The Paper Crafting Tips & Tricks Week Challenge Winners

I know, I know. It's the same old story. It was absolutely agonizing to select the winners of the Paper Crafting Tips & Tricks Week Challenges from a field of so very many amazingly inspiring projects.

Ugh.

But as much as I'd love to give everyone who played a copy of Paper Crafting Tips & Tricks, we do have to be reasonable and narrow it down to 10.

So let's get right to it, shall we? Check it:

From the Alphabet Stickers challenge:

Here's the Story Card by Dana W

Moxie Fab Alert: Not only is this card ultra hip and trendy, but Dana created the background entirely with leftover background stickers. The colors she used, the evenness of the pattern, and the sentiment she's chosen are so moxie fab I can hardly contain myself!

Letter Tree Card by Jenny Martin

Moxie Fab Alert: How clever to arrange the words so that all together they look like a Christmas tree! And I just love that she's put it all on acetate for a fun twist that adds some additional funk to this innovative card!

From the Canvas, Cork, & Burlap challenge:

Felt & Cork Snowflake Card by Kelly Griglione

Moxie Fab Alert: The addition of the cork snowflake to offset the felt one gives this card an unmistakably wonderful rustic feel that is not only delightful, but memorable as well.

One Day at a Time Card by Lee-Anne Cross

Moxie Fab Alert: I gasped out loud when I saw this card for the very first time. The lovely background image is digital. Lee-Anne simply printed it onto sticky-back canvas which gives it an aged, vintage feel that I adore. Add the gorgeous crinoline floral element and the perfect sentiment, and voila! A breathtakingly gorgeous card!

From the Journaling Cards challenge:

Thankful for You Card by Jacqueline.fr

Moxie Fab Alert: The Journaling Cards challenge was definitely the most difficult to judge, as it is chock full of innovative inspiration. I chose this card because of the way Jacqueline turned the journaling card and then stamped "you" in a coordinating ink color that finished the sentiment. The purpose of this journaling card is obviously to list the things one is thankful for on a layout, and the way Jacqueline repurposed it to create the sentiment for a card is really fun. Add some cute gingham and some coordinating roses, and the tableau is complete.

Hexagon Birthday Card by Leigh Penner

Moxie Fab Alert: I moxie lurve the way Leigh has run this journaling card through a die-cut machine to create the negative image for this fun sentiment. And I'm not gonna lie, the way she's added all kinds of trendy patterns and shapes in a fresh and fun color combination just adds to the joy I feel when I look at this chic, chic card.

From the Square Punches challenge:

Quilted Wishes Card by Lin

Moxie Fab Alert: Oh my get outta town! A pinwheel design made from square punches cut on the diagonal? All run through an embossing machine to make it look quilted? I'm speechless! (Which as we all know, doesn't happen all that often.) Way to go, Lin!

Just Keep Swimming Card by maria f. 

Moxie Fab Alert: I absolutely adore this card. It is so well-composed and has such trendy style! For example, let's talk movement. Your eye begins at the top banners which point your eye down the ribbons where it lands at the life-preserver. Then you shoot back to the sentiment which takes you back to the ribbons which point you back up to the banner. The trendy mixxy matchy patterns (including the numbers on kraft) are supah fun and not overwhelming. And I'm not sure when I've seen a more perfect application of that particular sentiment. I know, right? Then, when you realize that Maria's created the banner and the notches in the ribbons with her square punch--well, that just makes it all the more sweet.

And last but certainly not least, from the Stitching & Sewing challenge:

 You Are My Sunshine Card by Danielle Walls

Moxie Fab Alert: Oh my goodness! Talk about a trendy Wendy application of stitching on a card! Don't you just love the way the stitching adds to the movement in this card, all pointing your eye directly to the sentiment?

Sewing Mends the Soul Card by Keren

Moxie Fab Alert: Do you hear me singing? Do you see me jumping for joy? Do you see my heart glowing? For the sheer brilliance in the stitching? For the playful color in the text, the thread, and the sewing machine platform? For the colorful contrast to the exquisite black and white stamped vintage sewing machine? For the perfectly meaningful sentiment? This is, without a doubt, one of my all-time favorite cards ever. Thank you, Keren, for sharing it with all of us.

And there you have it, my friends--the 10 winning cards from our week full of challenges. 

Congratumoxilations to all these talented ladies and a huge thank you from moi to all of you who joined in on all the fun. And even though I was unable to leave comments this go 'round (my shoulder is improving, by the way!), I did enjoy seeing each of your creations!

Winners, please send me your addresses in an email to cedvalson@papercraftsmag.com and I'll set you up with your "I'm Moxie Fab" challenge winning buttons for your blogs as well as a copy of this oh-so-inspiring special issue!

Friends, I'd love to hear what you think about these inspiring cards. Simply leave me a comment by midnight EST on Sunday, November 25 and I'll send one random lucky a copy of Paper Crafting Tips & Tricks as well!

Wowza, wowza, wow-ZA!

~Cath