The Paper Dolls

Paper Dolls Challenge...

2011-10-13T02:00:00.000-04:00

what number is this?
*giggle*
Can you tell we've all been a little busy...
and kind'a let some challenges pass us by?
I think we've all been through a lot lately...
kids...
family...
work...
remodels...
some life altering events...
we've had some full plates the last few months.
So I'm going to try my best to get us all back on track!
The "experts" say the best way to get some creative juices flowing...
finding your mojo...
is to CASE someone...
so that's exactly what I'm going to challenge everyone to this week.
And my target...
the woman who sees the world through rainbow colored glasses...
whose talent with color combos awe and inspire...
the one...
the only...
Dawn McVey.

So the challenge is to go over to her inspiring blog...
My Favorite Things...
spend some time...
like you don't already ;) ...
and find a card of hers that delights...
inspires...
and then CASE!

Now I chose the card I did because it sold me on this set last month.
It was already on my radar...
bleep...bleep...bleep...
but this card zeroed in on the target...
and BOOM!
Mine.

Why did this card sell me on the set?

Because when you are still making cards on December 23rd...

like someone who shall remain nameless...

*giggle*...

you want something...

quick...

easy...

and what is easier than this?

A CAS one layer card that can be popped into the mail and onto it's destination in minutes...

so that way at least the postmark reads that it was mailed before December 25th...

and in a particular person's world...

that means you're early!

*giggle*

So here's what I did...

I changed the colors just a bit...

because...

not including my musical tastes...

I'm a very traditional kind of girl.

Though in real life...

I'm actually a white light girl...

but white doesn't show up too well on white so...

I went with traditional colored bulbs...

red, green, orange, yellow and blue.

And then I used my fave sentiment from the set...

and in mere minutes...

viola!

That's all it took to create this.

Perfect for those annoying people...

who shall remain nameless...

that wait until the last minute to start working on their Christmas cards.

So show me your best Dawn McVey...
and link up your creation with the linky provided here...

Paper Dolls Challenge #44-An Inspiration Photo

2011-08-18T02:45:00.005-04:00

(Edited to add a picture of my project.)

I discovered Pinterest a couple of months ago and I've been hooked ever since. There are so many beautiful and inspiring pictures as well as great ideas.

My challenge to you is to create a project using this picture that I found at Pinterest as an inspiration.

The colors, the textures, the bling, the distressing all combine to give this picture a soft feminine feel.

Here's my card.

I'd love to see what you create using the photo inspiration as your muse.

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #43

2011-08-04T06:00:00.001-04:00

Hi! This is Kristin and I'm here for the next PTI PaperDolls challenge! We just had a Blog Hop for Laurie W. and *THANK YOU* so much if you hopped along with us or joined in and played. We really were so excited for her! Then, we had SARA featured in this month's PTI Newsletter... can't get any better to be a doll this month (*and I don't want to forget LeeAnne getting her first publication notice too*). Yea!

Okay, back to the challenge people!!

My card here represents something I personally love seeing in *other people's* cards... but find difficult to use myself...newspaper style "paper" (and I don't mean news*print*... I love that stuff... I can easily work with TEXT!). But take vintage pictures that have a newspaper "appearance" and I don't know how to work with them.

So, even if you have to print them off the internet (gasp... the horror! lol), try to incorporate this look in your card somehow. Mish, Betsy, and others pull it off with STYLE. :) (look there for inspiration) Fellow forum members also have a great way with this look.

Link your card here- we'd love to have you play along!

Kristin

Laurie - Our Gallery Idol

2011-08-01T06:00:00.001-04:00

We are here to celebrate our Paper Doll, Laurie Willison, who made it all the way to the Top 10 in this year's Gallery Idol contest at the Paper Crafts Connection blog.

Although we are sad that she did not get further, we continue to be awed by her amazing talent. We wanted to help celebrate her success by hosting a blog hop.

Each of the participants you see listed below is hopping along today. We've found inspiration from Laurie's blog, Soapbox Creations, and CASEd a card of Laurie's.

Amy (kolling143)
Christy (christea)

Suzanne (*suzanne*)

Katie (choc0holic)
Kristin (jcmom04)
Lee Anne (Lee Anne)
Renee (Renee L.)
Sara (hiinaz)

Tanna (tfiskers)

Hop along with us to celebrate Laurie and then head over to her blog to find some inspiration yourself.

Click to be inspired!

Create a card and link it back here in the InLinkz below. Let's show Laurie that she may not have won Paper Crafts Gallery Idol, but she will always be OUR Gallery Idol!

Congratulations, Laurie!

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #42

2011-07-20T16:02:00.000-04:00

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

.

Paper Dolls Challenge #41

2011-07-12T00:59:00.002-04:00

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:

I chose 4 colors of twine and they determined my color combination.

Thank you for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:

Stamps: Dot Spot, Think Big Favorites

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, True Black, VersaMagic Turquoise Gem
Paper: White
Other: Sunshine Impression Plate, Pop Dots, Twinery Twine

Paper Dolls Challenge #40

2011-06-22T22:00:00.000-04:00

Hi, all! It's Deena and it's my turn to host this challenge. I've come up with a simple one. Drumroll please...Use a background stamp! That's it. Easy peasy. I'm hoping that this will encourage those of you who have held back on using your background stamps. Yes, it takes a little practice to get them lined up properly, but once you do, they're a blast to use and they're a great way to make patterned paper that matches your focal point perfectly.

