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Monday, October 19, 2015

Week #262 - 'Colors and Patterns'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called Colors and Patterns.  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY 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!


And now for some more beautiful inspiration from the Shabby Girls (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
{Creator}



Amelia Breytenbach - Stamped for the Occasion





Diane Hover - Nellie's Nest




Lisa Blastick - Beyond Beauty



Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose



Rebecca Ednie - Eclectic Endeavours
My Artistic Adventures: Vintage Music Tag Large




 Tracey Kelly - Trace Elementz


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!

And, for another chance to win, play along with the October challenge at Paper Sweeties too:

 

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor: My Artistic Adventures Etsy!


My Artistic Adventures Etsy has been meeting the designing needs of artists who like to use unique, vintage-inspired digital images in their creations.  The images have been used to create cards, layouts, tags, altered art, Christmas ornaments and other art pieces since May 2012.  My Artistic Adventures' selection of Digital Collage Sheets will help you with your Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Floral and other creations that you would like to create with a Vintage Shabby Chic feel.  Easy online shopping, affordable prices and fast delivery of purchases by instant download are available through the shop.

10% discount for the Tea Room followers this week: SHABBYTEAROOM10 


Winner: $18 of Digital Collage Sheets
Tea Time Top Three: $6.00 of Digital Collage Sheets

Please link your creations below by Sunday, November 1st to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, November 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!
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Week #261 - 'BOO-rific' WINNERS!

A big THANK YOU to all of our crafty friends for being so supportive of this fun little challenge blog! Such an inspiring week here in the Tea Room for our 'BOO-rific' challenge -- we received 24 Boo-tiful 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 2,762 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for 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!

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!  And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught our eyes this week for capturing the essence of the 'BOO-rific' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.   3. Tammy A

2.  23. Tanja - Little Art Cottage

3.   24. Paper Doll's Creations: Frankie Says Boo

 
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE'S:
 
1.  10. Susan Kennedy

2.  11. Norma

3.   15. Dewi
Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winners, please grab your badges from our sidebar so you can proudly display them on your blogs! Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your prize!

Please be sure to review the rules on our rule page in order to be considered for the weekly top honors and prizes! 
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Monday, October 5, 2015

Week #261 - 'BOO-riffic"

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'BOO-riffic"!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY 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!


And now for some more beautiful inspiration from the Shabby Girls (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
{Creator}



Amelia Breytenbach - Stamped for the Occasion
Paper Sweeties : Party Time, Party Time Sweet Cuts, Occasions (retired), Grape Seam Binding





Diane Hover - Nellie's Nest
Paper Sweeties : Sophie, Best Witches, Sweet Cuts Sophie





Lisa Blastick - Beyond Beauty
Paper Sweeties - Best Wishes






Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose
Paper Sweeties: Too Cute To Spook








Rebecca Ednie - Eclectic Endeavours
Paper Sweeties: Sugar Sprinkles Sequins, Frosting 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!

And, for another chance to win, share your work for the October challenge at Paper Sweeties too!



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




Paper Sweeties offers high-quality, on trend acrylic stamps, coordinating metal dies and pretty embellishments. Our heartwarming images allow paper crafters to create handmade from the heart treasures that will be keepsakes for years to come!  We carry adorable dolls with interchangeable outfits and accessories ... plus we also have a wide variety of wonderful all-occasion sentiments, labels, frames and accessory sets - perfect for every paper crafted project! You'll enjoy using your Paper Sweeties stamps, dies and embellishments 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 18th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 19th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 19th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

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Week #260 - 'Swirls and Twirls' WINNERS!

A big THANK YOU to all of our crafty friends for being so supportive of this fun little challenge blog! Such an inspiring week here in the Tea Room for our 'Swirls & Twirls' challenge -- we received 22 WONDERFUL 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 2,760 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for 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!

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!  And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught our eyes this week for capturing the essence of the 'Swirls & Twirls' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  15. Karasiowa

2.  18. Tammy A

3.   21. elizabeth h.

 
THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE'S:
 
1.  11. Elphaba Watercolor Card  (*I just saw WICKED on Broadway Saturday - love this card!)

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

19. 3D Witches Boot | Castlepark Designs




Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winners, please grab your badges from our sidebar so you can proudly display them on your blogs! Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your prize!

Please be sure to review the rules on our rule page in order to be considered for the weekly top honors and prizes! 
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