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