Challenge #187 - Mixed Up Manufacturers

HI  Karrie 's turn to host and I would like to see some mixed up manufacturers! 

Whether you use different or the same colours, patterns or embellishments, 

all you need is to use product from (minimum) 3 different companies, and list them for us.

I've used Maggie Holmes paper & Studio Calico paper and mini alpha, and My Mind's Eye Meow embellishments

My talented team-mates are mixing and matching too !

Michele

I used paper from American Crafts, stickers from Echo Park and chipboard letters from Basic Grey.

Thank you to EVERYONE who entered our last challenge, we really appreciate you stopping by and showing us your beautiful works of art.

Congratulations to the winner of Challenge #186:

#3 barbaragreenberg

Congrats! 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 Instagram for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge187 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

UPDATE (11/5/19): We are super sorry for the missing Linky! Because of this we are extending the deadline to link your projects one more day. We will close entries at 11:55pm MST on Sunday, 11/17. Those who have added your link in the comments will be counted as well, you don't have to relink. Thank you for all those who reached out to let us know! 

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Challenge #186 - Travel

Anyone have a season they particularly like to travel during? For my family it is summertime. As the cold weather is rolling in I am dreaming of the beach right now!  So without much ado, we would love to see your travel themed projects this time!!

Erica

My husband and I traveled to Scotland this summer and had a fabulous time!

Karrie

We always travel to the ocean!  

Beach Hair ~ Don't Care  

Michele

Here are my Project Life pages about a trip to NYC!

Brittany

A friend of mine is going on a cruise after she retires, so I couldn't resist creating this stenciled farewell card to wish her safe travels.

Thank you to EVERYONE who entered our last challenge.

Congratulations to the winner of Challenge #185:

#3 Karen 

Congrats! 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 Instagram for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge186 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

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Challenge #185 - Birthdays

Hi All!

Welcome to the newest Paper Girls Challenge.  It's Kristy, back with your challenge.  Today is my birthday, so guess what theme I thought would be perfect for us?  BIRTHDAYS! I can't wait to see what birthday creations you came up with!

First of all, we would like to introduce our guest designer for this challenge, Birgit Johansson, and her gorgeous project!

My name is Birgit Johansson and I live in Sweden with my family. I make creations in every style, from cute to elegant, from CAS to vintage, from watercolor to recycling. There is always something new to learn and I often look at other people's blogs to find inspiration. For various reasons, I had to start a new blog a couple of months ago, you can find it at Cards R Fun   https://cardsrstillfun.blogspot.com/, but I have added a link to my old blog too and you are welcome to make a visit. Cards R Fun   https://cardsrfun.blogspot.com/

My Birthday card was made with some different spray colors and stencils for the background. I used the stamp Henry the mouse - Adventures with a friend from Whiff Of Joy and I colored them up with my Copics. I also used sentiment dies from Sizzix Tim Holtz Hanwritten Celebrate set. For more details please visit my blog at: Cards R Fun   https://cardsrstillfun.blogspot.com/

Thank you SO much for joining us to guest design, Birgit! We love your beautiful card!

For my card, I decided to make a masculine birthday card to add to my collection.  I never seem have those on hand when I need them.  Now I'm ready.  ;-)

Here are a few other birthday projects from the Paper Girls!

Karrie

Make a Wish ~ Make it Happen!

Brittany

I love challenges like this because they give me the chance to get my birthday card supply stocked up! Here are three cards I created for this challenge.

Michele

I documented my daughter's last 5 birthday parties.

Heather

I created a birthday card for a special someone. 

Thank you to EVERYONE who entered our last challenge.

Congratulations to the winner of Challenge #184:

49. Saphron

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

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Challenge #184 - Anything Goes

Hello Paper Girls followers! It's been awhile since we've done this, but for this challenge, ANYTHING GOES!  Even better, our next challenge won't be until October, so you have an extra week to create!

#184 - Anything Goes

Here's a layout I made of my daughter and me enjoying our State Fair. I love the selfies I take with her, they turn out so much more natural than ones I take of just myself!

