Papertake Weekly Challenge

Sketch #30

2009-12-15T16:09:00.003Z

Hi everyone.

It's so nice to be back in the land of Blog after my enforced absence and I must apologise for being late with thise post!!

Huge thanks to the wonderful Steph for getting it all sorted for me the last few weeks - I so appreciate her help xxxx

I'm catching up slowwwwwly but I am getting there so please bear with me until I'm properly sorted again lovely chicksters xxx

OK well last week there were some gorgeous non red and green cards and big thanks to everyone who took part. So from all of that fabulousness we need a winner and it is .....

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
22
Timestamp: 2009-12-15 16:15:40 UTC

.... it's AndreaM :)
Well done chick and if you e-mail me I will arrange to get your prize sorted.

Regarding the new GDT, I will be in contact with the peeps that Mr Random Thingie chose and we will announce them next week - once again thank you for bearing with me here xxxx

So onto this week.
We do have a sponsor for you but because of my techie probs, I am waiting for the pic to come over but if you keep checking back, it will be on here very soon (and thanks for your patience!!).

We also have another sketch for you and it's this one here ....

As always, please feel free to put your own interpretation on the sketch and you can resize and flip and rotate, but you must still be able to see the basic sketch there in your card :)

And without further ado, here are the team cards which I'm sure you will agree are just gorgeous.

Enjoy xxx

Debi

Jill

Mandy
Lols

Sharon

Donna

Dawny P

Steph

So that's what we did with the sketch and now it's over to you lovelies xxx

Have a great week - 25th will soon be here - and see you next Tuesday.

Don't forget to check out our individual blogs to see what we've all been up to, and also keep checking back here for the sponsor details - they will be on here soon.

Hugs to all xxx

Red and Green must not be seen!

2009-12-08T16:17:00.006Z

Hi everyone!
Just to let you know, Dawny's not here this week - she has a poorly PC! She sends her apologies and will be back at the helm and sharing her fab cards again very soon! :)
Thanks so much to all those who entered this weeks challenge - there were so many lovely cards!
I've used Random.org to pick a winner and this week it's number 51....
....thats Cassie! :)

If you could please email either Dawny or Steph, we'll get your details forwarded on for your prize! :)
Onto this weeks challenge! This week Dawny has set a Red and Green must not be seen challenge - so no red or green this week please! :)
The team have used images from this weeks sponsor,

Stretch N Bubbles

they have some fab images so do go and check them out!
And the DT have done some lovely cards for this week too:
Do check out the individual blogs too if you get chance! :)

Steph

Mandy

Kim

Lorraine

Donna

Jill

Sharon

As usual please enter your details and a link to your card in the Mr. Linky below! (Mr. Linky may be added shortly, if he's not here though please add a link in the comments section! Thanks! :)

Guest Designers will be arranged once Dawny is back with us! :) Thanks everyone!

Sketch #29

2009-12-01T12:20:00.005Z

Hi everyone and hope all is well xxx

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last week - you seemed to enjoy the challenge and we had loads of entries, all of them fabulous :)

And from of all that fabulousness, we need a winner

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:40
Timestamp: 2009-12-01 12:50:21 UTC

Yes 'tis you Katie Tate, and if you e-mail me your details, I'lll pass them on to Heidi so you can go and choose your prize. Major thanks once again Heidi for sponsoring us xxxx.

And we are delighted to welcome a new sponsor to Papertake and this week it is the lovely Kimmie from

Here's a little bit about Kimmie and her gorgeous stamps -

"Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps is a brand new Canadian stamp company which just opened in October! They feature images from artists Crissy Armstrong, Annie Rodrigue and Jean Grant and are both whimsical and quirky! You can find these deeply etched, unmounted rubber stamps online at their website or at many fine retailers all over the world!"

Kraftin' Kimmie is offering up a bundle of KKStamps for the winner of this week's challenge!!

So, we have another sketch for you this week and it is ....

....... this one here.

As always, please feel free to flip, rotate, re-size and generally do your own thing with the sketch and as long as we can still see the basic layout, then that will be fab xxx

This week, as well as our Guest Designer Lorraine, we are also joined by Kimmie, Tara and Andrea from Kraftin Kimmie.

And we have a bit of an annoucement girlies cos from next week, Lorraine has agreed to join us full time - well we couldn't let her go could we cos her work is just gorge - and we are so pleased to have her on board.

We are also going to be choosing our future guest designers every month from our challenge entrants, as it seems only fair that the girls who participate in our challenges should have a chance to join us.

So if you fancy having a go, just put GD after your name on Mr Linky and we will choose our next GDT from this weeks entries.

So enought waffle from me, let's have a look at the cardage -

Kim (Kraftin' Kimmie)

Tara (Kraftin' Kimmie)

Andrea (Kraftin' Kimmie)

Lorraine

Debi

Donna

Steph

Jill

Mandy

Sharon

Dawny P

So those are our cards and now it's over to you.

Don't forget to check out our individual blogs if you get a sec and catch up with what's been happening with us all.

Have a fab week and hugs to all xxx

Christmas Crackers

2009-11-24T12:22:00.004Z

Hi everyone and hope all is well xxx

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last week and as always there were some wonderful pieces of work and fabulous takes on the sketch.

And from of all that fabulousness, we need a winner

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:46
Timestamp: 2009-11-24 12:32:13 UTC

Well done Sue McClelland - you are our winner :)

EDITED - ooops, I forgot that this week we are having 2 winners, so our other lucky girlie is -

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:58
Timestamp: 2009-11-24 17:22:57 UTC

And well done Bella cos it's you,- and if you e-mail me YOUR details I'll pass them on to Peggy as well. Sorry about that peeps xxx

Big thank yous to Peggy for her sponsorship xxxx

And we have another fabulous sponsor this week and it's the turn of our featured sponsor, Heidi at ...

