Challenge #93

Happy wonderful Friday everyone!
I am down with awful flu-like symptoms so my apologies if this post is short. :(
Thank you all for joining in on our side of Chips challenge last week. I guess it was more challenging than I expected? :)
Congratulations to our following friends:

Jan R

Samara

Grandmas Pearl

Congratulations ladies! Please contact me for your opportunity to be a Guest Bar-Tender.
And now for this week's challenge, in celebration of Mardi Gras:

PURPLE, GREEN, + one other color

Here with some wonderful inspiration are our Guest Bar-Tenders:

Kathy Curry

Liz Miller

Laila

Oh SO beautiful, thank you so much ladies!
And now our Bar-Tenders:

Peggy

Julie

Thanh

Wanda

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Thank you for celebrating Mardi Gras with us! Have a wonderful week everyone, we'll see you in 7 days. :)

1.	Liz	7.	Lea L.	13.	Helen
2.	Hazel	8.	samara	14.	Natascha
3.	alica	9.	JLJ Designs	15.	Hazel
4.	Carol Ann	10.	fiona	16.	sidan
5.	Hazel	11.	Susie Little	17.	samara
6.	Ann Marie Governale	12.	yogi	18.	Melissa (Sunshine HoneyBee)

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Challenge #92

Ahhh, another Friday has arrived to introduce the weekend. And how wonderful that some have Monday off as well. :)
Thank you for your beautiful Chocolate & Roses entries this week - what a nice way to celebrate Valentine's Day with such yummy and fat free concoctions!
Congratulations to the following friends:

Kathy

Liz

Hilda

Please contact me at jonjinko@hotmail.com with the subject line Guest Bar-Tender so it doesn't get lost in my junk box. Thank you everyone for your Chocolates & Roses cards!
Now for this week we have a fun little challenge which we have dubbed:

A Side of 'Chips'

Let's see chipboard on your cards and projects!
This fun embellishment brings great dimension as a side accent or as a focal point.
Joining us this week is the wonderful Audrey Gonzales as our Guest Bar-Tender:

Audrey

Thank you Audrey - I love the #2 chipboard and card!
And now some inspiration from the design team:

Wanda's beautiful chipboard butterfly

Joni's Valentine's Day mailboxes

Thanh's awesome Rockstar framed Creeper

Peggy's adorable retro chipboard phone

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Thank you for joining in on our "chipboard" challenge this week! Have a wonderful day everyone, we will see you back here in 7 days!

1.	JanR	3.	grandmaspearl	5.	Hazel
2.	samara	4.	keeley	6.	Melissa (Sunshine HoneyBee)

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Challenge #91

Happy Friday everyone!
I hope your week went well and that you're looking forward to the weekend?
Thank you all for your wonderful entries for our Whimsie Doodles' challenge, Melyssa's sketch was so much fun to play with! Congratulations to the following friends:

Meg

 Mary

Arielle

Congratulations ladies!
Please contact me at jonjinko@hotmail.com with the subject line: Guest Bar-Tender for your opportunity to help us debut a new challenge theme.
And now on to the random. org winner of Melyssa's gift certificate:

KATHY CURRY

Yay Kathy! Please contact me so I can put you in touch with Melyssa.
Please note that the first Friday of every month will feature a sponsor - be sure to join in on all the fun!

And now on to this week's fun challenge:

CHOCOLATE AND ROSES

We want to see BROWN and RED on your cards or projects!
With Valentine's Day creeping up next week, let's celebrate with these colors. You can use any shade or hue, as long as we can see the browns and reds in it.
For some amazing inspiration, here are our wonderful Guest Bar-Tenders:

Yogi

Joann

Bonnie

Carly

 Thank you ladies! Beautiful work celebrating Valentine's Day!

And from our Bar-Tenders:

Julie

Peggy

Thanh

Wanda

Joni

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Thank you for joining our brown and red color challenge! Have a wonderful week everyone, we will see you in 7 days!

1.	yogi	6.	Jacki R	11.	Melissa Craig
2.	Sheena B	7.	Kathy Curry	12.	mary anne
3.	laila aka koneko	8.	Gro Tjeltveit	13.	Melissa (Sunshine HoneyBee)
4.	hilda	9.	kali
5.	Liz	10.	-Anne-

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Challenge #90

Happy 1st Friday of February everyone! (Try saying that fast 5 times - heehee!)
Thank you so much for all your beautiful creations for our recipe challenge of pink, silver, tag and ribbon. Congratulations to the following entries:

Bonnie

Yogi

12 year old Carly

Congratulations ladies (and little lady!)! Please email me at jonjinko@hotmail.com with Guest Bar-Tender in the subject line. You will be joining us in debuting a new challenge theme next week!

Well the first Friday also means that this week's challenge is SPONSORED by a wonderful company that is near and dear to my heart:

Melyssa Connolly, owner and illustrator for this company is so amazingly talented! I was privileged to be on her debut design team where I also met the awesome Thanh Vo. Thanks so much Melyssa! :) You can see all the amazing inspiration here on the Whimsie Doodles blog, and all of her wonderful images and cutting files here in the store.

Joining us for the first time is our new Design Team member Peggy McCurry of Arfull Journey:

We are SO excited for her to be a part of our team! Welcome Peggy!

This week Melyssa has drawn up a wonderful sketch for us to use:

And here our the designers showcasing their stuff:

Peggy (using Great Catch)

Julie

 Wanda (using Paws I Care)

Thanh (using Dragon New Year)

Joni (using Lollipop Girl)

Come on and join in on the fun! Use the sketch any way you choose, flip it, rotate it, as long as we see all the elements to it. Melyssa offers some adorable freebies here on her store site, so there's no excuse not to play along! (Please note: Whimsie Doodles image is not required to join in on the challenge this week so feel free to use any company's image of your choice!)

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Thank you all so much for being a part of Raise The Bar! Have a safe and wonderful 7 days, we'll see you all next Friday!

1.	Renata	6.	Indira	11.	Kathy Curry
2.	Jenny Sabine	7.	Melyssa	12.	Natascha
3.	laila aka koneko	8.	Melissa Sackman	13.	Deanne :)
4.	CassieT	9.	Mary J	14.	Marie
5.	Glo	10.	Arielle H Gordon	15.	Audrey G.

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