The Shabby Tea Room

Week #102 - 'High Tea'

2012-02-20T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Cindy is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'High Tea' along with this stunning photo for inspiration ...

... and Cindy asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS IN THE PHOTO AND USE A DOILIE!

Note: 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. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Heather Hudson - My Artistic Adventures! Heather earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #90 challenge - 'Winter Picnic'.

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

Joanna Munster!

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

Barry Peeker

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Nelly

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Love Sentiments

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Love Sentiments

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Barry Peeker and Love Sentiments

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Barry Peeker and Love Sentiments

Deanne - The Stamp Fairy Design Team
Donny Bee

Gerda - The Stamp Fairy Owner and Illustrator
Barry Bee

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 sponsor - The Stamp Fairy!

The Stamp Fairy is a young company owned and illustrated by Gerda Burghardt. She creates cute and whimsy images for young and old, inspired by life, love and 4 cute cats. The Stamp Fairy Store launched in November 2010 and is steadily growing. Gerda and her wonderful Design Team are running and sponsoring challenges for crafters. Every Friday The Stamp Fairy will be offering at least 1 free Digi for download, so be sure to stop by. You will definitely want to check out that cute shop, you will be sure to find something for your crafting needs.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, February 26th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, February 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!

Week #101 - 'Hi Ho Cherry O' WINNERS!

2012-02-20T00:00:00.000-05:00

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 'Hi Ho Cherry O' challenge -- we received 35 DELICIOUS AND 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 1,889 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 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 Teresa Kline for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Joanna Munster for joining us as our February 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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Hi Ho Cherry O' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Dawn #4

2. Stacy T. #9

3. Milagros C. Rivera #10

4. Rema T. #19 and #23

5. Jinny Newlin #21

6. Bonya #26

7. Karien #27

8. Rosemary D. #29

9. Anj #31

10. Karen - Simply Frenzied #34

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Stacy Koo #15

2. Annar #25

3. Heather Hudson #35

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Starr T. #18 and #32! WOWZERS ... Starr submitted not one, not two, not three -- but FIVE gorgeous cherry themed projects this week that just blew us away! She created two amazing gifts sets that were not only beautiful ... but looked delicious enough to eat! I know I'd {love} to be the recipient of any of the sets Starr designed -- simply wonderful! Thanks for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this week, Starr!

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

The Shabby Tea Room DESIGN TEAM CALL -- Final Week!

2012-02-13T00:02:00.002-05:00

FINAL WEEK TO APPLY ... this call ends at midnight EST on Sunday, February 26th.

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! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us before you submit!

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 --

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!!

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Week #101 - 'Hi Ho Cherry O'

2012-02-13T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Sheri is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Hi Ho Cherry O' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Sheri asks that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo and FEATURE CHERRIES ON IT FOR NATIONAL CHERRY MONTH!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Teresa Kline - Paperie Blooms! Teresa earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #89 challenge - 'Colors of Nature'.

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

Joanna Munster - Inspired by Stamping!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Hey Cupcake Template, Farmhouse Fresh Paper, Cool Romance Paper, Well Preserved Acrylic Stamp Set

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Farmhouse Fresh Paper

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie
Hey Cupcake Template, Farmhouse Fresh Paper, Sweet Sentiments Digital Stamp Set

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Farmhouse Fresh Paper, Sweet Sentiments & Sweet Treats Digital Stamp Sets

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Farmhouse Fresh Paper, Sweet Sentiments and Sweet Treats Digital Stamp Sets

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards
Hey Cupcake Template, Farmhouse Fresh Paper

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 sponsor - My Time Made Easy!

My Time Made Easy 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.

Lauren, from My Time Made Easy has generously donated the Hey Cupcake Template, Farmhouse Fresh Paper, Sweet Sentiment and Sweet Treats Stamp Sets to this week's lucky winner!!!!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, February 19th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, February 20th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 20th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #100 - 'Candy Hearts' WINNERS!

2012-02-13T00:00:00.001-05:00

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 'Candy Hearts' challenge -- we received 56 ADORABLE 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 1,864 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS -- The Shabby Girls {heart} you all 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 Milagros C. Rivera for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Joanna Munster for joining us as our February Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Robyn's Fetish Digital 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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Candy Hearts' challenge by using hearts and a food theme:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA -- 9 this week:

1. Rebecca Ednie #7

2. Melissa (Sunshine Honey Bee) #12

3. Rebekah #16

4. Gayle #24

5. Gemma #36

6. Maria P. #39

7. Kaia #50

8. Stacy T. #52

9. Kimberly M. #55

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS - 4 this week:

1. Helen B. #19

2. Mary Anne #34

3. Starr T. #40

4. Lenet #51

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Birgit #44! Smitten ... that's the first word that popped into my head when I saw this oh-so-sweet treat set that Birgit created this week! How lovely ... I can't begin to choose what I liked best -- the beautiful blooms, pearls, buttons and lace on the card ... or the pink heart pinwheels on the yummy cupcakes!!! Thank you, Birgit, for sharing your amazing talents with us all in the Tea Room this week :)

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

Week #100 - 'Candy Hearts'

2012-02-06T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Melissa is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Candy Hearts' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Melissa asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo and USE A FOOD THEME AND HEARTS!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Milagros C. Rivera - Paper Boutique Scrapbooking Studio! Milagros earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #88 challenge - 'Shabby Pastel Christmas'.

And some more beautiful inspiration from our February Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ... I am pleased to welcome Joanna Munster - Inspired by Stamping to the Tea Room this month!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

I Heart U

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Hot Cocoa

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

I Heart U

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

I Heart U

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

I Heart U

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Lucy Valentine's Girl

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 sponsor - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5 digital stamps of their choice.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, February 12th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, February 13th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 13th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #99 - 'Love is in the Air' WINNERS!

