Winners PIO #45 - Special Occasion

Thank you all for joining our Special Occasion challenge last week. We had 111 wonderful entries!

Prize Winner, as chosen via Random.org:

#4 Tracey M

 

Congratulations! Email CG (CGsaysSomethingLoudly [at] gmail.com) to receive your $25 GC to the Add a Little Dazzle Store. Please put "PIO Winner #45" in the subject line.

Special Occasion Challenge
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#4 Tracey M (your lucky day, Tracey!)

 

#18 Linsey

    #39 Leslie Turner

Congratulations! Please grab your Top 3 Scoops badge (code is available in the right sidebar):

Many thanks to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #46 - Vintage, sponsored by Rogue Redhead Designs.

Pile it On #45 - Special Occasion

Our theme here at the Pile It On! this week is Special Occasion.

Our sponsor is Add a Little Dazzle,a fun store and blog dedicated to beautiful metal sheets. Be sure to check out their weekly challenge too!
One lucky participant will win a $25 GC to the Add a Little Dazzle Store.

We specialize in an exclusive line of craft metal sheets that help you take your crafting to the next level. Whether you are a seasoned or new crafter, our craft metal sheets will help you create unique projects that will make you stand out among the crowd.
Are you ready to take your crafting to the next level? Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets will help you turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.


Add a Little Dazzle was especially generous and sent our team some samples of their fabulous metal sheets. We really enjoyed using them!

Elizabeth  - Warm Harted

Elizabeth's challenges:

Clear it Out - Use Metal

Craft Your Passion - Bright and Sparkly

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Crafting By Design - Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Partytime Tuesday  - Anything Goes

Scrapper's Delights - Anything Goes or Paper Piecing

MAWTT - Sparkle and Shine

Through the Craftroom Door  - Anything Goes

Anna - Anna's Handmade Cards

Challenges for Anna:
Clear It Our - winter + metal
Penny's Paper - creative corners
Inky Impressions - creative corners
I Love Promarkers - cute X-mas
Moving Along with the Times - sparkle and / or shine
Stempelsonnen - winter
Dream Valley - getting ready for X-mas
Crafts 4 Eternity - ribbon and lace
A Creative Romance - winter warmers
QKR Stampede - let's talk X-mas


Beth- BethieJs Blogspot

Challenges For Beth :
PIO - Special Occasion (Thanksgiving
Shabby Tea Room - Just Neutrals
Whoopsi Daisy - Add a Sentiment
Fab N Funky - 3 Different Embellishments
The Stamping Boutique - Use 3 Embellishments
Moving Along With The Times - Sparkle/Shine (Used Shiny Metal Sheets)
Sister Act Card Challenge- Anything Goes/Twist
The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Add A Little Dazzle - Anything Goes
Not Just A Card - Anything Goes
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
A Crafty Mess - Anything Goes
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes


Helen - Helen's Craft Haven:

Challenges for Helen:
Pile It On! - Special Occasion (100th Birthday!)
A Little Bit Crafty - CAS
Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Number It
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes


CG - Say Something Loudly

Challenges for CG:
Add a Little Dazzle #50: Inspiration Photo or ATG
Alphabet Challenge: T for Traditional Christmas
ColourQ Challenge: Combo #266
Craftyhazelnut's November Challenge: Anything Christmas Goes
Crafty Ribbons: Christmas Creations with Ribbon
Inkspirational #69: Shine
Moving along with the Times: Sparkle and/or Shine
QKR Stampede #112: Christmas
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #106: Winter Holiday with Ribbon/Trim
Technostamper's Monday Lunchtime Challenge: Sketch #339


Katie - Both Sides of the Paper

Challenges for Katie:
Auds Sentiments - 2 or 3 word Sentiment
>Clear it Out - Use Metal
Going Grey - Make it Sparkle (2 entries only)
Moving Along With the Times - Sparkle and Shine
Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Fall/Winter with Dies/Punches
Crafty Ribbons - Christmas with Ribbon
Reasonable Ribbon - Christmas with Ribbon
QKR Stampede - Let's Talk Christmas
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Christmas (1 entry only)
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra - Christmas
Completely Christmas - Christmas
Creative Corner - Christmas (3 entries only)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Sparkle (and Christmas)
Add a Little Dazzle - Christmas Colors or Anything Goes
Love Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Partytime Tuesday - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
A Crafty Mess - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes

Now it's over to you, add your link below and Good Luck!