I had fun making this card, and with it being summer, I think it's perfect to give to one of my kids. I love the sun and the sentiment makes me feel so happy.

Card deets: (All supplies Papertrey unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: BB: Retro, FF #4, FF #3 (sentiment), Up, Up and Away
Ink: Pure Poppy, Pumpkin Pie (SU)
Paper: Kraft, Pure Poppy
Other: FF #4 die

Paper Dolls Challenge #39

2011-06-09T02:20:00.003-04:00

It's me, Michelle (abzzymom) and it's my turn to host the next Paper Dolls Challenge.

Since Father's Day is less than two weeks away, I thought it would be a great time for you to showcase your wonderful masculine cards.

So, my challenge is sweet and simple: Make a masculine card. It can be for any occasion, not just a Father's Day card.

I know this may seem like a really easy challenge, but making masculine cards is something I always struggle with. It's really hard for me not to include any ribbons, flowers, bling, or bright colors.

Here's what I came up with.

I wouldn't have added the buttons to this card since it's supposed to be a masculine card. However, the frame around the panel turned out crooked on the bottom. By adding the descending button sizes, I'm fooling the eye into thinking the sentiment is straight, even though it's not.

I couldn't resist adding some ribbon. At least it's not a bow!

Come play along with the Dolls and show us your amazing masculine cards. I can't wait to be inspired by you.

Paper Dolls Challenge #38

2011-05-26T05:00:00.005-04:00

Hi all! It's Sara Mac from The Unhurried Life and it's my turn to host the latest Papertrey Paper Dolls challenge.

It's the start of wedding season! Anyone attending any weddings this summer? Even if you don't have a wedding to go to you'll probably need lots of anniversary cards on hand for all the weddings you previously attended.

I'm issuing a simple challenge to make either a wedding or an anniversary card!

My husband and I are going to a wedding this Saturday. I created this card based on the colors of the wedding invitation -- black & white with a splash of aqua.

Hope you find time to play along! I can't wait to see all the beautiful ideas you come up with.

Paper Dolls Challenge #37

2011-05-11T21:19:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone!!

It's Suzanne from The Card Yard, and this week's challenge is a:

Patterned Paper Challenge!

The lovely Renee keeps commenting that she notices how I love to use PP in my projects, so I thought this might be a good chance for everyone to make something using their favorite patterned paper, too. So....I challenge you to make a card using patterned paper everywhere except as the card base!

To get everyone started, here is a card that I made to get things started:

Good luck to everyone! I hope you all can play along with us!

Suzanne

Paper Dolls Challenge #36

2011-04-14T05:00:00.012-04:00

Hey everyone! It's Jen here from Jen's Ink Spot! I get the honor of hosting the Paper Dolls Challenge today! This challenge is a photo inspiration challenge.

Recently I was at Walmart when I saw a pretty quilt with colors that just called my name! The price was right so I purchased it. The packaging from that quilt is where this photo came from. You can interpret it anyway you like. If you find inspiration in the colors or the design or anything else, feel free to take it and run with it!

And here is my sample card:

I used the colors and the shape of the quilt pieces as my inspiration for the main backdrop. The twine is added for the "homespun" feeling it gives.

I also stamped patterns on each shape to mimic the ones in the quilt and added the Tin Types impression plate on the white background to mimic the "quilted" look as well.

I hope you are able to play along! Everyone is invited to participate! Simple add your link to the Inlinkz form below!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Giga Guidelines, Retro Background, Bitty Background Basics, Dot Spot

Ink: Versamark, Pure Poppy, Black

Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse

Other: Twinery Twine, Tiny Tags Die, Pop Dots

Paper Dolls Challenge #35

2011-03-31T00:00:00.029-04:00

So, is anyone feeling scrappy? Not like scrapbooking, but scrappy as in USE THOSE SCRAPS!

My challenge for you this go around is to dig in to your scraps and make a card using ONLY scraps. You are allowed to cut one piece of paper, if necessary, for your card base, but other than that, no cutting into a new piece of paper. I made a few cards, but due to 'technical difficulties' I was only able to get a picture of this beauty that I'm saving for my daughter's 8th birthday in June. I'm absolutely thrilled with how it came out!

{MAKE A WISH}

All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Cupcake Collection, Mat Stack 4 Collection, Polka Dot Basics II
Paper: Sweet Blush, Stampers Select, Doodlebug Lily White Sugar Coated Cardstock
Ink: Sweet Blush, Dark Chocolate
Accessories: Mat Stack 4 Die, Cupcake Collection Dies, Edgers #1 Die, Dimensionals, Bling (from clearance at Office Max)

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #34

2011-03-17T06:00:00.067-04:00

Hello Everyone!

