♥ You are a Wonderful Friend ♥ TSTR #47

This week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room is a fun one! Clare is our host and it is called "Get Creative!" You must make a card/project using just stamping and you have to make your own embellies (no patterned papers or manufactured embellies). Now it's time to get your Mojo flowing!!

I made a card with a pull out tag. I used JustRite's Nested Frame Dies (JB08950) to make the pull out tag. The stamp set used is JustRite's You Inspire Me Cling Set (CL02075). What a beautiful and versatile set!

I also used Bazzill basics Cardstock in 2 different shades of pink and some light green. I made my own embellies which consists of the punched butterflies with pearls and a handmade stick pin to act as my "pull" on the tag. I also did a little hand stitching and added some pink ribbon.

This week's Sponsor at the Tea Room is yup, you guessed it, JustRite! They are offering this week's winner a Fab prize too! JustRite Stamps will be providing our lucky winner a scrumptious prize package containing the Happy Everything Mini Tag Kit and the Fancy Tags Set Cling ... a prize package valued at approximately $53!

Now don't forget to visit the rest of the Shabby Girls!

♥ 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

And in just 5 weeks it will be The Shabby Tea Room's One Year Anniversary! And we will be having a BIG BIRTHDAY BASH CELEBRATION that you won't want to miss! So stay tuned for that!!

And there is currently a Design Team Call for the Shabby Tea Room! We are looking for 2 new designers! You can see all the details HERE!

I am also using the current challenge over at the City Crafter blog, Sew Fun!
Have a wonderful day!

Hugs...

♥ Pure Sweetness ♥

Here is a fun card that is perfect for a Valentine, birthday or just because! Isn't that gumball machine that dispenses hearts just the cutest ever?! That image as well as the sentiment is from an adorable Digi Stamp Set called the "Sweetness Collection" and it is by my friend Cheri Wenger. Wait until you see the other adorable stamps included in this set! She has the cutest digi stamps HERE in her shop.

I used some Echo Park papers, pink ribbon, small wooden heart which I painted red and glittered and I did some faux and hand stitching.

I was inspired by the following challenges:

~ Really Reasonable Ribbons: Heart theme with ribbon
~ City Crafter Challenge Blog: "Sew" Fun
~ Cupcake Craft Challenges: Food for thought (I think Candy Hearts are food, don't you?:)

Have a wonderful day! It snowed here AGAIN today!

Hugs and Much Love...

♥ Loves and Kisses... ♥

There are so many wonderful challenges out there right now...fun sketches...hearts...love...ribbon...handmade flowers...oh my!

I used this week's sketch over at the Card Patterns Sketch blog. I ♥ this sketch!

I used some Making Memories papers, pink ribbon, white doily, large white glittery heart, handmade rolled flowers, ribbon "leaves" and a Little Yellow Bicycle ticket.

I was inspired by many awesome challenges currently out there.

~ Really Reasonable Ribbons: #16 Heart theme with ribbon
~ The Beary Scrap Challenge Blog: Friendship or Love
~ City Crafter Challenge Blog: "handmade" flowers
~ Crafty Cardmakers: Floral
~ Wee Memories: Free your Creativity WMC40

And here is the Card Patterns Sketch:

♥ I am so sorry that I took so long to post my End of the Year/Birthday Giveaway winner! But here she is..........

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Julie Symmons ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Congratulations Julie! Please shoot me an email with your snail mail addy! You have until this friday the 28th (hubby's Bday!) to contact me or I will have to pick another winner! Be on the look out for more even BIGGER and Exciting giveaways to come!

Have a great day!

Hugs...

I ♥ Winter Snowflakes! ♥TSTR #46♥

This week's challenge at the Shabby Tea Room is called "Winter Wonderland" It is to make a card/project with a winter theme. I decided to make an acrylic snowflake that can be hung around the home to celebrate both winter and Valentine's Day!

