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One of the things that people love most about this hobby is gaining new inspiration.  We have taken it
upon ourselves to organize an evening to take place once a month that will  encourage stampers to try
new things and build an inspirational camaraderie within the Papertrey family!
All of our customers who enjoy sharing inspiration & artwork with their peers through their
personal blogs.
The actual Blog Hop will take place on the 25th of each month beginning @ 8pm EST.
You will explore individual blogs through the list provided on the 25th.  People will also be
encouraged to discuss things they have learned & what inspired them in the Blog Hop
designated area of our Customer Forum that night.
An evening dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Papertrey Ink products.
Participating bloggers agree to post their project no earlier than 5pm EST and no later than 7:55pm
EST on August 25th.
What if I don't have a blog and I want to participate in the challenge?
There are several free blog services available in which you could establish your very own blog! Do
a simple google search for  "free blogs" to investigate which service would be best for you & your
needs.  If you do not wish to set up a blog, you are more than welcome to post your challenge
project in our gallery during the evening of the Blog Hop and share it with all of our visitors that
evening.

In honor of school going back into session everywhere, we thought it would be fun to issue a Brown Bag
Challenge.  We want to see what you can do to dress up, alter, change an ordinary brown lunch bag into
a paper crafting work of art.  You could modify it to become a gift bag with handles, create a card base
by folding it in half (complete with a slide out tag), add a window to it or whatever else you can dream up.
 After the hop is though, we should all have plenty of inspiration to help us create amazing projects with
inexpensive brown bags!  We look forward to seeing your creations!
Important Blog Post Requirements:
Why are you focusing on blogs, why not just utilize your gallery?
An artist's personal blog allows them the space to show you a tutorial or a sequence of photos to
describe in detail the unique aspects of their projects.  It also affords them the ability to add
commentary and lead you through their process.  In addition, we are hoping that everyone will find
a kindred spirit or two that they identify with.  Someone that they will be able to visit more often than
just Blog Hop night to gain inspiration from on a daily basis!
Prizes will be issued and fun will be had by all who participate!
A thread will be started on Blog Hop night where all individuals will be able to post a link to their        
personal blog posts displaying their challenge results.
Participants will agree to share a project on their blog meeting challenge requirements.
Customers have until the 25th to prepare their entries.
A challenge will be issued once a month during the new release on the 15th.
We hope you are as excited about this event as we are!  We look forward to seeing you on the 25th!!!
Bloggers who abuse the privilege of participating in our Blog Hop by self-promoting or advertising     
sales of any kind within their Blog Hop post will be automatically disqualified and blocked from         
participating in future events.
Bloggers MUST post a project that coincides with the August Blog Hop Challenge (posted above)
and utilize at least one Papertrey product.