Winners PIO #42 - Time to Shape Up!

Thank you for sharing 42 fabulous projects for last week's Shaped Cards Challenge! (Isn't that funny? Forty-two entries into our 42nd Challenge of the year!) Thank you all for joining us; as you can imagine, it was very difficult to choose.

Challenge 2012 #42
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#42 Betty CH 

#25 Susan Martin 

#38 wendyp 

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:

#12 Mona Eidhammer 

Congratulations! Please email Dalis (alidalis AT comcast DOT net) to receive your $15 GC to Simon Says Stamp.

Many thanks to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #43 - Holidays, sponsored by Flavorlopes.

Pile It On - #43 - Holiday, any Holiday!

This week at Pile It On we're celebrating Holidays! This doesn't include birthdays or special occasions, but actual holidays (this includes funny holidays).

We have a special sponsor this time, Flavorlopes, the Flavored Envelope Company:

Take a lick at this! We offer the tastiest envelopes money can buy, a sweet assortment of Flavored Envelopes found only at Flavorlopes. We are confident you'll find an enticing alternative to the dreaded lick of an envelope, with one of our flavorful combinations!

They are generously offering one random winner a box of his/er choice of their Holiday or Fruit Flavors, so you know you want to enter this one!

How's that for some sweet inspiration?! Our great teamie Elizabeth has updated the challenge list on our right sidebar, so do check out the many current challenges and then Pile It On with our challenge!


Here are the fabulous samples from our team this week:

Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie:
PIO - Holiday, Any Holiday!
Stamp N Doodle - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Fashionista - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Deep Ocean - Anything Goes
Mo's Digital Tencil - Autumn/Halloween (and a Mo image)
Shelly's Thrilling Thursday - Spooky
Crafting For All Seasons - Spooky (3 entries only)
Divas by Design - Something Spooky (2 entries only)
Simon Says Stamp - Eerie Inspiration
2 Sisters - Cute and Creepy
Papertake Weekly - Boo!
Paper Playtime - Boo-Ville
Aud's Sentiments - Halloween
Lexi's - Halloween
Dream Valley - Halloween
Scrappy Frogs - Halloween
Ribbon Carousel - Halloween
Sweet Stampin - Halloween (2 entries only)
Creatalicious - Halloween
Bugaboo - Bingo! (I chose starts with a P (Pumpkin), Sentiment and 3 or more Papers)
Wags N Whiskers - Orange, Green, Black and White
Raise the Bar - Witches
Penny's Paper Crafty - Girls, Girls, Girls
Fab N Funky - Black, Orange and a Choice (I chose Green)
Everybody Art - Glimmer

Jenn Zeeb-Stamplified

Challenges;
ABC Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes
Simply Create-Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries-Anything Goes
Stamp & Doodle-Anything Goes
Bearly Mine-Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge-Anything Goes
Cards Galore - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door-Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed Facebook Challenge-Christmas
Sparkles Forum Christmas-Christmas
Flourish-Winter
Card and Scrap-Brads
Keep On Creating-Christmas

Kimberly - Paper Munch


Challenges entered:
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween
Lawnscaping Challenge - New Technique
Hotshot Craft - Bling
Just Add Ink - Chevrons
Try Stampin on Tuesday - Sketch


CG-says something loudly

Challenges for CG:
ABC Christmas Challenge: Anything goes
Crafty Boots: Home
Fussy and Fancy: Anything Goes
Love to Create: Trick or Treat OR Something Sweet
Merry Monday #37: Sketch
Totally Papercrafts: Christmas


Melissa-I Have Prettier Stuff

I will enter this in the following Challenges:
Alphabet Challenge Blog: Spiders, Skeletons Anything Spooky
Always Something Creative: Fall/ Halloween
Anything Goes Challenge:make your own embellishment
Card Makin Mamas: Halloween or Spooky
Crafty Mess Challenge Blog: Halloween
Creatalicious Challenges: Halloween
Delightful Challenges: Halloween Treats (candy Corn)
Fussy And Fancy Challenge Blog:Anything Goes
Heck Of A Challenge Blog: Spooktacular
Inspire Me Fridays: Always Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts: Halloween and/or favorite embellishment
Our Craft Lounge:Scary and Spooky
The Poodles Parlor: Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Challenge Blog:Creative Costumes
Scrapalicious:Halloweenie
Sparkle and Glitter, the Rick St Dennis Challenge Blog: #2 Sweet Or Spooky Halloween
Sparkles Forum And Challenge Blog: Halloween
Stampin For The Weekend:#19 Something Spooky
Sweet Sketch Wednesdays: Sketch


