Challenge #134

Happy Friday everyone!
I hope you all are prepping for a wonderful weekend?

We had quite the snowstorm pass through,

but this weekend will be nice and sunny. YAY!

Thank you all for joining in on our challenge last week,

since it was a sponsored challenge, we send out a huge congratulations to:

DEBBIE B. of Love Paper Crafting

Congratulations Debbie! You are the winner of the QKR Stampede images.

Please email me at jonjinko@hotmail.com for your prize information. :)

And now on to our top 3 picks of the week for the You're A Doll challenge:

Deanne

                         Glo of Purpleglo Creations

             Melissa of Created by Sunshine Honeybee


Thank you so much ladies!
Please contact me at jonjinko@hotmail.com to become a Guest Designer. :)

And now on for this week's challenge:

That's My Boy!

Here are the Bar-Tenders with their samples using a boy image:

Thanh

Peggy

Joni

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Challenge #133

Happy beautiful first day of March everyone!
Can you believe we are creeping into spring?
I am so excited!
Flowers, happy birds, green grass,
and color everywhere.

Thank you all so much for joining in on our challenge,
it seems as if 'Carnivals' was a challenging theme!

Congratulations to the following entries:

Sherryn

 Cat

Melissa

and I just had to show you all this creation by Jennifer Swandells...

unfortunately it isn't linked to her blog!

How gorgeous is this?

Please message me at jonjinko@hotmail.com

with GUEST BAR-TENDER as the subject line.

Thank you ladies!!

And now on to this week's SPONSORED challenge. YAY!
QKR Stampede is a sister company of the lovely Eureka Stamps.

Their designs are just adorable!

This week our theme is:

You're A Doll!

{Please use a doll/lovey/toy, etc. on your card!)

In need of a sweet image to use?
Click here to hop over to their store and shop their digis!

One lucky winner will win some too. ;)

Here are our Guest Bar-Tenders doing a wonderful job with their samples:

Bettina

using  Planting A Flower

                

 

Mian

using Sailor Rag Doll

Linda

using Ta-Dah!

 

Thanh

using Balloon Girl

Peggy

using Stringing Buttons

Joni

using Watering

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Challenge #132

Happy beautiful Friday everyone!
I hope you are looking forward to a nice weekend. :)
Thank you all to entering in on our "Free at last" challenge (aka Anything Goes)!
It's always so nice to see the numbers up this week.
Congratulations to the following crafters:

Valou
Lena Loken
Bettina
Chris V
Danni

Yay ladies! Please contact me at jonjinko@hotmail.com
with the subject GUEST BAR-TENDER in the subject line. Thank you everyone for your beautiful entries every week here at Raise The Bar!

And now on to this week's challenge, in honor of February 26th, also known as:

 National Carnival Day 

 (I know, fun, right?)

Of course we want you all to play along so any image with carnival/circus vibes will be perfect!
Here with some fun inspiration are our Guest Bar-Tenders:

Judy

Anna

Yolanda

And our Bar-Tenders:

Thanh

Joni

Peggy

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Challenge #131

Happy beautiful Friday everyone!
It's time for a new challenge here at Raise The Bar but first...
Our top picks for last week's Couples Challenge!

Pauline

Mian

Linda

Anna

Sarah

CONGRATULATIONS ladies!
Please email me at jonjinko@hotmail.com with GUEST BAR-TENDER in the subject line to be a guest designer!

And now on for this week's challenge, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech,
and in honor of Black History Month:

FREE AT LAST

In other words - Anything Goes! YAY!

Go ahead, express yourself. ;)

PLEASE NOTE:
With this open challenge only ONE entry per person is allowed. 
THANK YOU!!

From our guest designers:

Billie Anderson

Pinky

Lesley Kollinsky

And from our Bar-Tenders:

Peggy

Thanh

Joni

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Challenge #130

Happy Friday everyone!

WOW - what a wonderful response to last week's challenge of Animal Attraction.

Oh the adorable images that popped up on your creations were just so so cute!

And a huge THANK YOU to Eureka Stamps for being our sponsor,

if you love animals, be sure to check out their wonderful line of digis here at their store.

For the random draw, this lucky winner will receive 5 digital images of their choice from Eureka:

#14: Pinky!

Yay Pinky! Please email me so I can put you in contact with Eureka's people. :)

Now since we had so many entries, we were relieved to pick more than just 3 to showcase.

So here is our top 6:

Jen Leeflang

Rina

Tammy

Suzette

Judy

Yolanda

Thank you ladies! Please email me at jonjinko@hotmail.com

for your opportunity to be a Guest Bar-Tender with us.

And now on to this week's challenge:

A 'COUPLE' of things...

We want to see you using a PAIR of images on your creations.

Whether it be 2 animals, 2 people, etc. - let's celebrate Valentine's with lots of love and friendship. ;)

Here with some fabulous inspiration:

Guest Designer Cristina Valenzuela

Guest Designer Helen Brammer

Thanh

Peggy

Joni

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Challenge #129

Happy beautiful Friday everyone!
I hope your week is going well and that you're ready for the weekend.
Thank you all who participated in this week's challenge of Message Me!
Your cards were all so beautiful and creative. :)
Congratulations to the following crafters:

Billie

Cris

Lesley

Gro Tjeltveit

Yay! Please contact me at jonjinko@hotmail.com to join in as a future Guest Bar-Tender. Please use the subject line GUEST BAR-TENDER so I can find it easier in my inbox. ;)

And now on to this week's challenge which is being sponsored:

 Eureka Stamps has an amazing line of both digital and rubber stamps.

Their image are SO cute and one lucky winner will be drawn randomly

to receive this week's prize from them.

This week's theme showcases their adorable images with our theme of:

ANIMAL ATTRACTION

All you have to do is use an animal on your card or creation!

Joining us this week are two Guest Bar-Tenders:

Shell

using Baby Animals

 Kerttu

using Giraffe and Baby

Thank you ladies! Your cards are so sweet!
And now from the Bar-Tenders:

Thanh

using Sidney the Snake

Peggy

using Peguin on Ice

Joni

using Gorilla with Hearts

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