Week #129 - 'Summer Cottage' 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 'Summer Cottage' challenge -- we received 60 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 2,240 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 pink tea pot 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 Rebecca Deeprose for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Jean Martin for joining us as our August Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsors last week, My Artistic Adventures Etsy and Digital Papers by Janet 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 wonderful designs and creativity make 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 'Summer Cottage' challenge by using the colors from the inspiration photo plus distressing/shabby elements and a title/sentiment:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Anita #1

2. Tammy #2

3. Pastila #8

4. Anni/Handgathered #20 and #50

5. Loriete #22

6. Leanne Whitby #26

7.  Keilly #36

8. Silke Ledlow #39

9. Dani A. #41

10.  Valou #57

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Kathy M. #27 - $10 gift certificate winner/My Artistic Adventures Etsy & 3 collage sheets winner/Digital Papers by Janet Etsy

2.  Magda(i)lena #33 - $10 gift certificate winner/My Artistic Adventures Etsy & 2 collage sheets winner/Digital Papers by Janet Etsy

3.  Maria P. #49 - $10 gift certificate winner/My Artistic Adventures Etsy & 1 collage sheet winner/Digital Papers by Janet Etsy

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Minna #38 - $15 gift certificate winner/My Artistic Adventures Etsy!  Wow ... Minna's card this week is simply breathtaking ... filled with the challenges colors plus loads of distressed shabby charm!  The sentiment Minna chose to add to her card is beautiful as well.  Thank you, Minna, for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this 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!

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September Release PEEKS begin at Paper Sweeties!

 

Hello sweeties!  The September Release PEEKS have begun over at the Paper Sweeties Design Team BLOG!  Hop on over to check out the fun inspiration the Sweeties Teamies are sharing today!  Bookmark the page so you can come back each day for lots of fun, fresh and super adorable inspiration to get your creative juices flowing!

The Shabby Tea Room 2012 Fall DESIGN TEAM CALL!

Here it is ... the long-awaited and much-anticipated DESIGN TEAM CALL at The Shabby Tea Room!!  Thank you to all who have inquired over the past months ... the Shabby Girls cannot wait to see your creativity and inspiration shine and hope to see many of you submit your creations for a chance to earn one of TWO available spots on The Shabby Tea Room Design Team!

Please read the following INSTRUCTIONS and REQUIREMENTS very carefully as your ability to follow these instructions and submit proper and complete projects will directly impact your success on making the Design Team! 

Creativity + Inspiration = FUN!

 

The Shabby Tea Room is looking for a few creative designers to join our team of Shabby Girls!
 

This call will be open until September 2nd at 11:59 pm EST.   The new Shabby Girls will be chosen and notified by September 4th.

Here are the details regarding requirements of the position and instructions on how to apply  -- following these directions will directly impact the selection process, so please read everything very carefully to be sure you understand and complete all steps.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us before you submit!

 
Requirements:

• Actively post to your own blog in English
• Participate in our weekly challenges for six months to be posted every Monday morning
• Ability to print and work with digital images, stamp sets, dies, embellishments, templates (as supplied by our weekly sponsors)
• Comment on participant submissions as per your assigned rotation numbers (you will have two assigned numbers)
• Link to our challenge blog, Design Team members and post our pink Tea Pot blinkie and Design Team Badge on your blog sidebar
• Join and keep up to date in our Design Team Yahoo Group (this is where  all DT information will be posted)
• Create a theme and host a weekly challenge once every six weeks per your DT rotation

    What the Shabby Girls are searching for:

• High quality work
• Ability to photograph your work well and brightly lit
• Ability to follow the directions in the Design Team Application, applications not doing so will not be considered
•  Fun, creative, happy spirited individuals who love to create with paper, stamps and glue and who love to share with and inspire others

What this team offers:

• Sponsor digital images, stamps, papers, templates, embellishments
• Fun and creative inspiration along with a 'family-like' team atmosphere
• Links to your blog from our Challenge Blog and your fellow Shabby Girls' blogs
• Blog community socialization, friendship, creativity, inspiration ... FUN
• A Six-Month Design Team Term beginning on September 17th and running through March 17, 2012 (as long as all Design Team requirements are completely fulfilled.  Failure to fulfill any and all of the DT requirements will result in termination from the team)

How to Apply:

1. Be or become a follower of The Shabby Tea Room
2. Email deb4tasteful@earthlink.net with subject "DT Application" as subject
3. Include the following in your email:

• Full Name
• Blog Address
• Current and previous Design Team experience (current or past DT experience is not required)
• Tell us a bit about yourself and why you would like to be a Shabby Girl
• Submit a newly created card and/or project (never before shared on your blog) based on the following INSPIRATION PHOTO.  You may be inspired by the colors, theme, objects in photo or all of the above!  Remember ... we ARE The Shabby Tea Room, so we really adore anything shabby, vintage and tea-related, but these design styles are not all inclusive, all design styles are welcome and will be considered.  Please ATTACH your submission to your e-mail ... do not include it in the body of the e-mail.  We are looking for your BEST WORK, so let your creativity soar and 'wow us' with your application projects!  Please do not share your application project on your blog until this call expires.
• You may submit as many times as you wish.  Only your first application will require all of the above ... any subsequent applications need only include 'DT Application' in the subject like of your e-mail, your name in the body and a picture of your submission attached to the e-mail.  

