Challenge #91 - Stamps

It's November and time for challenge #91.

Amber here and this time I've chosen our challenge to be all about STAMPS. 

Pull out your rubber, photopolymer, and/or acrylic stamps. No digital images. Just a real life, hold-it-in-your-hand stamp and some ink!

Here is a tag I created using lots of stamps:

Please welcome our guest designer for the month of November -- 

Lisa Bedigian

I'm Lisa and I'm from the place where we have the weirdest weather in the country, Michigan!  Only here can you freeze one day and be sweltering the next!  I sometimes do use weather as the inspiration for my work, though most of it comes from music.  I'm a huge pop music fan but mostly 90s and 2000s, especially the boy band era.  I've been crafting since I was a child--I actually really don't ever remember NOT crafting!  My mom did craft shows and I would help her get the stuff ready and before I knew it I was making things myself.  Stamping is my first crafty love so I'm primarily a card maker though I do a bit of mixed media and jewelry making as well.  

My blog - royalpumpkinart.blogspot.com

Twitter - @magicrainbows

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lisa.bedigian

I'm so in love with these Prima doll stamps and was recently rewatching the live action Cinderella movie and as she danced around the ballroom, I remembered the director talking about her dress being so heavy because it was layer after layer of tulle and stones and I thought, what an amazing tag that would be! The chandelier represents the ballroom Cinderella danced in.

And now for the rest of the Design Team:

Karrie

Kerys

Kristy

Michele

 

Brittany

And now for our winner announcement!

The winner of Challenge #90 is entry #47 Sue Kment!

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

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PaperGirls #90 - Get Ready for Halloween!

Karrie here to tell you how much I love October because it brings Halloween! 

If you love to celebrate Halloween too, show me how you get ready - make treat bags for the kiddos? Elaborate costumes or home decorations?  Cards?  

I had fun using up some old rubons with mists, paint, and dollar store Halloween decorations to make my own wall hanging. 

So let us see your creations!

If you do not celebrate - just make something with the halloween colours, black, orange, purple.

Once again, here is our guest designer for October, Gaylynn Martling: 

Hi, I’m Gaylynn and I enjoy making handmade cards, decorations and party related items.  Mixed media art is another interest of mine.  Making time to document my kids (now adults) and family life are things I want to catch up on.  I have a creative blog called Neat Nook Creations, where I post projects that I make along the way.

Gaylynn's Creative Links:
Blog:  Neat Nook Creations http://NeatNook.blogspot.com
Facebook Page:  Neat Things https://www.facebook.com/NeatThingsBoutique
Google+ https://plus.google.com/+GaylynnNeatthingsbtq/posts
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/neatthingsbtq/handmade-cards/

Here is what Gaylynn created for this challenge:

I like to include a handmade touch for our Halloween candy each year.  The theme for this week's challenge was the inspiration for these bat wraps. This shape was cut and scored from Cricut Artiste.  The cute face and funny sentiment were stamped in white craft ink, then heat embossed.  I added a sentiment tag and twine bow.  The colors are black and white. Small treats work best for this favor wrapper.  

Be sure to visit Gaylynn's blog, Neat Nook Creations, because she is offering up a giveaway of her own right now for blog followers/commenters!! She's giving away this fun stamp:

...and a couple of the other DT members have been busy too!

Michele

Kerys

The winner of Challenge #89 (Food) is #14 Lillian A  !

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

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Challenge #89 - Food

Hello, Kerys here from Scrappinnhappy. I'm hosting the first challenge for the month of October and it is:

#89 - Food!

Our Guest Designer for the month of October is........

Gaylynn Martling

Hi, I’m Gaylynn and this is my first time being a Guest Designer for the Paper Girls Challenge Blog.  I enjoy making handmade cards, decorations and party related items.  Mixed media art is another interest of mine.  Making time to document my kids (now adults) and family life are things I want to catch up on.  I have a creative blog called Neat Nook Creations, where I post projects that I make along the way.

