Sunday, June 29, 2014

Paper Players Challenge #202: Sandy's Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge


Hi, Stampers! Sandy here as your challenge hostess this week at The Paper Players! This month's challenge is a tic-tac-toe board, what fun! Please include in your project any three elements in a row. Don't forget to mention which three you chose! We are so excited to see what you create, but first, let's check out the creations by our design team: 

The Paper Players Design Team




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!

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Winners for Challenge #201: Nance's Sketch Challenge

Wow, what a great turnout for our sketch challenge this week!  Thank you so much to everyone for playing along.  I guess you like sketches as much as I do!  Now before we get to our Headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the Design Team.


And Nance's choice for Headliner is.......

Amanda's card had me at first glance.  The colors are fresh, fun and a fabulous modern take on a baby card.  Each little element is perfectly placed and coordinated.  Love the repeating circles, stars and the way she personalized it for the recipient.  It will be a treasured greeting for years to come and we are so glad she shared it with us.   Congratulations, Amanda, you're my choice for A Cut Above!

Congratulations to all of the winners! Don't forget to grab your badge for your blogs! Please be sure to join us tomorrow when super-fabulous-Sandy has a bonus challenge for us!

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Introducing Our New Guest Designers

The purpose of our post today is twofold.  First...there is still time to play in Challenge #201: Nance'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, June 27th at Noon, PDT.


Secondly, we would like to introduce our latest team of Guest Designers.  They will begin their duties on July 6th.  Let's give a wonderful welcome to:

 Andrea Whisman
Claire Broadwater
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt
Mike Funke
Yapha Mason 

These talented designers will be joining us through September. We are thrilled that they are sharing their talents with us!  To learn more about each of them, and to read what they have to say, please visit our Biography Page.



Remember to join us July 6th for our Guest Designers debut challenge.  AND remember to join us this Sunday when Sandy has a fun challenge in store for us to finish up the month of June.  How time flies!

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Paper Players Challenge #201: A Sketch from Nance

Hello, and a big thank you to everyone who played along with our celebratory challenge last week.  There were some big winners so make sure to check out yesterday's post for all the details.  Nance here, and I am delighted to bring you a sketch challenge this week.  I just love sketches, don't you?  We sure hope you like this one!


Now let's see all the inspiration from our Design Team:

The Paper Players Design Team

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!

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Winners for PP200: Our Celebration Challenge!

Hi Players!  Thank you so much to everyone who helped us celebrate our 200th Challenge!  We loved seeing some new faces as well as so many of our loyal friends!  This week we have a special guest selecting our Headliner.....our founder, Lesley Croghan!  It seemed only fitting that Lesley should select our Headliner for such a milestone challenge and we can't wait to see which project she selected.   We also have the winner of ALL the DT cards--chosen from all the participants by Random.org but....

Before we get to the headliner and our random winner, let's see what caught the eye of the design team:
Ann's Choice - Bonnie
Bonnie's one-layer card caught my eye immediately.  While the needlepoint border is the perfect accent, the boldly colored blossom steals the show. Congratulations, Bonnie! You are my choice for A Cut Above!


LeAnne's Choice - Theresa
Theresa's Studio
 
Theresa's gorgeous one-layer creation appealed to me on many levels!  The soft green background was a perfect foil for that elegant floral design, and the simple sentiment complemented it perfectly!  The embossing made the whole image really stand out!  Congrats, Theresa, for being my Cut Above this week!


Sandy's Choice - Vicki Burdick
I was totally wowed by Vicki's gorgeous corner garden! Her coloring is just exquisite and the single popped-up flower adds so much dimension. A simple frame finishes off this creation perfectly. Congrats, Vicki! You are my Cut Above!

Jaydee's choice: Helen
Helen's water colored butterfly is gorgeous.  I love the scored base that adds so much interest to the card, but leaves so much wonderful white space that showcases the sentiment and the butterfly.  CAS perfection.  Congratulations on being my CUT ABOVE.

Nance's choice: Linda Beeson
Paper Cutting Kind of Day
One-layer cards are often a challenge so when a fabulous one-layer creation comes along, it makes me sit up and take notice!  With it's bright, happy colors and perfectly flowing layout, Linda's card did that very thing.  Bold colors offset with plentiful white space and sweet little butterflies, speckles and spots.  All this adds up to a card that is A Cut Above!  Congratulations, Linda!

Anne Marie's Choice: Heidi Weaver 
Not only is the color combo fabulous but I just love how Heidi combined the different stamp sets to create such a beautiful scene. The pop of texture from the embossing and the cool ribbon treatment really finish the card off perfectly. Congratulations to you, Heidi! You are my pick for A Cut Above this week. 

