CHALLENGE #10 WINNER & HONORABLE MENTIONS!!

What absolutely AMAZING creations

for

A Shabby Easter!

Each and every submission was incredible!!

Its truly remarkable that submitting here brings so many visitors to each of your blogs and we all learn so much when visiting too!!

Welcome if you have only begun playing with us....

AND thank you so much to our loyal shabby girls who return every month submitting such stunning work!!! You know who you are.....we know who you are!!!!!

And who has won these fabulous prizes???

from

What Is Old Is New KitsVintage Kit
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April's Vintage Kit

Thanks soooooo much Mel for sponsoring us again!!!

and without further ado.......

THE

WINNER

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Jan

Congrats!!!

What a wonderful wonderful Matchbox!!
Please email your details Jan!!

OUR HONORABLE MENTIONS

ARE............

Libby

Vibeke


Pia

Maria

Unni

Natasja

Leslie

Thanks again to all our wonderful submissions!!!

Truly truly awesome!!

We'll be back in a day or so to announce our next SPONSOR!!!!

And we cant WAIT to reveal Challenge 11

Its FABULOUS!!!!

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CALLING FOR....

all those fabulous last minute

Shabby Easter

creations!!!

CHALLENGE #10

closes midnight on

Tuesday

20th April

Waiting in anticipation.........................

(very big smile)

IT'S TIME FOR.....

Another Shabby Technique!

We must apologise for the lateness of this one. We had planned on putting it up last week before the Easter break but issues with emails bouncing back to Ruth and didn't get them in time so keep this stunning Easter idea from Ruth in mind for next year.

To make these eggs you will need.

-Paper Mache or foam eggs.
-White gesso, pastel paints, Mod podge and glue
-Selections of ribbons, flowers and tags etc
-Distress crackle paint and fine glitter

To make the eggs

1. Apply a layer of white Gesso to the eggs to act as a base, especially if using the foam eggs

2. Apply 2 coats of pastel coloured acrylic paints

3. Add complimentary colour of Distress Paint onto the top half only or some glue and glitter then leave to dry.

4. Glue ribbon or pearl trim around the sides of the egg. You may choose to glue some ribbon across the center of the egg before gluing the sides.

5. Arrange a small bouquet of contrasting or complimentary flowers and glue onto the center of the egg. I also used some Vintage paper images underneath the paper flowers.

6. Finish with a ribbon bow and a small tag adorned with words or images.

Bit late but just HAD to share these beautiful eggs and we hope that they have inspired you to make up some of your own for next years Easter holidays.

CHALLENGE #10

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ITS ALL ABOUT

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A SHABBY EASTER!!!

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We want to see all that Easter Shabby -ness!!

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(Now do we hear a few of you say...you dont celebrate Easter??)

(Have a look at some of the DT creations and take your inspiration from them)

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Here is how our Shabby Girls interpreted their Easters:

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(Dont forget to click on some of the pics to enlarge and check out the DT blogs given a little time for them to get up their closeups and more detail)

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Kris
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The winner of
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AND.here's a sneak peak at the Winner's April Kit!

Sorry, this challenge is now closed 

OH MY EARS AND WHISKERS!!!

Dodo suddenly called out

`The race is over!'

and they all crowded round it, panting, and asking,

But who has won?'

(Chapter Three; Alice in Wonderland)

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We had so much delight reading the quotes on your creations!

And what glorious creations they were!!!

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'The first thing I've got to do,'

said Alice to herself, as she wandered about in the wood,

`Is to grow to my right size again;

And the second thing is to find my way into that lovely garden.

I think that will be the best plan.'

(Chapter four)

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And what beautiful gardens we found!!!

With a variety of five or more flowers and

the relevance of the quote,

it's time to announce our WINNER and show the parade of HONORABLE MENTIONS!!

It was a very very close race!!..

WINNER!
Kirsty

HONORABLE MENTIONS!!
Asil

Maria

Jan

Deb

Kirsten

Angela

Metal Minish Marg
Congratulations!!! What a wonderful wonderful parade!!

All the creations submitted were a joy to behold and SOOOOO very creative!

Thank you for being a part of Shabby by creating and sharing with us!!

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We will be returning soon to reveal our new SPONSOR!!

SOOOO exciting!!

I'M LATE.......I'M LATE........

Weeeeeeeeeeell, maybe not quite yet....

but in a couple more days!!!

We are enjoying your Alice related creations SOOOO much!!

I'm sure you have all been running around blogs checking them out!

Here's a quick link to the Challenge Criteria - remember following the criteria gives you the best chance at being a winner or mentioned. And in above link..... check out the prize from

'D-Lish Scraps'

We also want to thank Kirsten N for leaving a comment on SCRAPSCENE letting to them know we have 'Alice' related inspiration here too! That was really nice!

Soooooooo lets see those last creations come in!

IT'S TIME FOR........

Another Shabby Tutorial

This month Timea is sharing with us just how she did the background on her Alice project.

We just love the texture she has created behind the tree.

Here is what you will need

1. Ingredients........

Cardboard
Paint ( I used: Home Deco 3D paint, but you can use acrylics too)
Brush
Foil (folpack or glad wrap)
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist


And now for the how to.....

2. Add the paints onto the cardboard and spread it with a brush.

3. Cover with the foil.

4. Spread the paint through the foil more and crease to form the detail.

5. Take off the foil before dry and put aside cardboard to dry the paint totally.

6. Spray it with Glimmer mist.

7. Let it dry and it's ready to be used as a base for your next project.

This tutorial appeared in a Hungarian free e-magazine called Scrapbookozz velünk

2009. II/6

Thanks for sharing this with us all Timea.

How are you all going with your Gardens?

We can't wait to see what you do for the challenge and have some awesome entries in already.

CHALLENGE #9

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Do we ever have a WONDERFUL challenge for you!!

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*Create a Shabby garden on your project

*Include a quote from anywhere in the book ‘ Alice in Wonderland'.
As gardens are usually full of a mix a flowers you will need to include a variety of at least five flowers on your creation.

If you arent familiar with the book....

Let us introduce you to a well loved story ............
http://www.the-office.com/bedtime-story/classics-alice-1.htm
You dont have to do a creation based on this story - be inspired by it in any way you like! And let us know which chapter your quote come from!

HERE'S WHAT WE CREATED!!! (Sooooo fun!!!)

Mandy

Chapter 1 where Alice (dd Paige) fell 'down down down' in a hole in the ground.

This was the beginning of her adventures!

Julie

The quote is from Chapter 2 where Alice is talking to the mouse about her cat Dinah although I changed thing to girl as I didn't think Leslie would like her daughter called a thing.
'She is such a dear quiet girl'

Jenneke 'Who cares for you?'

The last thing Alice says to the Queen, before she returns home..

My Alice says this to the spider.

Chimene

The quote is from Chapter 3.

There was no `One, two, three, and away,' but they began running when they liked, and left off when they liked, so that it was not easy to know when the race was over

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Toni

'I'm just a little girl'

Alice was talking to a bird in a tree

Ruth

Chapter 8, The Queens Croquet Ground

`I see!' said the Queen, who had meanwhile been examining the roses.

`Off with their heads!' and the procession moved on, three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection.

Timea

From chapter 7

Alice leaves the tea party, finds a tree, there is a door and says

"But everything's curious today. I think I may as well go in at once.' And in she went."

AND WE ARE SO DELIGHTED TO

INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST

DESIGN TEAM MEMBER!!

YUMIKO

from Japan!!!

And here's a little about Yumiko:

My name is Yumiko Ubukata.
I live in Japan with my husband and four-year-old daughter.
I'm so honored to be one of this wonderful design team.
I started Scrapbooking in 2006 when my daughter was born.
I create layouts mostly about her.
At first I just made albums for her but I really wanted to make somethig more creative.
This was the beginning of Scrapbooking for me.
I find inspiration everywhere and I'm also inspired by other artists every day. Some people say
that my style is so unique. I would like to use not only Scrapbooking products but also everyday goods and
Japanese washi is used on my layout so often.
I'm looking forward to making many creations with you at Let's Get Shabby.
Thank you so much.

Yumiko
The quote I chose was the first part of this story . A scene that Alice found a rabbit in the first chapter. This is a story of her dream but I think Alice is curious about everything and this story unfolds.

AND here is our GUEST DESIGNER
and SPONSOR.....
AMANDA

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just check out the most WONDERFUL prize Amanda has offered...

wow wow wow!!!



Here are my new Cherry Blossom branches which I have designed and had manufactured exclusively for D-lish Scraps.
$35 worth of wonderful flowers and embellishments!

JUST GORGEOUS !!!
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As soon as the DT can, they may have further details of their creations up on their blogs so keep checking back!!

Can we please ask that you leave a direct link to your creation post on your blog as it makes our job a little easier finding it when looking for a winner and HM's at the end of the challenge
(for example: blogspot.com/2010/02/lets-get-shabby-9.html)
(thanks heaps)
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We had the most amazing time creating for you!
We cant wait to see what you will create !!

CHALLENGE #9 SPONSOR & GUEST DTer

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Now Challenge #8's Winner and HM's have been announced...

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It's time to reveal our next Sponsor

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We are delighted to have ....

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D-LISH SCRAPS

with us for Challenge #9!!

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and warmly welcome

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Amanda!

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Here's a little about Amanda:

.I was first bitten by the scrapbooking bug a little over 2 years ago when my son was 6 months old. Since then it has become a part of my everyday life. I have worked on various design teams over the years but now have found my happy place ….. a balance between teaching and designing for my local scrap store and running/owning D-lish Scraps. I saw a hole in the market for beautiful yet affordable embellishments and in July 2009 D-lish Scraps was born! We started out small but with a rapidly expanding customer base I am now beginning to design and manufacture D-lish exclusive products which has been a very exciting time. Nearly all my time is put into my classes and the store and I can’t imagine my life being complete any other way!!
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and JUST for

'Let's Get Shabby' girls......

here's what else Amanda had to say!!!

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'Especially for Shabby readers who would like to order from the store -

there will be a free pack of Wild Roses for purchases over $15. All you need to do is add the code “Let’s Get Shabby” to the additional comments section and I will closely match a pack of roses that will go best with your purchase'.

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SO there you are!!!

Excited!!

Weeeeell - just imagine the prize!!!

All will be announced on the eve of the 25th!

(very big smile!)

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