Gaylynn's Creative Links:
Blog:  Neat Nook Creations http://NeatNook.blogspot.com
Facebook Page:  Neat Things https://www.facebook.com/NeatThingsBoutique
Google+ https://plus.google.com/+GaylynnNeatthingsbtq/posts
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/neatthingsbtq/handmade-cards/

Being a Florida girl and loving the tropical life is my inspiration for my project. This penguin card incorporates a few techniques.  The inside panel background was blended using Ranger distress ink pads and sponges.  The waves were made with a white Sharpie marker.  If you distress over the marker, it looks whiter.  I paper pieced the penguin and colored the rest with Copics. Then I trimmed and placed all three images on the background.  For a frame accent, I stamped and placed a diagonal panel.  Supplies include My Favorite Things stamps and dies from Blueprints 15, Penguins in Paradise and Diagonal background.

And now from the Paper Girls:

Kerys

Amber

Kristy

Karrie
Halloween treat cards!

Michele

Brittany

And now the winner of Challenge #88 (Sweater Weather) is 

#28 Graciellie Design

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

I can't wait to see what you create with the theme 'Food' - the possibilities are endless! 

You have two weeks to complete and enter your project.

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#88 - Sweater Weather

Hello Paper Girls, 

This is Brittany and I'm here to host the second challenge of the month:

#87 - Sweater Weather

 

With the Fall Equinox just around the corner we know that the weather is changing, and that typically means cooler temperatures, crispy leaves, pumpkins, sweaters and other cozy, spicy goodies. So, what inspires you about the changing weather? 

 

Our guest designer for the month of September, Kim Klinkovsky, shared this with us:

Who's ready for sweater weather? I love this time of year when the leaves are changing, the air is getting cooler, and you start seeing patterns of the season. I was inspired by the plaid sweaters you see this time of year and created this card with my sister with no stamping. We started with a red card base and a square punch. We punched out three different pattern papers from the same coordinating 6x6 pad by Authentique-Believe Collection. Adhered the squares in a pinwheel quilt pattern, added some colored adhesive pearls, buttons, bakers twine, and a tag sentiment. See what you can make with just a few supplies and a little imagination?

 

Follow me on:
Blog: http://mykraftkloset.weebly.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KraftKloset
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kimkmom4/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mykraftkloset

Thank you, Kim! We are so glad we had the chance to have you part of our team for the month!

Fall for me is a time of harvest for our family. We have fruit trees and grape vines that typically produce quite of bit of delicious happiness at this time of the year, so I created this layout to capture this event - and I couldn't resist but adding a few die cut pieces of sweater to add to the theme!

Brittany

Here is how the rest of our talent design team interpreted this challenge:

Karrie

 October Afternoon Apple Cider collection had

the perfect cards to match with the sweet pic of DGS in his warm hoody.

Michele

Kristy

Kerys

And now the winner of Challenge #86 (Grateful/Thankful) is: 

Hayley's Paper Garden

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

We look forward to having you play along with the Sweater Weather Challenge! You have two weeks to link your project below.

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Have an amazing day!

#87 Sept 7 - Grateful / Thankful

 #87 So it's my turn to hostess again!
  I want to know "who or what are you Grateful for?"

Even though my hubby was diagnosed with cancer and we were terrified 

-and especially since I lost my mom and 6 other family member to #$^(%_*  Cancer-

 I am grateful he agreed to do everything he could to FIGHT it

 and I am grateful that he kept his sense of humour.  

He said "you're not getting rid of me that easily!"

Karrie

Welcome September's Guest Designer: Kim Klinkovsky

Hi! I am Kim Klinkovsky, wife of an honorably discharged disabled US Army Veteran for 20 yrs and mother of four great kids (including a set of twins).  We live in colorful Colorado, where the beauty of the great Rocky Mountains amazes us everyday. I have been crafty all my life and I love making cards and documenting our lives, trips, and special moments through scrapbooking. I've been super lucky to have been published in several magazines this year and love to share craft deals, recipes, and card ideas and tutorials with you all too. Read more about me and my crafty adventures on my website at: www.mykrafkloset.weebly.com

Follow me on:

Blog: http://mykraftkloset.weebly.com/blog

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KraftKloset

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kimkmom4/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mykraftkloset

Today, I am so excited and honored to be a guest designer for The Paper Girls Challenge Blog.

