#33. Swim Team - May Flowers

What a fabulous "bouquet" of winners we have here at The Paper Plunge this week.  We asked you to show us your flowers, and you filled our gardens!!  We would like to thank all of our new Swim Team members for their beautiful cards.  Please click on their names below the pictures, and swing by their websites and leave them some comment love!!

Butternut Sage Designs - Donna

Cindi's Stampin Spot

Thistledew Creations - Jackie

#27 Swim Team - This Little Light of Mine

Hello!  Looks like a late-night edition of The Paper Plunge is in order tonight!  We have a brand new addition to our Swim Team this week.  We would like to welcome Melissa from Porch Swing Creations to the team!  This week, Melissa gave us a lot to think about with her Spotlight card - completely different, and loved by all of the Lifeguards!  Great job, Melissa - hope to see you join us again soon for another Plunge!

Porch Swing Creations

#26. Swim Team - Metal on Mine!

Thank you for stopping by to check out our weekly challenge!  We love to run these challenges, and love when you play along.  We would like to give a giant shout out to our Swim Team member this week, Butternut Sage Designs.  Please click on the link below and leave her a little comment love!  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a whole new challenge!

Butternut Sage Designs

#23. Swim Team - Rollin' Rollin' Rollin', keep them Brayers Rollin'

Thanks for Rollin' along with us this week!  We only had one contender, but that girl could roll!  Thank you for taking the plunge this week, and congratulations to our Swim Team!  Be sure to check out Tracey's great card, and swing by her site to share a little comment-love!  Thanks for playing!  We love what you do, and are so very grateful that you share your talents with us!

#22. Swim Team - They Scored!!

That's right!  Down to the final buzzer, and the game is OVER!  Be sure to check out this week's Swim Team, and swing by her site to share a little comment-love!  Thanks for playing!  We love what you do, and are so very grateful that you share your talents with us!

Cindi

#21. Swim Team - Emboss It!

Man, you guys sure are bossy... EMbossy, that is...  Thanks for playing with us this week!  We loved checking out your projects and are excited to announce this week's Swim Team.  Please stop by and share a little comment-love!

Sorry - Yet another "too cold for school" day here in Chicago, and extra kids home, etc... forgot to add the pictures and links~!  Trish and Tania are fabulous - go check out their stuff~!

Trish

Tania

#19. Swim Team - Blue Ribbon Crafting

Wow!  You ladies sure know how to tie one on! Amazing ribbons everywhere!  It was hard to pick a Swim Team this week, but after careful consideration, the Lifeguard have chosen this week's team.  Thanks for playing everyone!  Be sure to swing by these wonderful websites and give this week's Swim Team some fabulous comment-love!

Cindi - Cindi's Stampin' Spot

Tracey - My Happy Place

#18. Swim Team - Seeing Clearly - Vellum Plunge

It's clear - you are all great with vellum!  We loved all of the submissions - what fun you all are!   As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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! 


I am so sorry!  I am in Florida for the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference, and cannot add the photos of this week's Swim team, but that doesn't make them any less important to us!  This week we are putting Cindi and Tracey on the swim team - please visit the original post to follow their pictures to their websites!  Thanks again for taking the Plunge this week!

#17. Swim Team - Try a Technique

You're craftiness, and your generosity in sharing that skill and talent never ceases to amaze us here!  We loved all of the submissions.   As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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!  It is an amazing thing when someone shares, not just their art, but their love of their art with us!

 Cindi - Cindi's Stampin Spot

Butternut Sage Designs

Tracey - My Happy Place

#16 - Swim Team - Use a Die Cut

Okay, okay... enough with the "Die" jokes - I get it!  This week was great, and it was fun to see what everyone came up with using the die cuts...  We loved all of the submissions.  Thank you again for sharing your week with us!  As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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-they are "dying" to hear your comment-love! (okay - I couldn't resist just ONE more)...

Cindi

Tracey

Heidi

#15 - Swim Team - Sketching Out Some Fun!

We had fun checking out all of these great ideas of what you all did with a sketch!   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 skitter over to these talented artists' sites and give them some comment-love!

Donna

Tracy

Cindi

#14. Swim Team - A Different Kind of Fold

Very Fancy - fancy folds, that is!  We loved all of the submissions this week.  We hope you learned something new this week, or stretched yourself just a bit!  As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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 fancy fold comment-love!

Cindi

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#13. Swim Team - White with a Pop!

You guys were really Popping this week!   We loved all of the submissions.  Thank you again for sharing your holidays with us!  As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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 poppin' comment-love!

Kristen

Heidi

Cinid

#12. Swim Team - Holiday Card

Festive for sure!  Busy holidays, and yet you were able to create holiday masterpieces!  We loved all of the submissions this week.  Thank you for sharing your holidays with us!  As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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 seasonal comment-love!

Heidi

Tracey

#11. Swim Team - Card Candy - What a Sweet Gift

Unfortunately we did not have any entries last week.  We hope you enjoyed our card candy and maybe we inspired you to try your own.  We hope you will play along with us tomorrow.

#10. Swim Team- Focus, People!

See, we told you!  Even amid the craziness of the season, you were able to focus!  You're words definitely spoke to us this week, making it difficult for us to ignore... after careful consideration, we have chosen this week's Swim Team. Please be sure to stop by the site of this talented artist and USE YOUR WORDS. 

Heidi - Reaching Deep Within

#9. Swim Team - Keepin' it Clean

Wow, you are one clean gang.  Even in the midst of the holiday-crazies, you were able to clear your minds and keep it clean!  We loved all of the submissions thhis week.  We are feeling fresh and inspired!  As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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 squeaky-clean comment-love!

Cindi Copeland

Jackie W.

 

 Heidi Weaver

#8. Swim Team - We are Grateful for You!

Our hearts are overflowing!  We loved all of the submissions this week.  We really can't thank you enough!  As always, it is hard to pick our Swim Team, but after careful consideration, we have chosen the 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 - via Pinterest

Heidi - Reaching Deep Within

Marie - NJ Stamping Queen

# 7 Swim Team - Punch Your Art Out!

The Lifeguards were punch drunk with your fun creations this week! It is always amazing what different things we see in the punched shapes we have! Be sure to follow our Pinterest boards so you don't miss any of the fun creations, and so that you can find them again later! 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!

Tracey

Cindi

Heidi

#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!