Only our name is shabby ... your project need not be!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Birthday Bash ... inspiration day six!!!!!!

Please join me in welcoming the 6th Birthday Bash Special Guest Designer for the week:

Andrea Ewen - Ewen Style




 Andrea is no stranger to the Tea Room ... we are delighted week after week with her beyond gorgeous creations!  Andrea has treated us to inspiration as a winner, Guest Designer and Month-Long Guest Designer in the Tea Room during past weeks!!

I adore this sweet birthday tag in it's neutral color palette -- simply stunning!!

Thanks, Andrea, for helping to celebrate with the Shabby Girls!

Hugs!
xoxoxo

Please click HERE for this week's current 'Spring is Near' challenge.

Please click HERE for the Birthday Bash PRIZE post.
 

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Birthday Bash ... inspiration day five!!!!!

Please join me in welcoming the 5th Birthday Bash Special Guest Designer for the week:

Melissa Phillips - Lilybean's Paperie



Oh my shabby goodness ... it is always such a great treat to share inspiration with Melissa!  Her soft and shabby design style is amazing ... I could sit for hours and be wooed by her lovely designs!

This card is so pretty with it's pastel color palette, shabby seam binding and beautiful floral embellishments!

Thanks, Jean, for helping to celebrate with the Shabby Girls!

Hugs!
xoxoxo

Please click HERE for this week's current 'Spring is Near' challenge.

Please click HERE for the Birthday Bash PRIZE post.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Birthday Bash ... inspiration day four!!!!

Please join me in welcoming the 4th Birthday Bash Special Guest Designer for the week:

Joanna Munster - Inspired by Stamping


Joanna is a regular in the Tea Room and has delighted us with her gorgeous cards as both a weekly and month-long Guest Designer in previous weeks!  It's always such a treat to share inspiration with Joanna over a 'cup of tea'!

These cards are so elegant and pretty!

Thanks, Joanna, for helping to celebrate with the Shabby Girls!

Hugs!
xoxoxo

Please click HERE for this week's current 'Spring is Near' challenge.

Please click HERE for the Birthday Bash PRIZE post.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Birthday Bash ... inspiration day three!!!

Please join me in welcoming the 3rd Birthday Bash Special Guest Designer for the week:

Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog



Audrey was one of the very first Shabby Girls way back in March of 2010!  She has shared a lot of beautiful inspiration with us all along this creative journey!!

I adore the soft color palette on this oh-so-sweet birthday card!!

Thanks, Audrey, for helping to celebrate with the Shabby Girls!

Hugs!
xoxoxo

Please click HERE for this week's current 'Spring is Near' challenge.

Please click HERE for the Birthday Bash PRIZE post.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Birthday Bash ... inspiration day two!!

Please join me in welcoming the 2nd Birthday Bash Special Guest Designer for the week:

Anabelle O'Malley - Bits and Pieces





 We are beyond excited that Anabelle could take some time out of her busy schedule to share some pretty inspiration with us this week!


This card is so yummy ... full of bright and cheery colors, whimsey and heartfelt wishes!!

Thanks, Anabelle, for helping to celebrate with the Shabby Girls!

Hugs!
xoxoxo

Please click HERE for this week's current 'Spring is Near' challenge.

Please click HERE for the Birthday Bash PRIZE post.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Birthday Bash ... inspiration!

Please join me in welcoming the first Birthday Bash Special Guest Designer for the week:

Jean Martin - Stampin' Scrapper


Jean is no stranger to the Tea Room challenges ... we are always so delighted to see her gorgeous work entered into our weekly challenges!

This card is precious ... love that banner ... what a wonderful second birthday card!

Thanks, Jean, for helping to celebrate with the Shabby Girls!

Hugs!
xoxoxo

Please click HERE for this week's current 'Spring is Near' challenge.

Please click HERE for the Birthday Bash PRIZE post.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Week #105 - 'Spring is Near'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  Sadly, we'll be saying goodbye to Char, Cindy, Melissa and Sheri at the end of this week as they have completed their current Design Team terms.  I thank them all from the bottom of my heart for a year's worth of stunning inspiration shared here in the Tea Room!

We're so excited to welcome Lenet, Rebekah, Starr and Tammy to our sweet and creative little family next Monday!!  We are delighted that Fran has accepted an invitation for a second term as well!  I know they are going to 'wow' us all with their fabulous talents!!

This week Char is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Spring is Near' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...


... and Char asks that you create a card or project inspired by photo USING AT LEAST THREE COLORS FROM THE PICTURE and DRY EMBOSSING!  Be sure you let us know what you DRY embossed because sometimes it's hard to find in a picture!!  There are many different techniques for DRY EMBOSSING - folders, scoring boards, homemade options -- get creative and have fun!!

Note: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Vicky Sheridan - Blush Crafts!  Vicky earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #93 challenge - 'A Kraft-y Christmas'. 




And some more beautiful inspiration from our March Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...    




Do you want to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer with the Shabby Girls?  It's as simple as participating in our weekly challenges and WOW-ing us with your projects!  The Shabby Girls might be calling on YOU to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures




Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!





Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie




Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog




Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart




Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards



Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - Creative Treasures!

 I’m Tracy and the owner of Creative Treasures, we are a family run business with a love of all things craft related.  We stock a great range of mulberry flowers, pretty ribbons, seam binding, lace, crystal drops, charms and lots of pretty embellishments.   We are always adding new stock.  Our aim is to provide a fantastic customer service and great value for money.

Creative Treasures has generously donated a gorgeous prize package for our lucky winner!



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And, since we are celebrating our birthday week, we have some fun news ... we have TWO fabulous sponsors this week!!!  I am pleased to introduce you all to our second sponsor - Frost it Pink!  




 We are delighted to share our passion of scrapbooking with all of you wonderful scrappers! Our goal is to help you make beautiful treasures for a lifetime. Memories cherished forever. So whether you are new on this journey or traveled the road of scrapbooking for some time, we hope that you will find something on this site to help you Cherish your Memories for Years.

Amy, owner of Frost it Pink, has generously donated a $50 prize package to our second lucky winner!

Be sure to enter your card or project for this week's 'Spring is Near' challenge to be eligible to win one of these fabulous prize packages!  Be sure to read our rules page at the top of this blog for complete details on how to enter our challenges.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, March 18th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, March 19th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 19th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!