And now, Lesley's choice for Headliner:
Gem S.

Hi everyone! Lesley here. Wow! What a wonderful turnout for the 200th Challenge! The Paper Players Challenge has a special place in my heart as it was the first challenge I started and the ladies on this team are both lovely and talented! I was touched that they asked me to choose the winner for the 200th Challenge. I was immediately drawn to Gem's gorgeous box! I loved the pretty arrangement of flowers and stems. The soft blue mixed with the texture of the dots looked perfect with the scripty font! A gorgeous project indeed! Congrats, Gem.

Thanks, Lesley!  And the fun's not over yet!  Selected from all the particpants by Random.org, the recipient of all the Challenge #200 Design Team cards is.....#5 Sunday Stamper!!  Woot, woot!  Sunday Stamper, please email your snail mail address to <nleedy@cox.net> by Wednesday June 25th and we will send all the DT cards out to you!

Congratulations to all of the winners! Don't forget to add your badges to your blogs!  Again, thank you to everyone for playing along with us.  Not just in this challenge but for all the previous challenges.  Your participation keeps us motivated!  We hope you will join us again tomorrow for a fun sketch from Nance!

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Paper Players Challenge #200 - A Celebration Challenge!

Welcome to our 200th challenge; we are so excited that you joined us!  To honor our past, and celebrate this milestone, each member of our Design Team selected her favorite challenge from the last two hundred and created a new project for your inspiration.  To participate, we invite you to create a new project based on any one of the challenges presented by our DT.  In addition to our usual A Cut Above and Headliner winners, one participant will be randomly selected to receive all the DT cards!

So let's take a look at what the Design Team selected and created for your inspiration:
  


Challenge Rules:
  1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project based on ANY of the challenges above.
  2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and include the badge for your selected challenge. 
  3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
  4. Please link your card to no more than three challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted.
  5. Have fun!

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Winners - Paper Players #199 - Jaydee's Color Challenge

Hi everyone!  Thanks to all who played along with my color challenge this week! As always, you made it very difficult for us to choose our winners.

Before we get to the headliner, let's see what caught the eye of the design team:


LeAnne's Choice - Diane
Score at Four and a Quarter


Diane's clever creation made me sit up and take a second look!  Besides the fun way she did her diagonal embossing, the little signs were such a cute addition!  A great masculine creation that could be "adjusted" for any occasion, not just Father's Day!  Congrats, Diane, on being my Cut Above!


Sandy's Choice: Tenia
Jazzy Paper Designs


How much fun is Tenia's adorable birthday monster?! That goofy smile and googly eyes made me smile big-time, and the stitched garland was the perfect finishing touch. Congrats, Tenia! Love your creation and great use of the challenge colors! You are my Cut Above!


Ann's Choice - Colleen
Colleen's Americana card caught my eye immediately.  The star paper is absolutely adorable, while the square of burlap provides the perfect touch of texture. The "Hello Handsome" sentiment is perfect for a variety of occasions. What a wonderful masculine card! Congratulations, Colleen, on being my choice for A Cut Above!


Nance's choice: Gail
The bold graphics of Gail's graduation card popped out of the gallery.  The small amount of red really pops on all the blue and I love how the chevron patterns line up perfectly between the embossed panel and the patterned paper.  Love the texture and the little mortarboard.  Congratulations Gail, you're my choice for A Cut Above!



And now, Jaydee's choice for Headliner:

 Gem

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Gem's cupcake looks good enough to eat!  I love the texture and sparkle she created for the frosting.  The two little cherries were the perfect finishing touch.   The repeated stripes at the bottom of the card anchor the sentiment and draw even more attention to it.  I love the mix of horizontal stripes on the sentiment and the vertical stripes on the cupcake.   All that, with the addition of the blue circles, make for a fabulous card.   Congrats on being my Headliner this week.
We hope you will join us again tomorrow as we celebrate our TWO HUNDREDTH CHALLENGE!

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

There's Still Time to Play in Challenge #199: Jaydee's Color Challenge

There is still time to play in Challenge #199: Jaydee's Color 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, June 13th at Noon, PDT.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Paper Players Challenge #199 - Jaydee's Color Challenge

Hi Everyone. 

Jaydee here.  Thanks to all our players for their fabulous submissions for Sandy's theme challenge.  You really made it hard for us to choose winners again this week.  We can't wait to see what you do with the colors this week.    Let's see what our design team have for you as inspiration.


The Paper Players Design Team
Anne Marie Hile
Taking a break this week


Challenge Rules:
  1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, 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!