Creative Challenge Submissions

I loved all the submissions from the Creative Challenge. It seemed like most of the contestants were already sending gifts, and the Challenge was just a way to have a couple new "tools" for the job. All of the submissions were beautiful and the stories behind them were equally as sweet. Thanks to everyone who spent the time creating videos and snapping pictures of the process so we could see your finished products. Congrats to the winner of the contest! She chose the Victorian Bird Luxe Tote. 

Here's a couple of the entries:

"I wrapped the journal using the blue lotus paper, I couldn't let the purple tissue go to waste so I made two stripes down the sides. I also didn't want to waste the other parts of the paper so I cut out the lotuses and taped them to the purple tissue. I used the green mountain paper to wrap the second gift and so I could use it as a base for the final product. Next, I connected both of the presents. The final step was taping the letters to the present to spell out friend!" (Below)

"My sister and I share a love of music. She recently moved twelve hours away and I decided that I wanted to send her a few mix CDs so that I could share with her some of my favorite new songs even though we are miles apart."

"I have a close friend who will be moving overseas in the next few months and I wanted to put something together for her so that she still feels connected to me even though we'll be living so far apart. So, Yay! for the Papaya! Creative Challenge! You shipped me just the right things to make a beautiful keepsake box for Lisa."
"The style for this package was inspired by an Indonesian head piece I saw for one of the Amazing Race episodes...a lady was wearing a red/burgundy flower with golden leaves. I thought it would be perfect for the paper, but did have a lot of trouble finding the right flowers to use because this is not the season for such colours.""This was perfect timing. In November my Mom, my Sister and my Niece are visiting for the second annual Craftapalooza Extravaganza. I thought what a nicer way to say welcome than with some goodie bags filled with artsy treats. Why not make the gifts AND the gift bags with your beautiful Papaya! paper, stickers and gift tags!"

"my best friend, Celine Marie, book-binding princess! I've only bound a few books, so this gave me the opportunity to learn some new simple techniques and buy some new tools, and free my brain from research! Thanks to youtube and printmaking students at the Louisiana Book Festival (specifically at the kids booth!).. I've learned a simple way to make sweet, little journals for my loved ones. "

I enjoyed using the Papayariffic treats to put together a thoughtful package for my best bud. Here is a link to a my recent blog post on friendship journals - http://bit.ly/4tSyJW
"I send a lot of gifts through the mail and prefer to make them light so they can be sent as inexpensively as possible so I often use envelopes made of paper or fabric for packaging. Of course, I want my envelopes to be pretty and unique and since I love the look of stitching on paper, I often simply fold up a piece of painted paper and sew right up the sides for an easy CD case or gift pocket. This time I decided to go all out and make a patchwork of patterns from the Papaya wrapping paper and my own spray painted paper to make it extra special and funky"

Comments

[dianeb]

Thank you so much for inviting us to participate - i had so much fun creating. The gifts i made and wrapped were ooh'd and aah'd over by my relatives.

thanks...

Diane