And Heidi is offering a whopping $25 to spend in her store, and that's the full amount as she pays your shipping costs. As always, huge thank yous Heidi xxx

So what's our challenge?
Well as it's nearly the big day, we thought we'd like to see your fave Christmas cards this week so it's a bit of an open challenge, and it is

Christmas Crackers.

As always our fabulous girlies have weaved their seasonal magic, so without further ado, here's the cards peeps.

Lorraine (GDT)

Saskia (GDT)

Donna

Steph

Jill

Mandy

Sharon

Debi

Dawny P

So those are our faves and now it's ho ho ho-ver to you (sorry!!)

If you get a sec, don't forget to check out our individual blogs and see what else we've all been up to.

Have a great week and see you next Tuesday xxx

Sketch #28

2009-11-17T11:52:00.010Z

Hi everyone and hope all is well xxx

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last week and as always there were some stunning bling-tastic pieces of work.

And from of all that fabulousness, we need a winner

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:106
Timestamp: 2009-11-17 13:27:29 UTC

Yoohoo Kathrin - it's you chick :)

Please e-mail me your details and I'll pass them on to Heather so that she can organise your prize. Big thank yous to Heather for her sponsorship as well xxxx

And we have another fabulous sponsor this week. and it's Peggy at

Now for those of you who don't already know, Peggy is the sister of our very own Sharon :)

And here's a little bit about her and her fabulous products -

I just love working with the Vintage Greeting Cards and have collected quite a large number of them. I am in heaven when I get a new vintage scrapbook and can spend time pouring over the collected cards, letters and mementos. Each scrapbook gives just a little insight into the life and times of the author and their families. The scrapbooks are created with such care and loving that you just know that it was very important to them to save all the tidbits and memories.

I try and take this love and care right into creating my Vintage Greeting Card Image CDs and Cut Outs. Sometimes, I'll even include something from the scrapbook, like a wedding picture of the couple or a sweet little handmade heart from a child to their mommy.

So many times, the scrapbooks are torn apart and the individual pieces sold or thrown away. It just breaks my heart! So all of my scrapbooks are kept together and the CDs are organized by the families not by the grouping of image types.

I have thousands of cards, so if you're looking for that special image or just want to create a quick special card visit one of my stores.

my web page http://www.PeggyLovesVintage.com
or
my etsy store http://www.PeggyLovesVintage.etsy.com
or
my ebay Store PackRat Basement Bargains

And Peggy's fabulous prize is 5 sets of cut outs for not one but TWO winners.

So what's our challenge?
Well it's sketch time here at Papertake and this week it's this one here -

As always, feel free to flip, rotate and resize to your hearts' contents peeps, and as long as you can still the basic sketch then that is fabbidoodles with us xxx

All the DT cards this week have been made using a Peggy Loves Vintage image

And here's the cards peeps.

Lorraine (GDT)

Saskia (GDT)

Steph

Jill

Mandy

Sharon

Debi

Donna

Dawny P

So there's our cardage which we hope you like, and now it's over to you lovely peeps.

If you get a sec, don't forget to check out our individual blogs and see what else we've all been up to.

Have a great week and see you next Tuesday xxx

Digi Sparkle

2009-11-10T12:19:00.005Z

Hi everyone and hope all is well xxx

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us last week and as always there were some stunning pieces of work and awesome takes on the sketch.

Massive apologies if I didn't leave you a comment - for some reason either Mr Blogger or my computer decided that it would let me on some blogs but not on others. What a pain!!!

But anyway, we need a winner

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:41
Timestamp: 2009-11-10 12:28:16 UTC

Yoohoo Fliss, it's you chick :)
Please e-mail me your details and I'll pass them on to our Lou so that she can organise your prize. Big thank yous to Lou and the team for their sponsorship as well xxxx

And we have another fabulous sponsor this week. and it's Heather at

And check out this prize -

The winner of the challenge will have their account at digisparkle.com upgraded to 'club member status' for a period of one month which will run from when we are notified of the winner till the same numerical day of the following month.

And don't worry if you don't have an account - it is so easy to create one.

As a 'club member' you will be able to download all our products completely free, including any new digistamps that are added to our catalogue during your club membership period. At the end of the month the winner's account will become a normal account again, and any further purchases will be at full price.

That's free access to over £28 worth of digistamps!

And also, the wonderful Heather has joined us for the challenge as well. So I better stop waffling and tell you all what it is :)

Well, in honour of our sponosr, our challenge this week is

Digi Sparkle.

So we want to see a something digi on your card - could be an image or paper, whatever you want to use - plus a bit of something nice and sparkly and blingy.

As always the fab Papertake chicksters have weaved their magic and created some stunners which we hope wil inspire you, and all the images you see on our cards are available from Heather.

We are also saying hello to a new GDT girlie and that is Saskia who will be with us for 4 weeks. And the wonderful Lorraine is also staying with us for another 4 weeks :)x

So here's the cards peeps.

Heather

Lorraine (GDT)

Saskia (GDT)

Jill

Mandy

Sharon

Debi

Donna

Dawny P

Steph

So there's our digi sparklers, and now it's over to you lovely peeps.

If you get a sec, don't forget to check out our individual blogs and see what else we've all been up to. Have a great week and see you next Tuesday xxx

Sketch #27

2009-11-03T13:14:00.004Z

Hi everyone.
Well didn't that last week fly by!!!!

And what a wonderful response we had to last week's challenge. Huge thanks to everyone who took part and for your lovely spotty stripey creations - fabulous!!

Huge thanks also to Heidi for sponsoring us and our lucky winner is

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:115
Timestamp: 2009-11-03 13:20:26 UTC

It's Itzuvit :)
Well done chick and if you e-mail me your details, I'll pass them on to Heidi.

So onto this week. It's time for another sketch and it's this on here ...

And we have another fabulous sponsor this week and it is the sweetness that is Lou at Lily-Boo

When I showed Lou the sketch, she sprung into action and sent it to Sam who designed some images especially for the sketch - how special do we feel xxxx

And it is these 6 very special images that are up for grabs this week.

Not only that, but Lou has joined us as our special guest designer and has done a gorgeous card as well.

