PIO #30 - Tag You're It!

Welcome to another Challenge at Pile It On! This week we're all about Tags. Whether it's a tag on a card or tag in its own right, find a few challenges and Pile It On!

We're sponsored this week by the fabulous Whimsy Stamps. One lucky participant will receive five digis from their shop!

Here's your weekly inspiration from our team:

Deanne - A Little Bit of Paper

Challenges for Deanne:
Simon Says Stamp-sketch

CCEE-2 border punches

Aud Sentiments-sentiment on tag
Card Makin' Mamas-1 image, 2 designer papers, 3 embellishmens (ribbon, brad, distressing ink)
Hiding In My Craft Room-5 layers or more (there are 5 layers including the paper piecing)
LEJ Designs-anything goes
Allsorts-distressing

Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Elizabeth's Challenges:

Aud Sentiments - tag it plus sentiment
By the Cute and Girly - at day at the ..
Crafty Creations - tag it
Crafty Mess - sun or moon
Crafty Ribbons - summer time
Crafty Sentiments - blue and orange
Digi Stamps for Joy - weather
Fresh Brewed - summertime
Hiding in My Craftroom - at last 5 layers
LEJ Designs - anything goes
Little Miss Muffett - tags
My Time to Craft - wet
Our Craft Lounge - sunny days
Paper Make up - pop it up
Perfect Sentiment - anything goes with sentiment
Stamp n' Doodle - summer holiday
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - summertime
The Pink Elephant - use orange


Helen - Helen's Craft Haven:

Challenges for Helen:

Pile It On! - Tags

Allsorts - Distressing

Aud Sentiments - Tag + Sentiment

Crafty Catz - Monochrome

Crafty Creations - Tags

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Monochrome

Delighful - Christmas in July

Digi Doodles - Anything Goes

Papercrafting Journey - Pearls & Swirls

PaperPlay - Christmas in July

Simon Says Stamp & Show - No Rules

Simply Create Too - Two or More of Something (Trees, Shades of Blue, Pearls, Ribbons)

Stampavie & More - Christmas in Summer

Sweet Stampin' - Monochrome

Lorianna - Lorianna's Corner

Challenges for Lorianna:
Pile It On! - Tags
Aud Sentiments - Tag + Sentiment
Crafty Catz - Monochrome
Crafty Creations - Tags
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Monochrome
Delighful - Christmas in July
Digi Doodles - Anything Goes
Papercrafting Journey - Pearls & Swirls
Perfect Sentiment  - anything goes with sentiment 
PaperPlay - Christmas in July
Hiding In My Craft Room-5 layers or more (there are 5 layers including the paper piecing)
LEJ Designs-anything goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show - No Rules
Simply Create Too - Two or More of Something (Shades of Purple, Pearls, Ribbons, snowflakes)
Stampavie & More - Christmas in Summer
Sweet Stampin' - Monochrome


Chris V - Easily Amused

Challenges for Chris:
Pile It On #30 - Tag
Kraftin' Kimmie - Stitching - Real or Faux
Crazy for Challenges C4C146 - Stitching - Real or Faux
Terrifically Thrilling Thursday - Show Us What You Got
Charisma #28 - Favorite Animal (shh- don't tell the dog!)
the Stamp Man - Anything Goes/Summer Colors
Simon Says Stamp and Show - No Rules
Digital Tuesday #169 - All Tied Up
Tuesday Morning Sketches #155 - sketch
Bronte & Bella #144 - Hugs and Kisses
Digi Doodle Shop #117 - Anything Goes


CG - CG-says [something loudly]

Challenges for CG:
ABC Christmas Challenge - N is for Not A Card
Aud Sentiments Challenge #59 - TAG IT!
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Christmas
Crafty Creations Challenge #179 - Tags
The Crazy Challenge - Christmas
Hooked on Crafts - Christmas
Jellypark Challenges - Christmas
Lollipop Crafts - Christmas
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge #117 - Christmas
There She Goes - Christmas
Totally Stampalicious - Christmas


Now it's your turn, please add your link below and good luck!

