#88 - Sweater Weather

Hello Paper Girls, 

This is Brittany and I'm here to host the second challenge of the month:

#87 - Sweater Weather

 

With the Fall Equinox just around the corner we know that the weather is changing, and that typically means cooler temperatures, crispy leaves, pumpkins, sweaters and other cozy, spicy goodies. So, what inspires you about the changing weather? 

 

Our guest designer for the month of September, Kim Klinkovsky, shared this with us:

Who's ready for sweater weather? I love this time of year when the leaves are changing, the air is getting cooler, and you start seeing patterns of the season. I was inspired by the plaid sweaters you see this time of year and created this card with my sister with no stamping. We started with a red card base and a square punch. We punched out three different pattern papers from the same coordinating 6x6 pad by Authentique-Believe Collection. Adhered the squares in a pinwheel quilt pattern, added some colored adhesive pearls, buttons, bakers twine, and a tag sentiment. See what you can make with just a few supplies and a little imagination?

 

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Thank you, Kim! We are so glad we had the chance to have you part of our team for the month!

Fall for me is a time of harvest for our family. We have fruit trees and grape vines that typically produce quite of bit of delicious happiness at this time of the year, so I created this layout to capture this event - and I couldn't resist but adding a few die cut pieces of sweater to add to the theme!

Brittany

Here is how the rest of our talent design team interpreted this challenge:

Karrie

 October Afternoon Apple Cider collection had

the perfect cards to match with the sweet pic of DGS in his warm hoody.

Michele

Kristy

Kerys

And now the winner of Challenge #86 (Grateful/Thankful) is: 

Hayley's Paper Garden

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

We look forward to having you play along with the Sweater Weather Challenge! You have two weeks to link your project below.

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Have an amazing day!

#87 Sept 7 - Grateful / Thankful

 #87 So it's my turn to hostess again!
  I want to know "who or what are you Grateful for?"

Even though my hubby was diagnosed with cancer and we were terrified 

-and especially since I lost my mom and 6 other family member to #$^(%_*  Cancer-

 I am grateful he agreed to do everything he could to FIGHT it

 and I am grateful that he kept his sense of humour.  

He said "you're not getting rid of me that easily!"

Karrie

Welcome September's Guest Designer: Kim Klinkovsky

Hi! I am Kim Klinkovsky, wife of an honorably discharged disabled US Army Veteran for 20 yrs and mother of four great kids (including a set of twins).  We live in colorful Colorado, where the beauty of the great Rocky Mountains amazes us everyday. I have been crafty all my life and I love making cards and documenting our lives, trips, and special moments through scrapbooking. I've been super lucky to have been published in several magazines this year and love to share craft deals, recipes, and card ideas and tutorials with you all too. Read more about me and my crafty adventures on my website at: www.mykrafkloset.weebly.com

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Today, I am so excited and honored to be a guest designer for The Paper Girls Challenge Blog.

I am grateful for Fall, family, and fun together. It’s my most favorite time of the year when the leaves change colors, there’s a chill in the air, and pumpkin flavors everywhere.  So, I was inspired to make this card really shimmer with the golden color of the season and love that this stamp by Stampendous lists all the fun things we like to do in the Fall. I used Versamark clear ink to stamp the text background and sprinkled with Ranger super fine gold metallic embossing powder. Then added gold tinsel ribbon for some texture and more shimmer.  And used a Krylon paint pen to change the clear adhesive gems to gold.

Here are some other DT interpretations:

Kerys

Michele

Amber

Kristy

Brittany

The winner of Challenge #86 "Superheroes"  is: #7 CG

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