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JustRite Friday Challenge Winner #057
Thanks to everyone who entered our JustRite Friday Challenge #057: which was a technique challenge to make a Shabby Chic project!
In case you are joining us for the first time Wikipedia defines Shabby Chic as a form of design where objects are either chosen for their age and signs of wear and tear or new items which are distressed to achieve the appearance of an antique. At the same time, a soft, minimalistic, and feminine feel is emphasized to differentiate it from regular vintage decor/style; hence the "chic" in the name. Shabby chic items are often heavily painted through the years, with many layers showing through obviously time-worn areas. The style is imitated in faux painting using glaze or by painting then rubbing and sanding away the top coat to show the wood or base coats. Fabrics tend to be cottons and linens, with linen being particularly popular, inspired by old French linens. Whites and worn or bleached-out pastels are favorite colors. Fabric or lace is often stained with tea to give it the look of time worn old fabric. Bleached and faded are terms often applied to the style. So in terms of paper crafting and stamping: think distress inks, sponging, painting, collage/mixing different elements and/or stamp sets, feminine lace and papers with a worn fabric look.
We often get questions about how we choose the JRC Winners. Members from our design team vote for each weeks winners.
We are now using Pinterest to streamline the judging process- so that our judges can view all the entries on one style board without having to flip back and forth between all the blogs. You can see this week's entries on my Pinterest board-
http://pinterest.com/kellief/justrite-challenge-57-shabby-chic/
Since our design team has a wide variety of styles and taste - 1st Price choices received 2 votes and honorable mention choices received 1 vote. . This weeks judges were Debbie Olson, Sharon Harnist, Kazan Clark, Barb Schram, Michele Kovack, Heidi Blankenship and Kellie Fortin.
The grand prize for this challenge is a $50 JustRite Gift Certificate, to spend any way you’d like in our web store! Drum Roll Please !! Our Grand Prize Winner is: Darsie Bruno. Congratulations Darsie your project is Shabby Chic at it's finest!! Darsie used Vintage Oval Labels to create her stunning card.
THREE honorable mention winners will each receive a $25 JustRite Gift Certificate, to spend any way you’d like in our web store!
Our honorable mention winners are: Sharon Johnson -- we were so excited that Sharon had time to join in a JustRite Challenge!! Sharon used Greetings from Paris to create her striking Parisan Shabby Chic Sensation.
Debbie Marcinkiewicz who entered this soft gorgeous pastel Shabby Chic Card using Greetings from Paris and Signs of Life.
Stephanie Lee is getting a jump start on her Christmas Cards. We loved her wonderful Shabby Chic Christmas Card using Old Fashioned Christmas. Our Steal of the Month is an Old Fashioned Christmas Bundle (Old Fashioned Christmas and a 3 1/4" Block) a $28.90 value for just $12.95. That is like buying the 3 1/4" block and getting Old Fashioned Christmas for free!! What a Steal!!
Thanks to Everyone who participated in this Week's Challenge and a very special thanks to everyone who stepped out of their stamping comfort zone to create their first Shabby Chic card they were all wonderful. Due to tomorrows blog hop our post with the Friday Challenge will go live on Friday Afternoon instead of Friday Morning.
If you loved all the Shabby Chic Inspiration , you can participate and see more Shabby Chic Loveliness weekly at the Shabby Tea Room
