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.

Challenge #33~The Beach!

Good morning Paper Girl fans! Heather here! Can you believe it's June already! It's a good time to start those beach themed projects! We have some amazing projects to inspire you with this week!

I had fun with my new 12x12 mask for this LO!



Charity did an amazing job with the stitching on her LO!



I love how Kyla used a mix of alphas for her title!



I love the papers Sheryl used for her LO! They are perfect for the photo!



I just love Charissa's design with the triangles! Just stunning!



Kristy used an adorable seahorse stamp on her card!



The stamped beach scene on Judy's card is perfect!



Erica's LO is so fun! I love all the hearts and arrows!



I love the distressed look to Amber's LO!

Lots of amazing projects this week!  I hope that you will be inspired by our beach themed projects and will join us in this week's challenge!  Just a reminder that you will have until 11:59 MDT on June 15th to link up your project to us to be entered in this drawing.

Now for the winner of our Color Palette Challenge - Challenge #32!

Lucky #1 - Becci

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.

Challenge #32 - Color Palette Challenge

A very happy Monday everyone!  Charissa here today with our 32nd challenge.  This week I am challenging you to use a color palette inspired by this paper from Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm.

The paper includes navy, coral, and cream with touches of yellow, pink, and green.  So rifle through your stash and see what papers, mists, inks, and embellishments you can find in this color scheme and join us in this challenge.  Our fantastic DT members have created some stunning projects to get your creative juices flowing.

Amber

I love the navy ink splatter on Amber's card and how she combined the subtlety of the cream heart with the pop of the coral hello and flower!

 Heather

Heather's card is so pretty!  The coral flowers really stand out against the navy team up and the embossed cream cardstock brings subtle elegance to the card.

 Kristina

Using the navy as the base for this card really makes is pop and makes the softer colors of the banner strips really shine.  I also adore the addition of the sequins in the supporting colors of the color palette!

 Charity

With its deep navy background, Charity's laying is simply stunning!  The coral and cream really make a statement against the darker background paper and the little pops of yellow give just enough extra detail and interest!

Sheryl

Sheryl's layout is so pretty and the photos work perfectly with the color scheme with their own coral, navy, and yellow tones in the sunset.  Again, the deep navy background really allows the lighter colors (and the photos!) to really pop off the page!

Erica

Erica created an awesome trio of cards using the navy as a pop color and map prints in the coral and grey!  I love how bold the cards are!

Charissa

This week I made my Project Life spread using the inspiration as my title card and building from there with the color scheme.  I actually pulled many of these papers from Lucky Charm, along with embellishments.  The colors really made the spread cohesive, colorful, and happy!

Lots of amazing projects this week!  I hope that you will be inspired by our inspiration patterned paper and will join us in this week's challenge!  Just a reminder that you will have until 11:59 MDT on June 1st to link up your project to us to be entered in this drawing.

Now for the winner of our Doodling Challenge - Challenge #31!

Lucky #2 - Stephanie

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.

Winner - Homemade Paper Flower Blog Hop

Hi!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  We are excited to announce the winner of our Homemade Flower Blog Hop.

And the winner is...drum roll please...

 

Amy#8546(TheTigersHaven)April 29, 2013 at 3:36 PM

Beautiful. I love your flower. What a great idea.

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

 

Don't forget, you have until Saturday at 11:59 pm MDT to get your entries in for our Doodle Challenge.

Challenge #31 - Doodle Time!

Hello All!

Kristy here! I hope you had a great {Inter}National Scrapbooking Day.  I hope seeing all the different challenges and blog hops many of the companies were hosting over the weekend got your creative juices going - just in time for our new challenge! 

Time to break out your pens, pencils, even the straw end from your mister, to doodle on your page.  I know it may be intimidating, but hopefully seeing all the different ways The Paper Girls doodled on their projects will inspire you to put pen to paper for more than just journaling. We have quite a few fun things to share with you today, so let's get started!

Judy created this fun patriotic tag with fun doodling around the edge, coloring in some of the stars and highlighting the USA.

