Challenge #42 ~ Put a Bug on It

Welcome back to the Paper Girls Challenge.

Charity here, and I'm ready for a little creepy crawly action.

Get crafty with this bug theme and link up!

Here's what the DT came up with.

I (Charity) used a 7-Gypsies Bumble Bee rub-on.

Heather popped it up with this butterfly card.

Misty made this super cute card with a critter in a costume.

 

Deborah offers us our only layout this round, aren't those kiddo's CUTE, I mean CREEPY!

Jessica added a butterfly title card to her project.

Michele lined up these adorable lady's for a super cute look.

Kristy went with a bit of stitching and a dragonfly for her card.

Now it's your turn.

Get out those bug supplies and get crafting.

You have until 11:59 MDT on November 2nd 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 #41 is entry #23 - Sarah. 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. 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 11:55pm 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!

Fall Decor Blog Hop Winner

First off, thanks to all of you who joined in on the blog hop. We really enjoy reading all of your comments. It was fun to show off all of the different Fall Decor ideas and hope it helped inspire you to make something of your own.

Without further ado, here's the winner of the blog hop.

Drum roll please...

Giddy Michelle!!

Please send an email to 

papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com

and we will get the gift certificate out to you.

Thanks again everyone!

Don't forget to play along with our current challenge going on right now.

Challenge #41 Sew it On

Wasn't last week's blog hop super fun?! I know I was inspired to make some more decorative goodies.

Maybe we can take all that inspiration that has been gathered and throw it into October's first challenge,  Challenge #41: Sew It On. Now, I'm new to the group and thought it was a witty title but after spending a weekend crafting with some of the other Paper Girls, a photo of that in a bit, I realized I should let you in on a little secret. You ready? I just want to see a little sewing going on, use that stitching to attach a button, hand stitch, machine stitch, use a template, faux stitch, or whatever else you can dream up!

Before I reveal what the Paper Girls have in store for you, here's a photo of some of us at Scrapbooksteals Retreat 2013. How cute and color coordinated can it get?! And yes, you'll be seeing this photo again in this post, can you guess who used it?

Sheryl (once a Paper Girl, always a Paper Girl!), Kristy, Charissa, Jessica, Michele

Without further ado, here's my layout:

Jessica (Me!) used a WRMK Sew Easy stitching head to punch the holes for her colorful twine and paper banner.

Becci did hand sewing on her title to go with the vintage and rustic look of this PL page.

Kristy used one of her Amy Tangerine sewing templates to  create a photo corner. Go check out her blog, and leave a little love because it's her birthday today! Anyone care to sing it with me? "Happy Birthday, dear Kristy...to yoooooou."

 Michele stitched up a flower with leaves and made it the focal point on her card. 

Check out the hand-stitched stars that Heather included on this precious layout!

Charissa also used an Amy Tangerine stitching template for this stunning layout about the love of her life. 

Catherine made these sweet cards with a little hand stitching. Don't you just love the detail?

Amber created loops with some sewing thread to lead the eye across the page. I love the simplicity of this page.

 Charity created this fabulous page with lots of machine stitching.

And don't you just love this art journal book page from Erica?! I know I do!

Deborah created this cute Thank You card with machine stitching.

You have until 11:59 MDT on October 19th 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 #40 is Sherri P.!  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. 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!

September blog hop

It's the fifth Monday of the month. Do you know what that means?? It's time for a blog hop!!

Our theme for this hop is FALL DECOR!

And we have all the new Paper Girls joining us too. :) Woop woop!

Here's a sneak at what the Paper Girls have in store for you along the hop today:

 And what's a blog hop without a prize??

We are offering up a $26 gift card to ScrapbookPal.com!

 What do you have to do to participate? 

Complete all 3 of these required steps:

1. Comment on each of our blog posts along the hop

2. "Like" the Paper Girls Challenge on Facebook

3. Follow our blog

 You have until Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 11:59 pm MST to comment. We will announce the winner on Wednesday October 9, 2013 at 9:00 am MST.  As usual, we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs. We really hope to change this in the future.

