Monday, March 18, 2013

Challenge #28: Photo Inspiration

Charity, here, with a photo inspiration for this challenge. I caught site of this fun tag on a pair of jeans. It has all my favorite scrapping techniques in one. It's printed on Kraft paper, embossed, foiled, water colored, stamped, laced, punched, eyeleted, and has such a GREAT color combo. It may or may not have been the reason I decided I needed new jeans that day. They fit great, have sparkly gems on the back pockets, and what's better...I have this awesome tag! Sooooo, take a look, decide which element is your favorite and get CRAFTING!
was inspired by the splashes of color.
 
Sheryl
was inspired by the flower.
 
was inspired by the colors and by the watercolor effect.
  
 used the colors and the flower for her inspiration.
 
was inspired by the inking and layering of colors and with the stamping.
 
 was inspired by the colors and the painty/watercolor affect.
I was inspired by the contrast the bright colors made with the background of the tag.
 
...and this is the prize you are playing for this time:
 
 
Remember you have until 11.59 MST on Saturday, March 30, 2013 to link up for this challenge!
So get out there and be inspired...be VERY inspired.
And if you'd like a chance to be a guest designer in the future, then please see this post and add your name to our linky. This is where we will go to look for potential guests!
And now....time for the winner from Challenge #27
# 18 Phyllis R!!!
 
Please send us an email papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we'll get that prize 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 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!
9. The most important thing is to have Fun!

 


Monday, March 4, 2013

Challenge #27 - Snowflakes

Hi Everyone! Welcome to another Challenge Monday with us!
Kyla here, and we're gearing up with some new wintery projects for you! March is that funny time of year where Old Man Winter is still trying to hold on to us as much as possible, but just around the corner we can start to see signs of the soon approaching Spring.
If you're up in Canada like me, then winter is still hanging around and being a pest. Just last week we were kindly delivered another 14 inches of snow. Oh Joy!
Which brings us to our new challenge this week.
Use Snowflakes.
If Spring is already upon you, (or you are one of the lucky ones with no snow at all) then use Snowflakes on a project as a final farewell to winter. If, like me, your snowdrifts are still taller than your car, then this is a great chance to use Snowflakes and pay homage to the 6 months of winter weather we "celebrate" each year.

Here's a look at what our Team put together:

Charissa 


Judy






Remember you have until 11.59 MST on Saturday, March 16, 2013 to link up for this challenge! Show us some Snowflakes!!
And if you'd like a chance to be a guest designer in the future, then please see this post and add your name to our linky. This is where we will go to look for potential guests!

And now....time for the winner from Challenge #26


Congratulations!!!


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

And here's something New!! We now have a Badge to add to your blog when you're a Winner of one of our Challenges! Anyone who has won up to now and every winner from now on (we know who you are!)  can use this super cute Blog Badge! Just save the image to your computer, and add it to your blog margin as a photo with a link back to our page!



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!

Monday, February 18, 2013

Challenge #26: Washi Tape

Erica here and have I got a fun challenge in store for you! It is such a coincidence that we just did a giveaway for washi tape and our next challenge is to use washi tape on a project! I don't know about you but I just can't get enough of all of the beautiful prints available these days. Last time I checked I had at least 80 rolls of the stuff and I'm always eying a new print. I've definitely gotten over trying to conserve what I have because there is so much on each roll. So if you don't have any washi -- get some! You won't regret it!

*We will accept washi projects of the homemade variety if you are desperate to get in on the challenge but just don't have the means to pick some up. It just so happens that our guest designer Becci did a tutorial on homemade fancy tape a while back. That should give you some ideas.

Let's see what the Paper Girls made!








Sheryl


 




Remember you have until 11.59 MST on Saturday, March 2, 2013 to link up for this challenge! Let's see that washi!

And if you'd like a chance to be a guest designer in the future, then please see this post and add your name to our linky. This is where we will go to look for potential guests!