Before we get to the team cards, sadly this is the last week for Lorraine and Heather who have been with us for the last 4 weeks.Huge thank yous to you both for all your hard work and wonderful cards.

And apologies to both Heather and Lou, cos some very dozy person forgot to send Heather her image to work with.

No prizes for guessing who that was!!!
We will have a new GDT for you next week.

So onto the team cards - feast your eyes on these :)x

Lou

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)

Steph

Mandy

Debi

Donna
Jill

Sharon

Dawny P

We hope you like them :)

If you get a sec, don't forget to pop over to our individual blogs and catch up with what else we've all been up to.

And have fun with the sketch. As always you can rotate and resize any of the elements and flip or rotate it. As long as you can still see the basic sketch then that's fine.
And the text is an optional extra :)

See you all next week xxx

Spots 'n' Stripes

2009-10-27T12:10:00.004Z

Hi peeps - hope everyone is well :)
It's time for another Papertake Weekly.

But before we check out the DT cards, which are, as always, fantabulous, a huge thank you to everyone who joined us last week. And the winner of Kay's gorgeous prize is .....

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:61
Timestamp: 2009-10-27 12:20:03 UTC

Woohoo, it's Kath :) Well done Kath and if you e-mail me your details I'll pass them on and huge thanks to Kay for her sponsorship xxx

We have another fab prize for you this week and as it is the last week of the month, we have our featured sponsor, the very wonderful ...

Some lucky girlie will get to spend $25 in Heidi's shop and that is the full $25 as Heidi very kindly pays the shipping costs. If you've never been over there, then you are in for a treat cos it is chock full of goodies.

So onto this week. Our challenge is

Spots n Stripes

You can use either or you can use both - tis up to you. And without further waffle from me, here is what our fab girls have done.

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)

Debi

Steph

Andrea

Mandy

Sharon

Donna

Jill

Dawny P

So that's what we did and now it's over to you to dig out your spotty stripey bits and bobs and do your crafty thing with them.

Have a great week and don't forget to check out our blogs if you get a sec and catch up with what we've all been up to.

You might even find some blog candy while you're there ;)o

Hugs to all and see you next Tuesxday xxx

Sketch #26

2009-10-20T11:38:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone and hope that all is well with you.

Wow, we had a fabulous response to our challenge last week - lots of spookiness and darkness, and all of it fantastic!!!!

Thank you to everyone who joined in and the winner of the Joana Sheen voucher is -

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:40
Timestamp: 2009-10-20 10:52:18 UTC

Wooohoooo, Caz, it's you chick. So if you e-mail me your details, I'll pass them on to Pat.

Thank you to Joanna and her team for sponsoring us xxx

So onto this week and it's time for another sketch. This one....

And as always, please feel free to flip, resize and rotate any of the elements and as long as the basuic sketch is still there, then that's completely fine.

Also the text is optional so you can put it on or leave it out - tis up to you xxx

We have another fab sponsor and we are very pleased to welcome back the wonderful Kay from

Toodles & Binks

And get a load of what one lucky girlie will be winning -

Rose Tapestry

It currently contains
Rose Tapestry A4 unmounted sheet, the main image is a whopping 6x6
4 sheets of Razzlebury Prism Cardstock
4 sheets of Iced Lemon Prism Cardstock
3 sheets of BG Urban Couture Tweed PP
3 sheets of BG Urban Couture Merino PP
Turquoise and Pink buttons
Various silk, paper flowers, plus 2 made by me.
Various ribbons
Chiaro and Candyfloss Zoomz

Now is that fab or it that FAB???

So all you have to do is follow the sketch, link us up and that little lot could be on it's way to you next week.

So what did the DT girlies do with the sketch?
Here 's our cards -

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)

Sharon

Debi

Jill

Donna

Andrea

Mandy

Dawny P

So those are our cards - we hope you like them :)x
We can't wait to see what you do with the sketch and we'll see you same time same place next week.

Have a great week and hugs from all of us to all of you xxxx

The Dark Side

2009-10-13T12:06:00.004+01:00

woooooooooooooooooooooooo

(Vincent Price scary noise from the horror films - just to set the scene)

Hello peeps.
It's time for another Papertake Weekly Challenge and this week
we are going over to

The Dark Side

But before we get here, we need a winner for last week's challenge,

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:38
Timestamp: 2009-10-13 11:32:32 UTC

And it's Audrey!!!

Well done chick and if you e-mail me your details, I'll pass them on to Kathe so that she can organise your prize. Thank you to Kathe for her sponsorhip.

Well if anyone read my blog yesterday, they will know that I left a little clue about today. I said that we would be joined by a very special guest today and it is none other than the one and only

Joanna is sponsoring our challenge and our winner this week will get a £10 voucher to spend in the shop.

But that's not all, because Joanna has also joined us as our special guest designer and has made us a card. So a huge thank you to her, and we are thrilled that she has joined us xxxx

I must also thank the lovely Pat at Joanna Sheen for all her help as well - Pat you are a star xxxx

We also have 2 new guest designers for you as well and they are Lorraine and Heather. Welcome girlies and we are so pleased to have you with us for the next 4 weeks. Heather has kindly offered a little prize as well so nip over and check it out if you have a sec.

So, our challenge is, as I said, The Dark Side and we want to see anything spooky, creepy and Halloween-ie on your cards. And without further ado, here's what we all did.

Joanna

Lorraine (GDT)

Heather (GDT)

Jill

Sharon

Andrea

Steph

Mandy

Donna

Dawny P

We hope that you like them and we can't wait to see your 'spooktacular' creations (sorry, I can't help meself!!).

Have a fab and craft week and see you next Tuesday xxxx

Sketch #25

2009-10-06T13:32:00.005+01:00

Hi there peeps - hope that everyone is well and not drowning in the flippin rain like we are here today.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our black and white challenge last week. Apart from one Miss Cheaty McCheat (the full sorry story is on my blog here!!) you all managed to make some fab cardage with just the one extra colour.

