Winners PIO #65 - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Thank you all for joining our April Showers Bring May Flowers last week. We had 84 gorgeous entries!

Prize Winner, as chosen via Random.org:

#71 Pia

 

Congratulations! Email CGsaysSomethingLoudly [at] gmail [dot] com to receive your 3 digi stamps from Sami Stamps. Please put "PIO Winner #65" in the subject line.

Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#7 My Craft and Chat Cafe

 

#32 Maggie S

#37 Bettina

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 #66 - Same Pattern different ways, sponsored by Digital Delights.

Pile It On #66 - Same Pattern different ways

The theme this week at Pile It On! is Same Pattern different ways. Choose a pattern and use  different sizes, colors, shapes, whatever!

We are sponsored by the fabulous Digital Delights who have a great $5 Gift Certificate as the prize for our winner.

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Here are the samples from our fabulous Team A:

Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Challenges for Elizabeth:

Artistic Inspiration - anything goes with spring

CCC Digi Creations - add sparkle

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. - make your embellishment

Crafty Gals Corner - girls

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Fresh Brewed - so cute

Loves Rubber Stamps - add flowers

Penny's Paper Crafty - spooled items

Not Just Cards - anything goes

Score-Pal - spring

Sugar and Betty's Blog - anything goes/layers

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - family friendly

Tracy - Scrapcat's Scribbles

Challenges for Tracy:
Suzy Bees - ATG
Fan Tastic Tuesday - ATG
Top Tip Tuesday - 3 of something - Flowers
Crafting For All Seasons - Milestone Celebrations
Craft Your Passion - ATG
Not Just Cards - ATG
Sugar and Betty - ATG
TTCRD - ATG
Word Art Wednesday - ATG
Crafty Cardmakers - Dots

CG - Say Something Loudly

Challenges for CG:

Freshly Made Sketches: Sketch #183 + Clean Lines
Shopping Our Stash #198: Use you oldest embossing supplies (I've had these embossing folders for at least 3 years)
The Crafting Cafe: Flights of Fancy

Beth - BethieJ's Blogspot

Challenges For Beth-

PIO- Patterns Different Ways (I used Polka Dots 4 different Styles)
Fresh Brewed- So Cute
613 Avenue Create- ATG W/Twist
Sister Act- ATG
Top Tip Tuesday- 3 Of Something (Bling)
Crafty Catz- Things With Wings
Allsorts- Bling
Crafty Cardmakers- Dots
ABC Challenge- H Is For Happy Birthday
Digitally Sweet- ATG
Crafty Card Crew- Use A Sentiment
Crafty Gals- For A Girl (My DDs Bday Card!)

Winners PIO #64 - Fancy Frames and/or Beautiful Borders

Thank you all for joining our Fancy Frames and/or Beautiful Borders challenge last week. We had 61 gorgeous entries!

Prize Winner, as chosen via Random.org:

#38 Cards by America

 

Congratulations! Email CGsaysSomethingLoudly [at] gmail [dot] com to receive your prize from Pickled Potpourri. Please put "PIO Winner #64" in the subject line.

Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#1 Rebecca Billard 

 

#19 Lou Sims 

#55 Cathymac 

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 #65 - April Showers Bring May Flowers, sponsored by Sami Stamps.

Pile It On #65 - April Showers Bring May Flowers

We have a super theme for our challenge this week "April Showers Bring May Flowers"
You can use Rain, Flowers, anything that fit with our theme!

We have a new sponsor and that is Sami Stamps. They are offering a prize of 3 digi stamps of the winner's choice.

They also have a challenge blog: http://samistamp.blogspot.com (monthly challenge, must use Sami Stamps image)

Our team got to play with the cute images and have a super set of samples for you:


Katie - Both Sides of The Paper

Challenges for Katie:
Top Tip Tuesday - 3 of Something (3 Brads)
Ooh La La - At Least 5 layers (6)
Design Team Showcase - Anything Goes (PIO DT)
The Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes (1 entry a week)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Pinspirational - Anything Goes (5 entries only)
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes (1 entry only)


Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Challenges for Elizabeth

Artistic Inspiration - spring

Clear it Out - yellow (stash - butterfly)

Craft for the Craic - spring or Easter

Crafter's café - animal antics

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Crafts 4 Eternity - spring

Crafting From the Heart - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

Creative Moments - spring

Eureka Stamps - four-legged friends

Fussy and fancy - spring flowers

Graph It - flower power

Inspiration destination - anything goes

Natalie and Amy - frame it

Not Just Cards - anything goes

One Crazy Stamper - anything goes

OLLCB - at least 5 layers

Paper Creator - floral

QKR - spring flowers

Sister Act - anything goes

Stamp and Create - anything goes

Alycia - Happy Chick Designs

Challenges for Alycia:
CAS(E) this Sketch #119 - Sketch (didn't add the sentiment tag)
Make the Day Special : April - Bingo (Stripes, Die Cuts, Feminine)
Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #51 - Stripes or Dots
Time Out Challenge #29 - Inspired by Quote 'You can't make a rainbow without a little rain'


Helen - Helen's Craft Haven:

