TSTR week 37 - Pick A Cause

Good morning and welcome to week 37 in The Shabby Tea Room!

This week our challenge has been set by Nicole and she wants us to make a card/project in honor of your favorite cause or charity.  Shriner's Hospital for Children is a charity that is very near and dear to my heart!  They offer Pediatric Specialty Care in the following areas:

Orthopaedics

Burn Care

Spinal Cord Injury

and

Cleft Lip and Palate

My daughter is a bilateral above the knee amputee and has been a Shriner's Kid since she was born.  She is 16 years old now and they have been making her prosthetics to walk in whenever she needs them.  She is an amazing young lady and greets every day with a smile.  Recently she has been involved with another amazing organization called Achilles International and they have given her a handcrank bicycle to race in marathons!  She has already participated in 2 marathons and a few shorter races and she is addicted!  Her first marathon ever, she completed 26.2 miles for a full marathon and she came in 3rd place in her division!  Like I said, she is an amazing young lady! 

Over the years, Achilles has developed specialized programs for children and war veterans. Achilles Kids provides training, racing opportunities, and an in-school program for children with disabilities, while their Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans program brings running programs and marathon opportunities to disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

 Shriners is a truly amazing organization funded completely through donations making their care 100% free to their pateints!!!  That's right FREE CARE TO THEIR PATIENTS!!!  One of the nicest things that you experience at a Shriner's Hospital is the incredible generosity and kind employees.  Their staff is tripping over themselves to make the kids feel safe and comfortable! 

My card this week is in honor of Shriner's Hospital for Children and I decided to honor them with another one of my adorable Waltzingmouse stamps that is all about Kindness.  Shriner's is definitely all about KINDNESS!

Our generous sponsor in the Tea Room this week is June Lanum and she is offering 20 trinket pins, one chrocheted flower as the prize this week.  June has generously supplied the DT with some wonderful trinkets to work with and you can see her beautiful handy work on my card.  The pin at the top of the card was made by June and was perfect for my card because it is topped off with an angel.  The staff at Shriner's Hospitals are all angels so this pin was so fitting!  Here is a close up of the pin.

Each Shabby Girl has picked their own cause or charity to honor this week, so hop on over to each of their blogs to see what they have created!  Here are the individual links:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

That's all for now!  Go find your charity or cause and make a card/project in honor of it, then, let us see!

Have a great week!

{Hugs} Lisa

TSTR Week #36 - What are you thankful for?

Welcome to week 36 in the delightful Shabby Tea Room

This week I'll be your host and I am getting in the Thanksgiving mood by asking what you are thankful for? 

I have found this fun inspo pic to inspire you with this week:

I have had a lack of inspiration myself lately but this week I remembered what I love so much about making cards!  The stamped sentiment on my card comes from a stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps and I am in love with it!  When I saw that the stamp was about friendship, I immediately knew that it had to be the centerpiece for this week's card.  We should all be thankful for our friends, they help us through so much of life's ups and downs! 

This week's sponsor in the Tea Room is

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  They carry a large variety of quality ribbon by May Arts, available by the yard or spool, and welcomes custom orders. Designer paper, stamps, embellishments, tools and paper crafting supplies round out the product line carried, providing all that's needed to create in the Stamp Simly style. You can visit Sharon's Blog and store at http://www.stampsimply.com/.

Here is a picure of the lovely prize package they are offering this week to the winner in

The Shabby Tea Room.

Don't forget to visit the Shabby Girls individual blogs to see what they have created for you!

Here are the links to make it easy for you!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Ok everyone, reflect on what you are thankful for and have a great week!

{hugs} Lisa

TSTR Week #35 - Lavender and Lace

Welcome to week #35 in The Shabby Tea Room!  This week our lovely hostess Clare has picked an absolutely gorgeous photo and theme to inspire us!  The theme is called Lavendar and Lace and here is the beautiful inspiration photo.  It makes me want to fill a bathtub, light some candles and forget about the world for a couple of hours!