And thank you to the very wonderful Heidi for her sponsorship once again and we do have a winner ..........

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:3
Timestamp: 2009-10-06 12:34:57 UTC

Well the early bird certainly got the worm cos it's no 3 and that's Terry. If you send me your details chick, I will let Heidi know and she can arrange your prize.

We have another fabulous prize again this week -

cos once again we are delighted to have Kathe join us as our sponsor.

For those of you who didn't see the post when Kathe was last with us, here is a little bit about her and what she does -

Hello my name is Kathe most know as Bluerose. I would like to say that I am a Independent Distributor with The Angel Company (TAC) and it is a direct sales company that manufactures and sells an exclusive line of rubber stamps, paper collections, and accessories for scrap-booking, card-making, and other paper craft projects. They maintain one of the Nation's most liberal angel policies, allowing their customers to not only use their purchased stamps for personal use, but for projects for profit as well. You will love our revolutionary Creative Cling™ Stamping System! This system is fast, easy to use and can maximize your storage space. I would love to invite you to visit my blog at http://www.katzdesignz.blogspot.com/ I sure hope to see you there really soon…

Thank you Kathe - it's nice to have you back with us xxx

On a sadder note. we have to say goodbye to out wondereful guest designers this week. I can't believe it's been 4 weeks since they joined us - how quickly it's gone!!! But a huge thank you to you all cos you've all been stars and you've done some wonderful work for us xxx

We'll have a new and fabulous GDT for you next week.

So as the PTW regulars will know, it's sketch time again and here it is.

Here is what the girlies did with it, and all the images that were used here are available from Kathe.

Suzie (GDT)

Kath (GDT)

Donna - who is NOT a granny lol xxx

Sharon

Andrea

Jill

Mandy

Debi

Steph
Dawny P

Dawny P (again - greedy greedy !!)

Do ya like?

We hope so :)

So now it's over to you to take the sketch and do your thing with it like we did. As always you can be pretty flexible with your interpretation and as long as you can still see the sketch then that is absolutely fine.

And don't forget to come and visit our individual blogs if you get a sec and catch up with what we've all been up to.

Have the fabbiest of weeks and best stay in and make lots of cards cos the weather forecast is awful!!!

See you next Tuesday xxxx

Black & White + 1

2009-09-29T13:09:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone and thank you so much to everyone who joined in with last week's challenge. You seemed to like the sketch and there were, as always some pretty fabulous cards.

Before we kick off this week, we have some wonderful news.

We thought it might be nice to add some new girlies to our team, cos although we were small (and perfectly formed lol x), we wanted to bring in some more styles and ideas which we hope in turn will give YOU loads more ideas and inspiration.

And we chose not 1, but 4 :)

So we are so very pleased to annouce that our fab 4 are, Sharon, Debi, Jill and Donna. All such different styles but with one thing in common - they do the most amazing work. Welcome to you all xxx

We's also like to thank the wonderful Wendy for her sponsorship last week and I can tell you that the winner is...

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:114
Timestamp: 2009-09-29 11:36:26 UTC

... Lil Daffodil Fiona.

Well done chick and if you e-mail your details, I'll pass them on to Wendy.

So onto this week.
As it is the last week of the month, we are sponsored by

Heidi and Simon Say Stamp.

So one lucky girlie will get to spend $25 if Mr Random Thingie chooses her next week, and that's the full $25 cos Heidi also pays the shipping costs. Once again, thank you Heidi for you sponsorship xxx

Our challenge this week is a colour combi challenge and it is one of my personal faves,

Black & White + 1

So excluding skin and hair, you must use black and white and you can choose one more colour to work with.

And this is what our team have done.

Kath (GDT)

Nancy (GDT)

Suzie (GDT)

Sharon

Debi

Donna

Jill

Mandy
Steph

Andrea

Dawny P

Kimmie will be along next week - hope you are feeling better chick xxx

So what additional colours will you choose? We cant wait to see and also don't forget to nip along and check out what else we've all been doing if you get a sec.

Until then, have a fab week xxxx

Edited -

Jean McBride in New Zealand sent me these. She doesn't yet have a blog and this is the very first challenge she had ever done. Great work Jean and thank you for joining us xxx

Sketch #24

2009-09-22T19:08:00.006+01:00

Hi everyone.

Sorry I'm a bit late tonight - one of those days again which I seem to have a bit too often lately. Never mind, we're here now.

Well you seemed to like faking it last week - ohh there were some fabulous cards and some very clever ideas on how to cheat lol xxx

A massive thank you to Priscilla for her sponsorship and without further ado, I can reveal that our winner is .....

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:89
Timestamp: 2009-09-22 18:14:12 UTC

.... Dragonlady.

Congrats chick and if you e-mail me,
I'll pass on your details to Priscilla so that she can organise your prize :)

So onto this week and as regulars will know, it's time for another sketch and here it is ....

It's fairly straightforward and as always, feel free to flip it and rotate it and resize the elements. As long as we can still see the sketch then it's fine to interpret it as you please.

And it is my absolute pleasure to welcome back ......

Wendy and her Digital Delights - they really are - as our sponsor this week, and this is what you can win -

Here's a little bit about Digital Delights -

"Digital Delights is a magical place filled with little digi creations from all walks of life. Check back often to see what is in the works!! I hope have fun using my images. New Images are being added all the time!! My Design Team & I look forward to visiting with you!!"

Thank you Wendy and you can check it all out here.

So what have our fabulous DT girls done with the old sketch then. Well get a load of these beauts .......

Nancy (GDT)

Suzanne (GDT)

Steph

Dawny P (greedy girl - I did 2!)

If you have a spare sec, don't forget to check out our individual blogs and see what we've all been up to. And make a date with us for next Tuesday because we have some

fabulous news

to share!!
oooohhhh I love a bit of intrigue lol xxxx

Have a wonderful week and hugs to all xxx

Faking It

2009-09-15T15:25:00.006+01:00

Hi peeps.

Hope everyone is well.
Don't know about you but hasn't this week gone quickly?