Here's your hopping order:

The Paper Girls: http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/

Kristy: www.mamasanity.blogspot.com

Amber: www.allamberallthetime.blogspot.com

Erica: http://stampingstarlette.blogspot.com/
 Charity: http://menemenetekeluniversity.blogspot.com/
Heather: http://heatherskraftykorner.blogspot.com/
Charissa: http://akihasmommascraps.com/
Jessica: http://errantscraps.blogspot.com/
Michele: http://about-the-paper.blogspot.com/
Cathryn : http://www.catscrapcreations.blogspot.ca/
Becci: http://b-handmade.blogspot.com/
Misty: http://mistylynnwhat.blogspot.com/
Deborah: http://scrappinthelittlethings.blogspot.com/

The Paper Girls have made some wonderful projects and you will be blown away. Thanks for hopping along with us. Good luck!



Challenge #40~Make your own stamp!

Heather here with your challenge this week. It's time to make your own stamp! I recently saw something on pinterest to wrap some twine around an acrylic block and stamp with it. I have a hard time with designing masculine cards, and I thought this would make a great background for a masculine birthday card! Let's take a look at what the Paper Girls came up with this week!

Heather used twine wrapped around an acrylic block.

Charity used a nubby soap holder dipped in white pigment ink.

Jessica used a small bottle of Elmer's glue for an "Eye" miss you card.

Michele used a marker cap.

Erica inked up an embossing folder.

 

Kristy used acrylic stamp blocks dipped in ink pads to make her own background paper.

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this challenge. You have until 11:59 MDT on September 28th 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 #39 is entry #7 - Kimberly Fordyce. 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. 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!

And then there were 13...

 We interrupt your Friday for this exciting announcement!

As you know, Judy and Sheryl have stepped down from the Paper Girls design team. And while we are very sad to see them go, this gave us the opportunity to expand our team even more.

We have added not 1, not 2, but 6 new girls to the Paper Girls team!!!

You will recognize them from having played along in many of our challenges. A few of them were even guest designers for us in the past.

Let's meet them!

Jessica Arrant

I’ve been scrapbooking since fall 2008 when I realized that I just had to tell the story behind the thousands of pictures that we’d taken of our then 8 month old. We now have two boys that run around like little tornadoes, they are so much fun! When we’re not trying to quell the storm, my husband and I balance his graduate studies and my full-time job as a barista. It’s during the boys’ daily quiet time that I get to pursue my passion for crafting. 

http://errantscraps.blogspot.com

 

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.

Michele Duffy

Hi, my name is Michele and I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Stamping, scrapping and card making give me a much needed crafty break from my job as an engineer. I like to stamp and craft alongside my 3 year old daughter. I tend to prefer a more clean and simple style on my cards, but I like to layer up embellishments on my scrapbook layouts too. When I’m not crafting, I like to ski and read, and hang out with my husband and daughter. I’d love it if you would come visit my blog: http://about-the-paper.blogspot.com/

Cathryn Hanson

I am a SAHM from Edmonton, Alberta Canada. My passion for all things scrappy has grown while raising 5 wonderful children Kelsie (28), Lacey (26), Megan (24), Nolen (17), and Jacob (16), and more recently spoiling my beautiful granddaughters Blake who is 3 and her new sister Taylor. I also have my golden retriever Zoey and my 2 spoiled cats Marlow and O'Malley! With so much to inspire me, you can find me up late most nights creating LO's, cards and projects. I also enjoy sewing and use this often while working with paper and just about anything else crafty that catches my eye!!!!

http://www.catscrapcreations.blogspot.ca/

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.  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/

Becci Manies

 

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. I currently also serve on the design teams for SWAT and Practical Scrappers.http://b-handmade.blogspot.com/

We are SO thrilled to have these ladies join our team! You will love the work that they are going to bring to the blog. Please drop by their blogs and welcome them to The Paper Girls Challenge!

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!