Our generous sponsor this week in The Tea Room is

My Time Made Easy, LLC, provides you with the basics for creating your own coordinating handmade cards, tags, and gift packaging in no time. It is fun, affordable, and we made it easier than ever! I have always said that it really is all about the TOTAL package. Now you can afford to create and dress up the simplest of gifts on your own, and make them appear to be that much more special. Nothing says love like something handmade. Lauren Meader, Owner.

Lauren has generously supplied the DT with some fun inspiration and I have used the butterfly box template and decorated it with some lovely lavendar, lace and flowers to go with our beautiful theme!  This box is so dainty and would be such a lovely gift box to put flowers, candy or jewelry in!

Don't forget to visit the Shabby Girls individual blogs to see what they have created for you!

Here are the links to make it easy for you!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great week everyone and enjoy working with your lavendar and lace inspiration.

♥Hugs, Lisa♥



Polka Doodles DT Call!

We are looking for creative talent to join us here at the Polka Doodles challenge blog.

So if you'd love to get your work seen and have fun please follow the instructions below:


Criteria for Team Members:

You must be able to enter at least 3 weekly blog challenges a month and have a blog.

It is part of your duties to leave comments on the challenge entries on a weekly basis.

You must be able to contribute fully to the team and be able to commit for at least 6 months. Please make sure you really consider this - many people jump in without really considering the commitment we are asking for and what is required.

An important part of your duties is to create samples for Polka Doodles products which will be seen on the website, shows and Create & Craft TV. The deadlines for these samples are very short and are a pre-requisite for the DT members. From time to time you may also be asked to make additional samples as and when required.

Payment: there is no payment for this work, but you will receive Polka Doodles products to enable you to make the samples and your projects and obviously these are free for you to keep and use.

The Design Team call is open to anyone and everyone, no matter what your ability. We have a diverse pool of creative talents and are looking for individuals who can complement the team. This does not necessarily mean we are only looking for advanced crafters, we have a variety of reasons for choosing new members. If you feel proud of your work then please let us see it.


To enter please email Nikky here with a link to your blog and tell us why you want to be on the team.

Closing date for entries is Sunday 14th Nov at 6pm.

Good Luck!! x

Polka Doodles week 44 - Quick and Simple Christmas Card

Welcome to week 44 at Polka Doodles!  This week the DT was challenged to make a simple Christmas card that could be mass produced easily.  The challenge this week was set by Jenny.

My reindeer is from the winter section of The Sundae of Seasons CD and he is Oh So Cute, dontcha think!!  I matted him onto some kraft paper and then backed him with some fun polka dotty Christmas paper.  I added a fun bow at the top and finished it off with a cute red button.  Make sure to check out what the rest of the DT has made to inspire you!  If you haven't already checked out the Sundae of Seasons CD, I highly recommend it!  It has the most adorable images on it for all seasons!

Have a great week everyone and let's see your easy Christmas cards!

♥Hugs, Lisa♥

TSTR Week #34 - Country Kitchen

Welcome to week #34 in The Shabby Tea Room!  This week our lovely hostess Cathy has set the challenge for us and she has chosen the sweet theme of Country Kitchen.  Here is the colorful inspiration pic she has chosen for us.

I just love the old fashioned feel to this pic and the bright red and blue colors and all of those wonderful polka dots!  So many possibilities!

Our sponsor this week in the Tea Room is

There She Goes Clear Stamps offers a variety of stamp sets for all of your stamping needs. From elegant to playful, they have something for everyone and the collection keeps on growing! TSG takes pride in the versatility of their stamp sets and many of the stamp sets can be used in combination with others giving you even more variety in your paper crafting fun.

Visit the TSG Blog weekly for new challenges as well as inspiration from the talented design team- the Trendsetters!

You are in for a real treat this week when you see what those amazing Shabby Girls have created for you!

Please visit their individual blogs to see what they have been up to!  You will be pleasantly surprised!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Enjoy cooking up your Country Kitchen Creations!