2012-02-06T00:00:00.001-05:00

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 'Love is in the Air' challenge -- we received 99 GORGEOUS 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 1,847 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 Rema Timm for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Pattie Goldman for joining us as our January Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Justrite 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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Love is in the Air' challenge by using the colors from the inspiration photo AND a mail or postage element:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Diane Hover #9 and #62

2. Michelle Bala #15

3. Maria & Simon #17

4. June Lanum #18

5. Teresa Kline #27

6. Jen Adcock #30

7. Ellen Parker #57

8. Rosemary D. #60

9. Lori Williams #95

10. Gini Cagle #97

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Mandee #40

2. Lori U. #87

3. Lea L. #89

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Magda(i)Lena #51! What an incredible set of amazing, post-card themed creations! All these little pretties were created to perfection and included lots of mail and postage themed embellies ... such eye candy!! Thank you, Magda(i)Lena for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room :)

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 #99 - 'Love is in the Air'

2012-01-30T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Char is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Love is in the Air' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Char asks that you create a VALENTINE'S DAY card or project inspired by the COLORS IN THE INSPIRATION PHOTO and WITH A MAIL OR POSTAGE ELEMENT!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Rema Timm - RT Impressions! Rema earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #87 challenge - 'A Shabby Thanksgiving'.

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

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Shabby Music Background, Always & Forever Medallion Labels, Your Special Day Medallion Labels, Greetings from Paris

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Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Your Special Day Medallion Labels

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Your Special Day Medallion Labels and Always & Forever Medallion Labels

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Your Special Day Medallion Labels, Always & Forever Medallion Labels, Greetings from Paris

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Always & Forever Medallion Labels, Your Special Day Medallion Labels, Greetings from Paris

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Harlequin Script Background, Always & Forever Medallion Cling, Your Special Day Medallion Cling, Nested Medallion & Nested Oval Medallion Dies

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 back our regular bi-monthly sponsor - JustRite Stamps!

Card makers love the memories they are creating with our unique stamps and the constant flow of new ideas and fresh images. With our collection creative possibilities are endless because borders, centers, alphabet, words and phrases are interchangeable. Our rubber stamps range from big bold and colorable to simple and delicate. We're not just great art we're the best value in stamping.

This week's lucky winner will earn:

Two new medallion dies and the "Just Keep Calm" clear set from the new releases!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, February 5th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, February 6th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 6th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #98 - 'Sparkly & Bright' - WINNERS!

2012-01-30T00:00:00.023-05:00

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 'Sparkly & Bright' challenge -- we received 65 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 1,823 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 Kristi Schurr for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Pattie Goldman for joining us as our January Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Digi Doodle Shop, 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 'Sparkly & Bright' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Andrea Ewen #2

2. June Lanum #3

3. Michelle Bala #8

4. Jinny Newlin #12

5. Ragnhild O #14

6. Mickey DelValle #15

7. Maria P. #33

8. Lea L. #34

9. Chupa #53

10. Lenet #63

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Sharon Wheet #20

2. Melody Rupple #41

3. Tammy Roberts #65

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Creative Journey - Christine #38! Wow ... what an amazing set! I just adore each and every sweet detail that Christine added to her lovely projects this week ... so soft, so pretty, so beautiful and wonderful! Thanks, Christine, for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this week :)

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

Week #98 - 'Sparkly & Bright'

2012-01-23T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week I am our host and I have chosen the theme of 'Sparkly & Bright' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and I ask that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo and USE WHITE and/or CREAM, SILVER and a SPLASH OF PINK!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Kristi Schurr - Kristi's Paper Creations! Kristi earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #86 challenge - 'Homespun Fall'.

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

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Antique Stove

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Jr. Bride & Groom

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Antique Bowl & Pitcher

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Heartfelt Roses

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Pumpkin Carriage

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Wedding Cake

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 sponsor - Digi Doodle Shop!

Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps. Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair. Having these two complimenting styles have enabled
Digi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

It is a real honor and pleasure to sponsor this challenge, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing creations. We thank the design team for their incredible creations, and wish all the participants the very best of luck in this challenge.

Thank you so much for having us, and again the very best of luck to all of you.
Sincerely,
Judy and Joy

Please link your creations below by Sunday, January 29th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, January 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 #97 - 'Gorgeous Gateaux' WINNERS!

2012-01-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

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 'Gorgeous Gateaux' challenge -- we received 31 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 1,810 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 Geri Freeman for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Pattie Goldman for joining us as our January Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Tiffany Doodles, 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 'Gorgeous Gateaux' challenge (use gray or silver, lilac, peach, pink plus lace & a metal embellishment):

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Kristi Schurr #6

2. Marie O. #10

3. Bonya #11

4. Gitte #12

5. Various Artist #17

6. Karien #22

7. Agnieszka Be #25

8. Camilla T. #26

9. Lenet #27

10. Sandy's Stamping Scene #28

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. June Lanum #15

2. Carol R. #20

3. Creative Journey - Christine #21

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

#1 Andrea Ewen! Oh my shabby goodness ... pure love! Such sweet, delicate and creative beauty in this gorgeous card!! Thank you, Andrea, for sharing your creativity and inspiration with us in the Tea Room :)

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

We're having a Birthday Celebration ...

2012-01-18T00:00:00.007-05:00

{If you're looking for this week's 'Gorgeous Gateaux' Tea Room Challenge, please click here!}

Happy Birthday to you ... Happy Birthday to you ... Happy Birthday dear Melissa and Fran! Happy Birthday to you BOTH!!!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Melissa is celebrating her birthday today and Fran will be celebrating her birthday on Friday!

If you want to join in on the fun and send these Shabby Girls some cyber birthday wishes, please create a birthday theme card or project and link it here, just for FUN!

Week #97 - 'Gorgeous Gateaux'

2012-01-16T00:01:00.003-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Fran is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Gorgeous Gateaux' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Fran asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo and USE GRAY (or silver), LILAC, PEACH & PINK PLUS LACE (paper or fabric) AND A METAL EMBELLISHMENT!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Geri Freeman - Geri's Paper Wishes! Geri earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #85 challenge - 'Happy Halloween'.

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

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Wedding Presents & Wedding Rose Bouquet

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Wedding Rose Bouquet

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Fancy Umbrellas

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Simple Flower Bunch

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Wedding Presents

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Make it Snappy - Congrats

Bugaboo Designer - Rae Ann

Bugaboo Designer

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 sponsor - Bugaboo Stamps!

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About 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 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 at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, January 22nd to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, January 23rd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 23rd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #96 - 'Vintage Boudoir' WINNERS!

2012-01-16T00:00:00.002-05:00

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 'Vintage Boudoir' challenge -- we received 85 GORGEOUS 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 1,802 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS -- {WOW} 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 Joanna Munster for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Pattie Goldman for joining us as our January Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Tiffany Doodles, 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 'Vintage Boudoir' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Meihsia Liu #4

2. Sandie #6

3. Valarie #19

4. Berit Synnove #25

5. Archana #37

6. Kaia #43

7. Rema T. #49

8. Denise January #61

9. Crafty Girl #67

10. Maria P. #85

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Kylie #1 - 1ST PLACE WINNER = 6 IMAGES FROM TIFFANY DOODLES!

2. Kalysto #16 - 2ND PLACE WINNER = 4 IMAGES FROM TIFFANY DOODLES!

3. Lori U. #36 - 3RD PLACE WINNER = 2 IMAGES FROM TIFFANY DOODLES!

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Joy #15 & #51 - GRAND PRIZE WINNER = 10 IMAGES FROM TIFFANY DOODLES! Wow, what a fabulous, vintage and shabby set ... so many pretty details, embellishments and sewing elements on this lovely treasure box and heart -- LOVE! Thank you, Joy, for sharing your talents with us this week in the Tea Room!

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

Week #96 - 'Vintage Boudoir'

2012-01-09T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Cindy is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Vintage Boudoir' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Cindy asks that you create a card or project inspired by THE COLORS IN THE PHOTO AND USE A SEWING THEMED EMBELLISHMENT! {Sewing embellishment could be something such as: lace, ribbon, pins, stamped image, seam binding, machine sewing, faux sewing, buttons, zipper, bobbin, spool, needle, etc.)

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Joanna Munster - Inspired by Stamping! Joanna earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #84 challenge - 'Pumpkin Garden'. Did you also know that Joanna is an amazing artist and launched her very own stamp business this past fall? You can check out all the amazing acrylic stamp sets in her wonderful shop here!

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

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Christmas Postcard

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Label 3

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Couch

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Shutters

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Dancing Dress

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Dancing Dress

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 sponsor - Tiffany Doodles Digital Stamps!

Hi! I'm Tiffany, owner of TiffanyDoodles. My background is web design, graphic design & photography. I have been self employed for nine years and have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of my work! Since childhood, I've always been creative and taken great pleasure in drawing and painting. In 2009, I discovered the stamping and paper crafting world and just fell in love!! In a very short order, I began transforming some of my drawings and doodles into "digis". It has truly been a joy to share them with folks. I get so thrilled every time I see something new that someone has created with one of my stamps!! Each design is like a child of mine and it's really neat to see it all grown up and out in the world being all it can be... LOL!

All of my digital stamps are originally created by me and of the multiple styles I offer, most are hand-drawn images. Some are brushed up in Photoshop using the pen tool to produce very clean lines and others are left with a sketchy, rustic, hand-drawn look. An additional digi-style is one that I've dubbed as PhotoSketches and these are images from my photographs which I transformed into sketches with a little help from Photoshop. These beauties make splendid realistic images for stamping!

One of the ways that I wish to say "thank you" to all of the folks that follow Tiffany Doodles is by offering a brand new Freebie every Thursday. I've received a hefty response from this, which has encouraged me to continue creating even more!! I hope you find something you like here!

Tiffany is so generous ... we will have FOUR winners this week:

Grand Prize = 10 digital images

1st Place = 6 digital images

2nd Place = 4 digital images

3rd Place = 2 digital images

WOW!!!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, Janaury 15th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, January 16th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 16th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #95 - 'Time Flies' WINNERS!

2012-01-09T00:00:00.000-05:00

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 'Time Flies' challenge -- we received 85 WONDERFUL cards and projects this week - WOWZERS - and the Shabby Girls enjoyed peeking at each and every single one of them!! We also would like to recognize and thank our 1,785 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 Magda Klementowicz for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Pattie Goldman for joining us as our January Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Robyn's Fetish Digital 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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Time Flies' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Pejtoon #3

2. Andrea Ewen #4

3. Michelle Bala #17

4. Lou #18

5. Krisiti S. #19

6. Lenet #23

7. Rosemary D. #39

8. Ellen Parker #52

9. Kirsten #75

10. Evgenia Petzer #81

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Karien #2

2. Jeanne J. #35

3. Christine #57

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Claralesfleurs #78! WOW ... talk about a STUNNING project! My jaw dropped when I saw this a-maz-ing set! The attention to detail and sheer amount of embellishment Claralesfleurs included in the design of this card and lamp set is breathtaking! Please visit her blog to see more pictures of this outstanding project! Thank you Claralesfleurs for sharing your talents with us all this week in the Tea Room!

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

Week #95 - 'Time Flies'

2012-01-02T00:01:00.003-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Sheri is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'Time Flies' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Sheri asks that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo and USE SOMETHING WITH WINGS!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Magda Klementowicz! Magda earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #83 challenge - 'Fall Flowers'.

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

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Sammy da Snowman

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Ornate Frame

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Pretty Flowers

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Waking up Birdie

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Birdies Nest

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

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 regular bi-monthly sponsor - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5 digital stamps of their choice.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, January 8th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, January 9th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 9th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #94 - 'A Colorful & Shabby New Year' WINNERS!

2012-01-02T00:00:00.002-05:00

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 'A Colorful & Shabby New Year' challenge -- we received 45 bright and cheery 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 1,766 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 Amber Goble for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lea Lawson for joining us as our December 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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'A Shabby & Colorful New Year' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Karen Letchworth #1

2. Amelia #5

3. Archana #7

4. Rebecca Deeprose #13

5. Svetlana V. #14

6. Sandra P. #15

7. Karen I. #21

8. Maria P. #25

9. Anj #37

10. Jackie #45

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Kristi S. #11

2. Kitika #29

3. Evgenia Sokolinskaya #30

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Jeanne J. #17! What a {perfect} card for the 'Colorful & Shabby New Year' challenge this week in the Tea Room!!! I absolutely adore that champagne bottle and all the pops and sparkles ... especially the silver embossing - WOW!! Thanks, Jeanne, for sharing your talents with us all this week!

