Challenge #39: Wired Up!

Hi!  It's Kristy here with our first challenge of September.  But before I get to that, I need to take care of a little sad news for The Paper Girls.  Judy and Sheryl have decided to step down as Paper Girls.  We will miss you greatly here on our page, but we hope you will still participate in a few challenges!  You will always be Paper Girls to us!!!

Moving on to the Challenge #39 - Wired Up! For this challenge, we want to see you use wire in fun and different ways.  Wire can be anything from jewelry wire, paper clips, even staples.  As you can see, we have all used wire very different ways on our projects!

Here are a couple layouts I have made using wire:

I used thin gauge wire to add a little interest on this page.  I didn't even bother unwinding the wire from the packaging!

On this layout, I use a jig to shape the title with heavier gauge wire.

The Other Paper Girls made some great projects that showcase wire in multiple ways:

Charity twisted wire into fun loops to add accents to her card.

Heather's hanger paper clip is a perfect resting spot for this dress.

Amber wound wire behind her leaves and made her own heart paper clip. Wow!

Erica used a shaped paper clip and also added some fun gold twist ties to accent her embellishment.

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this wire challenge. You have until 11:59 MDT on September 14th to link up your project to be entered into this drawing.

As always, there will be a great prize for our lucky winner!  

And now......

The winner of Challenge #38 is entry #18 - Leeann!  Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.comwith your info and we will get your prize sent out.

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. Please also feel free to follow by email too!

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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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. Please make sure you describe how you interpreted our challenge if it isn't clear. If we can't see it, we can't count it.

7. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.

8. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.

9. 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!

10. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #38: Photo Inspiration

I found this image on Pinterest. And I absolutely adore the colors and textures in this bouquet. I mean I want it. So I had to at least make something that might remotely resemble this beautiful bouquet for my very own. I pulled some of the shapes and colors of the flowers cut them out with my Silhouette and arranged them on a grape vine wreath I've had laying around for a couple of years, added some satin ribbon and done!

Here's your chance to get in on the fun. Use this photo to inspire your next creation; whether you pull the colors from the picture or the flowers, or a combination of both. At Paper Girls Challenge we want to see what you come up with. Now let's see what the Paper Girls came up with.

                                                                                                   ~Erica

 Erica

 

Heather

 

Charity

Charissa

I love the different takes the team had on this challenge. Now it's your turn. Let's see what you come up with based on the photo inspiration. You have until 11:59 MDT on August 31st to link up your project to be entered into this drawing.

As always, there will be a great prize for our lucky winner! 

And now for the lucky winner,

  drum roll please......

The winner of Challenge #37 is entry #8 Deanne!  Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.comwith your info and we will get your prize sent out.

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. Please also feel free to follow by email too!

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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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. Please make sure you describe how you interpreted our challenge if it isn't clear. If we can't see it, we can't count it.

7. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.

8. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.

9. 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!

10. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #37 - Glitter, Glitter, Glitter

Judy here to issue one last challenge.  Yes, this is my last challenge with this group of fabulous paper crafters.  The challenge this week is GLITTER, GLITTER, GLITTER!   I understand most people, including myself, don't care for loose glitter.  However, there are many mediums that already have glitter applied to them.  I love POW glitter paper by American Crafts and my glitter glue collection contains the entire rainbow 2x or 3x. Search through your stash and add a bit of sparkle to your creations this week (or next week!).  

My final creation for The Paper Girls Team:

Look at all the sparkle from The Paper Girls:

Kristy - added sparkle using Thickers and POW glitter paper.

Charity used some glittered letters to finish up her birthday layout.

Charissa doodled glittered flowers using Stickles.

Heather used glitter embossing powder and a touch of glitter tape on this lovely card.

Sheryl added sparkle to a journal cover with glitter tape and Thickers.

Erica's card really shimmers with glitter tape, glitter paper, and a combo of loose glitter/adhesive paper.

 

 

Amber used glitter paper to decorate these 3-D letters for a little girl's bedroom.

 

 

The team did a great job at highlighting different glitter mediums, so please join us in this challenge. You have until 11:59 MDT on August 17th to link up your project to be entered into this drawing.

As always, there will be a great prize for our lucky winner!  I promise not to package any loose glitter in the box.  

And now......

The winner of Challenge #36 is entry #6 Karen N. from Karey2005.  Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.comwith your info and we will get your prize sent out.

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. Please also feel free to follow by email too!

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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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. Please make sure you describe how you interpreted our challenge if it isn't clear. If we can't see it, we can't count it.

7. The Deadline for each challenge will be the Saturday at 11:59pm MST before the next challenge is posted. This will give you 1 week and 6 days to complete your projects.