Thanks you to everyone who joined us last week and without further ado, it's time to announce find out who our winner is -

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:23
Timestamp: 2009-09-15 15:02:28 UTC

Wooohooo Louise in New Zealand, it's you chick :) If you e-mail me with your details, I will pass them on to Jeri, and a big thank you to MCC for their sponsorship last week.

Now for our challenge this week, which is all about

'faking it'

So, we want to see anything fake (or faux if you are posh)on your cards. This can be stitching, fake lace (ie using a border punch), fake ribbons and bows or flowers, it is up to you.

Just put your 'cheaty' heads on and see what you can do.

We have 3 brand new guest designers who are going to be with us for the next 4 weeks and it is my absolute pleasure to welcome them. They are one of my best blog buds, the fabulous

Kath, Nancy and Suzanne.

A warm Papertake welcome ladies - we hope you enjoy your stay with us xxx

We also have a wonderful sponsor as well and it is ....

As a lot of us tend to make 6 x 6 cards, this weeks prize would be a Godsend in any craft room.

I'll let Priscilla tell you all about it -

"Have you ever been faced with trying to fit a bulky thick style card in an envelope? The lumps and bumps really do not look that great! I do not know how many times I would try and line up my envelope edges to find that they were slightly off, not enough room for the adhesive, it had gap openings, was lopsided, you name it, I have done it. If you have ever experienced the same kinds of problems, well I have found the answer. “Thinking Inside the Box” Kits will help you make an envelope perfect every time. Come check out what “priscillastyles” has to offer, because I have two sizes in the kits and a “stand up” card template that will make any card unique and one of a kind. Please take a look at all the possibilities these items offer"

You can find these along with many samples here

This is the kit you can win

And here is a sample of an envelope made with it.
Very nice I think, and so useful because we all do tend to make bulky cards which are a real pain to post.

So let's have a look at how the team 'faked' it :)

Kath (GDT)

Nancy (GDT)

Nancy (she did 2 cards for us. Thank you Nancy xx)

Suzanne (GDT)

Steph

Mandy

Kim

Dawny P

So that's what we did with the challenge and we hope that you like them.
If you get a sec, don't forget to nip over to our individual blogs and check out what's been going on in the last week.

Until next Tuesday have a wonderful week and we can't wait to see your 'neat cheats' lol xxx

Sketch #23

2009-09-08T21:45:00.005+01:00

Hi to everyone and gazillions of apols for being so late in getting the post done tonight. It's been one of those days!!!

Anyway, thank you to everyone who joined us for our challenge last week and there were some gorgeous angels and fairies flying about Blogland :)

Of course we have a winner picked by the good old random generator and it's ....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:41

Timestamp: 2009-09-08 20:59:19 UTC

... Susu K- well done chick.
If you e-mail me I will pass on your details to Kathe and she'll get your prize off to you.

Before we get onto this week's challenge we just want to say a huge thank you to our 2 fabulous GDT girlies, Jill and Katrina, for being with us for the last 4 weeks, and for their wonderful work. Girls it's been an absolute pleasure xxx

We'll have a new GDT joining us next week, but until then, what do we have for you this week? Well it's a sketch and it's this one here -

And we have a wonderful sponsor and a really great prize up for grabs this week. Our sponsor is My Creative Classroom and hugest thanks to them for their sponsorship :)

And here's a little bit about them and what they do.

My Creative Classroom is an online arts and crafts learning center. Our interactive and in-depth courses are instructor led and filled with wonderful projects and techniques to help you get the most out of your supplies. This fall MCC will be offering over 70 courses. From the Cricut to Copics to mixed media to rubber stamping to scrapbooking we have something for everyone. Join us as we kick-off our fall semester on September 1st. We are excited to be sponsoring this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge. One lucky winner will receive a scholarship worth $25 towards a class of your choice

3 of the tutors over at MCC have made cards for this challenge and they are Colleen, Kim and Vennita, who doesn't have a blog. Ladies, thank you, your work is just stunning xxx

We have another very special guest joining us this week and she is Debi from across the pond. She is soo talented and she does the most fabulous work. Nip over and check out her wonderful blog if you get a sec cos there is so much inspiration on there. Thank you so much for joining us Debi xxx

So without further ado, lets have a look at what we all did with the sketch.

Debi
Kim (MCC)
Colleen (MCC)
Vennita (MCC)

Jill (GDT)

Katrina (GDT)
Steph

Mandy

Kim

Dawny P So that's what we did, and now we want to see your interpretations. As always, you can rotate it and flip it and mess about with it and as long as you can see the sketch there, then it's fine.

Have a great week and hugs to all xxxx

Angels and Fairies

2009-09-01T15:19:00.018+01:00

Hi everyone.

I hope that you all had a wonderful Bank Holiday xxx The weather wasn't brilliant and it's even worse today but never mind - best all stay in and do lots of crafty stuff :)

Well wowwza is all I can say cos there was a fabulous response to last week's challenge - you seemed to like the sketch and there were, as always, lots of brilliant cards.Thank you to everyone who took part and a huge thank you to the sweetness that is Kim for being our very special guest xxx.

And of course another huge thank you to the absolutely wonderful Heidi at Simon Says Stamp for sponsoring us. And one lucky girlie has won a voucher to spend in Heidi's shop to the value of $25 - and as always, that is all of the $25 to spend on stash because Heidi pays the shipping :)

And that lucky girlie is .....

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:95
Timestamp: 2009-09-01 14:31:54 UTC

It's you Clare so if you e-mail me, I'll pass your details on to Heidi and you can go and spend your voucher

So onto this week.
We have another fabulous sponsor and she is Kathe from ...

Here is a little bit about Kathe -

Kathe has donated a set of stamps and I can tell you, having used the products, that they stamp like a dream. You get a fantastic image every time - I am very impressed.

