New changes to the DT and our GDT for September

Hi everyone!

We had a few changes in the Design Team this week. We will be saying goodbye to both Lesley and Alicia, due to personal and work related reasons. They promise to play with us when things settle down. We will miss ya' ladies. At the same time we are welcoming Julie and Katie as full time Designers! This month also we have Brenda joining us at Guest DT for September... WELCOME ladies!

Here is a bit about them and Jennifer (since we forgot to formally announce her w/ her picture and bio).

Hello everyone I am Brenda, I live in Northern California with my wonderful and supportive husband and son. I have always enjoyed crafting, almost three years ago I was invited to a Stampin' Up party and I was completely hooked. The following year I was able to introduce my mother and sister to rubber stamping and now we enjoy getting together to stamp when we can. I started doing challenges last year and I love to combine challenges. I am super thrilled to be part of the Pile It On Design Team as a Guest Designer for September.

Katie

I joined the 40's club last year.

I've been married to Andy for 15 years, our anniversary was just last week.

We have 3 children, Nathan is 12, Georgia is 10 and Carter is 3.

I've been a scrapbooker for 11 years and cardmaking for almost 1 year and now I make many more cards than scrapbook pages but I hope to get back to cropping soon.

I'm English but have lived in the US for 12 1/2 years and right now I'm in Texas but have also lived in AZ and MO.

I'm a SAHM who tried to supplement her fun money by selling on eBay but it doesn't always work out that way ;)

I love to color and my Copic's are my favorite tool followed closely by my printer as I need it to print out all those wonderful Digital Stamps that are available.

I am Julie, a mom to a wonderful and very busy 5 year old boy and became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in January 2008. I discovered rubber stamping in the summer of 2007 and was instantly hooked. Mostly, it's a hobby, and my newest passion:-) online challenges. Imagine my surprise when I was contacted to be part of the designer team as a Guest for the Month of August by Pile it On! So Kewl. All those challenges get my creative side going! I love how easy it is to stamp beautiful cards, gifts, and scrapbook pages not forgetting how this hobby also allows me to relax and meet new people:-) I just love it!

Challenge #13 - Round & Round We Go!

This week's challenge and our Design Team's beautiful creations!! This week, your challenge is:

ROUND!

Think circles, spots, dots! Anything that's round - in your papers, in your embellishments - wherever you can get something round! The more the merrier!!

The next two weeks we are going to be sponsored by the one and only Hambo Stamps! They have both digital and rubber stamps! And guess what they are running a 30% off Halloween sale right now!!!! You can get those cool and unique Halloween stamps either mounted or unmounted while supplies last only ladies! The winners (1 per week) will receive one of their super duper cool digi images!

Timi - My Journey to the World of Scrapbooking


Challenges for Timi:

• Pile it on - lots of dots, circles
• Scrap or Dare - use stick figures
• ABC Challenge- C is for circles
• Mojo Monday - Sketch

Maureen - My C.A.S.E. Studies

Challenges for Maureen:

• Pile It On - "Lots of Dots" and combine with at least 1 other challenge
• Stamp with Fun - "At the Sea"
• My Time to Craft - "Cheers Me Dear" (have a beverage of some kind)
• Stamp Something - "Animal Somethings"
• Allsorts - no stamped images or sentiments

Ann - Raindrop Echo Designs

Challenges for Ann:

• Pile it On! - Think Round: Lots of Dots, Circles, and Spots
• Delightful Sketches - Sketch #5
  
• ABC Challenge - C is for Circles
• Whimsy Stamps Challenges - Touch of Sparkle
• Rubbernecker - Wacky Wednesday#26 Bling

Amy - And She Loved Flowers...


