PB Challenge Blog Closed!

Hi Papercraft Friends,

At the start of this year, on the 6th January 2021, I broke my ankle in two places!

I had to have surgery to have a plate & pins put in so that they could put my ankle back together. After about a week, they let me home but that’s where the biggest of my challenges began.

With being an independent, single woman, I found it extremely difficult trying to live a normal life being chair or bed bound as I wasn’t able to put any weight on my foot at all. The wheel chair quickly became my friend as it was difficult to even get around the house without it.

Thankfully, my Mum was able to pop over nearly every day to care for me & help me with meals, showers, etc. Honestly, I do not know how I would have got through it all without her. I am incredibly grateful to her & my Daughter for doing what they could to help me.

During that painful time, I had to put everything else aside, including the design team, our challenge blog & also, you guys. I sincerely apologize for that but seriously, all my focus was 100% on getting better & stronger so that I could walk again.

Now, after 6 months of recovery, although extremely thankful of being able to walk without crutches etc, I still cannot walk further than my own driveway without being in a lot of pain. I’m still hobbling along with a limp & can’t stand up for more than 15 minutes at a time. I also have foot muscle problems on the base of my feet which is also hindering my recovery.

Anyway, since all this time, I of course have had a lot of time to think, to assess particular things that are important to me & therefore, I have re-established a few new goals for myself. It’s for this reason, that I’ve decided to pivot in direction & close down the papercraft challenges.

I truly apologize for any inconvenience caused but I have to do what is right for my own personal health & moving foward.

I’ve had so much fun while we were doing the challenges. I want to thank all of the design team & all of you who participated, from the bottom of my heart. Without you all, the challenges wouldn’t have been possible. Thank you so much 🙂 It’s truly been an awesome journey with you all 🙂

But now, it’s time for me to go on a different path.

Since losing my job, income & not being able to get another job any time soon, I have decided to do what I can by opening up my own little Etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/PapercraftBusiness

At least now I can spread a little bit of joy & inspire smiles with my card designs while also doing something that I love 🙂 Handmade = Heartmade, right? 🙂

It’s obviously not going to make me a fortune, but I feel, that it’s the first step to getting back on my feet & being as independent as I can be till I am recovered enough to get a job & work again.

If you would like to hang out, stay in touch & join me on my journey, you can find me here:
(I haven’t posted there in quite some time, but all of that is about to change).

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papercraftbusiness
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/papercraftbusiness
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/PapercraftBusiness

If you have any questions, concerns or just want to say hi, please feel free to message me on Instagram. It would be great to hear from you 🙂

Before I finish this post, I need to tell you who the winner is from the last challenge 🙂

Prize Winner:
Congratulations to Linda Mc Enery @ Linda’s Creations (#37)
You have been randomly selected to receive the Challenge prize.
Please email me (address on rules page) with your postal address by the 1st August 2021 to claim your prize.

Thank you to all of you! I wish you all well for the future & hope to see you around online.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anything. I’m going to miss you all.

Take care & stay safe xxx

PB Challenge Postponed

Hi Papercraft friends,
Thank you for participating in our November challenge. We saw so many wonderful & creative entries. You are all so very talented & we’re so honoured that you share your gorgeous papercraft projects with us. It’s such a pleasure.

Unfortunately, a few of our DT ladies have experienced a great loss in their family or undergoing some very stressful, personal challenges & struggles. So, we have decided as a team, to take a much earned & needed break over the holiday period this month.

However, we will be back with our brand new challenge ‘Anything Goes’ & the winner announcement for the last challenge on the 6th January 2020.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused & we hope you’ll be back to join us in the fun at the beginning of January.

Have a very Merry Christmas & an exciting & fun New Year.
Stay safe.

Much love from all of us.
The Papercraft Business Design Team xo

Re-Submit Your Challenge Entries

Hi Papercraft Friends,

Unfortunately, we have been having a few problems with the challenge link-up since the new challenge started, but I’m happy to say that it’s all fixed up now.

