Other Date Challenges

 Hi! Alica and Andre M. here with the Other Date Challenges.

Please read the Rules/Guidelines on each Challenge blog to confirm you are meeting their criteria. Keep in mind that this is a summary only. Details are on the specific Challenge Blogs.

The codes (abbreviations) next to the Challenge Names are detailed in the CHALLENGE CODES TAB at the top of our Paper Playful Blog.

Just a few reminders:

Most challenges begin on a specific day of the week BUT some begin on a specific date of the month. Those are what we call Other Date Challenges. For the ones that haven't been announced yet, the team will do our best to complete these once they have been posted. Because we post our Other Dates Challenges four times a month, some posts might not be updated on their specific posting day.

Here are your challenges! 

• 2 Sisters On The Blog (M, P1, E10) - #95 - Spring and/or Easter
• AAA Birthday Challenge (M, P1, Birthday Cards only) - #71 - Masculine *see below  
• AAA Colorful Challenge  (M, P15, E3) - #13 - Colourboard *see below  
• A Perfect Time To Craft (M, P1) - Always Anything Goes
• All Dressed Up (M, P15, E3, SIR) - #159 - Anything Goes with ADU image
• Ally's Angels (M, P10, E3) - Always Anything Goes
• Archiscraps (M, P1, E1) - Mar - Pink and Gray
• Art-Journal-Journey (M, P1, JFF, Altered Art/Mix Media only) - Mar - Home Sweet Home
• ATC Around the World (M, P1, E3, ATC only) - #123 - Spring
• Beautiful Blossoms (M, P15, E8) - #26 - Anything Flowers Goes + optional Mood Board *see below
• Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge (M, P1, no fully digital, must be Christmas & Coffee/Tea+ theme) - #38 - Coffee + Hearts 
• Challenge YOUrself (M, P7, scrapbook page featuring a photo of YOU) - #134 - Create a Scrapbook Page using hearts + include a photo of you
• Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog (M, P1, E3) - Mar - Sketch *see below
• Christmas [or not] Bingo Challenges  (Odd M, P1 for 6-Weeks, E8, Handmade No complete Digital) - Mar/Apr - #12 - Anything Goes with Featured BINGO Card *  
• Christmas Crafts All Year Round (M, P1) - Mar - Away in a Manger
• Classic Design Challenge (M, P15) - Feb/Mar - #2 - Anything Goes + option: Thinking of You
• Colourful Options (M, P1) - Mar - Moodboard *see below 
• Conjurer of Dreams (M, P1 + P14 Reminder, E3) - Mar - Anything Goes *see below
• Counterfeit Kit Challenge (M, P5, SIR) Use specific kit - See blog for details (Kit Club materials must be used)
• Craft from the Heart (M, P1, E3) - Feb - Sketch or Moodboard *see below TBA
• Crafter's Cafe (M, P15, E8, C10) - #316 - Anything Goes + option: Spots and/or Stripes
• Crafts Galore Encore (M, P1, E3) Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Animals (M P1, must have animals) - #92 - Always Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges (2W, P15/30) - #286 - Anything Goes + option: Use Green
• Creations in Pink (M, P15, E3, mostly pink) - #78 - Anything Goes in Mainly Pink 
• Creative Crafting Uncles (M, P15, E3, masculine) - #62 - Embossing Folders
• Creative Sketchy Girls (M, P20) #99 - Sketch *see below 
• Critter Crazy Challenges (M, P1, E5, must have a critter) - #96 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
• CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration (2W, P1/P15) Case Files 450 and 451 - Inspiration *see below 
• Daisy Chain Challenges (M, P5, E3) - #93 - Layer it up 
• Day of the Month Cart Club (M, P7, E3, C6) - #72 - Feeding the Forest Animals Day
• Die Cut Divas (M P1, E4, die cuts) - Mar - Critters
• DL.Art Linky Challenge (M, P1) - Always Anything Goes
• Do-Al(l) Kreatives (M, P1, E3, no pure digital projects) - #99 - Anything Goes + option: Waterfall card
• Dream Factory (M, P15) - #136 - Movie: Mia and Me
• FarmQuest Challenge (2W P14/P28, E3) - #68 - Hibernating Animals
• FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge (M, P7, E5) - #17 - Anything Goes Country Christmas (rural, exterior, outdoors) 
• FarmQuest General Store Challenge (M, P7, E5) - #25 - Anything Farm or Country Goes 
• FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges Blog  (2W, P28, E5) - #14 - Anything Food Goes 
• FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen Challenge (M, P2, E5) - #3 - Anything Kitchen or Dining Goes 
• Gecko Galz (M, P1, SIR - must use Gecko Galz product) - Mar - Nature's Child
• Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap (M, P25 - must use patterned papers and no digital work) - Always Anything Goes
• Halloween Crafts and Other Occasions (M, P1, E5) #24 - March - Halloween and Other Occasions (Occasions - Birthday, St. Patrick's Day, and Caffeine)
• Heart's Quest Challenge (M, P28, E5) #71 - Anything Goes with included pink and/or red heart(s)
• Heart's Quest Celebration of Love (M, P2, E5) #3 Birthdays, Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries and/or Sympathies + optional theme: Easter Sunday
• Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards Or Tags (M, P2, E5) #2 TBA
• If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (M, P1, E5) #202 - Lucky in Green*
• Kleuren Met Potloden (M, P10, E1, C6, Coloured Pencils) February - Anything Goes
• Let's Craft & Create Challenge (M, P5, F, E3) #216 - Anything Goes +  Red, Pink and/or White
• Lost Coast Designs (P1, SIO for a double prize, must use stamp) #195 - Woman
• Love to Craft (2M - odd months, P1, E5 , no completely digital projects) #85 Anything Goes 
• Love to Scrap (2M - odd months, P1, E5, digis or stamping) #172 - Anything Goes
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog (2M - odd months, P1, E5, Must Be Christmas) #61 - Anything Christmas Goes
• Mirtillamente Challenge (M, P1) #41 - Anything Goes
• Mix It Up Challenge (2M - odd months, P1, E5, no digital-only projects) #76 - Anything Goes + option: Layers
• Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge (M, P1, E3, must follow blog) Always Anything Goes 
• Not 2 Shabby (M, P2, E3) March - Moodboard  *see below 
• Paper Rock Scissors (M, P2, E5 must use PAPER and/or SCISSORS on your project) #2 - Anything Goes with Paper and/or Scissors 
• Papercraft Challenges (M, P15, must stamp C5) #115 - Love Is In The Air
• Pearly Sparkles Challenge (M, P1, E3) #105 - Anything But a Card
• {PIN}spirational (M, P1) #322 - Inspiration Picture*  
• Sparkles Forum Challenges (M, P15, 3E) #185 - Love (for anyone you love)
• Sparkles Forum Christmas (M, P1, Christmas) #170 - Christmas Critters
• The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up (M, P1, E3, Christmas cards) #120 - Anything Goes with option of : Owls
• The Crafting Challenge (M, P1, E3) March - Waiting for Spring
• The Creative Crafters (M, P15, E3) #85 - Always Anything Goes
• The Flower Challenge (M, P4, C6, E5, must use flowers) #99 - Feature the Color Pink
• The Four Seasons Challenge (M, P1)  March -Anything Spring Goes  *see below 
• Triple B (M, P3, E3, Must be Birds, Butterflies, Blooms) - March - Anything with Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies + optional Inspiration Moodboard*
• Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge (M, P2, must be Halloween) March - Anything Halloween *see below