Challenges for Amy:

Pile It On -- Lots of Dots

Stamps and Smiles -- Sketch

Color Throw Down -- Bashful Blue, Positively Pink and Certainly Celery

Stamp Something -- Something Animal

Whimsy Stamps Challenges - Touch of Sparkle

Julie - Kwelstamps-n-more

Challenges for Julie

• Pile it on (Circles, spots, dots...) my last one as a guest Designer, sniff :-(, I had fun, really an awesome experience and everyone on the team(s) was super nice! <---- WE HAVE DECIDED TO ASK JULIE TO STAY... and SHE SAID YES!!!!
• ABC (C is for Circles...)
• Taylored Expression (sketch)
• Easy Breezy Kewl (Colours)
• Paper Blooms (it's a flower but it's not),
• Creative Belli(water base Markers)
• Stampin'Bee (use of acetate)

So, without further delay - here's the top three!! Ladies, be sure to grab your blinkies off the sidebar!!!

The images are linked, so if you click on them, you can go to their blogs and see more of their wonderful creations!!

Linda for this beautiful layout!



Laurel for this GORGEOUS card (I personally love snowflakes!!)


And Vina for this SUPER FUN card!!



This week, we even have a SWEET SPRINKLES AWARD going to KATIE for this placque!!

Thanks so much for your patience this week! We will try to be more timely next week!

Challenge coming soon!

Hi everyone!

Our Sunday post today will be a bit later than usual, Vicki has been sick... and well... I have a hangover from a long shopping day... but it will be here soon don't worry...

Challenge #12-Good Things Come in Threes!

This week we are going to be sponsored by Doodle Palace and we are going to help them celebrate their GRAND OPENING! They are having 60% EVERYTHING IN THE STORE!!!

Below is their coupon for you, but it is only valid until Sept 1st, so make sure you don't forget. (This means their $2.50 images are only 1 BUCK!!!!!)

Now, let's talk atbout this week's challenge, it is all about the number three!! We want to see you make your creations using things in threes...for example, three button, three papers, three images.....we want to see three!!! This weeks winner gets to pick one free digital stamp from Doodle Palace!

Here is what our AWESOME design team came up with this week!!

Julie - August GDT - Kwel-stamps-and-more


Challenges for Julie:

• Pile It On - In threes
• Easy Breezy Kewl Colour Challenge (Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Old Olive, More Mustard)
• ABC - Buttons
• Mojo Monday - Day 3 Sketch

Denise - Stamping with Denise

Challenges for Denise:

• Pile It On: Good Things Come in Threes


• Stamp Something: Birthday Somethings


• ABC Challenge: B is for Button


• Fresh Batch: Sketch


• Cupcake Craft: Sweet Somethings
  

Lesley: Always Playing with Paper

Challenges for Lesley:

• Spoonful of Sugar-Travel Theme (This cute bear is really enjoying his vacation!)


• Card Patterns Sketch #28


• Gingersnap Creations-Colour Challenge #20-The Rainbow

By Jennifer Random Vintage Finds


Challenges for Jennifer:

• PIO-Good things come in 3's

• Charmisma Cardz-Lemon, Green and Pink

• Paper Play-Sketch


• Stamp Something: Birthday Somethings


• ABC Challenge-B buttons


• Whimsy Stamp Challenge-Ribbons Ribbons

• Cupcake Craft- Sweet Somethings
  

Deanna - Dee's Paper Tree

Challenges for Dee:

• Pile It On - Good Things Come in Threes
• Color Chef - Purple, Green, Brown, Cream (I used white, oops)
• Crafty Creations - Tags
• ABC Challenges - B is for Buttons
• Paper Play Challenges - Sketch

Heidi - Haphazardly Crafty

Challenges for Heidi:

• Pile it On! - Good Things Come in Threes (3 colors, 3 scalloped edges, 3 buttons, 3 sticker letters)
• 2 Sketches 4 You - Sketch #33
• Basic Grey Challenges - Color Challenge : brown, pink, yellow (and at least 1 BG product)
• ABC Challenges - B is for Buttons

And now, for the top three scoops!! Ladies - please remember to take your blinkies! Our DT Member Heidi (with help from Deanna) has chosen the top three this week! (thank you ladies for the help, it is greatly appreciated!)

