PP786 Challenge Winners

Hi, stampers! Ann here! Thank you so much to all who played along in my CAS - Food challenge this past week. Sushi, pasta, fruit and sweets! So many yummy cards had our mouths watering. With several stand-out cards in the gallery, we definitely had our work cut out for us in narrowing down the field to our top picks. 

Before we get to our HEADLINER this week, let's take a look at our CUT ABOVE winners as chosen by our design team.

 Arlene Rose - Sundaystamper Papercrafts

Deb Horst - Sendable Sentiments

Carol McFarland - Saw it. Had to Make It.

And now my choice for Headliner:

Colleen Begley - Colleen's Creative Corner

With its abundance of white space and minimal embellishments, Colleen's adorable card is Clean and Simple perfection.  The lovely lady, in her heart patterned dress and pulled back hair, is as cute as can be.  And seriously, who can resist a cupcake? I'll take a dozen, please! Congratulations, Colleen, on being my choice for Headliner this week!

Congratulations to all of the winners!  Be sure to pick up your badges here.  

Please join us tomorrow for a fabulous sketch challenge from the amazing LeAnne. 

Until then, happy stamping!  

There is still time to play in Challenge 786: Ann's Clean and Simple Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge 786: Ann's Clean and Simple Challenge. To see the Design team's cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, May 22th at Noon PST.

PP786 - A Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Ann

Hey, stampers, it's Ann, welcoming you to a new challenge at The Paper Players. Before we see what I have planned for you, thank you to everyone who entered Claire's color challenge last week. What lovely cards graced the gallery!

This week, it's time for our Clean and Simple challenge. We are looking for Clean and Simple cards that feature food in some way.  This is a fun one, and we can't wait to see what YOU create.  Remember, when we say Clean and Simple, we mean cards that:

Have minimal layers and embellishments

Have plenty of open space, also known as "white" space

Are simple and uncluttered

But before you scamper off to gather your stamps, papers, and inks, please check out what the Design Team created for your inspiration!

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile
On leave

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Christy Stanford

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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

PP785 Challenge Winners

Happy Saturday and welcome back to the Paper Players.  It's time to announce the winners of PP785.  A huge thank you to all of you who played along with our Color Challenge last week.  It was great to see the different ways you used the bright, bold colors.  

Before we get to our HEADLINER, let's see the top picks from our DT this week:

Deborah Wheeler

Deborah Crafty Blog

Suzy Hinton

Stamp n' Sip

Bobby 

Bits n Pieces

And now on to our HEADLINER:

                                         Colleen Bagley 

Colleen's Creative Corner 

Colleen's beautiful card stole my heart from the minute I saw it in the gallery.  I will admit, tulips are my favorite flower.  The purple background and the black panel are the perfect way to draw your attention to all the fabulous words of encouragement on the turquoise.  The scalloped die cut adds a feminine touch and the vellum softens the panel and showcases the beautiful purple tulips.  The bold black sentiment is  a fantastic sentiment to celebrate the new graduate.  Congratulations, Colleen, YOU are my HEADLINER this week! 

Congratulations to all of our winners, we appreciate you joining us this week and sharing your wonderful creativity.  Please be sure to come back tomorrow, when the amazing Ann is hosting our Clean and Simple challenge.  

There is still time to play in Challenge 785: Claire's Colour Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge 785: Claire's Colour Challenge. To see the Design team's cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, May 15th at Noon PST.

PP785 - A Color Challenge from Claire

Hello everyone! Welcome to a new week at The Paper Players. Claire here and I'm your hostess for this week. Thanks so much to those of you who entered Jaydee's feminine theme challenge last week. The gallery was filled with gorgeous, glamorous, girly cards.  

This week, it's "COLOR" week and I've chosen a bright and bold color palette for us to play with.  I hope that you find it as much fun as I did. 

I'm excited to see your creations!  

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile
On leave

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Christy Stanford

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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Challenge 784 Winners

Happy Saturday and welcome back to the Paper Players.  A huge thank you to all of you who played along with our Feminine challenge last week.  It really was wonderful to see such a diverse array of feminine cards and was proof that feminine is more than just pink and lace.  From sophisticated black to vintage collages, and from drinks to dancing, it was a fabulous gallery.

Before we get to our HEADLINER, let's see the top picks from our DT this week:

Nancy

ScrapperatHeart

Jolanda

JolandasInqueSpotStudio

Colleen

ColleensCreativeCorner

And now on to our HEADLINER.

Amanda

DidYouStampToday

Amanda's pretty in pink and peach creation is right on trend and I love it paired with the light mint green and deeper teal.  The panels add wonderful interest and texture without detracting from that fabulous sentiment.  The scalloped edges ensure that your eye is drawn right into the sentiment and the soft gold, peach and green florals frame her sentiment beautifully.  The light pink enamel dots work so well with the gold dots from the inside of the flowers and the whole composition keeps your eye moving around to see more.

Congratulations, Amanda.  You are my HEADLINER this week.  We hope that all our winners will  collect your badges and display them with pride.

Don't forget to join us again tomorrow.  The fabulous Claire has a fresh, clean and bright color challenge for you all.

Jaydee

There is still time to play in Challenge 784: Jaydee's Theme Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge 784: Jaydee's Theme Challenge. To see the Design team's cards, click HERE. We can't wait to see what you create! This challenge ends Friday, May 8th at Noon PST.

PP784 - A Theme Challenge from Jaydee

Hello Players,

Jaydee here.  A huge thank you to all of you who played along with Stef's great sketch challenge last week.  We loved visiting with your creations, and congratulations to our winners.

This week it's theme week and we can't wait to see all your takes on our challenge this week.  So, whether you are into clean and simple or lots of layers, it's time to get out all of those elements that you think make a feminine card.  Let's celebrate all those feminine peeps in our lives and share a little card love with them.

As always, the design team have some fabulous inspiration for you:

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile
On leave

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Christy Stanford

Now it's over to you.  We look forward to seeing what YOU create!

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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

PP783 Challenge Winners

Happy Saturday, crafty friends!

It's time to announce the winners of PP783.  I'd like to give a big thanks to everyone who participated, it was an amazing gallery full of such a wonderful variety of takes on my sketch, it really made it difficult for all of the design team to choose winners.  We appreciate each and every one of you that played along!

In no particular order, here are the design team choices for the Cut Above winners:

Amy Koenders

Suzy Hinton

Bobby

And now for this week's Headliner:

Karren

Karren's mixed media card had me enthralled just looking at it.  All the layers of stamping, texture and various elements combined to make one amazing card!  Congratulations, Karren, you're my Headliner this week!

Congratulations to all of our winners, we appreciate you joining in this week and sharing your wonderful creativity.  Please be sure to come back tomorrow, when the lovely Jaydee is hosting our Theme challenge.