There is still time to play in Challenge #407: Jaydee's Sketch Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #407: 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, August 31st at Noon, PST.

PP407 - A Sketch Challenge from Jaydee

Hi Everyone.

Thanks to all of you who played along with Sandy's edible theme last week.  As usual, there were so many amazing entries and you made it very difficult for the Players to choose their winners!

It's my turn to host our challenge this week and it's a sketch challenge. As usual the design team have come up with some fabulous inspiration for you.  I have to admit.... I miss seeing Nance's bold, graphic, fabulous designs in our gallery - but totally understand why she is taking a break.  On the other hand, it's wonderful to see the totally lovely Anne Marie's creations in our gallery every week.

Here's the sketch:

Here is what our design team have created:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Anne Marie Hile

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Jan Clothier

Elizabeth Stewart

Now it is over to you - and we cannot wait to see what you create with this sketch!  As a reminder, here are our challenge rules.

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, including ours
5. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
6. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

PP406 Challenge Winners

Hi everyone! Sandy here with this week's winners. First, a big thank you to everyone who played along with our challenge this week. The gallery was loaded with lots of delightful produce! 

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

And now for our Headliner:

Kim Heggins

Cupcakes, Cards & Kim

There were so many great cards in the gallery, but I kept coming back to Kim's vibrant veggies. She did a terrific job stamping the solid images, and though her card is loaded with color, she kept it clean with minimal layers and plenty of white space. The sentiment embossed on black adds some great contrast and is the perfect finishing touch. Congrats Kim, you are 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.  Come back tomorrow for a fun Sketch Challenge from Jaydee!

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There is still time to play in Challenge #406: Sandy's Clean and Simple Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #406: Sandy's Clean and Simple 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 24th at Noon, PST.

PP406 - A Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Sandy

Hi everyone! Sandy here as your hostess with this week's challenge at The Paper Players. Before we get to it, a big thank you to everyone who played along with LeAnne's color challenge. The gallery was full of lovely creations! 

This week's Clean and Simple Challenge is Fruits & Vegetables, and is inspired by the bountiful farm stands and markets that can be found this time of year. There are lots of ways you can go with this, just remember to keep it clean and simple. What do we mean by clean and simple?

• Minimal layers and embellishments
• Plenty of open space, aka "white" space
• Simple and uncluttered

Now let's see what the fabulous DT has to inspire you with:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Anne Marie Hile

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Jan Clothier

Elizabeth Stewart

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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, including ours
5. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
6. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

PP405 Challenge Winners

Hi everyone!  Wow, what a lovely array of cards we received for my color challenge!  Always fun to see what everyone creates!  Thanks so much for playing!  Before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team this week.  

And now for our Headliner:

Crafted by Jules

Julie B

                                                                  

Julie's lovely florals, surrounded by that beautiful frame and gorgeous embossing, really made good use of the colors!  Congrats, Julie, on being my Headliner for this week!

Thank you again to everyone for playing along with us.  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  Come back tomorrow for a fun Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Sandy!

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There is still time to play in Challenge #405: LeAnne's Colour Challenge And A Special Announcement!

As you will know if you read her blog post on Sunday, our wonderful team leader Nance Leedy has decided to take a back seat here at The Paper Players for a while, due to work and family commitments. Whilst Nance will still be very much involved with the day to day running of our challenge blog, including producing those fabulous badges you see each week, she will not be an active member of the Design Team for the foreseeable future, although she may well post a card from time to time. We will miss your weekly bursts of creativity Nance, however we are thankful that you will continue to be a part of our team (we couldn't manage without you!) and wish you well. 

Alongside Nance's news, we also have another two exciting announcements: firstly, we are delighted that one of our previous team members, the lovely Anne Marie Hile of www.stampinanne.com is rejoining The Paper Players from next week onwards. Welcome back Anne Marie! 

Furthermore, another of our original team members, Ann Schach, of The Stampin' Schach, which can be found at stampinchic.com will also be rejoining the ranks at the beginning of September. We are thrilled that you will both be rejoining our merry band and look forward to creating with you in the coming weeks and months. 

Lastly, there is still time to play in Challenge #405: LeAnne's Colour 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 17th at Noon, PST.

PP405 - A Color Challenge from LeAnne

Hi everyone!  So happy to have you with us today!  LeAnne here with another challenge for you!  First, a big thank you to everyone who played along with Laurie's humorous challenge last week...we all got some chuckles from your fun submissions!  Today, I have a color challenge for you...it may be a bit of challenge, too, as it uses some monochromatic shades!  Remember you can add neutrals as necessary!  Check it out:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Jan Clothier

Elizabeth Stewart

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, including ours
5. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
6. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

PP404 Challenge Winners

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Hi everyone! Laurie here with a big thank you to all who played along with my theme challenge this week! Before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team this week.

And now for our Headliner:


                                                                   Judy
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I couldn't help but smile when I saw Judy's card! The sentiment and image are so funny, and I loved the design too. Congrats Judy, you are the headliner this week!

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

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There is still time to play in Challenge #404: Laurie's Theme Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #404: Laurie'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 10th at Noon, PST.

PP404 - A Theme Challenge from Laurie

Hi everyone! Laurie here and I'm your hostess for this week. Thanks to all of you who played along with Claire's sketch challenge...so many awesome cards! Today the challenge is a theme,  and I chose "humorous." I think there will be lots of smiles looking at the cards in the gallery this week!

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

off this week

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Off this week

Jan Clothier

Elizabeth Stewart

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, including ours
5. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
6. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

PP403 Challenge Winners

Hello Everyone-Claire here, WOW!  A huge thank you to all of you that made my sketch shine!  So many fabulous entries and such original ideas! Before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team this week.

And now for our Headliner:

Darlene Pavlich

Dar's Crafty Creations

I knew the minute I saw Darlene's card that it was my choice!  The fabulous mix of patterns and the vintage Santa stole my heart.  I love the retro feel of her card.  The addition of the snowflake border was an amazing enhancement to the sketch!  I love every detail on this amazing creation!  Congratulations Darlene, you are 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.  Come back tomorrow for a fun Theme Challenge from Laurie!

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