I find myself so overwhelmed with gratitude lately. For my family's health and safety and for dear friends near and far in light of recent events in our world and right here at home on the Papertrey message board. A dear member of our team here suffered a tremendous loss recently and I was blown away by the love and support that were rallied immediately by the "Dolls", as I affectionately call our blog group, and those on the PTI Message Board. It is for this that I am truly grateful...to think we can develop such wonderful friendships with people we have never physically met. It is truly awesome! PTI has brought together a wonderful group of women and Ted. I am proud and grateful to know all of you!

So, this Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge is all about gratitude. I challenge all of you to make a card, scrapbook page or other project about GRATITUDE. Keep it simple (if you can) and use a background stamp (if you have one...or make one with other stamps from PTI). That's it...gratitude, simple, background stamp. Here is my project below and I look forward to seeing all of your amazing projects!

Remember to join in the challenge and post your project using the InLinkz tools below! For more information about this card feel free to visit my blog Trade Fish Designs.

Have a wonderful day!
C

The Winners!

2011-03-14T06:00:00.011-04:00

We appreciate you all for joining us for our first ever Papertrey Paper Dolls Blog Hop. We hope you enjoyed getting to know a little bit more about us as well as gaining some inspiration from our projects. We had a lot of fun ourselves.

Thank you to those who left comments and/or played along with our challenge. The comments were so sweet and encouraging. The projects that were submitted for our P-T-I Challenge were all amazing.

The winners were chosen by Random Generator.

The winner of the Made of Snow stamp set is:

Jessica Davis (The Paper Parade)

The winner of the $25 PTI gift certificate is:

Jill G. (Anjillic Creations)

Congratulations to our winners! Please contact us at PapertreyPaperDolls@yahoo.com to claim your prize.

A new challenge will be posted on March 17. In the meantime, Leish's latest challenge, as well as several of the previous ones, are still open. We'd love to see what you make.

Papertrey Ink Paper Dolls Blog Hop and Giveaway!

2011-03-09T07:00:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the Paper Dolls' First Blog Hop! We are so glad you are joining us today and hope that you will hop along with us as we get to know each other better. Perhaps you can even play along with our challenge!

The theme for this blog hop is:

PTI

We decided to pay tribute to the reason why we are all here in the first place - a love for all things Papertrey Ink. Each creation you see along the hop this week will have something that starts with a P, something that starts with a T and something that starts with an I on it.

In addition to viewing wonderful and varied creations, you will be able to read a little bit more about each member of this blog group and get to know all the girls better.

Just for hopping along and leaving comments on our Blog Hop posts, we are offering up a prize! One randomly selected winner from all the comments left on the Dolls' posts will receive the wonderful stamp set, "Made of Snow," pictured below.

Several of our members post daily, so if you have to take a recess during your hopping, make sure you scroll through the Dolls' blogs for the post with the Blog Hop banner pictured above. That's the post on which you should leave a comment.

We'd love for you to play along with us and link up your creations on the InLinkz tool at the bottom of this post! Linking up one of your creations following our theme will get you in a drawing for a $25.00 gift certificate to PTI!

All comments and projects should be in by midnight on Sunday, March 13th. We'll randomly select the winner for both prizes on Monday, March 14th and announce it here on the Dolls' Blog!

Below is a list of the Papertrey Ink Paper Dolls and their blogs. Grab something to drink, something to snack on and enjoy. We are glad you are here.

(The names in parentheses are our PTI forum names.)

Jen (JenCarter)

Lee Anne (Lee Anne)

Laurie Beth (Laurie Beth)

Deena (honugurl16)

Leish (leish)

Amy (kolling143)

Suzanne (*suzanne*)

Katie (choc0holic)
Laurie (In My Craft Room)
Cecilia "C" (camvds)

Michelle (abzzymom)
Sara (hiinaz)

Tanna (tfiskers)

Renee (Renee L.)

Kristin (jcmom04)

Christy (christea)

After you are finished hopping with us, please join us for our regularly scheduled challenges every two weeks. We'd love for you to play along!

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #33

2011-03-02T00:01:00.006-05:00

Hey there! It's me, Leish with a new challenge! I've got baby on the brain! Can you believe that starting from February until June, I know 11 people who have either just given birth or are expecting?! It IS contagious! Special shout out to Anika who's expecting twinsies! Anyhoo, on to the challenge.

The challenge is to create not one, but two cards! Using the same/similiar layout, create a baby boy card and a baby girl card! =) And, I'm putting it out there right now, since I have about 8 more cards to make, I'm gonna CASE y'all, so I hope you play along!

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #32

2011-02-17T16:04:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! It's Amy here and today is another challenge day here at the Papertrey Paper Dolls blog and I am so glad to be the host this week. For my challenge I wanted to make a Spring card focusing on EMBOSSING with any floral image from PTI. (For supplies used, please check out my blog.)

The Challenge

1. Embossing

2. Use any floral image from PTI

3. Spring colors

Here's my card:

Now let's see your best embossing floral PTI card!! Link up your creation below! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Spring!

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #31: Year of the Flowers

2011-02-03T01:49:00.002-05:00

Hi! Laurie from Hiding in My Craft Room here! I am so excited! This is my first time to host the challenge and I hope you find it a good one!