Winners PIO #28 - It's a Shore Thing

Thank you for sharing your shore-ly awesome projects for Pile It On #28!

Challenge 2012 #28
Top 3:

#8 KIM     

#12 Mari Harpham 

#22 Pat K.      

Lucky Winner:

#13 Billie A 

Congratulations Billie, you win 3 digis from Some Odd Girl Stamps! Please email CG to receive your prize (CGsaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com).






Congratulations to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #29 - Kick Back & Relax, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

PIO #29 - Kick Back and Relax!

This week at Pile It On we are fully in Summer mode as we have set you the challenge of "Kick Back and Relax".
Now you may say that my card doesn't look very relaxing but for me, getting time to just sit and color is the perfect relaxation for me! Maybe your card will have you hanging out on the beach or reading a book or playing a game of chess or sipping an icy cool beverage anything that makes you think you have a little time just for you :)
We are sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp so you know you want to win this one!

Simon Says Stamp has a huge selection of rubber Stamps, Scrapbooking and Paper Crafting supplies. Also visit the Simon Says Stamp blog and they're now on Paper Crafts Planet HERE.
Simon Says Stamp has over 100,000 items in stock. They have all of the latest releases from Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtz, Spellbinders, Copic and so much more! With free shipping for all International orders over $175 and USA Orders over $70, it’s a great time to shop with Simon Says Stamp.

The winners of this week's challenge will receive a $15 gift certificate to their store

So now it's time to see how our team chooses to relax :)

Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie
PIO - Kick Back and Relax
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything Goes
Tammy Scrappin Corner - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Stamp N' Plus - Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday - Anything Goes
Copic Marker Europe - Make a Card with the Image
Totally Papercrafts - Lots of Layers
Saturated Canary - Bling
Corrosive Challenge - Sentiment
Crafty Boots - Bingo! (I chose Stars, Stripes and Dots)
Cupcake Craft - Number Cruncher
Ribbon Carousel - Buttons and Bows
Stampin with The Dragon - Ribbons and Bows
Delightful Challenges - Bling and Bows
Going Grey - Something You've bought in the last 2 months (the paper and punch)
Southern Girls - Pearls (1 entry only)
The Poodles Parlour - Use a Digi (3 entries only)

Jenn Zeeb-Stamplified

Challenges:
Tammy Scrappin Corner-anything goes
Crafty Bloggers Network-anything goes
Jackson's Digital Expressions-anything goes
Make It Monday-anything goes
Stamp N' Plus-anything goes
Inspire Me Friday-anything goes
Crafty Creation-free for all
Clear It Out-anything goes and yellow
Poodle Parlour-use a digi
CAS-ual Friday-stripes of color or pattern
Craft Punked-summertime
DeliciousDoodles-summer holiday
Patties Challenge-summertime
The Stamp Man-summer colors
Craft Challenge-summer
Paper Crafting Journey-summer
Willow Sketchie Challenge-summer
Fab n' Funky-summer holiday
Paper Craft Star-hot hot hot
Everybody Art Challenge-summertime
Tuesday Throwdown-hot colors
Fun and Crafty=Creativity-summer
Truly Madly Crafty-animals
Ooh La La Creations-whiskers

Kimberly is the Paper Munch

Challenges entered:
crafty boots challenge - bingo (yellow, stripes, ribbon
The crafty pad - at the sea side
Paper Pretties - beach days
Scrappy moms stamps - hit the beach
Penny's paper - Anything Goes
Tuesday alchemy - no work, just play
sassy cheryl's - summer fun
delicious doodles -summer holidays
simply create too- summer vacation
paper crafting journey - summer
catered crop - ruffles
crafty mess challenge - sun
there she goes clear stamps - stitching
forever friends - summer holidays
by the cute and girly - just a day at.... THE BEACH
Simply Sunday challenge - summer celebrations
Bitten by the bug 2 - the sun
Incy wincy designs challenge - summer time
Scrapbookers paradise - photo summer vacation

CG - CG-says [something loudly]