See you next week!

Hugs, Lisa

JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop 8

Welcome to JustRite Stampers’ newest Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops 8! Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps! And don’t forget that JustRite has some Christmas stamps in their newly released CLING line of stamp sets -- you can find them HERE. This week, the designers joining the JustRite design team are the Flower Soft and The Shabby Tea Room challenge blog design teams! So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card & project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog!

For my card above I decided to use the Sweet Treats stamp from the "Something Sweet" stamp set.

I made the front of the card look like a wrapped Christmas present with the white ribbon wrapped all around the card.  The red background paper is embossed with tiny dots for dimension. 

Please visit these designers’ blogs to see what fabulous JustRite Christmas inspiration they have for you on the hop today!

JustRite Inspiration Blog

JustRite Design Team:

Sharon Harnist

Angela Barkhouse

Sankari Wegman

Stephanie Kraft

Kazan Clark

Michele Kovack

Kellie Fortin

Barb Schram

Debbie Olson

Becca Feeken

Heidi Blankenship

Flower Soft

Design Team:

Jeanne Streiff

Debbie Seyer

Gini Cagle

Linda Beeson

Deb Felts

Cibele Glazer

Vicki Garrett

Dina Kowal

The Shabby Tea Room

Design Team:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Nicole Segnere

Clare Buswell

Pattie Goldman

Lisa Golzbein

Cathy Clark-Santie

Ok so after you've done all of your hopping and you have some Christmas Inspiration light your fireplace and start on your own Christmas cards!  You'll find all you need at Just Rite Stampers for all of your Christmas card needs!

Have a great day!

Lisa

TSTR week 33 - Consider it CASED!

Good morning everyone and welcome to another challenge over in The Shabby Tea Room!  This week we are going to have some fun and our very own Debbie is challenging our followers to "CASE" a Shabby Girl!  What exactly does that mean?  I'll tell you... You can pick any of the cards made by the DT and copy it!  OK not exactly copy it but use it for inspiration and make something similar.  Let us know which DT member you are "CASING" on your blog. 

Our generous sponsor this week in the Tea Room is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps.

Robyn supplied the DT with some adorable clip art and I chose to use "Lucy Angel" on my card. 

She is just Oh So Cute!!!

Thank You Robyn!

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 or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set of their choice.

So now your job is to look over all of the lovely designs that our Shabby Girls have made this week, pick out your favorite and let it inspire you!  Here are links to the individual blogs so you can hop around and take a look at all the cards! 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

That's all for now, enjoy your week and get "CASING"!

{hugs} Lisa

TSTR Week 32 Chocolate Covered Autumn

Good Monday morning!  It's time for a Chocolate Covered Autumn theme in The Shabby Tea Room from our lovely host Pattie!  Here is the delicious inspo pic that she has chosen for us:

It looks so yummy!

Our generous sponsor this week in The Tea Room is Meljen's Designs.  

 Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and is steadily growing! Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

Melissa has supplied the design team with the most adorable digi images and I've chosen the country pumpkins for my card.  They are so happy and cute, I just couldn't resist!

Don't forget to check out what my other teamies in The Tea Room have created with Melissa's images to inspire you!  You'll just love them all!  You can check them out at their individual blogs here:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great week!

{hugs} Lisa

Polka Doodles - Week 41 Something Spooky!!

This week at Polka Doodles, the challenge is to make a card of project with something spooky!  The Halloween Download Bundle at Polka Doodles has all the elements for a cute and spooky Halloween!  I chose the spooky spider web background and the Oh So Cute Ghostie Jack image for my tag.  I topped it off with some colorful orange and white polka dot ribbon for a fun tag!

