness.  The trees are made using bright, neon ribbons and I love how each of them has a little bit of bling!  So awesome!

Erica created this beautiful holiday card. I love the strong pops of white in the frame, tree and snowflakes.  They really make the bright colors stand out.

Amber created this stunning card with lots of neon.  I just adore those neon pink and orange flowers!  And the neon really pops against the black background.

Remember you have until 11.59 MST on Saturday, January 5th, 2013 to link up for this challenge!  We cannot wait to see all of your neon projects!!

And now....time for the winner from Challenge #21

#1 Olivia

Congratulations!!!

Please send us an email papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we'll get those prizes mailed out to you!

How to Join the Fun at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog:

1. Start by following our blog. To do so, click on the "Join this site" button on the right hand side of our blog.
2. We will post new challenges the first and third Monday of every month. It will be up to you to create a project that has been inspired by our challenge!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We will not say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blog post about your entry and make sure to include a link back to The Paper Girls Challenge Blog. If you do not have a blog, you may post on our Facebook page and then link that photo to our linky. However, please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blog post (or Facebook photo) on our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts. Please make sure you link the actual post with your entry and not your blog's address.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 2 week and 6 days to complete your projects.
7. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.
8. We use Random.org to pick the winner. Prizes will be sent directly from the hostess of the challenge. At this time, we can only ship to US and Canadian address, due to postage rates. We hope this will change in the future. In the meantime, we love to see creations from all over the world!
9. The most important thing is to have Fun!

Challenge #21 - Multi Photo Layouts!

Hello Everyone! Kyla here from The Paper Girls Challenge Blog!

To start with I just wanted to say how simply fantastic the last challenge was!! To say that we were all so excited and beyond amazed at the level of participation would be an understatement! 127 entries of beautiful Christmas and Winter themed projects! Wow! A big Thank You to all of you that submitted an entry, it’s truly inspiring to see so many fellow crafters out there joining us! Keep up the outstanding work!!

With that, here we go with our next challenge.

I know I can’t speak for everyone, but I do find that most of my layouts in my scrapbooks only have 1 photo, sometimes two. I want to focus on that one memory or one image and create a page that embellishes it. Every now and again though I need to add more photos! Especially when it comes to big events or holidays that I want to scrap. There’s so many great photos that need to find a space in our books at home, but if I were to leave only one photo per page….My goodness, these albums would be a hundred pages long!

So, for this Monday, I am challenging everyone to create a layout with a multitude of photos! Use those birthday pics that you want to collage or several shots from a recent sports event, group them all together to make a really great multi-photo layout! For this challenge, let’s say for a single page layout 3-4 photos (or more) and on a double page layout 4-8 (or more!)  

In my case, photos from a trip that I took back in the Spring. My brother and I travelled for over 24 hours, had layovers in 4 different airports in 4 different cities on 2 different continents! I definitely wanted to chronicle our journey, and although there are some really great photos from our travels, they may not be the “Oh wow!” photos that usually earn “Single Photo Layout” status.

So without further adieu, here’s all our Team’s Multi Photo Layouts!

Mine – “24 Hours 4 Cities” Our travels and photos of airports and views from our planes!

“Scrappy Goodies”

Sheryl made this fantastic layout using photos of all the treats that arrived from the ScrapbookSteals retreat!

 “This Old Truck”

Charity made a beautiful rustic two page layout about childhood memories down on the farm on a windy day.

“St Patrick’s Day or Easter?”

Heather made a darling St Patty’s/Easter layout with photos of her gorgeous girl!

“Meeting the Girls”

This colourful layout Kristina made with photos from the ScrapbookSteals retreat where some of the Paper Girls Team was able to get together (finally meeting face to face for the first time!)

 “Skiball”

Charissa created this super fun layout using photos of her and her daughter playing Skiball!

"Mom, it's a Robot"

Erica made a fun layout about her son's obsession with robots.

So round up all those photos you've been meaning to scrap and challenge yourself to make a layout using them all together! We can't wait to see what everyone creates!

And now....time for the winners from Challenge #20
Because we had such an overwhelming response we are randomly selecting TWO winners!

#7 Lorianna

And

#90 Cheryl

 

Congratulations to you both!!

Please send us an email papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we'll get those prizes mailed out to you!

 

How to Join the Fun at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog:

 

1. Start by following our blog. To do so, click on the "Join this site" button on the right hand side of our blog.
2. We will post new challenges the first and third Monday of every month. It will be up to you to create a project that has been inspired by our challenge!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We will not say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blog post about your entry and make sure to include a link back to The Paper Girls Challenge Blog. If you do not have a blog, you may post on our Facebook page and then link that photo to our linky. However, please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blog post (or Facebook photo) on our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts. Please make sure you link the actual post with your entry and not your blog's address.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.
7. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.
8. We use Random.org to pick the winner. Prizes will be sent directly from the hostess of the challenge. At this time, we can only ship to US and Canadian address, due to postage rates. We hope this will change in the future. In the meantime, we love to see creations from all over the world!
9. The most important thing is to have Fun!





 

Challenge #20

Hello crafters! It's Amber here today. Here in the US we will be celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday. And we are so thankful for all the entries we had in our last "Thanks" challenge!

 

So not only is Thanksgiving a time to reflect on what we are thankful for and to spend time with family, but it is also the last day before the Christmas season begins!

 

And on that note our challenge this time is for you to create something Christmas or winter themed!

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Charissa has created a December Daily album and here is her cover and an inside page:

Charity has this fun Snow Day layout and I love the non-traditional colors she chose: 

Erica has this pair of fun and wonderful cards:



 Heather made a really cute Christmas card. I love the way the shapes take the focus here:

Judy also made a fantastic December Daily album. Here is the cover and an inside page:

 

Kristy made this wonderful layout. Look at those huge snowflakes:



Kyla has this cute and whimsical card:

And Sheryl made this layout about herself as a child. I love it!



If you want to join in and submit an entry to our challenge use our linky tool down below to link up your photo! The deadline for this Challenge is Saturday, December 1st. Please let us know in the comments if you have any questions or problems. As always we are giving a prize away!

How to Join the Fun at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog:

1. Start by following our blog. To do so, click on the "Join this site" button on the right hand side of our blog.
2. We will post new challenges the first and third Monday of every month. It will be up to you to create a project that has been inspired by our challenge!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We will not say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blog post about your entry and make sure to include a link back to The Paper Girls Challenge Blog. If you do not have a blog, you may post on our Facebook page and then link that photo to our linky. However, please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blog post (or Facebook photo) on our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts. Please make sure you link the actual post with your entry and not your blog's address.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.
7. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.
8. We use Random.org to pick the winner. Prizes will be sent directly from the hostess of the challenge. At this time, we can only ship to US and Canadian address, due to postage rates. We hope this will change in the future. In the meantime, we love to see creations from all over the world!
9. The most important thing is to have Fun!

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And now...



The randomly-drawn winner of our last challenge is entry #31:

Gloria Shirr!!!

 

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ALSO,

 

Did you notice that we hit 200 followers on this blog?!?!

So that means we get to give away that cute little Xyron sticker maker!

 

The randomly drawn winner of this prize is.....

 

entry #4

 

Stephanie U

 

 

Will both of you ladies please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com? Let us know your info and we we will get your prizes out to you!

 

 

 

Altered Projects Blog Hop Winner

Good Morning!  We would like to thank everyone who participated in our Blog Hop!  We enjoy sharing our projects, reading your comments, and seeing the projects you linked up!!  Now the winner of the fabulous prize is.....

CarlyJo

Congratulations!  Send us an email at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your address and we will mail the prize out to you!  We would love to see what you create with this fabulous prize!

