April Guest Designers

For the month of April we will once again have two guest designers joining us!
Here is a little about them in their own words:

Jessica Arrant

My name is Jessica Arrant, and I'm a crafter. ;) Now that we have that out of the way I guess I should say that I am actually a scrapbooking fiend and typically my subjects are my 4-year-old and 2-year old sons, sometimes my hubby photo bombs a pic or two so he's begrudginly included. J/K, I gladly include him when I manage to take his picture. Most of those projects get linked up on my blog so I can enter them into various online challenges. As for other hobbies, well, I make cards and sometimes do some altered art. Oh? Non-paper crafts? That's a little harder. The hubs, and I have an on-again-off-again relationship with road running. We watch a lot of movies and love eating out. And when I can sneak a second I enjoy long soaks in bubble bath with a good book. 

Deborah Johnson

My name is Deborah Johnson and I'm a scrapbooker who happens to make cards, altered art, sew and cook.  (Notice I left out the important stuff like cleaning and laundry??)  In my spare time, I'm a full-time middle school English Language Arts teacher and have been doing so for the past twenty years.  My adventures into scrapbooking started when my kids were born, they are 14 and 12 now!  I love taking photos and have managed to take thousands while scrapping only hundreds.  I am over-the-moon thrilled to be a guest designer for the Paper Girls Challenge Blog.  Being a part of an online scrapping community has really pushed my developing skills and provided me with a sounding board when I'm not happy with a layout or card.  Some of my best friends are the gals that I have met through scrapping.  My blog can be found here: http://scrappinthelittlethings.blogspot.com/

Please help us in welcoming these two very talented ladies! We will be back next week with a new challenge and their first projects.
Would YOU like to be considered as a future guest designer for The Paper Girls? If so, then just add your name and link to your blog in the linky on our sidebar. That's it! Next time we need a guest designer or two we'll hunt you out there!

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!

Erica

was inspired by the splashes of color.

 

Sheryl

was inspired by the flower.

 

Kristy

was inspired by the colors and by the watercolor effect.

  

Heather

 used the colors and the flower for her inspiration.

 

Charissa

was inspired by the inking and layering of colors and with the stamping.

 

Amber

 was inspired by the colors and the painty/watercolor affect.

Charity

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!

 



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:

Charity

Charissa 

Kristy

Judy

Erica

Heather

Kyla

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

#6 Karen N!!

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!

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!

 Me (Erica)

Amber

 Charissa

Heather

Judy

 Kristy

Sheryl

Charity

 Guest Designer - Becci

 

Guest Designer - Jennifer

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

#3 Michele D.

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!

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

Please email us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com

 



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!!

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

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

Amber

 

Sheryl

 

Guest Designer - Becci

Guest Designer - Jennifer

 



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

#7 Rebecca

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!