Pile It On #45, Holidays with family and friends

I am super excited by this week's sponsor!  I met Donna founder of Arty Pants Digital stamps at The Digi Chick were she sells her amazing stamps and kits (Quirky Twerp).  She came up with this amazing idea of making digital stamps be template based, which means if you have a software program that allows you to use layers like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements you can do paper clipping digitally and use all your favorites digital papers.  No more printing multiple times, or cutting out and putting tiny pieces together.  Just use your images like a digital template and then print!  Of course her stamps also come in JPG format for those of you that LOVE to color!

I love the idea of digital paper piecing.  I even add shadows and highlights using PSE and then print and it's done!

This week's challenge is "Holidays with family and friends".  I want to see families and friends enjoying something about the holidays.  And when I say friends and family, don't restrict yourself to human families or friends.... one very lucky player will get to choose her own digital stamp from Arty Pants digital Stamps!

Remember if you want to be considered for a DT spot here at Pile It On!  just write DT after your name when you add your sample.

Let's see the amazing work from the DT.


Anne-Katrine - my little scrappingcorner


Anne-Katrine's challenges:
* pile it on - holidays with family and friends
* friday sketcher - sketch
* Lexis creations - anything goes
* crafty cardmakers - dry emboosing
* whoopsi daisy challenge - christmas
* a spoon full of sugar - snow/snowflakes
* the abc challenge - H is for holiday
* aifactory challenge - punch/ die cut
* cute card thursday - anything goes
* delightful challenges - glitter it up
* crazy for challenges - christmas card
* saturday challenge - sparkly and shine
* Mark's finest papers - a snowflake


Scrappy from Big-Scrappy-World

Challenges for Scrappy:

pile it on - Holidays with family and friends

Digital Tuesday - Unused Stash

Anything Goes - Embossing

Paper Pretties - Embossing

Fairytale Challenges - Anything Goes

AI Factory - Diecuts or Punches 

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Delightful Sketches - Glitter it up!

Sassy Studio Designs - Anything Goes

YNS- YNS it

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Weather related

Paper Sundaes - Let it Snow

Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes

Flourishes - Glitter

Top Tip Tuesday - Use an image

Stamping Vacation - Lotsa Paper

Stamping Vacation - Embellish it

Stamping Vacation - Winter Wonderland

Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 for Nov.

Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas colors

Sweet Stampin' - Snowflakes

Secret Crafter Saturday - Sparkle and Shine

Marks Finest Papers/Speedy the Cats - Snowflakes

Ellephantastic - Christmas

Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas

Craft your days away - Christmas Trees

Bee Crafty - Christmas

2 Sisters - Christmas

The Stamp Man - Masculine and Christmas

ABC Challenge - 'H' is for Holidays

Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas Colors

Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - Winter Wonderland (optional white space)

Creative Cottage - Christmas for someone special

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Snow/Snowflakes

Whoopsie Daisy - Snowflakes

Diecut Dreams Christmas Club - Snowflakes

Lil Red Wagon - Things in 3's

Caardvarks - Holiday card with diecuts

A Crafty Little Place - Color Challenge

Craft Your Passion - 2 of anything 

 Iris' Spot - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create -Tis the Season

Wild Orchid - Classic Christmas

Other Lovelies/Thoughtful Thursday - 'K' is for Kindness & Kids

Crafty Purple Frog - Sparkle

Crafts and Me - Glitter

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Christmas

Creative Belli - Something old, new, borrowed , or blue

Shelly's Images/TTThursday - Christmas

Passionately Artistic - Linking Party

My Partner in Crafting Crime - Marker Madness

Dezinaworld - Mother and Child

The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle

Gingerloft - The Great Outdoors

IDIC/Robyns Fetish - Traditional Christmas colors

Stampin Sisters in Christ - More is More

Karber Christmas - Use a Digi
Stamp it Crazy - Snowball Fight


Dalis - Stampergirl

Challenges for Dalis
pile it on - holidays with family and friends

Lexis creations - anything goes

crafty cardmakers - dry emboosing

whoopsi daisy challenge - christmas

the abc challenge - H is for holiday

aifactory challenge - punch/ die cut

cute card thursday - anything goes

crazy for challenges - christmas card

saturday challenge - sparkly and shine

Digital Tuesday - Unused Stash

Anything Goes - Embossing

Paper Pretties - Embossing

Fairytale Challenges - Anything Goes

Sassy Studio Designs - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Use an image

Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 for Nov. (green pattern paper, pop dots and corner rounder)

Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas colors

Ellephantastic - Christmas

Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas

Bee Crafty - Christmas

2 Sisters - Christmas

ABC Challenge - 'H' is for Holidays

Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas Colors

Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - Winter Wonderland (optional white space)

