There is still time to play in Challenge #357: Sandy's Color Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #357: Sandy's Color Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's inspiration cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, August 18th at Noon, PST.

PP357 - A Color Challenge from Sandy

Hi everyone! Sandy here as your hostess for this week's challenge at The Paper Players. Before we get to it, I'd like to thank all of you who played along with Nance's Great Outdoors challenge last week. The gallery was full of such wonderful creations and we enjoyed visiting your blogs.

This week we have a bright, summery color challenge for you to play along with. Before you head to your craft corners, let's see what the Design Team has created to inspire you:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Deanne K

Jan Clothier

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a NEW paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

PP356 Challenge Winners

Nance here with a big thank you to everyone who played along with us in The Great Outdoors!  It was delightful to see all the different ways you interpreted the theme.  I especially liked hearing stories about family trips, traditions and favorite aspects of nature that inspired each of you.  Inspiration truly is everywhere!  Now, before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team.

 
And now for our Headliner...

Tricia Barber

Diary of an Inky Girl

One day I would love to see koalas like these in their native outdoors--Australia is definitely on my bucket list!  They have been one of my favorite animals since childhood so I was immediately smitten by Tricia's sweet card.  Her coloring and shading is perfection and I love the baby koala with it's mommy/daddy.  The splotchy watercolor background is so on trend and the color of it makes the whole design pop.  Every little detail is perfect and contributes to the whole design without being forced.  Just a fabulous card!  Congratulations, Tricia, you're my choice for this week's Headliner!  

Thank you again to everyone for playing along with us!  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  Please come back tomorrow for a fun Color Challenge from Sandy!

There is still time to play in Challenge #356: Nance's Theme Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #356: Nance's Theme Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's inspiration cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, August 11th at Noon, PST.

PP356 - A Theme Challenge from Nance

Hey there, friends and welcome to our first Theme Challenge of August!  Nance, here. Big thanks to everyone who played along with Laurie and Joanne's Tic Tac Toe challenge. There's always such wonderful variety in the entries for our bonus Tic Tac Toe.   This week, I challenge you to create something with the theme of The Great Outdoors.  It can be an outdoor activity such as cycling, hiking, camping, gardening, etc. or it can be something found outdoors in nature such as birds, bees, flowers, trees, leaves....you get the idea! Our awesome Design Team has some wonderful samples to inspire you! 

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Deanne K

Jan Clothier

Now, it's over to you...what will you create?  We can't wait to see.  Join us, won't you?

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a NEW paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

PP355 Challenge Winners

It's Joanne here - what a fabulous array of projects in our gallery this week! That's what I love about a tic-tac-toe challenge - there are so many options, the gallery is filled with cards for babies, birthdays and lots more in between. I have really enjoyed visiting each of your blogs and reading about the creations you've shared. Now, before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team.

 
And now for our Headliner...

Carol Steedman - Inky Fingers

There were so many cards I could have chosen this week, but in the end I kept coming back to Carol's eye-catching morning glory blooms. Beautifully watercoloured, the perfect balance of blue and white, with the clean layers and subtle stitch detail, along with a sweet banner and some clear enamel dots that reminded me of raindrops. Perfect in every way; congratulations Carol on being my headliner this week!

Thank you again to everyone for playing along with us!  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  Please come back tomorrow for a fun Theme Challenge from Nance!

There is still time to play in Challenge #355: Laurie's & Joanne's TicTacToe Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #355: Laurie's & Joanne's TicTacToe Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's inspiration cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, August 4th at Noon, PST.

PP355 - Tic-Tac Toe Challenge from Laurie/Joanne

Hello everyone - Joanne here! Thank you to everyone who played along with Jaydee's sketch last week - her simple layout led to some really creative cards. This week we are all about team here at The Paper Players: the lovely Laurie was due to host but has unfortunately had to deal with a family bereavement and needed some time out so I am lending a helping hand. Laurie has done all the hard work and has designed a fun tic-tac-toe board to challenge us all as it's the fifth week of the month; I am picking up with the comments and visits to your blogs and get the honour of choosing this week's top pick. So, without further ado, here is this week's challenge board:

Check out this week's Design Team creations:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Deanne K

Jan Clothier

Now it's over to you. I can't wait to see which squares on the board you choose to inspire your cards this week. We really look forward to seeing your creations and visiting your blogs.

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a NEW paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

PP354 Challenge Winners

Hi Everyone.  Jaydee here.   Thank you to all of you who played along with our sketch challenge last week.  It's amazing to see how many different cards can be made from a single sketch.  We so enjoyed seeing your creations.  As usual, you made it very difficult for our design team to choose their favorites.

Now, before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team.

 
And now for our Headliner...

Christine

Scrapacrolles

I love Christine's take on the sketch.  All of that wonderful ephemera comes together beautifully.   The wonderful die-cut drink, the glasses, the leaves, the book font DSP, the butterfly ... all make me think of a wonderful summer's day spent relaxing and reading.  I also love how she tied all those colors together.  The polka dot background just seems to be perfect.  So many wonderful things going on that I could stare at it for ages!  Congratulations, Christine on being my headliner this week

Thank you again to everyone for playing along with us!  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  Please come back tomorrow for a fun Tic-Tac-Toe  Challenge from Joanne!

There is still time to play in Challenge #354: Jaydee's Sketch Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #354: Jaydee's Sketch Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's inspiration cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, July 28th at Noon, PST.