I first took 2 pages of an acrylic snowflake album and adhered a piece of Webster's Pages paper to one of them. I then applied some white paint around the edges. I then took the second snowflake and inked the edges white and then applied some clear glue and white glitter over the white inked edges. I then applied some Melissa Frances rub-ons, wooden snowflakes which I also painted white and glittered up and then added some red wooden hearts to the center which I added some ice crystals to and a pearl. I then finished up the snowflake with some more pearls and white seam binding ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

This week's sponsor is Lori Designs Digi Stamps.

The winner of this week's challenge will win a $10 gift certificate to her shop.

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Shabby Girls!

♥ 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

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

~ Really Reasonable Ribbons: #16 Heart theme with ribbon
~ Wee Memories: Free your Creativity WMC40
~ The Beary Scrap Challenge Blog: Friendship or Love

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs...

♥ A {VERY} Colorful Card Box! ♥ {You'll need UR Sunglasses!!}

My niece Francesca is having her Sweet Sixteen party next weekend and she told me the other night that she is having a hard time trying to find a fun card box that matches her theme or colors. (You know the box that everyone puts their cards in at a party!) Mostly they are just plain white boxes. Their are different shapes like a church for a wedding or an octagon shape. But nothing that fits her theme which is "Candy Land". {I had picked up these adorable Candy ornaments in Target in all different colors to decorate the restaurant with. So cute!} Her colors are rainbow colors...bright orange, hot pink, electric blue, etc. So when she said she needed a card box, of course my mind when into overdrive!! And here is what I came up with!

I took some different shaped and sizes paper mache boxes and I cut out a slit in the front of one and also the bottom of that box. I then cut out the center of the top of the large box, so that when the cards are inserted into the slot, they fall into the larger box.

I then covered the boxes with some bright orange and pink kraft wrapping paper. Added some rolled tissue papers, flowers, hems and a wooden "F" which I smothered with bright green glitter.

After the party this will look cute sitting in the corner of her bright pink room! I hope she likes it!!

If anyone is interested in purchasing one of these in any color scheme or theme, please shoot me an email! (in my sidebar)

I will be back tomorrow with the winner of my giveaway! Thank you very much for all your Birthday wishes! I had fun yesterday turning 29!! {again} hehe Actually, add 10 years to that! Next year, the BIG 40!! Ugh!

Have a great night!!

Hugs...

♥ End of the Year Giveaway! ♥

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Giveaway now Closed! Winner to be announced soon!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Hi everyone! Well, I am here with my BIG End-of-the-Year Giveaway! So lets get this party started!

What you can win!

~ A Cuttlebug Machine!

~ New Sizzix Dies!

~ Little Yellow Bicycle Mini Banner Set

~ LYB Cut Outs

~ LYB Cupcake Love Envelope Album Kit

What do you have to do? Easy!

1. Leave me a comment here on this post telling me your favorite project that I made this past year and I will also send it to you if you win!(Either the actual item or similar!)

2. Leave a link on your blog to my giveaway! Don't have a blog, just tell me how you will spread the word!

3. For an extra chance, become a friend (follower) of my blog! (Leave me a second comment for this!)

I will leave this one open for awhile. Since my birthday is January 18th, I will leave it open until then! I will then randomly choose a winner from all the eligible people! Good Luck!!

Have a wonderful and VERY Happy New Year!

Hugs...


♥♥♥♥♥ Giveaway now Closed! Winner to be announced soon! ♥♥♥♥♥

♥ White Shabbiness with a touch of HOT Pink! ♥ TSTR #45

This week we have another fun challenge for you over at The Shabby Tea Room! It is to create a card or project using white or cream and one other color.

I went with hot pink. I used some beautiful paper by Echo Park, a white foam heart soaked in white glitter, a Studio G stamp, little wooden hearts that I painted white, inked the edges with pink and glittered up, some of Debbie's scrunched seam binding ribbon, white doily, punched white heart, Prima roses, Melissa Frances resin key and a handmade stick pin.

I also made a pretty, shabby white heart gift box. I painted a wooden heart box white, added some punched white hearts smothered in glitter, white trim, white pearl stick pin and a Echo Park cs sticker and pink satin bow.

This week's sponsor is Webster's Pages! You can win a fab prize from them!

Check it out!

And here is the beautiful inspiration photo.

Now, don't forget to check out the rest of the Shabby Girls for some beautiful inspiration!

