#tgifc579 Theme Challenge

Welcome back to TGIF Challenges! We’re so happy you’re joining us for another week of creativity and inspiration. This week’s Theme Challenge is all about celebrating the special guys in our lives! Whether you’re creating for a dad, grandpa, husband, son, friend, or another everyday hero, this challenge is the perfect opportunity to make something heartfelt and meaningful. Pull inspiration from the idea of honoring someone special through your papercrafting. Cards, gifts, memory keeping, and more are all welcome—we can’t wait to see what you create! 

We'd also like to extend a big, warm welcome to our newest Design Team Member - Su Mohr! If you've been around for even a little while, Su's name is surely one that you will recognize. In addition to being on of our most winningest challenge participants, she's also served on the Stampin' Up! Design Team! She's a true talent with a warm smile and we are so happy to have her here with us on the regular!!!

Congrats to the winner of last week's Inspiration Challenge -

Loni Spendlove

Let's take a look at what our Design Team created to inspire you this week - 

Su Mohr

Jeanna Bohanon

Wendy Weixler

Deadline for entries will be at 12 pm PST on Thursday 6/4/26

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC579
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday, 6/5/26
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc577 Theme Challenge

Hello, TGIF friends! 🌸 

A brand new challenge is here, and this week we’re focusing on a theme that’s always meaningful—Thank You cards. There’s something special about taking the time to create a handmade note of gratitude, and we’d love to see how you express it through your papercrafting. Whether your style is soft and elegant, bright and cheerful, or clean and simple, this is the perfect opportunity to create a card that will make someone feel truly appreciated. Pull out your favorite supplies and design a thank-you card that reflects your creative style. We can’t wait to see all the beautiful ways you share gratitude through your projects! Be sure to enter your creation using the link at the end of the post for a chance to be one of our weekly challenge winners. 

While we are on the theme of Thank-Yous, we hope you all know how extremely grateful we are for your continued support of TGIF Challenges. We are one of the longest-running Papercrafting Inspiration Challenge Blogs and y'all play a HUGE role in that!!!

So a special thank you and congratulations to our Challenge Winner from last week's sketch challenge - 

Jennifer Frost

Our Design Team created some lovely Thank You cards this week - take a look!

Dani Dziama

Bree Renwick

Elizabeth Price

Wendy Weixler

Tammy Wilson

Ashley Van Camp  |  Design With Ink

Deadline for entries will be at 12 pm PST on Thursday 5/21/26

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC577
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 5/22/26
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc562 Theme Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! We’re so happy to have you crafting with us again this week as we dive into a Valentine Project Theme Challenge. Our inspiration photo is full of charm and whimsy—sweet characters, floating hearts, soft florals, and a joyful, love-filled feeling that’s perfect for the season. Let any part of the image spark your creativity, whether it’s the romantic color palette, the playful hearts, the adorable characters, or simply the warm, happy vibe. You can use any of your favorite Valentine products to bring your project to life—we especially love seeing Stampin’ Up! goodies in action! Create cards, treat holders, scrapbook pages, décor, or any Valentine-themed paper craft your heart desires. We can’t wait to see how you turn this inspiration into something special

Thank you for sharing your creativity with us last week, as always it was hard to choose, but Congratulations to our winner!

Rachel Traudt

Did our Design Team love this challenge? Of course - take a looksie!

Tami Hewlett

Bree Renwick

Melissa Seplowitz

Jeanna Bohanon

Dani Dziama

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 2/5/26

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC562
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 2/6/26
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc556 Theme Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! There’s nothing we love more than creating together during the coziest time of year. This week’s Theme Challenge is all about Holiday Treats, inspired by a warm and inviting photo featuring two cups of hot cocoa topped with fluffy whipped cream and cookies scattered all around. While the main idea is to create fun and festive treat holders, feel free to take your inspiration from any part of the photo—the colors, the cozy winter vibes, the sweet treats, or the feeling of sharing something special. Whether you make packaging, tags, cards, or another paper craft entirely, we can’t wait to see how you bring this delicious inspiration to life.

Thank you all so much for participating in last week's sketch challenge!

We think you'll love last week's winning card as much as we did!

Congratulations 

Su Mohr

From our Design Team!

Bree Renwick

Dani Dziama

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 12/25/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC556
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 12/26/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc553 Theme Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! 

We’re so happy you’re here with us for another week of creating and sharing—your projects truly brighten our community! This week, we’re mixing things up with a Card Set Challenge. Our inspiration features a simple, beautiful set of Christmas cards, but you can design a coordinating set for any occasion—birthdays, thank-yous, encouragement, or even a “just because” bundle to brighten someone’s day. Keep it clean and simple or play with patterns, textures, and techniques… the joy of a card set is seeing how the pieces come together as a collection. We can’t wait to see what kind of set you dream up this week. Tag us @TGIFChallenges so we can inspire others as well!

Thanks for all of your amazing projects last week! That sure was a fun challenge!

Congrats to our challenge winner - 

Cassandra D

Alright - ready to see what the team came up with this week? Well, take a look!

