Week #187 - 'Sketch This'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Lesley is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'Sketch This' along with this beautiful graphic for inspiration.  Lesley asks that you create a card or project inspired by the layout of the sketch provided!

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, Karen Davis!  Karen earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #183 challenge - 'Time Flies'.

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

Karen Oliver!  

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 (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
Paper Sweeties - Happy Fall Ya'll, Make Today Beautiful

Aneta Matuszewska - Artisant
Paper Sweeties - You Are The Most Wonderful, Beautiful

Heidi Gonzales - My Lil' Scrap Corner
Paper Sweeties - Abigail, You Are Fabulous stamps; Abigail Sweet Cuts die

Lesley Croghan - Always Playing With Paper
Paper Sweeties - Abigail, So Sweet of You, Jelly Bean Time

Linda Dudziak - Made by Groszek
Paper Sweeties - Beautiful

Tina Milbourn - Confessions of a DeNami Addict
Paper Sweeties - So Sweet of You, I'm Having a Tea Party

Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration, additional pictures and instructions for these projects !

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - Paper Sweeties!

Paper Sweeties™ LLC is owned and illustrated by Debbie Marcinkiewicz, and offers  high quality, on trend acrylic stamps and metal dies.  Our heartwarming images allow paper crafters to create adorable dolls with interchangeable outfits and accessories! We also have a wide variety of wonderful all-occasion sentiments, labels, frames and accessory sets - perfect for every paper crafted project!  The Paper Sweeties boutique carries tea-stained seam binding too!  The Sweeties dolls, accessories and sentiments are so much fun to create with and are sure to bring back fond childhood memories!  You’ll enjoy using the Sweeties stamps and dies to create projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts and so much more!

Winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from the Paper Sweeties boutique!
 

Please link your creations below by Sunday, October 13th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 14th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 14th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #186 - 'Oh My Pumpkin' 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 'Oh My Pumpkin' challenge -- we received 13 lovely 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 2,572 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 Diane Hover for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Jill Norwood for joining us as our September Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Bugaboo 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 our eyes this week for capturing the essence of the 'Oh My Pumpkin' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Karien #1

2.  Kathy #2

3.  LeAnne #4

4.  Glenda #7

5.  Darlene Pavlick #8

6.  Sandy M. #9

7.  Lori U. #13

8.  Char Crawford #11

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

2.  Oh My Pumpkin #10

3.  Alyson M. #12

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Robyn Injoystampin #6!  What an absolutely darling masculine fall card Robyn created -- sweet, adorable, perfect for the Tea Room Oh My Pumpkin challenge!  Thanks for sharing your talents with us, Robyn!

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!

Paper Sweeties October challenge ...

Scroll down or click HERE for this week's 'Oh My Pumpkin' challenge!

The new challenge is up over at Paper Sweeties for the month of October!  Hop on over to check out the lovely inspiration projects created by the Sweeties Teamies and then play along for a chance to win some yummy goodness from the Paper Sweeties boutique!

Week #186 - 'Oh My Pumpkin'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Heidi is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'Oh My Pumpkin' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration.  Heidi asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo AND INCLUDE BURLAP and/or TWINE AND A PUMPKIN(S).

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, Diane Hover!  Diane earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #183 challenge - 'Time Flies'.

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

Jill Norwood!   Jill used the Emma, Best Witches, Beautiful and Occasions stamp sets from Paper Sweeties to create her gorgeous projects this week!

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 (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
Bugaboo Stamps - Autumn Sign Word
Paper Sweeties - Happy Fall Ya'll

Aneta Matuszewska - Artisant
Bugaboo Stamps - Halloween Pumpkin

Heidi Gonzales - My Lil' Scrap Corner
Bugaboo Stamps - Autumn Jar
Paper Sweeties -  Sweeties Wagon

Lesley Croghan - Always Playing With Paper
 Bugaboo Stamps - Autumn Jar

Linda Dudziak - Made by Groszek
Bugaboo Stamps - Halloween Brat Pumpkin

Tina Milbourn - Confessions of a DeNami Addict
Bugaboo Stamps - Pumpkin Patch
Paper Sweeties - Sweeties Stand Add-on 1

Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration, additional pictures and instructions for these projects !