Creative Cottage - Christmas for someone special

Lil Red Wagon - Things in 3's

Caardvarks - Holiday card with diecuts

Craft Your Passion - 2 of anything 

 Iris' Spot - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create -Tis the Season

Wild Orchid - Classic Christmas

Other Lovelies/Thoughtful Thursday - 'K' is for Kindness; Kids

Crafty Purple Frog - Sparkle

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Christmas

Creative Belli - Something old, new, borrowed , or blue

Shelly's Images/TTThursday - Christmas

Dezinaworld - Mother and Child

The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle

IDIC/Robyns Fetish - Traditional Christmas colors

Karber Christmas - Use a Digi

Helen from Helen's Craft Haven:

Challenges for Helen:
Pile It On! - Holidays with Family & Friends
Sweet Stop - Sketch
Creative Inspirations (Sun) - Anything Christmassy/Winter
Crazy4Challenges - Christmas
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
DCD Christmas Club - Snowflakes
Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Things in Threes (Mice & Papers)
Penny Black Saturday - All my favourite things (PB Mice, MME Papers, Christmas, Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' die, Glitter)
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas Colours
Sundays with Chrissie - Red, Green & Gold
Sweet Stampin' - Snowflakes
Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas Colours

#43 Challenge: Winner and Top 3

The time has come to share the winner and top 3 from our challenge Beary Good Friends, sponsored by Purple Panda Designs!

Our Random Winner is NiMu!

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

13
Timestamp: 2010-11-11 22:00:54 UTC

Here is her creation:

Please email Dalis to receive your prize!

Now for our top 3:

Terry:

Nancy:

Dorte:

Ladies don't forget to grab your blinkie on the right

Pile It On #44, Furry Holiday Cards.

This week at Pile it On, we are being sponsored by Shelly's Images! Shelly has generously offered a prize pack of digis for one random winner chosen from those of you who play along with us for this weeks challenge! Before we show you  the samples from our incredibly talented design team, let us tell you a bit about our wonderful and generous sponsor!

“Shelly’s Images Store offers a variety of digital stamps for your paper craft projects.   Please visit the store at http://www.shellysimages.com/.  All of the images are hand drawn and perfect for getting your creativity flowing.  

 If you need more inspiration please visit the Shelly’s Images Blog at http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/ .  There is always something happening at the blog.  You can see the newest images used by the design team on Marvelous Mondays and MM images are always on sale on their spotlight day.  Technique and Tutorial Tuesdays are perfect for learning something new.  Every week they have a Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge so be sure to join for a chance to win an image.   And don’t forget to become a follower of the blog so that you can visit often. “

So...What is the challenge you ask? Well it's a nice and easy one! I guess you can say we are in an animal theme this month... LOL!!!  Your challenge for this week is: Christmas or winter holiday scenes featuring animals.  Don't forget those animals in your scenes!

Now let's enjoy the gorgeous samples from the DT.

oh... and before I forget, if you are interested in joining our DT please let us know by putting DT CALL next to your name when uploading your project.  We are looking for cardmakers, scrapbookers, hybrid artists, digital artists, anyone who enjoys our challenges!

Scrappy - Big-Scrappy-World

Challenges for Scrappy:

Pile It On - Christmas or Winter with Animals

Fairytale Challenges - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - Anything Goes

Iris's Spot - Anything Goes

Lexis Creations - Anything Goes

City Crafter - 'Get your digi on'

The Burtonesque Dolls - Anything Goes

Gingerloft - Buttons

Stamps R Us - Buttons and Bows

Lil Red Wagon - Use some red

The Creative Cottage - Embossing

C.R.A.F.T. - Embossing

One Stop Crafts - Embossing

Critter Challenge - Christmas

Patties Creations Designs - Christmas Creations

Charisma Cardz - For Christmas with Love (2 of 3)

Allsorts - Inspired by 'Twas the Night before Christmas' poem

Bee Crafty - Christmas

Top Tip Thursday - Christmas Inspiration

Kortomania - Flowers

Stamping Vacation - No! No! (Starts with 'S')

CCEE Stampers - Make a winter scene

ABC Christmas Challenge - Winter Wonderland

Pollycraft - It's Chill Time

Dezinaworld - Inspired by...Song

Winter Wonderland - Sing a carol - 'Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer'

(..."You know dasher, and dancer, and prancer...")