Elizabeth Price

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 12/4/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC553
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 12/5/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#548 Theme Challenge

 Welcome back to TGIF Challenges, friends! We’re so happy you’re here with us for another week of fun and creativity. This time, we’ve got a Theme Challenge that’s just in time for spooky season—Festive Treats! Our inspiration image shows off those fabulous iridescent treat bags and the adorable kitty-witch from the Spooky Halloween Bundle, but don’t worry—you don’t need to have those exact products to play along. We encourage you to dive into your stash, get creative, and use whatever you have on hand to capture the spirit of the season. Whether you make treat bags, cards, tags, or whatever 3D project you come up with, we can’t wait to see how you bring your ideas to life and share them with our TGIF community!

Y'all had a BLAST playing along with last week's challenge and made it really hard to choose a winner. After all the votes were in, we finally decided on:

CONGRATULATIONS!

Cindy Major 

What fun treats did our Design Team create? Well - take a look for yourself!

Tami Hewlett

Bree Renwick

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 10/30/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC548
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 10/31/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

 

#tgifc535 Theme Challenge

Welcome back, crafty friends! 

We’re so happy you’ve joined us at TGIF Challenges—your creative playground for all things papercrafting. This week’s challenge is all about heart and heroism with the inspiring theme: “You’re My Hero.” Whether it’s a real-life role model, a fictional favorite, or someone who simply makes your day brighter, we invite you to let your imagination soar as you honor your hero through cardmaking, scrapbooking, or any other paper project. You might even find inspiration in your kid’s love of a particular superhero, or from a fun dress-up session that’s just begging to become a scrapbook page! Don’t forget to share the fun and invite your crafty friends to play along—we can’t wait to see how you bring this theme to life! 

YOU are truly heroes too, showing up week after week with all your awesome projects!

Congrats to our winner from last week - 

Jolanda Johnstone

Who else is super excited to see what our Design Team Heroes created? Let's take a look:

Bree Renwick

Wendy Weixler

Ashley Van Camp  |  Design With Ink

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 7/31/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC535
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 8/1/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc531 Theme Challenge

Welcome back, crafty friends! 🌸

We’re so happy to have you join us again here at TGIF Challenges—your weekly dose of creativity and inspiration. Whether you're a longtime participant or brand new to our little corner of the papercrafting world, we’re thrilled to have you crafting along with us!

This week, we’re bringing you a Theme Challenge that’s sure to spark your imagination. Our theme inspiration "Garden Gates" features a charming garden gate surrounded by blooming flowers—a scene that invites daydreams of secret gardens, soft breezes, and quiet moments in nature. Whether it’s the colors, the florals, the gate itself, or the peaceful garden vibes that speak to you, we can’t wait to see how this beautiful image inspires your creations.

Thank you for continuing to make TGIF Challenges part of your creative journey. Now go grab those stamps, papers, and embellishments—and show us what this week’s theme brings to life on your crafting table! 💐

We loved seeing all of your projects from last week's challenge! Thank you all so much for participating!

Our winner for #tgifc530 is .............

Crafts and Quests

Here's how our design team worked with this beautiful inspiration!

Wendy Weixler

Ashley Van Camp  |  Design With Ink

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 7/1/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC531
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 7/1/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc508 Theme Challenge

 Hello and Happy Friday TGIF Friends!!!

Thank you so much for joining us again this week for a little stop of crafty inspiration! Have you had a chance to create yet this week? Hopefully you have! Either way, we think we have a pretty fun theme challenge for you this week - it should definitely inspire some great cards!

Speaking of great cards - the entries for last week's sketch challenge were awesome! Thank you all so much for playing along. Big congratulations to our winner - 

Loni Spendlove 

Want to take a look at how this challenge inspired our Design Team? Well, here you go!!!

 Dani Dziama

Chelsey Christensen

Melissa Seplowitz

Tami Hewlett

Bree Renwick

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 1/23/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC508
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 1/24/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)

#tgifc505 Theme Challenge

 Hello and Happy Friday TGIF Friends!

We think that we have a great challenge for you this week - perfect to end 2024, and perfect to start 2025 and that's with gratitude. This week's challenge is to create (and SEND) Thank You cards!

We also want to make sure that you know how grateful we are for all of you!

Thank you for all of your beautiful projects last week!

Congrats to our WINNER!!!

Pamela Blackwell

Here's how our Design Team decided to show their THANKS - 

Bree Renwick

Mercedes Weber 

Wendy Weixler

Deadline for entries will be at 2 pm PST on Thursday 1/2/25

• Uploaded projects need to be directly linked to your blog, Facebook, or other online gallery.
• Please post the TGIF Challenge graphic on your blog and link back to our site
• Your project MUST be new and inspired by our challenge parameters
• When sharing your project publicly, please use this week's hashtag- #TGIFC505
• Winning project(s) will be posted on next week's challenge on Friday 1/3/25
• Questions should be left in the comment section
• Challengers can even post your cards on our FB page too!!  "Like us" while you're there :-)