From us to you...

Please enjoy this free little sentiment 

as a thank you for joining in on our challenges. 

{click on image and save to your computer}

We will be back next Friday with a fun new theme

to start off the new year. 

Be safe, and enjoy the transition 

into a whole new decade! 

(By the way, this is ginger ale, 

just in case you are under 21. heehee!)

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

from the Design Team!

Challenge #47

Happy wonderful Friday everyone! I am so happy that it's the weekend, how's everyone's planning and shopping going? Eeek! Don't even ask me... ;)
Just to let everyone know that this will be the last week of challenges for December. We will start up in January with a really fun photo inspiration so be sure to join in on the fun!
With that note, thank you all for your incredible Tree entries - amazing! Seeing all the beautiful foliage was such a delight. Without further ado, here are our top 5:

Bev's
beautiful stair step wonder:

Natascha's
wonderful treat holder

Yogi's
amazing tea bag fold tree

Chrissie's
card that looks like a Bob Ross painting:

Annika's
stunning treat and ornament holders

Congratulations ladies! Please visit their blogs for more details on their projects, as well as shared tutorials.
And now on to this week's challenge:

an acrostic for the word "SNOW":

Silver, No ribbon, One designer paper, Wording 

{Please note that 'wording' refers to any kind of text or sentiment on the front of the card.}

This week we have our full time hard working Bar-Tenders:

Julie

Dana

Anita

Thanh

Joni

Don't be alarmed! Below is a trial link that I am testing. If this is something that doesn't quite work out right, please leave your name and a link in the comment section so we can come and visit you.

Challenge #46

Happy December oh wonderful friends! 

I hope your Thanksgiving weekend and end of November went well? It's a beautiful Friday and time for a new challenge here at the Bar. Before we begin, thank you all so much for your support with our challenges. We love meeting new friends and visiting new blogs each week! While the holidays are upon us, please know that we are making all efforts to stop by and comment. We love your participation!!
Without further ado, congratulations to the following entries for our Grateful theme last week:

Gloria of Gloria's Greetings

(love the balance of this card)

Cheryl of She Stamps

(what great stitching to go with that globe!)

Margo of My Scrappy Spot

(love that fun sentiment to go with Sparkle's image!)

Congratulations ladies! Please contact me at jonjinko@hotmail.com so I can give you next week's concoction. :)
And now on to this week's challenge which we truly hope you'll have fun with:

TREES

How fun for this time of year, right? Now while it seems obvious that we mean Christmas trees, please feel free to use any type of tree on the card, as long as it is a focal point. Our Guest Bar-Tenders have joined in this week with their adorable creations:

Gale of Galevarland

Amy Duff of Papertrails Leaver 

Thank you so much ladies!
And now from our Full Time Bar-Tenders:

Thanh

Julie

Anita

Dana

Joni

Let's see those trees!

Just a reminder...

that this week the Design team is sleeping in with a tryptophan induced slumber. ;)
I will announce this week's top 3 next Friday along with our new challenge for December. Have a wonderful rest of your Thanksgiving weekend everyone, we will see you soon!
The Bar-Tenders

Challenge #45

Happy beautiful Friday everyone! Thank you for your cuuuute baby cards this past week, we loved seeing all the little bundles of joy and sweet sentiments! Before we announce our top cards and new challenge, we here at Raise The Bar want to thank you all so much for joining in on our weekly themes! We will be taking a break next week but will resume on December 3rd for one of two challenges in December due to the holidays. However, we will be BACK with a new year and more fun in January!
Now on to the top 3 cards of our Oh Baby! challenge:

Gale of Galevarland

Ann English

Amy Duff of Papertrails 

Thank you so much ladies! The beautiful coloring, the incredible out of frame image, and sentiment as a focal point are such inspiring creations. Please contact me for December's challenge in case you'd like to get a headstart.
And now on to this week's theme:

GRATEFUL

Yes, pretty expected for the soon to be holiday right? :) Let's celebrate with gratitude!

From our Guest Bar-Tenders, here are their amazing cards:

Piali

Tracy

 

Chelle

Thank you so much ladies for being Guest Bar-Tenders!
And from our Designers:

Julie

Dana

Anita

Thanh

Joni

We can't wait to see your Grateful cards! :)

Challenge #44

WOWZA! What a wonderful week full of entries! You all continue to amaze us, those curvy cards and projects blew us away. It was so hard to narrow down all those entries to a top 3 so we are doing a top 5 instead:

Beth

Chelle

Piali

Tracy

Cheryl

Congratulations ladies! Please contact me for next week's Guest Bar-Tender menu. ;)

And now on to this week's challenge:

**Oh Baby!!**

We want to see your cards celebrating the wee little cuties of the world!
Here are our guest Bar-Tenders for the week with their adorable creations:

Lilla

Mary

Sheri 

Ann

Thank you ladies, celebrating a sweet new little one has never been cuter!! :)
And now from our regular employees:

Dana

Anita

Julie

Thanh

Joni

Let's see your baby cakes - er - cards! Just click on the happy blue frog below to link up your work.

Challenge #43

Everyone jump for joy! It's Friday, and I do hope you all are looking forward to some fun crafting this weekend? I know it's getting colder here so all I want to do is color. :)
Thank you all so much for your entries into our Go Go Go challenge last week. I loved seeing the different wheeled images - some of which I am going to have to add to my collection. heehee!
Without further ado here are our top 3:

Lilla of Lilla's Hobbyside

Sheri of Paper Crafty's Creations

Mary of My True Blue Creations

Congratulations ladies! Please contact me at jonjinko@hotmail.com so I can send you next week's menu as a Guest Bar-Tender.
And now for this week's challenge:

LET'S SEE THOSE CURVES!

That's right, we want to see some curves on your card or project - scallops, circles, even a curvy image! For some great inspiration, here is our gallery starting with our Guest Bar-Tenders:

Annika Ryan

JulieElak

Michelle VP

Love those curves ladies! heehee! And from our full timers:

Dana

Julie

Thanh

Anita

Joni

Come on over and join in on the fun! Be sure that your card is NEW and linked up directly to the post. Let's see those curves! :)