Check out the Polka Doodles blog and play along.  You'll also want to check out the projects from the other design team gals!  They have really outdone themselves this week with our "Something Spooky" theme!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Lisa

TSTR week 31 - Pumpkin Patch

Fall is in the air!  Even here in sunny South Florida the temperature has dropped recently in the 50's and 60's which is unseasonably low for us!  I just love the cooler weather and I also love seeing the pumpkin patches that start cropping up all over town!  This week in The Shabby Tea Room, Nicole is our host and she has chosen Pumpkin Patches as our theme!  For your card or project this week, you can use the color scheme from this inspo pic or just use pumpkins!

Our sponsor this week is My Favorite Things, a delightful clear rubber stamp company!

Don't forget to check out what my other shabby girl teamies have created for you to be inspired by!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Enjoy your week everyone and show us your pumpkins!

Lisa

TSTR week 30 - Vintage Halloween

BOO!  I'm so excited that Halloween is coming!  It's one of my favorite holidays!  There are so many cute decorations and depending on your spin on the holiday, it can be cute and fun or really scary.  I prefer cute and fun since I have little kids and I was never a fan of scary!  This week in The Shabby Tea Room, I had the pleasure of hosting the challenge and since we are getting so close to Halloween, I chose a vintage Halloween theme in Shabby Tea Room style!  Here is the inspo pic that I chose to use:

Our generous host this week in the Tea Room is Sassy Studio Designs and they provided the DT with some great Halloween sentiments to use on our projects. 

Sassy Studio Designs is a fresh new company that has been designing and selling digital images for a year now.  Make sure to check out all of their designs!

I picked two of the sentiments that went well with my card but there was so many to choose from and all so perfect for Halloween!

The Shabby Girls really outdid themselves this week with the vintage theme and I am truly in love with all of their cards!  You won't want to miss out on these great projects so visit their individual blogs here:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

That's all for now!  I can't wait to see what you "SCARE" up this week!

{hugs} and {pumpkins}

Lisa

Polka Doodles - Week 39 - Fancy Folding

Welcome to week 39 over at the Polka Doodly challenge blog!

This week Dee has challenged us to create a card or project using fancy or interesting folding.

I found the neatest tutorial for turning an ordinary envelope into a small treat bag with some basic folding techniques and I'd like to share it with you today.  You can find the template for the envelope/bag here.

Nikky's new CD, Sundae of Seasons is such a fabulous CD that it is hard to choose which images to use on my projects.  This week however, I chose to go with a baby theme and decorate my envelope/bag with the adorable sleeping baby from the "Spring" section on the Sundae of Seasons CD.  I am just in love how this sweet little bag came out!  You really can't go wrong when you're using such adorable images!  Just look at this adorable baby close up, you could just give her a squeeze, she is so yummy!

It's hard to believe that this adorable little sack started out as an envelope but here is a view of the back of the bag to show you the seams from the envelope.

I'm not sure if you can see the lines where the envelope comes together but I tried to capture them in the above picutre.  Try one of these easy peasy envelope/bags yourself and you'll be smitten!  I can't wait to see what fancy and interesting folding techniques all of you Polka Doodlers come up with this week!

Have a great weekend everyone and I'll see you next week at Polka Doodles!

{hugs}Lisa

TSTR Week 29 - Pearls and Pastels

Welcome to week 29 in The Shabby Tea Room and what a lovely Monday it is!

This week Clare is our lovely hostess and she has chosen such a very feminine challenge for us.  It is called Pearls and Pastels.  Here is the gorgeous photo she has supplied us with for inspiration:

I WANT THIS BRACELET!

Seriosly though, it is just oozing with gorgeousness!

Here is my card and I've used the stamp set "Something Sweet" generously supplied by Just Rite Stampers.

This week's Tea Room sponsor is ... JustRite Stampers!

JustRite is hosting the 12 Weeks of Christmas blog hops each Wednesday through Thanksgiving -- wonderful Christmas project inspiration from about 20 different designers each week! Details at the JustRite Inspiration blog. The Shabby Girls will be hopping with JustRite on October 27th ... so mark your calenders for this fun event that you won't want to miss :)

This week awesome prize package valued at almost $60:

- Free 1-3/16” wood stamper with the purchase of Witch Way To The Treats or Holiday Cheer stamp sets. - 25% off new configurations of font.