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

Week #94 - 'A Colorful & Shabby New Year'

2011-12-26T00:01:00.004-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Melissa is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'A Colorful and Shabby New Year' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Melissa asks that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo and USE PINK OR RED, BLUE, YELLOW AND GREEN!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Amber Goble - The Country Scrapper! Amber earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #82 challenge - 'A Shabby Autumn'.

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

Lea Lawson - Cupcakes and Sunshine!

{COMING SOON!}

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD
Altered Fairies Creative Scraps
Wonderland Tea Creative Scraps

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Creating With Vintage Patterns CD
Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD

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 sponsor - Crafty Secrets!

We retail and wholesale our vintage and retro inspired images paired with both meaningful or fun words and sentiments in our Heartwarming Vintage Collection of paper craft products and Clear Art Stamps. We ship orders from our USA warehouse in Blaine, WA or our head office in Surrey, BC.

Visit our BLOG to get our latest news and see artistic and inspiring samples from our Design Team. Don't forget to sign up to get notified on new blog posts.

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.

Crafty Secrets has joined other member companies at Splitcoast Stampers in the annual Shop Hop Sale, and is offering FREE SHIPPING & GIFTS with orders from December 26th to 31st!!! Most items are on sale now while supplies last, including all Clear Art Stamps and Heartwarming Vintage Products - WOW!

Sandy, owner of Crafty Secrets, will be generously providing this week's winner a copy of the brand new Creating With Vintage Illustrations CD and a $25 gift certificate to the shop!!!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, January 1, 2012 to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, January 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!

Week #93 - 'A Kraft-y Christmas' WINNERS!

2011-12-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

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 'A Kraft-y Christmas' challenge -- we received 39 ABSOLUTELY 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 1,743 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 Iwona Palamountain for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lea Lawson for joining us as our December 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 ... I especially enjoyed this week's challenge not only due to the wonderful, kraft-y theme, but also because it was during Christmas week ... a BIG thank you to all those that took the time out of your busy schedules to play along! And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'A Kraft-y Christmas' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Kristi S. #3

2. Archana #5

3. Teresa Kline #11

4. Jean Martin #13

5. Maria P. #23

6. Melody Rupple #28

7. Sanne #30

8. Monika/buzsy #32

9. Sharon Wheet #34

10. Lori U. #37

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Lin #6

2. Jeanne J. #10

3. Magda (i) Lena #18

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Vicky #29! Oh my shabby goodness ... how absolutely ADORABLE and PRECIOUS is this sweet Santa card! I love how he has a vintage feel by using the newsprint papers for his beard ... so clever!! I am smitten with everything about this amazing card! Thank you, Vicky, for sharing your talents with us all this week in the Tea Room!!

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

Week #93 - 'A Kraft-y Christmas'

2011-12-19T00:01:00.003-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Char is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'A Kraft-y Christmas' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Char asks that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo and USE KRAFT, RED, NEWSPRINT, SILVER AND A STAR!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Iwona Palamountain - Random Acts of Creativity! Iwona earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #81 challenge - 'Chevrons'.

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

Lea Lawson - Cupcakes and Sunshine!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Winter Circle Sentiments - Season's Greetings

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Snowman Skates

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Winter Circle Sentiments - Merry Christmas

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Candy Cane

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Winter Circle Sentiments - Warm Wishes Mittens

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

JJ Christmas Cheer - Wrapped Up

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 sponsor - Bugaboo Stamps!

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/

This week's winner will receive their choice of seven digital images from Bugaboo Stamps!!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, Decmeber 25th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, December 26th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 26th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #92 - 'The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care'

2011-12-19T00:00:00.003-05:00

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 Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care' challenge -- we received 24 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 1,734 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 Ellen Parker for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lea Lawson for joining us as our December Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Love to Stamp, 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 'The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  LeAnne #1

2.   Joanna M. #2

3.   Lynne N. #3

4.   Stempelgedons #5

5.   Vicki Dutcher #6

6.   Keilly #11

7. Susie Bentz #17

8. #20

9. Yolka #23

10. Nancy in Iowa #24

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Yulis #9

2. Kristi S. #10

3. Karen Letchworth #15

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Pattie Goldman #18! What a stunning and perfect card for the Tea Room's 'stocking' challenge! So elegant and beatiful ... thanks for sharing this lovely card with us all this week, Pattie!!

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

Week #92 - 'The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care'

2011-12-12T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week I am our host and I have chosen the theme of 'The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and I ask that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo and WITH A STOCKING in your design!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Ellen Parker - In a World of Craft! Ellen earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #79 challenge - 'Boys Will be Boys'.

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

Lea Lawson!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Every Stocking Counts

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Every Stocking Counts

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Every Stocking Counts

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Every Stocking Counts

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Every Stocking Counts

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Every Stocking Counts

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 sponsor - Love To Stamp!

Love to Stamp is home of the Little Darlings rubber stamps. Here you can also find paper, sentiment stamps, tools and other embellishments, for all your crafting needs.

Love to Stamp is pleased to offer this week's winner one stamp set of their choice.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, December 18th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, December 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!

Week #91 - 'The Magic of Christmas' WINNERS!

2011-12-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

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 Magic of Christmas' challenge -- we received 49 BEYOND GORGEOUS 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 1,725 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 Tammy Roberts for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lea Lawson for joining us as our December Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Robyn's Fetish Digital 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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Magic of Christmas' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Joanna M. #7

2. Maria P. #10

3. Ruby #19

4. Marlene #20

5. Darise Bruno #25

6. Sandee #30

7. Susie Bentz #32

8. Chris Olsen #37

9. Sharon Wheet #42

10. Bligu #45

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Andrea Ewen #3

2. Kristi S. #34

3. Cathy #41

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Amelia #39! Wow! Pink, check! Gold, check! Neutrals, check! Flowers, check! Snowflakes, check! Amelia incorporated each element from last week's challenge into her card this week to create this stunning design!! I simply adore how she formed the tree shape with flowers and then potted the tree in a planter! Thank you very much, Amelia, for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room!!

Week #91 - 'The Magic of Christmas'

2011-12-05T00:01:00.007-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Fran is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'The Magic of Christmas' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Fran asks that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo and USE PINK, GOLD, NEUTRALS, FLOWERS and SNOWFLAKES!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer,Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness! Tammy earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #80 challenge - 'Vintage White'.

And some more beautiful inspiration from our December Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ... I'm tickled pink and please to introduce you all to Lea Lawson - Cupcakes and Sunshine!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Christmas Twee

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Christmas Twee

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Beautiful Bow

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

I Heart You

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Christmas Presents

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

My Mittens

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 sponsor - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5 digital stamps of their choice.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, December 11th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, December 12th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 12th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #90 - 'Winter Picnic' WINNERS!

2011-12-05T00:00:00.004-05:00

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 'Winter Picnic' challenge -- we received 85 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 1,707 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 Lori Ulrich for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Audrey Pettit for joining us as our November Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our regular bi-monthly sponsor last week, JustRite 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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Winter Picnic' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.   Sherry Wright #3

2.   Colleen Dietrich #9

3.  Roseanne #11

4.   Birgit #14

5.   Rosemary D. #19

6.   Andrea Ewen #24

7. Milagros C. Rivera #30

8. Lizzi #42

9. Sharon Wheet #62

10. Darsie Bruno #78

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Chupa #17

2. Mia #36

3. Michelle Bala #39

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Heather Hudson #51! WOW ... what a stunning and precious 3-D skate home decor project - perfect for this week's challenge! Such wonderful bits and bobs of vintage charm -- thanks for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room, Heather!

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

Week #90 - 'Winter Picnic'

2011-11-28T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Cindy is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Winter Picnic' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Cindy asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo and USE WHITE OR CREAM, NEUTRALS, SILVER AND GLITTER!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Lori Ulrich - Papercrafts by Saintsrule! Lori earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #78 challenge - 'Pink Wedded Bliss'.

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

Audrey Pettit!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
O Christmas Tree and Winter Words

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Deck the Halls

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Merry & Bright and Lace Borders

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Lace Borders and Charming Christmas

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Musical Notes Labels Twenty and O Christmas Tree

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Fleur De Lis Twenty and O Christmas Tree

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 back our regular bi-monthly sponsor - JustRite Stamps!

JustRite expands their rubber stamp assortment to include 4 ½” x 5 ¾” Cling background stamps. Design your own background paper with JustRite Background Stamps.

And this weeks oh so generous prize package that will go to our lucky winner is a JustRite Prize Package – $84.80 Value!!

JustRite Custom Dies – Charm Dies

Charming Christmas Cling Stamps

Elegant Charms Cling Stamps

Be Charmed Cling Stamps

Check out the JustRite Friday Inspiration post too!

So, come on folks ... put your thinking caps on and show us your BEST 'Winter Picnic' creations this week!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, December 4th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, December 5th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 5th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #89 - ' Colors of Nature' WINNERS!

2011-11-28T00:00:00.000-05:00

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 'Colors of Nature' challenge -- we received 52 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 1,701 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 Sarah Bargo for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Audrey Pettit for joining us as our November Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Whoopsi Daisy, 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 'Colors of Nature' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Michelle Bala #10

2. Maria & Simeon #16

3. Steph C. #17

4. Donna #21

5. Susan #23

6. Ellen Parker #24

7. Rosemary D. #33

8. Brigit #44

9. Lori U. #45

10. Babette #52

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Lenet #7

2. Jenn #29

3. Wendy Bickford #36

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Teresa Kline #31! WOW ... what a shabby stunner! The layering on this card is simple beautiful -- each layer more pretty than the last! I love the tea stained paper doilie, pretty seam binding, newsprint patterned paper, polka dots, tag, lace trim ... oh my!! Thank you, Teresa, for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this week!

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

Week #89 - 'Colors of Nature'

2011-11-21T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Sheri is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'Colors of Nature' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Sheri asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS in the photo provided!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Sarah Bargo - Thankful Tidings! Sarah earned this Guest Designer spot for her top three runner up placement in the Tea Room's recent Design Team Call!!

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

Audrey Pettit!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
#306

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

#306

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

#199

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

#199

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

#199

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

#180

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 sponsor - Whoopsi Daisy!

Whoopsi Daisy has been trading since 2009... I began the company when I retired from working for a major Multinational Company as a Planner....I have sketched little girls since I was a child and I now have the time to make it my Job...the future is looking very bright for Whoopsi Daisy as I am working on a brand new outlet for the little cuties.

Whoopsi Daisy is pleased to offer this week's Tea Room Winner 5 sheets of digital images (20 images total)!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, November 27th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, November 28th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 28th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #88 - 'Shabby Pastel Christmas' WINNERS!

2011-11-21T00:00:00.000-05:00

A HUGE, 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 Pastel Christmas' challenge -- we received 84 ABSOLUTELY 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 1,691 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 Lenet Mos for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Audrey Pettit for joining us as our November Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Creations by AR, 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 this week was no exception! I can tell you that I agonized over the decision on which cards and projects to pick this week -- there were SO MANY gorgeous creations that followed the challenge guidelines to a 'T'! I tried to narrow my finalist choices down to the projects that incorporated all of the colors from the inspiration photo and created something in a Christmas theme also. So, we have 13 beautiful Honorable Mention Cups of Tea this week -- I simply couldn't narrow it down any further! And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Shabby Pastel Christmas' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Meretekj #4

2. Andrea Ewen #5

3. Judy #7

4. Joy #16

5. Katie Tate #28

6. Karien #37

7. Vicky #45

8. Colleen Dietrich #47

9. Sandra P. #48

10. Magda(i)Lena #60

11. Lizzi #70

12. Amelia #78

13. Koloro Wyptak #83

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Suzanne Dean #30

2. Lana #41

3. Svetlana V. #68

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Milagros C. Rivera #55! {Love} does not even begin to express how much I simply adore this oh-so-pretty in pink handmade nutcracker! I want one for my personal collection ... it is absolutely stunning, creative and beyond inspirational! I am a huge fan of anything pink, so this sweet little fella really pulled on my heart strings this week ... thank you Milagros, for sharing your beautiful Christmas Nutcracker with us all this week!