Stampin' B's - Diecuts with animals

Delightful Challenges - stitching

Crafty Cardmakers - Stitching

Other Lovelies/Thoughtful Thursdays - 'J' is for Jewels

 Paper Romance - lots of whatever you want

Stamping Vacation - Get the Music in You

Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 for November

Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie
Pile It On - Christmas or Winter with Animals
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything Goes
The Burtonesque Dolls - Anything Goes
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch
For Fun - Metal
Little Red Wagon - Red
Simon Says Stamp - All White (only color on the image)
Craft Your Days Away - All White (color on image only)
Critter Challenge - Christmas
Patties Creations - Christmas
Allsorts - Twas The Night Before Christmas
Stamps R Us - Buttons and Bows
City Crafter - Use a Digi
CRAFT - Dry Embossing
One STop Crafts - Embossing
Paperplay - Circles
Raise the Bar- Curves (circles, scallops)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
Stampin B's - Animal in a Die Cut
Digital Tuesday - Framed
Stamp Insanity - Punches
Drunken Stampers - Punch Me
Thoughtful Thursdays - J is for...Jewels
Kort O Mania - Flowers


From Anna From Scrap and Crap:

Challenges for Anna: Pile It On 44, Animal Holiday Card.

CCEE Stampers 1044; Winter scene.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges 75, Dry embossing.
Delightful Challenges, Stitching, my ribbon is stitched.
Raise The Bar #43, Curves.
Winter Wonderland: Sing a Carol.
ABC Christmas Challenge; W is for Winter Wonderland.
ABC Challenge; G is for Glitter.
Drunken Stampers #41; Punch Me.


Melin - CookingWithCricut.com

Challenges for Melin

Pile It On - Christmas or Winter with Animals
Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Cards
CCEE Stampers 1044; Create a Winter scene.
Winter Wonderland: Sing a Carol..”Dashing Through The Snow…”
ABC Christmas Challenge; W is for Winter Wonderland.
ABC Challenge; G is for Glitter.
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Lexi's - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon – Use Some Red
Fairytale Challenges - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Iris's Spot - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - For Christmas with Love (2 of 3)
Bee Crafty – Christmas
Top Tip Thursday - Christmas Inspiration
Pollycraft - It's Chill Time
Critter Challenge – Christmas
Patties Creations – Christmas
City Crafter - Use a Digi

Winners, winners and more winners!

I want to start by saying that we are working on a new plan to have TOP 3 and Winners announced in a more timely manner.  We will be announcing TOP 3 Scoops weekly, but the Winners will be announced monthly.  Which means we will announce the month winner's at the end of that particular month.
Congrats to all the winners, please grab your blinkie from the side and make sure you send me an email.

Winner Challenge #38 is: Lucky #56 Maria Matter.  She wins 4 images from Stamping Dragon Designs!

Winner Challenge #39 is Lucky # 8 Scrap It Girl!  She wins a $10 Gift Certificate to CropStop.com!

Winner Challenge #40 is Lucky #57 Jane!  She wins 3 images from Fresh Brewed!

Winner Challenge #41 is Lucky #28 Chris Olsen!  She wins a little gift from Kah-wink-E-dink!

Winner Challenge #42 is Lucky #2 Ann!  She wins 4 images from Stamping Dragon Designs!

Challenge #43 - Beary Good Friends

This weeks Pile It On Challenge is generously being sponsored by Purple Panda Designs. Purple Panda Designs are illustrated by the immensely talented Kayla. At the young age of 16, Kayla is poised to take the digital stamping world by a storm, and we are all so happy to get to be able to be a part of helping PPD a (stamping) household name!!

This week's challenge is: Bear-y good friends - Use a Bear and a 'Friend' on your card. The winner of this week will get a prize from Purple Panda Designs.  And now let's enjoy our amazing team.

Anne-Katrine from my little scrapping corner

Challenges for Anne-Katrine
Pile it on - a bear + friend (venn = friend)
cupcake craft challenges - sweet treats with a twist
scrapbookaholic with Abby - candy
creative card crew - punch it
top tip tuesday - anything goes
a spoon full of sugar - lets get punchy
papertake weekly challenge - sparkly and bright
stampavie and more - christmas
mojo monday - sketch MOJO162


Scrappy from Big-Scrappy-World

Scrappy's Challenges:
Pile It On! - Beary Good Friends
Marks Finest Papers - Holiday Cards
Bee Crafty - Christmas
Ellephantastic - Color Challenge
Our Daily Bread Design - Top 3 Choices
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes
Wee Memories - Anything Goes
No Time To Stamp - CAS Christmas/Winter
The Stamp Man - For a man
Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything Goes
Paper Gardens - Holiday cards
ABC Challenge - 'G' is for Glitter
Stampavie - Christmas
Creative Belli - Flock or Flower Soft
Artful Inkables - Color Challenge
Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and Bright
Flourishes - No Buttons, no bows
Cards for Men - Anything Goes
Craft your Passion - Glitter/Sparkle
Stamping Vacation - Lotsa paper
Stamping Vacation - Get the Music in You
Stamping Vacation - No! No!
Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps - Punches or Diecuts
4 Crafty Chicks - Punches or Diecuts


