Challenge #75 - Marsala

Pantone declared 2015's color of the year to be Marsala. Described as "a naturally robust and earthy wine red" it is muted enough to almost act as a neutral yet bold enough to be a great accent color.

Here are some inspirational photos:

Need some help working this rich and sophisticated, yet muted and earthy, color into your crafts? Pantone has some color pairings that might help you here. Or just go to Pinterest and find some great combos.

Needless to say, our current challenge is for you to make a project using the color Marsala. And if you just can't find the right colors then we're also letting you use wine as a theme as well! So pick one or both and get crafty. Here's what our design team has created this round:

Amber
I used Aged Mahogany distress ink to stamp my image. All the other wine-colored items are from Stampin'  Up - solid cardstock is Rich Razzleberry (I think), polka dot and ribbon are both retired.

Karrie
 My marsala was this background paper I found in a rather old GCD Studios pad called Antiquities.  I'd forgotten how great ALL the papers were in this pad, so I used several more!
Found a few buttons and other things of similar shades to throw in.

Kerys

I found some plain colored cardstock in my VAST collection, and paired this with papers from My Mind's Eye Collectable 'Unforgettable' collection. The twine is also from My Mind's Eye.

The red is a lot darker in 'real life' - the lighting is terrible for taking photos!!

Kristy

I decided to go with the whole "wine" theme!  This is a fun stamp set called Let's Get SIP FACED from Unity Stamp Company.

Michele

I used marsala as an accent color on my layout. The papers and 3x4 cards used here are from Lily Bee's 'Urban Autumn' collection.

Brittany

I found this Vineyard Berry (retired) colored cardstock from Close to My Heart sitting around in my stash that was close to the marsala color. But the color reminded me so much of wine, I couldn't resist using the Wine & Friends stamp from Unity Stamp Company with the paper.

Erica

The Tim Holtz Aged Mahogany distress stain is really close to the Marsala tone. I swiped some stains on some cardstock and punched some hearts out once it was dry.

And now the winner Challenge #74 (Card /sketch) is KT Fit Kitty!

Congratulations! Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize within two weeks.

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 and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #74 - Card Sketch

Good morning everyone, Kerys here, with Paper Girls Challenge #74. The challenge this time is a:

CARD SKETCH

I used a digital image from the From The Heart Stamps shop - I just love the Birdbrain Chick images!

Michele

Erica

Becci

Kristy

Amber

Brittany

And now the winner of our Love/Anniversary Challenge (#73).  Congratulations 

14.

Dorothy S

Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize.

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 and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #73 - Anniversary

We are so excited to share our new challenge today. In just a few short days will be the third Anniversary of the Paper Girls Challenge blog.  What better way to celebrate than to challenge you to make an Anniversary themed project?

Get creative with your projects! We are looking for projects that involve Love or Anniversary themes and with Valentine's Day coming up I don't think you will have a problem coming up with something. You can make cards or any other type of paper craft. We want to see them all!

Erica

Michele

Becci

Kristy

Amber

 Along with our anniversary we are happy to announce our new design team members! They are talented ladies and we can't wait to show you their work this year. You can check their bios on our Meet the Paper Girls tab.Here they are!

Karrie

Cristine

Brittany

Kerys

The winner of Challenge #72 is: Heather!

Congratulations! Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize.

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 and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #72 - Cork

Good morning everyone, Michele here, with Paper Girls Challenge #72. The challenge this time is:

CORK

Cork has been a trend for awhile in the scrapbooking/paper crafting world, and it seems to be sticking around for now. So pull out your cork patterned papers or cork embellishments and start creating!

I created this layout using cork patterned paper to mat my photo and also to back the whole layout.

Are you ready to see what the other Paper Girls have created to help inspire you? I love the texture that cork adds to these projects:

Kristy embellished her layout with cork circles.

Amber  die cut the word 'hello' and punched some hearts with cork-patterned paper.

Charissa used cork cameras to embellish her layout about a favorite photo.

Cristine used cork alphas and embellishments.

Erica used cork alphas

The winner of Challenge #71 is: #18 - Sandy Ross!

Congratulations! Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize.

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 and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #71: Let's Sparkle and Shine!

Happy 2015!!!  We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and started the new year on a great note.

It is Kristy here, with our first challenge of 2015.  We are starting the new year with a little sparkle and shine here at The Paper Girls.  Challenge #71 is to pull out your glitter and sparkly stuff and make a project.  Make sure you link your projects here by Saturday, January 17 to be in the drawing for a fun prize pack from yours truly.  We look forward to seeing what everyone makes.

Here are some wonderfully sparkly stuff from the Paper Girls:

Me (Kristy)

Michele

Cristine

Becci

The winner of Challenge #70 is:

KT Fit Kitty

Congratulations! Please send an e-mail with the number of the challenge you won and your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize.

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 and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #70 - Ornaments

Before we get to the details of the next challenge, we want to announce that we are reviving our Guest Designer program!  Notice that on the right sidebar of the blog there is a new spot to sign up to be a guest here at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog. If you are interested, please leave your blog address and email and we'll get in contact with you with details. Thanks!

On to the challenge! 

Are your houses all decorated for the holidays? Well, if not, maybe our challenge this week can inspire you! Michele here with the Paper Girls Challenge #70:

ORNAMENTS!!

You can create your own ornament, make a layout or December album page about ornaments, use ornament paper, stamps or embellishments on a layout or card. Just link up below and you will have a chance to win an assortment of crafty supplies! 

You have an extra week to create for this challenge, entries are due on January 3rd. 

Now let's take a look at some ornament projects. I used my Cricut to simply cut a paper stocking and paper wreath, then added twine and some embellishments to finish them off:

Check out some inspiration from the other Paper Girls:

Becci

Kristy

Charity 

Check her blog for a tutorial on the Poinsettia!

Erica

The winner of Challenge #69 is: #13 - Janis in ID!

Congratulations! Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize.

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 and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

Challenge #69: Small Gifts

Good morning Paper Girls!

Welcome to the first day of December! I bet you are already thinking about Christmas gifts and today I want to share with you a couple of ideas for wrapping smaller gifts - like teacher and neighbor gifts! A small gift can be even more touching with the right wrapping.

Here is what I am giving as teacher gifts this year (to church workers and my children's teachers):

Every year I like to give foaming hand soaps from Bath and Body works. I take the pre-made label off and add my own custom label for each teacher. Each year I buy different soaps and embellish them slightly differently but they're always a hit.

And here is what I will be giving as neighbor gifts this year. My tradition is to make homemade marshmallows and gift wrap them with a tin of cocoa from Trader Joe's or Costco.

Front

 

Back

For this project I used Coordinations solid and shimmer cardstocks, my Silhouette Cameo and sketch pens, and home-dyed bias tape.

Here is what I like to make for my girl's classmates:

Jamberry wrap pockets (also good for gift certificates or candy bars!)

And a tea wreath! 

The Paper Girls Design Team also has a few ideas for you of ways to gift wrap, package and create small gifts that warm the heart.

Michele

The winner of my Small Gifts challenge will receive this Small Gift Starter Set prize:

I hope these ideas have inspired you to play along!

The winner of Challenge #68 is: #7 - Cher K 

Congratulations, Cher! Please send an e-mail with your shipping info to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com to claim your prize.

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 and like us on Facebook!

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 slightly 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. You will have two weeks to claim your prize once we post the winner.

11. The most important thing is to have fun!