Just a couple of reminders!  We are only 6 followers away from giving away this prize!   Projects for Challenge #19 are due Saturday, November 17 at 11:59 MT.   Have a fabulous and creative week!

Challenge # 19: Thank You

Gratitude, appreciation, thankfulness...no matter how you lable it, a simple thank-you is so nice to see. Charity here with our first November challenge, let's keep it simple this time. Upload a layout, card, or altered item with thanks as its subject. If you get a chance, share your project on our Facebook page also! We love to ooooh and aaaah over your work!

Speaking of oohing and aahing...how about these great projects from the DT!!!

 

First up is a great trio of cards by Charissa
love the variety of shapes and of course all the greens.

Judy put together this page,

doesn't she have beautiful children?

Didn't I ask for simple? These adorable Mickey cards pack a punch with out being fussy! So love this project by Kyla.

Kristina put this wonderful layout together to show her appreciation of that amazing Scrap Diva, Kristy Lee.

Up next we have a pair of gorgeous cards by Erica. Her stamping abilities really are something else!!!

...and isn't her ribbon just perfect on this one!!!

This beautiful banner by Amber is just the right thing to get us into the right frame of mind to "Give Thanks."

Heather stole a march on the squirrels and embellished her card with sweet little acorns.

I decided to express my gratitude to my sister for the amazing job she does, parenting her little ones. (Charity)

I hope these projects have inspired you to get crafty and share your thanks. Please stop by my blog to see the prize you are playing for this round.

 

If you want to join in and submit an entry to our challenge use our linky tool down below to link up your photo! The deadline for this Challenge is Saturday, November 17th. Please let us know in the comments if you have any questions or problems.

 

The randomly-drawn winner of Challenge #18 is:

Deena Perreault!!!
Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com and Judy will get your prize right to you!

 

Another reminder to make sure you are a follower on the blog to qualify for our drawing. We want to make sure that everyone has to opportunity to be entered. So please take a minute and follow us please if you haven't already. Also, while it is not necessary to enter, we'd love it if you followed us on facebook as well! Also, are you new to the Paper Girls? Once we reach 200 followers we will be giving out a prize, see here for more details.

How to Join the Fun at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog:

1. Start by following our blog. To do so, click on the "Join this site" button on the right hand side of our blog.
2. We will post new challenges the first and third Monday of every month. It will be up to you to create a project that has been inspired by our challenge!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We will not say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blog post about your entry and make sure to include a link back to The Paper Girls Challenge Blog. If you do not have a blog, you may post on our Facebook page and then link that photo to our linky. However, please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blog post (or Facebook photo) on our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts. Please make sure you link the actual post with your entry and not your blog's address.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.
7. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.
8. We use Random.org to pick the winner. Prizes will be sent directly from the hostess of the challenge. At this time, we can only ship to US and Canadian address, due to postage rates. We hope this will change in the future. In the meantime, we love to see creations from all over the world!
9. The most important thing is to have Fun!

 

 



Time for Another Blog Hop

We have been so happy with the participation at The Paper Girls Challenge blog and to thank all of you we wanted to do something BIG. So we decided to put together a blog hop for you. We have a fabulous prize that I know will have you ladies (and possibly gents too -- who knows?) will be drooling over.

 The Prize:

Fancy Pants' Designs To the Moon Kit

12 sheets paper. 1 printed transparency, 1 flocked transparency, 1 sheet of Rub-ons, 1 Alpha and Element Sticker Sheet, 1 glitter Cuts sheet

Brads (20)

Trim (3 yards total)

Paper Flowers (36)

 Journal embellishments (14)

 Design Embellishments (26)

What do you have to do to participate? 

 Want to win? Get one entry for commenting on each of the blog posts, "Like" the Paper Girls Challenge on Facebook, and finally become a follower on our blog (all are required for an entry). It's simple, you get to see some fabulous projects and you know you want to!

Want to have more fun after seeing all of the inspiring projects? Join in! Link up an altered project you created and you will get an extra entry for the prize! 

