The Shabby Tea Room

Friday, June 15, 2012

Thank you for your votes!

Thanks to everyone who voted for me during the first three rounds of the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol contest!!! Sadly, I did not make it through the last round for feminine/masculine card challenge :(

I had a blast creating for the challenges and so appreciate all your awesome comments!!!

Hugs!

xoxox

Monday, June 11, 2012

Paper Crafts 2012 Gallery Idol Contest!

WOWOWOWOWOW ... thanks to YOUR votes, I have advanced onto round three of the 2012 Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Contest!

For the third round, we were to create two cards - one feminine/one masculine - using the SAME products on each!

I need your help ... please visit the Paper Crafts Connection Blog HERE for instructions on how to view the Gallery Idol Contest finalist cards or simply click on the DIRECT LINK on the widget immediately to the right of this post on the sidebar -->

Registering and voting is as easy as 1-2-3 ... voting ends at NOON (MDT) ON THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH. The 10 finalists that will advance to the next round will be announced on Friday the 15th.

I cannot advance in the competition without your VOTE ... thanks in advance for your sweet comments and support!!

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Week #118 - 'Shabby Beautiful'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week I am our host and I ahve chosen the theme of 'Shabby Beautiful' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and I ask that you create a card or project inspired by the photo USING PINK, AQUA, NEUTRALS, FLOWERS ... and MAKE IT SHABBY! **

** Click HERE to view our Shabby Tea Room DESIGN STYLE Page!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: 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 and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Maria Patrick - Maria's Merry Makings! Maria earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #106 challenge - 'Pennant Party'.

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

Dawn Barwick - All Things Pretty Crafty!

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
Grab a Cuppa

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Fine Finish stamp set and Wistful Musical Magic papers

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Grab a Cuppa & Wistful Musical Magic papers

Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Grab a Cuppa

Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
Whistful Musical Magic papers

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
Grab a Cuppa & Whistful Musical Magic papers

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 - My Time Made Easy!

My Time Made Easy provides you with the basics for creating your own coordinating handmade cards, tags, and gift packaging in no time. It is fun, affordable, and we made it easier than ever! I have always said that it really is all about the TOTAL package. Now you can afford to create and dress up the simplest of gifts on your own, and make them appear to be that much more special. Nothing says love like something handmade.

This week's winner will receive the Grab a Cuppa template, Wistful Musical Magic paper and Fine Finish digital stamp set prize package!!!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, June 17th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, June 18th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 18th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #117 - 'Sweet Summertime' WINNERS!

A big, shabby THANK YOU to all of our friends for being so supportive of this wonderful, fun, shabby little challenge blog!!! Such an fun week here in the Tea Room for our 'Sweet Summertime' challenge -- we received 57 STUNNING cards and projects this week WOW - and the Shabby Girls enjoyed peeking at each and every single one of them!! We also would like to recognize and thank our 2,128 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for peeking and joining in on the weekly challenges! We {heart} you all in the Tea Room so very much!!!

Don't forget ... if you're sporting either a Shabby Tea Room blinkie, Tea Time Terrific Top Three badge, Winner badge or Guest Designer badge, contact me via e-mail to be added to the Shabby Girlfriends Page!

Please join me in thanking Tammy Hobbs for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Dawn Barwick for joining us as our June Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsors last week, Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and Little Things For Cute Creations Etsy, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge!

The Shabby Girls thank you ALL for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us here in the Tea Room! The talent and inspiration continuously amazes and inspires us all!!! Your talent and creativity makes it nearly impossible to pick winners each week! And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Sweet Summertime' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Katie Tate #6

2. Leanne Whitby #12

3. Rina Fashionista #18

4. Michelle Bala #24

5. Rudlis #25

6. Lea L. #28

7. Claudia Matthews #34

8. Inger Harding #36

9. Maria P. #42

10. Sally #49

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Rebecca Deeprose #23 and #29

2. Kathy M. #48 and #52

3. Anni/Handgathered #54

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Winner #1 - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps = Bronwyn Eastley #1!

Winner #2 - Little Things For Cute Creations = Creatively Chloe #57!

Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please grab your badges from our sidebar that you can proudly display on your blogs! Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your prize!

Please be sure to review the rules on our sidebar in order to be considered for the weekly top honors and prizes!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Paper Crafts 2012 Gallery Idol Contest!

Pinch me please ... out of nearly 500 designers submitting nearly 2,000 cards, I was chosen as one of the Top Twenty finalists to advance onto round two of the 2012 Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Contest!

Registering and voting is as easy as 1-2-3 ... voting ends at NOON (MDT) ON THURSDAY, JUNE 7TH. The 15 finalists that will advance to the next round will be announced on Friday the 8th.

I cannot advance in the competition without your VOTE ... thanks in advance for your sweet comments and support!!

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Monday, June 4, 2012

Week #117 - 'Sweet Summertime'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Starr is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Sweet Summertime' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Starr asks that you create a card or project inspired by the picture USING TEAL or AQUA, PINK and BROWN!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Tammy Hobbs - Creating Somewhere Under The Sun! Tammy earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #105 challenge - 'Spring is Near'.

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

Dawn Barwick!

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

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

English Tea Cup & Cake

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
English Tea Cup

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
I Heart U

Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
I Heart U

Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
English Tea Pot

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
English Tea Cup

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 FIRST sponsor - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5 digital stamps of their choice.

And the Shabby Girls are also pleased to welcome our SECOND sponsor - Little Things For Cute Creations Etsy! Evgenia has graciously provided a $15 gift certificate to her shop for our second lucky winner this week!!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, June 10th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, June 11th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 11th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #116 - 'Color Me Pretty' WINNERS!

A big, shabby THANK YOU to all of our friends for being so supportive of this wonderful, fun, shabby little challenge blog!!! Such an fun week here in the Tea Room for our 'Color Me Pretty' challenge -- we received 93 PRETTY cards and projects this week WOW - and the Shabby Girls enjoyed peeking at each and every single one of them!! We also would like to recognize and thank our 2,119 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for peeking and joining in on the weekly challenges! We {heart} you all in the Tea Room so very much!!!

Don't forget ... if you're sporting either a Shabby Tea Room blinkie, Tea Time Terrific Top Three badge, Winner badge or Guest Designer badge, contact me via e-mail to be added to the Shabby Girlfriends Page!

Please join me in thanking Linda Langes for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Heidi Gonzales for joining us as our May Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, JustRite Stamps, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge!

The Shabby Girls thank you ALL for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us here in the Tea Room! The talent and inspiration continuously amazes and inspires us all!!! Your talent and creativity makes it nearly impossible to pick winners each week! And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Color Me Pretty' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Susie Wittwer #11

2. Andrea Ewen #20

3. Michelle Bala #28

4. Sabrina #29

5. Sassy #34

6. Bligu #38

7. Karen L. #41

8. Mandy #45

9. Nina #63

10. Lin #73

11. Kelly N. #78

12. Lizbeth #87

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Rebeca Deeprose #21

2. Leanne Whitby #71

3. Tracey #80

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Kylie #12! My shabby goodness ... how precious is this sweet little box!! All the adorable elements Kylie added to her treasure box just make me smile ... thanks, Kylie, for sharing your amazing talents with us all in the Tea Room this week :)