Shabby Shutters

Greetings! This week over in The Shabby Tearoom, I am your host and I've chosen this inspiration photo for you to play with and ask you create a card/project using Navy or Blues & Neutrels with a distressed element!

I've used some jute as a backing material and layered with October Afternoon paper which I've distressed, a woodgrain embossed Coredinations circle which has been sanded and distressed, a die cut denim circle and canvas flower. The girly digi stamp comes from our sponsor this week, Little Darlings Stamps, who are offering 1 stamp set to this week's winner.

I've finished off with a couple of post marks, smattering of flowers. lace and ruffled organza ribbon (available from The Ribbon Reel).

Hop along to see what The Shabby Girls have been creating this week!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions Of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From The Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

High Tea

Hello and welcome to another week! Our new challenge in The Shabby Tearoom has been set by the lovely Cindy, who asks we create a card / project using the colours in the inspiration photo and a doily.

 I've gone for a simple look with this card, using some of my favourite papers, the MME Stella & Rose 'Gertie' range, kraft card and hand stitching. Soft seam binding, pretty rose and a hint of gold from the pin seal the deal! I've used a sentiment ('Sentiments Love') from our sponsor this week, The Stamp Fairy  who are offering a $10 gift certificate to spend on their online store.  

 

The Shabby Girls are:
 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions Of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From The Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Weathered

A new challenge over at The Ribbon Reel and Helen has chosen the photo above to work with and asks that you create a card / project using the colours KRAFT, WHITE, BLUE with touch of RED, NATURAL TWINE / TWILL!

 
 

I've used the following ribbons, all from The Ribbon Reel.

20mm Red May Arts Red Grosgrain Ribbon
15mm Ivory Sheer Box Pleat 
Natural Button Twine
10mm Grosgrain Center Dot Royal Blue & White
 

Hi Ho Cherry O!

 

Over in The Shabby Tearoom  we have a new and fun challenge set by Sheri this week and she asks we create a card/ project featuring Cherries for National Cherry Month!

I've used these sweet Cherry digi papers and stamps from our sponsor, My Time Made Easy  who are offering 1 template, papers & digi set for our Winner this week.

Hop over to The Shabby Girls blogs!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions Of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From The Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Shabby Tearoom DT 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 weeks ... 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 FOUR 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 February 26th.   The new Shabby Girls will be chosen and notified by February 29th.

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 or have a translate button on your blog
• 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 March 19th and running through September 16, 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. 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 and address
• 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!
• 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 who apply!  The Shabby Girls cannot wait to see your beautiful creations!!

Candy Hearts

We have a fun new challenge in The Shabby Tearoom  today! This week Melissa is our fabby host and asks we create a card/ project with a food theme - chocolate, candy, fruit, etc and include a heart(s). 

I've used a mix of Websters Pages papers, along with an embossed and inked piece of plain pink wrapped with tissue ribbon and twine for the base of the card.

The main layers come from this pretty heart doily layered with (my new) gorgeous Kaisercraft doily stamp, paper flower and heart digi stamp from Robyns Fetish,who are our sponsor this week giving away 5 digital images to the Winner of the Tearoom.

For the food element,I've wrapped a Prima pebble in cellophane to resemble a candy sweetie! This has been secured with Bakers Twine. I'm so pleased how this little trick turned out :) We look forward to seeing what you create this week!




The Shabby Girls blogs:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Deb's Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expressions Of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Melissa Bove - Creating From The Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Shabby Chic Birthday

The Ribbon Reel we have a 'Shabby Chic Birthday' theme going on this week, set by Lenet. Create a project using the colours in the photo, seambinding OR ribbon, lace, roses and some stitching.

I've used more Pink Paislee papers for this card and finally got to use one of these amazing Prima resin birds, which I just adore! And I even found a little twig for him to perch onto!

The ribbons are of course all from  The Ribbon Reel (Crochet Lace, Grosgrain, white Sheer Ruffle and Mulberry flowers) which I've used across the card and to form a pretty lace bow. The Sheer Ruffle has been ruffled onto a pin for a different look. Thanks for looking and hope you will join in with the challenge this fortnight!

Colours for February

This week it's the First Friday of the Month Colour Combo Challenge at Daring Cardmakers and Jo is back again with her choice of colours: Red & Pink!

Here's another , used this fabulous Pink Paislee 'Spellbound' digi kit from Jessica Sprague. I just love all those cute elements, which have been layered and finished off with a pin and mini cotton reel adorned with hearts!