Okay, so here goes! The challenge is:

1. Use a flower set, if you have it Papertrey Ink, Year of the Flowers set.
2. Use a designer paper. If you don't have any, make your own. I actually used SU designer paper Real Red and stamped using the flower images. But I could have just stamped on plain paper and it would have been pretty too!
3. Use at least three different colors.

Here's what I came up with:

You can see more details about my card here: Violet Birthday

Thanks for checking in today!

Now it's your turn! Have fun!

Paper Dolls Challenge #30

2011-01-20T07:00:00.013-05:00

Hi everyone! It's me Laurie! Hope you are all having a fantastic New Year so far! I am here today with our second challenge of the year! I have a challenge today that was a sort of resolution for me! I have all this felt and all these dies and yet I don't use the two together!

SO, my challenge for you (and me!) is to use your felt with a die! That's it!

Here is my card for today...

You can visit my blog HERE to see more about my card! Don't forget to link up your creation below! Thanks for stopping by and hope you can play along too!

Laurie

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #29

2011-01-06T08:00:00.004-05:00

Hello Everyone,

The start of a new year comes a new series of Papertrey Paper Doll Challenges. I am the first host of the new year and I am excited to kick it off. I have to admit that I am still not back to my regular routine after the holidays. As a result, I decided that this Challenge would be based on a theme. The theme I have chosen is simplicity. This card is all about keeping it simple. I look forward to seeing what each of you create while trying to keep it simple.

For more photos and a supply list visit MY BLOG.

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #28

2010-11-30T13:31:00.002-05:00

Hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving! It's my (Michelle-abzzymom) turn to host a challenge.

What I love about the holidays are all the wonderful colors of the season. The beautiful reds, greens, golds and silvers are so pleasing to the eye. As much as I appreciate the traditional colors of Christmas, I also like to incorporate non-traditional colors when creating my cards or decorating my house. I like the unexpected element of using purples, pinks, and teals. My brain starts to tingle when I see an unusual color amongst the usual holiday colors.

My challenge to you is to create a holiday card or project using non-traditional colors. That doesn't mean you can't use red, green, gold or silver. You just have to incorporate a surprise color in your creation.

For my card, I used Simply Chartreuse, Fine Linen, and Plum Pudding. The focal point is from Dawn's cute On Ice stamp set.

I can't wait to see what you make. I would really love to see someone make a Christmas card that has a bit of Orange Zest in it. That's a color I'm still having a hard time using for my holiday cards. Have fun!

(Edited to add: This will be our last challenge for the year so we hope you play along. Our challenges will resume in January. In the meantime, you can still visit our personal blogs for more amazing projects and inspiration. We wish you all a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!)

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #27

2010-11-11T22:51:00.001-05:00

Hello and Happy Holidays!

It's Amy here and I am very happy to be hosting this week's challenge!!

Is everyone starting to become busy during this holiday season? I know it's only going to

get busier as Thanksgiving and Christmas get closer.

So when it came to my challenge theme this week, I thought it would be fun

to "revisit" a couple of sets that make it easy to add just the right touch!
What sets you may ask? I know I haven't used these sets as I had hoped, so I thought why

not focus on these for my challenge!

"The Button Bits Challenge"

My challenge is to create a card using these sets......any colors, any theme, anything goes.

Here are these sets in case you have forgotten!

Everyday Button Bits

Holiday Button Bits

Baby Button Bits

Blooming Button Bits

I chose to use Baby Button Bits along with Jen's great sketch challenge from last time!
(I was getting behind and this was my way to catch up)

Now, I want you all to go and break out those Button Bits sets and link up your cards!

Happy crafting!

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #26

2010-10-28T06:00:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone! It's Jen here with another challenge! I kept this one super simple since I've posted several hard ones before! This is a sketch challenge!

Here is the sketch and you are free to interpret it any way you'd like...just like it is, turned on it's side, etc!

I kept my sample super, super simple as well!

Now let's see what you can come up! Remember, you have 3 weeks to link your card below!! Anyone is welcome to play along!

If you would like a supply list, please see my blog, Jen's Ink Spot!

PPD Challenge #25: A Non-Traditional Fall

2010-10-05T21:36:00.015-04:00

Hello everyone! Happy October!

I am so happy to be hosting the Challenge this week. Since I was away, my mind is stuck in PTI-land as it existed months ago. I have too many sets that have not been inked up and a few releases to catch up on. BUT I have been lurking and this card by Maile Belles is one that sticks out in my mind as one of my favorites recently:

Why do I love this card so much? I think it's because the card uses non-traditional colors (no orange!) for a Fall themed card. Since this is the look I am shooting for with my Halloween cards this year, I thought it would be fun to challenge everyone here to create a Halloween or Fall-themed card not using any orange. None. Nada. Zip. It can be any size or have any layout that you like.

I am really excited to see what you all come up with! Here is one that I came up with:

Lastly, for a little bit of fun I will hint that I might be doing a small Dolls-only giveaway on my blog this weekend. Check in there for all the details on how I made this card too. Thanks for visiting!

Suzanne

PPD Challenge #24: Banners Out of the Box

2010-09-30T06:00:00.020-04:00

Hi everyone! It is Jen here and I have the pleasure of hosting this week's challenge!

Everywhere I look lately it seems that I see banners somewhere and I have to say that I totally LOVE them! I love the different shapes and sizes and the different colors! So, that is what inspired this challenge!

My challenge to you is to create a card using PTI products that you have and include an "out of the box" banner somewhere on your project! What is an "out of the box" banner? It is a banner that you uniquely create, thinking outside the box, with something that is not originally designed to be a banner! So, take a look at your stamps in a new way! What can you pull out to use as a banner?

I used the Beautiful Blossoms set and coordinating die to create this banner. I die cut the shape, stamped it and then cut it out. If you would like more information on this process, I have a tutorial on my blog showing the process.

I hope you choose to play along (everyone is welcome to play)! You'll have 3 weeks to enter your card on the link below. I know that this might be a bit of a challenge, but I can't wait to see what all of your creative minds come up with! And, if you want to copy a banner that you have seen before, feel free to do so, it doesn't have to be your unique idea!

I've also included links to two other cards using this idea to help you get started!

My Fun With Banners Card
Amy's Baby Banner Card

PPD Challenge #23 - Black and White with Some Colors of Fall!

2010-09-23T05:00:00.001-04:00

Hi there everyone, it's Bonnie Rose!

Today is MY TURN to host the newest challenge here on our group's
Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge Blog!

I've made this week's challenge easy peasy!!

Don't forget --
this challenge is open for
THREE WEEKS!!

No excuses. LOL
You all have lots of time to participate, right?

Here's the Challenge:

Use your favorite Black and White patterned paper + some Autumn/Fall Colors (orange, dark yellow, reds, browns, etc) to create your project this week!

Black+White PLUS
Autumn Colors!

Here's mine:

Supplies used: White cardstock, patterned paper, Color Couture, wrinkled ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique.
Stamps used: PTI, Everyday Classics sentiment

Have fun
and let us know if you participate!
Leave your link below!

Paper Dolls Challenge #22

2010-09-16T06:00:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone! It's Amy here with the challenge this week!

I can't believe it's time for the 22nd week of Paper Dolls!! I love having my own group to do

challenges with! As some of you know, I have been super busy this past week so is

anyone up for a CAS challenge?

The Challenge:

1. CAS

2. lots of white space

3. and a pop of color

Here is my card to use as inspiration.
Edit: I uploaded a better picture of my card!

Check out my blog, Stamp-N-Paradise, later for the supplies for this card.

Challenge #21 - Autumn Wishes

2010-09-09T11:34:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone!

It's C here in the latest installment of the Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge. This is a pretty great day for me. My lucky number is 21 and this is the 21st challenge for the "Dolls" and it is also my 40th birthday! Still not sure how I feel about this milestone but I can tell you I had a blast making my card for this week's challenge. I kept it simple for everyone...I went with a theme for this challenge...FALL. Create something beautiful and warm with the fall season as your inspiration. Whether it is the crisp air, the rustling leaves or the excitement of Halloween and all its sweet treats around the corner, I know you will find something special to capture your feelings about this time of year...

This card is squared at 5-1/2" and uses some fun October Afternoon paper, my fun new stamps (Jar Fall Fillers and Leaf Prints) plus some fantastic dies (Jar Label, Leaf, Spellbinders). Here is a close up to see the details of the background stamping with Versamark for the leaves and the cute little acorns and colors of the jar contents (yah copics!).

I will post the details on my blog (Tradefish Designs) if you want more details. Remember, you have 3 weeks to post your project. Have a fantastic day everyone!

Paper Dolls Challenge #20

2010-09-03T15:50:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone, its Laurie here with today's challenge! I can't believe we are already on our 20th Challenge! I am hoping that you will forgive me for being a day late, but I do have yesterday's challenge ready!

I would love to see some cards or scrapbook pages with the "School Time" theme! Cards for teachers, kids, Scrapbook pages for school etc! It's a great time of year for back to school stuff! I have a Thank you card here that would be great for any teacher!

Can't wait to see your creations! Remember the link stays open for 3 weeks so we would love to have you play along! :)

Have a great day!
Laurie

Paper Dolls Challenge #19

2010-08-26T01:00:00.001-04:00

It's me, Michelle S. (abzzymom)! It's my turn to host a challenge! My goal this week is to spread the love to some neglected stamps and supplies.

I am totally addicted to Papertrey Ink! I know this because I continue to buy new stamp sets and products every month even though I have a ton of stamps that have never been inked and a bunch of supplies that have not yet been used on a project.

So, here's my challenge: Make a card or project using 1) a stamp that has never been inked and 2) a product that is brand new and never been used.

On my card, I used a lot of things that I've never used before. I bought the Fly Away set when it was first released, but hadn't used it until now. It's an adorable set and at just $5 it's a bargain! This is also the first time I used Background Basics: Stars. I love how it matches the star that's on the back of the plane.

I have the whole Spring Rain collection, but have yet to use them. For this project, I used a button and the saddle-stitched ribbon for the first time. Can you believe this is also the first time I used the cloud die?

