The Paper Dolls: July 2011

Hello, everyone!

*giggle*

It's Renee here from ItsAPatchworkLife with the latest Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge...

yeah!!

My first challenge...

EVER!!

Can you tell I'm excited?

Let's just hope it's not my last.

These incredibly talented ladies let me be a part of their group...

I still pinch myself about that...

and sometimes...

they even claim me!

So I'm going to hope I don't mess this one up!

I'm little early...

technically this challenge doesn't start until tomorrow...

but since I'm bound to have problems...

don't ask me how I know...

I wanted people to be awake to help me!

So have you heard the news?

One of our very own Dolls is in the 2011 Gallery Idol competition...

YEAH LAURIE BETH!!!

Can we get a big WHOO-HOO!!!

We've always known she was extremely talented...

seriously this group is full of talent...

but now the rest of the world knows just how talented this Doll is.

And I don't know if this breaks any rules...

hence the "hope it's not my last" comment...

but I thought it only fitting to challenge everyone in a tribute to Laurie!

Here's her card for this week's challenge...

Soapbox Creations

Notice anything?

Besides that it's just stunningly beautiful?

Hhhmmmm....?

Her rolled roses!

Love those roses!

Seriously...

love!

And that's the challenge I'm issuing this week...

make a card using Laurie's gorgeous rolled roses.

I know they are technically not "hers"...

but every time I see them I associate them with her so it's all the same.

At least in my world.

Now...

before you panic because Laurie does use a die to make hers and you don't have a die to make the roses...

never fear!

I am here...

and I just so happen to be a secret super spy!

OK...

not really...

though I really did want to be one...

see here...

but I do happen to have a slight addiction to Pinterest...

so again...

it's all the same.

If you don't happen to have a die to cut the flowers...

you can do this...

Or you can do what I did and punch a circle...

I used a 1 3/4 punch...

and then just started cutting into the circle until I had something that resembled a curly fry!

Then I rolled it around a lolli stick until I had something that resembled a rose.

Here's my tribute to Laurie and her rolled roses...

I also used this weeks Make It Monday technique demonstrated by the uber talented Lisa Johnson...

you can watch the video here.

I made sure to make time for this challenge because it is something I'm about to do on a much larger scale...

see this...

I'm about to do this to my fireplace...

minus the stockings unless it's Christmas!!

So everyone get your punches...

your scissors...

and start cutting some roses!

Challenges are open to everyone...

and can't wait to see what you create!

Oh! And if you have the time...

you can vote for Laurie here

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Hey everyone! It's Jen here from Jen's Ink Spot!! I'm a bit late for this challenge, sorry about that!! (Thanks Michelle for reminding me it was my turn!!).

Well, you all know how much I love to use twine in my projects! So, I thought a fitting challenge would be to create a card or a project that incorporates twine in some way. If you don't have twine, you could use floss or something else that is similar...but no ribbons (unless that is ALL you have to choose from!). Here's my card: