The Shabby Tea Room #168

An Open Window

Hello everyone, Rebecca is our host this week at 

The Shabby Tea Room  

and her challenge for this week is to  create a card or project

using the colors found in the inspiration image and be sure to include a window! 

Inspiration Photo

Our sponsor this week is My Time Made Easy. 

They have the most adorable templates and this week

they provided this cute little 'Carry It All'

My Time Made Easy

My Time Made Easy™ LLC 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.

Be sure to stop by the other DT for more inspiration. 

(Located on the left sidebar)

Thanks for stopping by!

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #166

Sweet Springtime

Hello and happy mother's day to you! I hope you all had a wonderful day. 

This week I am your host for The Shabby Tea Room's challenge #166. 

 I would like for you to create a card or project to include pink, green and white.

 Also add a sewing element, it may be stitching or anything that is used when sewing.

Our inspiration photo.

This week our fabulous sponsor is Digital Paper by Janet. 

If you haven't checked out her etsy you should take a few minutes

to see the gorgeous papers that see has, they are stunning! 

Janet provided the Shabby DT with this beautiful design called 'Sweet Paper'.

I chose the tiny scissors as my sewing element.

Take a minute to stop by Janet's etsy, it's worth it!!!

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

Digital Papers by Janet on Etsy:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/bydigitalpaper?ref=seller_info

Please visit the other DT blogs for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by. 

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #165

'Totally Textured'

Rebekah, our host this week at The Shabby Tea Room,
has provided us with this weeks Shabby challenge, look at all the
 different textures of the materials in the inspiration photo. 
Those gorgeous blankets make me want to curl
 up with one on the sofa on a rainy day and
 read a good book!
Rebekah wants us to use dry embossing and stitching to 
create added texture on our card or project.

Use your imaginations and show us your creations. 
Have fun!

I made a card for a friend and wanted her to know that I was thinking 
of her. Paper Sweeties sentiment, 'Sending a Hug' from 'You Are Amazing'
stamp set was the perfect little message! 

I dry embossed the background then placed the printed
paper and labels that had been cut using Spellbinders dies. 
I added a strip of 'breezy' material and placed the
beige lace on top, then added the flowers. 


I just had to add one more card because I bought
so many new dies! I got carried away. 
The sentiment is from Paper Sweeties "I'm Having
a Tea Party" stamp collection.

 Paper Sweeties™ LLC is owned and illustrated by Debbie Marcinkiewicz, and offers hand drawn, high quality photopolymer acrylic stamps.  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 and accessory sets - perfect for every paper crafted project!  The Paper Sweeties Shoppe carries hand tea-stained seam binding too!  The Sweeties dolls, accessories and sentiments are so much fun to play with and are sure to bring back fond childhood memories!  You’ll enjoy using the Sweeties to create projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts and so much more!

www.papersweeties.com

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

Please take a few minutes to visit The Shabby DT blogs

for more inspiration. 

(list on left side-bar)

Have a wonderful week! 

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #164

Beautiful Spring

Happy Spring! I hope you are having the same beautiful weather 

that we are having in GA. It is wonderful to see the

 flowers bloom and the trees get their leaves!

Now it's time for another wonderful challenge 

at The Shabby Tea Room. Lenet is our creative host

 and she has provided us with the lovely photo below

 and asked that we create a card or project using the

 colors of the picture and add flowers, lace and ribbon.

Window Card

The Cutting Cafe - Window Sill Shaped Card Set - Paper Sweeties sentiment from "You Are Amazing"

The Cutting Cafe is your one stop for affordable cutting files and printable stamps.

 We offer a huge selections on just about any occasion. 

Paper Sweeties™ LLC is owned and illustrated by Debbie Marcinkiewicz, and offers hand drawn,

 high quality photopolymer acrylic stamps.  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 and accessory sets - perfect for every

 paper crafted project!  The Paper Sweeties Shoppe carries hand tea-stained seam binding

 too!  The Sweeties dolls, accessories and sentiments are so much fun to play with and are

 sure to bring back fond childhood memories!  You’ll enjoy using the Sweeties to create 

projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts 

and so much more!

www.papersweeties.com

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

Thanks for stopping by. 
Please visit the other DT blogs.
The addresses are on the left sidebar. 

Hugs. 
Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #163

Spring Bliss

Hello shabby friends! It's time for another challenge at 

the Tea Room! I hope you are enjoying beautiful sping 

weather like we are in GA. It is just beautiful here. 

Our Host is Debbie and she asked that we

create a card or project using yellow, gree, white,

flowers and polka dots.

Get your creativity caps on and let us see you

Shabby goodies!

Here is the inspiration photo. 

I made a simple card using 3 different die sets.

I know...I got carried away.
The flower stamp is from
Paper Sweeties, "I'm having a Tea :Party"!

Our sponsor this week is Manor House Creations..

Manor House Creations was born in June 2011. The owners, seeing a need for a greater choice of flowers on the scrapbooking market, and having a desire to promote excellent product and efficient service, formed a new company. The focus at Manor House Creations is on providing quality, highly sort after products.

Manor House Creations blooms are diverse in size and design, and available in a multitude of colours. We spend considerable time with the factory managers, carefully choosing colours and adding our own personal touch to each flower design. Prints are selected exclusively for Manor House Flowers. With such a versatile range, we cater to both the avid scrapbooker and off-the-page crafter alike.

Winner will receive 4 flower packs!

Please check out the other DT projects. Their blog address is on the side bar!

Have a great week!

Starr

Sugar Creek Hollow

Sugar Creek Hollow #58

I am so excited to be chosen as a guest designer

at Sugar Creek Hollow this week. 

The theme is Baby Face and that is perfect for me

as my first grandson was born last week!

Here is my card!

Visit Sugar Creek Hollow for this week's challenge.

Have a great week! 

Starr

Gecko Galz - April Images Are Here

Celebrate Spring ! 

Gecko Galz  April images are out and they are 

gorgeous!  Check out the beautiful new collection. 

I made a few projects for Mother's Day!

Our Journey Journal Materials

Journal

Gecko Galz Image from Happy Mother’s Dad Collage

Card stock: brown, aqua

Acrylic Paint: Metallic Copper & Champagne

Decorative stamp

Trim

Lace

Ribbon

Trinkets

Seam binding

Metal Flower

Directions

Distress Brown Cardstock, roughly paint with

copper paint and let dry, then

stamp with decorative stamp.

Distress aqua paper and roughly paint with

champagne acrylic paint and glue to copper paper

Distress image and glue to aqua paper.

Add lace and trim at the bottom and adhere seam

binding and flower on the right.

Tie ribbon to the loops and add trinkets of your

choice.

I spray the entire front with a sealant to protect it.

Mothers Day CardCardstock

Card base

Patterned paper 2 different patterns

Two sized of label dies

GG "A Mother's Love" image

Flowers and other embellishment

ribbon

Place the cardstock and patterned paper on

card base.

Print and diecut the image " A Mother's Love"

Diecut a mat for the image and place them on

the card

Add flowers, ribbon and your choice of

embellishments and it is complete

The Journey Cardcard base

card stock - black & grey

black ribbon

stamp-

stickles - orange, pink, blue, silver

Gecko Galz paper - butterfly meadow

Gecko Galz image - artful visions

Directions:

Place black card stock on card base.

Print, cut and place patterned paper onto black cardstock

Print and decorate image with stickles - let dry then place on black mat.

Stamp grey cardstock and mat onto black. Glue to card.

Place ribbon and adhere.

With the photo editing on my computer I used drip shadow frame, the

Orton-ish and Lomo-ish options.

Have a great week! 
Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #162

"Pretty Shabby"

Welcome to another Shabby Challenge at the Shabby Tea Room!
Tracey is our creative host this week and she asked that we create a card or
project using the colours in the photo and add a re-cycled item.
Tracey chose this delightful photo as our inspiration.
Can't wait to see you creations, have fun!

This week at The Shabby Tea Room our wonderful sponsor is
Creations by AR. 
Creations by AR is all about paper crafting specializing in 3D templates,

 cutting files and digital images. Visit www.creationsbyar.com/ for inspiration!

I am pleased to offer The Shabby Tea Room participants a

 challenge discount of 10% off entire purchase during the week

 of my sponsorship.  The discount code is challenge162.

For my project I used Creations by AR gift and card combo.
 It is very easy to put together and makes a great gift in itself. 
The paper is from Digi paper by Janet and Anna Griffin.

The lovely sentiment is from Paper Sweeties

I'm Having a Tea Party.

Have a wonderful week!
Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #161

'Shabby Spring'

Create a card or project using the colors and theme

 taken from the inspiration image and make it shabby!

It's time for a new challenge at The Shabby Tea Room

 and Rebecca is our creative host. Did you 

see her card for last week's 

challenge? It was amazing!

Here is your inspiration....

Isn't this photo beautifully shabby! I love the flowers

and the old table. Spring has arrived!

I went shopping yesterday and found so many new
dies. I should have stayed home! I bought 4
I love the lacy look of this Spellbinders die.
Our sponsor this week is Digital Paper
by Janet. She has the most beautiful paper!

As always, I love Paper Sweeties and
had to use one of my favorite sentiments
 from 'You Are Amazing'
stamp set.

I can't wait to see your projects for this challenge.
Have a wonderful week and enjoy the spring!

Starr

Gecko Galz Challenge

Gecko Galz Mother's Day Challenge



MOTHERS DAY CHALLENGE

We invite everyone to put on your creative caps

and create a wonderful paper craft using a

Gecko Galz product to show your love for

mom...mother...mommy....madre...oh you get it.

Just create a
project using a Gecko Galz product or two then
send a picture to us at geckogalz@yahoo.comAnd then on May 1st we will post all the designs on
our blog site and choose 1 winner who will win the
May collection. That means the winner will recieve
the May papers, The May digital stamp set, and all 6
collage sets for May. Good luck and have fun!

Hop over to Gecko Galz and see all

the new products out for this month!

I used an image from 'A Mother's Love'

collage sheet to make this journal.

Thanks for stopping by

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #160

'Beautiful Blues'

I hope that you all have had a wonderful Easter weekend filled with

egg hunts, family, friends and thanksgiving.  

This week has been tough for us.

 My dear Mother-in-Law passed away last Thursday. She had not

been well for a while and we knew the day would come but it

is difficult and painful all the same. Thanks for your patience

with my absence and hopefully things will be back to normal soon. 

This week our challenge at The Shabby Tea Room is 'Beautiful Blues'.

I have the pleasure of hosting The Tea Room this week and our new

challenge requirements are to create a card or project using the colors blue,

white and kraft and add a sentiment.

Our inspiration photo.

Paper Sweeties is our wonderful sponsor this week and I have

used stamps from 3 different sets this week, Banner Party, 

I'm Having a Tea Party and  You Are Amazing.

Paper Sweeties™ LLC is owned and illustrated by Debbie Marcinkiewicz, and offers hand drawn, high quality photopolymer acrylic stamps.  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 and accessory sets - perfect for every paper crafted project!  The Paper Sweeties Shoppe carries hand tea-stained seam binding too!  The Sweeties dolls, accessories and sentiments are so much fun to play with and are sure to bring back fond childhood memories!  You’ll enjoy using the Sweeties to create projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts and so much more!

www.papersweeties.com

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room # 159

LOVELY LAYERS

Welcome to another challenge at The Shabby Tea Room! This week

Rebekah is our creative host. She has provided us with this

beautiful inspirations photo and asked that we make a 

card or project using lot of layers to create dimension

 while using the sketch and colours from the photo.