I'm sure you have a stamp that needs some love and inking as well as embellishments that are just screaming for you to use them. So, look through your stash of goodies and get creative!

This challenge will be open for 3 weeks. I can't wait to see what you make!

Paper Dolls Challenge #18

2010-08-19T22:19:00.001-04:00

Hi, it’s Anika here with another challenge for you.

I want you to find inspiration from a food container or wrapper. You can use the colors, layout or another design element from the packaging.

I used the colors from a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup as my inspiration. I also thought the ric rac looked like the edge of a peanut butter cup.

Hope you can find something in your pantry, refrigerator or freezer that will inspire you!

Thanks for playing along! ~Anika

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #17

2010-08-12T07:11:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone!

It's my turn, Lisa V.to host another PTPD challenge.

Dawn McVey's blog was the first blog that I visited when I discovered PTI. I loved her ability to give fresh color a shabby twist or leave fresh color combinations as they are and they just turn out wonderfully.

Dawn has provided us with this beautiful card from last months PTI release. This is packed with Dawn's style.

Here is what I came up with using Dawn's card as inspiration.

The challenge details are pretty simple. 1. Use Dawn's card as inspiration. 2. If you have some supplies from the July release try to incorporate them in your design. 3. Have fun!

DAWN, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING PTPD WITH BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATION!

Challenge #16

2010-08-05T07:00:00.007-04:00

I can't believe this is our 16th challenge on our blog! Can you? This is Lee Anne, and it's my second time to host a challenge. I'm going to borrow a sketch from the Go-To Sketches challenge for this one. Here's the sketch:

It's a sketch that Betsy Veldman designed for the special issue. I thought it was a challenge because of the circle. I hardly ever create shaped cards, so this put me out of my comfort zone. I'm sure I could have used this as the focal point on a standard card (as can YOU), but I stayed true to the challenge. Here's my card:

and the inside:

Play along with the sketch and post your creation below!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

Stamps: Up, Up and Away

Paper: Aqua Mist, Stampers Select, Summer Sunrise, 2008 Bitty Dot Basics

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Smokey Gray

Tools: Rick Rack Die, Cloud dies
Other: brads, aquacolors, sakura stardust pen, chipboard letter, gemstones

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #15- Bright, Bold and Beautiful!

2010-07-29T06:00:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone, it's BonnieRose here!

Here's my challenge to all of you out there --

This week and for the next three weeks,
I'm offering up
a photo inspiration challenge
to all of you!

Use this photo below as your inspiration!

It's a beautiful summer scarf I recently won from one of my fave blogs,
Bright, Bold and Beautiful!
Click here to read more!

Here's my creation:

Supplies used: White cardstock, Colorbok Ink, May Arts Ribbon Trim.
Stamps used: PTI, A Day at the Beach

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #14

2010-07-22T08:00:00.007-04:00

Hello everyone! This is C with a new challenge for the Papertrey Paper Dolls and followers of this blog. I decided to challenge everyone to do 2 things: (1) use a color that you would not typically use and (2) use a technique on your card that you have not used in a while. So, for me, the color orange is not something I typically use outside of a halloween card. The second part of the challenge was a technique. I decided to go back to basics and do some embossing. Here is what I ended up with for the group...and I have to say that I happy I used the orange!

Visit my blog for more detailed photos and a supply list. Happy scrapping!

Please join us in submitting your card for the challenge below using Mr. Linky. You will have 3 weeks to submit your creation. We look forward to seeing all the wonderful cards that are created!

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #13

2010-07-15T00:00:00.003-04:00

"...cuz we are livin' in a material world and I am a material girl!"

Okay, not really...
Hi! It's Leish, and it's my turn to host this week's challenge. I have to be completely transparent here and tell you that I'm super duper nervous! =) Anyway, on with the challenge!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it...is to rummage through your closets for some kind of MATERIAL to serve as your inspiration. It can be your clothing closet, linen closet, crafting closet, etc. No running out to the fabric store, snatching up some new material, and THROWING it in your closet so you can use it! LOL.

I decided to use my wedding dress for inspiration.

Here's the card I made:
I hope you play along!

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge # 12

2010-07-08T07:24:00.001-04:00

Good Morning! It's me Lisa (mimiggallery) and it is my turn to host the PTPD challenge this week.

I decided to take a tour of my house to find something that would be a good idea for this weeks challenge. Taking a tour sounds impressive. Ten good strides and your done. Ha-Ha. I ended my " tour" when some work from one of my favorite artists caught my eye. The work was from my oldest daughter. I have two other children so guess what my next challenges will be!!!

Carly created this piece in her 7th grade art class. It is a little ceramic dish. I really love her choice of colors and the simplicity of the flower. I incorporated both in my card, but you can use this as a color challenge or add flowers if you wish.

Here is the card that I created for the challenge.

Now it is your turn. Add your card to the link below so we can all see what you come up with. Can't wait to see!

The link is open for three weeks and there are other challenges open now as well. Scroll down for some more fun.

Have fun!

Paper Dolls Challenge #11: Create a non-standard sized card

2010-07-01T07:00:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone!

It’s Anika here with your challenge today. I need to give a big ‘Thank You’ to Suzanne for posting this for me! So here it is…

I always love long narrow cards, square cards, or shaped cards. So my challenge for you is to create a card that is NOT 5.5” x 4.25”. Any other size or shape will do!

I went with a tall narrow card. It’s 3” x 8”. The flowers are fabric, and the rest is Papertrey. (Of course!)

I’d love to see what you come up with, so link it up below!

Challenge #10: A sketch by Amy

2010-06-24T09:45:00.004-04:00

Hello.....It's Amy and I'm so happy to be hosting this week's Papertrey Paper Dolls challenge!

This week I wanted to do a sketch using scallops and after

seeing this card by Dawn McVey, I knew that was it!!

I have used a similar layout before here but this is just a bit different.

(Thanks to Jen for helping me with this sketch!)

I love the look of scallops and especially Papertrey's new scallop dies!

So if you have those, use them but if not just substitute something else for them!

Here is my card using the above sketch!

Please come play along....we have our challenges up for 3 weeks!!

We all would LOVE to see what you create during our challenges!

Challenge #9: What's Old is New!

2010-06-17T06:00:00.115-04:00

Happy Thursday!!! I don't know about you, but I absolutely loved Papertrey's June release! From the Friendship Jars to All About You to Flutterby Friend, I just loved it! I am super excited about inking up several new sets. I'm sure that when my order arrives I'll have a hard time deciding what to ink up first!

Speaking of what to ink up first...that's just what our challenge is going to be this week! I want you to think back to one of the first PTI sets you ever inked up (for some I know it's not been too long, and that's OK!) Using one of those first sets, make something new and link it up below for us all to ooh and ahh over!

Little Lady was in my very first PTI order, so she got some loving for this challenge.

I hope you give this challenge a go...I'd love to see what set brought you to share in this lovely little addiction to Papertrey Ink. You've got plenty of time...three whole weeks! The past two challenges are still open as well...give them a look and play along!

Katie

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #8

2010-06-10T00:00:00.004-04:00

Hi, everyone! It's Lee Anne, and it's my turn to host this week's challenge. I really like the sketch challenges that we've been having, but for some reason I'm drawn to a color challenge this week.

A few weeks ago my family celebrated my son's 5th birthday and my nephew's 4th birthday with one big party. It was a lot of fun, and I should have been more focused on the party, but instead I was focused on this shirt that my sister had on. I kept seeing PTI colors the whole time and couldn't wait to get home to put something together.

So that is my challenge to you. Use this color palette to create your project. (If you don't have these exact colors, then try to get close and have some fun!)

Here's the card I created using Take 3: Summer and Inside & Out: Thank You:

And here's the inside:

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

Stamps: Take 3: Summer, Inside & Out: Thank You

Paper: Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado and Stampers Select Cardstocks

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores, Ripe Avocado

Ribbon: Ripe Avocado

Other Supplies:

Brads

Spellbinders tags die

Paper Dolls-Challenge #7

2010-06-03T20:23:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone, its Laurie (Laurie Beth) and I am so excited to bring you our next challenge! We have all had alot of fun so far and LOVE all the participation! Today is acutally my anniversary so sorry about the late post!

Today's challenge is a combo! #1-I would love to see you make your own patterened paper! and #2-Try to keep your card "CAS"...clean and simple! If you want to only do one of the 2, that is great! I just hope you can play along! SO, here is my card....

Thanks for stopping by today! Can't wait to see your creations! Remember that our challenges are open for 3 weeks, so always feel free to join in the other challenges from weeks past! :) Have a great day!

Laurie

Paper Dolls - Challenge #6

2010-05-27T01:45:00.002-04:00

Hi! It's Deena (honugurl16), and this week, it's my turn to host the challenge. Can I be honest? Today was the last day of school and it was only yesterday that I realized it was MY TURN! Yikes. I wanted to do a sketch, but I wanted some sort of twist...so I decided to choose a sketch that had a little something extra.

So here's the challenge. It's from the Go-To Sketches magazine. It's on page 90. Half the cards are an odd size, but I wanted to keep mine standard. The challenge is to make a card with a pocket on the front for a gift card. I often give gift cards, but I want to give them in a creative way. I think this fits the bill.

Have fun with this one. I'm really loving the new Beautiful Blooms paper. My newest favorite cardstock is Smokey Shadow, and I'm loving the smokey shadow flowers on the paper.

Supplies (All supplies PTI unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages
Ink: Versacolor Black
Paper: Pure Poppy, Smokey Shadow, Beautiful Blooms
Other: HS felt, Pure Poppy Vintage Buttons, Nesties Labels 1, rhinestones (brand unknown), circle punch

Paper Dolls-Challenge #5

2010-05-20T01:00:00.052-04:00

Hi, everybody! It's Michelle (abzzymom). It's my turn to issue this week's Paper Dolls Challenge and I've decided to make it about color. To choose the colors, I laid out my inks, closed my eyes, and picked three colors. Your challenge is to create a card or project using these colors.

(A big THANK YOU to Katie for helping me with my post by making the color challenge box above.)

Here's the card I came up with. I used the Out On a Limb set, which is one of my go-to sets.

The card base looked plain so I used the Giga Guidelines impression plate for the background to give it a little texture.

Here's a close-up of my "butterfly" bow with the button.

This year, I promised myself I would also complete the inside of any card I make.

I can't wait to see what you create using these colors. If you don't have these exact colors, use something that's close. It's all about having fun! Bonus points for finishing the inside of your cards too!

Hope you can play along with the Dolls! Remember to add your specific post to the link tool below.

Thanks for stopping by!

All supplies used are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise specified.
Stamps: Out on a Limb, Mega Mixed Messages
Inks: Hawaiian Shores, Berry Sorbet, Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Berry Sorbet, Stampers Select White, 2008 Bitty Dot Basics, Chocolate Chip (SU)
Embellishments: Hawaiian Shores twill ribbon, Dark Chocolate button
Tools: Giga Guidelines I impression plate, Traditional Scallop punch (Martha Stewart)

Paper Dolls - Challenge #4

2010-05-13T05:00:00.031-04:00

Hi! Jen Carter here! Welcome to another Papertrey Paper Dolls challenge! Today's challenge is called "Feminine/Masculine"! Your challenge this week is to create a masculine card and then use the same stamps and basically the same layout and create a feminine card as well.

Here is my masculine card:

And here is the feminine version of the same card:

(sorry the sentiment is so hard to see on this card...it says, "It's Your Day")

In both cards I used the same stamps: Fly Away, Vintage Labels & Star Prints. I also used the woodgrain impression plate behind the airplane and the same basic layout.

I hope you have fun with this challenge! I can't wait to see what YOU make!! Be sure to post your card link below!

Supplies:
Masculine Card
Stamps: Fly Away, Vintage Labels & Star Prints
Paper: Kraft, White, DCWV Green, Patterned Paper
Ink: Palette Giverney Green, Prussian Blue & PTI Terra Cotta Tile, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Fiskars Crest Border Punch, Sanding Block, Nesties Label 1, Pop Dots, Woodgrain Impression Plate

Feminine Card
Stamps: Fly Away, Vintage Labels & Star Prints
Paper: Kraft, Hawaiian Shores, White, Dotty Biscotti Patterned Paper
Ink: Plum Pudding, Hawaiian Shores, Melon Berry, Brilliance Moonlight White
Other: Fiskars Border Punch, Nesties Label 1, Pop Dots, Woodgrain Impression Plate

Paper Dolls - Challenge #3

2010-05-06T18:44:00.014-04:00

Hi everyone!

It's me, Suzanne {*suzanne*}, with the 3rd Paper Dolls challenge. This is my very first time doing anything like this and I have to tell you this was hard! I would much rather copy someone else's sketch, especially because Meg's sketch last week was so awesome! "Wicked awesome" if you are from Boston.

I knew that I wanted to sketch a square card and leave lots of room for everyone's styles. If you wanna add butterflies and flowers and buttons, go right ahead! But I went with clean and simple for my version on this sketch:

Here is the card that I made...the sentiment is from the Enjoy the Ride stamp set by PTI. The patterned paper is from Paper Pizazz.

So the sky is the limit for you!! I hope you will play along and visit the blogs of everyone else who participates. Here is the Mr. Linky link so you can add your version...Thanks for stopping by! Hugs, Suzanne

Paper Dolls - Challenge # 2

2010-04-29T07:57:00.007-04:00

Hi all! It's Meg (megspaulding) here with our second Paper Dolls challenge! Thank you Laurie Beth for our first challenge which was super fab and thank you to all who participated! I have been planning this next challenge for a while. The sketch is one of my faves! It comes from the Go To Sketches magazine by PaperCrafts. The sketch was designed by Betsy Veldman (ahh, my hero) on page 109. Here it is:

And here is my take:

Lots of October Afternoon Fly a Kite paper collection and of course tissue paper flowers and lots of bling!

Hope you enjoyed this weeks sketch and get to play along with us! Later peeps!

Meg

Welcome to Paper Dolls Challenge #1!

2010-04-22T07:00:00.012-04:00

Hi All, it's Laurie (Laurie Beth) here with the Paper Dolls first challenge! The Dolls are so excited to get started this week with our new blog and weekly challenges! We will be hosting a random challenge on Thursday of each week!

First off, I just want to let you know that we would LOVE to see your takes on this sketch! Please feel free to jump in here and play along! It's open to anyone! We would love to see your PTI stamps but any stamps are welcome! Just link your creation at the end of the post!

I volunteered to get a jump start this week, so here we are! I picked a sketch for our first challenge and here it is....

Its very similar to a card I have done in the past and thought it would be a good simple sketch to get us all started! So, here is my take on this weeks sketch...

Something as simple as an oval can really give a card a great focal point!

Thanks for stopping by today! Can't wait to see everyone's take on the sketch! Have a great day!

Laurie

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Signature Greetings, Text Style II, Turning a New Leaf

Paper: PTI Kraft, Brown and Ripe Avacado CS

Ink: Burnt Umber Palette

Misc: Oval Marvy Punch, Scorp-Bug, PTI Brown Buttons and Twine, Fiskars Bracket Embossed Border Punch