And now....time for the winner from Challenge #25


Congratulations!!!



Please send us an email papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we'll get that prize 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!


Thursday, February 14, 2013

Downtown Tape Winner


In case you didn't see...
 
the winner of the DownTown Tape was posted in raffelcopter in the original post.
 
Here it is :

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Thanks to everyone who entered and to all our new followers!
 
Make sure you enter our twine challenge - we'd love to see what you create!!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

1 year ago, 9 friends got together and started a challenge site. 25 challenges and 2 blog hops later, we are celebrating - and you get the gifts!!!  We couldn't do this without you.  Thank you each and every one of you.

To celebrate our anniversary, we are giving away 10 rolls of washi tape PLUS 25 tags, courtesy of Downtown Tape. If you aren't familiar with their site, check them out. They offer a HUGE selection of washi tape at an unbeatable price - HELLO! $1.95 a roll - shipping isn't half bad either!

Here are a few of the tapes they feature on their site:


If you haven't worked with washi tape, they also offer some great project ideas for you:


Ready for your chance to win?  We are using Raffle Copter to help determine a winner.  You have until 11:59 pm Sunday, Feb 10 to enter.  Winner will be announced Monday, Feb. 11.  Good luck everyone!

a Rafflecopter giveaway




Monday, February 4, 2013

Challenge #25: Twine

Hi!  It's Kristy.  Can you believe that it is our 25th challenge?!?  I can't believe a year has gone by already.  I'm sure you have seen a few changes we have been making.  What do you think?!?  We have a lot of other surprises this month.  Be sure to check back with us to see what is in store!

Challenge #25 is to use twine on your projects.  It is amazing what our team, and guest designers, came up with!

Me (Kristy)


Charity



Charissa


Erica


Kyla



 
 



Remember you have until 11.59 MST on Saturday, February 16, 2013 to link up for this challenge! We cannot wait to see all of your twine projects!!

And if you'd like a chance to be a guest designer in the future, then please see this post and add your name to our linky. This is where we will go to look for potential guests!

And now....time for the winner from Challenge #24


Congratulations!!!



Please send us an email papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we'll get that prize 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!





Thursday, January 31, 2013

Happy Birthday To Us!

 
We have several surprises up our sleeves for our birthday week next week! Number one, we did a redesign on our blog. How do you like it? Next we thought it would be fun to have a couple of guest designers next month. So we would like to introduce both of them to you so you can look forward to seeing their fabulous designs for the February challenges.


I started crafts as a child, and specifically Scrapbooking after my first daughter was born, almost 6 years ago. I had so many photos and I wanted to do something with them. I had no idea how involved I would become in paper crafts. I do many types of crafts but paper crafts I do most often - I make many cards each month for friends and family birthdays.
My favorite type of projects are gift projects - from cards to altered projects. I am a huge fan of October Afternoon, they're my favorite manufacturer.



Growing up with a mom who did pretty much every type of craft, I was destined to get into some kind of crafting hobby. I tried scrapbooking while in high school (like awful, "jam 5-4x6 matted photos on a white page with a title" type scrapping) but it wasn't until I was introduced to stamping and card making that I really started to get into this whole paper-crafting thing! I loved it so much that I started into Stampin' Up! and teaching card making classes. Then, with the introduction of Mid-Week Mojos over at ScrapbookSteals.com, I finally was able to start taking my scrapbooking to a new level. With two small kiddos in the house, thank goodness for scrapping! Not only can I document the memories, but I get a bit of a much needed mommy break doing it. I have a lot still to learn but love every minute of it!


Would YOU like to be considered as a future guest designer for The Paper Girls? If so, please add your name and link to your blog address in the linky below! Next time we need a guest designer or two we'll hunt you out here!


We can hardly wait for everyone to see what else we have planned for our birthday next week! Make sure you check back with us on Monday for the next Challenge and everything else!