Friday Challenges

 Suzanne here with your Friday Challenges. 

Just a few reminders:

1.  The codes (abbreviations) next to the Challenge Names are detailed in the CHALLENGE CODES TAB at the top of our Paper Playful Blog or Click Here
2.  Please keep in mind this is a summary only. Details are on the specific Challenge Blogs.
3.  Please read the Rules/Guidelines on each Challenge blog to confirm you are meeting their criteria. 

Have fun creating!

• Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E -  B IS FOR BIRDS   (W2 of 2)  
• Aloha Friday Challenge - M, 1st Fri, Must be Paper (Digital Ok)  -  APR  No. 9  UNDER THE WEATHER   (Ends 04/30) 
• CAS on Friday – 2W, E1, must be CAS - No. 282 SUNSHINE  (W1 of 2) 
• Color My Heart Color Dare - W, SIO - Use Closes Match to Only Colors on Color Board  - No. 597 FOUR SQUARE* (W2 of  2), No. 598 SHAKES OF PINK, YELLOW & GREEN * (W1 of 2) 
• Crafty Catz - 2W, 5E - No. 670 - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL For a Boy  (W2 of  2)
• Crazy for Cats Challenges M, 1st Fri, E5 - Effective Jan 2024 will be taking an indefinite break
• Creative Artiste Challenge - M, E8, C5 - APR No. 103 -  ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES -  (Ends 04/28) 
• Creative Creases - 2W,  must be a fun fold - No. 81   ANYTHING GOES WITH A FUN FOLD  (W2 OF 2) 
• Creative Fingers - 2W, 3E, No totally digital projects - No. 276  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES  (W2 of 2)  
• Cut It Up  2W, 3E,  - No. 302 (Must use at least one die cut)  STARTS WITH B  (W2 of 2) 
• Daring Cardmakers  - W, C5 – May sometimes use One Word prompts for some challenges -  SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW 
• Festive Friday - 2W, E3, C3 - No. 158  -  WORLD COLLAGE DAY* Incorporate 3 of the Items from Inspo List  (W1 of 2) 

• Jingle Belles - 2W, Must be a Christmas theme -  THE MAN WITH THE BAG* (W1 of 2)
• Just Add Ink – W - No. 699  JUST ADD INK COLOUR CHALLENGE*
• Leigh SB Designs Inspirational Challenges  (M, 1st Fri)   APR No. 28 - ANYTHING GOES WITH Optional Spring  (Ends 04/26)
• Most Magical Time of the Year   M, 1st Fri. Halloween and/or Christmas theme - Effective Jan 2024 - Indefinite Break until further notice. 
• My Time to Craft  2W 1st & 3rd Fri - No. 532 - EVERYTHING DIES (Die Cuts)  (W2 of 2)  
• My Time To Craft Christmas 2W, E3, No. 85  (Must Be Christmas) 
  WINTER SCENES   (W1 of 2) 
• Pattie's Creations - M, 1st Fri, 2E, SIO, includes an image freebie (MUST always use digital or stamped image) –  APR  No. 217   ANYTHING GOES  (Ends 05/01)
• Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges M, 1st Fri, E5 - Effective Jan 2024 will be taking an indefinite break
• Simply Clean and Simple - M, 1st Fri, 3E, Must be CAS card design (clean and simple) - APR  SIMPLY CLEAN & SIMPLE  with Optional Weather  (Ends 04/28) 
• Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero  (M, Fri After 1st Mon, Use at least one Hero Arts designed product)  APR  -  HAPPY ANNIVERSARY*  (Ends 05/05) 

Color My Heart Color Dare 

Daring Cardmakers 

Festive Friday

Just Add Ink 

Leigh SB Designs Inspirational Challenges 

Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero 

    

Thursday Challenges

 Hi all it's Alica here with your Thursday Challenges as tracked by Paper Playful! 

Please remember that the challenges are listed are intended as a summary only. If you are looking for an explanation of the codes used, click on the CODES tab at the top of the page.