 Good luck to all those who apply ... the Shabby Girls cannot wait to see your creations!

Week #129 - 'Summer Cottage'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Starr is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'Summer Cottage' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Starr asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS from the photo and INCLUDE DISTRESSING/SHABBY ELEMENTS plus a TITLE/SENTIMENT!

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, Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose!  Rebecca always treats us to the most beautiful, shabby and gorgeous creations!

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

Jean Martin!  

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
Digital Label Sheet from My Artistic Adventures and Shabby Chic Banners digital file from Digital Papers by Janet

 {visit Debbie's blog for additional pictures of banner}

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
 Digital Label Sheet from My Artistic Adventures and Shabby Chic Banners digital file from Digital Papers by Janet

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
 Digital label sheet from My Artistic Adventures and Shabby Chic Banners from Digital Papers by Janet

Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
 Digital label sheet from My Artistic Adventures and Shabby Chic Banners from Digital Papers by Janet

Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
 Digital label sheet from My Artistic Adventures and Shabby Chic Banners 3, Digi Paper 2 Color Labels, Envelopes Chic 1 & 2 from Digitial Papers by Janet

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
Digital label sheet from My Artistic Adventures and Shabby Chic Banners from Digital Papers by Janet

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:

#1 -  Digital Papers by Janet Etsy 

 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 Top Three Winners will receive digital image packages graciously donated by Janet!


#2 -  My Artistic Adventures Etsy

I love to create digital images in the Vintage and Shabby chic Style.  You can use my collage sheets to add special touches to your creations.
Heather Hudson

$15 gift certificate for digital collage sheets for the winner!
$10 gift certificates for digital collage sheets for the Tea Time Terrific Top Three winners!


Lots of goodness for inspiration and fun this week.  Thanks to our sponsors for their generous donations!  Good luck to all who play along!!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, September 2nd to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, September 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 #128 - 'Shabby Patterns' 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 Patterns' challenge -- we received 44 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 2,228 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 Jean Martin for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsors last week, Creations by AR and Paper Sweeties, 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 Patterns' challenge by using the COLORS from the inspiration photo and including FLOWERS and a DAMASK PATTERN:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Lucy Patrick #7

2.   Michelle Bala #14

3.   Kosia Wozniak #16

4.   Bonya #25

5.  Dani A. #28

6.  Bligu #29

7.  Maria P. #30 - designed using Paper Sweeties stamps!!

8.  Tracey #33

9.  Jinny Newlin #35 - designed using Paper Sweeties stamps!!

10.  Joyanna #44 

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Rebecca Deeprose #5

2.  Tammy #8 - designed using Paper Sweeties stamps!!

3.  Cathy Mc. #31

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNERS:

Winner #1 - two free templates from Creations by AR:  Magda(i)Lena #19

Winner #2 - one free stamp set from Paper Sweeties:  Kathy M. #20

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!

Week #128 - 'Shabby Patterns'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Tammy is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'Shabby Patterns' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Tammy asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS IN THE PHOTO and INCLUDE FLOWERS and DAMASK!

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!

The Shabby Tea Room DESIGN TEAM CALL going on now through September 2nd!

Check out this beautiful inspiration from our August Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...    

Jean Martin!  

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
Once Upon a Carriage

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Shadow Box Frame

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Tea Cottage

Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Library Pocket Set

Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
 Craft Hutch

Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
Three Pocket Caddy

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 TWO SPONSORS THIS WEEK:

Sponsor #1 - Creations by AR!

 
My name is Adela (Owner/Designer) and my passion is designing and creating files for card makers, scrap bookers and 3-D paper crafters! Creations by AR is all about templates and cutting files!  Now let's get creative!

WINNER: will receive two templates of their choice!!   ~~~~~~~~~~   Sponsor #2 - Paper Sweeties!       Paper Sweeties is owned and illustrated by Debbie Marcinkiewicz and offers acrylic stamps that allow paper crafters to create adorable dolls with interchangable outfits and accessories! The Sweeties dolls and accessories are perfect for card making, scrap booking, party favors and so much more!   WINNER:  will receive one stamp set from the Paper Sweeties Shoppe!!

 

Please link your creations below by Sunday, August 26th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, 27th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 27th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!