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

Week #88 - 'Shabby Pastel Christmas'

2011-11-14T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Melissa is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Shabby Pastel Christmas' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Melissa asks that you create a card or project inspired by the above photo using these pretty PASTEL COLORS AND A HOLIDAY THEME!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not To Scrap! Lenet earned this Guest Designer spot for her top three runner up pick for our recent Design Team Call!

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

Audrey Pettit!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

3-D Fireplace Card Template

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Bag It Template

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Carry All Template

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Gift and Card Combo Template

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Piece O' Cake Template

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Sneakies Template

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 sponsor - Creations by AR!

I'm Adela and I live in sunny Southern California with my husband and our two teenage girls! Crafting has been a passion of mine since I was a little girl. I love to sew, crochet, knit, draw, paper craft, stamp... I love anything related to crafting! With encouragement from many people, my love of paper crafting in 3D has led me to open an online shop which allows me to share some of my template designs. I feel so blessed and I truly believe that God has given everyone their own special talents and it is our privilege to share it with others.

Creations by AR is pleased to offer two templates of winner's choice for this week's prize!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, November 20th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, November 21st. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 21st as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #87 - 'A Shabby Thanksgiving' WINNERS!

2011-11-14T00:00:00.000-05:00

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 'A Shabby Thanksgiving' challenge -- we received 23 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 1669 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 Evgenia Petzer for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Audrey Pettit for joining us as our November Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Robyn's Fetish, 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 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 'A Shabby Thanksgiving' challenge by using blue, yellow, brown and neutrals in their designs:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Eli #2

2. Joanna M. #8

3. Anne #9

4. Joy #12

5. Rosemary D. #13

6. Kiki #16

7. Tammy #17

8. Patty O'Malley #19

9. Cheryl Lea #21

10. Marcia Rio Branco #22

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Andrea Ewen #3

2. Maria P. #20

3. Lori U. #23

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Rema #18! WOW -- Rema's card just screams SHABBY! Look at those soft pastel colors using yellow, blue, brown and neutrals! Look at the pretty white paper doilie, satin ribbon, lace trim, button, twine and pearls! Look at the sweet vintage Thanksgiving image ... I just adore everything about this sweet little card! Thanks, Rema, for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this week :)

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

Week #87 - 'A Shabby Thanksgiving'

2011-11-07T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Char is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'A Shabby Thanksgiving' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Char asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo with a THANKS OR THANKFUL THEME and BROWN, YELLOW, BLUE AND NEUTRALS!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Evgenia Petzer - My Hobby Scrapbook! Evgenia earned this Guest Designer spot for being a runner up during our recent Design Team Call!

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

Audrey Pettit! Many of you will remember that Audrey was one of the inaugural Shabby Girls back in March of 2010 and we're delighted she will be back with us this month sharing her awesome talents and wonderful little paper crafted treasures!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
Ornate Frame

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!
Tom Turkey

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie
Ornate Frame

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Basket of Apples

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards
A Little Birdie Told Me

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 sponsor - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, November 13th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, November 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 #86 - 'Homespun Fall' - WINNERS!

2011-11-07T00:00:00.003-05:00

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 'Homespun Fall' challenge -- we received 48 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 1664 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 Mariya Solovieva for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Melissa Phillips for joining us as our October Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Simple Treasures 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 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 'Homespun Fall' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Michelle Bala #4

2. Andrea Ewen #6

3. Joanna M. #7

4. Dawn Braun #8

5. Becky #17

6. Tammy #25

7. Magda (i) Lena #35

8. Rosemary D. #36

9. Maria P. #43

10. Geri #46

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Susie Moore #10

2. Laurel S. #20

3. Katie Tate #23

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Kristi S. #28! What a beautiful card ... so elegant -- love those polka dots and pom-pom trim! The die cut leaves is adorable and love the seam binding and bling! Beautiful round shape and sentiment ... thanks so much for sharing your talent with us all in the Tea Room, Kristi!

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

Week #86 - 'Homespun Fall'

2011-10-31T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week I am our host and I have chosen the theme of 'Homespun Fall' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and I asks that you create a card or project inspired by this photo using the COLORS and FALL THEME pictured here!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Mariya Solovieva - Mariyca's Handmade! Mariya earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #77 challenge - 'Birthstones'.

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

Melissa Phillips, Lily Bean's Paperie! It's always such a treat when Melissa stops by for a sweet visit ... her shabby creations are mini masterpieces created with handmade tending loving care!!!

Ambrosia Cantalope Shabby Vintage Seam Binding

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Ambrosia Cantalope and Cake Crumbs Shabby Vintage Seam Binding

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Ambrosia Cantalope and Vintage Winter White Shabby Vintage Seam Binding

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Ambrosia Cantalope and Cake Crumbs Shabby Vintage Seam Binding

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Ambrosia Cantalope, Cake Crumbs and Vintage Winter White Shabby Vintage Seam Binding

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Ambrosia Cantalope, Cake Crumbs and Vintage Winter White Shabby Vintage Seam Binding

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Ambrosia Cantalope, Cake Crumbs and Vintage Winter White Shabby Vintage Seam Binding

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 sponsor - Deb's Simple Treasures Etsy (that's me)!

Deb's Simple Treasures Etsy was born from my love of all things vintage and shabby! I adore creating mini masterpieces out of paper and glue ... and the addition of pretty little bits and bobs of shabby treasures and beautiful seam binding adds such dimension and texture to projects!

I hand tea stain all the seam binding in my Etsy shop with tender loving care! I currently have 15 beautiful colors in my shop: http://debssimpletreasures.etsy.com.

I'm pleased to offer this week's Tea Room winner 15 yards (1 yard of each color) of Shabby Vintage Seam Binding!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, November 6th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, November 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 #85 - 'Happy Halloween' WINNERS!

