Blog hop winner. And a surprise!

Hello, everyone! Thank you all so much for participating in our first blog hop. We had so much fun reading your comments and seeing the creations you linked up!

And now what you are all here looking for:

The winner of our blog hop is...........

Deborah Johnson!

Congrats, Deborah! Send us an email at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your address and we will get this prize out to you!

 

 

BUT WAIT.....There's more!

 

 

How would like to win this?

We are trying to reach 200 followers on this blog. And when we do we will give one of our wonderful followers this Xyron 1.5" sticker maker!

For your chance to win, leave a comment for each of the following that you complete:

1. Follow this blog publicly.

2. Like us on facebook (This contest is in no way associated with or sponsored by Facebook).

3. Post this contest and the photo of the prize on your blog with a link back to us. Leave a link to your blog in the comment.

4. If you refer someone who becomes a new follower of this blog, have them leave a comment here saying that you sent them. Please make sure they use your full name or username so we know it's you! You will get an extra entry for each new follower who does this.

5.  And finally, link up an entry for our current challenge. You have until Friday, May 18th to link up your interpretation of Charity's sketch! Use the inlinkz tool on the challenge post. Then post a link to your entry in the comments section here. One comment for every entry you link-up.

Good luck everyone and thanks for all your support!!

Challenge # 7

Challenge #7: Sketch

Good morning all you wonderful Crafty people! Charity here. Today is my first time hosting a challenge for the Paper Girls Challenge Blog. I decided to go with a sketch...sort of go easy on you at first! ;)
Here's the sketch:

A few weeks back I was having a particularly bad day so I turned to crafting to ease my mind. I like to create something beautiful when it seems I can't find beauty no matter where I look. I turned that layout into the above sketch.

~Exquisite~

I was worried the sketch would be a little hard to follow so I put together a second layout to illustrate alternative ways to view the design.

~This Journey~

I shouldn't have worried about the ways people would interpret the sketch. My fellow paper Girls have plenty of options for you to view.

Amber

Sheryl

Erica

Kristina

Judy

Kyla

So grab yourself a copy of the sketch, and get started creating. You have until Friday, May 18 to link your entries. Have them in by 11:59 pm. Check my blog for a peak at the prize!

Now for the winner of Challenge #6!

Random.org want to shower love on someone today, and that someone is....

Jessics L.

Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com and we'll get your super duper prize right to you!!!

***The winner of the ATC blog hop will be posted May 14th!***

Here's how to play along with our challenges:



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 layout that has been inspired by our challenges!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We won't say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blogpost 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. But please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blogpost (or facebook photo) to 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 Friday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 5 days to complete your projects.
7. The most important thing is to have Fun!

Time to 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:

Jillibean Soup Monster Stew Kit:
2 each of 6 double sided papers;
1 sheet alphabeans cardstock stickers;
1 package of canvas stars;
1 package of journaling sprouts;
4 yards of trim;
1 Xyron Mega Runner loaded with 100ft adhesive

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. 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 ATC created by you and you will get an extra entry for the prize! 

You have until May 6th to comment and submit ATCs.

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
Amber Sheaves<<----Go here next
Kristina McKeen
Judy Stech
Kyla Norris
Charity Becker
Erica Bass
Heather Gray

Have a great time Hopping!!

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

***Also, the winner for Challenge #6 will be posted next Monday at 9 am MST***

Challenge #6: Photo inspiration

Hi, Amber here today with challenge #6.

I decided to do something a little different and give you a photo inspiration!

I found this great photo from MarthaStewart.com on Pinterest and fell in love with it:

You can take whatever you want from this photograph - colors, patterns, grid, squares, materials (glass, metal, fabric) and use that as your inspiration for your creation this week. I'm so excited to see what you make!

First, let's take a look at our Design Team's interpretations:

Amber
my layout

my card

Charity

Erica

Sheryl

Judy

Kristina

We can't wait to see how you interpret this inspiration! Link up your entries to this blog post and feel free to share them on our Facebook page as well! The deadline for Challenge #6 is Friday, April 27, 2012 at 11:59pm.

AND NOW TO ANNOUNCE OUR CHALLENGE #5 WINNER!! ...........


CONGRATULATIONS TO JESSICA A.!!!!

Send us an email at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com and we'll send a prize out to you!


Here's How to Play Along with Our Challenges:

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 layout that has been inspired by our challenges!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We won't say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blogpost 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. But please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blogpost (or facebook photo) to 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 Friday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 5 days to complete your projects.
7. The most important thing is to have Fun!

Winners:
A layout will be drawn at random using random.org and will be posted on the blog on the following Monday after the link closes with the new challenge announcement. Our team will then send out a cute prize to the winner! International readers are welcome to play along but currently we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

Some Extra Guidelines
These are not essential to be eligible to win a prize, but we'd love some help from our fans:
1. Help us spread the word about our Challenge Blog! Share our posts on Facebook, tell your friends and crafty groups to join in the fun. The more you spread the word, the more we can grow!
2. Disable word verification on your blog, this will allow us to comment on your creations easily!

Challenge #5 - Time for a Recipe

Hey There Everyone!!

It's Kyla here, and I'm all set for Challenge #5! Get your chef hats on because we're cooking up a recipe challenge this time around at The Paper Girls Challenge Blog.

