December 30, 2012

monogram madness...TSTR #147

Hi friends,
Over at The Shabby Tea Room blog I'm hosting our weekly challenge and invite you to join us for 'Monogram Madness'

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I ask that you create a card/project using a monogram as a focal point. This week we got to play with "Black Button Alphabet" from our sponsor Janet's Digital Paper, and it was just perfect for my project.
I created a cute boat card just perfect for a baby boy and used the "B".  I changed the colour of the button in Photoshop to fit with my blue theme.

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I hope you will join us for our challenge this week. You could win some great prizes from our sponsors Paper Sweeties: 1 stamp set and Janets Digital Paper:3 collages - 1st prize, 2 collages - 2nd prize, 1 collage - 3rd prize (will be given to TTTTT)
I'm off to visit the other talented ladies on the DT. Pop by and leave some love!
                        
                          Debbie- Deb's Simple Treasures

                          Lenet- To Scrap or Not to Scrap

                          Rebecca- Paper Primrose

                          Tracey- Trace Elementz

                          Starr- The Paper Chase

Happy New Year!!
~Becks

December 23, 2012

favourite Shabby Tea Room Project...TSTR #146

Happy Holidays everyone!

This week at The Shabby Tea Room the DT are sharing their favourite Shabby Tea Room Project from 2012 and we invite you to do the same! Play along with us and you could win 2 stamp sets from our sponsor Paper Sweeties!

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My project is from week #133 and features Paper Sweeties set "You're a Superstar" This challenge was our "White Challenge" and was one of my most favourite challenges.
I hope you will join us this week amidst the holiday season and share YOUR favourite TSTR project. We'd love to see it. Join me in checking out the rest of the Shabby Girls to see what their favourite was this year:

                          Debbie- Deb's Simple Treasures

                          Lenet- To Scrap or Not to Scrap

                          Rebecca- Paper Primrose

                          Tracey- Trace Elementz

                          Starr- The Paper Chase

Have a  Happy Holiday season and see you in the New Year!
~Becks

December 16, 2012

It's time for another Shabby Tea Room Challenge! This week Debbie is our hostess and she asks that we create a HOLIDAY card or project using:

                                     *COLOURS: WHITE/CREAM, PINK, AQUA
                                     *GLITTER
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This week we have 2 fab sponsors: Frost it Pink and Paper Sweeties! Play along with us and you could win a $50 gift certificate from Frost it Pink or  a stamp set from Paper Sweeties!

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This week I made a treat bag to hold some holiday goodies. I used the Paper Sweeties "So Sweet of You" stamp set.  I used some more of my favourite tinsel glitter on top of my snow man..  I like the 'wintery feel' of these colours together. Can't wait to give my little treat bag to someone special:)


I hope you will join in our challenge this week and are enjoying the holiday season! I'm off to go visit my other Shabby Gal Pals and leave some love on their blogs. Be sure to stop by too!

                        Debbie- Deb's Simple Treasures

                         Lenet- To Scrap or Not to Scrap

                          Rebecca- Paper Primrose

                          Tracey- Trace Elementz

                          Starr- The Paper Chase
Cheers!
~Becks

December 9, 2012

shabby chic...TSTR #144

Hey there and welcome to another Shabby Tea Room Challenge! This week Tracey is our host and she asks that we create a card/project using:

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                                                 COLOURS: PINK, AQUA, SILVER
                                                 GLITTER!

Our sponsor this week is My Time Made Easy. Play along with us and you could win a template, digi images and  digi papers. I chose to use the Merriest Monograms Digital stamp this week for my project.
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     My newest obsession is tinsel glitter.. Its dusted all over the snowflake to make it look all shimmery and yummy.. The MTME Merriest Monograms are just the sweetest sentiments to add here.
I'm off to visit the Shabby Girls to see what magic they have created! Join me won't you?
                         Debbie- Deb's Simple Treasures

                         Lenet- To Scrap or Not to Scrap

                          Rebecca- Paper Primrose

                          Tracey- Trace Elementz

                          Starr- The Paper Chase
Cheers!
~Becks

December 3, 2012

pine cone embellishments {a tutorial}

Happy Monday!
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I'm here to share a step by step tutorial on how I made my  3-D embellishments seen here, on my last project. I've used the new Crafty Secrets Vintage Christmas Digital Stamp set.

