Studio A Creations

Happy Monday, my crafy friends!  I am super honored to have been invited as Guest Designer at The Shabby Tea Room this week. I love, love the fun challenge themes at the Tea Room, and I am always so inspired & awed by the stunning creations of Debbie and the Shabby Girls. This week's challenge theme is "Buttons and Bows."   Here is my guest designer creation for The Shabby  Tea Room    Many thanks again to Debbie & the lovely ladies at The Shabby Tea Room , for having me as Guest Designer this week! Please play along & do stop by the Tea Room! I've also entered this project in the following challenges: Pollycraft Monday Challenge #81: Diamonds & Pearls Simon Says Stamp & Show: Show Some Stripes

My creation won the Week #35 Challenge: "Lavendar & Lace" at The Shabby Tea Room! I'd like to express my thanks to Debbie Marcinkiewicz and the super talented Shabby Girls at The Shabby Tea Room , for this honor! I love, love the challenge themes at The Shabby Tea Room !  And let me just say, that the design team creations are nothing less than AMAZING and truly INSPIRING! Here is what caught their eye..... You can view my original post HERE

With Christmas fast approaching, I've been busy creating not just cards, but also gifts, packaging and decorations.  Here's a little something I made, using non-traditional Christmas colors.  How about this lovely lavendar & lace & flowers gift? The lavendar rose is handmade & sits so prettily upon a paper doiley, which is mounted on lavendar pieces cut with oval & scalloped oval nesties. I embossed the background paper with my favorite embossing folder "swiss dots," then added some very decadent lace which I bought from Wild Orchid Crafts. There's just a small touch of bling onto the lace, in which I added small purple rhinestones. Remove the "flowered sleeve" .... Ooooh.... there's more! Aha!  A shutter card! And look - there's a little surprise!  A yummy chocolate bar! Now isn't this a lavish presentation?     I've entered this project in the following challenges: The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #35 - Lavendar and...

It has been a little while since I won a challenge badge,  so I am very happy to announce that I made the TOP 3 for  Week #22   at   THE SHABBY TEA ROOM! Many thanks to Debbie and all of the Shabby Girl Designers! Here is what caught their eyes: I love the challenge themes over at The Shabby Tea Room , the Shabby Girl Design Team creations are always inspiring & so super shabby chic-a-licious!

The Shabby Tea Room Week #22: "Reflections"   This week's challenge is to create a card or project using the photo below for inspiration. Here is my interpretation... An inside view... I created the mirrored "chandelier" using silver metallic paper, which was cut with oval nesties. The black swirled backing of the "chandelier" was cut using shapabilities fancy tags . See the chain from which the "chandelier" is hanging? I used an old earring! (I just knew that broken piece would be of use someday!)  Other materials used for this creation : Stamps: Canteria by Prima Ink: Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink) Paper: Lullaby Lane & Life's Portait (Webster's Pages), Black and White Cardstock. Tools: Scallop Oval and Oval Nesties, Fancy Tags Shapabilities (Spellbinders) Embellishments: ZVA Pearls in Pewter, White Satin Ribbon, Floral findings, Hat pin & beads, Mini Roses & Gardenias, Crochet Lace . I have also ent...

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #5 : " It's Hip to be Square" This week's challenge is to create a card or project with squares, using this picture for inspiration. I see lots 'n lots of squares!  Here is my interpretation - another pseudo-CAS card (for me, at least).... I have been wanting to make a shutter card.  This is my first one... I have also entered this card in the following challenges: Papertake Weekly Challenge#10: " Cutie Pie " Creative Card Crew Challenge #48: " Happy Birthday" One Stop Craft Challenge #75 : "On the Move" Cupcake Craft Challenge #86 : "Childhood Memories"

WOO-HOO!   I am so thrilled to have made The Tea Time Terrific TOP 3 at The Shabby Tea Room   Challenge: " Embrace the White ."  Click here to view my winning entry: Vintage Lady This was my first " vintage " creation ever, and I am so happy to have received such a wonderful response to my first attempt at a new style. Many thanks to Debbie and her very talented Design Team!  Please stop by The Shabby Tea Room to check out their stunning designs - I assure you, you will truly be inspired!

I discovered a new challenge blog today: "The Shabby Tea Room Challenge." I was so inspired by the DT designs & partisipant's entries! Such gorgeous, gorgeous creations - I just had to play! The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #4: "Embrace the White"   The Challenge this week is to use this gorgeous photo for inspiration, create a card or project using mainly white or cream and one other subtle color. ....And check out the prize for this challenge!  Here is my entry....... I have also entered this card in: Creative Card Crew Challenge #47 : "Vintage/Aged" Creative Ingredients : Paper: Kaiser Craft, Lace Doiley Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Script Ink: Ranger Distress Inks - Antique Linen Embellishments: Prima Roses, Sheer Pink Ribbon, Charm, Crocheted Lace (a Dollar Store bargain buy! Woo hoo!) Thanks for visiting today - please leave me a comment to let me know that you stopped by!