New Year New Challenge New team members!

Hi and Happy New Year!  Welcome back to the PaperGirls Challenge Blog.

We do have a new challenge but first some announcements...

 Unfortunately we are saying goodbye to some of the PaperGirls after

several years of dedication and beautiful creations!

We will sadly miss

Michele Duffy...

The good news is that leaves spots open on the Design Team for you!

If you are interested in joining a fun team with flexible commitments
(once or twice a month project, and $20 a year donation for follower prizes) 
you can apply now to become a PaperGirl!

To apply just send an email to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com 

Deadline is the end of January 2020.
We thank all who apply, and new members will be contacted.

Now on to the challenge.

It's Karrie here and our new challenge is exactly that ~ NEW!!

Showcase something new, your New Year's fun or resolutions,

use some new product (did Santa bring you some scrappy goodies?)

or try a new technique!  Lots of ways to go with this.

 Here is my new grandbaby in the new Santa sleepers I got him for his first Christmas.
I also used new to me Echo Park papers and Pinkfresh diecuts.

The other PaperGirls have new ideas too!

Heather
I got a few new stamp and die sets during a few of the sales that were going on during the holiday season, and finally got some time to play with some of them. Here is my card using the Stamp Market Color Me Happy Stamp Bundle and some new (but an older collection) paper from Felicity Jane.

Erica

I decided to start the new year with a new bullet journal. I bought a new cover and some new stickers for my initials and the year and stamped the insert cover.

Brittany

I used an new stamp and a new stencil for this project to fit with the theme.

 

Add your newly created goodness in the linky below!

We would like to thank EVERYONE who entered our Challenge #190  Holiday Lights!

Please help us congratulate the randomly selected winner..

3. Vicki

Congrats! Please send an e-mail to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com 

within the next two weeks and we'll send you more 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 #PGCBchallenge190 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

Challenge #190 - Holiday Lights

Happy Holidays to all our Paper Girls followers!

Michele here, and I know this is a very busy time of year, but I hope my challenge inspires you to get decorating or to go out and see some Holiday Lights and scrap about them.

#190 - Holiday Lights

Here's my project:
The lights in downtown Salt Lake City at Temple Square are amazing. I'm glad I was able to snap this photo a few years ago and it turned out even though it was dark (with a little editing). The collection I used is My Mind's Eye "Cozy Christmas", I love how these colors and patterns look with a kraft paper background.

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

Karrie

My only Christmas lights this year are indoors ~ starting with a mirrored candle display on the bar.

Brittany

We would like to thank EVERYONE who entered our Gifts challenge!

Please help us congratulate the randomly selected winner of Challenge #189:

12. Silke

Congrats! Please send an e-mail to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com 

within the next two weeks and we'll send you more 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 #PGCBchallenge190 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge #189 - Gifts

Hello, this is Karrie, and it is my turn to host again and I would like to see GIFTS!  in the spirit of the giving season.  

Whether you've made a gift for someone or use the image on your project show it off here.

Karrie

I have painted and decorated some old naked chipboard and made some 

ornaments (to give or keep!) in the theme.   

and the other wonderful PaperGirls have also made some "gifts"..

Michele

This is a page from my December album about some tiny gifts

We would like to thank EVERYONE who entered our Family challenge!

Please help us congratulate the randomly selected winner of Challenge #188:

Just Jill

Congrats! Please send an e-mail to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com 

within the next two weeks and we'll send you more 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 #PGCBchallenge189 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge #188 - Family

Hello everyone, this is Brittany, and I'm hosting our challenge this week - and it's all about FAMILY!  This can be your family by blood or adoption, your family of friends or co-workers, your furry/feathered/scaly friend family, or whatever family means to you. I can't wait to see what you create with this theme!

Before we start with loads of beautiful inspiration, I'd like to introduce you to our fabulous guest designer for this challenge, Karen Finkle, and let her tell you a little about herself and her gorgeous project.

"I began stamping in 2012 sporadically. In 2013 I started falling in love with stamping. My husband and I were RVing on our second Civil War trip and I didn't bring any stamping supplies with me. There was a reason for that in hindsight. Our trip was cut short while we were in NC due to a discovered cancerous tumor in his neck. We spent 3 months in NC for surgery and daily radiation. We returned to FL for chemo and my stress relief became stamping! 

What also is great about stamping is all the stampers I met through the internet who were willing to pray for us on our treacherous journey. The doctors gave him one year to live. Fast forward 6 years...I am still stamping daily but yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of my husband's passing. 

He supported my passion and would be so  happy to know that I'm a guest designer today. You can find out more about me and details for my card at https://karenscardkorner.blogspot.com/2019/11/stampin-up-pressed-petals-birthday-card.html

For a short synopsis, it was part of a One Sheet Wonder series using Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper."

Thank you SO much for designing with us and sharing your story, Karen. We are so happy to decided to join us and share this beautiful project. 

Here is some additional inspiration from our design team...

Brittany

I've been wanting to scrapbook these beautiful family photos we took last year. The color scream fall too, so it's very suiting for this season.

Karrie

This challenge comes at just the right time because a new grandbaby joined us last week!

Michele

Here's a LO of cousins and aunts enjoying the Jelly Belly visitor center.

Erica

My family was all in town together so we did a quick picture of all of my siblings with my parents.

Heather
I created a card to send to some distant relative for Thanksgiving. I loved the color palette and the gold sentiment. 

We would like to thank EVERYONE who entered our Mixed Up Manufacturers challenge!

Please help us congratulate the randomly selected winner of Challenge #187:

Debby

Congrats, Debby! Please send an e-mail to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com within the next two weeks and we'll send you more 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 #PGCBchallenge188 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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!!!  

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 #PGCBchallenge185 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter