pile it on: October 2013

Welcome to Pile It On, where we "pile on" the challenges!
To view our current challenge, please click here.

Our Challenge begins the 1st Sunday of the month at 7AM CST (U.S.), and closes at 11:55PM CST the Saturday before the challenge begins, with a bonus theme on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

We announce WINNERS on the Sunday after the new challenge is posted (2nd Sunday of the month.) Winners must contact Pile It On within a month. All prizes are offered generously by the sponsor and once your contact information is received by the sponsor, Pile It On is not responsible for the receipt of the prize. Thanks for your understanding in this matter.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Winners PIO #42 - Halloween/Day of the Dead/Cute and Creepy

Thank you all for joining our Halloween/Day of the Dead/Cute and Creepy Challenge last week. We had 107 wonderful entries!

Challenge 2013 #42
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#23 Goldie

#54 JanR

#32 Vicki - Paper Squirrel

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, as chosen via Random.org:

#56 CraftyGirl

Congratulations! Please email CG (CGSaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com) with your choice of 3 digi stamps from Dilly Beans Stamps.

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

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Pile It On #43 - Embellishment Crazy!

This week we're going Embellishment Crazy at Pile It On! Please use at least 2 different embellishments on your project.

Our sponsor is Freckled Fawn, and one lucky participant will win a $20 gift card to ohdeermekit.com.

About Freckled Fawn: Doe and Deer founded Freckled Fawn in January 2012. Their small online boutique has transformed into a company that specializes in manufacturing scrapbook embellishments and provides a monthly embellishment kit called OHDEERME.
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Freckled Fawn generously supplied our DT with some of their great goodies to work with!

Kimberly - Paper Munch

Challenges for Kimberly:

wags and whiskers - paper piecing

Lawnscaping challenge - pinterest - and the pin is here

everybody art challenge - feather

sweet stampin -leaves

catch the bug - photo challenge

quirky crafts - favourite things

the house that stamps built - paper piecing

card a day - thanksgiving (american)

Jenn Zeeb - Stamplified

Challenges for Jenn:

Brown Sugar-autumn

Card Crafters Circle-autumn splendor

Crafty Hands Challenge-anything goes

QKR-orange

4 Crafty Girls-anything goes

Craftin Boutique-anything goes

Crafty little Fairies-anything goes

DRS-pumpkins

Paper crafting Journey-anything goes

Inky Impressions-Halloween

I heart Sketches-sketch

CG - Say Something Loudly

Challenges for CG:
Baffies Kreativladen: Autumn
Lady Anne's Challenge: Autumn/Fall
Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge: It Is Fall
Perfectly Rustic: Pattern Paper
Stamping Sensations: All Creatures Great and Small
Use It Tuesdays: Creatures (hoarded supply: "Family" plastic embellishment and small gemstones)

Beth- BethieJs Blogspot

Challenges for Beth-

PIO- Embellishment Crazy!

Fab N Funky-Distress

Inspire Me Friday-Anything Goes

Card Crafters Circle-Autumn Splendor

4 Krafty Girlz-Anything Goes

Crafty Hands Challenge-Anything Goes

Sister Act- Anything Goes

Quirky Crafts - Favourite Things (stitching, flower, bling)

Lady Anne's Challenge- Autumn/Fall

Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge- It Is Fall

Perfectly Rustic- Pattern Paper

Stamping Sensations- All Creatures Great and Small

Paper Crafting Journey-Anything Goes

Tanya - My Little Craft Corner

Challenges for Tanya:

Brown Sugar-autumn

Card Crafters Circle-autumn splendor

Crafty Hands Challenge-anything goes

4 Crafty Girls-anything goes

Craftin Boutique-anything goes

Crafty little Fairies-anything goes

Paper crafting Journey-anything goes

Baffies Kreativladen-Autumn

Lady Anne's Challenge-Autumn/Fall
Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge-It Is Fall
Perfectly Rustic-Pattern Paper
Stamping Sensations-All Creatures Great and Small

Now it's over to you, add your link below and Good Luck!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Winners PIO #41 - Humor

Thank you all for joining our Humor Challenge last week. We had 53 smile-inducing entries!

Challenge 2013 #41
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#17 Tip Top

#28 Becky G

#7 Mian Hahne

Congratulations! Please grab your Top 3 Scoops badge (code is available in the right sidebar):

Although these Top 3 had the most votes from our Design Team, we had so many wonderful entries that we also had a tie for 4th place:

Honorable Mentions (in order of entry)

#3 Mimi

#14 Mei

#45 Ardilla

Congrats! Feel free to take the "Sweet Sprinkles" blinkie from the sidebar to show off on your blogs.

And many thanks to everyone who entered; we really loved all the projects!

