Challenge #28

A very happy Friday to you all!
The Bar-Tenders and I want to thank each and everyone of you who join in on our challenges. We are so excited to see such wonderful entries every week! Our last 'recipe' challenge of old/new/borrowed/blue was truly fun to celebrate with you all. Here are this week's picks:

White Raccoon

Jane of The Paper Affair

Michelle of Purple Monkey Moments

Congratulations ladies! Please contact me for next week's Bar-Tender's concoction.
And now for this week's challenge:

Distressed, Torn, Ripped, Broken

(cards, that is, not hearts!!!) 
 

There are so many wonderful cards featuring distressed papers, using ink pads, tearing edges, and incredible techniques that we thought we'd try out this fun style!
From our Guest Bar-Tenders:

Anna

 Julia

Renata

Absolutely STUNNING samples by the Guest Bar-Tenders!!

And now from our Full Time employees (heehee):

Dar

Anita

Erika

Audrey

Joni

Thanh

Now let's see what you can tear up! :D You can use any image, any papers, any type of method to achieve this look. Click on the happy blue frog below to link up your work, we'll pop by to say hello. Thank you so much for coming by everyone!

Challenge #27

Happppy Friday everyone! We are so happy you joined us today, thank you for all the sweet concoctions from your ovens last week! Thank goodness I surrendered the judging this week, otherwise we would have been in calorie overload with everyone's cards featured. ;)
Congratulations to the following ladies:

Julia

Renata

Melanie

Anna

Woohoo! Thank you ladies, please contact me for next week's challenge so that you can be a Guest Bar-Tender.
Now on to this week's challenge which is a wedding recipe:

Something Old

Something New

Something Borrowed {gifted/recycled}

Something Blue

From our Guest Bar-Tenders of the week:

Sarah

Brenda

Thank you ladies!
And from our resident Bar-Tenders:

Thanh

Old - SU Paper

New - Lace ribbon

Borrowed - Stick pins that she 'borrowed' from her roommate

Blue

Erika

Old: the onion netting on the handmade rose

New: Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage paper

Borrowed: the bow on the favors box {an old plastic hair barette}

Velvet rose cut out on favor box { Gauche Alchemy kit element}

Blue

Darlene

 Old & Borrowed: SU Toile Blossom set

{which she first borrowed from a friend then spent weeks trying to buy on Ebay}

 New: Martha Stewart Floral Vine border punch

Blue

Audrey

Something old: this House Mouse stamp

Something New: The Cuttlebug Folder

Something Borrowed {recycled}: This ribbon was tied around a gift from Christmas.

Blue

Anita

Gifted DP papers

Joni

Old: Designer Papers

New: Teen Anya rubber stamp

Borrowed: DD's yellow prima (we traded - heehee!)

Blue

See how fun a trip down the aisle can be? :D Click on the blue frog below to link up your work and we will come and pay you a visit. Enjoy this beautiful week dear friends!

Challenge #26

Okay everyone, before I wish you all a happy Friday and announce the usuals, I just wanted to let you all know how MAD I am!! heehee! I'm MAD because you all are making our jobs SO difficult with each passing week. Oh my word, with all the wonderful entries honoring the colors of our flags, it was so hard to choose. Thank you so much for your participation, and congratulations to the following entries:

Annika representing Ireland

 Brenda

Dawn

 Sally

Sarah

Ladies please contact me so I can send you next week's challenge and have you be a Guest Bar-Tender!

And now for this week's challenge...do you know what day it is today? It's National Sugar Cookie Day! lol! So today's challenge is:

Baked Goodies

It need not be a cookie on your card, but anything baked and yummy. Come on and enjoy the calories! Here are some wonderful samples from the oven of our Guest Bar-Tenders:

Peggy

Stephanie

Yogi

Mmmm...thank you for the treats ladies!
And from our Bar-Tenders:

Erika

 Dar

Audrey

Anita

Thanh

Joni

Come and join us in the kitchen! Click on the happy blue frog and we will pop in to see you. Until then, have a wonderful week everyone!

Challenge #25

Happy beautiful Friday everyone! Thank you so much for coming by to visit us. We truly appreciate all of our participants and those who stop in to browse. Your entries last week were so much fun to visit! The evening/Eclipse theme made me smile as there were so many references to the actual movie. Here are our 3 picks this week:

Stephanie of Crafty Teacher

Yogi of Art With Yogi

bellenoche

Congratulations ladies! Please contact me so we can set you up for next week's guest spot. :D
And now on to this week's challenge, one that I know you all will hold near and dear to your hearts (and no, it's not Eclipse related - lol!).

COLORS OF YOUR FLAG

Yesterday was Canada Day and this weekend the US celebrates 4th of July. Show your patriotism with the colors of your flag! Here to start it off are the designers, starting with the Guest Bar-Tenders:

Cheryl of She Stamps

Sheri of Paper Crafty's Creations

Thank you so much guest Bar-Tenders, your cards are so stunning!
And from the lovely designers:

Audrey

Thanh

Darlene

Erika

Joni

Fun patriotic cards ladies! Join us this week and show us the colors of your flag, we'll come in to celebrate with you! Click on the blue frog below to link up your work. Until soon, have a beautiful week everyone.