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 -  H IS FOR HOLIDAYS - SUMMER OR CHRISTMAS IN JULY (W2 of 2)  
• Aloha Friday Challenge - M, 1st Fri, Must be Paper (Digital Ok) - SUMMER BREAK - WILL RETURN IN FALL  
• CAS on Friday – 2W, E1, must be CAS - No. 288 USE CIRCLES  (W1 of 2) 
• Color My Heart Color Dare - W, SIO - Use Closes Match to Colors on Color Board  - No. 611 SIX PACK* (W1 of  2), No. 610 FANCY FIVE* (W2 of 2) 
• Crafty Catz - 2W, 5E - No. 675 - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL Make It Cute  (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 - JUL No. 106 -  ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES -  (Ends 07/28) 
• Creative Creases - 2W,  must be a fun fold - No. 87   ANYTHING GOES WITH A FUN FOLD  (W1 OF 2) 
• Creative Fingers - 2W, 3E, No totally digital projects - No. 282  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES  (W2 of 2)  
• Cut It Up  2W, 3E,  - No. 309 (Must use at least one die cut)  CAS CLEAN AND SIMPLE   (W1 of 2) 
• Daring Cardmakers  - W, C5 – May sometimes use One Word prompts for some challenges -  CHRISTMAS IN JULY* 
• Double Trouble Challenge - 2W, E4 – Temporary Friday Challenges until Oct and then returns to a Monday Challenges - #171 WHAT'S YOUR DRIVE-THRU WINDOW" (W2 of 2)

         Thing 1:  Create a Window or Aperture Cut (any size, Shape)
         Thing 3:  Include snow, snowflakes, snowpeople (optional)
         Thing 2:  Partnering with the Jingle Belles (optional)

• Festive Friday - 2W, E3, C3 - No. 164  -  SUMMER OLYMPICS* Incorporate 3 of the Items from Inspo List  (W1 of 2) 

• Jingle Belles - 2W, Must be a Christmas theme -  DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW   (W2 of 2)  Collaborating challenge with Double Trouble "What's your Drive-Thru Window" 
• Just Add Ink – W - No. 712  SKETCH*
• Leigh SB Designs Inspirational Challenges  (M, 1st Fri)   JUL No. 31 - ANYTHING GOES or CHRISTMAS* (Ends 07/26)
• 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. 539 - SUMMERTIME FUN  (W1 of 2)  
• My Time To Craft Christmas 2W, E3, No. 90  (Must Be Christmas) Theme is WOODS LIKE A FOREST OR GROVE DURING CHRISTMAS OR WINTER HOLIDAY  (W2 of 2)
• Pattie's Creations - M, 1st Fri, 2E, SIO, includes an image freebie (MUST always use digital or stamped image) –  JUL  No. 220   ANYTHING GOES  (Ends 07/31)
• 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) - JUL  USE A HEART  (Ends 07/28) 
• Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero  (M, Fri After 1st Mon, Use at least one Hero Arts designed product)  JUL  -  COLOR MY WORLD  (Ends 08/04) 

Color My Heart Color Dare 

Daring Cardmakers 

Double Trouble 

Festive Friday

Jingle Belles 

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) #383 - All A-Buzz (Insects) (W2 of 2)

• As You Like It Challenge 2W,E3  Cats or Dogs and Why (W1 of 2)
• Cardz 4 Galz 2W,3E #230 Baby (W1 of 2) 
• C.R.A.F.T. W, 2E  #728  Christmas
• Craft Rocket Challenges M 1st Thurs #116 Summertime
• Creative Inspirations Challenge  M, 2E, 1st Thur #16 Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts 2W,2E,C8  #526  Christmas in July (W2 of 2) 
• DL.Art Thankful Thursday  2W, 2nd and 4th Thur, 1 project/day  Anything Goes - merged with July linkup  
• Just Us Girls  W, E3   #737 - Anything Goes with a Stencil
• Krafty Chicks W  #726 - All Occasions
• Moving along with the Times M, 3E #168 July - Clean and Simple
• Seize The Birthday 2W, 3E, C5  #288  Anyting Goes  + option: TBA (W1 of 2) 
• Through the Purple Haze M 1st Thurs, E3, C10 July - TBA
• Tic Tac Toe Challenge 2W, 3E  #252 - Tic Tac Toe*  (W2 of 2)
• TIME OUT Challenges 2W #268 - On Vacation (W2 of 2)
• Word Power (M, 1st Thurs, E3)  #7 July -  Anything Goes with Words as Focus

*Sketches Inspiration Pictures, Colours* 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

     