Here they are:

Rach for this card

Momiji for this layout

Amanda P. for this layout

Good News / Bad News...

Hi everyone! We have a special post today, we have bad news/good news kind of deal. We want you Pile it On! Supporters to say good bye to Rowena. After a tough decision, she has decided to step down from Pile It On! due to some new awesome craft commitments that are taking all her time. She is one of the brand new Sugar Nellies DTs, CONGRATS ROWENA! We are going to miss her layers upon layers of goodness in her samples. This will be her last week doing a sample for us, but we wanted to give her a special place and post. We hope to see her play a with us in the near future!

Challenges for Rowena:

Now, onto the good news.... We have asked Jennifer to stay with us as a Full TIME member of Pile it On! and she said "YES!"... Isn't that wonderful? She is full of joy and a great great card maker, plus a sweet heart on her comments!

Challenge #11 - Oh Boy!

Happy Sunday to you all!! Hope you all had a good week and I am glad to see that you stopped in for our NEW Pile It On Challenge!

First - our winner from last week - by random draw:


#51 - SUZI!!! Please drop us an email so we can get your choices for your three digi stamps from Digi Stamp Characters!!

Now - onto the challenge!!!

This week, your challenge, should you choose to accept it (LOL), is to make a project MASCULINE! Card, layout, box - whatever it is, we want to see it for/about a man or a boy.

Here's what our ALWAYS TALENTED Design Team came up with this week:

JULIE - Our August Guest Designer:

• Pile It On! - Masculine/Boy Challenge
• Easy breezy kewl colour challenge
• Taylored expression (sketch#78)
• Stampin Bees (2 diescuts)
• Secret crafters (fancy corners)
• bee crafty (a bitmore)
  

Denise - Stamping with Denise

Challenges for Denise:

• Pile It On - boy cards
• Just Magnolia Monthly - 3D Tutorial
  
• Friday Sketchers - sketch/layout
• Lili of the Valley - So Charming
• Stamp Something - Summer Vacation
  

Maureen - My C.A.S.E. Studies


Challenges for Maureen:

• Pile It On - Oh Boy!
• Stamps & Smiles - sketch
• 365 Cards - Shape Up (make a star the dominant shape)

Alecia - As Alecia Scraps

Challenges for Alecia:

• Pile It On - Oh Boy! Challenge
  
• 365 Cards - Shape Up! Challenge
  
• Card Patterns - Sketch #28

Amy -- And She Loved Flowers

Challenges for Amy:


• Pile It On: Make it Masculine
  
• Paper Blooms: Home Decor Item
• Colour Create: Blue, Sand, Silver and Black
  
• ABC Challenge: Anything Goes or Animals
  
• Pollycraft Monday Challenge: Buttons and Bows

Ann - Raindrop Echo Designs

Challenges for Ann:

• Pile it On - Oh Boy (Masculine)
• IC Sketches - ICS #29
• Stamp Something -Something From Summer Vacation
  

Timi - My Journey to the World of Scrapbooking

Challenge for Timi:


• Pile it on - Oh Boy
• A Peek into Yesterday - August PDT Challenges Week 1
• Scrap That - Sarah's August Challenge
• Moments Recorded - Challenge #14

Dalis - Stamprgrl

Challenges for Dalis:

• Pile It On! - Oh Boy Challenge
• 365 CArds - Day 167

And I won't make you wait a moment longer!! Ladies - please grab your blinkie from the side bar!!! Here are the top three scoops for this week:

Karen for this card:




Ann for this card:

Trish for this card:


We can't wait to see your masculine creations this week!!!

CHALLENGE #9 WINNER!!!

This past weeks random winner is: Cat Darling!

Cat, send us an email w/ your email address so we can send you your voucher for your digi images from Soft Pencil!

Thanks again to this past week's awesome sponsor, Soft Pencil Designs or on her Etsy store.