♥ 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

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

~ Really Reasonable Ribbons: #16 Heart theme with ribbon
~ The Beary Scrap Challenge Blog: Friendship or Love

Have a great day!

Hugs...

♥ Love is in the Air! ♥

You can just feel it...all the crafters blogs are full of love creations...stores are selling there Valentines merchandise...the warmth of winter...the love between parent and child. (Well that is all year long!) But LOVE is definitely in the air!

Of course, I am in LOVE crafting mode lately too! All the pretty pinks, reds and whites. But I decided to go a different color route for this one! I ♥ this new line by Graphic 45. Once Upon a Springtime. It just screams romance!

I used 2 different papers, a die-cut frame and the Souvenir post card is all from the line. I also used a Melissa Frances rub-on, satin ribbon, Prima flower, punched Martha Stewart butterflies and heart, pearls and some Webster's Pages trim.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

~ Creatalicious Challenges: Challenge #18, Ribbon
~ "Just us Girls" Challenge: Color challenge #67, Aqua, Coral, Green

A Local Police Officer was just killed in the next town over from us on Friday night. Such a shame. So young. Only 27, newly engaged. Very sad! But very happy to report that his ruthless killer was just caught a few hours ago! I hope justice will be served to the fullest degree! My brother-in-law is a Memphis Cop. Actually a Lieutenant. So my heart sinks when I hear of a police officer being killed. My ♥ goes out to his fiance' and family. RIP Officer Christopher Matlosz.

Have a wonderful and blessed day! Hug your loved ones!

Hugs....

♥ The Colors of LOVE ♥

This week's challenge over at Flourishes is called "The Colors of Love". It is to use the colors red, pink and white on your card/project. Here is my card for that challenge.

I used some gorgeous papers and cardstock stickers by Echo Park, a red heart doily, punched butterflies, red pearl heart and some pink ribbon.

Have a wonderful night!!

Hugs...

♥ Mother knows Best! ♥

I ♥ this line by October Afternoon. Modern Homemaker. So fun and so retro! I decided to make another card for this week's challenge over at the City Crafter challenge blog. I love this fun sketch!I also used a wooden heart which I covered with some red paper and then some glitter. I also used a Melissa Frances rub-on and some pink ribbons.

Here again is the sketch!

Hugs...

♥ I Adore U ♥

This week's challenge over at the City Crafter Challenge blog is an awesome sketch. Here is my card for it.

It is made with some Echo Park paper, Little Yellow Bicycle cardstock stickers, a foam heart, pink trim and pearls.

Here is the sketch:

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs...

♥ Sweets for my Sweet ♥

Hi everyone! I'm here with just a quickie post today! We are getting ready for another foot of snow coming our way! woo-hoo! I ♥ Snow!!

Here is a quick and easy way to give a little treat to your sweetie on Valentine's Day! These plastic tubes can be found at most craft stores, usually in the wedding section. You can also purchase them HERE at Papertry Ink. Just hot glue a valentine heart pick to the front of the tube. Then glue on a bow and then add a handmade tag, stickers, paper flowers, hearts, etc. Add trim or ribbon to the top of the tube and then fill with candy! A fun and pretty way to give a little something!

I am also entering these into the Flourishes, The Colors of Love challenge. It is to use pink, white and red in your card/project. And the Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog. It is to use circles on your card/project.

Have a great day! Stay warm!!

Hugs...

♥ Sammy da Snowman ♥ TSTR #44

This week's challenge at The Shabby Tea Room is called "Sketch This!" And what a fun sketch it is! I decided to make a frame with the sketch. I used Sammy da Snowman and Snowman Word Art Digi Stamps from this week's sponsor, Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps.

I first colored in the images with some Copics and then added some glitter to them. I then added some ribbon, snowflake trim, small wooden heart and some punched MS snowflakes to the outside of the frame.

The prize this week is some FAB digi stamps from Robyn's Fetish! So don't forget to join the fun over at the Tea Room! Here is the fun sketch:

And don't forget to visit the other Shabby Tea Room designers for some awesome inspiration!

♥ 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 day!

Hugs....