And this is what you could win -

Gorgeous aren't they, and perfect for Christmas. So our challenge this week, in honour of our sponsor (and our Kim xxx) is

Angels And Fairies

It couldn't be simpler. So if you want to p p p pick up a penguin (sorry!!) all you have to do is include something fairy-ish or angelic on your cards and that's it.

And we have another very special guest joining us and she is Kate. If you have never seen her work, go and check out her blog because she is just so talented. I love her style - so clean and fresh and fabulous xxx

This week, all the cards made by the team are from the Kathe's Hear The Angles and Just A Dream stamp sets (you can see them here ).

And if you order between now and the end of September, these stamps are on offer - check it out here . This is an offer that Kathe is having and isn't an offer from The Angel Company btw. You can also check out her on line store here :)

And here's what we did with them. Hope you likee xxx

Kate

Katrina (GDT)

Jill (GDT)

Steph

Kim

Kim's second card

Mandy

Nikki

Dawny P
We hope that you like what we did and we look forward to seeing your magical creations during the next week. Don't forget to pop across and check out our blogs and see what we've all been up to.

Until next week, take care and hugs to all xxxx

For those without blogs.

Magi sent us this beautiful card.
Thank you Magi, I'll make sure I include you in the draw for the prize :)

Sketch #22

2009-08-25T12:21:00.010+01:00

Hello to everyone.

I hope you have all had a nice week and to all you poor harrased Mums, hang on in there - not long and they'll be back at school :)

Well what a fantastic response we had to our special challenge last week. Thank you to everyone who helped us to celebrate and we enjoyed looking at your work and seeing which were your favourite challenges.

We have 6 winners and their names will be posted on here as soon as I have them.

Edited - The 6 winners are - Kim's - Riet, Mandy - Francesca, Andrea - Bernie, Dawny P - Mary J, Steph & Nikki - to come soon.

Well done girlies - if you contact the individual team member directly, they will arrange to get your prize off to you :)

We have another sketch for you this week and we also have something a bit special as well. Or rather someone very special joining us. We thought it would be nice to invite some of our favourite peeps to join us as a one -off each week. These are ladies you will probably all know (and maybe some that you won't). But they will all have one thing in common - their work is just inspirational.

You will know exactly what I mean when I tell you that our very first special guest is non other than the very wonderful Kim Piggott. I think I can speak for all the team when I say that her work is awesome. Kim, thank you so much for joining us - you have a very special talent for sure and your card is just beautiful xxx.

And as it is the last week of the month, we are again sponsored by the fabulous ...

There is a $25 voucher up for grabs and some lucky girlie is going to win it :)

And all you have to do is have a bash at this little fella ......

Don't forget that you can re-size, flip and rotate to your hearts content and as long as you can still see the sketch it will be fine and dandy.

And here is what we all did with it .....

Kim

Katrina (GDT)

Jill (GDT)

Nikki... will be here shortly

Steph

Mandy

Kim

Dawny P
So there's our cards.

We hope you like them and we can't wait to see what you do with the sketch. Don't forget to visit us all if you get a sec and see what else we've been up to. We love visitors :)xxx

Have the most fabulous week xxxx

For those without blogs:

Linda Carson sent this lovely card. Thanks Linda for joining us for the challenge!

100th Challenge - Take Your Pick :)x

2009-08-18T14:07:00.014+01:00

Well firstly, I have to apologise to anyone whose blog I didn't get round to last week. My computer has been misbehaving again and there were quite a few places where it would not let me leave a comment. BUT I have to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part and also to our lovely
sponsor Merrigan xxx

So who has won then?

Here are your random numbers:7
Timestamp: 2009-08-18 13:43:29 UTC

Well, Sandi Shores, it's yoooooooouuuu!! If you e-mail me chick, I'll send your details to Merrigan so you can get your prize.

It's a very special week here at Papertake Weekly as it is our

100th challenge

Back on 1st October 2007, Steph, Andrea, Mandy and Caroline did their very first challenge. You can see it here .

Nikki and Kim came on board very soon after that - within a week or so - and apart from the lovely Caroline who left to start her own fabulous business, Raspberry Ribbons, all the girls are still here. I think that's fantastic and big ups to each and every one of them. They really are the most fantastic group of girls xxx

I was talking to Steph about this and how it all started and it was because a few friends decided that they would take it in turns each week to send out the same materials to each other and see what they could make from them. And that's how it all began. You can read all about it in Steph's own words here.

It is all credit to Steph and the girls that we are sill here nearly 2 years later!! So I would like to say thank you to all the design team, past and present, for making this challenge such a success xxxxx

Because it's a special week, we don't have a sponsor as such, but we do have prizes. All the regular team girls have put together a giveaway, to say thank you to YOU for your support over the years - so next week instead of 1 winner there will be 6!!! Just pop along to each blog, leave us a comment and we will each pick a winner. Easy peasy :)

And we have some other good news - Nikki is back with us after her break.

Welcome back chick xxx

AND there are 2 brand new guest design girls and they are Jill and Katrina. Welcome to you both and I hope you enjoy your stay with us.

So what have we got for you this week? Well this really is up to you because there's a choice of 99 different challenges (yes, 99!!!) That's because you get to pick your favourite PTW challenge and re-do it (but obviously not the same card lol xxx).

Now onto the cards. I've included a pic of all the prizes as well and thank you to the team for putting their prizes together.

Jill - Food For Thought (17/12/2007)

Katrina - 4 Seasons (04/08/2009)

Steph - the very first challenge which was Swirly Doodles, and Steph has even used the same paper and image

Steph's notebook

Kim - Sketch #7 (26/01/2009)

Kims giveaway :)

Mandy - Seeing Spots (05/01/2009)

Mandy's giveaway :)

Nikki - Seeing Spots (05/01/2009)

Nikki's giveaway :)

Andrea - Scrap This (25/05/2009)

Andrea's giveaway :)

Dawny P - Delightful Downloads (23/06/2009) and sketch #4 (08/12/2008)

Dawny's giveaway :)

So those are our cards.

We hope they've inspired you to delve back into Papertake's archives and find your favourite. We can't wait to see which one you pick :)

And don't forget to come and visit us all and see what we've all been up to.