2011-10-31T00:00:00.000-04:00

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 'Happy Halloween' challenge -- we received 46 SPOOKY 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 1661 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 Joanna Munster for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Melissa Phillips for joining us as our October Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, More Paper Than Shoes, 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 'Happy Halloween' challenge by using PURPLE, ORANGE, BLACK, NEUTRALS AND TWINE OR RAFFIA in their designs:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Janette G. #8

2. Lou #15

3. Deb Hickman #27

4. Ane Lene #28

5. Tammy #30

6. Rosemary D. #31

7. Cammie Murphree #36

8. Lesley Croghan #37

9. Debi Ryan #41

10. Helen Berry #44

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Kristi S. #5

2. Susie Moore #19

3. Jo #43

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Geri Freeman #46! Oh my shabby goodness ... what absolutely adorable candy treat holders Geri created for her kid's teachers! I adore the glassine bags covered with sweet paper doilies and love those pretty colored chipboard frames! The sparkly pumpkin faces are so precious and love the bits and bobs of ribbon, burlap and twine! Thanks, Geri, for sharing these sweet treats with us all in the Tea Room this week!

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

Week #85 - 'Happy Halloween'

2011-10-24T00:01:00.003-04:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Fran is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Happy Halloween' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Fran asks that you create a card or project inspired by the HALLOWEEN THEME in this photo AND USE PURPLE, ORANGE, BLACK & NEUTRALS WITH TWINE OR RAFFIA!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Joanna Munster - Inspired by Stamping! Joanna earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #76 challenge - 'The Sweet Days of Summer'. And, I have some additional exciting news we are happy to share with you all today ... for those of you who follow Joanna's blog, you know that she launched her very own line of beautiful stamps a couple of weeks ago! Well, it is with great pride and pleasure that I can share with you all today that I will be one of the designers on Joanna's inaugural design team - yippiee! For the official announcements, please visit Joanna's blog and my personal blog - Simple Treasures! Joanna used the Tricks and Treats stamp set on her card design today!

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

Melissa Phillips, Lily Bean's Paperie! It's always such a treat when Melissa stops by for a sweet visit ... her shabby creations are mini masterpieces created with handmade tending loving care!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

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 sponsor - More Paper Than Shoes!

My name is Anna Fearer and I love paper and creating OOAK creations to share with others. I have been creating paper flowers for about 3yrs. I really enjoy making paper flowers. These unique and earth friendly flowers are designed with lots of love. These flowers are carefully pieced together to bring them to life.

Anna is graciously providing the Tea Room winner a $20 gift certificate this week!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, October 30th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 31st. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 31st as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #84 - 'Pumpkin Garden' WINNERS!

2011-10-24T00:00:00.000-04:00

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 'Pumpkin Garden' challenge -- we received 42 BEAUTIFULLY EMBOSSED 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 1,651 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 Magda Klementowicz for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Melissa Phillips for joining us as our October Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Classy Cards 'n Such, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge by providing an awesome gift certificate for our lucky winner!

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 beautifully embossed creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Pumpkin Garden' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.   Andrea Ewen #3

2.   Sherry Wright #4

3.   Charlotte #7

4.   Chupa #10

5.   Jen Shears #24

6.   Kristi S. #31

7. Ellen Parker #34

8. OriBella #38

9. Agnieszka Be #39

10. Lilly M. #42

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Michelle Bala #14

2. Lenet #15

3. Rosemary D. #25

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Joanna M. #6! Wow -- what more can I say ... simple ... elegant ... beautiful! This clean and simple design accented with just the right amount of bling is simply stunning! The damask patterned paper plays so well off of the gingham paper and the pretty paper flowers, satin ribbon bow and pearls are so gorgeous together! Thanks, Joanna, for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room this week!

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

Week #84 - ' Pumpkin Garden'

2011-10-17T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Cindy is our fabby shabby host and she has chosen the theme of 'Pumpkin Garden' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Cindy asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS from the photo and INCORPORATE AT LEAST ONE DRY EMBOSSED ELEMENT!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Magda Klementowicz ! Magda earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #75 challenge - 'Polka Dots'.

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

Melissa Phillips, Lily Bean's Paperie! It's always such a treat when Melissa stops by for a sweet visit ... her shabby creations are mini masterpieces created with handmade tending loving care!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Spellbinders Fancy Tags #3 Dies

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Leaves Embossing Folder

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Prima Gillian Cider Flowers

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Coral Pearls, Finesse Swirls, Prima Ceylon Attic Flowers

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Daisy, Swirl & Dots Embossing Folders, Prima Gillian Cider Flowers

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Fanciful Flourish Die, Bow Easy Tool

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 sponsor - Classy Cards 'n Such!

Classy Cards 'n Such sells a variety of quality cardmaking supplies to meet the needs of every level of cardmaking and scrapbooking expertise. From stamps to bling, to Cheery Lynn Designs, Spellbinders, embossing folders, paper, tools and much more, you are sure to find products to enhance your projects! Check out the blog for inspiration in using our products. Classy Cards offers discounts on different products each month and the Classy Cards 'n Such Yahoo group gets exclusive weekly discounts! Please join us!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, October 23rd to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 24th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 24th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #83 - 'Fall Flowers' WINNERS!

2011-10-17T00:00:00.001-04:00

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 'Fall Flowers' challenge -- we received 56 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 1,640 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 Inger Harding for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Melissa Phillips for joining us as our October Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Digi My World, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge by providing an awesome gift certificate for our lucky winner!

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 extreme 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 'Fall Flowers' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.   E.T. #3

2.   Lenet #16

3.   Kristi S. #17

4.   Lea L. #20

5.   Sara #23

6.   Chupa (1st card in post) #25

7. Linda, The Funkie Junkie #38

8. Jane Johnson #41

9. Kim Duran #48

10. Geri #52

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Lizzi #6

2. Maria P. #43

3. Bligu #56

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Magda(i)Lena #42! What an absolute beauty packed with Fall Flowers FUN! Just look at all those gorgeous flowers ... from the pretty patterned paper and blossoms on the stunning die cut butterfly down to the second page of this easel card and another layers of flowers and butterflies ... stunning layering and loads of yummy fall flowers!!! Thanks for sharing your talents with us all Magda Lena!

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

Week #83 - 'Fall Flowers'

2011-10-10T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Sheri is our fabby shabby host and she has chosen the theme of 'Fall Flowers' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Sheri asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS from the photo and USE FLOWERS! You'll get 'bonus points' if you include HANDMADE FLOWERS ... but if you can't make a handmade flower, we'd still love to see all your fall-inspired flowers -- stamped, colored, digital, patterned paper, manufactured ... just make sure you include LOTS OF FLOWERS!!!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Inger Harding - Simply Inger ! Inger earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #73 challenge - 'Mix & Match'.

