March Blog Hop

Hello there! 

It's the fifth Monday of the month. Do you know what that means??? It's time for a blog hop!!!

Our theme for this hop is PARTY DECOR!

So...first off, what's a blog hop without a prize??

Unity Stamps is our sponsor for this blog hop! 

Hop on over to their facebook page and thank them for their generosity if you don't mind! They have this wonderful prize pack of stamps for one lucky winner!

What do you have to do to participate?

Complete all 3 of these required steps:

1. Comment on each of our blog posts along the hop (including this one)

2. "Like" the Paper Girls Challenge on Facebook

3. Follow our blog

 You have until Sunday, April 5th, 2015 at 11:59 pm MST to comment. We will announce the winner on Wednesday April 8th, 2015 at 9:00 am MST. 

Here's your hopping order:

1. Paper Girls Challenge Blog: http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/
2. Cathryn H.: http://www.catscrapcreations.blogspot.ca
3. Brittany M.: http://craftypaperbee.blogspot.com
4. Amber S.: http://allamberallthetime.blogspot.com/
5. Michele D.: http://about-the-paper.blogspot.com
6. Erica B.: http://stampingstarlette.blogspot.com/
7. Karrie S.: http://sweetscrapsbykarrie.blogspot.com/2015/03/pink-tie-party.html#!/2015/03/pink-tie-party.html 

The Paper Girls have made some wonderful projects and you will not be disappointed.
Thanks for hopping along with us.

Good luck!

Challenge #76 - Shakers

Hello everyone!  It's Cristine with my very first challenge for the Paper Girls Challenge!  I wanted to do something fun so this challenge's theme is Shakers.  Shakers aren't just for cards.  They have been used in layouts and in Project Life spreads as well.  New to the shaker world?  Click on my picture to see a quick step by step tutorial on how to make one!  No sequins?  Use die cuts or coarse glitter instead!  Now go have some fun!!

Cristine

Karrie

I've had the K&Co mason jar die cut forever and didn't know what to do with it until now.  I've recently started sewing so tried the shaker pocket with some clear packaging.

Pebbles basics card base, MME doily sticker, Fancy Pants sentiment sticker,  random micro and seed beads, ribbon, and  sequins from stash, glittered up a bit with Stickles.

Michele

I used a pre made frame from my stash and filled it with sequins to make my shaker card.

Brittany
I created a shaker effect in my pocket scrapbooking. I had a few various trinkets I wanted to add including cork die cuts, fabric stars and sequins.

Amber
I used circle dies to make balloons and filled them with several types of pink and white glitter.

The winner of Challenge #75 - Marsala is:
1.  Hazel

Congratulations! Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize within two weeks.

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. Please also feel free to follow by email too and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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. Please make sure you describe how you interpreted our challenge if it isn't clear. If we can't see it, we can't count it.

7. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:55pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.

8. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.

9. 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 addresses, 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!

10. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #75 - Marsala

Pantone declared 2015's color of the year to be Marsala. Described as "a naturally robust and earthy wine red" it is muted enough to almost act as a neutral yet bold enough to be a great accent color.

Here are some inspirational photos:

Need some help working this rich and sophisticated, yet muted and earthy, color into your crafts? Pantone has some color pairings that might help you here. Or just go to Pinterest and find some great combos.

Needless to say, our current challenge is for you to make a project using the color Marsala. And if you just can't find the right colors then we're also letting you use wine as a theme as well! So pick one or both and get crafty. Here's what our design team has created this round:

Amber
I used Aged Mahogany distress ink to stamp my image. All the other wine-colored items are from Stampin'  Up - solid cardstock is Rich Razzleberry (I think), polka dot and ribbon are both retired.

Karrie
 My marsala was this background paper I found in a rather old GCD Studios pad called Antiquities.  I'd forgotten how great ALL the papers were in this pad, so I used several more!
Found a few buttons and other things of similar shades to throw in.

Kerys

I found some plain colored cardstock in my VAST collection, and paired this with papers from My Mind's Eye Collectable 'Unforgettable' collection. The twine is also from My Mind's Eye.

The red is a lot darker in 'real life' - the lighting is terrible for taking photos!!

Kristy

I decided to go with the whole "wine" theme!  This is a fun stamp set called Let's Get SIP FACED from Unity Stamp Company.

Michele

I used marsala as an accent color on my layout. The papers and 3x4 cards used here are from Lily Bee's 'Urban Autumn' collection.

Brittany

I found this Vineyard Berry (retired) colored cardstock from Close to My Heart sitting around in my stash that was close to the marsala color. But the color reminded me so much of wine, I couldn't resist using the Wine & Friends stamp from Unity Stamp Company with the paper.

Erica

The Tim Holtz Aged Mahogany distress stain is really close to the Marsala tone. I swiped some stains on some cardstock and punched some hearts out once it was dry.

And now the winner Challenge #74 (Card /sketch) is KT Fit Kitty!

Congratulations! Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize within two weeks.

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. Please also feel free to follow by email too and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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. Please make sure you describe how you interpreted our challenge if it isn't clear. If we can't see it, we can't count it.

7. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:55pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.

8. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.

9. 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 addresses, 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!

10. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!