PP319 Winners

Hi everyone!  LeAnne here.....thanks to everyone who participated in the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge last week! It was fun to see all the ways everyone played---I got a lot of inspiration for upcoming card creating!  Before we get to my choice for Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the design team.

And now, for our Headliner: 

Jenny Engelke

Giddy Stamper



Every little thing about Jenny's card made me smile:  the little white sheep wearing a Santa hat, standing amongst the other little sheep; the snowflakes on the Crumb Cake background; the red glimmer paper and warm prints from Warmth & Cheer; but that sentiment, "Fleece Navidad"...had me in stitches, no pun intended!  Cute as can be!  Congrats, Jenny, 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.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a fun theme challenge from Laurie!

There is still time to play in Challenge #319: LeAnne's TicTacToe Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #319: LeAnne'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, November 4th at Noon, PST.

PP319 - A Tic Tac Toe Challenge from LeAnne

Hello to all our stamping friends!  LeAnne here with the next challenge from the Players....but first, a big shout-out to all those who participated in Jaydee's sketch challenge!  Wow, there were some incredible ideas out there!  We loved seeing each and every one!  Today, I have a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge for you with some special prompts to get you in the spirit of the holidays!  Here you go:

And now, let's see what the designers created:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Linda Callahan

Hannelie Bester

Colleen Begley

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 four challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

PP318 Challenge Winners

Hi Everyone.  

Thank you to everyone who played along with our challenge this week.  Once again there were amazingly creative submissions in the gallery.  We love seeing what you do with our challenges and inspiring us.

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

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

1. Hannelie's choice: Diana's beautiful wreath is the perfect focal point for the sketch! Great design!	2. LeAnne's Choice: Maria's awesome birthday card really revs up the fun! Love the background!	3. Sandy: Lori's cute little mouse with his bushel of apples made me smile! So perfectly colored, too!	4. Colleen's choice: Janet's stenciling, bright colors, & sequin makes a lovely and "Happy" card
5. Joanne's Choice: Jan uses acetate to great effect on this rich and elegant card - gorgeous!	6. Claire's Choice: Dawn's adorable trio of friends made me very "MERRY!" Such a happy card! Congrats	7. Linda's Choice: I love how Deborah flipped the sketch and created a one layer card with her images!	8. Laurie's choice: Lori's black and white card is SO striking! Congratulations!
9. Nance's choice: Lisa's card is a perfect blend of rustic elements and clean design--fabulous card!

And now, for our Headliner: 

Claire

Ham 'n Mule Designs

I fell in love with Claire's little NYC kitty the minute I saw it in the gallery and just kept coming back to it.  I loved the skyscrapers that Claire used for the vertical element and the placement of the stars around them really helped draw the eye to that fabulous little kitty.  The muted color scheme really allowed the apple to shine proud and jump from the page.  Fabulous card.

Congratulations, Claire, you are my HEADLINER for this week.



Thank you to everyone for playing along with us!  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a bonus Tic-Tac-Toe challenge from LeAnne!

There is still time to play in Challenge #318: Jaydee's Sketch Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #318: 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, October 28th at Noon, PST.

PP318 - A Sketch Challenge from Jaydee

Hi Everyone.  It's my pleasure to host the Paper Players challenge this week and, after the fabulous entries for Nance's great theme challenge last week, we can't wait to see what you do with my sketch.

The design team went in all sorts of different directions with this sketch - from general to fall to winter!  Let's take a look:

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Linda Callahan

Hannelie Bester

Colleen Begley

I hope that you will join us this week.  Your submissions provide inspiration for the design team - and for other crafters.

Jaydee

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 four challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

PP317 Challenge Winners

It warms my heart that so many of our fellow crafters love leaves as much as we do!  What a beautiful gallery of colors and textures.  We loved seeing all the the different ways you incorporated leaves into your clean-and-simple designs!

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

And now, for our Headliner: 

Shannon Jaramillo

Shannon's card is a stunning example of clean-and-simple design that isn't afraid of details.  From the repeated sentiment stamping to texture of the twine and deep colors of the leaves, Shannon's card is polished elegance and incredible design.  Congratulations Shannon, you are my choice for this week's Headliner!

Thank you to everyone for playing along with us!  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a sensational sketch challenge from Jaydee!

There is still time to play in Challenge #317: Nance's CAS Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #317: Nance's CAS 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, October 21st at Noon, PST.

PP317 - A Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Nance

Hi friends, and welcome to The Paper Players!  Nance here with this week's challenge.  But first, a big thank you to everyone who played with Sandy's awesome color palette last week.  You all rocked those colors!  This week it's our Clean-and-Simple challenge with the theme of Leaves.  We would love to see your clean-and-simple creations that feature leaves--stamped, cut, painted--in whatever way you can imagine!  Just keep your designs clean and simple; our design team has some amazing samples to spark your creativity!

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Linda Callahan

Hannelie Bester

Colleen Begley

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 four challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

PP316 Challenge Winners

Hi everyone! Sandy here with a big thank you to all who played along with my color challenge this week! It was fun to see how you used them, and the diverse gallery made it tough to chose winners. 

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

And now, for our Headliner:  

EK Gorman

EKGorman Designs

I was totally wowed by EK's last minute entry. She did a superb job masking and arranging her creepy cast of characters, and her coloring is just perfect right down to the floor. The spare branches above were the perfect finishing touch. Congrats, EK! You are my headliner this week!

Thank you for playing along with us!  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a seasonal clean-and-simple challenge from Nance!

There is still time to play in Challenge #316: Sandy's Color Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #316: 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, October 14th at Noon, PST.