Please be sure to follow the rules as stated on each of the challenge blogs

• Art Impressions Stamp Challenge 2W,2E,SIO (tab at top of page) #376 - Birds of a Feather (W1 of 2)

• As You Like It Challenge 2W,E3  Clean or Fussy and Why (W2 of 2)
• Cardz 4 Galz 2W,3E #2223 Movie Madness (W2 of 2) 
• C.R.A.F.T. W,2E  #717  Recycle / Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges M 1st Thurs #113 Layer It Up
• Creative Inspirations Challenge  M, 2E, 1st Thur #13 Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts 2W,2E,C8  #520 For The Kids (W1 of 2) 
• DL.Art Thankful Thursday  2W, 2nd and 4th Thur, 1 project/day  Anything Goes - merged with April linkup  
• Just Us Girls  W, E3   #724  Anything Goes with a Stencil
• Krafty Chicks W  #713 All Occasions
• Moving along with the Times M, 3E #165 April - Fancy Folds
• Seize The Birthday 2W, 3E, C5  #282 Off The Edge (W1 of 2) 
• Through the Purple Haze M 1st Thurs, E3, C10 April - Color Challenge*
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge 2W, 3E  #246 Tic Tac Toe*  (W1 of 2)
• TIME OUT Challenges 2W #262  Photo Inspiration*  (W1 of 2) 
• Word Power (M, 1st Thurs, E3)  #4 April -  Anything Goes with Words as Focus

*Sketches Inspiration Pictures, Colours* 

Through the Purple Haze

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

TIME OUT Challenges

Wednesday challenges

  Welcome, this is Elizabeth with your Wednesday Challenge invitations.

Have fun and start creating!

The codes (abbreviations) next to the Challenge Names are detailed in the Challenge Codes Tab at the top of the Paper Playful Blog. Please consider this a summary only. Details are on the specific blogs. Please read the Rules/Guidelines on each Challenge blog to confirm you are meeting their criteria. Here are your challenges!

• ABC Christmas M, 2nd Wed. - "H" for Hats and "I" for Inky
• Christmas Craft Creations M, 2nd W, 3E - Non Traditional Colors
• Color Throwdown W, #790 - Photo Inspiration*
• Crafty Gals Corner M, 2nd Wed, 3E, #254 -  Anything Goes 
• Double D Challenges 2W,1st/3rd Wed, E3 - Water Related/Moodboard (W2 of 2) 
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday M, Wed, E3 - Anything Goes
• Fab n Funky 2W, Challenge #594 - Embossing
• Freshly Made Sketches W, C3, sketch/clean lines,#633 Sketch*
• I love Promarkers  2W, 3E (Can use any brand marker), #557 -        Anything Goes/Shapes (Week 2 of 2)
• I Spy With My Little Eye M, 3rd Wed, E5, #14  Wings 
• Little Red Wagon W, #753 - Easter Projects
• Paper Craft Crew W, #567, 4C, - Florals
• Paper Shelter W, #593, 3E - Yummy Delights
• Simon Says Stamp W, 5E - Anything Goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters 2nd/4th Wed, 3E - Spring Designer Paper (W1 of 2)
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 M,1st W, - Sketches* 
• The Card Concept M, #206 - April Flowers/Moodboard * 
• The Crafty Addicts  M, 1st Wed, 3E, #11 - No challenge this month
• The Male Room M, Must be for a Male - Embossing
• The Paper Funday M, 4E, Anything Goes/Optional Sweet Treats  
• Word Art Wednesdays 2W, 10E, scriptural word art freebie - #645 - 646 Anything Goes (W1 of 2) 

SKETCHES, INSPIRATION PICTURES  

Color Throwdown

 

  

Double D

Freshly Made Sketches

 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

The Card Concept

Tuesday Challenges

             Hello, everyone! Alica here, with your Tuesday Challenge invitations. 

If you're looking for explanations of the codes (in italics following the challenge name) please look under the CHALLENGE CODES tab at the top of the page. Please remember that the challenges listed are intended as a summary only.

Please respect the challenge blog, the design team and your fellow participants and confirm your project meets the challenge blog rules prior to posting your entry.