Challenges for CG:
Pile It On Challenge #29: Kick Back and Relax
Charisma Cardz: Recycle [plastic-straw flowers]
Crafts and Me Challenge #92: Stitching, Real or Faux
Gingerloft Challenge #44: Fancy Folds
Hotshot Crafts: Distress Inks
Paperminutes #225: Shabby Chic/Vintage
Paper Pretties: Try A New Technique [plastic-straw flowers]

Sisterhood of Crafters: Let's Hear It For The Boys
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 116: Masculine Birthday Card [although this isn't specifically a Birthday card, I do plan to use it for my BIL's Bday]

Melissa- I Have Prettier Stuff

I will be entering the following challenges this week:

Cardmadfairy's Challenge Blog: Summertime

Craft Challenge: Summer

The Deconstructed Sketch: Sketch

Delicious Doodles: Summer Holiday

Digi Doodle Shops Best: Summertime

Everybody Art Challenge:Summer

Fab and Funky: Summer Holiday

Incy Wincy Design:Summertime

Paper Crafting Journey: Summer

Simply Create Too: Summer/Vacation

Stamps and Fun Creativity : Summer

Stamp and Plus: Anything Goes

The Joyful Stamper: Inspire Me Fridays: Allways Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour:Use a Digi Stamp

Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Elizabeth's Challenges:

Card Makin Mamas- use a rubber stamp

CRAFT- summer

Crafty Calendar - fun in the sun

Delicious Doodle - summer holiday

Digi Doodle- summer time

Everybody art- summer

Frosted Designs- stamp it

Fussy and Fancy- beach

Inky Impressions- outdoors

Incy Wincy- summertime

Paper Crafting Journey- summer

Paper Pretties- beach days

Patties Creations- summer time

Sassy Cheryl- summer fun

Simply Create Too- summer vacation

So now, go and relax and create something for us and come back and share, you could be our winner!

Winners PIO #27 - For a Guy with a Sports Theme

Wow, we had a fantastic array of Sports-themed cards for Pile It On #27, sponsored by Dude Time Doodles. There are some lucky guys out there who are going to receive some amazing cards! Thank you for your entries; it's always so tough to choose!

Challenge 2012 #27
Top 3:

#14 Nancy Williams 

#17 lalkygirl 

#23 Debbie S 

Lucky Winner:

#10 Rachelle 

Congratulations Rachelle, you win the $10 Gift Certificate to Dude Time Doodles/Bonibleaux Designs! Please contact [cgSaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com].

Hope you'll join us this week for PIO #28 - It's a Shore Thing, sponsored by Some Odd Girl Stamps.

Pile It On #28: It's a Shore Thing

Our theme this week at Pile It On is It's a Shore Thing -- think beaches, lakes, and all that watery fun!

We are sponsored by the fabulous Some Odd Girl Stamps.





Some Odd Girl is a family owned stamp company dedicated to bringing you quality Digital and Photopolymer Clear Stamps in lots of fun designs to all your crafting needs. All of our Digital Stamps are at least 300 dpi for crisp and clear print quality that can resized, flipped and rotated to meet your needs. Our Clear Photopolymer Stamps are all manufactured in the US and are ready straight out of the package for use with an acrylic block.


All of the designs are created by Owner/Artist Kristy Dalman. If you'd like to read more about her and her journey you can visit her blog at The Odd Girl. For inspiration and challenges, you can visit her Design Team Blog.

One lucky participant will win 3 digis from their store! Here's your crafty inspiration from the Pile It On design team:

Deanne - A Little Bit o' Paper

Challenges for Deanne: 

Forever Friends-summer holidays (animals-seagulls)

Crafty Amigo-vacation

Flourishes-summer

Papertake Weekly-anything goes

Sassy Cheryl's-anything goes

Fresh Brewed-summertime

Little Red Wagon-life's a beach

C.R.A.F.T.-water

Inspire Me Friday-anything goes

Card Crafter's Circle-summer holidays

Chris V - Easily Amused

Challenges for Chris:
Pile It On - It's a Shore Thing
Freshly Brewed - Summertime
L'il Red Wagon #140 - Life's a Beach
Bronte and Bella's #142 - Anything Goes with Mo Manning image
CRAFT #162 - Splashy/Water Themed
Digi Tuesday #167 - Kids
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #104 - Summertime
Totally Papercrafts #124 - Here Comes Summer
Simply Create Too #17 - Summer/Vacation
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days #37 - Summertime
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #16 - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes


Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Challenges for Elizabeth:

CardMad Fairy - summertime
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Challenge Up Your Life - rainbow

Crafty Sentiments - summer

CRAFT - water theme

Cupcake Crafts - lots of layers

Cupboard Trilogy - choose from color palette

Fresh Brewed - summertime

Great Impressions - stay in the lines

Oozak - bright colors

My Grafico - summer brights

Paper Pretties - summer fun

Paper Crafting Journal - summer

Papertake Weekly - anything goes plus some glitter

Sassy Cheryl - anything goes

Shelly's Images - use text

Simply Create Too - summer

Sparkles forum - summer fun

Totally Papercrafts - here comes summer

Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes

Lorianna - Lorianna's Corner

Challenges for Lorianna:

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or summer florals

My Mum's Craft shop - photo inspiration

Crafty Sentiments - summer

CRAFT - water theme

Fresh Brewed - summertime

Paper Pretties - summer fun

Paper Crafting Journal - summer

Our Craft Lounge - Die Cuts

Simply Create Too - summer

Totally Papercrafts - here comes summer

Helen - Helen's Craft Haven

Challenges for Helen:

Pile It On! - It's a Shore Thing

Card Crafter's Circle - Summer Holiday

Card Makin' Mamas - Rubber

Crafty Calendar - Fun in the Sun

Crafty Catz - Spots

Crafty Sentiments - Summertime

Everybody Art - Dots

Forever Friends (Monthly) - Summer Holidays

Great Impressions - Show Us Your Best Colouring

Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - Life's a Beach

Papercrafting Journey - Summer

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Summer/Vacation

Totally Papercrafts - Here Comes Summer

Whimsy Inspires - Anything Goes

Okay, now let's see whatcha got! 

Winners PIO #26 - Make your own embellishments

Thank you for the 80 gorgeous & creative entries to Pile It On Challenge #26 - Make your own embellishments!

Challenge 2012 #26
Top 3:

#12 Becky G     

#57 Joan Ervin     

#80 Jayne    

Lucky Winner:

#68 Linda Simpson 

Congratulations Linda, you win 7 digis from Bugaboo Stamps! Please email CG to receive your prize (CGsaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com).

Congratulations to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #27 - For a Guy with a Sports Theme, sponsored by Dude Time Doodles.

Pile It On #27 - For a Guy with a Sports Theme

It's Sunday and time for another fun challenge here at Pile It On!
This week we are sponsored by Dudetime Doodles and we want to see your Sporty Guy cards!



And they are offering a $10 Gift Certificate to our winner!

Whether your guy is an avid participating sportsman or just an armchair player we know he likes sports! So make him a card to let him know just how important sports are to you too, or not!

And here are the fabulous team samples to get you in the mood to craft!

Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie:
PIO - For a Sporty Guy!
Digi Make Over - Anything Goes with a Digi
Totally Papercrafts - Use a Digi
Tuesday Throwdown - Gingham
Cutie Pie - One For The Boys
Cards For Men - Sports and Sentiment
Crafty Boots - Sports
Simon Says Stamp - Patriotic or Sports
Use It Tuesday - Patriotic (the colors of the flag and American Football)
Cute Card Thursday - Patriotic
Paper Pretties - Red, White and Blue
Crafty Sentiments - Red, White and Blue
Loves Rubber Stamps - Red, White and Blue
Card Makin Mamas - Red, White and Blue (2 entries only)
Our Craft Lounge - Photo Inspiration (I took the Red, White and Blue colors)
Patties Creations - Red, White and Blue
2 Sisters - Red, White and Blue
My Sheri - Red, White and Blue

Emma - Paper Addicts Anonymous

Challenges for Emma:
Pile It On - For a guy/sports related
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Sports
Cards For Men - sports with a sentiment
Cutie Pie Challenge - For the Guy
Simon Says Stamp - Sporty or Patriotic
Totally Papercrafts - Use a Digi
Charisma cards - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Use Kraft

Jennifer Scull - Just Coffee Please...



