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TPL07 Winner....and Farewell!

Hello Everyone! Well, it's the 1st March and it is time to pick a winner for the TPLC07 Challenge - 'Inspired by a Book'.

The winner is................

Lou!

Congratulations!! Please contact Caz directly to claim your 4 Copic Markers of choice!

Well, you may have noticed that a new challenge was not posted today. Sadly I have to share the news that The Paperlane Challenge is closing, Thank you so much to our regular challenge entrants for taking part in the fun!

There will be challenges that happen over on the main blog - The Paperlane, so if you are not following there, please do so you don't miss them when they pop up!

TPLC07 Inspired By a Book

Hello everyone! It is great to be back with the challenge for February! We thought long and hard about what could get those creative juices going, and here it is!

Your challenge this month must be 'Inspired By A Book'! So, have a look at those bookshelves, have a browse about on Amazon and get cracking!!

Your entries need to be posted on here using the inlinkz tool by the 28th of February. The winner of this challenge, and the next challenge will be posted on the 1st March. The prize for this challenge will be 4 Copic Ciao Markers of your own choice - whatever you need for your collection!

So, without futher ado, here are the samples from the Design Team! Please drop by their individual blogs for information on how they have made their samples this month, and for more pictures. There is some stunning work to see this month, so please take a closer look!

DT Kerry (Inspired by 'The Wheel of Fortune')

DT Caz (Inspired by 'Harry Potter')

There are so many more pictures of this wonderful project - please visit The Paperlane blog to see it!

DT Bev (Inspired by 'The Butterfly Effect')

DT Klare (Inspired by 'Alice in Wonderland')

There are so many more pictures of this wonderful project - please visit Klare's blog to see it!

DT Katy (Inspired by 'The Princess and the Frog')

Coming Soon......

Hello!!!

We will be back on the 1st February for the our first challenge of 2012! So go on, get those crafty hands warmed up, and get your creativity primed and ready - we can't wait to see you!!

Happy New Year!

Hello Everyone! Happy New Year! Hope you have all had a wonderful holiday period!

Here we are with the winner of the last TPLC Challenge! We are not holding a challenge this month, so that our DT have time with their families. The challenge will resume on the 1st February 2012.

So, without further ado, here is the winner of the challenge. It is Pam! Well done Pam! Please contact Caz directly, so that we can forward your prize to you!

Thanks for visiting us, and see you in February with a whole new challenge!



TPL06 - Unconventional Christmas

Wow! December already! Time flies at this time of year! We had only a small amount of entries this month, but that does not stop us from finding a winner of the lovely, NOT AVAILABLE IN THE SHOPS Molly Bloom Stamps!

The winner is.....

It is Number 3 - and that is Linda! Well Done Linda, please email Caz to claim your prize!

So, onto this month! The prize this month is a 72 pen Copic carrying case !! Hope to see more of you this month  - now we are in full swing of the festive season, lets see your take on.... UNCONVENTIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS! So Greens, Blues, Reds are all on the naughty list.....

Lets have a look at the work of the DT for a bit of inspiration....

DT Caz

A chilly palette of icy greys with a touch of sparkle!

DT Klare

A sophisitcated black and white palette, with lots of sparkle! Beautiful touches!

DT Katyboo

A fun palette of pinks! Just look at those swirls!

DT Kerry

Fawn, pink and white with plenty of sparkle!

DT Bev

Can't wait to see what you come up with!!

One Week Left!!

A reminder that you only have One Week Left to enter the challenge below! Snowflakes and Sparkle are all you need, and you can use ANY STAMP!

TPLC 05 - What a Prize!!

Hi All! So sorry you have had to wait for the prize for this months challenge - but here it is! A fabulous collection of mini Molly Blooms stamps, kindly put up for us by our fabulous team member, Clare.

These are just so cute!! So what are you waiting for?? Click here and join in the Snowflakes and Sparkle fun! Remember, our winners are chosen randomly, so everyone has a chance!

TPLC05 - Snowflakes and Sparkle!

Hello Everyone! Thanks for entering last month! We had such a great time coming to look and comment on all of your entries.

Sadly, there can be only one winner of the 4 Copic Ciao pens of their choice! This month's lucky person is.....

Number 8! That is Jane! Congratulations!! Please contact Caz using the address on the right hand side!

So, onto this month's challenge! This month you are able to use any stamps of your choice! The nights are drawing in and there is a nip in the air - looking at the news this is really timely! It is time to play with 'Snowflakes and Sparkle!'

We also have some exciting news! We have a new member on our Design Team! Beverley has joined us from this challenge going forward. As you will be able to see when you see her sample, Bev does wonderfully 'Clean and Simple' cards, that have great use of colour! I'm sure you will make her feel more than welcome!

Here are the cards from the Design Team. Remember to visit our DT's own blogs to get information on their cards for this month's challenge:

DT Clare

DT Klare

DT Caz

DT Kerry

And please welcome....

DT Bev

Good Luck! We look forward to visiting you!

TPLC04 - Glitz & Sparkle!

Hello everyone! Can't believe that a month has flown by so quickly! There have been some changes here at The Paperlane Challenge, but before I get to those, lets see who won the last challenge, 'Anything But A Card'.

The winner of the character stamp from the Winter Wonderland Collection was.........................

Michelle!!

Well Done Michelle - such a cute watering can! Please contact Caz using the address in our side bar. Thanks to everyone that took the time to enter - we really love coming to visit!