I can't wait to see you projects! Have fun!

Inspiration photo

Sketch

Bugaboo Stamps is our wonderful sponsor this week and provided

the beautiful digital stamp, " Love Conquers All" for my

DT project. I love the challenge this week, I'm all

about Shabby, pink and girly! I used Megs Garden

papers layering the same pattern matted on

kraft cardstock then stitched around the edges. 

I added flowers and die cut and lace to finish

the card. The bobble at the bottom is

a magnet that I glue to the card.

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 papercrafting 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.

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose

Rebekah Faries

Lenet Mos

Trace-Elementz 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #158

Anything Goes!!!

This week at The Shabby Tea Room Lenet is our
creative host and she has chosen that 

'Anything Goes'  

Make a card or project using any theme
and let us see your creation! 

Have fun!

This week our sponsor is the fabulous

My Time Made Easy

and they provided the DT with this adorable Basket

to make for Easter. They also provided the beautiful

 polka-dotted paper which come in many colors.

The sentiment is from Paper Sweeties 'Enjoy Each Day'

My Time Made Easy LLC 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 a prize package 
containing the Bag-sket cut file, Darling Dots
patterned paper and Apothecary Labels stamp set!

Can't wait to see your creations!

Have a great week!

Starr

Stop by the DT blogs for some more inspiration!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose

Rebekah Faries

Lenet Mos

Trace-Elementz                                                                                                                                

Sugar Creek Hollow #52

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge #52

Isn't this inspiration photo gorgeous! SCH asked that we create a card

using these colors. The DT projects are stunning!

I made an easel card using Meg's Garden paper and 

would like to enter it into the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #157

'Oh So Pretty in Pink'

Welcome to another week and a new Shabby challenge

at The Shabby Tea Room. Debbie is our creative host this week.

She has a lovely challenge for us, we are to create a card or

project using pink, ribbon, lace and/or tulle and a flower.

I can't wait to see your beautiful creations.

Our inspiration photo.

The sentiment is from Paper Sweeties stamps, 'Dream, Wish, Believe'

Our fabulous sponsor provided the design team with some beautiful 

paper to play with. Digital Paper by Janet Etsy has some

of the prettiest paper I've seen. Please stop

 by and give her a visit.

I used Janet's 'Sweet Color Paper' on the front of the card 

and added the image from the 'Music Cards'

The inside paper is 'Romantic Paper Roses' also from Janet's 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

Digital Papers by Janet on Etsy

Please take a moment to visit the other design team's blog

for more inspiration!

• Debbie Marcinkiewicz
• Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose
• Rebekah Faries
• Lenet Mos
• Trace-Elementz

 Thanks for stopping by! 

Starr

The Shabby Tea Room #156

'Frame It'

It's time for another challenge at The Shabby Tea Room. 

Thanks to everyone who joined us last week with those
beautiful entries.

This week Tracey is our creative host. She ask that we

create a card /project using white and one other colour -add a frame.

Our lovely inspiration photo.

Our sponsor this week is Paper Sweeties. I chose to sentiment

'You Make Me Smile' to use on my easel card.
Check out the new March products that
have just arrived. They are
adorable!

Here is a little tag that I made using Paper Sweeties sentiment.

Our Sponsor

Paper Sweeties

 

 Paper Sweeties™ LLC is owned and illustrated by

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz, and offers hand drawn

 high quality photopolymer acrylic stamps. 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 and accessory sets -

 perfect for every paper crafted project! 

The Paper Sweeties Shoppe carries hand tea-stained 

seam binding too!  The Sweeties dolls,

 accessories and sentimentsare so much fun to play 

with and are sure to bring back fond childhood memories! 

 You’ll enjoy using the Sweeties to create projects

 for card making,scrap booking,

 party invitations and favors, home decor and so much more!

www.papersweeties.com

Winner will receive two free stamp sets of choice 

from the Paper Sweeties Shoppe!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Wishing you a wonderful week!
 Starr