Surprise! It's a Birthday Hop for ScrapTownLady!

It's a special day today!  

A few months ago, Cheryl Saforek, owner of ScrapTownLady contacted a few of us, with an invitation to join her first Design Team. What a fun few months it has been! We teamies have become friends with each other, are having fun watching each others children grow up, and of course, we've had a great time designing with our Scraptownlady products!

Today is Cheryl's Birthday, and we are here today with a surprise Birthday Hop in her honor! She is a wonderful boss, and has become a very good friend, as well.

Cheryl, we hope that your day is as special as you are! 

Happy Birthday!

A few details:

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:

12 x 12 Place In Time Paper Pad by Graphic 45

8 x 8 French County Paper Pad by Graphic 45

Place In Time Sticker Sheet by Graphic 45

Baby Pink Ribbon - Hug Snug Binding Ribbon

Ivy Strip by Cheery Lynn Designs

Fiona's Magic Frame by Cheery Lynn Designs

Dutch Scallop Square by Cheery Lynn Designs

Jewel Pin by Maya Road

 

Other:  Pink Heart Pin by Maya Road, White Cardstock, Antique Linen Distress Ink, Sewing Machine and Thread

 

Your next stop on the hop is the lovely and talented Patti J. Gilliam!

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In case you get lost, here is the hop order:

ScrapTownLady Store

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Cathy Harper

Dawn Rene Carlyle

Rhonda Van Ginkel (that's me!)

Patti J. Gilliam

Rebecca Roberts

Thank you so much for stopping on over today!  Please be sure to visit the ScrapTownLady blog and wish Cheryl a very Happy Birthday!

Have a super scrappity day!

September Place In Time Calendar

Happy Monday to you!

It's Labor Day here in the U.S. and hopefully everyone is able to relax and enjoy a day off from work.  For some of us, it's a weekend to catch the last few projects at home before kids go off to school and the weather changes.  It's never very easy to say farewell to Summer, but the calendar does say it is September.

It's my day to share my project with you over at the ScrapTownLady blog today.  I have the September calendar featuring Graphic 45's Place In Time collection and a variety of pretty Cheery Lynn Designs dies. The theme for this calendar is back to school and Autumn time.

Make sure you take a few minutes to browse through the store and check out all of the pretty dies and paper and embellishments that ScrapTownLady has available.  It's truly an incredible selection!  

ScrapTownLady Products Used:
12 x 12 Place In Time Paper Pad by Graphic 45
8 x 8 French County Paper Pad by Graphic 45
Place in Time Alpha Sticker Sheet by Graphic 45
Place In Time Chipboard Tags 2 by Graphic 45
Ornate Metal Keys by Graphic 45
Basque Red and Black - Hug Snug Binding Ribbon
Ivy Strip by Cheery Lynn Designs
Two of Hearts by Cheery Lynn Designs
Tiffany Border by Cheery Lynn Designs
Sweet Williams by Cheery Lynn Designs
Fanciful Flourish by Cheery Lynn Designs
French Pastry Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs
Italian Flourish Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs
Dutch Scallop Square by Cheery Lynn Designs
Red and LaCreme Pearls by Want2Scrap
Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger
Weathered Wood Distress Ink by Ranger
Peeled Paint Distress Ink by Ranger
Glue Dots
Glue Dots Mini 3/16
Glossy Accents by Ranger
3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L
Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner
Fiskar Paper Trimmer
Scissors

Thank you so much for stopping on over today to my blog! Have a super scrappity holiday!!!

Fairytales with ScrapTownLady!

Happy Monday crafty peeps!  It's my day today to host the blog over at ScrapTownLady and share my creation with you.  Have you ever used papers by Pion Design?  They are made in Sweden and are absolutely beautiful!

When I saw that Cheryl had these in the store, I was so super happy and made sure I bought a few to get creative with. Ok, so maybe I bought more than just a few...  ahem!  Anyway, who could blame me?

I used the Fairytale of Spring collection for this sweet card:

Of course my favorite dies by Cheery Lynn Designs are also on here as well...

A bit of layering with the Tiny French Pastry Doily and Cuties 3.

Have you seen the phrases by Cheery Lynn Designs? So elegant...

Be sure you stop on over and visit the store for a peek at all of the gorgeous Pion Design papers and Cheery Lynn Designs dies that ScrapTown Lady has to offer!