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Winners PIO #45 - Show Us Your Tools

Thank you all for joining our Use Your Tools Challenge last week; we sure love our crafting tools, don't we! We had 151 wonderful entries, and definitely looks like many of us have the Christmas holidays on our mind already!

Challenge 2013 #45
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#68 Susan Kennedy  

   

#19 Kimberly Wiener 

#38 Debbie Marcinkiewicz 

Congratulations! Please grab your Top 3 Scoops badge (code is available in the right sidebar):

And now for the Lucky Winner of the Sponsor Prize, as chosen via Random.org:

#22 Kym 

 

Congratulations! Please email CG (CGSaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com) to receive your $10 GC to Inky Impressions.

Many thanks to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #46 - With Thanks, sponsored by A Day for Daisies.

Pile It On #45 - Show Us Your Tools

Welcome to a new challenge at Pile It On! This week, we want you to Show Us Your Tools. Use a crafting tool, Embossing Folder, Heat Gun, Die Cut Machine, anything, and say what it is.

Our sponsor is Inky Impressions, and one lucky participant will win a $10 GC to their online shop.

The Inky Impressions Online Store features original digital and rubber stamps, as well as many of your favorite embellishments and papers. You can also play along with their Weekly Challenge.

Here's some inspiration from our own Team A, featuring Inky Impressions digi stamps.

Kimberly - Paper Munch

Challenges for Kimberly:

Inky impressions - die cuts

sweet stampin - christmas is coming

bearly mine challenge - atg

little scrap pieces - linky party

hanna and friends - glitter

stamping sensations - christmas

crimbo crackers - words

sparkle creations - felt

polkadoodles - atg christmas

loves rubber stamps - atg

deep ocean - winter

the crafting cafe - winter blues

christmas cards all year round - winter theme

your next stamp - sketch

Jenn Zeeb - Stamplified

Challenges for Jenn:

Brown Sugar-anything goes
Challenges & Candies-clean & simple
CAS-ual Friday-embossing
Jo's Scrap Shack-things with wings
QKR-anything goes
Sisiter Act Card Challenge-anything goes
Charisma Cardsanything goes
Crafting By Design-anything goes
Lady Annes Stamp Challenge-anything goes
Simon Says Stamp-CAS
Whimsey Inspiration-anything goes
Bearly Mine-anything goes
Paper Take Weekly-anything goes
Through The Craftroom Door-anything goes
Card Mania-anything goes
FitzTown Challenge-things with wings
Love To Scrapanything goes

CG - Say Something Loudly

Challenges for CG:
C.R.A.F.T. #232: Christmas
A Creative Romance: Winter Blues
Divas by Design: Use a digi
House That Stamps Built: Snow fun
Inky Impressions #133: Dies and Punches
Jingle Belles: Holiday Traditions (I made this for a former co-worker, who has a tradition of taking the train up to the mountains by herself on weekday afternoons in the winter.)
Top Tip Tuesday #113: Seasons
Paper Shelter Challenge #136: Winter fun

Beth- BethieJs Blogspot

 

Challenges for Beth-

PIO- Show Us Your Tools

Inky Impressions- Punches/Dies 

ABC Christmas-  V Is For Vixen (Add A Reindeer)

Holly Jolly Christmas- Red/Green plus Gold/Silver

Christmas Challenges- Sketch W/Twist Add Charm

Christmas Cards All Year Round- Snow/Snowflakes
Crafty Calender Challenge- All Things Christmas

Hanna and Friends- Glitter

Stamping Sensations- Christmas

Deep Ocean- Winter

Tip Top Tuesday- Seasons (Winter)

4 Crafty Girls-Anything Goes

Inspire Me Friday-Anything Goes
Fab N Funky- Traditional Christmas Colors
C.R.A.F.T Challenges- Christmas
Charisma Cardz- Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday- Animal Magic

Now it's over to you, add your link below and Good Luck!

