The Card Concept, The Shabby Tea Room, Seize the Birthday & Viva la Verve {Fabulous}

Happy Wednesday! Today we have a brand new challenge over at The Card Concept. This is my last challenge with the team as a Guest Designer! It was wonderful to play along with these talented and inspiring ladies.

This week we are simply looking for a Birthday Card. I chose the inspiration photo because of the white cake mixed with the pretty flowers and the woodgrain. I did not manage to get the woodgrain incorporated in my card but I tried to capture the spring like quality of the colours. 

My sketch came from the Viva la Verve Sketches. I LOVE this sketch! It was great to use up some scraps from my bin. I also used an oval for the center to fit my sentiment which is a new one for me from Stampin' Up. I am a sucker for scrolling font! I am also linking this up at the Seize the Birthday Anything Goes Birthday Challenge. I am also linking up at The Shabby Tea Room Anything Goes Challenge.

Baby Blog Hop for Jinny!

Saturday! Hooray! I am happy to get my craft on this weekend but I also have big plans to walk and to purge my craftroom and closet! I have been meaning to purge all week but the days are just not long enough and my weekly walk is cutting into my purging plans. I am, however, purging pounds and have now lost 11lbs! Woot! 

Today I am thrilled to be a part of a special blog hop for Jinny! She has just had a baby boy and so the Paper Sweeties gals are throwing her a special baby hop! 

Come and follow the hop to see what the other designers made for Jinny!

Annette Witherspoon

Char Cundy

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Lesley Croghan <<< you are here!

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Congratulations, Jinny! I am so happy for you and your family! Wishing you all the best! Did you know that the Shabby Tearoom has a baby challenge on right now! Go play along! I am also submitting this to the Curtain Call Challenge: Cozy Quilt! I was inspired by the patterns; hence my paper and doily on the card and don't forget that warm, fuzzy felt flower. I am also playing with the great sketch at Clean & Simple Sketches. I LOVED the sketch and decided to flip it and use a circular image. 

 

The Shabby Tea Room, MFT Color Palette 1 & Simon Says Stamps {Paper Sweeties}

My two weeks off from work are officially at an end! Tomorrow I am back with my sweet class of kiddos! I have really missed them and I am looking forward to seeing them and hearing about their Christmas adventures.

We have a brand new challenge up at The Shabby Tea Room! 

Use ROSES on your project!!! 

Oh how I LOVE the pretty inspiration photo!

I went to work and decided to play with some papers in my stash! I am also playing along with a few different challenges!!! I was inspired to create a "love" themed card and I am using something "new" My Favorite Things "Rolled Roses Die"! Eeep! Love using them once I figured out how to roll the roses! 

So I am linking up to the current Simon Says Stamp Challenge to use something NEW!

 {Supplies Used}

Stamps: Paper Sweeties-Beautiful

Inks: Basic Gray & Black

Papers: MME, DSP Stash, Pink, White

Extras: Pink Pearls, Martha Stewart Doilies, Leaf Flourish Die, Rolled Roses Die (MFT)

I am also playing along with My Favorite Things Color Palette Challenge.

The Shabby Tea Room {Cream, Kraft & Black}

Our Shabby Tearoom Challenge this week is to create a project using the colours BLACK, KRAFT AND CREAM/WHITE! The photo suggests a New Year theme but really, it is up to you what you create and remember, it does not have to be shabby!

I am the hostess this week and above is the photo I used...I loved the sepia look...I am really into neutrals.

For my card I used the Paper Sweeties Set called Let It Snow and the Paper Sweeties dies called Homespun Holidays Sweet Cuts! Love that there was a star in the pack! I layered some gold ribbon beneath the star cut outs and I put the whole panel through my crimper. The card is really pretty with the gold peeking through.

I am also entered this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps-Bling it On

Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge-

I loved the glowing candles...hence the glow in my stars.

The Shabby Tea Room & FUSION

Our Shabby Tearoom Challenge this week is to create a project...

USING RED, WHITE with GINGHAM and/or GINGERBREAD!

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Paper Sweeties - Ho Ho Ho, Make the Season Bright

Inks: Espresso

Papers: Red, Kraft, White

Extras: SRM Stickers, Gingham Ribbon, Button, Doily, Embossing folder

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor -Creations by AR!

I am also playing along with the current FUSION Challenge and there is still time to apply for the Design Team!

Shabby Tea Room {Holiday Buttons and Dots!

Our Shabby Tearoom Challenge this week is to create a HOLIDAY card or project inspired by the photo and INCLUDE BUTTONS AND POLKA DOTS!

Paper Sweeties - Abigail, Make the Season Bright, Let it Snow 

Our sponsor is -Digital Papers by Janet Etsy!

Come and join the fun!

POD, TSTR, TRR & MUSE {Merry & Bright}

Well...my spirits are getting to be very merry and bright! I thought I would make a wine bottle tag for a friend of mine at work. I LOVE Purple Onion Designs stamps...the images are adorable and so much fun to colour!

Isn't this wee elf so cute! I thought the sentiment was perfect for a bottle of vino! I am playing along with MUSE challenge...love those stripes and the layout! I am also playing along with the Shabby Tea Room and The Ribbon Reel again...love the colours and I made a tag!!

There is a sale on at Purple Onion Designs...don't miss out!

The Shabby Tea Room {Joyous Season}-Using Tags & The Ribbon Reel

Welcome! I am so happy! December is here and so many wonderful things have been happening around here! I placed an order for some new goodies from Paper Sweeties and I decided to get kinda soft and vintage for this week's Shabby Tea Room Challenge! We have a lovely inspiration photo and we were asked to make a tag or to use a tag on our project...so I went to work!

I LOVE the colours in this photo and I took my cue from the pale pinks and aquas. I used a Martha Stewart die cut doily, a tag from Recollections and some pretty taffeta ribbon from SU! The sentiment comes from one of the new Paper Sweeties sets called Homespun Holidays and the matching Homespun Holidays Sweet Cuts dies. I loved the little ornament in it, and cut it out twice. 

Come and create your own tag or card with tag based on the inspiration photo. We would love to have you join us!!! Happy crafting!

I am also linking up to The Ribbon Reel...create a shabby card this month using pink, baby blue, cream/white and ribbon.

Ribbon Carousel, Paper Issues and The Shabby Tea Room {Holiday Greetings}

Looking for my Fresh Squeezed Stamps-Release Week project? 

Please click HERE.

Over at the Ribbon Carousel, there is still time to link up to the current Challenge!!!

This month's theme is...you guessed it.....

Holidays and Celebrations!

 So what prize is up for grabs? How about a Ribbon Carousel?!

Here is my card...I went shabby and had fun, doing some sponging. Totally different look for me but I love trying new things! I hope you like it!

Today I am sharing a card I made for the current Shabby Tearoom Challenge (Red, White and Brown) and the Paper Issues Challenge (Christmas Theme).

Come and play along for your chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room {Merry Christmas in Brown, Red & White with Bugaboo Stamps}

This week at the Shabby Tea Room, we have this wonderful inspiration photo and the colours-Brown, Red and White! I love these colours together and we are being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps!

I loved this sweet lilsnowman stamp!!! 

I inked him up with markers and used this fabulous sketch from Simon Says Stamps.

I kept my card simple and light-hearted! 

Come and join us at the  Shabby Tea Room!