Paper Players #254 Laurie's CAS challenge

Hi everyone! Laurie here with this weeks challenge.  We enjoyed seeing all of your awesome cards for Jaydee's color challenge last week. Thanks for playing along!

The CAS challenge this week is, "Frames." We can't wait to see what you create! Let's see what the design team has created for inspiration:

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Amy Koenders

Jodi McKinney

Lisa Elton

Anne Marie Hile - on leave

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.
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 three challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

Winners - Challenge #253 - Jaydee's Color Challenge

Hi Everyone.  Happy Saturday.   Thank you to all of you who played along with our challenge this week.  As always, it was very hard for our design team to choose their favorites as there were some amazing entries.

Before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of our design team:

And the Design Team selections for A Cut Above are....

1. Laurie's choice: Louise's baby card is super sweet! Just adorable. Congrats!	2. Jodi's Choice: I LOVED the layers and the die-cutting on Deanne's GORGEOUS card!	3. Amy's Choice: The clean layering is fantastic on Heather's card. Love the lace trim too!	4. Lisa: Love the peaceful feeling of Crystal's pretty card!
5. Joanne's Choice: The detail and layering on Katy's card is amazing - and a fabulous easel card too!	6. Sandy: Birgit's quirky little bird is adorable, and I love the patterned paper and sentiment.	7. LeAnne's Choice: Linda's pretty silhouette and background complemented each other perfectly!	8. Claire's Choice: Lindsey's cupcake card is a sweet creation of embossing, sparkle and shine!

Now, let's take a look at our Headliner:

Dawn Easton 

 Treasure Oilerz Designs

I loved the stitching on Dawn's CAs perfection card.  The little pop of green and those popped up flowers against the monochromatic background is just gorgeous.  Dawn's attention to detail is always amazing and this card is no exception.  Who wouldn't love to receive this card in the post?  Perfection.  Congratulations, Dawn, on being my Headliner for this week.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow and check out Laurie's fabulous theme challenge.  I promise you it's a great challenge and the design team have some great inspiration for you.

There's Still Time to Play in Challenge #253: Jaydee's Color Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #253: Jaydee'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, July 17th at Noon, PST.

Paper Players #253 - Jaydee's Color Challenge

Hi everyone, Jaydee here and it is my pleasure to host our challenge this week and I have a color challenge for you.  You guys really rocked Ann's outdoors theme challenge last week and we can't wait to see what you do with the challenge this week.

Let's check out the fabulous inspiration cards from the design team:

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach
off this week

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy 
off this week

Sandy Mathis

Amy Koenders

Jodi McKinney

Lisa Elton

Anne Marie Hile

on a break

Now, it's over to you:


Challenge Rules:

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.
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 three challenges, TOTAL.  Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

Winners for Paper Players Challenge #252: Ann's Theme Challenge

What a wonderful array of cards this week! You made our task of selecting our winners a tough one!  Before we get to my Headliner for the week--- let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team:  

And the Design Team selections for A Cut Above are....

1. Nance's choice: Shirley's gorgeous sky & silhouette images caught my eye--love the colors! Bravo!	2. Jodi's Pick: Jan's clean & simple yet eye-popping starry night wish big card captured me this week!	3. Jaydee: I'm a sucker for all things nautical & this card is no exception. The background is stunning	4. Amy's Choice: I love the clean and simple palm tree, great colors. Perfect for the outdoor theme!
5. Joanne's Choice: Patricia's CAS card had me longing for my summer vacation - congratulations!	6. Claire's Choice: Julia's gorgeous cone flower pops off the beautiful tag! Love all the layers, too!	7. Laurie's choice: Mynn's bright and cheerful rainbow just makes me HaPpY! Congrats!	8. Sandy: Betty's fun herd of cows put a big smile on my face, and her coloring is amazing!
9. LeAnne's Choice: Angela's ombre-toned silhouette card is nature at its best! Loved the colors!	10. Lisa's Choice: Loll's single beautiful bloom took my breath away! Perfectly colored, congrats!

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And now for our Headliner:

Lynn Hoyt

Cat Tail Designs 

Lynn Hoyt rocked this challenge with a beautiful, masculine card in shades of blue. Her watercoloring gave the illusion of truly being out on the deep blue sea! The fussy cut anchor and baker's twine were the perfect accents.  Congrats, Lynn, on being my choice for Headliner this week! 

Congratulations to all our winners!  Please pick up your badges--available HERE! Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a pretty color challenge brought to you by Jaydee. See you soon! 

Paper Players Challenge #252: Ann's Theme Challenge

Summer! The perfect season for getting in touch with nature!  Whether it be flora or fauna, seascapes or landscapes, we can't wait to see what you create for this week's theme challenge:  The Great Outdoors! Let's see what the design team has created for your inspiration...

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Amy Koenders

Jodi McKinney

Lisa Elton

Anne Marie Hile (on leave)

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.
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 three challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

Winners for PP251 - Nance's Sketch Challenge

It is so rewarding to see so many of you play along with our sketch challenge.  We love viewing all the different interpretations and creativity.   

Before we get to my Headliner for the week--- let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team:  


And now for the Headliner:

Wendy Klein

DogGone Delightful Stampin'

The dimension!  The texture!  The stars, oh my!  Whether it's the Fourth of July or not, Wendy's constellation celebration is a true winner.  The dark background perfectly imitates the night sky ablaze with fireworks or a sprinkling of stars.  Congratulations Wendy, you're my choice for this week's Headliner!

Congratulations to all our winners!  Please pick up your badges--available HERE! Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a fresh theme challenge brought to you by Ann. See you soon! 

There's Still Time to Play in Challenge #251: Nance's Sketch Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #251: Nance'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 3rd at Noon, PST.