Challenges:
Pile it On - masculine with a sports emphasis
Crafty Boots - sports
Cards for Men - sports with sentiment
House of Gilli - red, white, and blue
Paper Pretties - red, white, and blue
Cutie Pie - one for the boys
DRS Designs - stars and stripes
Paper Shelter - punches/dies
Simon Says Stamp - sporty/patriotic
Sisterhood of Crafters - stars
Crafty Sentiments - red, white, and blue
Totally Stampalicious - red, white, and ?
Card Makin' Mamas - red, white, and blue
Crafty Catz - metal
Pattie's Creations - red, white, and blue
Stamping with the Dragon - red, white, and blue
Sweet 'n Sassy - stars and stripes
Totally Papercrafts - use a digi
Phindy's Place - inspired by a song: 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame', of course! :)

CG - CG-says [something loudly]


CG's Challenges:
Pile It On Challenge #27 - For/From a Man (emphasis on sports)
Crafty Boots Challenge - Sports
Digi Makeover Challenge #42 - Anything Goes
Here Come the Boys Challenge #30 - Metal and/or Embossing
Love to Create Challenge #21 - Anything Goes
Made Especially for You Weekly Challenge - Heat Embossing
My Time Made Easy Pretty Patterns #65 - Sketch
PTT #74 - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Weekly Challenge #16 - Anything Goes/Any Artist
Waste Not Wednesday Week 24 - Use your forgotten stuff (I haven't pulled out my Smirk papers in forever! I also haven't used eyelets in a long time)

Kimberly - Paper Munch

Challenges entered-
Pile it on - for a guy/sport theme
Fresh Brewed blog - pop it (it is hard to see but the card is popped)
Stampin for the weekend - my style CAS
crafty catz weekly challenge - show us your metal
the scrapbooking queen - atg
the kraft journal - kraft paper
incy wincy designs - atg
delicious doodles challenge - 1,2,3 (one hemp, two eyelets, 3 stamps)
Paper take weekly challenge - 3,2,1 (three stamps, two eyelets, one help)
marks fines paper - metal
tuesday throwdown - gingham (the embossed section)
Simon Says Stamps - sporty
The cutie pie - one for the boys
wags n' whiskers - kraft paper
paper crafting journey - kraft

Melissa- I Have Prettier Stuff

I will enter the following Challenges:
4 Crafty Chick: Schools Out
Cards For Men: Sports with a sentiment
Crafty Boots: Sports
Cutie Pie Challenge Blog: One For The Boys
Inspire Me Fridays: Always Anything Goes
Love To Create: Anything Goes
Make It Mondays: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: Sketch
Paper Makeup Stamps: Anything Goes
Paper Playtime: Say It With Sentiments- Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Challenge Blog: Punches/and or Dies
Simon Says Challenge Blog: Sporty/or Patriotic
Totally Papercrafts: Use a Digi Image

Jenn Zeeb

Challenges:
CAS-ual Friday-circles
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards-Anything goes
Frosted Designs-circles
Raise The Bar-summer
Totally Papercrafts-use a digi
Charisma Cards-anything goes
Bearly Mine-anything goes
Party Time Tuesday-anything goes
Try It On Tuesday-anything goes
Daisy Doodles-anything goes
Incy Wincy-anything goes
Love To Create-anything goes
Cutie Pie Challenge-for the boys

Beth- BethieJs Blog Spot- 

Challenges Entered-
PIO- For The Guys/Sports
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps - Sporty
The Cutie Pie - One For The Boys
 Totally Papercrafts - Use a Digi
 The Paper Shelter- Punches/dies

So whether the recent NBA draft, Euro 2012 or upcoming 2012 Olympics leave you wanting more or begging for it all to be over we still want to see your Sporty cards for a Guy so link up below and have fun!