ScrapTown Lady Products Used:

Pion Design: Fairytale of Spring - Poem of Spring Paper

Pion Design: Fairytale of Spring - Tags Paper 

Pion Design: Fairytale of Spring - Cut Outs Paper

Graphic 45: Place in Time (Tag)

Cheery Lynn Designs: Cuties 3

Cheery Lynn Designs: French Pastry Tiny Doily

Cheery Lynn Designs: Lace Light Deco Border

Cheery Lynn Designs: Best Wishes Phrases

Cheery Lynn Designs: Flourish Leaf Strip

Hug Snug: Lyric Rose

KaiserCraft Pearls: Bliss

Ranger Distress Ink: Walnut Stain

Other: Cheesecloth, String, Sewing Machine and Thread.  

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have a fabulous Monday!

Place In Time - August Calendar

Happy Monday crafty peeps!

It's my day to host the blog over at ScrapTownLady today. I have the Graphic 45 "Place In Time" collection's August calendar to share with you. The French Country collection was also mixed in as well.

That's the beauty of Graphic 45, the colors and collections blend nicely together and you can really use them interchangeably.

"August 2013"

I've used a variety of pretty dies to create the August calendar:

I thought it would be fun to re-use a tag from their packaging on here too.

The Trellis, Hummingbird and Sunflower are Cheery Lynn Designs:

When I think of the dog days of summer, they are also the last chance to get out and enjoy the nice weather.  I loved the sentiment strip "In the Good Old Summertime...", so I used it as part of my anchor on the bottom of the page.  Don't you just love how the Fiona's Magic Mirror by Cheery Lynn Designs perfectly mats to the mini calendar?  

If you're wondering how I get the numbers on the calendar, I created a Microsoft Word template and do it there, then I tape my calendar on top of it, and print right on the mini calendar.  I do make sure to line it up perfectly by looking through a window with the calendar layered on top. 

If you would like a copy of it, I am happy to share it with you.  You can customize the colors to coordinate nicely with your calendar too.

 

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:

12 x 12 Place In Time Paper Pad by Graphic 45

8 x 8 French County Paper Pad by Graphic 45

Place In Time Sticker Sheet by Graphic 45

Place in Time Alpha Sticker Sheet by Graphic 45

Place In Time Chipboard Tags 2 by Graphic 45

Ornate Metal Keys by Graphic 45

Fig Beige - Hug Snug Binding Ribbon

Basque Red - Hug Snug Binding Ribbon

Ivy Strip by Cheery Lynn Designs
Grass Border by Cheery Lynn Designs

Fiona's Magic Frame by Cheery Lynn Designs

Sunflower by Cheery Lynn Designs

Hummingbird by Cheery Lynn Designs

Burlap Border by Cheery Lynn Designs

Trellis by Cheery Lynn Designs

French Pastry Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs

Stacker Flower 1 by Cheery Lynn Designs

Ambergris Tiny Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs

Dutch Scallop Square by Cheery Lynn Designs

BluePrints 2 by My Favorite Things

Fresh Foliage by Memory Box

Red and LaCreme Pearls by Want2Scrap

Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger

Weathered Wood Distress Ink by Ranger

Peeled Paint Distress Ink by Ranger

Glue Dots

Glue Dots Mini 3/16

Glossy Accents by Ranger

3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L

Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner

Fiskar Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Other: Packaging from Graphic 45 Metal Butterflies (Tag), White and Green Card Stock, Hole Punch, Deco Corner Punch, String, Thread, Sewing Machine and Vagabond Die Cutting Machine.

If you love dies as much as I do, you really MUST stop on over to the ScrapTownLady Store! She has an incredible selection and you will be blown away by all of the wonderful pretty things!!!

 

I am entering this project into the Cheery Lynn Designs "Doilies" challenge for this week.

 

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have super scrappity week!!!

Cardabilities and Sketchabilities Reveal with ScrapTownLady

Happy Monday!  It's my day to host the blog over at ScrapTown Lady!  

We are so excited that The ScrapTownLady blog is sponsoring our friends over at Sketchabilities and Cardabilities for the July 30th reveal!

What does that mean for you?  Not only fabulous inspiration with the amazing sketches that they have to offer for Scrappers and Card Makers, but also two opportunities to win a very generous gift certificate to the ScrapTown Lady store in the amount of $50.