Have a great and crafty week xxxx

Dawny's Sketch #21

2009-08-11T19:12:00.005+01:00

Hi peeps xxx

I'm ever so sorry I'm a bit late with this - I have had one of those days. But never mind, we're here now, and I hope everyone is well and enjoying this little bit of nice weather we are having!!

What a fabulous response to last week's challenge, and what beautiful cards you all did. Thank you to everyone who took part and also major thanks to our wonderful sponsor, the very sweet and lovely girlie that is Janet from Pink Gem Designs xx x

So I bet you want to know if you've won or not!!

Well if you are number 89 and your name is CAROLINE, then you have :))

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:89
Timestamp: 2009-08-11 18:36:37 UTC

Well done chick and if you e-mail me, I'll pass on your details to Janet.

Before we get on with this week, I have to tell you that next week is a VERY SPECIAL week for us here at Papertake Weekly - it is our

100th challenge.

So whatever you do, don't miss next week cos we'd love you to celebrate with us. There'll be lots going on for sure!!!

So onto this week.

Well it's another sketch and here it is .....

And we have another wonderful sponsor for you -
it's Merrigan from Bee Crafty

These gorgeous downloads are so nice to work with and there is one up for grabs this week for someone (you can choose your own), so thank you so much Merrigan xxxx.

Also, Merrigan has very kindly agreed to be our special guest designer this week and has done the most beautiful card for us to share with you.

Stunning or what!!!!

And talking of stunning, let's see what out lovely team have been up to this week. All the cards here have been made with Bee Crafty images and I think you'll agree that they are fabulous.

Sadly we are also saying goodbye to our 2 lovely GDT girlies, Katy and Wendy, who have been with us for the last 4 weeks. It's been a pleasure to have you girls and thank you for joining us and also for your beautiful cards.

Next week we have 2 new GD girlies but until then, and without further waffle from me, here are our cards ....

Katy (GDT)

Wendy (GDT)

Wendy's close up

Mandy

Steph

Kimmie

Dawny P

So that's it.

Don't forget to check out our individual blogs where you can see what else we've all been up to.

And don't forget that you can make the sketch your own by rotating, flipping, resizing etc. As long as you can still see the sketch then that's fine and dandy-oh!!!

We can't wait to see what you come up with so take care and have the best crafty week xxxx

Four Seasons :)

2009-08-04T19:10:00.009+01:00

Hi everyone.
I hope that you are all ok and enjoying the little bit of sunshine we've had!!!

I just have to say before we start that once again I've had problems leaving comments on a few blogs, but I will keep trying, so if I haven't visted, I will be along asap.

So firstly, I have to say a big thank you to our wonderful featured sponsor, Simon Says Stamp. One lucky girlie has won $25 to spend in the on line shop, and that winner is ......

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:57
Timestamp: 2009-08-04 18:09:35 UTC

.... No 57, Julie Temple.

Well done Julie. If you e-mail me your details, I'll let Heidi know.

And on to this week, where our challenge is Four Seasons. We all have colours or and things that we associate with the different seasons I think. So all you have to do this week is create your card using a colour scheme or things that reminds YOU of one of the seasons.

And that's all there is to it!!!

We have another fabulous sponsor as well, and the lucky winner this week will win this gorgeous Skipping Millie stamp which has kindly been donated by the lovely Janet from

Thank you Janet xxx

Janet is also our special guest designer this week and she has chosen Winter as her season and has used the most gorgeous Mille and Snowman image which is available at Pink Gem.

Wanna see her card? Here it is ......

I love that image - it is so sweet. And of course, our wonderful girls have also been busy, and here's what they've done.

Katy - GDT (Winter)

Wendy - GDT - (Summer)

Wendy

Steph (Summer)

Mandy (Autumn)

Mandy

Kimmie (Winter)

Andrea (Autumn)

Dawny P (Spring)

There was no conferring here, but we have covered all the seasons!!!

So these are the colours that we have chosen, and we'd love to see what you choose. If you get a sec, don't forget to pop along to our blogs and see what we have all been up to.

Have a great week and we'll be back next Tuesday with another sketch challenge xxx

Dawny's Sketch #20

2009-07-28T17:28:00.007+01:00

Hello peeps xx

I hope that everyone is well and not suffering from the dreaded swine flu, unlike my poor other half!!

Firstly, a big thank you to our wonderful sponsor from last week, Digital Delights, and don't forget that Wendy is still with us as she is one of our Guest Designers for the next few weeks.

So who was the lucky girlie to win $10 worth of fabbydoodles downloads from Wendy's store?

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:104
Timestamp: 2009-07-28 16:34:24 UTC

Wooohoo, it's Fonda from Southern Scraps. Well done chick and if you e-mail me your details, I'll pass them on to Wendy :)

We had another wonderful response to the challenge, so on behalf of the team, a huge thank you to everyone who joined in last week.

Before we get onto this week's challenge, this is just to tell you that we have a brand new feature coming very soon - maybe next week if I can get it organised in time :) So stay tuned for that.

So onto THIS week.
Well it's time for another sketch and this week it is sponsored by....

... yes it's the turn of our featured sponsor, Simon Says Stamp.

Heidi is giving the winner a $25 voucher to spend in her online shop, and as she very kindly pays the shipping, you get to spend the whole $25 on your fave stash.

And here's your sketch for this week....

Once again the fabulous PTW girls have done their thing with the sketch, so without further waffling, let's see what they've done, and clicking on theyr names will take you to their own blogs.

Katy (GDT)

Wendy (GDT)

Mandy

Andrea

Kimmie

Dawny P

And another one from Dawny P

Steph

So that's the sketch.

As always, you can twist and rotate the elements and as long as you can still see the sketch in there somewhere, then that is absolutely fine.

Don't forget to check out the girlies blogs peeps, and see what other fabulous stuff they've been up to. Have a fab and crafty week and we can't wait to see your gorgeous work.