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. - N is for No Stamping/O is for off edge
• Christmas Craft Creations M, 2nd W, 3E - Going on a Break
• Color Throwdown W, #803 - Photo Inspiration*
• Crafty Gals Corner M, 2nd Wed, 3E, #257 -Anything Goes with Twist of Christmas
• Double D Challenges 2W,1st/3rd Wed, E3 - Basket, Posies or Both/Moodboard (W2 of 2) 
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday M, Wed, E3 - Anything Goes (June and July)
• Fab n Funky 2W, Challenge #599 - Seaside
• Freshly Made Sketches W, C3, sketch/clean lines,#646 Sketch*
• I love Promarkers  2W, 3E (Can use any brand marker), #563 - Back August 7       
• I Spy With My Little Eye M, 3rd We, E5, #17  Summertime Vibes 
• Little Red Wagon W, #765 - Step Cards
  
• Paper Craft Crew W, #579, 4C, - Sketch*
• Paper Shelter W, #605, 3E -Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp W, 5E - Beautiful Blooms
• Sisterhood of Crafters 2nd/4th Wed, 3E Balloons (W1 of 2)
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 M,1st W, - Sketches* 
• The Card Concept M, #Back in September * 
• The Crafty Addicts  M, 1st Wed, 3E, #11 - No challenge this month
• The Male Room M, Must be for a Male - Animal
• The Paper Funday M, 4E, Anything Goes/Optional Critter Crazy
• Word Art Wednesdays 2W, 10E, scriptural word art freebie - #657 - 658 Anything Goes (W2 of 2) 

SKETCHES, INSPIRATION PICTURES  

Color Throwdown

Double D

Freshly Made Sketches

Paper Craft Crew

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

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, #473 - Birthdays (week 1)
• Cardz 4 Guyz 2W, 3E - #352 - Metals - colours, hardware, etc.  (week 1)
• CAS Colours & Sketches - 2W, C5, E3 - #541 - Sketch Challenge* (week 2)
• Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! - M, 1st Tue, E3 must use stencils - July - Anything with Stencils + optional theme: shades of Blue
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #29 - Anything Goes
• Everybody-Art-Challenge 2W - #561 - We Love Stamping - challenge runs till July 27
• Hand Stamped Sentiments 2W, 2E - #443 - Sketch Challenge* (week 1)
• Paper Minutes W, - #856 - Color Purple
• Passion For Markers Challenge W - must use markers - #749 - Christmas in July
• Retro Rubber Challenge - 2W, C10 (must use rubber stamp over a year and say the approx age of the stamp) - #235 - Color Challenge* (week 2)
• Shopping Our Stash 2W, C13 - #526 - Summer (week 2)
• The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - 2W, C15, E3 - #165 - Anything Christmas Goes  + DT Call - runs till July 30
• Try It On Tuesday 2W, C5, 2nd & 4th weeks -  In The Garden (week 1)
• Try a Sketch On Tuesday - 2W or 3W  -  #651 - Sketch* (week 2)
• Tuesday Morning Sketches - W - #766 - Sketch*
• Unicorn Challenge M, E3, No fully digital projects July - #100 - Not Square

*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 Cut Above - Die Cut Challenge Blog  (M, 1st Mon, 3E, Must Use at least one die cut using a machine, not a pre-fabricated) - Jul - Let's Start Off with a Bang

• A Place To Start (M, 1st Mon) - Jul - Anything Goes 
• Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (W) - #587 - Sketch * 
• Aud Sentiments Blog Challenge  (M, 5E, First Mon, must have sentiment + theme)  #315 - Bookmarks and/or Hobbies + 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) - #82 - Anything Cute and Christmas + Something: Festive Bears and/or other Bs
• Cupcake Inspirations  (2W, 3E) - #599 - Color - Pink and Purple (W1 of 2)
• Cutie Pie Challenge (M, 2nd Mon, must be cute) - #196 - Beginning with B

• Double Trouble Challenge - (2W, 4E) - #170 - YOU-nique Technique (W2 of 2) ***Challenges start on Friday until October 2024***
  Thing 1: Use dry embossing, heat embossing or a stencil
  Thing 3: Include a water or theme park element (optional)
  Thing 2: Partnering with the Park Hopping My Happy Place Challenge (optional)
• Dream Valley Challenges (2W, 3E, C10) - #318 - Summer Colours (W2 of 2) ***Challenge will end on July 29th***
  
• Get Creative Challenges (M, 1st Mon, 3E) - #133 - Use red, white and/or blue
• House Mouse Challenge (2W, SIR, F) - #420 -  Anything Goes + option: Birthday (W1 of 2) 
  

• Inspiration Station (M, 1st Mon, 8E) - #63 - Inspiration Photo *  
• Make My Monday (2W, Top 3, 3E) - #230 - Let's Celebrate (W2 of 2) 

• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges (W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, 3E) - #2429 - Anything Goes 
• Path of Positivity (M, 1st Mon, any positive/inspirational project or idea welcome) - #122 - Anything Goes + option: Design a Creation Inspired By The Power of Words: Goals/Dreams ***Challenges will resume in September***
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (W, 5E) - Add a Sentiment
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity (2W, JFF) - #458 - Punch (W2 of 2) ***Challenge will end on August 6th*** ***Challenges will resume in September***
• 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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