Beth- BethieJs Blogspot

 

PIO- Holiday-

Scrappin Mojo- Color Challenge

Alaphbet Challenge Blog- Spiders, Skeletons, Anything Spooky
Always Something Creative-Fall/ Halloween
Card Makin Mamas-Halloween or Spooky
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Crafty Mess Challenge Blog- Halloween
Creatalicious Challenges-Halloween
 Cute Card Thursday - Got Glitter
 Forever friends -Halloween
 Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes
Link Up Tuesday- Anything Goes
Sentimental Sunday- Halloween
Scrapalicious-Halloweenie
Sparkle and Glitter, the Rick St Dennise Challenge Blog: #2 Sweet Or SpookyHalloween
Sparkles Forum And Challenge Blog- Halloween

Now it's your turn, link up below and Good Luck!!

Winners PIO #41 - Vintage or Shabby Chic

Thank you for sharing your beautiful "Vintage or Shabby Chic" projects for Pile It On Challenge #41, sponsored by Flonz Craft. It's always so difficult to pick our top 3, and this week was certainly no exception!

Challenge 2012 #41
Top 3:

#30 Nixe-Moni 

#28 Cathy 

#7 Lucy Patrick

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:

#52 Betty CH 

Congratulations Betty, you win the $20.00 gift certificate to Flonz Craft! Please email [CGsaysSomeThingLoudly AT gmail DOT com] to receive your prize.

Congratulations to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for PIO #42 - Time to Shape Up!, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Pile It On - #42 - Time To Shape Up!

It's that time of year again ... another great Pile It On Challenge! This week we want to see your Shaped Cards. Wonder if we'll see some pumpkins or leaves?!

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.

And here are the great samples we have for you!

Deanne - A Little Bit O' Paper

Challenges:

LEJ Designs-birthday

Sassy Cheryl's-birthday

Shopping Our Stash-tic-tac-toe (sparkle, ribbon, embossing)

Top Tip Tuesday-things with wings (TIP: use a CD to get the pattern to make a circle card!)

Sparkle and Glitter-sparkle and glitter

Craftymess-anything goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids-punches/dies

By the Cute and Girly-birthday

Card Mania-birthday

Deep Ocean-anything goes


Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Elizabeth's Challenges:

Anything Goes - animals

Craft Us Crazy - fall

Crafts 4 Eternity - bugs

Divas By Design - anything goes

Great Impressions - fall

Inky Impressions - colors of Autumn

Ladybug Crafts - Halloween

QKR Stampede - pumpkins

Mema's Crafts - animals gone wild

Paper Shelter - love beats all

Paper Play  - simply cute

Poodles Parlour - halloween

Raise the Bar - pumpkins

Simon Says - dies and punches

Simply Create Too - pumpkins

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - friendship

Wags' n Whiskers - orange, green , b & w

Lorianna's Corner

Challenges:

PIO - shaped card

Link Up For Pink - Breast Cancer
The Stamping Boutique - pink ribbons 
Paper Makeup Stamps - think pink breast cancer awareness

Shopping Our Stash-tic-tac-toe (sparkle,sentiment, yellow)

Anything Goes - animals
Divas By Design - anything goes
Paper Shelter - love beats all
Paper Play  - simply cute
Simon Says - dies and punches


Helen from Helen's Craft Haven:

Challenges for Helen:
Pile It On! - Shaped Cards
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Traditional Colours & Non-traditional Image
Drunken Stampers - Wild At Heart
Papertake Weekly - All Creatures Great and Small
Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - Animal Magic
Simon Says Stamp - Dies and/or Punches
Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas Colours

Chris V - Easily Amused

Chris'  Challenges:
Pile It On #42 - Shaped Cards (you're here)
Splitcoast Stampers HYCCT1210 - Ship Shape (Shaped Cards)
CRAFT #176 - Monochromatic
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Papercraft Star #116 Fall Colors
Teddy Bo - Anything Goes plus sketch
Crafts and Me #105 - Anything Goes


Our simple rules are to incorporate our challenge with at least one other CURRENT challenge (at the time of posting), then add the project to your blog and mention Pile It On! And be sure to check back the Wednesday following the end of the challenge to see our Three Top Scoops and lucky prize winner.

