Week #136 - 'Rustic Elegance'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Rebecca is our creative host and she has chosen the theme of 'Rustic Elegance' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Rebecca asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS IN THE PHOTO AND INCLUDE SOMETHING RUSTIC AND SOMETHING ELEGANT!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Cathy McGrath - Sew Creative!  Cathy earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #125 challenge - 'Sweet Summertime'.

And some more beautiful inspiration from our October Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...  

Kathy Montgomery!  

Do you want to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer with the Shabby Girls?  It's as simple as participating in our weekly challenges and WOW-ing us with your projects!  The Shabby Girls might be calling on YOU to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures
Digital Papers by Janet Etsy - Shabby Chic Background paper / Frost It Pink - rusty jingle bell
(Paper Sweeties - You Are Simply The Best & Banner Wishes stamp sets; Cameo Beige Sugar seam binding)

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Old Moda and Shabby Chic Background papers
(Paper Sweeties - You Make Me Smile)

Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose
Antique Paper 3

Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Shabby Chic Background papers
(Paper Sweeties - So Sweet of You)

Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
 Big Paper Roses, Shabby Chic Background, Square Labels
(Paper Sweeties - You Make Me Smile)

Tracey Kelly - Trace Elementz
Shabby Chic Background papers

Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration ,additional pictures and instructions for these projects !

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our TWO sponsors this week:

#1 - Digital Papers by Janet Etsy

My name is Janet, I'm Polish, live in the south of Italy and the mother of two children!!  I am a printing technician by profession, but an artist by passion.  I really like to draw and photograph everything with my camera. I am in love with old graphics and illustrations, and I always have my colored markers and pencils around me to sketch with.  I'm so happy to be sponsoring this week's Tea Room challenge!

Janet

Prize Package:
Tea Time Top Three #1 = 3 collage files
Tea Time Top Three #2 = 2 collage files
Tea Time Top Three #3 = 1 collage file


#2 - Frost It Pink

  

 We are delighted to share our passion of scrap booking with all of you wonderful scrappers! Our goal is to help you make beautiful treasures for a lifetime. Memories cherished forever. So whether you are new on this journey or traveled the road of scrap booking for some time, we hope that you will find something on this site to help you Cherish your Memories for Years.

 Winner will receive a prize package valued at approximately $50!

Good luck to all who participate this week!

Please link your creations below by Sunday, October 21st to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, October 22nd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 22nd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!