Challenge #168: Sparkle and Shine!

Hi!  Welcome to the newest Paper Girls Challenge: Sparkle and Shine!

Kristy here, and I love the pop of sparkle and shine on projects.  I often reach for gold splatters to add a pop to a project.  Gold or silver threads help ground popped up elements. Glittered card bases are a quick way to add some sparkle to a card.  The choices are endless.

We're are lucky to be collaborating again with Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge Blog. Combine your Sparkle and Shine project with their challenge "Love is in the Air" for entries on both sites.  Think balloons, butterflies, clouds and more!  Be sure to check out Double Trouble for even more ideas - and link up your project!  So, be sure to visit their fantastic challenge blog and let them know we sent you!

For my project, I combined a lot of different sparkly and shiny elements: Stickles, Wink of Stella, and a glittered card base.

Here are projects from our other wonderful Paper Girls:

Karrie

I made this "YOU Sparkle" gift box reusing a Ferrero Rocher chocolate container

and BoBunny items.

Michele

I made this hanging photo collage with lots of sparkly gold and silver elements like glitter and metallic papers.

Brittany

I made two cards for this challenge because I love glitter! On the birthday card I added extra fine glitter details to this sweet card on the cake and faux stitching, and of course glitter gems. On the smile card I used glitter paper, glitter washi tape, and heart shaped glitter gems. 

And now...congratulations to the winner of Challenge #167:

12.  Teresa

Please send an e-mail to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com within the next two weeks and we'll send you details!!!  

We want to encourage all of our challenge participants to refer our rules and prize structure here: http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/p/how-to-play.html. 

Also, follow us on our new Instagram account for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge168 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

Challenge #167 Black and White

Happy New Year, everyone! We hope that your first week in 2019 has been fantastic so far!
We are kicking off our first challenge of the year with a Black and White challenge. This can be anything from black and white papers or photos...however the theme resonates with you, we can't wait to see what you create!

Please welcome our guest designer for this challenge, Kathy Kirby.  You can find Kathy at her blog, Purple Princess Diaries.

I’ve been crafting in one shape or form since I was little as my mum was very creative. Mostly I make cards and ATC's, and am currently loving the Artist Trading COIN trend …. though I've been getting more and more in to mixed media, art journalling and scrap booking! I'll have a go at most crafts . . . some even more than once!!!

Kathy created this lovely Christmas card for our challenge:

Materials used:

• White, C6/A2, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of card (one black and one white) cut to 14cm x 9.5cm
• I used an anti static bag on my card before I started, as I didn't want any stray "bits" of embossing powder
• I stamped my bear image (MFT BB-49 "Bitty Bears") using Versamark ink and Heat It Up clear embossing powder which I heat set
• I then stamped my Hero Arts sentiment using Versamark ink and funstamps white embossing powder which I heat set
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to colour my bear and stardust stickles to add twinkle!
• I used double sided narrow tape to adhere my black and white striped satin ribbon, after threading a 25mm bell on to my ribbon
• I used three strips of 25mm wide dimensional foam tape to adhere my image panel to my card blank
• I then stamped the reverse of my card, my insert and the front and back of my envelope to match, using Memento tuxedo black ink for the bear and Versafine onyx black ink for the sentiment

Thanks for sharing your beautiful project with us, Kathy!

And now let's see what the Paper Girls have created for this first challenge of the new year:

Brittany
I chose a couple black and white patterned papers for my card and added just a tiny pastel pop of color.

Karrie

I chose a b&w photo

 Heather

I chose to use black and white papers, with some simple stamping in both black and colored ink.

patterned paper & cardstock, floral stamps, sentiment, inks & inks

Cathryn

I also chose a black & white photo

and tried to stick with shades of black & white product

with a hint of blue.

And now...congratulations to the winner of Challenge #166:

2. Meghan Kennihan

Please send an e-mail to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com within the next two weeks and we'll send you details!!!  

We want to encourage all of our challenge participants to refer our rules and prize structure here: http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/p/how-to-play.html. 

Also, follow us on our new Instagram account for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge167 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.