Let's see what the other Paper Girls have created to inspire you:

Karrie

I've been working on a planner/baby book hybrid and here's a sneak peek !

There are calendar spreads, weekly diary pages and typical baby book info to record.

(more pix and detail on blog)

Heather 

I chose to use a rainbow palette of inks and a stencil to create a blended background for a brightly inked card.

And now...congratulations to the winner of Challenge #183:

35. Angie's Creations

Congrats! 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 Instagram for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge184 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

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Challenge #183 - Falling in Love

Hello our fellow crafters, and happy start of September!

Even though Summer officially hasn't ended, it is starting to feel a bit more like Fall around here. The weather is starting to cool down, the days are getting a little bit shorter, the kiddos are back in school, and Starbucks released it's Pumpkin Spice goodies...so, it should be fall, right?

Well, we're kicking off our challenge today to bring in all the things we love about Fall. We are challenging you to create a fall inspired project that makes your heart happy...Falling in Love.

To add a little excitement to the fun, we are partnering with the Double Trouble ladies these next couple weeks and their extra fun Fall inspired challenge too! Be sure to check out their blog and link your projects to there challenge for an extra shot at winning a wonderful prize.

Here is a little Fall inspiration to get you started from our design team!

Brittany

Michele

Heather

Karrie

 

 

And now...congratulations to the winner of Challenge #182:

Karen Finkle

Congrats! 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. 

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Challenge #182 - Picture inspiration

We have a fun picture inspiration up today to get the juices flowing. These colors are perfect for the season of harvest that is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. If you're in the Southern Hemisphere maybe you can do a springtime take on it? As usual link up your projects below! We love seeing what you make!

Erica

I was inspired to pull out as many of the purples and greens as I could from the image. I loved the deep jewel tones.

Karrie

The colours in the pic inspired me to use up some large purple flowers with green tips on this card.

Michele

And now...congratulations to the winner of Challenge #181:

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

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Challenge #181 - Vellum

Hello everyone, Michele here with the next challenge from the Paper Girls! When I choose a challenge I like one that uses up things I might have in my stash that I love but just don't normally reach for. This time I've chosen vellum.

Challenge #181 - Vellum

Plain vellum, patterned, colored, whatever you'd like. But I know you have some in your stash, we all do!

We have a wonderful guest designer for you today:

Jessica Navarro

I am a Senior Vice President at WSP, the largest healthcare MEP design firm in the world. I’m an electrical engineer by day and a wife/mother by night. My husband of 10 years, Juan and spunky 7 year old daughter, Maddie, support my love of scrapbooking and crafting. Maddie’s been scrapbooking her own pages since she was 4 years old. I’m pretty sure she is the most photographed and documented child in the world! I love traveling, reading, planning parties, and crafting!

 Follow me at: https://ScraplifterDesigns.blogspot.com

I’m so excited to be featured as guest designer this month and what a great challenge month it is! “VELLUM”. I haven’t used vellum in a long time. This challenge is the best kind, because I used up a lot of old stash! I managed to include 30 pieces of vellum cuts from Close To My Heart (Calypso Complements) on this layout. I used a glittzy piece of cardstock from Bazzill as my base, Thickers alpha stickers for the year, and mini alphas from BasicGrey. I also included a couple of arrows from Paper Wizard. The vellum pieces offset the photos perfect for a bit of Summer Swimming Popsicle fun! I’d love for you to follow me via my blog at: https://scraplifterdesigns.blogspot.com/2019/08/guest-designer-for-papergirls-challenge.html

Thank you, Jessica, for sharing your bright, beautiful layout, and your fun use of vellum!
Please enjoy some more inspiration from the Paper Girls:

Michele

I created my card with supplies from a planner kit! 

The floral background is from a sheet of gorgeous patterned vellum.

Karrie
Not my idea but saw this and wanted to try! Diecut sheets with an

 overlay of a vellum sheet, to make luminaries!

(with flameless candles of course!)



Kristy

And now...congratulations to the winner of Challenge #180:
#19 Angie's Creations

Congrats! 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 Instagram for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge181 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

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