So, if you’ve had problems trying to link-up your challenge projects please try now. Also, it may be a good idea for you to check the link up to ensure that your projects have been entered as I had to delete the previous one.

My sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused. Hopefully, now we can enjoy the rest of the challenge.

Thanks so much for your patience & we’ll look forward to seeing your entries.

You can submit your challenge entries here:
https://papercraftchallenge.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/papercraft-challenge-17/

 

P.S Don’t forget, we are looking for new Design Team members, so if you would like to join our team please check out the DT Call so that you can apply.

Papercraft Business Challenge #11 Oct

Hi papercraft friends,
Wow, we had so many of you playing along with us in our challenge last month & we are absolutely thrilled & grateful! Thank you.

I’m looking forward to telling you all about the challenge theme this month, but first, help me congratulate the winners for the September challenge.

 

September Challenge Winners
It was so very hard for us to pick the winners! Thanks again for entering the challenge & remember, if your name isn’t mentioned this time around, don’t be disheartened as we’d love to see you giving it another go this month.

 

Prize Winner:
Congratulations to Greeshma (#20)
You have been randomly selected to receive the September Challenge prize. Please email me (address on rules page) with your postal address by the 15th October 2018 to claim your prize.

Ultimate Designer:
Congratulations Cards By America (#51)
You are our Ultimate Designer Winner for the September challenge. We absolutely loved your elegant design with using all those beautiful dies. Gorgeous work!

Top 5 Winners
Nominated for the Top 5 Winners in order of placement are:

1st – Congratulations Maryann (#19) @ Maryann Scrapbooking
2nd – Congratulations Linda (#29) @ Lovely Linda
3rd – Congratulations Sharda (#22) @ Craft on a Creations
4th – Congratulations Tracy (#27) @ Tracy’s Treasures
5th – Congratulations Karthikha (#34) @ K’s Kards & Krafts

Thank you all SO much for your entries. All winners, please email me (address on rules page) to claim your prize &/or blog badges. Thank you 🙂

I would like to say for those who didn’t get a spot, please be sure to keep trying. Your project could win the challenge this month! Don’t forget to enter & join us.

 

 

 

 

PAPERCRAFT BUSINESS CHALLENGE #11 – OCTOBER

Our October challenge theme is: Anything Goes
(Optional: Halloween or Fall (Autumn) – For an extra entry to WIN the prize).

The winning prize: MFT – Flat Bottom Cloud Die

 

 

Our Design Team Challenge Projects
Our design team ladies have produced some gorgeous projects for you this month. We hope you feel inspired to join us in the challenge.

Please don’t forget to honour their work by visiting their blogs & leaving them some comment love. They would love to hear from you with what you think of their projects & I know they would really appreciate your kindness.

 

Juan Ambida – https://juanacreate.blogspot.com/

 

Lesli Giertuga – http://vintagescrapscanada.blogspot.com

 

Ashley Wells – https://papertokens.wordpress.com

 

Jessica Francisco – https://acarddayswork.wordpress.com

 

Aletha J. Williams – http://ajsdesignartz.com

 

Lisa Walsh – www.papercraftbusiness.com

 

Now it’s your turn. What are you going to share with us so that you have the chance of winning the prize? Remember, if you would like TWO chances at winning the prize, you need to create a project using this months challenge theme: Halloween / Fall (Autumn).

Please be sure to check out our challenge rules & guidelines to ensure you have the best chance possible to win.

Remember, you can only submit up to 3 projects otherwise you won’t win the prize!

 

Enter your challenge project here by clicking the blue button below:

 

 

 

WANT TO KNOW IF YOU’RE A WINNER?
Subscribe to receive notifications directly to your inbox via email so you don’t miss out!

Good luck & thank you for stopping by.  We can’t wait to see your creativity.
Don’t forget to leave us a comment below & let us know if you’re going to join us in the challenge.

Good luck & happy papercrafting 🙂

P.S We are still looking for new Design Team members, so if you would like to join our team please check out the DT Call so that you can apply.

 

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Papercraft Business Challenge #9 August

Hi papercraft friends,
How has your month been? I hope it’s been good to you.

