"Yay! It's Friday And Happy Mother's Day To All!"

Good Afternoon Everyone! It's Friday and the weekend is almost here! I have a few things to share with you today! That's it, can you believe that? But before I start with my brain things... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!!! I hope you have a wonderful and special day!

Okay to my list... Let's see, where to start?

First... The Freshly Brewed Beach Party Blog Hop is still running! Be sure to hop along to see the NEW Beach Line! You have until Saturday, May 7th at 12pm EST!!! Heather some wonderful goodies to share for the prize drawing! Here is where you need start!

Second... The Stamping Boutique Blog Hop starts Saturday, May 7th at 12am EST!!! Be sure to hop along as we have some beautiful creations to share with you! And we are having an awesome twist to the hop! Hmmm... Can I give the details? Well, maybe a few! (Hee-Hee) There is going to be two groups! What this means is... you can choose to hop along with both groups or just one! But... If you hop along with both groups and leave some wonderful comments along the way, your chances at the prize goodies will be greater!!! The hop will run until Sunday, May 8th at 6pm EST. Here is where you need to start! 

Third... The Stamping Boutique is now apart of the Simply Scrapping Crafts Ning Group! And we are now holding challenges there in The Stamping Boutique Group! Be sure to stop in and say "Hi", we would love to have you! You MUST be a member of Simply Scrapping Crafts and a member of The Stamping Boutique Group! Join Simply Scrapping Crafts here and The Stamping Boutique Group here!

Hmmm... I feel like I am missing something! Let me think a minute...

Oh Yeah, How could I forget to tell you about a SALE? The Stamping Boutique is having it's first ever DOLLAR DAY SALE, Tuesday, May 10th! That's right... You read it correctly!!! Stop in and take advantage of the SALE! It is for ONE DAY ONLY! I know I will be in the store snooping around at all the NEW goodies and spending some serious Moola! LOL!

Well, I guess it was a longer list than I thought it would be; but at least I remembered to tell you everything that is floating around in my head! LOL!

I hope you have a wonderfully creative weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

May Monthly Challenge Starts Today!

Our New May Challenge is starting today and is

sponsored by The Stamping Boutique.

 
The Theme is

"Make Any Project for Mom's

and/or Other Special Women in Our Lives"

The challenge will be running all month 

and it's possible there may be some interesting twists along the way,
so make sure you check back!

The winner will receive their choice of 2 TSB images.

You may want to combine this monthly challenge 
with two other challenges that are currently running

at the Latte Lounge:

If you use a JLJ Designs digi, paper pack or scrap pack, 
you can enter your project in the JLJ Designs' Group

Anything Goes challenge.

And, if you need a great sketch for inspiration, 
check out one at the Fresh Brewed Designs Group.

Make something for Mom

using a FBD image, and JLJ Papers 

and you can enter to win

THREE great prizes

with ONE easy project!

Enter our Monthly Challenge 

by posting your project HERE!

Enter the JLJ Designs Challenge HERE!

And the Fresh Brewed Challenge is HERE!

 

Here are some projects we made 

for a little inspiration:

Rhonda

 

Jen

 

Sara

 

Stacie

"Friday's Here... It's Party Time"

Good Afternoon Everyone! It has been one exciting and long week for me! I am so happy that we are coming up on the weekend! I must say... Have you seen the television coverage of The Royal Wedding? It is absolutely wonderful! I have not seen the actual ceremony, yet... but all the before hand details and all I can say is "WOW"! (I think we all should be a Princess one day! Don't ya think?)

Okay, back to what I came to remind all of you about... (hee-hee, got a bit sidetracked!)

IT'S PARTY TIME AT THE LATTE LOUNGE TONIGHT...

HEATHER, OWNER OF FRESHLY BREWED DESIGNS is throwing a "BEACH PARTY"! She is tired of the icky weather everyone has been having and is ready for Summer! I bet you are wondering what she has up her sleeve... Well I can give some details; but only a few! LOL! She will be having LIVE chatter, while holding challenges... yep we will be creating while chatting! Thank goodness she has decided to leave the challenges open for 24 hours and this morning she gave us all a surprise... she posted 2 of the challenges early so we could have extra time to work on them! Yay! So you will need to have your creations posted by Saturday, April 30th at 12pm EST! Isn't she just the sweetest? Okay now for a few more details... She is also going to be sharing some sneak peaks at her "NEW SUMMER LINE OF RUBBER and SOME DIGI IMAGES"! But that is NOT all... She is going to have some PRIZES TOO! I told ya, It is a party! You must bring your own ink and beverage of your choice!! Heather will, of course have coffee; but what if you wanted something with a bit more kick? Well it is up to you! LOL! I hope to see you there, I am definitely NOT going to miss this awesome PARTY!!

The other things that I wanted to remind you of are...

We have a NEW GROUP here at The Latte Lounge... IN A SCRAP CREATION! Amanda, the wonderful owner had taken up residence with us! How cool is that? Well... make sure you join her group to see what is NEW and HAPPENIN'! She will be so happy to have you!

Also, JLJ DESIGNS has a special surprise coming May 1st! Be sure to drop into her group to see what it is! I am sure you will LOVE it! I did, when I heard about it... but, I can't tell or it will NOT be surprise! (Hee-Hee)

One more big announcement...

The Latte Lounge Challenges are taking a NEW TWIST for the month of May! I can't give to many of those details, as... I have been sworn to secrecy! So you will just have to wait and see what is happening there also! LOL!

Hmmm... I feel like I am missing something???

Oh Yeah... I almost forgot... Our Kids Challenge will be posted Saturday, May 7, 2011 and will be... ah sucks, sorry everyone I can't tell that secret either! Darn... It is really hard for me to keep all these things to myself when I am so excited about them! LOL!

Well since I can't give anymore details... I will close this post!

I hope everyone has a wonderfully creative weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

Recipe Challenge Mid Way Reminder

Hello all! You have another week to enter the recipe challenge - 1 image, 2 ribbons, and three papers.

We're sponsored by The Stamping Boutique and the winner will receive their choice of two images.

We've got a lot planned for May and we'll be shaking things up. Stay tuned for exciting details! I hope to see you at the recipe challenge this week.

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Kids Challenge Half Way Reminder

Hi Kids!

Today, we are half way through our 
Kid's Challenge at The Latte Lounge!

Remember, we are being sponsored by 

The Stamping Boutique 

and if you enter, you might win TWO images 
from the Stamping Boutique Store!

Here's a card my little boy, Joey, made 
for his friend Jacob.

He used a Mighty Mouse that I cut out for him 
on my Cricut a long time ago

(for the Mom's, the SVG & SCAL file is available 
on my SVG Files Page)

Don't forget to make
 something special for your "BFF" 
and post it by Friday

for a chance to win our KID'S CHALLENGE!!!

"Happy Friday Everyone"

How is your Friday going? I hope well and that you have a wonderful Easter weekend! I have a few announcements to share with all of you today!

First off, The Stamping Boutique is having its very first Digi Weekend at Scrapbook News And Review Card Universe's NEW site! The theme is "The Royal Wedding"! (See badge on the sidebar!) Today, the first challenge has been released and the first FREEBIE! The FREEBIE Is Located In The CHALLENGE #1 ALBUM That Is Set Up Right In THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE GROUP! IT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR TODAY (FRIDAY)! Then tomorrow challenge two and three will be released! There Will Be A FREEBIE In CHALLENGE #2 ALBUM & CHALLENGE #3 ALBUM Tomorrow (Saturday), AGAIN THEY WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE DAY! So you MUST get over there to get the one today and the other two tomorrow!

Challenge #1 - "Create Your Own Background"

Challenge #2 - "Recipe Challenge" (Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, & Something Blue)

Challenge #3 - "Color Challenge" - (Red, White, & Blue)

All of these challenge will run until Friday, April 29, 2011 at 11:59pm EST. The winners of The Stamping Boutique Rubber Stamps and $20.00 Gift Certificate will be announced Sunday, May 1, 2011! I hope you will have fun making your creations for these awesome challenges! Then be on the lookout for your name to be announced!

And the second announcement...

Heather owner of Freshly Brewed Designs will be throwing a "Beach Party" here at The Latte Lounge Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7pm EST! (See badge on the sidebar!) She will be giving some "SNEAK PEEKS AT HER NEW SUMMER LINE"! She has lots of things planned including chatting, challenges, and goodies! Be sure to bring your INK! We will also be working on some projects! Wooo Hooo! To RSVP for this event click HERE! The party will be in the Freshly Brewed Group HERE!

Don't FORGET we have several challenges taking place here at the lounge and with in the groups! Be sure to keep an eye on the sidebar for all the lastest things that are happening!

I hope all of you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

Bunnies and Chicks

Hello!  Welcome to another challenge at The Latte Lounge.  For this challenge I am asking to see your creations using Bunnies and Chicks.  Since it's spring and close to Easter I thought this would be fun.  You can use whatever theme  you want, it doesn't have to be Easter, as long as you have a bunny or chick on your creation.

This challenge will run for 2 weeks so you will have until May 5 to enter.  The prize will be 2 images of your choice from The Stamping Boutique.

Here are some samples for inspiration.

Stacie...

My DD Abby wanted to make a sample also...

Here are mine...

I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

~Rhonda

Recipe Challenge!

Hello all! Jen here with a new challenge - this time a recipe. The recipe is one image, two ribbons and three papers. You can add your own "spices" as long as you have the basic ingredients.

The sponsor for this challenge is The Stamping Boutique and I've used Audrey in the Rain for my card. The winner of the challenge will receive two images! I used two yellow papers and one pink paper. There's a wide wavy yellow ribbon under the flowers and pink ribbon for the tags.

This challenge is open until May 1. Remember - digi day challenges are open until Wednesday. Check out the handy sidebar for all of the current challenge info.

Happy Crafting!

Jennifer