So here's what we're looking for:

1 Photo
2 Journaling Cards
3 Different Ribbons/Trims/Twine
4 Stamped Images
5 Non Paper Embellishments
(Brads, Buttons etc...)
BONUS
6 Words in the Title

My Page (Kyla)

Now let's take a look at our Team's pages!

Sheryl

Charity

Erica

Kristy

We can't wait to see what everyone creates using this recipe as a starting point! Be creative and imaginative! Link up your entries to this blog post and feel free to share them on our Facebook page as well! The deadline for Challenge #5 is Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:59pm.

AND NOW TO ANNOUNCE OUR CHALLENGE #4 WINNER!! ...........

CONGRATULATIONS TO STEPHANIE U!!!!


Send us an email at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com and we'll send a prize out to you!


Here's How to Play Along with Our Challenges:

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 layout that has been inspired by our challenges!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We won't say no to older projects but we prefer to see your new creations!
4. Create a blogpost 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. But please only do this if you do not have a blog.
5. Add a link to your blogpost (or facebook photo) to 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 Friday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 5 days to complete your projects.
7. The most important thing is to have Fun!

Winners:
A layout will be drawn at random using random.org and will be posted on the blog on the following Monday after the link closes with the new challenge announcement. Our team will then send out a cute prize to the winner! International readers are welcome to play along but currently we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

Some Extra Guidelines
These are not essential to be eligible to win a prize, but we'd love some help from our fans:
1. Help us spread the word about our Challenge Blog! Share our posts on Facebook, tell your friends and crafty groups to join in the fun. The more you spread the word, the more we can grow!
2. Disable word verification on your blog, this will allow us to comment on your creations easily!

Fourth Challenge: A Sketch

We were thrilled with the steady amount of participants for the Using Stamps challenge! It's so exciting to see new faces and participants. I hope this sketch I came up with for Challenge #4 gets your creative juices flowing. As you can see from all of the samples from the Paper Girls it is open for interpretation and can easily be used for various occasions. So dig into your stash and be sure to post your beautiful pages on our Facebook page for everyone to admire too.

My Page (Sheryl)

Kyla

Erica

Kristy

Charity

And now drum roll please.... The winner of the drawing on Random.org is...
Julia Vazquez

You were lucky #7 for our drawing. Please email us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com and we will get your prize out to you! Congratulations!!

So how can you play along with us?

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 layout that has been inspired by our challenges!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We won't 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 don't have a blog you may post to our facebook page and then link that photo.
5. Add a link to your blogpost (or facebook photo) to our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Friday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 5 days to complete your projects.
7. The most important thing is to have Fun!

Winners:
A layout will be drawn at random using random.org and will be posted on the blog on the following Monday after the link closes with the new challenge announcement. Our team will then send out a cute prize to the winner!

Some Extra Guidelines
These are not essential to be eligible to win a prize, but we'd love some help from our fans:
1. Help us spread the word about our Challenge Blog! Share our posts on Facebook, tell your friends and crafty groups to join in the fun. The more you spread the word, the more we can grow!
2. Disable word verification on your blog, this will allow us to comment on your creations easily!

Remember each week will differ, not all challenges will be sketches, some will be techniques, color, stamps, etc. Tell your friends! We also started a facebook page to spread the word. Please go "like" us!

3rd Challenge: Using Stamps

Welcome back everyone! We love the wonderful response we had for our 2nd Challenge! 15 entries on just our 2nd challenge. WOW! Thank you to everyone who participated. It is so much fun seeing everyone's work.

Your next challenge is to use a stamp as a background or accent. I loved to see how everyone on our team interpreted the challenge. And I can't wait to see how you interpret it too!

My page (Kristy)

When I ordered the Everlasting Romance from Unity Stamps, I knew I wanted to use it for special scrapbook page. I think I found the right page for it. This picture was taken on my grandparents' wedding day, nearly 68 years ago. I stamped the image with a Versamark ink pad and embossed it with pewter embossing powder to give it even more pop.

Now, here are some more projects from our team:

Sheryl

Kyla

Erica

Amber

Charity

And now what everyone is waiting for...the winner for our Second Challenge:

Megan Hebel Congratulations! I love this special page you made for your friend. Please email us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your contact info and will mail your prize out! If you haven't already, go on over to her blog and check out the wonderful page Megan made.

So how can you play along with us?

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 layout that has been inspired by our challenges!
3. Your entry should be made after the challenge has been posted. We won't 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 don't have a blog you may post to our facebook page and then link that photo.
5. Add a link to your blogpost (or facebook photo) to our Challenge using the Inlinkz tool located at the bottom of our posts.
6. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Friday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 5 days to complete your projects.
7. The most important thing is to have Fun!

Winners:
A layout will be drawn at random using random.org and will be posted on the blog on the following Monday after the link closes with the new challenge announcement. Our team will then send out a cute prize to the winner!

Some Extra Guidelines
These are not essential to be eligible to win a prize, but we'd love some help from our fans:
1. Help us spread the word about our Challenge Blog! Share our posts on Facebook, tell your friends and crafty groups to join in the fun. The more you spread the word, the more we can grow!
2. Disable word verification on your blog, this will allow us to comment on your creations easily!

Remember each week will differ, not all challenges will be sketches, some will be techniques, color, stamps, etc. Tell your friends! We also started a facebook page to spread the word. Please go "like" us!