PP325 Challenge Winners

Hi Everyone.  On behalf of all of the Paper Players, I want to thank you for playing along with our challenges this year.  We have greatly enjoyed visiting your fabulous submissions and cannot wait to see you again in the New Year.

It was wonderful to see the gold, silver and white creations you all made this week - and the choice for winners was, as always, difficult.  The design team selected a wonderful cross-section of designs for their Cut Above Choices.

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. Nance's choice: Mary's elegant candle card is a beautiful blend of our colors & I love the pines	2. Claire's Choice: Nicole's beautiful silver/gold carousel took me back to days gone by! Congrats!	3. Joanne's Choice: Valerie's sparkly gold starburst makes an eyecatching focal point on her CAS card.	4. Colleen's Choice: Tenia's sweet mouse card is too fun! Love the bkg, banner & sequin. SO CUTE!
5. LeAnne's Choice: Jan's sweet little wreath is so cleverly created! Fab way to use the colors!	6. Hannelie:I love the way Rosina used washi tape to showcase the fantastic star focal point.Great job!

And now, for our Headliner: 


Wendy

Cartai

I fell in love with Wendy's gorgeous sparkly card.   The Christmas tree with the stars is just perfect - especially with the cut outs on the diamond and the simple stars scattered around the card.  It's an explosion of festive joy - and is CAS perfection.   Congratulations, Wendy.  You are our final HEADLINER of the year.

Thank you again to everyone for playing along with us!  Congratulations to all our winners, please pick up your badges here.  We hope you will join us for our first challenge of 2017 on January 8th!

There is still time to play in Challenge #325: Jaydee's Colour Challenge & New Guest Designers

It's Joanne here to remind you that there is still time to play in Challenge #325: Jaydee's Color Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's inspiration cards, click HERE. So if you'd like a break from those festive chores, why not take some time out to get crafty - we can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, December 16th at Noon, PST.

Today I also have the pleasure of introducing three new guest designers that will be joining us for the first six months of 2017. These ladies are outstanding design talents and regular members of the Paper Players challenges and we are delighted that they have agreed to join us to inspire you with their creative takes on our challenge each week. In their own words, here's a little more information about each of them to help you get to know them better:

Deanne K

Three Trees {paper} Creations 

Hi! Some of you may know me as "Three Trees", but my friends and family just call me Deanne.  I have been paper crafting basically all of my life.  I made my first scrapbook when I was five (and still have it today!) and haven’t stopped since.

I live right smack-dab in the middle of Canada (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to be exact), so to keep warm and cozy indoors I continued scrapbooking.  Then I realized that I would rather share my hobby with others and started card creating.  I have been crafting cards since 2008 and love it more every day!

I am SO excited to be a part of The Paper Players - let the fun begin!!!

Valentyna Komisarenko

Flourishtina

My name is Valentyna.  I am a happy mom of two smart kids, who keep me active and busy. I am a piano teacher. I like teaching and have enjoyed it for 20 years. As we moved to Canada I fell in love with paper crafting. Stamps, inks, die cuts, embellishments are wonderful to play with. I love sewing and cross stitch too and have many small and big projects done in the last few years.

At Flourishtina.com I like to share my creations with friends and fellow crafters. I will be happy to see you there.

Crystal Komara

 Super Stamp Girl

ckomara@comcast.net

Hi, I'm Crystal! I live in Westfield, Massachusetts with my husband and our two feline furbabies.  I've always been a crafty person, but when my Stampin' UP! demo moved to Maine in 2012, I signed up to help keep her local stamp camp group together.  Best. Move. Ever.  I only wish I had done it years before!

I work crazy, insane full-time hours all over New England as a forensic photographer, so when I'm home, I'm stamping.  I tend to favor clean and layered looks with lots of neutral colors, although I am slowly embracing  all things "cutesy."

I am a Pinterest loving, Swedish Fish eating, Kate Middleton crushing, Vanilla chai drinking, country music listening, super relaxed kinda girl.   I'm excited to be a guest designer for The Paper Players for the next 6 months.

I hope you will enjoy my creations and I can't wait to inspire you!

Aren't they a great bunch?! We are very much looking forward to working with you ladies. 

