The Shabby Tea Room: Week #96 - 'Vintage Boudoir'

Week #96 - 'Vintage Boudoir'

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.)

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A good all-around general 'Hi' card...
Cardbase from The Paper Company.
Pattern Paper from Basic Grey.
Paper Buttons and birdie from K&Company.
Ribbon and inks from Stampin' Up!
Clipart from laptop stash.
Pearl Gems from the $ store.

The Shabby Tea Room Week #82 : 'A Shabby Autumn'

Week #82 - 'A Shabby Autumn'

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'

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

The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome back our regular bi-monthly sponsor -
Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps

Thank you for playing along with The Shabby Tea Room this week!
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Fall makes me thing of layer...
layers of clothes, layers of color, layer of leaves covering the ground....
My Shabby Autumn Card is abut layers.

Base is Confetti Cream Cardstock, layered with Autumn Pattern Paper, layered in Mulberry Paper; layered in more Cardstock, Birch Tree Bark (real) and Yarn, then finally layered with this sweet bird.
Card is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Cardstock, Stamp and Inks are from Stampin' Up!
Pattern Paper from Make it Special
Mulberry Paper from Memory Stor
Image from Flickr Collage Group.

The Shabby Tea Room Week #78 - 'Pink Wedded Bliss'

Week #78 - 'Pink Wedded Bliss'

Welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!
This week the theme is 'Pink Wedded Bliss'.

I ask that you create a card or project with a wedding, anniversary or celebration theme and use PINK, BLACK AND ANY NEUTRALS (white, cream, kraft).
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I decorated a wee 'bag' as a favor box.
The middle opens up to reveal an X-tra surprise!

Cardstocks are Stampin' Up! and Paper Pak.
Lace is from my vintage auction stash.
Pearls from the $ store.
Petal Card Punch, Inks and Stamp are from Stampin' Up!
Letter Stamps are EK Success-Image Tree.
Square and border cut out with a SLICE.
Metal rimmed Tag is Staples home brand.

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The Shabby Tea Room #77: Birthstones

Week #77 - 'Birthstones'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room! This week Pattie is our host and she has chosen the theme of:
'Birthstones'.

... and Pattie asks that we create a card or project inspired by the color of YOUR birthstonebe sure to tell us which is your birthstone in your blog post too! ...

The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor this week - Pink Persimmon!
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I was born in April, on the chart provided is 'Crystal' (or Diamond).
That inspired a little sparkle... being the 'Queen' of all gems... a princess!
Silver glitter for the tiara and white crystal on the wings and over-dress.
Swan Princess stamp and sentiment from Kraftin' Kimmie.
Cardstock, Punch, Inks and Markers are Stampin' Up!
Pattern Papers are DCWV.
Flower from D-lish Scraps.
Glitters and Bling from the $ store.
3D Crystal Lacquer from Sakura.

The Shabby Tea Room Week #59 - 'Butterfly Wishes'

Week #59 - 'Butterfly Wishes'

Welcome shabby friends - so happy you're here!

Create a card or project based on the inspiration photo (Below Card) and use
BUTTERFLIES!
You need not use the colors from the inspiration photo unless you want to :)

I'm super happy to welcome this week's sponsor:
The Stamp Fairy!

Thank you for playing along with The Shabby Tea Room this week!

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How could anyone resist the COLORS in the Inspiration Photo!

"Just like the butterfly, I too will awaken in my own time'"
~Deborah Chaskin~

Card Base was white, textured from DCWV.
Dragonfly punch was a Fiskars corner punch.
Pink Pearls and Butterfly Punch are unknown.
Pattern Paper from Make it Special.
Clip Art from Stash.
Glimmer Mists from Tattered Angels... I sprayed, smeared and dripped.
Inks from Stampin' Up!

The Shabby Tea Room: Week #57 - 'Doilies & Lace:

Week #57 - 'Doilies & Lace'

Create a card or project based on the inspiration photo and use DOILIES and/or LACE! You are welcome to use stamps, die cuts, paper, lace, doilies, or fabric in any way you are inspired to create with ... but be sure to show us some doilies and lace!