Winners PIO #45 - Make It Sparkle

Many thanks to everyone who joined our challenge last week, PIO #45 - Make It Sparkle. We had a spectacular 126 entries, and we just loved all the bling!

Challenge 2012 #45
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:
 

#34 Kim T 

#43 Ellen Taylor 

#91 Gale 

Congratulations! Please grab your Top 3 Scoops badge (code is available in the right sidebar):

And now for the Lucky Winner of the Sponsor Prize:

#65 Pat (mspfd) 

Congratulations! Please email CG (CGsaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com) to receive your $5 Gift Certificate to Softpencil Studios.

Many thanks to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #46 - Let's Be Thankful, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Pile It On - #45 - Make It Sparkle

Wow, another Sunday another challenge here at Pile It On!
This week we are looking for Sparkles! So get out your Glitter, Stickles, Rhinestones, Sparkly Mist and Sprays, go on, make it rain Glitter!!!

We are sponsored by Softpencil Studios and one lucky winner will receive a $5.00 gift certificate to their store.

Welcome to Softpencil Studios, home of the Tinytwinies®, your new friends who will bring you joy and lots of smiles. If you are a kid or a kid at heart, there is not better place for you!

Our team was provided with some of her adorable images, so here's a little inspiration to get you started:

Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie:
PIO - Make It Sparkle
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Raise the Bar - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Anything Goes - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Twisted Tuesday - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes (2 entries and logo)
Card Makin Mamas - Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Anything Goes Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Ribbon/Twine (3 entries only)
Ooh La La - Christmas
ABC Christmas - V for Vibrant Colors
Sweet Stampin - Glitter


Beth- BethieJs Blogspot

Challenges-
PIO- Make It Sparkle
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes
 Through The Craft Room Door-Anything Goes
Alaphbet Challenge Blog- T is for Tags
 Card Makin Mamas-Anything Goes


Kimberly is Paper Munch

Challenges entered:
Crafty Creations - Just One (button, image, thread, sentiment, one paper (double sided but one)
Addicted to Stamps - Bingo (bday, stripes, white)
My Mum's Craft Shop - Bold and Bright
The Stamping Boutique - Pink
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with a Button
Eureka Stamps - Buttons and Bows
Crafts and Me - Bling it up
Pennys Paper Crafty - Birthday
Lexi Creations - Birthday
Forever Friends - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Clearly I Stamp - Critters
Jelly Park Challenges - Back to Nature
Southern Girls Challenge- Animals


Melissa-I Have Prettier Stuff
The silver paper kiss is impossible to photograph without the rainbow effect.

Challenges I will be entering:
ABC Christmas Challenge:V for Vibrant Colors
Card Crafters Circle: Pattern Papers
Christmas Stampin All Year Long: Anything Goes
City Crafter Challenge Blog:3+1 (3pattern papers +1 cardstock) I used 4+1 Hope that is okay
Crafts And Me: Bling It Up
Die Cuttin Divas:Anything Goes (Heirloom Ornaments Nestie for Hershey Kiss Shape)
Divas By Design:Festive Christmas
Hooked On Craft Challenge: Christmas:No Red or Green
Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge: things with P (Pink gems, pink stickles, pink heart, pink glitter)
Ooh-la-la-creations Challenge Blog: C-Christmas
The Perfect Sentiment: think Pink for Christmas
Raise The Bar:Anything Goes
Scrap Creations: Pop It Up (pop up heart image and snowflakes)
Simply Create: Linky Party
Stampin For The Weekend: Anything Goes
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch
Totally Stampalicious: Anything Goes


Jenn Zeeb - Stamplified

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenge-anything but a card
Totally Gorjuss-use a button
Sweet Stamping-sparkle
Send a Smile 4 Kids-happy holidays 4 kids
Alphabet Challenge-T-tag
Christmas Stampin All Year Long-anything goes Christmas
Clearly Inspired-critters
Crafty Ann's-Christmas
Polka Doodles-bright colors and sparkle
Sweet and Sassy-anything but a card
Papercraft Journey-twine
Card & Scrap-Christmas
Oozak-winter vibes


Now it's your turn to get sparkly!
Come back and share and Good Luck!!