Pio reminder for December challenge

Pile it on has a challenge going on for the month and you should come to join us...

Wow... only a couple days left and I am still sneaking out the cards and the little things.  Yesterday I needed two quick gift card holders and my Cricut Artise saved me again... 

here is a couple of close ups... 

weird in the pic they look pink but they were all red. 

and of course it would be a pile it on challenge unless you have the challenges that inspired you here are mine:

A Crafty Mess - anything goes/traditional Christmas colors

52 christmas card throwdown - gifts of the season (pick any past challenge)

Brown Sugar - Christmas

allsorts challenge blog - last min gifts

Craft for the Craft - favorite Christmas colors

Completely Christmas - anything goes

Colouring Crazy Challenge - make it festive

always playing with paper - colour theme

cuttin and stampin - christmas

curtain call - candy cane

little scrap pieces - linky party

Fantabulous cricut challenge- atg 

mfp stamp - round those corners

paper take weekly - last christmas 

hiding in my craft room - free style

Di's Digis - any winter holiday

Christmas card challenge - CAS

Little Red Wagon - Christmas

deep ocean - christmas

clear it out challenge - atg

crafty hazelnut - anything still needed for christmas

pennys paper - atg

shopping our stash - red alert

Lasting memories dt call

Hey everyone...

it is with great pleasure I submit this LO to the lasting memories design team call.  I have actually been with the team January 2012!   so that means I am going into my third year... that is if I get picked... fingers crossed :)

the paper and stamps are from CTMH and this is the last page of my daughters Cuba book

of course if you have been following me for a bit... you will know I love to link up to the challenges that inspire me. 

sweet stamps - sparkle

stuck - sketch 

Pio atg christmas

Hey everyone...

Pile it on has a great challenge for you this month... and i must say you will find this one easy!!

Any Thing Goes Christmas/Holiday

see... I told you super easy so I expect you all to join!

Plus you have the whole month to join!!

Here is my inspiration for you

I made the box using Artiste and stamps from Close to my heart!  

I stamped all over the paper added some stitching, a tag and a bow - voila!!

gifts for my staff

And inside a tube of hand cream

I hope that they like them and they can reuse the little box.  I think it is adorable!!

And of course it wouldn't be pile it on with out the challenges that also inspired me:

papertake weekly - atg

creative knockouts - festive flourishes

crafty ribbons - mono christmas

speedy fox and friends - christmas tags

hiding in my craftroom - christmas colours

little scrap pieces - atg 

crafty boots - christmas

my craft spot - christmas shaped cards

the house that stamps built - abc

bearly mine - abc

penny black designs - celebration 

CCC- White on White

Hey everyone...

Crafty Calendar has a new challenge for you this month

 White on white

Here is my example

I used one of my stamp sets from Your next stamp ohhh and plus their die cut for it

I also used their sketch which you can find the link to below 

I did accidentally blend the stickles with the ink and it went a bit green... arghh

If anyone has any suggestions how not to do that agree let me know 

and of course the challenges that inspired me:

simon says - Christmas holidays 

sweet stamps - christmas spirit

the pink elephant - inspiration photo

Your next stamp - sketch

totally gorjuss - snowflakes

crafting musketeers - bling

art impressions - feeling frosty

beyond grey - sparkly christams

aud sentiments - (bling, stamp, die)

cardz tv - let it snow

frosted designs - no red or green

paper creators - all about christmas

CCAYR - anything but a rectangle or square

Hey everyone..... Christmas Cards All Year Round  has a new challenge for you this month

Anything but a rectangle or square card

I hope you take some time to join us

and of course the challenges that inspired me: 

scrappers delights -non traditional colours 

simon says - Christmas holidays 

party time tuesday - atg

through the craftroom door - atg

craft-dee bowz - handmade bow

craft hoarders anonymous - celebrate the season

frosted designs - no red or green

lia stampz - add matellic

little tangles - embossing

really reasonable ribbons - tags

my creative moments - anything christmas