You have until November 4th at 11:59pm (MDT) to comment and submit your altered projects.  Winner will be announced on Monday, November 12th at 9 am MST!

International readers are welcome to play along but currently we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

Let's Get Started!

Here's the Line up:

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog-- You are Here

Erica Bass

Charity Becker

Kristy MacKeen

Charissa Miller

Kyla Norris

Amber Sheaves

Judy Stech

Have a great time Hopping!!

If you want to get an extra entry for the drawing simply make an altered project and use the linky tool to post your entry. We are looking forward to seeing some wonderful creations!

***Also, the winner for Challenge #18 will be posted next Monday (11/5) at 9 am MST*** 

Challenge #18 {a picture inspiration}

Happy Autumn!  Judy here, ready to share a bit of inspiration.  Today's challenge came about through my addiction love of Pinterest.  I often explore Pinterest on my phone as I am drifting off to sleep.  Sometimes I am looking for scrapbooking inspiration, recipes to feed my family, a good joke to laugh a hard day away, or visual inspiration for crafting or home decor.  The challenge today is a photo/picture inspiration.  I found this pin and fell in love:

Source: littlepaperplanes.com via Judy on Pinterest

This picture is just amazing, full of potential.  The pink and orange.  The inky appearance.  The mixture of patterns and textures.  I swear I see a dragonfly in there too!  The project I created for this week was a mini album for my daughter, Ella.  She has been begging me to make her a mini album for months!  Keeping with the color scheme and mixture of patterns, here is my project:

Judy

Here is a photo of the inside, highlighting the different textures.  I had so much fun creating this little book for my little girl.  She was excited mommy was making a complete book for her!

Without further ado, the rest of The Paper Girls projects:

Charity kept with the color scheme and mixture of patterns to create this stunning layout documenting a beautiful summer outing.  I love how she has a double banner across the top.

Charissa, documented a precious family moment, any mother can relate to her sentiments in her journaling.  She is very blessed.  I like how she filled the negative space (the title, circles, and heart) with paper she inked and stamped on.  She really captures the inspirational photo. 

Kyla, created this stunning birthday card.  I especially like the splattering of orange ink, it looks like confetti.  The pops of grey are just lovely.

Erica created this fun layout about a pair of shoes.  I love how bright and whimsical her layout is.  The circles seem to pop off the page and give the layout a sense of movement.

Kristy's layout uses her adorable daughter and her (beautiful) self as subjects.  I like how she found inspiration, the paper using to mat her photo is full of details and is all inky/painty!  The wave of bling and pink is just perfect!

I hope you are able to find inspiration from the picture and our projects, I cannot wait to see what you create!  If you want to join in and submit an entry to our challenge use our linky tool down below to link up your photo! The deadline for this Challenge is Saturday, October 27th. Please let us know in the comments if you have any questions or problems.

Random.org has chosen Kerys as the winner of challenge #17 with #1.  Wow!
Congratulations Kerys! I love your layout of your daughter, just precious.
Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com and Charissa will get your prize right to you!


Another reminder to make sure you are a follower on the blog to qualify for our drawing. We want to make sure that everyone has to opportunity to be entered. So please take a minute and follow us please if you haven't already. Also, while it is not necessary to enter, we'd love it if you followed us on facebook as well!  Also, are you new to the Paper Girls?  Once we reach 200 followers we will be giving out a prize, see here for more details.

How to Join the Fun at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog:

1. Start by following our blog. To do so, click on the "Join this site" button on the right hand side of our blog.
2. We will post new challenges the first and third Monday of every month. It will be up to you to create a project that has been inspired by our challenge!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We will not say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blog post about your entry and make sure to include a link back to The Paper Girls Challenge Blog. If you do not have a blog, you may post on our Facebook page and then link that photo to our linky. However, please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blog post (or Facebook photo) on our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts. Please make sure you link the actual post with your entry and not your blog's address.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.
7. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.
8. We use Random.org to pick the winner. Prizes will be sent directly from the hostess of the challenge. At this time, we can only ship to US and Canadian address, due to postage rates. We hope this will change in the future. In the meantime, we love to see creations from all over the world!
9. The most important thing is to have Fun!

Challenge #17: Acetate or Transparencies

Happy Monday and welcome to October!  Cannot believe October is already starting.  Charissa here with a new challenge for you!  I want to challenge you to use acetate or transparencies on a layout, card, or other project.  So many times we get these adorable transparencies in collection kits and find them a challenge to use, so hopefully we can give you some ideas to put them to use.  But it doesn’t end with those patterned transparencies; there are many other transparent products out there.  I have used the plastic acetate backing that comes with cling and clear stamps before on a project!  The possibilities are endless, so try out those clear products and see what you can come up with! 

Charissa 

A scrappy hero of mine, Shimelle, did a tutorial video showing how you could use a transparency to make a double sided page.  I loved the idea and was so inspired!! I used a patterned transparency from Fancy Pants to create this double sided page with photos of my little princesses.  I just made sure that all elements on the pages had a copy on the other side so you can't see anything sticking behind.

To back the number 3, I used one of the acetate sheets that came with a background cling stamp.  I stitched it on and then adhered some patterned paper behind it.

Charity 

I love how Charity attached her 3M transparency (yes, the type you can get at the office supply store) with black brads that match her enamel accents in black and how she put rub-ons actually on the transparency.  Genius!

Amber

Amber used the packaging from a round punch to make this adorable snowman shaker card!  What a great way to use up material that would normally just be tossed/recycled - make a snow globe of sorts.  Super cute!!

Erica

Erica made this absolutely darling luminary with a Halloween theme.  How adorable are those ghosts and the kitty in the pumpkin? And the acetate works perfectly to let you see the background inside.  This would be stunning with a tea light in it(electric of course!).

Kristy

Kristy used this stunning SU window sheet (a printed acetate) to create this gorgeous card.  The window sheet has the tree printed on it (many transparencies at office supply stores can be run through printers to add an image) and allows the stripe to show through.  

Judy

Judy made this gorgeous and peaceful layout using a printed transparency as part of her layering.  It shows how a transparency can be used in place of patterned paper in many cases to add depth and interest to your project!

Hope we have inspired you to try out those clear transparencies and other acetate items.  I can't wait to see what you make this week!!  Our random winner will be getting this set of goodies from Studio Calico.

If you want to join in and submit an entry to our challenge use our linky tool down below to link up your photo! The deadline for this Challenge is Saturday, October 13th. Please let us know in the comments if you have any questions or problems.

Random.org has chosen Jessica N. as the winner of challenge #16 with lucky number 31!
Congratulations Jessica! Your layout is adorable!
Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com and Heather will get your prize right to you!


Another reminder to make sure you are a follower on the blog to qualify for our drawing. We want to make sure that everyone has to opportunity to be entered. So please take a minute and follow us please if you haven't already. Also, while it is not necessary to enter, we'd love it if you followed us on facebook as well!

How to Join the Fun at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog:

1. Start by following our blog. To do so, click on the "Join this site" button on the right hand side of our blog.
2. We will post new challenges the first and third Monday of every month. It will be up to you to create a project that has been inspired by our challenge!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We will not say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blog post about your entry and make sure to include a link back to The Paper Girls Challenge Blog. If you do not have a blog, you may post on our Facebook page and then link that photo to our linky. However, please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blog post (or Facebook photo) on our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts. Please make sure you link the actual post with your entry and not your blog's address.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.
7. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.
8. We use Random.org to pick the winner. Prizes will be sent directly from the hostess of the challenge. At this time, we can only ship to US and Canadian address, due to postage rates. We hope this will change in the future. In the meantime, we love to see creations from all over the world!
9. The most important thing is to have Fun!