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

Melissa Phillips, Lily Bean's Paperie! It's always such a treat when Melissa stops by for a sweet visit ... her shabby creations are mini masterpieces created with handmade tending loving care!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Manequin Card

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Manequin Card

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Manequin Card

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Manequin Card

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Manequin Card

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Tea Time

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 back our sponsor - Digi My World !

Digi My World opened its doors in April 2011. It was created by me, Annie Kelly, a self taught artist, crafter and web designer. I has always dabbled in doodling and creating from even an early age. Whatever the craft, I have tried it. From drawing, painting, sewing, doll & pattern making, I have tried it all. Mind you, not successful at it all, but I sure did try it all!

Clipart has taken on a whole new art form in recent years. The world of paper crafts have brought line art to a whole new level - being dubbed "digital stamps". It is with all these new developments that Digi My World was created.

I am a stay at home mom to 2 boys. My oldest son is ADD and my youngest is autistic. It is because of my youngest son that I was not able to initially go back into the work force. I have been selling and working online since 2001, owning and creating for the web. If it wasn't for the wonderful connection of the internet, I am not sure where I would be today.

All of my digital stamps and clip art are my own creations. I get inspired by the most random and silly things. Long trips in the car can give me 7 -10 new mini collection ideas. It is a wondrous feeling being inspired by the simple things in life! I hope you enjoyed visiting with me today -- and if you are in need of some adorable and original images, please make sure to visit Digi My World. I hope it brings a smile to your face!

A special thanks for Debbie and the Shabby Tea Room for allowing me this opportunity to share my creations.
Annie

Please link your creations below by Sunday, October 16th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 17th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 17th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #82 - 'A Shabby Autumn' WINNERS!

2011-10-10T00:00:00.000-04:00

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 'A Shabby Autumn' challenge -- we received 90 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 1,631 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 Wanda Guess for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Melissa Phillips for joining us as our October Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Robyn's Fetish, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge by providing an awesome digital prize package for our lucky winner!

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 extreme talent and creativity makes it nearly impossible to pick winners each week -- this week was EXCEPTIONALLY difficult! This week we were looking for the shabbiest projects here in our gallery to pick as our honorable mentions and winners. The definition of 'Shabby Design' is: Layers of softness characterized by the use of ribbon and lace, a time-worn look achieved by inking, pearls, glitter and other such embellishments. And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'A Shabby Autumn' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.   Clare Buswell #3

2.   Cathy #15

3.   Chupa #17

4.   Lea L. #26

5.   Kristi S. #47

6.   Mindy Baxter #55

7. Lizzi #64 and #88

8. 2amscrapper #68

9. bilgu #72

10. Lenet #82

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Pauline #1

2. Pastila #10

3. Magda(i) Lena #27

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Amber G. #78! WOWOWOW! Amber's shabby design just wow-ed me this week! The lovely layers piled high with gorgeous papers, doilies and die cuts were beautifully executed! The addition of some vintage seam binding, lacey pom-pom trim and rustic twine came together seamlessly to add to the charm of this card. The sweet little leaf trinket pin and clothes pin were the icing on the cake ... thanks for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room, Amber!

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

Week #82 - 'A Shabby Autumn'

2011-10-03T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Melissa is our fabby shabby host and she has chosen the theme of 'A Shabby Autumn' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...

... and Melissa asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo with an autumn or fall theme! Easy peesy, right??!!??

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Wanda Guess - A Blog Called Wanda! Wanda earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #72 challenge - 'Relax and Enjoy'.

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

Melissa Phillips, Lily Bean's Paperie! It's always such a treat when Melissa stops by for a sweet visit ... her shabby creations are mini masterpieces created with handmade tending loving care!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Apple Cider

Charlene Cundy - Expresstions of Me!

Basket of Apples

Cindy Holshouser - Sweet P Paperie

Scarecrow and Pumpkin

Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog

Happy Fall

Melissa Bove - Creating From the Heart

Scarecrow

Sheri Holt - My Sheri Cards

Happy Fall

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 back our regular bi-monthly sponsor - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, October 9th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 10th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 10th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #81 - 'Chevrons' WINNERS!

2011-10-03T00:00:00.002-04:00

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 'Chevrons' challenge -- this challenge proved to be a bit difficult for some, but we still received 29 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 1,613 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!

NEW FEATURE ... Top 10 Members {on our sidebar}! Click to sign in and have each of your visits to the Tea Room registered ... you just may find yourself spotlighted as one of the Top 10 Featured Favorites in the Tea Room :) It's so fun to see visiting numbers rising!

Please join me in thanking Anabelle O'Malley for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Sherry Wright for joining us as our September Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our regular bi-monthly sponsor last week, JustRite Stamps, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge by providing an awesome prize package for our lucky winner!

A QUICK REMINDER ... the Shabby Girls {heart} visiting your wonderful blogs filled with such inspiration, but with the increasing popularity of the Tea Room challenges, it is becoming more time consuming to get around to each and every applicant's submission in order to leave comments. Please consider turning WORD VERIFICATION OFF and leaving COMMENT MODERATION ON. Word Verification will NOT protect you from spam comments, and if you have Word Verification turned on, we may not be able to leave a comment on your blog. Thank you for your cooperation!

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 my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Chevrons' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.   Lisa Dorsey #5

2.   Moonchick #6

3.   Diane H. #7

4.   Diane H. #8

5.   Vics #9

6.   Ingrid #10

7. Gini Cagle #14

8. Beth C. #16

9. Simply Shaz #19

10. Charis #25

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:

1. Jen Adcock #11

2. Lenet #20

3. Cathy #26

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Chupa #4! Wow ... what a beautiful card Chupa created this week for our Chevrons challenge! I adore how she incorporated all the colors of blue, green, orange, cream and brown into her design along with the requisite chevron patterns and some pretty floral stamping and embellishments. Great work -- thanks for sharing your talents with us all in the Tea Room, Chupa!!

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