Challenges for Helen:
Pile It On! - April Showers Bring May Flowers
ABC Challenge - Happy Birthday
Addicted to CAS - Showers
Allsorts - Quick & Simple
Aud Sentiments - Birthday Sentiment or Number 5
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Crazy - Spring Time
Fussy & Fancy - Springtime Flowers
Gem of a Challenge - Spring is in the Air
Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle
My Time to Craft - Umbrellas
Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
The Stamping Boutique - Spring
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Wags 'N Whiskers - Flowers


CG - Say Something Loudly

Challenges for CG:
Alphabet Challenge: E for Eye-Catching Edges
Craftin Desert Diva's Craft It Up Linky Party: Shaker (2nd entry)
My Time to Craft: Umbrellas
Sisterhood of Crafters: April Showers (2nd entry)
TIME OUT Challenges: Inspired By 'You can't make a Rainbow without a little Rain'
THTSB WIW Challenge: Photo Inspiration
Try Stamping On Tuesdays #214: Sketch


Jenn Zeeb Stamplified

Challenges for Jenn:
Crafty Calendar-add a sentiment
Di's Digi Design-include an animal
Sketch Saturday-sketch
Crafty Catz-girly
Fussy & Fancy-springtime flowers
QKR Stampede-spring flowers
Wags & Whiskers-flowers
Aud Sentiment Challenge-birthday sentiment
Crafters Cafe-animal antics
Crafty Sentiments-anything goes
Through The Craftroom Door-anything goes
Card Mania-flowers
Digi Sketch Challenge-flowers


Anna - Anna's Handmade Cards

Challenges for Anna:
Tuesday Throwdown - all clear (clear glossy accents)
4 Crafty Chicks - fairy
QKR Stampede - spring flowers
Crafts 4 Eternity - spring
Kitty Bee Designs - fairytale / fantasy
Corrosive - floral fantasy
Creative Card Crew - add a sentiment
Wags'n'Whiskers - flowers
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - use a die cut
Art By Mi Ran - anything goes

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

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Winners PIO #63 - Die cuts and/or Punches

Thank you all for joining our Die cuts and/or Punches challenge last week. We had 146 fabulous entries!

Prize Winner, as chosen via Random.org:

#62 The Crafty Nurse

 

Congratulations! Email CGsaysSomethingLoudly [at] gmail [dot] com with your choice of 2 digi stamps from Digi's House of Stamps. Please put "PIO Winner #63" in the subject line.

Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#82 Olesia

 

#87 carol gill

#97 Tracey F

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 #64 - Fancy Frames and/or Beautiful Borders, sponsored by Pickled Potpourri.

Pile It On #64 - Fancy Frames and/or Beautiful Borders

This week at Pile It On! we want to see Fancy Frames and/or Beautiful Borders.

We're sponsored by Pickled Potpourri.

Their sister rubber stamp company, Red Rubber Designs, has a Challenge blog: Red Rubber Inspirationals.

Here's some inspiration from our Design Team:

Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Challenges for Elizabeth:

Clear it Out - anything goes (Stash item - bees)

Crafty Calendar - add a sentiment

Crafting From the Heart -anything goes

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

DL Art - anything goes

Fantastic Tuesday - use a die or punch

Inky Impressions - spring is in the air

Loves Rubber Stamps - anything goes

One Crazy Stamper - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Penny's -   anything goes

Natalie and Amy - frame it

Sister Act  - anything  goes

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Tracy - Scrapcat's Scribbles

Challenges for Tracy:

Papertake Weekly - ATG

ABC Christmas - G is for glitter

Completely Christmas - ATG

Scribble and Scrap - ATG

Just Inspirational Challenges - ATG

Clear It Out - ATG

Fan Tastic Tuesday - ATG

Pixie's Creations - Use snippets

Penny's Paper - ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG

Inspiration Destination -ATG

Crafty Calendar - Add a sentiment

Craft your passion - ATG

One Crazy Stamper - ATG

Natalie and Amy - Frame It 

Sister Act - ATG

613 Avenue - ATG

ABC - G is for Go digital

CG - Say Something Loudly

Challenges for CG:

4 Crafty Chicks #241: Die Cuts
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes with a Twist of Flowers
Crafty Calendar April Challenge: Add a sentiment
Everybody-Art Challenge #319: Sequins
Fan-Tastic Tuesday #80: Anything Goes with a twist: Use a Die or a Punch
MarkerPOP Challenge:: Anything Goes + Copics
Mojo Monday #392: Sketch
Red Rubber Inspirational #215: Spring Flowers

Beth - BethieJ's Blogspot

Challenges for Beth:
PIO- Frames/Borders
613 Avenue Create- ATG W/Twist
Sister Act- ATG
Papertake Weekly- ATG
Through the Craftroom Door- ATG
Craft Your Passion- ATG
ABC Challenge- G-Go Digital
Crafty Calender- Add A Sentiment

Winners PIO #62 - Easter/Spring

Thank you all for joining our Easter/Spring challenge last week. We had 119 beautiful entries!

Prize Winner, as chosen via Random.org:

#103 Lisa D

 

Congratulations! Email CGsaysSomethingLoudly [at] gmail [dot] com to receive your 3 digi stamps from Sherri Baldy/My Besties. Please put "PIO Winner #62" in the subject line.

Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#72 Jess Crafts

 

#82 Irene M

#100 Hos Dorte

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 for this week for Pile It On #63 - Die cuts and/or Punches, sponsored by Dr Digi.