AAA Birthday

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AAA Colourful

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Beautiful Blossoms

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Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog

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Christmas Bingo Challenges

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Colorful Options

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Conjurer of Dreams

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Craft from the Heart 

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Creative Sketchy Girls

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CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration

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If You Give a Crafter a Cookie

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Not 2 Shabby

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{PIN}spirational

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The Four Seasons Challenge

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Triple B

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Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge

   

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) - Mar - Anything Goes
• A Place To Start (M, 1st Mon) - Mar - Anything Goes + option: Fairy Tales *

• Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (W) - #619 - Sketch * 
• Aud Sentiments Blog Challenge  (M, 5E, First Mon, must have sentiment + theme) - #323 - Glitter & Bling or St. Patrick's/Green + 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) - #88 - Anything Cute and Christmas + Something: Cute and Chrismassy TBA
• Cupcake Inspirations  (2W, 3E) - #612 - Theme - For the Love of Pigs (W2 of 2) * 
• Cutie Pie Challenge (M, 2nd Mon, must be cute) - #201 - Cute Christmas TBA
• Double Trouble Challenge - (2W, 4E)  #186 - 321 Recipe: Pinch Proof (W1 of 2) *
• Thing 1: Use at green, gold and 1 other color, 2 stencils and 1 sentiment
• Thing 3: Include shamrock(s) (optional)

• Thing 2: Be inspired by the Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge (optional)
• Dream Valley Challenges (2W, 3E, C10) - #331 - More than 1 Fold (W2 of 2) 
  
• Get Creative Challenges (M, 1st Mon, 3E) - #135 - Inspired by a book *No new challenges since September 2024*
• House Mouse Challenge (2W, SIR, F) - #435 -  Anything Goes + option: Easel Card (W1 of 2)
• Inky Paws Challenge (M, 1st Mon, 4E, MUST use at least one Newton's Nook Designs stamped image (or free digital NND stamp) - #238 - Theme: Showers & Flowers
• Inspiration Station (M, 1st Mon, 8E) - #71 - Inspiration Photo *  
• Make My Monday (2W, Top 3, 3E) - #246 - Faux or Real Stitching (W2 of 2) 
• Neglected Stuff Challenge  (M, 1st Mon, 3E, Must use old/neglected crafting stuff and identify what it is) - #2
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges (W, ATG except for Theme on 5th Monday of a month, 3E) - #2509 - Anything Goes
• Path of Positivity (M, 1st Mon, any positive/inspirational project or idea welcome) - #129 - Anything Goes + option: Make a Creative Project you wouldn't normally make
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge (W, 5E) - Use your favorite technique
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity (2W, JFF) - #470 - Birthday (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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Inky Paws

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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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Saturday Challenges

      Alica here, with your Saturday 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.

• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown W,C11, Cards Only, must be Christmas. Sketch*
• A Gem of a Challenge  2W, 2E  - merged with Polkadoodles 
• Addicted to CAS  2W must be CAS -  #277 - Code Word: Pets (W2 of 2) 
• Allsorts  2W,5E  - #818 Clean and Simple  or Anything Goes (W1 of 2) 
• Can You Handle The Pressure? - 2W (2nd, 4th Sat), 3E, must use embossing folder -  Anything Embossing Goes with a twist of Masculine (adult or kid) (W2 of 2) 
• Crafty Calendar M,3E  March - More Than One Fold
• Crafting Happiness Challenges  W, You can enter current or past project   #208 - nothing posted since December
• Di's Digis Designs 2W, 3E,SIO  Green With Envy (W1 of 2) 
• Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog M, 1st Sat, E3  #4 Anything Goes Fantasy and/or Focus on Gnome
• Inkspirational 2W,C10  #336 -  Clean and Simple (CAS) with the option of using stickers or rub-ons or transfers or ephemera.   (W1 of 2)
• Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps M, SIR to win - March - colour Green and/or Gold
• Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge M, 1st Sat, 3E, MUST use patterned (designer) paper as the focus,  March - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper + optional theme: Rainbow or Rainbow Colors
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge M P1,SIR  March - Anything Goes with option: On The Farm 
• Polkadoodles 4W, C10 - #3 - Anything Goes (W4 of 4)
• Send a Smile for Kids M(1st Sat), 2E - March -   Animal Cards 4 Kids
• Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers M, C10  #260 - G is for Green
• Sketch Saturday 2W, 3E   #770 - Sketch* (W2 of 2)
• Sweet Stampin 2W, 2E, must include stamping  Special Women (W1 of 2)
• The Outlawz Paper A'la mode M, 1st Sat, E3, March  - AG except Greeting Cards 

52 Christmas Card Throwdown

 Sketch Saturday

  

Sunday Challenges

 Hello, it's Andre M. here with your Sunday Challenges.

Please read the rules/guidelines on each challenge blog to confirm you are meeting its criteria. Keep in mind that this is a summary only. Details are on the specific challenge blogs.

The codes (abbreviations) next to the challenge names are detailed in the Challenge Codes Tab at the top of our Paper Playful Blog.

Here are your challenges!

• 613 Avenue Create (M, 1st Sunday, 8E) Any Craft Accepted (check for recognition each week, top DT choices, winners, and crafter's voting by on-line community) - Mar - Anything Goes + option: Any Occasion
• AAA Cards (2W, 3E, strictly CAS cards) - #285 - Anything CAS Goes (W1 of 2) * see below 
• CD Sunday Plus (2W, must use something from a CD, USB or Digital Image) - #153 - Anything Goes with something from a CD etc. (W1 of 2) 
• Dragonfly Dreams (M, 1st Sunday) - Mar - Gardening
• Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge (W, Christmas only) - #114 - Anything Goes Christmas 
• Lasting Memories Layout (W, Photo layouts only) - #740 - Going in Circles: Journaling * see below 
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (2W, 1st & 3rd Sunday, E3) - #249 - Anything Goes (W1 of 2) 
• My Besties Spanish Challenge (M, 1st Sunday) - Mar - Anything Goes 
• Peace on Earth (ÀW, 1st & 3rd Sunday, E3, must be Christmas) - #83 - Anything Christmas Goes + Inspiration Board (W1 of 2) * see below 
• Stamping Sensations (M, 1st Sunday, 3E, must use stamp (no pre-colored digis) - Mar - Hello Spring + option: Anything Goes * see below
• Sunday Postcard Art (W, must be 6"x4" postcard) - Spring * see below
• Sunday Stamps (2W, C5) - #355 - Sketch - Layered Up (W1 of 2) *see below 
• The Paper Players (W, C4) - #727 - Theme - Spring Flowers * see below 
• We Love Stamping (M, stamping as focal point, 3E) - Mar - Hello Spring + option: Anything Goes
• We Love 2 Create (last Sunday) - #3 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes 

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613 Avenue Create

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AAA Card

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Dragonfly Dreams

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Lasting Memories

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Peace on Earth

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Stamping Sensations

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We Love Stamping