I simply L-O-V-E the card Erica created. Give this girl a white pen and some blank paper and look what she does!

Charity added some fun hearts and flourishes around her circles to highlight those little monkeys just hanging out!

Sheryl's flourishes remind me of the steam from a cup of tea, and I just wish I could enjoy a cup with her!

Isn't Heather's little girl just the cutest thing?!?  I love that finishing touch from the doodling around the edge of the purple paper.

Kyla's continues to take us on her journey to Las Vegas with the doodling in her Smash book.

Amber's card is full of doodles and beautiful watercoloring.  I know I would be happy to receive this in the mail!



Charissa's sense of whimsy in her layouts is so fun!  I love the extra touch the doodles add to this page.

 

I have a couple projects for you too.  The first is just a simple doodle on the edge of my photo mat.  I feel like it grounds the picture.

The second project has a little more pen to paper - some simple white lines around the title to draw attention to it, as well as tracing over the pattern on the Amy Tangerine paper (kraft).  It just wasn't "bold" enough for me, and I wanted to make sure it was seen.  ;-)

It amazes me how just taking a couple minutes to doodle on a project, really adds some pop!  This is a perfect example...  Charissa and I both used the same journaling cards on our 2013 Project Lifetitle page.  She took the time to add her own personal touch to the cards and it is stunning what a difference it makes!  (So stunning that Amy Tan of Amy Tangerine fame pinned her picture!)

See if you agree:

Everyone created some wonderful projects!  I hope you find a bit of inspiration and join us for our challenge!

Now the winner for Challenge #30 is:

Sandi Pressley

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

The winner of the end of April Blog Hop will be announced next Monday, May 13th.  Be sure to check back!

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.

Homemade Flower Blog Hop

We could not let the last Monday of April pass by without a treat to our followers.  The Paper Girls have put together an amazing blog hop with lots of inspiration.  Take a few minutes for yourself and hop along our blog hop.  The theme of our hop is homemade flowers.  A sneaky peak :

The Prize:

 Xyron 2.5" create-a-sticker 

Creatopia Shapez

Here is the line up:

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog---You Are Here!

Charity Hotrum
Erica Bass
Deborah Johnson
Heather Gray
Jessica Arrant
Kristina McKeen

What do you have to do to participate? 

 Would you like a chance to win? Get an entry for commenting on each of the blog posts, "Like" the Paper Girls Challenge on Facebook, and being a follower on our blog (all are required for an entry). You will see some fabulous projects and find some inspiration.

You have until Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 11:59pm MST to comment.  We will announce the winner on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:00 am MST.  International readers are welcome to play along but currently we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

Challenge #30 - Travel

Hello, Judy here with Challenge #30.  The challenge this week is travel.  Do you have some vacation pictures that need to scrapped?  A travel stamp or paper collection that you want to use?

 One reason I did this challenge is I have vacation photos from 2010 that still need to scrapped.  I am 5 layouts away from finishing our South Dakota album and am happy to have one more done.  Here is the layout I created:

Here are the fabulous projects created by my fellow Paper Girls.  We have layouts, cards and a smash book creations to share.

Erica created a fun layout about her daughter fitting into a suitcase.  What a cute stowaway.

Charity scrapped these amazing photos of Pisa.  Look at the cute travel washi she used!

Sheryl's layout documents one of the many adventures her jet setting children have taken:

Heather created a layout for her honeymoon album.  The bright colors just pop off the page.

Kyla's project is a two page spread in her Smash book.  The bits and pieces in the two pages are endless.

Kristy created this lovely card, I love the nautical feel it has.

 

Amber created a fun card using some lots of techniques!  I see stamping, ink spots and coloring.

Our fabulous guest designers designed:

Deborah scrapped photos from a family vacation.  Look at what she used as one of the papers, a map with the location!

Jessica created an adorable layout of her little guy off to Grandma's house.

I hope you find a bit of inspiration and join us for our challenge!

Now the winner for Challenge #29 is:

~DEANNA~

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.