What a YUMMY challenge :)

This week's sponsor: Cupcake Card Craft

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shhh...
Though I know it's likely she'll see it anyway...
*THIS* is going to my Mom's Mother's Day Card.
Black Textured Card Base is DCWV (comes with envelope).
Vintage Clip Art (Flickr Collage Group find) crumpled and sanded for a shabby look.
Light and Hot Pink Lace from my Auction Stash.
Flowers are Prima.
MOM Bling is My Mind's Eye.
Acrylic Butterfly by Reflections.
Pearls and Mulberry Paper are Stash Sh-tuff.
Blank Inside so I can tell her just how much I love her!

The Shabby Tea Room Week #56 - 'Spring Color Challenge'

Week #56 - 'Spring Color Challenge'
Welcome shabby friends - so happy you're here! Today we ask that you create a card or project based on the colors from the inspiration picture {yellow, pink, green, peach & lavender} and a neutral (white, cream, kraft)!
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I made a Postcard...
Started with a snippet of an old Soap/Perfume Ad (clip art), I cut out and thed 3D Crystal Lacquered just the portrait in the center. I wanted a Photo Frame Feel.
The shape in the background is a Slice cut out, inked and Pearls added.
The same with the Flowers: Slice and Brads.
All Inks are Stampin' Up!

"The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman."
~Sydney Biddle Barrows~

The Shabby Tea Room #49: Keeping Warm

Week #49 - 'Keeping Warm'
Welcome Friends!! This week Nicole is our host and she has chosen the theme of 'Keeping Warm'!

Using this snuggly photo for inspiration ...

... please create a card or project with a 'KEEP WARM' theme and/or any additional inspiration from the photo colors (suggestions: scarves, mittens, hats, coffee, tea, hot cocoa/marshmellows, fireplace, blankets, felt, wool, fleece, yarn, etc.) The Shabby Girls cannot wait to see what you create this week :)
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I made a card, taking my inspiration largely from the colors in the picture.
Doesn't Bernadette Bunny look cozy warm in her muff, scarf and ear muffs?

Background is Masked and Tattered Angels Glimmer Misted, then rubbed with ink to give it some cozy layering.
Bernadette Bunny is a Krafting Kimmie Stamp.
Sentiment, Inks and markers are Stampin' Up!
Bunny and Flower Mini-Brads are Making Memories.
Flowers are punched from a Starbucks Cup Wrap (speaking of warmers!)
Heart pin is K&Company.
Laces are from my antique Auction stash.

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The Shabby Tea Room #47: Get Creative!

Week #47 - 'Get Creative'

This week the theme is 'Get Creative'!
Design a card or project using just stamping - NO PATTERNED PAPERS ALLOWED THIS WEEK - and your own, handmade embellishment(s)!

The main idea of this challenge is to get creative with your basic supplies (i.e. cardstock, ink, stamps). For this challenge, you can consider such things like ribbon, lace, buttons and brads - basic supplies. Hand make what you can, for example - make your background paper by repeating stamping to make a pattern, or use an embossing folder to create some pattern. Hand make a paper flower as an embellishment. Use your dies and punches to make embellishments, etc. -- do not to use anything manufactured that you can attempt to hand make and 'Get Creative'!

Are you up for the challenge this week?
Well, what are you waiting for ... run to the craft space and 'Get Creating!!!
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I discovered The Shabby Tea room just this past week... so this is my Newbie entry.
I made a Steampunk Card.
shhhhhh!!!
He never reads my Blog so I'm safe, this is Hubby's Valentine's Card this year.
Hallmark has yet to get on those Steampunk occasion cards... shame on them!

I used Krafting Kimmie stamps for the sentiment and figure. Hand colored (Copper hair and Grey eyes like mine) and cut out.
Clock and 'shadow' gears are a Stampin' Up! set.

I started by Glimmer Mist spraying my main background paper, some of my bottles are stuck so I pulled the sprayer out and dribbled the red, orange, yellow and green right from the lid.

Next I used my Gel-a-tins Get in Gear stamps to add some Gears.
Inked in both yellow and green.

Next was some Gear punches in Copper, rubbed down with brown ink to age/grunge a bit.