Helen from Helen's Craft Haven:

Challenges for Helen:
Pile It On! - Beary Good Friends
BasicGrey - Sketch
Allsorts - Gold, Cream & a hint of Red
Crazy Challenge - Tons of Shapes (Square, Rectangle, Circle & Snowflake)
Digi Doodles - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Lace & Pearls
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes


Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures and The Shabby Tea Room

Challenges Debbie used:
Pile It On! #43 - Beary Good Friends
The Shabby Tea Room #33 - Consider It Cased (Debbie's colors/Nicole's LO)
CR84FN #1 - red, green, tan
Taylored Expressions #132 - sketch
4 Crafty Chicks #9 - punches or dies
Color Throwdown #116 - riding hood red, vanilla, celery
Papertake Weekly - sparkly & bright
Simon Says Stamp - punches or dies
The Creative Cottage #26 - embossing

Challenge #42, Soft Holiday Card

Happy Sunday everyone! We hope you have been having a fabulous day! This week we have a fantastic sponsor and you will LOVE their images... they are just as CUTE as they get!

Stamping Dragon's Designs have tons of the cutest dragons, as well as many other images. The PIO design team had the opportunity to play with some and you will see how adorable they are! The winner of this week's challenge will receive 4 images from Stamping Dragon Designs!

This weeks challenge is:

Create a holiday card or project chiefly

using red, white, and green plus you must use something soft!
('Something soft' may be felt, fabric, flocking, etc.)

We can't wait to see what you create!

Here are some beautiful examples from the talented and creative Pile it On Design Team!

Anna from Scrap and Crap

Challenges from Anna:
Pile It On #42, Red, Green, White, and something soft.
Christmas Stampin All Year Long #68: Something metal-Snowflake.
Friday Sketchers #125-Sketch.
Frosted Designs: Diecuts-snowflakes are die cut from Cuttlebug.
Paper Gardens: Fourth Friday Challenge-Holiday Card.
Stamp Somethings: October Digi.
Winter Wonderland: Recipe-snowflake, two papers, one ribbon, and charm.
CCEE Stampers #1042: Ruffles.
Speedy Cat's Friends #26-Diecuts.


Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie
Pile It On - Holiday with A Twist
Critter Challenge - Sketch
The Ribbon Girl - Red and Green
Bah Humbug - Elegant Christmas (I thought the gorgeous bow and poinsettias were elegant)
Christmas Stampin All Year - Metallic (the edge on the ribbon)
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - To The One I Love
Wee Memories - Cute Holiday
Paper Garden - Holiday Cards
Meljens - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Something Digi
Artful Inkables - Embossing and Flowers
Stampin Royalty - Ribbons
Pennys - As Long As It Flies



Scrappy from Big-Scrappy-World

Challenges for Scrappy:
PIO - Holiday Cards with red, white and green and something soft (I used fun flock)
Allsorts- spots and stripes

2 Sisters - Anything Goes
CES - Buttons and Bows
Marks Finest Papers/Speedy's Friends - Diecuts or punches
Frosted Designs - Diecuts
Paper Garden - Holiday Cards
Wee Memories - Cute Holidays
Stamp Something - Digi Day
Delightful Challenges - Christmas
Create with Connie and Mary - picture inspired
CCEE Stampers - Ruffles (the red 'wrapping paper')
Mel Jens - Anything Goes
Artful Inkables - Embossing and Flowers
Stamping Royalty - Ribbon
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Use a Freebie
Stamping Vacation - Have you tried
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long- Metal
Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Goes
Other Lovelies/Thoughtful Thursdays - 'H' is for Happy Holidays
Make it Crafty -Distressing
Pennys - Flying things (dragon)
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Distressing
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
IDIC/Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes
OSAAT - All Celebrations


Beth - BethieJs Blogspot

Challenges for Beth-

PIO-Red, Green, and White.. Plus something soft (felt on bag)

CES - Buttons and Bows
Delightful Challenges - Christmas
Mel Jens - Anything Goes
Stamping Royalty - Ribbon
The Ribbon Girl - Red and Green
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Wee Memories - Cute Holidays


Melin-CookingWithCricut.com

Challenges For Melin-
PIO #42- Red, Green and White plus Something Soft
Speedy's Friends - Diecuts or punches
Frosted Designs - Diecuts
Paper Garden - Holiday Cards
Wee Memories - Cute Holidays
Stamp Something - Digi Day
Delightful Challenges - Christmas
Stamping Royalty - Ribbon
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Goes
Thoughtful Thursdays - 'H' is for Happy Holidays
The Crafty Pad - Christmas
Mel Jens - Anything Goes

NOTE: I will be posting the winner that we have missed sorry for the delay ladies, but planning a birthday party should be easier... LOL!!!