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Monday, July 2, 2012

Week #120 - 'Soft & Sweet' 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 'Soft & Sweet' challenge -- we received 47 beautiful 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 2,151 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 Tans Hobbies 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, Little Darlings Rubber Stamps and Creating is Fun 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 'Soft & Sweet' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Meihsia Liu #2

2.  Rebecca Deeprose #6

3.  Sassy #9

4.  Joann #12

5.  Kathy M. #13

6.   Bligu #17

7.  Neltine #25


10.    Cathy #44

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Pauline P. #15

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Tracey #45!  WOW ... Tracey has done it again!  My jaw dropped when I laid my eyes on Tracey's absolutely stunning altered box ... full of shabby chic embellishments and oh-so soft and sweet!  Thanks, Tracey, for sharing your amazing talents with us all in the Tea Room each week :)



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! 

Monday, June 25, 2012

Week #120 - 'Soft & Sweet'


Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Lenet is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Soft & Sweet' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Lenet asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS in the photo!

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, Tans Hobbies - Tan's Hobbies!  ___ earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #108  challenge - 'Homegrown Flowers'. 



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

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
Hello There Mrs. Butterfly image and pink lace trim


Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Hello There Mrs. Butterfly image



Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Hello There Mrs. Butterfly image



Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Hello There Mrs. Butterfly image



Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
Hello There Mrs. Butterfly image and pearl buttons



Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
Hello There Mrs. Butterfly image and doilie



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 TWO sponsors this week - Little Darlings Rubber Stamps AND Creating is Fun Etsy!


 Welcome to the home of Little Darlings Rubber Stampes!  Here you can also find paper, sentiment stamps, tools and other embellishments, for all your crafting needs.

Winner will receive one stamp set of choice.




My name is Martha and opened the Creating is Fun Etsy shop in December 2011 to be able to offer good quality items for a reasonable prize.
My love for crafting is shabby chic/ Vintage and try to find items that will fit that description ;)

Sponsoring Shabby Tea Room is a great honor and to be able to offer one lucky winner a $10 gift certificate.

 
Please link your creations below by Sunday, July 1, 2012 to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, July 2nd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 2nd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!


Week #119 - 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' WINNRS!

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 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' challenge -- we received 48 GORGEOUS 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 2,141 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 Amelia Breytenbach 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, Meljen's Designs and Digital Paper by Janet, 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 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Andrea Ewen #1

2.  Colleen Dietrich #3

3.  Sassy #6

4.  Michelle Bala #11

5.  Monika/buzsy #17

6.  Sarah Nelson #18

7.  Anne-Elise #21



THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Michelle #20 - WINNER OF 3 DIGITAL COLLAGES

2.  Silke Ledlow #24 - WINNER OF 2 DIGITAL COLLAGES

3. Creatively Chloe #33 - WINNER OF 1 DIGITAL COLLAGE

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Tracey #43!  WOW!!  How stunning is this lovely card?  The dress form all dolled up with her pretty lace, tulle, flowers and bling really caught my eye this week!  Thanks, Tracey, for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room :)



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!

Monday, June 18, 2012

Week #119 - 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend'




Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Fran is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Fran asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS FROM THE PHOTO and INCLUDE PEARLS and/or CRYSTALS!

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, Amelia Breytenbach - Stamped For The Occasion!  Amelia earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #107 challenge - 'Bright and Beautiful Spring'. 



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
Sweet Lace Heart image & Antique Paper



Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Sweet Lace Heart image & Antique Paper



Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Sweet Lace Heart image & Antique Paper



Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Stamped With Love image & Antique Paper



Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
Victorian Bird Cage image & Antique Paper



Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
Sweet Lace Heart image & Antique Paper



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 TWO sponsor(s) - Meljen's Designs AND Digital Paper by Janet Etsy!


Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has a new challenge every Thursday, and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the adorable line of Meljen's Designs stamps at our store to browse all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's exclusive rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!  Don't forget to join Meljen's Designs on Facebook to take advantage of special sales and promotions that are just for her facebook fans!


Meljen's winner will receive their choice of four images from the shop!






My name is Janet, I'm Polish, live in the south of Italy and the mother of two children!!  I am a printing technician by profession, but an artist by passion.
I really like to draw and photograph everything with my camera. I am in love with old graphics and illustrations, and I always have my colored markers and pencils around me to sketch with.  I'm so happy to be sponsoring this week's Tea Room challenge!

Janet


Tea Time Terrific Top Three Winners will each receive collage packages from Digital Paper by Janet Etsy!

  
Please link your creations below by Sunday, June 24th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, June 25th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 25th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #118 - 'Shabby Beautiful' 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 'Shabby Beautiful' challenge -- we received 56 BEAUTIFUL 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 2,132 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 Maria Patrick 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 sponsor last week, My Time Made Easy, 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 'Shabby Beautiful' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Annie B. #13

2.  Lizbeth #17

3.  Cathy #27

4.  Sassy #31

5.  Lizzi #35

6.  Michelle Bala #38

7. Heather Hudson #42



THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Rebecca Deeprose #20

2.  Bligu #21

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Inger #30!  Such beautiful shabby bliss!!  This card is simply stunning, oh-so-shabby and just lovely!  We just adored all the wonderful elements Inger added to her design this week -- thanks for sharing your talents with us in the Tea Room!



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!

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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