Shabby Tea Room Sponsor

Have you checked out  The Shabby Tea Room? Well they are a cute little challenge blog that we happen to be sponsoring this week!  Our challenge this week was " Classic Elegance"-use this photo for inspiration along with the colors RED, WHITE or CREAM, and BLACK!

Prize this week is once again 5 FREE images of winner's choice, so make sure to join the challenge here.

Jenn has created this spectacular card (left) using Matroyshka Doll 2, she has used a wonderful card design. 

Kecia has used Picket Fence to create this gorgeous card (right), don't you love all those white dots and gingham ribbon.





Heide has created this pretty card (left) using Pantry Shelf, I love the way she has framed this image! 

Collette has created fabulous card (right) using Magic of Pretend, don't you love the fun technique she used for her background?

Suzi has created a show stopper with her card, combining 4 images- Farm Window, Pantry Shelf, Farm Pantry, and Spring Cleaning Audrey.  She has created a wonderful scene here and shows just how versatile digital images are to work with!

Quirky Crafts Sponsor

Are you ready to see just how versatile The Stamping Boutique images can be?  Well for the challenge we are sponsoring over at Quirky Crafts we were put to the test to think outside the box and get that creativity flowing.

The challenge is Alice in Wonderland - a project based on something from the Alice in Wonderland book, whether that is playing cards, a white rabbit, tea party etc.

So when I asked the Quirky Crafts team what images they would like to work with, they weren't sure any in store would work.  So I put on my thinking cap and came up wit a few ideas:

1. Birthday Bunny- reminds me of the un-birthday/ March Hare tea party

http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_149/Birthday-Bunny.htm

2. Magic of Pretend- a little girl having a tea party
http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_311/The-Magic-of-Pretend.htm

3. Chair- reminds me of the big chair Alice sits in at tea party
http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_331/Audreys-chair.htm

4 Picket fence- the gate Alice comes through to tea party
http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_328/Picket-Fence.htm

5. Apron- You can't have Alice without the apron
http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_122/Apron-journal.htm

6. Butterfly Friend- the big toad stool she is using for umbrella
http://www.thestampingboutique.com/item_285/Butterfly-Friend.htm

We also have recipe cards which would be perfect for your fave tea recipe.  Well Suzi stepped up to the challenge and created the perfect card for this challenge.  She used  Audrey sitting and combined it with Audrey's chair.  How fun is that checkered floor and tea pot, embossing is also great touch that make this card so Alice!

So come join the challenge and let us see your creativity, once again images are up for grabs!  Remember there are only a couple days left to get your TSB projects entered in our monthly challenge, details can be found here.

Introducing Suzi McKenzie

My name is Suzi McKenzie AKA Mrs Weyremaster, I live in Aberdeen, Scotland with my hubby Stewart and our 3 Furbabies.  I no longer work due to ill health (fibromyalgia, etc) so crafting and blogging is what i do to keep sane.  

I have worked for the following companies, The Greeting Farm ( Guest DT for Club Anya Winter 2009), Pixie Dust Studio (April 2010 - Dec 2010), StampInsanity (March 2010 - Dec 2010), Raise the Bar Challenge Blog, Oh Alice Challenge Blog, The Burtonesque Dolls Challenge Blog (ongoing), Simply Betty Challenges (ongoing).  I've just started work for Instyle Stamps. As you can see, I have some DT experience, and having finished a couple of DT terms recently am looking for a new challenge.

I love colouring in especially with my Promarkers, and Coloured Pencils.  I like to tell a story with my cards if possibly, always focusing on the image, or images I am showcasing.  

 

Check out more of Suzi's fabulous creations on her blog The Manic World of Mrs. Weyremaster. Also check out her new challenge blog Desert Island Crafts Challenge.