#6. November's Anything but a Card!

Hi!  Welcome to the Paper Plunge!

 We are a group of great friends from all over the place, who wanted to start a stress-free challenge site. This will be a weekly challenge, and there will always be something here for you to see or try. Individually, as designers, we may not all be here every week because we are busy just like you!! So 'take the plunge' when you can or stop by to be inspired, even if you don't have time to "play". Make sure you don't miss a week of inspiration by subscribing to our site on the right!

You knew it was coming... we wanna see what you can really do!  This week we are challenging you to make anything but a card... scrapbook layouts, wall art, home dec projects, it is all good!  Put all of those hours you've spent on Pinterest to work and get crafting!  We can't wait to see what you make!

Robbie

  

Joni

 

Amanda

Helen

LAURA 

Diane

Leslie

An InLinkz Link-up

#5 Swim Team - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night....

Boo, what a spooky week! We had fun playing with those cute Halloween ideas, and we were NOT afraid of the dark this week!   The Lifeguards have chosen the following submissions for this week's swim team! Proudly display your badge on your own blog! As always, thank you for playing with us - you are the reason we are here!  Please be sure to "haunt" these talented artists' sites and give them some comment-love!

Donna - Butternut Sage Designs

Heidi - Reaching Deep Within

Shirley - Shirley's Blog

It's Not Too Late to Take the Plunge!

Hello!  I know you were scared you may have missed your opportunity to play with our Halloween challenge this week - but fear not... You still have one more day!  Get your Dark or Halloween project posted to our link before noon tomorrow (Wednesday) and let's see what you've got! 

#5. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...

Hi!  Welcome to the Paper Plunge!

 We are a group of great friends from all over the place, who wanted to start a stress-free challenge site. This will be a weekly challenge, and there will always be something here for you to see or try. Individually, as designers, we may not all be here every week because we are busy just like you!! So 'take the plunge' when you can or stop by to be inspired, even if you don't have time to "play". Make sure you don't miss a week of inspiration by subscribing to our site on the right!

BOOOOO!  Feeling spooky?  Well then, this week is for you!  This week we are asking that you make a dark card.  You can either make a Halloween project, or something dark!  We can't wait to see what you create!

Let's take a look at what the design team came up with:

Leslie

Robbie

Amanda

Joni

An InLinkz Link-up

#4 Swim Team - Tag, You're IT!

Tags, Tags, Everywhere!  We've seen it all this week - and everything with a tag!  I hope you found inspiration from our Design Team this week - we know we were blown away by you!  It was challenge for us, but after careful consideration, the Lifeguards have picked our Swim Team for the week:
Ooops!  I posted this today without the pictures!!  Sorry!  

Cindi - Via Pinterest

Heidi - Stampin' Along with Heidi

  

Tracey - My Happy Place

 

Thank you so much for playing with us this week!  We hope to see you again tomorrow for our next challenge!

#4 - Tag, You're IT!

Hi!  Welcome to the Paper Plunge!

 We are a group of great friends from all over the place, who wanted to start a stress-free challenge site. This will be a weekly challenge, and there will always be something here for you to see or try. Individually, as designers, we may not all be here every week because we are busy just like you!! So 'take the plunge' when you can or stop by to be inspired, even if you don't have time to "play". Make sure you don't miss a week of inspiration by subscribing to our site on the right!

This week's challenge is an easy one - add a tag!  This can be any kind of project, but you have to add a tag to it!  Check out the inspiration projects added by our Design Team, then dive on in!  Here we go... Tag!  You're IT!

 

 Robbie

 

 

Joni

Laura

 

  Helen

Leslie

An InLinkz Link-up

#3 - Swim Team - The Wonders of Watercolor

What a beautiful week filled with soft creations! We had fun with several different techniques, and LOVED your creations!  The Lifeguards have chosen the following submissions for this week's swim team! Proudly display your badge on your own blog! As always, thank you for playing with us - you are the reason we are here!  Please be sure to stop by these talented artists' sites and give them some comment-love!

Cindi Copeland - via Pinterest

Heidi Weaver - Stampin' Along with Heidi

Tracey - My Happy Place

#3 - The Wonders of Watercolor

Hi!  Welcome to The Paper Plunge!

We are a group of great friends from all over the place, who wanted to start a stress-free challenge site.  This is a weekly challenge, and there will always be something here for you to see or try.  Individually, as designers, we may not all be here every week because we are busy just like you!!  So 'take the plunge' when you can or stop by to be inspired, even if you don't have time to "play".  Make sure you don't miss a week of inspiration by subscribing to our site on the right!

Who doesn't love the soft effects of watercolors on paper - and there are so many ways to achieve this gorgeous look!  Come play with our Design Team in making a creation of watercolor wonder!  Be sure to visit the Design Team sites to see which technique they used to make their watercolor project!  Come on - Take the Plunge!

Laura Haffke

Joni

Robbie

Amanda

Leslie

An InLinkz Link-up

#2 Swim Team - Round and Round She Goes

Week 2 was sure a fun one!  Made us all a bit dizzy, I must say, but we loved all of the submissions!  After careful consideration, our Lifeguards have chosen this week's Swim Team!

Let's take a look at our winners:

Donna- Butternut Sage Designs

Heidi - Reaching Deep Within

Tracey - My Happy Place

Thank you all so much for playing - We hope you will join us again next week (a whole new challenge is being posted Friday!!)!  We hope you enjoyed taking the plunge with us!

#2 - Round and Round - It's not too late!!

It's Not Too Late to Take the Plunge!

Come on in - the crafting is fine! 

It's not too late to join us in the paper pool this week for our 

Week #2 - Round and Round She Goes

The link closes tomorrow, Wednesday, at noon Central Time!  

Winners will be posted on Thursday morning

and a brand new challenge will be posted on Friday, Oct. 10!

See this week's Design Team inspiration projects and fantastic entries below!!

#2. Round and Round She Goes!

Welcome back to the Paper Plunge!

We are a group of great friends from all over the place, who wanted to start a stress-free challenge site.  This will be a weekly challenge, and there will always be something here for you to see or try.  Individually, as designers, we may not all be here every week because we are busy just like you!!  So 'take the plunge' when you can or stop by to be inspired, even if you don't have time to "play".  Make sure you don't miss a week of inspiration by subscribing to our site on the right!

Have you ever felt like you are running in circles?  Such is the life of a busy crafter!  We think in circles, (we apparently write in circles), and now we'll be designing in circles!  Use circles in your next project and design your way right onto the Swim Team!  When posting this card to a public gallery, like Pinterest, Facebook, Stampin' Connection, etc, please tag it with "#plunge2" so people can find them easier!  Thanks!! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

This challenge will close Wednesday, 10/8 at noon!

Now let's see what our Lifeguards have created:

 

Diane

Joni

Amanda

Helen

LAURA 

Leslie

Robbie

An InLinkz Link-up

#1 Swim Team - Fall is just another way of saying PLUNGE

Hi!  Well, the first week of our new challenge site is under our belts, and we hope you have had fun checking out the inspiration found here!  It was a tough week for picking the swim team, as so all of the projects were really wonderful, and the voting was down to the wire!  After careful consideration, our Lifeguards have chosen this week's Swim Team (top 3 projects)! 

Let's take a look at our winners (in no particular order):

 

 Week 1 Swim Team

Your Swim Team badges will be sent to you via email - Please let your blog wear them with pride!

Heidi Weaver - Stampin Along With Heidi

 We were "blown away" by Heidi's leaves!  They look like leaves you would find on the very best hiking trails of New England in the fall.  The gold tones perfectly off-set the combination, and the attention to detail is perfect!  Great job!

Donna - Butternut Sage Designs

This is picture-perfect!  As a matter of fact, we had to do a double-take to see that it was actually just cardstock and ink, and NOT a photo!  The contrasting colors set off the leaf, with the sky in the background... Oh My!  Amazing!

Tracey - My Happy Place

Hard to believe that this was Tracey's very first post in her brand-new blog!  Great job coloring the stamped images, and the background's soft colors are what really caught our eyes!  We love that you were a newbie (just like us), but you sure stamp like a true pro!  Now you have a badge for your new blog!

Thank you to all who took The Plunge with us this week.  We are honored and humbled by the response we have received, and hope you will continue to play with us every week!

Be sure to stop back and check us out tomorrow, as there will be a whole new challenge to whet your crafting appetites!

The Lifeguards