Wednesday, July 31, 2013

There's Still Time to Play...Plus a Warm Welcome to Our Newest Design Team Member

There is still time to play in Challenge #156: LeAnne's Sketch Challenge! To see the original post and to view the Design Team inspiration cards, click HERE!  We can't wait to see what you create! The challenge ends Friday, August 2nd at Noon, PDT.


 Extra! Extra! Read All About It! 
The Paper Players Announce a New Design Team Member

The Paper Players are pleased to announce the addition of a sixth designer to our team:  the incredibly talented Sandy Mathis of Stamp with Sandy fame!

Let's learn a little bit about Sandy from Sandy herself...



Sandy Mathis
stampwithsandy@aol.com
 
Hi there, Stampers! I’m so very excited and honored to be the newest member of the design team at The Paper Players! A little about me: I'm a wife, mom to three adult kids and companion to my rescued kitty, Oreo. I've always loved crafts of all sorts but I am totally addicted to paper crafting. I love blogging and participating in challenges and feel so fortunate to have made so many amazing friends along the way who share the same passion.  When I have time, some of my other interests include cooking, jewelry making, gardening, reading and biking. I look forward to “playing” with you all! 
 
We know you will want to join us for Sandy's design debut this Sunday! Until then...


Sunday, July 28, 2013

PP156: A Sketch Challenge from LeAnne

Happy Sunday, everyone!  LeAnne here--I am thrilled to be your hostess this week at the Paper Players!  It was fun seeing all your great CAS cards from last week's sketch by Jaydee!  This week I have a sketch too!  Feel free to step it up or keep it as simple as you like!  And if you want to use a little different shape, that's cool too...just keep the bones so we can see the sketch!  



So now, let's see what the designers did with the sketch this week:

The Paper Players Design Team



***NOTE: We have always asked that participants link projects to no more than 3 challenges, including ours.  Beginning with this week's challenge, participants who link their projects to more than 3 challenges will be deleted.  Please follow our rules out of courtesy to everyone--thank you!***

Challenge Rules

  1. Create a NEW paper project.
  2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
  3. Please link your card to no more than three challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted.
  4. Have fun!


Saturday, July 27, 2013

WOW!   You guys made it very hard to pick a winner again this week.   There really are a tremendous amount of stunning cards in the submission gallery this week.  Thanks to all of you who played along with us this week - and for making my sketch look so good!

Before we see our Headliner, let's see what creations caught the eye of our Design Team!



And now...Jaydee's Choice for Headliner:
Rach
Monkey Studio Designs



Rach's baby card had me at "whalecome!" The positioning of the Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP layer and the whale banner is just perfect.   I LOVED the pink hearts above the whale and the pearl eye and period on the exclamation point were just the perfect finishing touches.  This card appealed to my CAS-loving heart.  All the elements were brought together beautifully and with humor!   Congrats, Rach on being my Headliner this week. 
Don't forget to come back again tomorrow to see what the fabulous LeAnne has in store for you with her great sketch challenge.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

There 's Still Time to Play in Challenge #155

There is still time to play in Challenge #155: Jaydee's CAS Sketch Challenge! To see the original post and to view the Design Team inspiration cards, click HERE We can't wait to see what you create! The challenge ends Friday, July 26th at Noon, PDT.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Paper Players #155 - Jaydee's CAS Sketch Challenge

This week at the Paper Players, Jaydee has created a fabulous sketch to use for a Clean and Simple (CAS) project. We hope you will join us!

Let's have a look at what the Design Team members have shared for inspiration:

The Paper Players Design Team

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
  1. Create a NEW paper project.
  2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
  3. Please link your card to no more than three challenges, TOTAL.
  4. Have fun!

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Winners for Challenge #154: Nance's colors

What a beautiful gallery of cards this week! From clean-and-simple white space to vintage beauties, there was so much for the design team to consider!  Before we see who Nance selected as her Headliner, let's see what creations caught the eye of our Design Team!



