The Paper Players

Michele - I Card Everyone

Anne Marie Hile
On leave

Challenge Rules:

Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Saturday, October 4, 2025

PP757 Challenge Winners

Hello crafty friends!  Happy Saturday and happy World Card Making Day!  

Stef here, and I'd like to give a big thank you to everyone who played along with my sketch challenge.   There were some amazing cards with a great variety of designs using the sketch and it was wonderful to visit each of your blogs to see how you came up with them.  You definitely made it difficult for me to choose a winner.  

Before I reveal my Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of our Design Team for their Cut Above favorites.

Sandy M.

Julie B.

And now, on to my Headliner for PP7575...

Jolanda Johnstone

In the scene Jolanda created, I could almost feel the cold from winter!  I loved the moody look to the sky along with just a touch of whimsy with the cute snowman.  The dark card base and snowy embossed background finished things off so beautifully.  Congratulations Jolanda for being my Headliner this week!

Congratulations to all the winners - be sure to pick up your badges here!  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a very fun theme challenge from Claire.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

There is still time to play in Challenge 757: Stef's Sketch Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge 757: Stef's Sketch Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, October 3rd at Noon PST.

Sunday, September 28, 2025

PP757 - A Sketch Challenge from Stef

Hello crafty friends! Stef here to welcome you back to the Paper Players for a new challenge. Before we head into that, I'd like to thank everyone for the wonderful cards in the gallery for Jan's CAS watercoloring challenge. The gallery was full of beautiful cards and we appreciate you joining in!

Now, on to this week's challenge.

(Note that the circle can be any shape that suits your design and feel free to layer it up or keep it simple.)

As always, the design team has some amazing inspiration for you.

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

Anne Marie Hile
On leave

Challenge Rules:

Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Saturday, September 27, 2025

PP756 Challenge Winners

Hello stampers! Jan here, saying thanks to everyone who participated in my CAS Watercolour challenge this week. There were so many delightful creations, which made our job choosing Headliner and the Cut Aboves extremely difficult... just how we like it!

Before I share my Headliner, let's see what caught the Design Team's eyes. Here they are, in order of entry.

Christine (Belgium)

Chrilous

Silke

Card Stuff

Lili

Stampin' From Home

And now for my Headliner:

Cindy Beach

Stamps, Paper and Ink

Resist embossing using watercolour has created a sense of serenity that fits well with the sympathy sentiment. The perfectly CAS layout, with lots of open space adds to the elegaic quality of the design. Cindy's colour palette is gorgeous while the unobtrusive bling adds just the right touch of solemnity.

Congratulations, Cindy! You're my Headliner for this week!

Congratulations to all the winners - be sure to pick up your badges here! Pop back tomorrow for a sketch challenge from Stef. 

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

There is still time to play in Challenge 756: Jan's Clean and Simple Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge 756: Jan's Clean and Simple Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, September 26th at Noon PST.

Sunday, September 21, 2025

PP756 - A Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Jan

Hello everyone! This is Jan here, welcoming you to new challenge at The Paper Players. Thank you to everyone who played along with LeAnne's subtle colour challenge. As always, the entries were gorgeous.

It's my pleasure to be the hostess for our Clean and Simple challenge. I've chosen the theme of Watercolour. So maybe you'd like to stamp or emboss an image then use your inks to watercolour, maybe you'd like to get down and dirty with some ink smooshing, or maybe you'd like to try something wild like blowing the ink or using salts. However you'd like to play with water colouring, this is your challenge.

Just remember that it's also a CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE, so your finished item should:

have lots of open white space
have a single focal point
have minimal layers and embellishments

Here's some inspiration for you from the fabulous Design Team.

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

Windy's Wonderful Creations

Anne Marie Hile
On leave

Challenge Rules:

Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Saturday, September 20, 2025

PP755 Challenge Winners

Hello, stamping friends! LeAnne here to say "thanks!" for all those lovely soft-hued cards you shared with us this past week! Such pretty creations! Let's find out what the Design Team came up with as their favorites before I share my Headliner!

Windy Ellard

Michele Ferguson

I Card Everyone

Colleen Begley

Colleen's Creative Corner

And finally, for my Headliner:

Rosanne Mulhern

Heartfelt Stamping

Rosanne had the most perfect paper to use for her background, and her beautifully-created flower was a wonderful focal point. She added those lovely little sequins, and made her card a fun fold to boot! Just so pretty! Congratulations, Rosanne, you're our Headliner this week!

All the winners can pick up your Winner's Badges here.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new challenge from Jan!

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

There is still time to play in Challenge 755: LeAnne's Colour Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge 755: LeAnne's Colour Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, September 19th at Noon PST.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

PP755 - A Color Challenge from LeAnne

Hello there, stamping friends! LeAnne here! Thanks to all who participated in Ann's fun challenge last week! I admit, some of the submissions made me hungry, LOL! So cute and clever!

This week we have a new color challenge for you...I chose some non-autumn hues for you to play with! Can't wait to see what you create with them!

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee