A-MAZING ... 78 sparkle-y, bling-y and fabulous designs submitted for the Tea Room's 'Get Your Bling On' challenge this week! Thanks to all of you for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us all in the Tea Room this week -- we appreciate your participation, support and such lovely comments!!
Thank you to our wonderful GUEST DESIGNER, KAREN GIRON, for sharing one of her lovely creations with us all this week and for being our sponsor as well - the winner will enjoy a custom made watermark from Karen's on-line site!
Picking honorable mentions, Tea Time Terrific Top Three and our Winner each week is such a daunting task ... so much talent -- every design is special and unique itself! So, here we go -- here are the designs that caught my eye for capturing the essence of this week's 'Get Your Bling On' technique challenge - use glitter, LOTS of it:
HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:
1. Heather #19
2. Ros Crawford #35
3. Linda R #39
4. Joanne #50
5. Lori T #62
6. Crafting Gina G #64
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
1. Terrie Bailey #9
2. Lenet #33
3. Kelly Becker #34
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER - Week #8:
Lizzi Droege #16! WOW ... Lizzi has done it again! There was so much sparkle, glitter and bling on Lizzi's card that I almost needed sunglasses to peek at it :) I simply {heart} everything about Lizzi's beautiful creation this week for our bling challenge. The way she used the glitter to look like tea pouring out of the tea pot was so clever! The handmade vintage seam binding flowers were simply gorgeous! Lizzi, thank you, once again, for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us all in the Tea Room this week!!
Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your winner badges that you can proudly display on your blogs and the winner prize!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Week #8 - "Get Your Bling On"
For this week's challenge, create a card or project using GLITTER ... lots of it! The more the better!
Note: You must use the Week #8 Challenge requirements and DIRECT LINK your project back to The Shabby Tea Room in order to be considered for the weekly prizes. Please only link your card or project POST and not your entire blog or multiple project submissions. Questions? Contact me!
Please help me welcome the talented Guest Designer that will be joining us this week in the Tea Room ... KAREN GIRON! Karen has the {Sweetest} blog and offers weekly sketch challenges each Sunday called the 'Sweet Sunday Sketch'! She also is the talented creator of the watermarks you see on all of my designs! Karen has graciously agreed to not only Guest Design with us this week, but she is also our Sponsor this week and will offer one of her custom designed watermarks to the lucky winner of the Week #8 challenge here in the Tea Room :) How cool is that??? Please hop on over to Karen's blog when you have a minute and check out her {sweet} creations!
And now for some more inspiration from our Design Team Members ...
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog
Jill Hilliard - Jill's Card Creations - Host Week #8
Melissa Hubert - My Paper Obsession
Hop on over to our Design Team individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!
We will award a "The Shabby Tea Room Terrific Top Three" badge to the three most creative projects!!! One lucky participant will earn "The Shabby Tea Room Winner" badge and this prize donated for Week #8 by Karen Giron:
One custom created Watermark Design from Karen's on-line shop!
Link your creations below by Sunday, May 9th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, May 10th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 10th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!
Week #7 - 'Comforts of Home' WINNERS!
WOW! Another a-mazing week in the Tea Room! Thanks to the 66 fabulous creations submitted by our wonderful participants. You make my job very difficult ... it's nearly impossible to choose - such inspiration and creativity from ALL :)
Remember that the sidebar includes info for the guidelines surrounding our weekly challenges. If you get stuck or need further assistance, please feel free to contact me via e-mail ... I'm happy to help!
Thank you to our wonderful GUEST DESIGNER, JOANNE BASILE, for sharing one of her lovely creations with us all this week :)
So, here we go! Here are my picks for the designs that captured the essence of the 'Comforts of Home' challenge this week by either being inspired by the photo or colors or BOTH! As you can see from all the Honorable Mention Cups of Tea - the gallery was loaded this week with "A+" designs!!!
HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:
1. Wendy #3
2. Peggy Sue #17
3. Nana #31
4. Carol R. #33
5. Wanda G. #36
6. Sharon #53
7. Tracy M. #59
8. Stacey Schafer #62
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
1. Anabelle O'Malley #14
2. Abby #19
3. Leah C. #9
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER - Week #7:
Beth C. #38. Beth designed a multi-fold card for this week's challenge and also was inspired by the colors from our inspiration photo. Beth's gorgeous design is simply stunning - all the details just add such texture and depth to her design. That layered rose that Beth hand created is just lovely - so delicate and yet so bold. Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this week, Beth!
Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your winner badges that you can proudly disply on your blogs and the winner prize!
Remember that the sidebar includes info for the guidelines surrounding our weekly challenges. If you get stuck or need further assistance, please feel free to contact me via e-mail ... I'm happy to help!
Thank you to our wonderful GUEST DESIGNER, JOANNE BASILE, for sharing one of her lovely creations with us all this week :)
So, here we go! Here are my picks for the designs that captured the essence of the 'Comforts of Home' challenge this week by either being inspired by the photo or colors or BOTH! As you can see from all the Honorable Mention Cups of Tea - the gallery was loaded this week with "A+" designs!!!
HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:
1. Wendy #3
2. Peggy Sue #17
3. Nana #31
4. Carol R. #33
5. Wanda G. #36
6. Sharon #53
7. Tracy M. #59
8. Stacey Schafer #62
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
1. Anabelle O'Malley #14
2. Abby #19
3. Leah C. #9
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER - Week #7:
Beth C. #38. Beth designed a multi-fold card for this week's challenge and also was inspired by the colors from our inspiration photo. Beth's gorgeous design is simply stunning - all the details just add such texture and depth to her design. That layered rose that Beth hand created is just lovely - so delicate and yet so bold. Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this week, Beth!
Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your winner badges that you can proudly disply on your blogs and the winner prize!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Shabby Vintage Seam Binding Rose & Flower tutorials!
I must send out a {huge} thank you to our Week #6 Winner from the 'Sketch This' Challenge - Geri Freeman. I asked her really sweet, said pretty please with sugar on top and she agreed to make up TWO You Tube Videos with tutorials on the scrumptious handmade rose and flowers she used on her winning card design last week!
THANK YOU, GERI!!!
You can view the flower tutorial here.
You can view the rose tutorial here.
And, I offer 15 different yummy colors of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding in my Etsy Shop here.
Enjoy :)
THANK YOU, GERI!!!
You can view the flower tutorial here.
You can view the rose tutorial here.
And, I offer 15 different yummy colors of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding in my Etsy Shop here.
Enjoy :)
Monday, April 26, 2010
Week #7 - "Comforts of Home"
Using this photo for inspiration, create a card or project that shows us what your 'Comforts of Home' are! We are very excited to see all of your wonderful and creative designs this week! Audrey is our Week #7 host and supplied this fabulous picture to inspire us all! You may be inspired by the theme or the colors ... or both!
Note: You must use the Week #7 challenge requirements and DIRECT LINK your project back to The Shabby Tea Room in order to be considered for the weekly prizes. Please only link your card or project POST and not your entire blog or multiple project submissions. Questions? Contact me!
Joanne Basile - Just a Little Something
Note: You must use the Week #7 challenge requirements and DIRECT LINK your project back to The Shabby Tea Room in order to be considered for the weekly prizes. Please only link your card or project POST and not your entire blog or multiple project submissions. Questions? Contact me!
I am pleased to introduce you all to our talented Guest Designer this week ... JOANNE BASILE! I simply {adore} Joanne's paper crafting style - so cute and fun! Joanne is a DT Member for some great companies ... one of which will be an up-coming sponsor here in the Tea Room very soon! I'm so happy that Joanne could take a bit of time out of her busy schedule to play along with us this week! the card she created for this week's challenge is simply wonderful! Please hop on over to Joanne's blog when you have a chance and check out her adorable creations ... simply cuteness unlimited!
And now for some more inspiration from our Design Team Members ...
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog - Week #7 Host
Jill Hilliard - Jill's Card Creations
Melissa Hubert - My Paper Obsession
Hop on over to our Design Team individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!
We will award a "The Shabby Tea Room Tea Time Terrific Top Three" badge to the three most creative projects!!! One lucky participant will earn "The Shabby Tea Room Winner" badge and a fun prize package donated this week by our wonderful sponsor ... COSMO CRICKET:
The folks over at Cosmo Cricket have graciously agreed to partner with us here in the Tea Room for this week and several future weeks as well! Each of our lucky winners will receive a bundle of 6" x 6" patterned papers from both the Material Girl and Garden Variety lines -- how cool is that?
Please take a minute when you have a chance to visit the Cosmo Cricket Store Site to take a peek at all the lovely goodies in their current line, and then hop on over to their blog site for some delicious inspiration! Who will win this week ... maybe YOU! The Cosmo Cricket patterned paper prize up for grabs is worth giving our 'Comforts of Home' challange a try for sure!!!
Please link your creations below by Sunday, May 2nd to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, May 3rd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 3rd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!
Week #6 - "Sketch This" WINNERS!
WOW! I am truely amazed each week at the incredible talent we are seeing here in the Tea Room! From brand new paper crafting designers to seasoned veterans, everyone is bringing an incredible amount of creativity and inspiration to this shabby little blog site! We received an incredible 49 submissions this week ... each and every one was unique and special! Thank you all so much for your support and participation. We truely value your time and talents!! It was nearly impossible to choose a winner -- all submissions were fabulous!
Thanks also to those that left such {sweet} comments for us here in the Tea Room this week. We truely love to hear from you all and read each and every single comment personally!
From comments and e-mails I received, it appeared that last week's sketch proved to be a rather challenging one for many, so we're going to make it easier on you this week and give you a beautiful photo to be inspired by and ask that you share what 'comforts' you in your design! For all those that couldn't play last week due to spring breaks, Holy Communions, vacations, sinus infections and even pneumonia, please know that you were missed, we hope that you are feeling better soon and hope that you will be well enough to get back into your craft rooms this week and get inky with us here in the Tea Room :) Spring is tough ... especially for those with spring allergies.
Thank you to our wonderful Guest Designer, MISH WOODERSON, for sharing one of her lovely creations with us all this week!
A special thank you to our fabulous sponsor this week - FROST IT PINK! Amy graciously donated a large box filled with goodies, so please stay tuned to our challenge blog because Frost It Pink will be sponsoring again with us in a couple weeks!!
And now onto the honorable mentions and winners who captured the essence of the 'Sketch This' challenge by creatively using the layout from the photo inspiration in their designs:
WINNER OF THE BONUS PRIZE - 12 yards of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding from Deb's Simple Treasures Etsy Shop (winner drawn randomly):
Kirsty Vittetoe #15 - and her unique tea bag party invitation was fabulous too!!
HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:
1. Lori Ann #5
2. Beth C. #10
3. Melissa Sauls #24
4. Linda, the funkie junkie #26
5. Sally Shield #40
6. Tracy #41
7. Rae Barthel #45
8. Leigh G. #48
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
1. Cathy #2
2. Christine (creative journey) #13
3. Heather H. #32
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER - Week #7:
Geri #46! Geri's design for this week's challenge just blew me away! First let me say that the absolutely gorgeous blossoms Geri handmade from vintage seam binding are scrumptious! I'll definitely need a tutorial on that technique! The way she stratigically placed them spilling out of the tea cup was brilliant and I love the backdrop of lush green leaves to fill in. Every little element of Geri's design had such attention to detail from the pearls, glitter, letters, cut out paper doilie and lace borders, to all the different patterned papers to deliniate the separate compartments of the sketch layout! Geri's design truely captured the essence of the 'Sketch This' challenge this week! Thanks so much for sharing your talents and time with us in the Tea Room this week, Geri! Because of Geri's #1 pick this week, she will now be eligible to be a Guest Design Team Member for an up-coming weekly challenge!
Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your winner badges that you can proudly display on your blogs and the winner prize from FROST IT PINK!
Thanks also to those that left such {sweet} comments for us here in the Tea Room this week. We truely love to hear from you all and read each and every single comment personally!
From comments and e-mails I received, it appeared that last week's sketch proved to be a rather challenging one for many, so we're going to make it easier on you this week and give you a beautiful photo to be inspired by and ask that you share what 'comforts' you in your design! For all those that couldn't play last week due to spring breaks, Holy Communions, vacations, sinus infections and even pneumonia, please know that you were missed, we hope that you are feeling better soon and hope that you will be well enough to get back into your craft rooms this week and get inky with us here in the Tea Room :) Spring is tough ... especially for those with spring allergies.
Thank you to our wonderful Guest Designer, MISH WOODERSON, for sharing one of her lovely creations with us all this week!
A special thank you to our fabulous sponsor this week - FROST IT PINK! Amy graciously donated a large box filled with goodies, so please stay tuned to our challenge blog because Frost It Pink will be sponsoring again with us in a couple weeks!!
And now onto the honorable mentions and winners who captured the essence of the 'Sketch This' challenge by creatively using the layout from the photo inspiration in their designs:
WINNER OF THE BONUS PRIZE - 12 yards of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding from Deb's Simple Treasures Etsy Shop (winner drawn randomly):
Kirsty Vittetoe #15 - and her unique tea bag party invitation was fabulous too!!
HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:
1. Lori Ann #5
2. Beth C. #10
3. Melissa Sauls #24
4. Linda, the funkie junkie #26
5. Sally Shield #40
6. Tracy #41
7. Rae Barthel #45
8. Leigh G. #48
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
1. Cathy #2
2. Christine (creative journey) #13
3. Heather H. #32
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER - Week #7:
Geri #46! Geri's design for this week's challenge just blew me away! First let me say that the absolutely gorgeous blossoms Geri handmade from vintage seam binding are scrumptious! I'll definitely need a tutorial on that technique! The way she stratigically placed them spilling out of the tea cup was brilliant and I love the backdrop of lush green leaves to fill in. Every little element of Geri's design had such attention to detail from the pearls, glitter, letters, cut out paper doilie and lace borders, to all the different patterned papers to deliniate the separate compartments of the sketch layout! Geri's design truely captured the essence of the 'Sketch This' challenge this week! Thanks so much for sharing your talents and time with us in the Tea Room this week, Geri! Because of Geri's #1 pick this week, she will now be eligible to be a Guest Design Team Member for an up-coming weekly challenge!
Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your winner badges that you can proudly display on your blogs and the winner prize from FROST IT PINK!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Week #6 Challenge - BONUS PRIZE!
I've tea stained some more yardage of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding and it's been posted to my Etsy shop ready for all your crafting creations!!!
Besides the wonderful prize package offered by FROST IT PINK this week, I am sweetening the pot for one lucky winner!
Submit a project for the Week #6 challenge - 'Sketch This' and earn one chance to win. Want more chances to win? You can submit and enter as many designs as you wish -- more submissions equals more chances to win!
DT members are welcome to submit an additional project for the chance to win too!
You do NOT have to be The Shabby Tea Room Winner or Tea Time Terrific Top Three Winners in order to win this bonus prize!
The extra prize will be 12 yards of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding from my Etsy Shop :)
Now go ahead and get busy in your craft rooms!! We can't wait to see your 'Sketch This' creations!!!
Besides the wonderful prize package offered by FROST IT PINK this week, I am sweetening the pot for one lucky winner!
Submit a project for the Week #6 challenge - 'Sketch This' and earn one chance to win. Want more chances to win? You can submit and enter as many designs as you wish -- more submissions equals more chances to win!
DT members are welcome to submit an additional project for the chance to win too!
You do NOT have to be The Shabby Tea Room Winner or Tea Time Terrific Top Three Winners in order to win this bonus prize!
The extra prize will be 12 yards of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding from my Etsy Shop :)
Now go ahead and get busy in your craft rooms!! We can't wait to see your 'Sketch This' creations!!!
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