And now for the Lucky Winner of the Sponsor Prize, as chosen via Random.org:

#23 Holly G

Congratulations! Please email CG (CGSaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com) with your choice of 5 digi stamps from Hambo Stamps.

Many thanks to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #42 - Halloween/Day of the Dead/Cute and Creepy, sponsored by Dilly Beans Stamps.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Pile It On #42 - Halloween/Day of the Dead/Cute and Creepy

It's time for another challenge at Pile It On and it is a fun one for you. We want to see your Halloween or Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos)creations if you celebrate that holiday

We are sponsored this week by Dilly Beans Stamps, and they are giving one lucky participant 3 digital images of their choice!

They have a Halloween challenge running at their Challenge Blog that you may want to join too, you need to use a Dilly Beans image and can combine no more than 10 challenges but it may fit for you this week!

Now over to the fabulous samples from our team this week.

CG - Say Something Loudly

Challenges for CG:
2 Creative Chicks: Halloween
A & T Emerald Faeries: Sparkle
Country View Crafts' Challenge: Something Spooky
Crafty Creations #244: Sparkle and shine
Crafty Sentiments: Halloween
Dream Valley Challenge: Halloween
Everybody Art Challenge: Ribbon
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge: Spooky and Stash (I've had the spider web stamp is almost 2 years, and this is my first time inking it up!)
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge #280: Lots of embellishment
Ribbon Carousel Challenge: Halloween
Sketch N Stash: Sketch + Pearls and Swirls and Stash (the embossing folder and spider web stamp are new-to-me; the glitter and spider-web paper have been untouched for almost a year!)
Sparkle N Sprinkle: Anything Goes with Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking
Stamp and Create: Halloween

Deanne of A Little Bit 'o Paper

Challenges:

Dilly Beans-Halloween

Crafty Sentiments-Halloween

Just Inspirational-brads

Oldie But a Goodie-spooky (old supplies are the green flowers)

Papertake Weekly-Halloween

Fab N Funky-spots and stripes

Frilly N Funky-Halloween with black and green (no orange)

Happy Campers-Halloween

Craftitude-spooky

Seems a Little Sketchy-sketch inspiration

Chris V - Easily Amused

Chris' Challenges:

Pile It On #42 - Halloween/Day of the Dead
Sketch and Stash #123 - Sketch
Crafty Creations #244 - Let's See You Sparkle and Shine
Ruby's Rainbow #65- Button It
Fab "N" Funky #189 - Spots and Stripes (I hope the stripes on the leggings count)
Whoopsie Daisy - Spots and Dots
Milk Coffee - Spots and Dots
4 Crafty Chicks #164 - Multiple Layers
Card Makin' Mamas CMM75 - Trick or Treat
Creative Corner - Let's Go Crazy
Daring Cardmakers - Digital
Divas by Design - Autumn Colors
Ribbon Carousel RCC86 - Fall and Halloween
The Ribbon Reel #64 - Eerie Elegance Use Purple and Black and a Halloween Theme
Papertake Weekly - Happy Halloween Hues
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Halloween
Simply Create Too #48 - Halloween
Oldie But Goodie - Spooky (the googlie eyes are many years old)
Stampin' For the Weekend - (Anything Goes- DT not for prize)
Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2 #21- Anything Goes
Sister Act #29 - Anything Goes

Elizabeth - Warm Harted

Challenges for Elizabeth

Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Sparkle and Shine

Sparkle n ' Sprinkle - Glitter

Created with Love - Stitching faux or real

Delightful challenge - Frame It

Totally Papercrafts - Too Cute To Spook

Crafting for All Seasons - Too Cute To Spook

Oldie But a Goodie - Spooky (old item /die cut)

Craftitude - Spooky

All Dressed Up - Halloween

All that Stickles - Halloween

Cards for Men - Halloween

Craftin Desert Divas - Halloween

C is for Challenge - Halloween

Crafty Sentiment - Halloween

Di's Digis - Colors of Halloween

Incy Wincy - Halloween

Lexi's Creations - Halloween

House that Stamps Built - Halloween

QKR - Halloween Fun

Parade Your Crafts - Halloween

PaperTake - Halloween hues

Paper Nest Dolls - Halloween

Sparkles Forum - Halloween

Stamp and Create - Halloween

Ribbon Reel - Photo Inspiration

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Fall Colors

Anna - Anna's Handmade Cards

Challenges for Anna:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Happy Halloween Hues

