Challenge #79

Hello everyone and happy beautiful Friday! First off, I truly apologize if I haven't been able to reply to emails sent to me this past week. While tinkering with some of my other email addresses, I compiled them to the wrong one, which meant that I wasn't getting it in my main box! Grrrr...It's fixed now, so please know that when selected to be a Guest Bar-Tender, it is without expiration! I will contact those who emailed me asap, now that I seem to have all my technological marbles in order. ;)
WOWZA with all the Furry Friends entries last week! Everyone must be ready for hibernation with winter quickly approaching, there were so many bears, mice, kitty cats and pups in the links! Thank you to everyone who continue to play along with our challenges. We love having you here.

Without further ado, congratulations to Carla Gro, you are the lucky winner of 5 free digis from Di's Digi Downloads! Please email me at jonjinko@hotmail.com so I can forward your information to Di's DT Coordinator.
And another round of applause to the following entries for our Furry Friends theme:

Shanna

Gro Tjeltveit

Jackie

Hazel

Ladies please contact me for your chance to be a Guest Bar-Tender and help us debut our next challenge!
Now on to this week, of course we couldn't let October go by without celebrating the strength and courage of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The DT would like you to show us that:

PINK IS IN!

While this could be our biggest amount of participants yet, please note that while we love all entries, we would LOVE to see your cards geared towards the strength of PINK and what it represents this month. Here is our awesome DT to show their work:

Julie

Jan

Wanda

Thanh

Joni

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Challenge #78

Happy beautiful Friday everyone!
Do you all have amazing plans for the long weekend? I hope it includes lots of YOU time! :)
First off, thank you for all the wonderful entries in last week's HATS OFF challenge. BEAUTIFUL WORK everyone! Below is a wonderful lineup of the Hats Off winners as well as the Things With Wings challenge from the week before. Ladies if your name and cards are below, please contact me to be a Guest Bar-Tender! :)

From the Hats Off week:

Tamara

Gerda

 Jo

Nanda

and Things With Wings week:

Debbie

Sarah

Karen

Congratulations ladies!! Please contact me when you're free to be a Guest Bar-Tender! :)

And now for the exciting news about this week's challenge, since it's the first of the month we have a wonderful sponsor! Thank you to Di's Digi Downloads for sponsoring our new challenge:

FURRY FRIENDS

We want to see those sweet animals on your cards before they go into hibernation! :)
One lucky winner will receive 5 free digis from Di, and wow - what a hard decision that will be to make as they are all so cute!
Our designers have used her images straight from her store. Aren't these the cutest faces on animals?

Wanda

Jan

Julie

Thanh

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Challenge #77

Happy FRIDAY everyone! Sorry for shouting, I am just so excited that the weekend is here. I am also excited that we had 71 entries for last week's challenge! Woohoo! You all make us SO happy when we see how many friends hang out at the Bar with their cards and stamps!

Since we had so many wonderful projects entered into our challenge this week, we will be back a wee bit later with the top picks. Until then, are you ready to start on this week's challenge? 

Well then...

HAT'S OFF!

Yes, hat's off to you, that is. :) We are holding on to our hats as we head into Fall, so let's see what image you love donning this great accessory! Here for inspiration is our Guest Bar-Tender Erin with this adorable ode to Halloween:

Erin Reed

Love that little hidden message Erin! Thank you for joining us this week!

And now from our full time employees:

Wanda's beautiful tribute to Christmas
{great paper pieced dress!}

Thanh's adorable Ian

Jan's adorable stocking surprise

Julie's sweet (a bit "cocky" too - lol!) card

Joni's time for bed Anya

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Challenge #76

Happy beautiful Friday everyone!
Wow, can you believe we are creeping up to the end of September already? Goodness gracious! With the end of a month, a new one brings more challenges and a special call out! (hint hint) Stay tuned for more details on this fun announcement! And don't forget, each weekly challenge brings the opportunity for a crafter to debut the following week's theme with the Bar-Tenders, AND every first challenge of the month is now sponsored!
Thank you all for your wonderful "Leave" Summer entries - now why do those leaves look so gorgeous on cards and not scattered all over my yard? ;)
Congratulations to the following crafters who showcased their leaves:

Joy

Erin

Mary

Deonna B.

Congratulations, ladies! Please contact me at the email located in the sidebar for next week's assignment.
And now on to the theme of the week:

THINGS WITH WINGS

Oh yes, with all the flurry of feathered friends trying to prep for winter, the beautiful monarchs who are heading south, and all the batty-ness going on for October, this will be a fun one to play along with!
Here to join in on our lineup is Guest Bar-TenderS

Jessica

(Oh I just love this, the sentiment and image is perfect!)

and Janice:
(what a precious pair of winged friends!)

and our Bar-Tenders:

Julie

Jan

Wanda

Thanh

Joni

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Challenge #75

Happy beautiful Friday everyone!
Sorry for the delay but we are ready to go for this week's challenge! Thank you for your White After Labor Day entries, the simplicity of white as a background is just wonderful on all your creations!
Congratulations to the following crafters:

Janice

Gale

Jessica

Ladies, please contact me for your opportunity to be a Guest Bar-Tender next week!
And now on to this week's challenge:

"Leave" Summer

Corny, I know, but we want to see your beautiful FALL LEAVES on your card as we transition out of summer! For inspiration, here are some wonderful samples:

Danni Bindel

Jan

Wanda

Thanh

Anita

Joni

Click on the happy blue frog below so we can see your "Leave" Summer creations so the design team can come by to visit!

Challenge #74

Happy wonderful Friday everyone! I hope all our friends going through inclement weather and power outages are doing okay. Sending hugs your way for safety and quick resolution!
Thank you all again for your continued support with our challenges. It was SO exciting to have our first sponsor! First up, our top 3 crafters who move on to be Guest Bar-Tenders next week:

Denise

Danni

Sharette

And the random winner of our first sponsored challenge and Whimsie Doodles $10 shopping spree:

CHRISTI B.

Congratulations ladies! Please contact me for more information on prize and designing details. Thank you all for your adorable paper pieced creations!
And now on to this week's challenge:

White after Labor Day

heehee! Yes, we're breaking the fashion rules and using ALL white backgrounds for our cards. Of course you can sponge it, add texture to it, and design anything with it, but it has to have white dp or papers to showcase. For some fabulous inspiration, the designers have created some amazing cards as always!
First up, our Guest Bar-Tender Margie Cortina:

Margie

Thanh

Wanda

Jan

Anita

Joni

Thank you so much to the designers for the wonderful samples!
To link up your work, click on the blue frog below.