Pile it on with the Crafty Hos and Paper Crafting World!

Most of my regular followers know I have incredibly long challenge lists and that I love combining challenges! I'm also on  a bunch of Design Teams, so I also often challenge myself to see how many of my DT Challenges I can combine on one card too! (FYI: I can't win those challenges.) What alot of people don't realize, is that I usually don't enter every challenge I have listed, and I doubt I win much more than the average either! If you read carefully - I always post that I "may have entered" the challenges. I simply enter challenges when I can, and list them all because I LOVE the challenge of it!

But why do I bother to still list challenges that I don't always have the time to enter? Wouldn't it be easier to do it differently? In a word? - YES! However, I do it as a way of thanking the sites owners and DTs for their hard work! I hope that it brings some attention and web traffic to some of the fantastic stamps and challenge blogs out there. So keep up the hard work! In the meantime, I'll be out here in cyberspace trollin'  for ya'll!

I do my best to remember the rules for each, but I'm only human! Not only don't I remember everything (don't tell my kid that!), I'm also reading so quickly - I miss certain requirements sometimes! But please don't throw any rotten tomatoes! ;) If you are so inclined, feel free to mention it in the comments section, and I'll try my best to make a note of it, and/or answer your queries.

...AND NOW...Back to 'work'! :)

This weeks Pile it On Challenge is being sponsored this week by Paper Crafting World. They generously provided the PIO DT with the sweet bear image I've used below as well as some others. Each bear is holding a half of the heart, which is so cute as a motiv for the coming holiday! The challenge this week is a nice and easy one - use PLAID - which I paperpieced onto the bears jumpers. To play along with us, head over to the Pile it On Challenge Blog and link up your own creations!

The Crafty Hos also have a new challenge up today, courtesy of our own incredibly talented, Tammy Miller! You can choose to do the color challenge, or the sketch challenge, or BOTH of them as I've done below! How cool is that!? We can't wait to see what you create! Check out the challenge and link up your cards and papercraft creations at The Crafty Ho Challenge Blog.

This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Pile It On! - I'm loving plaid (PIO DT) 
Crafty Hos - Sketch/Color Challenge (HO DT)
Crafty Emmas - Cute and Cuddly
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Hearts
Polkadoodle - That's Amore*
C.R.A.F.T. (Trimmies) - Valentines
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge - Valentines
Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturday - Love is in the Air
Little Claires - Anything Goes *
Crafty Ann's - Love is all around
CCEE Stampers - Embossing
The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Valentines Day/Romance
Dutch Dare - Love
Crafty Sentiments - Valentines/Love
Delicious Doodles - Valentines
Cute Card Thursday - Hearts and Flowers
Everybody Art - Valentine's
Crafty Calendar - Love
For Fun - Hearts
Stampin' for the Weekend - St. Valentines *
Crafty Cardmakers - Hearts
Stamp Man - Hearts
Stampin' with the Dragon - Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner - Cut it Out (Paper Piecing)
Delightful Sketches - Get Punchy
Do You Stack Up - Ribbon (2 of 3)
Crafty Creations - Love
Papertake Weekly - Have a heart
Totally Gorjuss - Love
Annabelle Stamps - Polka Dots
AIFactory - Valentines/Love (AIF DT)
Cardmad Fairy's/Do it with Digis - Romance
Card Makin' Mamas - Valentines
Creative Card Crew - For a loved one
Ellephantastic - Distressing with a love theme (Limit 1 Entry)
Incy Wincy - Love
Scrap Creations - Animal Antics
PaperPlay - Hearts and Flowers
Creative Stamp Friends - Valentines
Corrosive Challenge (#101) - Buttons
Tuesday Throwdown - Buttons
Flourishes - Buttons
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Let's see some love
Stamp with Fun - Love
Totally Gorjuss - Love
Crafty Catz Weekly - Valentine/love
Stamp Something - Something for your Valentine
Crazy4Challenges - Hearts
Inspiration Avenue - Furry
Lexis Creations - bears

Catch the Bug - Fancy Folds (Bugaboo Stamps DT)
Teddy-stampers - love bears
One stop craft - love
Karber Monthly - Love/Friendship
Mami Doodles - flowers
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - Recycling (brown paper is the envelope!)
Pink Elephant - Valentines
Scrapbook Sisters - Valentines
Phindy's Place - spring
Sew Many Challenges - #43 Valentines
Stampotique Designers Challenge - Valentines/Love theme
Easy Craft Projects - love
Fun with Shapes and More - A Heart and a Diecut
Aud Sentiments - Corny Valentines sentiment (AUD Sentiments DT)
Rainbow Lady's - It's all about Love
Paper-Crafting Journey - Love is in the Air*
The Rubber Cafe - Paper Piecing
The Pixie Cottage - Ribbon
Scrapbook Sisters - My Valentine
Digistamps4Joy - Flower Power
A Spoonfull of Sugar  - Lets see some Love*
Southern Girls - Blue and Chocolate
Fab n Funky - Texture 
Crazy Amigos - Valentines
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Valentines (2 of 3)
Stamping Vacation - Lotsa Paper (Brown Paper looks like Tweed or Knit Fabric)
Stamping Vacation - Occasion Oasis (Valentines Day)
Stamping Vacation - Pick 3 for Feb. (Blue Ribbon, Border Punch, Anything Black-Markers!)
Stamping Vacation - Extra Extra (Sweethearts)
Stamping Vacation - Get the Music in You (Love of my Life)
Stamping Vacation - Name that Card (You're in my Heart)
Etsy Inspired by THIS from Glowgirl (the colors)
Creative Cowgirls - Valentines/Love is in the Air
Sparkle Forum Challenges - Valentines
Creatalicious - Ribbon + a love theme
Pear Tree Designs - Free for All!*
Paper Cupcakes/ Magical Monday - Recipe (3 Flowers+lace/ribbon, pearls/gems, a diecut)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Embossing
Quirky Crafts - Recycled Romance (brown paper is the envelope!)
Scrappy Frogs - Love
OSAAT - Make it Pretty
Paper Sundaes -  Recipe (Pick 2 or more- Flowers, Distressing, Lace, Pink)*
Catered Crop - Recipe (FTR5)
Pattern Paper – geometric or repeating patterns (Plaid)
Stamps – a sentiment about love
Color Mediums – Copic markers, black ink
Tools – art sponges; square die cuts; embossing folders
Embellishments – ribbon, brads,
Techniques – sponging/distressing
Theme – loveOLLCB - For Someone Special (OLLCB DT)
Bee Crafty - Hearts
Digital Tuesday - Valentines
Papertake Weekly - Have a Heart
My Time to Craft - Hearts and Flowers
Crazy Challenge - Lots of love
Copics Creations - Cool
Critter Sketch - Critters
Wee Memories - Live/Laugh/Love theme

100 challenges!