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First of all you need to re-size the pine cone to the size you prefer (mine are 1 inch tall) and print them out. I chose to colour mine by hand using water colour pencils but feel free to colour your pine cones however you want. For each single pine cone embellie you will need 2 pine cones.

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Once you have coloured them its time to cut out. Depending on how many frilly layers you want. I went with the 7 lines on the cone.  I find it easier to lay them out as shown. It's a bit time consuming but worth it!

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Now it's time for assembly! Starting at the bottom of your whole pine cone, apply a thin line of glue to the very top edge of your piece.I used a quick setting tacky glue for mine.  Set on top of matching part of the cone pressing down the top of the piece and lifting the bottom so it doesn't stick. After all we want the layers to stand up!  Repeat the process for each layer, making sure to lift the bottoms as you go along.

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Once you are finished assembly, cover with a coat of spray adhesive and sprinkle with glitter. Be sure to tap off access glitter.

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Onto the pine needles. I've used the Green Canvas paper from the Vintage Christmas Papers download and cut 1 inch thin strips. I then added some texture to the ends and cut them into smaller sections.
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Be sure to fan out the needles a bit. Adhere to the back of the pine cones with double side tape. To make them even more 3 dimensional I added foam squares to the backs and adhered to some acetate.. All ready to go for when I need them!

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Hope you've enjoyed this little tutorial and will try for yourselves! You can find all of the Crafty Secrets products in the online store here, and make sure to pop by the Crafty Secrets blog and join in on our December challenge for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate. Everyone who participates this week will also get a $5 gift certificate to use in the shop!
Happy Crafting!
~Becks

Crafty Christmas...Linky Party

Hi friends,
If you've popped over to the Crafty Secrets blog lately you will see the newly released Retro and Vintage Images and Ephemera as well as the Retro and Vintage papers, all available for purchase at the Crafty Vintage Girl store. Our linky party is now up and we encourage you to enter a project using Crafty Secret products!
I'm popping in today to show you what I've been playing with lately:)
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For my card today I used the Green Canvas and red snowflake paper from the Vintage Papers collection as well as the Bingo cards from the Retro ephemera. I traced some mittens and cut them out, then inked the edges with cream ink.

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See that pine cone embellishment? I made those by using the Vintage Christmas Digital Stamp set. The pine needles are cut from the same Green Canvas that is in the background!

Come and join the fun of our Linky party this week! The winner will win a $50 gift certificate as well as everyone who plays along will receive a $5 gift certificate to use in the Crafty Vintage Girl store!!
Be sure to pop by the rest of the DT to see what they've been crafting as well:

Vicki Chrisman (Team Leader)

Michele Kovack

Julie Campbell

Darlene Pavlick

Melissa Bove
Thanks for stopping by!
~Becks

December 2, 2012

sweet baubles...TSTR #143

Welcome to a brand new week and a brand new challenge at The Shabby Tea Room! This week Rebecca is our hostess and she asks that we use :
                                                 *COLOURS FROM THE PHOTO
                                                 * INCLUDE A BIRD
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Our sponsors this week are Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and Paper Sweeties! Play along and you could win 5 digital images or a stamp set from Paper Sweeties.
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This week I used the 'Corner Holly'. I printed it multiple times, coloured and cut them out.Then I arranged them as a wreath. I added some tinsel glitter and adhered to my birdcage tag. Paper Sweeties "Banner Wishes" set came in handy for my 'to and from' tags.
The rest of the Shabby girls have more for you on their blogs. Be sure to check them out :
                         Debbie- Deb's Simple Treasures
 
                         Lenet- To Scrap or Not to Scrap

                          Rebecca- Paper Primrose

                          Tracey- Trace Elementz

                          Starr- The Paper Chase
Happy Crafting!
~Becks