Friends...at The Shabby Tea Room!

Hi there and Happy Monday! Today is my last official post as a Shabby Girl at The Shabby Tea Room. I have had such a wonderful time working with Debbie and all the Shabby Girls over the past year and I wish them all well...I will certainly miss them! You'll still see me there, I'll just be participating in the challenges now!

This week, The Shabby Tea Room Challenge has us using this cool inspiration photo chosen by Danielle! It's a masculine theme this week called Boys Will Be Boys! Our sponsor this week is Heartsong Designs!


I just love these new My Mind's Eye Papers from the Lost & Found Portobello Road line! The colors are fabulous and the designs are just perfect! I chose to use their sketch for my card too!

I cut my strips from the damask paper, inked the edges and topped them with my MFT scallop cut dp and a masculine striped ribbon I found in my stash! It's tied up in a knot and I added a little key tied on with a piece of packaging twine! a few brown brads complete the sketch nicely! My sentiment is a brushed metal word by Making Memories that I have been hoarding, um, I mean holding on to for a long time...perfect time to dig it out, huh?!

I hope you'll join us for this fun, masculine challenge!

Be sure to visit the rest of The Shabby Tea Room Design Team blogs:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Charlene Crundy
Danielle Greenwood
Melissa Bove
Sheri Holt

Challenges:
My Mind's Eye Blog Challenge 27 - Card (Sketch and 'Friend')

Wishing You a Lovely Day!

It's Monday and you know what that means? It's time for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge! While I'm on vacation, you can dream away with this gorgeous inspiration photo chosen by our hostess, Danielle! Her theme this week is Mix and Match! Please use this inspiration photo and THREE Patterned Papers on your card or project! You can even make your own patterned paper if you like! Our new sponsor this week is Chi-Chi Memories! I hope you'll join us! Here's my card...


I decided to make this sewing-themed card using several October Afternoon coordinating papers. There's the floral doily paper in the background, the aqua gingham behind the dress form and my sentiment and a coral polka dot that I stamped my sewing machine on and cut it out. I used a MME sewing machine stamp, my PTI dress form stamp and the matching die to the dress form.

As for embellies...this chipboard hanger my Maya Road was inked with Chestnut Roan ColorBox ink and I wanted my sentiment to look like fabric draping over it. There's some seam binding from Deb's Simple Treasures Etsy Shop all tied up in a shabby bow and a string of Mom's pearls (not really, but it sounds cute!) I finished it off with an antique bronze brad!

Be sure to visit the rest of The Shabby Tea Room Design Team blogs:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Charlene Crundy
Danielle Greenwood
Melissa Bove
Sheri Holt