Please don't forget to visit the other Shabby Girls and see what they have come up with this week for your viewing pleasure!  You're sure to be inspired!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch

Have a great week everyone!

{hugs} Lisa

Papertrey Ink September Blog Hop

YAY!  It's time for another blog hop with PTI!

My favorite time of month.  This month the blog hop is all about creating a project using one of your favorite learned skills.  I have so many techniques and skills that I have learned since I entered this Oh So Fun world of cardmaking that it is hard to narrow it down.....so I didn't.  LOL  Well I did narrow it down to 2 fun card templates and 1 super cool technique.

Oh and by the way, the Halloween themed Papertrey products have taken over this blog post!  I can't help it, I am in LOVE!

Lately I have been fascinated with making non-traditional cards and boxes.

I found some amazing tutorials on the Splitcoast Stampers website

and I'm going to share 2 of them with you today.  As for the super cool technique, I got a tip about a white gel pen recently in the Papertrey News e-mail from Nichole and Jennifer about their favorite products. 

So for a quick summary, here are the 3 skills I am sharing for this month's blog hop with pictures to follow:

1) Criss Cross Card by Beate Johns

2) Gable Boxes by Regina Andari

3) Faux stitching with a white gel pen

(Uni-Ball Signo favorite of Nichole Heady and Jennifer Ellefson)

For the 1st one, a criss cross card, by Beate Johns, I followed the template here at Splitcoast Stampers.

Here is what the insert looks like:

For the 2nd one, I made two gable boxes, by Regina Andare. 

I followed the template here at Splitcoast Stampers.

And finally for the 3rd technique thanks to Nichole Heady and Jennifer Ellefson for suggesting the Uni-Ball Signo white gel pen.  I have used many many white gel pens and I have never gotten the results that I achieved with this pen.  In a word it is AWESOME!  It is bright and white on dark paper and there is no scratchy missed spots when you are writing like with other gel pens!  I got mine at Scrapbook.com but you can get them in lots of places.  It was such a popular item that when I went to order it, I found out it was back ordered.  It finally came in the mail and it was worth the wait!

On this card I used the white pen to create the faux stitching around the border of the black card and around the border of the orange Mat Stack 4 die from PTI.

I love this pen and I will be reaching for it over and over again!  I even bought 2 so I wouldn't run out anytime soon since they are hard to come by!

Here are all of the products and supplies used to make my cards and boxes:

(All products PTI unless otherwise listed)

Criss Cross Card: Halloween Prints DP, Mat Stack 2 Die, Tiny Treats Halloween Stamp Set, Embellishments Stamp Set, McGill File Tab Punch, Stampin Up Scallop Border Punch, Ribbon from Michaels.

Gable Boxes:  Halloween Prints DP, Mat Stack 2 & 4 Dies, Tiny Treats Halloween Stamp Set, Rustic Jute Button Twine, Black Buttons, Stampin Up Scallop Border Punch, Ribbon from Michaels.

Faux Stitching Card: Halloween Prints DP, Mat Stack 2 & 4 Dies, Tiny Treats Halloween Stamp Set, Rustic Jute Button Twine, Black Button, Stampin Up Scallop Border Punch, Ribbon and Rhinestones from Michaels, Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen.

Ok that was a LONG blog post but I really had so much fun creating and so much to share!  Happy blog hopping everyone and thank you to PTI, Nichole Heady, Jennifer Ellefson, Beate Johns and Regina Andari for all of the wonderful inspiration!

Have a Super Week Everyone!

{Hugs} Lisa

Polka Doodles Week 38 Challenge - Hidden Element

Welcome to the Polka Doodles week #38 Challenge!  This week the challenge is to hide something within, perhaps inside a box or a card.  I am in love with this template that I found on Splitcoast Stampers for a gable box and it can be made to any theme!  Nikky's new CD Sundae of Seasons has just about all of the cute graphics you could find for all of the seasons!  I chose to go with a winter theme and make a box that could easily hold or hide, a small package of hot chocolate!  The box itself is made from one of the background papers from the new CD and the adorable mug and holly leaf are from the winter section!

