01 Dec Paper Sweeties challenge | December 2017!
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 of the November challenge: Alyson MacDonald!
Alyson used Emma, Emma Sweet Cuts, The splendor of autumn, Sweeties Wagon and Sweeties Wagon Sweet Cuts to create this adorable card! Contact us, Alyson, to claim your $25 gift certificate prize … and here’s a {sweet} badge to display on your blog!
Paper Sweeties hosts monthly challenges here on the blog and in our Facebook Group! 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 … you don’t have to use products from Paper Sweeties, but we would LOVE if you did! 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 the link gallery below (if using your blog, please link to your blog post not your entire blog so we can find your creation) or UPLOAD a photo of your project to our FACEBOOK GROUP CHALLENGE ALBUM . No blog or not on Facebook, no problem — you can use any of our online galleries to add your project link: Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest or Splitcoast Stampers – (keyword papersweeties). Contact us if you have questions or need assistance!
3. LINK back to this blog post so your followers can find us too! (Back linked posts will not be considered for the monthly prize).
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!
This month’s inspiration board:
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This month’s WINNER will receive a $100 gift certificate for a shopping spree at Paper Sweeties!!! Sadly, we will be discontinuing hosting the monthly challenges in 2018, so let’s make this month’s challenge the BEST ever and go out with a BANG! Share us with your crafty friends!
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HOW will YOU be inspired this month — colors, theme, shapes, patterns? I was inspired by the theme, colors and homespun stockings in this month’s fun photo! (CLICK on the photos for close up views):
I took a literal approach to this month’s challenge – recreating the wood texture with patterned paper and homespun stockings with pretty patterned paper, burlap cuffs and then added some glittered holly leaves and sparkly berries!!!
To recreate, use these products from Paper Sweeties boutique:
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- Snow Friends Sweet Cuts
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- Strawberry Sequins
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Please visit our talented Design Team Contributors’ blogs to be inspired by their AMAZING projects:
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties <- you are here!
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Be sure to join us DECEMBER 1st through DECEMBER 25th for our annual 25 Days of Christmas Designer Blog Hop where we will be showcasing special holiday projects each day to help spark your creativity for card making, scrapbooking, home decor and holiday gift giving! Jinny (link above) is showcasing the most ADORABLE homemade apple butter gifts today on her blog that you will surely want to make for your family and friends! BONUS: bookmark this blog and follow us daily … there ‘may be’ some extra special treats and giveaways hidden in the daily blog posts especially for YOU this holiday season!!!
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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!
Sharing with these challenges: House of Cards – December/holiday; Cut it up #136 – Christmas song (Josh Grobin – Believe); Dies ‘R Us #86 – Christmas carols (Josh Grobin – Believe); CAS(E) this sketch #249 – sketch; Simon says stamp – ATG; Addicted to stamps & more #270 – photo; Inspired by all the little things #74 – merry & bright; The card concept #82 – retro holiday; Fusion – red holiday/photo; 613 Avenue Create #203 – ATG
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Julie Tucker
Posted at 07:18h, 01 DecemberThis is gorgeous! LOVING the burlap on there!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lisa Bzibziak
Posted at 08:24h, 01 DecemberLOVE this! So beautiful!
Darlene Pavlick
Posted at 10:13h, 01 DecemberFABULOUS and what fun! Your challenges will be missed but I totally understand! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Christmas Carols’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!
Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please come for a visit.
maria f.
Posted at 16:50h, 01 DecemberI believe! Super sweet.
Tracey McNeely
Posted at 17:41h, 01 DecemberAdorable card, love those stockings. Thank you for joining us at Inspired By All the Little Things!
Evelyn
Posted at 06:55h, 02 DecemberSo very cute! I love those tiny stockings with the burlap touches — so rustic! I can just see them hanging in a cabin in the woods, waiting for Santa to fill them.
Thanks for joining us for our Christmas Song challenge at Cut it Up!
Evelyn
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carol gill
Posted at 15:02h, 02 DecemberGreat card and love the textured stockings.Thank you for joining us at 613 Avenue Create
Carol DT x
Greta H
Posted at 22:43h, 02 DecemberLove your darling stockings! The burlap tops are wonderful with the sparkly holly!
Marjorie Dumontier
Posted at 00:46h, 03 DecemberThis is a truly lovely Christmas spirit card ! margessw@icloud.com
amy
Posted at 02:20h, 03 DecemberSuper cute!!! Thank you for joining us at ATSM, good luck!!! Amy DT
Tracy
Posted at 09:15h, 04 DecemberOh these are so sweet, love the texture from the burlap.
Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge x
Pam Sebring
Posted at 18:59h, 05 DecemberSo very cute! I too really like the burlap effect. Happy holidays!
K M Meena Herale
Posted at 07:18h, 06 DecemberLovely card,
Thank you for joining at Addicted to Stamps and More and waiting to see next time.
Hugs
Meena DT
vicki dutcher
Posted at 10:02h, 06 DecemberTotally loved your inspirational photo!
Jane Knudsen
Posted at 21:12h, 11 DecemberLove this sweet stocking card! The burlap is the bomb! Thanks for playing along with House of Cards!
Gerda
Posted at 16:46h, 12 DecemberWhat a gorgeous card!! Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up challenge!
Have a great day.
Gerda
Gilda
Posted at 13:12h, 18 DecemberLove the cute stocking card. So creative.
Lucy E.
Posted at 18:48h, 07 JanuaryWhat a fun challenge-I enjoyed
the photo inspiration. Thanks for the fun!
I can’t find a winner announcement. I checked the Facebook group also.