Remember there is still time to play in Challenge #325: Jaydee's Color Challenge. To see the original post and to view the Design Team's inspiration cards, click HERE. This challenge ends Friday, December 16th at Noon, PST.

PP325 - A Color Challenge from Jaydee

Hi Everyone.  Jaydee here and it my honor to host the last Paper Players challenge of 2016.  We can't thank you all enough for playing along with us - you are the reason that we have continued to do this for 325 weeks - with only two weeks off each year for Christmas.  Thank you for playing along with us in 2016 and we look forward to seeing your wonderful creations in the gallery again when we restart in 2017.

It's also the last challenge with our amazing Guest Designers for 2016.  Thank you to Colleen, Hannelie and Linda. It has been our pleasure to play alongside you and to see your fabulous creations in the DT gallery each week.

For our final challenge - I thought we would go with the colors of New Year - well, they are in my house anyway :-)

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Linda Callahan

Hannelie Bester

Colleen Begley

Now... it's over to you and we can't wait to see what you do with this challenge.


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!

PP324 Challenge Winners

Wow, snowflakes are popular!  What a beautiful gallery of snowy delights.  Thank you to everyone for filling our challenge with your gorgeous snowflake creations.   

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

And now, for our Headliner: 

Vicki Finger
Twinkling Paper Studio

There is so much to love about Vicki's gorgeous card.  I sighed with happiness the minute I saw it in the gallery.  The beautiful snowflakes shimmer with elegance and I admire the seemingly random placement--always difficult to achieve.  Love that scalloped card base and the turquoise background....swoon!  Congratulations Vicki, 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.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for an elegant color challenge from Jaydee--and our last challenge of 2016!

There is still time to play in Challenge #324: Nance's Theme Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #324: 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, December 9th at Noon, PST.

PP324: A Theme Challenge from Nance

Is anyone else having trouble understanding how we got to December so quickly?  Wow, 2016 went fast and here we are at the last two Paper Players challenges of 2016.  Nance here, with a big thank you to everyone that played along with Sandy's awesome sketch last week--we appreciate that you join us in the fun!  I am your hostess for this week's Theme Challenge...Snowflakes!  Whether it's patterned paper, die-cuts, punches, stencils, we hope you will show us your snowflake projects this week.  The Design Team has outdone themseleves again for your inspiration...

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!

PP323 Challenge Winners

Hi everyone! Sandy here with this week's winners. First, a great big thank you to everyone who played along with my sketch challenge this week. The gallery was full of awesome creations, and as always you make 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: 

Deanne

Three Trees Paper Creations

Deanne's sweet reindeer card is a delight! I love the soft colors and wonderful mix of patterns, and the single jingle bell is the perfect finishing touch. Congrats Deanne, 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.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a festive theme challenge from Nance!

There is still time to play in Challenge #323: Sandy's Sketch Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #323: Sandy'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, December 2nd at Noon, PST.

PP323: A Sketch Challenge from Sandy

Hi everyone! Sandy here as your hostess this week with a new challenge from The Paper Players! Before we get to it, I'd like to thank everyone who played along with Claire's Clean and Simple Christmas challenge. The gallery was loaded with so many fabulous creations! 

Today I have a simple sketch for you to play along with. I hope you like it, and can't wait to see what you create. Before you head to your craft rooms, let's see what the Team has to inspire you: 

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!

PP322 Challenge Winners

Hello Everyone--Claire here.  A huge THANK YOU to everyone that participated in my CAS Christmas challenge this week!  WOW--81 entries is just amazing!  You certainly made it very difficult to pick winners this week!  We were so inspired by all of the fabulous ideas and projects!

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

And now, for our Headliner: 

Melissa Miller

Mel's Card Corner

Melissa's card is so FUN!  I love this little elf beside his tree!  He seems so proud to have a gift to give!  Melissa's coloring is amazing and the bright colors pop off the white background.  The sentiment made me smile, too!   Don't we all hope Santa spoils us?  Her card is CAS perfection and just perfect for our challenge this week!  Congratulations, Melissa, 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.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for a super sketch challenge from Sandy!

There is still time to play in Challenge #322: Claire's Clean and Simple Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #322: Claire'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, November 25th at Noon, PST.