Passion for ProMarkers - Spooky

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Halloween

Simply Create Too - Halloween or use orange

Lexi's Creations - Halloween

The Corrosive Challenge - Dress me up

The Crazy Challenge - Halloween

Oldie but a goodie - Spooky

Ribbon Carousel - Halloween

4 Crafty Chicks - Layers

Katie - Both Sides of the Paper

Challenges for Katie:
PIO - Halloween/Day of the Dead/Cute and Creepy
Emerald Faeries - Sparkle (3 entries only)
Crafty Creations - Sparkle and Shine
Inky Chicks - Favorite Sentiment (who could resist this one)
Paper Pretties - Embellish Everything
4 Crafty Chicks - Mulitple Layers
Country View - Something Spooky
Craftitude - So Spooky
Digitally Sweet - Halloween/Scary
Card Makin Mamas - Trick or Treat (2 entries only)
2 Creative Chicks - Halloween (3 entries only)
Simply Create Too - Halloween (3 entries only)
Digi Haven - Halloween (and a digi)(3 entries only)
C is for Challenge - Halloween
Craftin Desert Divas - Halloween
Bloggers Cahllenge - Halloween
Lexi's - Halloween (2 entries only)
Parade Your Crafts - Halloween (2 entries only)
Crazy Challenge - Halloween (4 entries only)
Craftin Boutique - Halloween (3 entries only)
Bastel-Traum - Halloween
Always Something Creative - Autumn or Halloween
Papertake Weekly - Halloween Colors (5 entries only)
Paper Crafting Journey - Halloween Colors (3 entries only)
Sparkles Forum - Purple/Black/Orange (any or all)
The Paper Shelter - 2 Colors Only (Purple and Black)
2 Sisters - Halloween Colors (Orange, Black, Lime Green, Purple and Yellow Only)
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
Ladybugs Crafts Ink - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes (2 entries only)
Color Me Creative - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Stampin For the Weekend - Anything Goes (1 entry only)
Sister Act - Always Anything Goes

Mayra - Mayra's Designs

Mayras Challenges -

2Creative Chicks- Spooktacular Linky Party

Jo's Scrap Shack -FFC Anything Goes

Craftin'Desert Divas - Halloween Linky Party

Parade Your Crafts -Halloween

Cameo Creations Challenge - Halloween

2 Sisters - Hallowe'en Colours

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Crafting for All Seasons - Too Cute to Spook
Crafter's Cafe - Cute
Crafty Sentiments - Hallowe'en
Cut It Up - Hallowe'en/Day of the Dead
Hiding in my Craft Room - Colour It (Image coloured using watercolour pencils)
Papertake Weekly - Happy Halloween Hues

Helen - Helen's Craft Haven:

Challenges for Helen:
Pile It On! - Hallowe'en/Day of the Dead/Gothic
2 Sisters - Hallowe'en Colours
Bunny Zoe's - Ribbon
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Corrosive - Fancy Dress
Crafting for All Seasons - Too Cute to Spook
Crafter's Cafe - Cute
Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Crafty Sentiments - Hallowe'en
Crazy - Hallowe'en
Cut It Up - Hallowe'en/Day of the Dead
Everybody Art - Ribbon
Gem of a Challenge - Spooky/Hallowe'en
Hiding in my Craft Room - Colour It (Image coloured using watercolour pencils)
Incy Wincy - Hallowe'en
Papertake Weekly - Happy Hallowe'en Hues
Penny Black & More @ Allsorts - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafting - Anything Goes
Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration
Top Tip Tuesday - Black & White with a Splash of Colour
Totally Papercrafts - Too Cute to Spook

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Winners PIO #40 - Favorite Color as Main Color

Thank you all for joining our Favorite Color Challenge last week!

Challenge 2013 #40
Top 3, as chosen by the Design Team:

#69 Shirley

#4 Mei

#6 Debbie Marcinkiewicz

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, as chosen via Random.org:

#36 Mei

Congratulations! Please email CG (CGSaysSomethingLoudly AT gmail DOT com) to receive your $20 gift card to ohdeermekit.com.

Many thanks to you all, and we hope you'll join us this week for Pile It On #41 - Humor, sponsored by Hambo Stamps.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Pile It On #41 - Humor

This week, we're all about humor at Pile It On! We want to see your projects that give us smile. Don't forget to add our theme to your favorite challenges!

Our sponsor is Hambo Stamps, and one lucky winner will receive 5 Hambo digi stamps!

Hambo Stamps has extended its HOGtoberfest sale through 10/18 (Friday) so that our PIO followers can take advantage of their great deals! Use code "PILEITON" to save 30% off everything in their store (including digis and rubber stamps)!

Hambo Stamps, founded in 2002, is the offspring of husband/wife team Tim & Monica Hunter of Richmond, Virginia. Tim is the artist of all of the whimsical rubber & clear stamps, as well as all of the designs in Hambo's digital stamp line. While Tim draws the images, Monica is responsible for sentiments & sayings, including her own Fractured Funnies™ & Limerinks™ lines. With two equally-goofy creators, the stamps don't stand a chance at being traditional or sappy! You can also join them for weekly challenges and inspiration at the Hambo Hoedown.

Pile It On's Team A got to play with some of the fun Hambo digi stamps: