Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge | August 2016!

01 Aug Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge | August 2016!

Hello crafty friends!  It’s that time of the month again … time for a NEW challenge at Paper Sweeties!  Before we share the new inspiration board, let’s congratulate last month’s challenge winner … the votes are in and I’m thrilled to announce our latest winner:  Dawn!

Dawn created the most beautiful patriotic theme shaker card for our July challenge!  Contact us, Dawn, to claim your $25 gift certificate prize and get the challenge details for your Guest Designer spot with Paper Sweeties next month … and here’s a {sweet} badge to display on your blog – enjoy!

Paper Sweeties hosts monthly challenges here on the blog! Each 1st of the month we will have a brand new inspiration board to help spark your creativity!  It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to create, share and win:

1. CREATE a NEW project based on the current inspiration board using ANY of your favorite crafty supplies — receive an EXTRA VOTE if you use a stamp, die or embellishment from Paper Sweeties!  If you don’t have any stamps from Paper Sweeties yet, we have some complimentary digital images created specifically for this challenge that you can try before you buy!  Use this month’s board as a starting point for your project — be inspired by one or more of the colors, shapes, theme — ANYTHING GOES!

2. POST a DIRECT LINK to your project in our link gallery below — please link to your blog post (not your entire blog) so we can easily find your creation.  No blog, no problem — you can use any of our online galleries to upload your project: Facebook,  Flickr, Pinterest or Splitcoast Stampers – keyword papersweeties!

3. LINK back to this blog post so your readers can easily find us!

Our challenge will run for the entire month. You can play along as many times as you wish and combine with as many other challenges as you want! The challenges will end at 12 pm EST on the last day of each month. The winner will be revealed on the 1st of each month!

—> To celebrate our birthday this month, the August challenge winner will receive a $100 gift certificate for a fabulous SHOPPING SPREE! <—

*NEW* grab our challenge BUTTON and SHARE on your blog with your crafty friends and followers!!!

Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge August 2016

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HOW will YOU be inspired this month — colors, theme, shapes, patterns?  I was inspired by the colors, cake stand and treats in this yummy photo (CLICK on the photos for close up views):

I stamped the cake and cake stand using the Happy Cake Day stamp set and then die cut the pieces with the Happy Cake Day Sweet Cuts set.  I colored the polka dots and stripes with glitter markers and then added some extra glitter to the icing on the cake layers!  I added some Cupcake Sprinkles Sequins inspired by the flowers in the photo.  The sentiment was stamped using the Let’s Party stamp set and I added a scalloped die cut border using the Sweet Borders Sweet Cuts set!

  Please visit our talented Design Team Contributors’ blogs to be inspired by their AMAZING projects:

Beth Luetschwager

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties <– you are here!

Jeri Thomas

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Kathy Schweinfurth

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Join our Facebook Inspiration Group – Share your Paper Sweeties projects with us!

Follow us on Pinterest for loads of inspiration and ideas!  Contact us to pin YOUR Paper Sweeties projects to our Customer Gallery Board!

Be inspired by videos and tutorials on our Paper Sweeties You Tube Channel!

We cannot wait to see how YOU will be inspired by this month’s challenge!

Join us all month long in August for our 4th birthday FUN and FESTIVITIES!!!

Sharing with these challenges:  Simon Says Stamp – ATG; CAS{E} this Sketch #183 – sketch; Curtain Call – snow cone; Paper Players #306 – ttt/patterned paper, scene, cas;  613 Avenue Create #187 – ATG; Retro Sketches #225 – sketch; JUGS #353 – girly; Addicted to Stamps & More #204 – CAS

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