Add a direct link to your project here:

Winners PIO #40 - For Child

Thank you for sharing your great projects "For a Child" for Pile It On Challenge #40. It's always so difficult to pick our top 3, and this week was certainly no exception!

Challenge 2012 #40
Top 3:

#54 Ann Whitfield     

#58 Karla U 

#64 NY Debbie     

Lucky Winner:

#43 Anda 

Congratulations Anda, you win the $5.00 gift certificate to Softpencil Studios! Please email (CGsaysSomeThingLoudly AT gmail DOT com) to receive your prize.

Congratulations to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for PIO #41 - Vintage or Shabby Chic, sponsored by Flonz Stamps.

Pile It On - #41 - Vintage or Shabby Chic

We have a great challenge for you this week and we want to see your cards with a Vintage or Shabby Chic feel to them. So get out the laces, trim, ink the edges, find a vintage image, anything as long it is has that feel to it
We have a brand new sponsor this week and that is Flonz Craft

The prize for the winner is a $20 Gift Certificate to spend in his store!

Also they are giving everyone who adds a card to their GALLERY and mentions Pile It On and 12% discount on an order from them!
Simply email your card to receive the code.
They are based in New Zealand but they ship very quickly and such great designs and prices.


Now here are the samples from our fabulous team this week


Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie:
PIO - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Shabby Tearoom - Sketch and Theme
Pennys Paper Crafty - Punches/Dies (3 entries only)
The Stamp Man - Butterflies, Birds and Bees
Card Makin Mama's - Fall
Simply Create Too - Fall
Stempelsonne - Autumn


Beth- BethieJs Blogspot

Challenges for Beth
PIO- Vintage/Shabby
Paper Pretties-Flowers
Inspire Me Friday:-Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter- Distressing

Link Up Tuesday- Anything Goes

Papercarft Star - Anything Goes

Deanne of A Little Bit O' Paper




Challenges:
My Time to Craft-coloring kraft paper
Scrap Creations-fall flowers
Paper Pretties-flowers
Sugar Creek Hollow-thanks
DYSU-warm colors
ATCs and Cards With Attitude-red, orange,yellow
Card Crafter's Circle-autumn colors
Crafts 4 Eternity-lots of leaves
Crafty Catz-autumn
Allsorts-fall leaves/trees


Jenn Zeeb

Challenges:

Art Impression Stamps-Pink

Craft Us Crazy-anything goes

Happy Campers-Pink & Brown

Pixie Dust-anything goes

Sassy Studio Design-think pink

Willow Sketchie-with love/hearts

My Mums Craft Shop-love

Flourishes-pink

The Stamping Boutique-pink pink pink

Tuesday Morning Sketches-sketch

Kimberly is the Paper Munch

Challenges entered:

fresh brewed - thinking of you

a gem of a challenge - for the girls
paper pretties - flowers
card makin mamas - fall is here
cupcake craftroom - Anything Goes
the paper shelter -distressing
little miss muffet - simplicity
forever friends - Anything Goes
just keep on creating - Anything Goes
pals paper arts - colours


Lorianna's Corner


Challenges:
PIO- Vintage/Shabby
Paper Pretties - Flowers
Inspire Me Friday -Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter- Distressing
Craftymess Challenge - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow - Give thanks for Autumn
ATCs and Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes/yellow, red, orange
Bloggers - Falling for you (fall colors)
Card Crafter's Circle - Autumn colors
Link Up Tuesday- Anything Goes
Papercraft Star- Anything Goes
card makin mamas- fall is here

Now it's your turn to get a little Vintage and play along!
Add your link below and Good Luck

Winners PIO #39 - Fabric or Felt

Thank you all for joining us for our "Fabric or Felt" Challenge. There were so many creative uses of material.

Challenge 2012 #39
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#3 Nancy Williams

#16 Cathy Lee 

#17 Paper Whims   

Prize Winner, as chosen by Random.org:

#26 Diana Fernandez 

Don't you just love those overalls, made from old jeans?! So clever. Diana, please email [CGsaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com] to receive your $10 GC to SK Digis.

Congratulations to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #40: For a Child, sponsored by Softpencil Studios.