8. Please limit your entries to 3 per person per challenge.

9. 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!

10. The most important thing is to have fun!

 

 

Challenge #36 - Watercolors

Hi crafty friends! Amber here with Challenge #36.
Today I would like to challenge you to use watercolors!

Watercolors are so popular right now. And they come in so many forms - you really have no excuse for not joining us! Whether you use watercolor in pan, tube, liquid, pencil, or mist form I really would love to see what you create! If you don't own any then just go out and grab a 99 cent watercolor set from the school supply section. There, problem solved :)

Here's what I created:

I brushed some watercolor (from a tube) onto my stamp before stamping the tag on this card.

I spread yellow, blue, and tan watercolors on this layout:

And I used watercolor pencils on this card:

Erica colored this bold flower on her beautiful card:

 

Charity used Roseart watercolors to paint the peacock feathers on this Graphic 45 paper:

Kristy watercolored the yellow, red,and blue striped paper on the left of her layout:

 

 

Kyla used watercolor to mimic the sunset of the photo in her shadowbox: 

 

 

And our fantabulous July guest designer Misty Buck painted this gorgeous background on her layout:

 



Please join us in this challenge! You have until 11:59 MDT on August 3rd to link up your project to be entered into this drawing.

As always, there will be a great prize for our lucky winner!!

 

 

And now......

 

The winner of Challenge #35 is entry #1 Christi Hicks! Congratulations! Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we will get your prize sent out.

 

 

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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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 1 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 #35 - Journaling Cards

Good morning, Paper Girl fans!!! Charity here. My turn to host the challenge.

While coming up with a theme I looked in my embellishment stash and found HOARDS of journaling cards. Apparently I collect them but don't actually use them.

So, Challenge # 35 is:

 Use 3 or more Journaling Cards.

I took this one to heart and stiched an entire background of journaling cards.
(I have to get through that batch of cards SOMEHOW!)

Charity

 

Judy went with a Project Life layout.

 

Kristy stacked her shaped journaling cards in delightful layers.

 

Heather reminds us that journaling cards are perfect for dates too. 

 

 

Kyla has another page of her smashbook to show us today.

 

Erica fanned out her journaling cards and will fill in the details later.

 

This month's Guest Designer is Misty Buck.

She has a fabulous double page layout with lots of details and fun stuff on her journaling cards.

 

I sure do love My Minds Eye products, and I've got a selection of them to send out to the winner of Challenge # 35! Just take a look at this:

 

 That's some fun lookin' incentive. Now it's your turn!

You have until 11:59 MDT on July 20th to link up your project to be entered into this drawing.

 

The winner of Challenge #34 is Dawn! Congratulations! Please e-mail us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we will get your prize sent out.

 

 

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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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 1 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.



 

 

 



July Guest Designer: Misty Buck

We hope everyone's summers are fun and full of activity. We thought it was about time to throw another Guest Designer into the mix for some fresh takes on our upcoming challenges. We'd like to take a moment to introduce this month's guest designer Misty Buck.

 

I think I must have been born with a creative heart. I need to be doing something with my hands at all the times or I don't feel like I'm accomplishing much. I have enjoyed scrapbooking and card making for the past 18 years but only really got into stamping about ten years ago!!! I earned my bachelor's degree in Architectural Design from the University of New Mexico. I now run my own small business from home and work at being a domestic goddess. I am married to my best friend and biggest supporter. We have four children (3 boys and a girl) who I am blessed to be able to stay at home with.  I love gardening and canning homemade jam...oh did I forget to mention I LOVE to stamp ;). I try to keep my blog, Li'l Buck's Creations, up to date with all my craftiness. So honored to be guesting for Paper Girls!

Thank you Misty for signing up! we can't wait to share your beautiful designs!

If you have interest in being a guest designer for the Paper Girls Challenge blog simply sign up through the linky on the right side bar of the blog.

Challenge #34

Hey everyone,

 

It’s Sheryl here this week. I thought it was about time for a sketch. Hope you like it & will play along! I couldn’t decide which throwback picture of my kids to us, so I did them both. A mom can’t play favourites, right? ;)

 

Hope you enjoy the sketch and I can’t wait to see what you create!

 

My layouts:

Amber

 

Charissa

 

Charity

 

Erica

 

Heather:

Judy:

 

Kristy:

 

You will have until 11:59 MDT on July 6th to link up your project to us to be entered in this drawing. We are giving you one extra week due to the July 4th holiday! I hope you'll join us in this challenge.

 

Now for the winner of our Beach Challenge - Challenge #33!

#1 - NanaConnie

 

Congratulations!  Please email us at papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com with your info and we will get your prize sent out.



 

 

 

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 or to an online gallery 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 /gallery 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 1 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.