And now...Nance's Choice for Headliner:
Andrea W!! 

 
There were so many headlining contenders this week but my eye was continually drawn to Andrea's beautiful creation!  All the elements are perfectly balanced and her details are amazing!  An embossed resist background, fussy-cutting and stitching to rival any seamstress!  Congrats, Andrea, on being my Headliner this week!

Be sure to visit us tomorrow for a fantastic Clean-and-Simple challenge brought to you by our reigning Queen of Clean, Jaydee! Until next then...

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Challenge #154 - Colors from Nance

Wow, the holiday spirit is alive and well with all your festive creations for Ann's theme challenge last week!  As always, we are grateful for everyone that plays along with us each week--faithful and new friends alike.  Hi everyone, Nance here, and this week I have a bright and happy color combination for you.  Fun and funky or elegant and classy--these colors are as versatile as your imagination!  If you don't have these exact colors, just substitute something close!  Let's take a look at our Design Team inspiration:



Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
  1. Create a NEW paper project.
  2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
  3. Please link your card to no more than THREE challenges, TOTAL.
  4. Have fun!

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Winners for Challenge #153: Christmas in July

Christmas in July has never been merrier! What a wonderful collection of cards you designed, from classic beauties to humorous cuties...and everything in-between!    But before we see who Ann selected as her Headliner, let's see what creations caught the eye of the Design Team!



And now...Ann's Choice for Headliner:
In a collection of wonderful holiday cards, Dawn's Christmas beauty caught my attention. It is a delightful combination of sassiness, with its tree, bow, and chevron paper, as well as classiness, with its traditional holly pattern and sentiment.  Congrats, Dawn, on being my Headliner this week!

Be sure to visit us tomorrow for a fun color challenge brought to you by the oh-so-talented Nance Leedy! Until next time...

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

There Is Still Time to Play in Challenge #153: Ann's Christmas in July

There is still time to play in Challenge #153: Ann's Christmas in July Challenge! To see the original post and to view the Design Team inspiration cards, click HERE We can't wait to see what you create! The challenge ends Friday, July 12th at Noon, PDT.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Challenge #153 - Ann's Theme: Christmas in July

Wow! Everyone really rocked LeAnne's Tic-Tac-Toe challenge last week!  We loved visiting your blogs and viewing your cards and projects. Needless to say, we are so anxious to see what you will design for this week's challenge: Christmas in July!  What better way to beat the heat of summer than by designing winter holiday cards! Whether it's snowmen, santas, trees, greetings of the season, or any winter card, we can't wait to see what you create this week!
Let's see what the Design Team has created!

The Paper Players Design Team

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
  1. Create a NEW paper project.
  2. Upload your creation to you blog with a link back to us. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
  3. Please link your card to no more than three challenges, TOTAL.
  4. Have fun!

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Winners for Challenge 152

Wow!  As usual, you all rocked the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge!  So many fun interpretations, all very clever and creative!  A big thank you goes out to all who participated in the challenge.    But before we see who LeAnne chose as her Headliner, we should see what creations caught the eye of the Design Team!


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And now...LeAnne's Choice for Headliner:
Shannon at Chuchee Chu


Oh my, what a hard decision.....there were so many cute, fun, sweet cards, it was difficult to decide.  In the end, the clean and simple design of Shannon's card won me over!  I am so partial to blue, and she combined images and sentiments from several sets to make this little cutie, and that alone is a challenge in itself!  I think anyone would be cheered up by this adorable little birthday greeting!  Congrats, Shannon, on being my Headliner this week!

Now be sure to stop by and visit tomorrow for a fun theme challenge brought to you by sweet Ann!! Have a great day! 

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

There's Still Time to Play in Challenge 152: LeAnne's Tic Tac Toe Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #152: LeAnne's Tic Tac Toe Challenge! To see the original post and to view the Design Team inspiration cards, click HERE We can't wait to see what you create! The challenge ends Friday, July 5th at Noon, PDT.