Thank you to all those of you who entered our last challenge. We enjoyed seeing all of your gorgeous projects. Thank you for sharing those with us.

This last month has been pretty hectic with a few things that have been happening but today I have something very special to share with you.

For the last few months, I have been busy creating a Papercraft Challenge Planner specifically for you guys & other papercrafters.

It will help you organize, plan & track online papercraft challenges & the project you enter into those challenges. I would love to tell you more about it. If you’d like to find out more about the Papercraft Challenge Planner, you can check out all the details here.

 

Now, let’s find out who won our challenge last month.

 

July Challenge Winners
Of course, every month it’s tough for us when choosing our winners & this month was no exception. You all did a brilliant job with your projects. However, we have come to a decision. Remember, if your name isn’t mentioned this time around, don’t be disheartened as we’d love to see you back this month with some papercraft passion 🙂

Prize Winner:
Congratulations to Keen Crafter (#13)
You have been randomly selected to receive the July Challenge prize. Please email me (address on rules page) with your postal address by the 15th August 2018 to claim your prize.

 

Ultimate Designer:
Congratulations Jay Soriano (#25)
You are our Ultimate Designer Winner for the July challenge. We absolutely loved your design. Wow, your colouring blew us away with such a beautiful, bright & bold image. Awesome work!

 

Top 5 Winners
Nominated for the Top 5 Winners in order of placement are:

1st – Congratulations Fikreta (#29) @ Bad Kitty’s Craft Room
2nd – Congratulations Judy (#21) @ Created Just 4 U Designs
3rd – Congratulations Birgit (#16) @ Cards R Fun
4th – Congratulations Maria (#7) @ Tiny Works
5th – Congratulations Claudia (#9) @ 1 Panda Ideias Criativas
Thank you all SO much for your entries. All winners, please email me (address on rules page) to claim your prize &/or blog badges. Thank you 🙂

I would like to say for those who didn’t get a spot, please be sure to keep trying. Your project could win the challenge this month! Don’t forget to enter & join us.

Let’s move on to our new August Challenge.

 

PAPERCRAFT BUSINESS CHALLENGE #9 – AUGUST

Our August challenge theme is: Anything Goes (Optional: Summer – For an extra entry to WIN the prize).
The winning prize: Jillibean Soup – Sunshine stamp

 

 

 

Our Design Team Challenge Projects
I’m very proud to share our Design Team members projects they created especially for you to give you some inspiration for the challenge. They have all done an outstanding job & I’d like to say thank you, ladies, for such awesome work.

Please don’t forget to honour their work by visiting their blogs & leaving them some comment love. They would love to hear from you with what you think of their projects & I know they would really appreciate your kindness.

 

Lesli Giertuga – http://vintagescrapscanada.blogspot.com

 

Lola – https://littlecardmaker.blogspot.com

 

Jessica Francisco – https://acarddayswork.wordpress.com

 

Jeanie Ellis – https://scrapbookingmamaw.blogspot.com

 

Ashley Wells – https://papertokens.wordpress.com

 

Jessica Kaiser – https://freshbyjess.blogspot.com

 

Lisa Walsh – www.papercraftbusiness.com

 

Now it’s your turn. What are you going to share with us so that you have the chance of winning the prize? Remember, if you would like TWO chances at winning the prize, you need to create a project using this months challenge theme: Summer.

Please be sure to check out our challenge rules & guidelines to ensure you have the best chance possible to win.

Enter your challenge project here by clicking the blue button below:

 

GET THE PAPERCRAFT CHALLENGE PLANNER & MAKE CHALLENGES EASY!
Click the image to find out more.

 

 

WANT TO KNOW IF YOU’RE A WINNER?
Subscribe to receive notifications directly to your inbox via email so you don’t miss out!

Good luck & thank you for stopping by.  We can’t wait to see your creativity.
Don’t forget to leave us a comment below & let us know if you’re going to join us in the challenge.

Good luck & happy papercrafting 🙂

P.S We are still looking for new Design Team members, so if you would like to join our team please check out the DT Call so that you can apply.

 

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