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - Bugaboo Stamps!

 As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of paper crafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Our links are:
Store : http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
Catch the bug Challenge blog:  http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

 

Please link your creations below by Sunday, October 6th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 7th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 7th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #185 - 'The Splendor of Fall' 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 'The Splendor of Fall' challenge -- we received 22 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 2,571 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 Padoriaa for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Jill Norwood for joining us as our September Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Crafty Secrets, 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 our eyes this week for capturing the essence of the 'The Splendor of Fall' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Karien #1

2. Catherine #4

3. Diane H. #5

4. Teresa A. #9

5. Twiglet #12

6.  Adziamar #16

7. Sanja Gidimic #18

8. Sylwia-eR #21

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.   Sandy M. #9

2.  Char Crawford #17

3.  Karen D. #22

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Sandee #13!  What an apple-licious beauty Sandee created for this week's challenge!  So yummy and pretty ... thanks for sharing your talents with us this week, Sandee!

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 #185 - 'The Splendor of Fall'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Aneta is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'The Splendor of Fall' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Aneta asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo with an APPLE THEME!

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, Padoriaa (Paulina)!  Paulina earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #183 challenge - 'Time Flies'.

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

Jill Norwood!  Jill used these sets from Paper Sweeties to create her amazing projects:  Emma, Emma Sweet Cuts, So Proud of You, Stand Add-on 2 and You Are The Most Wonderful.

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 (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
Paper Sweeties - Little Wishes, Stand Add-on 1, Stand Add-on 2, Vintage Winter White seam binding and Cake Crumbs seam binding

Aneta Matuszewska - Artisant

Heidi Gonzales - My Lil' Scrap Corner

Lesley Croghan - Always Playing With Paper
Paper Sweeties - So Sweet of You, Stand Add-on 2

Linda Dudziak - Made by Groszek

Tina Milbourn - Confessions of a DeNami Addict
 Crafty Secrets - Creating With Vintage Typography CD
Paper Sweeties - Borders; Vintage Winter White seam binding

Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration, additional pictures and instructions for these projects !

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - Crafty Secrets!

We are on a mission to offer you the most fabulous and largest selection of vintage and retro images from our Clear Arts Stamps to our Heartwarming Vintage Collection of Image Booklets, Creative Scraps, Stickers, Paper Pads, Cotton Scraps and kits.

We currently have over 75 themes (and growing) in our Clear Art Stamp Sets and paper artists love the detail and creative possibilities of these high quality photopolymer USA made stamps.

We are committed to high quality, great service and sharing inspiring ideas! Check out our large variety of themes from Babies, Birds, Cooking, Family, Fairies, Garden, Girlfriends to Holiday and Seasonal designs for card making, paper arts, scrapbooking and keepsakes.

This week's lucky winner will receive a copy of the Creating With Vintage Typography CD - compliments of Sandy at Crafty Secrets!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, September 29th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, September 30th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 30th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #184 - 'The White Challenge' 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 'The White Challenge' challenge -- we received 26 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 2,563 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 Padoriaa for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Jill Norwood for joining us as our September 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 our eyes this week for capturing the essence of the 'The White Challenge' by using 'just' WHITE, NEUTRALS AND TWINE:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Brenda L. #10

2.  Christyne K. #11

3.  Birgit #12

4.  Milagros C. Rivera #14

5.  Avery Murphy #15

6.  Lori U. #17

7.  Karen O. #18

8.  Linka #20

9.  Sylwia-eR #22

10.  Nance S. #26

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Maria Patrick #1

2.  Sharon Wheet #9

3.  Diane Hover #25

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Cathy Mc. #16!  Stunning interpretation of this week's white, neutrals and twine challenge!  I just love all the gorgeous texture Cathy added to her design this week!  Thanks for sharing your wonderful talents with us all in the Tea Room, Cathy :)

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!