Thursday Inspiration

We're happy you could join us today to see more of our talented Design Team's work.  Today's Designer's all chose to create scrapbook layouts for their interpretation of our sketch.  However, this doesn't mean that you have to create a scrapbook layout as well, feel free to create any paper project your heart desires that our sketch inspires you to create!

Don't forget that you have until Saturday at noon to enter your project using In Linkz.  After 12 noon, the voting for the People's Choice Award for Challenge 3 begins... so don't forget to come back between Saturday and Tuesday to cast your vote!

Tomorrow we'll have some more inspiring Design Team creations for you to see and until then, get crafting!

Christy

Christy captured the excitement of her son's trip to the zoo in her layout for Challenge #3. He is an absolute animal nut and at 2 years old his excitement for life is captivating! She flipped the sketch left to right and used bright papers to capture the memories. The white matting behind her pictures just makes them pop!

Regan

Regan used the sketch challenge to create a 12X12 layout. To add dimension to the sketch's blocked effect she used 2 sets of mats for her photos and one smaller mat in a different color for her embellishments. She used heat embossing and dimensional embellishments to add texture and interest to the layout. For more information on this layout please visit her blog.

Catherine

Catherine took this sketch and and switched a few things about the sketch, mainly the title. She really enjoyed working on this project, and creating different embellishments for the squares without photos. Check out her blog for all details, the paper she used is one of the new My Mind's Eye collections!

Dawn

Dawn used recent photos, that could be trimmed into smaller portions to make this eye-appealing layout. She chose photos that had various focal points, to keep with one theme and show all of the details of the day. It was made to fit in an 8X8 scrapbook, or layered (as shown here with a green mat) to fit in a 12X12 book.

We Have A Winner!

Wow, what amazing projects you all submitted!!

The people have spoken, and we have a winner...well two winners actually ;)

Our #1 Design Team pick is Caroline with this adorable firecracker card, Congratulations Caroline!

Our People's Choice winner is Abby with this amazing layout, Congratulations Abby!!

Abby, please send us an email so that we can forward you a Papercraft Star People's Choice Winner button.

Thank you to everyone who played along with us this week. Be sure to tune in tomorrow and see some fantastic inspiration from our design team for Challenge #3.

 Kristina & Beth

Challenge 2 - Red, White and Blue

In honor of the 4th of July, we've cooked up a super appropriate challenge here at Papercraft Star.  Enter your projects that use Red, White and Blue and/or Americana as the inspiration for your piece. 

Here is all you have to do to participate for the opportunity to win the People's Choice Award as well as be entered into the finals.

1. Create a brand new project featuring Red,White and Blue and/or Americana.

2. Link your project photograph and post below. (Please make sure you link the post that features your photograph so everyone who visits your blog can see what you've created in all it's glory!).
3. Be sure to enter your project BEFORE Saturday at 12 noon (Eastern Time).
4. Come back between Saturday after 12 noon and Tuesday to vote for your favorite entry.
5. Don't forget to tell all your friends, family and followers to vote for their favorite project as well!

6. Visit Papercraft Star every day through Friday to see our Designer inspiration pieces!  They are awesome and you simply don't want to miss it!

That's it!  Simple and fun too!

Now for Wednesday's Designer Inspiration:

Caroline

This week the designer's were given Red, White, and Blue for their challenge. Well with July 4th right around the corner how could you not do something representing that great summer holiday. Caroline made a simple but lovely "Happy 4th" card. She added some interest to the card by scoring the card base to represent the flag using the Martha Stewart Scoreboard.

Liz

Although they do not celebrate the 4th of July in Australia that does not mean red, white and blue, and stars and stripes cannot be used for other topics. Liz has used this week's challenge to create a layout featuring her son and the colours red, white and blue. She has put the emphasis on stars and added some striped paper, buttons and ribbons to complete this layout.

Jan

A vintage Fourth of July is brought to mind by Jan with this card that features old-time paper and the image of a by-gone era.

Be sure to enter your project link below and come back tomorrow for some more Designer inspiration pieces!

Friday Inspiration

Last but certainly not least our final Designer inspiration projects for Challenge 2! 

Stephanie A.

There is nothing like a flag related theme when you are given the colors red, white and blue to work with. Happily Stephanie found some flag papers in her stash and added this wonderful stamp for the perfect finishing touch to her patriotic card.

Suzy

Break out the hamburgers and hot dogs! Suzy made an invitation for a family together over the 4th of July. She embossed the BBQ with red ZING powder. The remaining text and image were stamped with charcoal black. Stamps by We R Memory Keepers "Old Glory" line.

Tracy

For this week's 4th of July--red, white, and blue--Americana challenge, Tracy made a wall hanging using some sticky backed canvas, a patriotic vintage Uncle Sam image, and her Cricut.

Steph D.

Steph used reds, creamy whites, and blues to create a vintage Americana card that celebrates the 4th of July.

With all the fabulous inspiration Papercraft Star Designers have cooked up for you over the past three days, we hope you'll find your mojo and participate in Challenge 2.  Enter your projects by Saturday at noon (Eastern Time) by scrolling down to Wednesday's post and entering your Red, White, Blue and/or Americana creations today!

Challenge 12 - Photo Inspiration

Challenge 12 - Photo Inspiration
Challenge Begins September 8, 2010

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