I am grateful for Fall, family, and fun together. It’s my most favorite time of the year when the leaves change colors, there’s a chill in the air, and pumpkin flavors everywhere.  So, I was inspired to make this card really shimmer with the golden color of the season and love that this stamp by Stampendous lists all the fun things we like to do in the Fall. I used Versamark clear ink to stamp the text background and sprinkled with Ranger super fine gold metallic embossing powder. Then added gold tinsel ribbon for some texture and more shimmer.  And used a Krylon paint pen to change the clear adhesive gems to gold.

Here are some other DT interpretations:

Kerys

Michele

Amber

Kristy

Brittany

The winner of Challenge #86 "Superheroes"  is: #7 CG

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

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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.

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

11. The most important thing is to have fun!

So show us your projects, anything that "grateful or thankful" means to you!

#86 - Super Heroes

Hello, Erica here from Stamping Starlette. I'm hosting the second challenge for the month of August and it is:

#86 - Super Heroes!

What's more fun than playing as a Super Hero as a child? Crafting about Super Heroes! Am I right? So let's see some projects that are inspired by your favorite Super Hero whether it be a page about your child dressing up, just a fantastic person you look up to, or a Super Hero themed card.

First, thanks again to our guest designer for the month of August, Amy Ottmers:

Hi, my name is Amy.  I am a stay at home mother to three amazing children.  My daughter is 17 and my two boys are 16 and 12, they keep me full of life and very busy at times. We live in Georgetown, Texas which is right outside of Austin, TX.  After growing up in a military family it is nice to stay in one place for a while.  I love to travel and of course craft.  I started scrapbooking 16 years ago and have been making cards for 6, I love both but right now card making is my favorite.  My style is more CAS then anything but I love trying new techniques and of course learning all styles. I'm very excited to be a guest designer for The Paper Girls Challenge!!!

Here is the link to my blog: 

http://aocreations.blogspot.com

Amy Ottmers

About Amy's project: 

I was inspired by a few different cards I saw on Pinterest for this card. I used "Tiny Heroes and Sunday Stroll" from Mama Elephant, and the window die is from my "My Favorite Things". 

And now from the Paper Girls:

Kerys

Amber

Brittany

Kristy

And now the winner of Challenge #84 (Large Letters) is 

Mary

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

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#85 - Large Letters

Hi everyone, Michele here with our first Paper Girls challenge for the month of August.

Challenge #85 - LARGE LETTERS

Today I challenge you to use large letters. Use them in your layout title, or your card sentiment, or even create a banner with them! I was inspired by the large alpha sets in a few of my Studio Calico kits. Pull out your large alphas or cut or draw your own and have fun!

Please welcome our Guest Designer for August, Amy Ottmers, and check out her gorgeous project for this challenge below!

Hi, my name is Amy.  I am a stay at home mother to three amazing children.  My daughter is 17 and my two boys are 16 and 12, they keep me full of life and very busy at times. We live in Georgetown, Texas which is right outside of Austin, TX.  After growing up in a military family it is nice to stay in one place for a while.  I love to travel and of course craft.  I started scrapbooking 16 years ago and have been making cards for 6, I love both but right now card making is my favorite.  My style is more CAS then anything but I love trying new techniques and of course learning all styles. I'm very excited to be a guest designer for The Paper Girls Challenge!!!

You can find Amy at her blog:  http://aocreations.blogspot.com

Description of Amy's card: I used a new stamp and die stamp called "Willy & Friends" from Waffle Flowers and the "Hello" die is from Lawn Fawn.  I wanted to make something cute, so I dressed up one of the fun monkeys in a bow and skirt, I think she is so cute!!!

Thanks so much for joining us this month, Amy! For any of our readers, remember if you would like to guest design, please leave your info in the link up on the right side of the page!

Here are some more projects from the Design Team that we hope will inspire:

Michele

Kristy

Karrie

Erica

The winner of Challenge #84 is: #8 Jennie Gibson

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!