Don't forget to check out what the other girls have created for you!  You will love the projects they made with their hidden elements, from boxes to cards to CD cases! 

Enjoy and have a great weekend everyone!

{hugs} Lisa

 

Exciting News To Share!

Today I have some exciting news to share with all of you who may stop by!  I received a blog highlight on Kazan and Laura's 2s4y blog!  I am so excited and honored.  I love their website and their great sketches!  They have an amazing design team and I love to see their work each week!

Is this a great hobby or what?

Have a great day everyone!  I already am!

{hugs} Lisa

TSTR week 28 - School Days & Welcome To Our New Shabby Girls!

Welcome Back Students - School is now in session!

Can you guess the theme this week in The Shabby Tea Room?

Yes we are back to school and I've officially regained my title of "Mom's Taxi Service"!

Oh well, at least I've only got another 12 years of taxi duty! 

Oy Vey!

Ok, so thanks to our very own talented shabby girl Cathy, we were challenged to make a card or project with a school theme.  Here is the inspiration photo:

Our generous sponsor this week in the Tea Room is:

Digi Doodle Shop is the result of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started just a couple of months ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to over 250 stamps - now available.

Digi Doodle Shop has generously supplied the Shabby Girls with a complimentary image to design with and I chose the Clutch Purse Set.  It was quite a challenge to incorporate those beautiful purses into a school theme but then I remembered that Teachers are part of the whole back to school theme and presto, it came to me.  Classy purses - Classy Teachers and voila - "Teachers Have Class"

Please don't forget to visit the other DT members and see what they have come up with this week for your viewing pleasure!  We happen to have some of the most talented designers on the web.... I'm just sayin'

Oh yeah and speaking of DT members, would you officially help me welcome our 2 newest Shabby Girls!

*****************Drumroll Please******************

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

&

Pattie Goldman - The Pampered Paper Patch (how cute is that name!)

These 2 ladies have been loyal Shabby Tea Room followers for a very long time now and they are going to make a lovely addition to our little team!  They both have a unique vintage and shabby style and their work is just gorgeous!  I know you will help me in giving them a warm welcome to the team!

And don't forget the rest of the team:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Cathy Clark-Santie - Papier Girl

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Sadly though, we are saying goodbye this week to 2 of our DT members as their term is up.

Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog

&

Melissa Hubert - My Paper Obsession

Audrey and Melissa we will miss you but we are sure that you will frequent the Tea Room as often as you can and share a cup of tea with us!  Audrey and Melissa have been with Debbie in the Tea Room since it's inception and I have been honored to design along side of them! 

Whew!!  I think I got it all in!  All that's left to say now is have an awesome week and don't forget to show us your school projects!

{hugs} Lisa

Polka Doodles week 37 - Easel Card

Here is sweet little Polly Pumpkin!  I wonder what spell she is looking up?  I just love Halloween!  Great bold colors and such cute cute graphics!  Nikky Hall at Polka Doodles has done it again!  She has created such cuteness that you must check out her new CD titled "Sundae of Seasons"!  Her Halloween Doodles have the cutest witches, pumpkins and ghosts on it to play with, you'll be glad you checked it out!  Actually all of the seasons on the CD are just brimming with wonderful graphics and background papers! 

Our challenge this week at Polka Doodles is to create an easel card.  I personally love making easel cards, they are so much fun and they really lend themselves to such cute embellishments! 

 

Don't forget to check out what my teamies have done with their easel cards!  They are showcasing the new CD as well and you are in for a treat!

One last picture of my card with a closeup of the sentiment and bow in the top corner!  Did I mention I am in love with this card??!!!

Ok everyone!  Have a great weekend and show us your easel cards!

{hugs} Lisa