• Addicted to Stamps and More 2W, #466 - Make Your Mark (use pencils, markers, ink, paint) (week 2)
• Cardz 4 Guyz 2W, 3E - #345 - Clean and Simple  (week 2)
• CAS Colours & Sketches - 2W, C5, E3 - #535 - Sketch Challenge* (week 2)
• Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! - M, 1st Tue, E3 must use stencils - April - Anything with Stencils + optional theme:  Spring / Flowers
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #16 - Anything Goes
• Everybody-Art-Challenge 2W - #556 - Roses In The Background (week 1)
• Hand Stamped Sentiments 2W, 2E - #436 - Color Challenge* (week 2)
• Paper Minutes W, - #843 - Invitations
• Passion For Markers Challenge W - must use markers - #736 - For A Boy
• Retro Rubber Challenge - 2W, C10 (must use rubber stamp over a year and say the approx age of the stamp) - #229 - Tic Tac Toe* (week 1)
• Shopping Our Stash 2W, C13 - #520 - Mamma Mia (card for Mom or other important woman in your life) (week 1)
• The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 2W, C15, E3 - #161 - Anything Christmas Goes (week 2) + DT Call
• Try It On Tuesday 2W, C5, 2nd & 4th weeks -  Inspired By a Song (week 2)
• Try a Sketch On Tuesday - 2W or 3W  -  #645 - Sketch* (week 2)
• Tuesday Morning Sketches - W - #754 - Sketch*
• Unicorn Challenge M, E3, No fully digital projects April - #97 - Use Dies

*SKETCHES, INSPIRATION PICTURES, COLOURS  

CAS Colours & Sketches

Hand Stamped Sentiments

Retro Rubber Challenge

Try a Sketch On Tuesday

Tuesday Morning Sketches

 

Monday Challenges

Hello, everyone! Andre M. here with your Monday challenge invitations.

Just a few reminders:

1. The codes (abbreviations) next to the Challenge Names are detailed in the CHALLENGE CODES TAB at the top of our Paper Playful Blog.
   
   
2. Please keep in mind that this is a summary only. Details are on the specific challenge blogs.
   
   
3. Please read the rules/guidelines on each challenge blog to confirm you are meeting its criteria.
   

• A Place To Start (M, 1st Mon) - Apr - Anything Goes + option: Add one or more flowers
• Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (W) - #574 - Sketch * 
• Aud Sentiments Blog Challenge  (M, 5E, First Mon, must have sentiment + theme)  #312 - Watercolor and/or Spring + a Sentiment 
• Bitten by the Bug (2W, must use Cricut) - Taking an Indefinite Break
• Christmas with the Cuties (M, last Mon, 3E, must be cute Christmas) - #79 - Anything Cute and Christmas + Something: Two or more Papers
• Crafting From the Heart   (M, Last Mon, 3E, all crafts allowed)  - #9 - Anything Goes **Challenge blog has closed**

• Cupcake Inspirations  (2W, 3E) - #592 - Theme - Flowers (W2 of 2)
• Cutie Pie Challenge (M, 2nd Mon, must be cute) - #193 - Simply Cuties

• Double Trouble Challenge - (2W, 4E) - #164 - CAS Less But Better (W2 of 2)
  Thing 1: Create a Clean and Simple project
  Thing 3: Add any color (optional)
  Thing 2: Partnering with the Crafter's Cafe Challenge (optional)
• Dream Valley Challenges (2W, 3E, C10) - #314 - Make it Female (W2 of 2)
  
• Get Creative Challenges (M, 1st Mon, 3E) - #130 - April Fools Day
• House Mouse Challenge (2W, SIR, F) - #413 -  Anything Goes + option: Use  a stencil (W2 of 2) 
  

• Inspiration Station (M, 1st Mon, 8E) - #60 - Inspiration Photo *  
• Make My Monday (2W, Top 3, 3E) - #224 - International Jazz Day (W1 of 2) 

• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges (W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, 3E) - #2416 - Anything Goes
• Path of Positivity (M, 1st Mon, any positive/inspirational project or idea welcome) - #120 - Anything Goes + option: Design a Creation Inspired By The Power of Words: Love/Relationships
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (W, 5E) - It's Up In The Air
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity (2W, JFF) - #452 - Non cute (W2 of 2) 
  
• UnstampaBelles (M,1st Mon, 4E, NO STAMPS! (no rubber, digi, clipart, or line-art) - Taking an Indefinite Break  

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A Place to Start

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

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Cupcake Inspiration

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Double Trouble

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Inspiration Station

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Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge

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Path of Positivity

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Simon Says Stamp

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Stamps & Fun = Creativity  

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