Ok! So onto this month! Well, as we said at the start, there are changes this month! We are so pleased to say that our DT member, Katy is back to join us! Hope you are as inspired by her work as we are.

We have also changed the stamps that you can use in the challenges, as The Paperlane stocks so many! So in addition to the wonderful Molly Blooms, you can also use Magnolias too! The rules have changed slightly - please have a look at the side bar for further details.

The theme this month, set by our wonderful Katy is "Glitz & Sparkle" so grab your glitter, your spica pens, anything that'll bling up your entries! The winner will be chosen by random, but they will be able to win 4 Copic Ciao Pens of their own choice!

Here is the work of the DT. For full details of what they have used to create their cards, please visit their individual blogs:

DT Katy

DT Caz

DT Klare

DT Kerry

DT Clare

(Will be with us soon!)



TPLC03 - Anything But A Card - Midway Reminder!

Hello Everyone! Just a reminder that we are only 10 days away from the close of the 'Anything But A Card' Challenge! Remember to link your project on the original post by the 28th of September to be in with a chance of winning a stamp from the new Molly Blooms Winter Wonderland Collection!

Good Luck!!

TPLC03 Anything But A Card!

Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who joined us last month, in the midst of summer holidays! The winner of the lovely Molly Blooms noticeboard stamp, sentiment set and shrink plastic is ................

That is no 7 - Janet!! Congratulations! Please contact Caz via the email on the right hand side to collect your prize!

Which means then it is time to set this month's challenge! This has been set by our DT friend, Klare! Firstly - the prize!! The prize this month will be a character stamp from the BRAND NEW Molly Blooms 'Winter Wonderland Collection'! It is so new - we can't show you the stamp yet, as it has not arrived in the shop! So, here is a link so you can see the entire collection!

So, this month we are asking you to make Anything BUT a Card!! So time to grab your Molly Bloom Stamps and come and join us! To give you a few ideas, here are the samples from the Design Team. Please visit their individual blogs for further details on each of their projects.

DT Kerry

DT Klare

Back View

DT Caz

DT Clare

TPLC02 - Shades of Sunshine - The Prize!!

Hello everyone - just thought I would update the challenge with what can be won this month! Not everyone likes surprises do they? Lol!

The prize is

• Molly Blooms sign (as seen on Clare's sample below)
• Shrink plastic (excellent for using with the sign to make the cutest embellishments)
• Lovely Kaisercraft general sentiments.

Pretty exciting eh? Look forward to seeing your entries!

TPLC02 - Shades of Sunshine

Hello! Welcome to the second The Paperlane Monthly Molly Blooms Challenge! We had such a great response for the first challenge - thanks so much for joining in, and being part of the fun!

Well, before we start this month's challenge, lets have a look at who won the fabulous ice cream trolley and ice creams from the Summer Fun Molly Blooms Collection! Sadly there were a couple of entries who were not eligible for the prize this month, so please check the rules really carefully if you are wanting to join in the fun!

So.......our randomly chosen winner for this month is........

That is Sharon Keanly! Congratulations Sharon!!!

Please contact Caz directly using the email address in the sidebar!

Well, lets get back to business! As summer feels like it might have finally arrived...well, sort of....the theme for this month's challenge, as chosen by DT Caz is........

Shades of Sunshine

To win a super, summer stamping surprise!

So, let Summer commence! Here are the DT ladies and their interpretations of the theme. For more information on their projects, have a look at their individual blogs.

DT Kerry

DT Caz

DT Klare

DT Clare

Would you like to enter? Click on the blue frog below, enter your details with a direct link to your blogpost and we will come and visit you! If you do not have a blog, please email your entry to admin@thepaperlane.co.uk and we will post your entry here on the challenge blog for you.

TPLC 01 - Anything but Square!

Welcome to the first TPL Challenge! We are so pleased you could come and join us! This month's challenge has been set by our wonderful DT friend - Clare! The prize is sponsored by The Paperlane - just look at what you can win this month!

Only the BRAND NEW Ice Cream Cart from the Summer Fun Collection!

The challenge for this month is "Anything BUT Square" with Molly Blooms Stamps as your main image so we are really looking forward to seeing what you come up with! 

So, as it is our first challenge, here are the rules! These normally sit in the sidebar, but we need to let you all know what they are! This challenge will close at midnight on the 28th of the month, and the winner will be announced when the new challenge is posted!

1. Stick to the rules of the challenge that month (so for this challenge it is Anything BUT square with Molly Blooms Stamps as your main image - after all, that's what makes it fun!)
2. We want to see lots of lovely new projects - so no backlinking to older posts!
3. The Paperlane Challenge must be included in your blogpost, and must have a link back to this blog.
4. You can combine entries to other challenges - but only 3 others - so four in total.
5. The winner will be chosen at random. The prize will be redrawn if not claimed after 2 weeks.

How to enter? Click on the blue frog below, enter your details with a direct link to your blogpost and we will come and visit you! **EDIT** If you do not have a blog, please email your entry to admin@thepaperlane.co.uk and we will post the picture on The Paperlane blog, and link it up.

So, for inspiration here is the work from the design team.

DT Clare

DT Caz - owner of The Paperlane

DT Klare

DT Katyboo

(Katy can't play with us this month - look forward to seeing you next month Katy!)

DT Kerry

 Happy Crafting!!