Take Your Pick Colour Combi xxx

2009-07-21T12:56:00.006+01:00

That's our challenge for this week, but more of that in a sec peeps xx

Firstly, I have to say a big thank you to Liz for her sponsorship last week, and also for being a guest designer for us.

I've done the random number thingie and and the lucky girlie who has won a PP download is ....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:88

Timestamp: 2009-07-21 11:55:59 UTC

Yes Lilackat, it's you sweetie!!
So please e-mail me with your details and I will let Liz know.

So onto this week's challenge which is as I've said

Take Your Pick Colour Combi.

It's very easy peasy and all you have to do is to create your card using a colour combi from the following -

pink, black, white, yellow, green, grey and lilac

You can use as many or as few of those colours as you want and of course, you can use your own preferred colours for skin tones and hair etc.

Our sponsor this is week is .....

..... the lovely Wendy from Digital Delights and all the images you see on the fab DT cards are available to buy at Wendy's digi shop. Thank you Wendy for your sponsorship and there is a fab download up for grabs for one lucky girlie and it could be you!!!!

As well as being our sponsor, Wendy is also one of our new Guest DT girlies, along with the lovely Katy. Welcome to both of you - we hope you both enjoy your stay with us and we look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.

So let's see what the team have done with Wendy's images. You can click on the name above each pic and it will take you to each team member's own blog so that you can check out the rest of their work.

Wendy (GDT) - Surprise Ridley

Katy - Birthday Ridley

Andrea - Peek a Boo Ridley

Steph - Maggie May

Mandy - Doc Hooty

Here's the inside of Mandy's card

Kimmie ...
... will be along soon

Dawny - Maggie May

So it's your turn now. Let's see those cards and we can't wait to see what colour combi YOU'LL pick.

Have a fabulous week.

Sketch #19

2009-07-14T15:22:00.019+01:00

*** EDITED ***

Girls please bear with me - I am having terrible problems leaving comments on your blogs as my computer keeps crashing. I don't know if it is Mr Blogger or my computer I am trying my best to sort it so that I can get round to everyone but apologies if I can't. Hugs, Dawny xxx

Hi peeps.

What a response to last week's challenge - it was fantastic!! And there was some stunning work for us to see as well. So thank you to everyone who took part.

Well I guess you'll want to know if you've been lucky lucky lucky this week??

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:64
Timestamp: 2009-07-14 14:37:11 UTC

Well if your name is DEBBY, then you have :)

Congrats hunny, and if you e-mail me, I will pass on your details to Kim to organise your prize. Thank you to Kim as well for her sponsorship xxx

So what have we for you this week? Well it is time for another sketch.

And here it is.

And we have another FABULOUS sponsor this week, and one very close to my heart. Cos it is the wonderful ......

Our winner gets a to choose a gorgeous download, so thank you Liz xxx
And we have a very special guest designer this week, cos it is none other than......

Liz herself.

I love this

Liz has given the sketch a really modern twist which I really like - so much so in fact, that I kind of nicked the idea myself for one of my cards this week.

Sadly, we are saying goodbye to Emma and Kathrin who have been our guests for the last 4 weeks. I have loved every one of their cards and on behalf of the team, I would like to thank them both for the wonderful work they have produced for us xxxxx. We hope you have enjoyed your time with us girls :)

We will have another 2 lovelies next week, but you'll have to wait and see who they are - hee hee lol xx

So what have our wonderful girls done with the sketch? Well here are our cards - and all of them have something 'Pink Pettcoat' and fabulous on them.

We hope you like xxxx

Emma (GDT)

Kathrin (GDT)

Andrea

Mandy

Steph

Kimmie

Dawny

And Dawny again - greedy girl!!

We hope that our work has inspired you to have a go, so let's see what you do with the sketch.

Don't forget that as always, you can twist it, rotate it, re-size the elements and generally do what you like with it, as long as you can still see the sketch in there somewhere.

We can't wait to see what you do and until next Tuesday, have a great and crafty week xxx

My Favourite Things

2009-07-07T20:00:00.007+01:00

Hi everyone.

I hope everyone is well and that you all had a great week. I don't know about you but isn't the weather better this week!!! I never thought I'd be glad to see a bit of rain .... but I was!!

Firstly, I have to say a massive thank you to each and every one of you who joined in last week. It was a great response - you all seemed to like the sketch and there were some absolutely fabulous cards.

So, which lucky girlie won our first Simon Says Stamp prize?

It was (drum roll ......)

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:7
Timestamp: 2009-07-07 19:05:20 UTC

No 7 was certainly lucky for Leonie.

Well done chick. If you e-mail me, I will pass on your details to Heidi and you can get your prize organised. Thanks again Heidi for your sponsorship xx

So what do we have for you this week?

Remember the song from The Sound Of Music about raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens?

Well that's what we want to see this week cos our challenge is

My Favourite Things.

You can really indulge yourselves here - use anything you want as long as there is something favourite of yours on there. So it could be a stamp, or your fave colour combi or papers. Or all of them put together.

We are very lucky to have another wonderful sponsor this week and of course it could only be ...

Kim has very kindly donated a brilliant stamp called Congrats All Around, and here it is -

Thank you Kim, it is a wonderful prize. Check out the MFT website girls cos there is loads of yummy scrummy stuff on there :)

So if you fancy getting your mitts on this, all you have to do is make us a fab card using something you lurvvvve, and it could be yours.

And here's some loveliness which we hope will inspire you, all lovingly created by our fabulous team. Don't forget to check out the team's blogs for more gorgeous work.

Emma (GDT)

Kathrin (GDT)

Andrea

Mandy

Kim

Steph

Dawny

We can't wait to see whar YOUR favourite things are.
Have the fabbiest and craftiest of weeks xx

MFT Challenge Cards

2009-07-07T19:28:00.000+01:00

Here's a lovely card for the MFT challenge sent to me by Crystal who doesn't have a blog.

I will give Crystal the last number from Mr Linky so that she can take part in the draw for the prize xx