That's right, two gift certificates are up for grabs, so be sure you enter for your chance at a really fun shopping spree! You will find the entry forms on the right sidebar of the ScrapTownLady blog, for both giveaways.  Here are my projects for the reveal:

Sketchabilities Sketch #96:

I decided to use my scraps from the last French Country project that I created for my altered composition notebook. I kept the dimension to a minimum so this is a usable cookbook or journal. 

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:

12 x 12 French Country Paper Pad by Graphic 45

French Country Tags and Pockets by Graphic 45
French Country Chipboard Tags1 by Graphic 45
French Country Chipboard Tags2 by Graphic 45

12 x 12 French Country Stickers by Graphic 45

Fishtail Flag Staxx Dies by My Favorite Things

Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger

Weathered Wood Distress Ink by Ranger

Glue Dots

Glue Dots Mini 3/16

3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L

Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner

Fiskar Paper Trimmer

Scissors

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Cardabilities Sketch #80:

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:

Ambrosia Ambrosia by BoBunny

Ambrosia Dot by BoBunny

Ambrosia Cutouts by BoBunny

Ambrosia Combo Stickers by BoBunny

Ambrosia Buttons by BoBunny

Anastasia Border Die by Cheery Lynn Designs

Chevron Dies by My Favorite Things

Trophy Gold Seam Binding Ribbon by Hug Snug

Jewel Trinket Pin by Maya Road

Glue Dots

Glue Dots Mini 3/16

3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L

Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner

Fiskar Paper Trimmer

Scissors

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For our the new friends stopping by, Scraptownlady.com online store does not invoice you for your order until after she has packaged and weighed it for actual weight so that you do not pay INFLATED shipping fees.

Then you will receive a invoice through PayPal, which is easy and secure to use.

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Be sure if you're inspired by these amazing sketches that you play along over at Sketchabilities or Cardabilities!

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To Enter Sketchabilities:

Enter Sketchabilities Giveaway

To Enter Cardabilities:

Enter Cardabilities Giveaway

Have a super scrappity and amazing day!

Be(You)tiful!

Happy Saturday to you and hurray for the weekend!

It's my day to share my project with you over on the ScrapTownLady Blog.  I created a fun little card based on inspiration from the current sketch #79 over at Cardabilities and the Be-You-Tiful collection by Authentique which you can find in the ScrapTownLady store.

Here's the sketch:

Here is my interpretation:

Don't you just love the yellow and grey in this line with a pop of coral?

I arranged my card so that the Be(you)tiful You sentiment was in the upper corner.  I love to have all purpose note cards ready to give on hand. 

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:
Authentique Be(You)tiful "Abundant"
Authentique Be(You)tiful "Expressed"
Authentique Be(You)tiful "Majestic"
Authentique Be(You)tiful "Persevere"
My Favorite Things BluePrints 2 (Banner Die)
Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish Leaf Strip
Maya Road Ruffle Blossoms (Red and Cream)
Maya Road Jewel Trinket Pin
May Arts Satin Pleats 5/8 Sage Trim
Want2Scrap LaCreme Pearls

Fiskars 1/4 Inch Corner Round - Easy Squeeze Punch

Glue Dots
Glue Dots Mini 3/16
Glossy Accents by Ranger
3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L
Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner
Fiskar Paper Trimmer
Scissors

Other:  Kraft cardstock, Leaf Pin and coral string.

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have an amazing weekend!!!

A Little French Country!

Happy Saturday to you!

It's my day over at the ScrapTown Lady blog today.  I'm super excited to share a page that I created with Graphic 45's beautiful French Country collection.

I love the beautiful colors in this lovely collection and really thought they accented a masculine page so nicely. The coordinating embellishments really are extraordinary!

To add some texture and interest I've used a few Cheery Lynn Designs dies on the page and a touch of cheesecloth behind my square doily. The Princess Tree was cut a few times, then I cut it apart and layered it and added a bit of Diamond Stickles.

This was my favorite "accidental embellishment" that I built from the elements.  I just love how it turned out.  What are you creating this weekend?  

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:

12 x 12 French Country Paper Pad by Graphic 45

French Country Tags and Pockets by Graphic 45
French Country Chipboard Tags1 by Graphic 45
French Country Chipboard Tags2 by Graphic 45
French Country Layered Banners2 by Graphic 45

12 x 12 French Country Stickers by Graphic 45

Black Lace 5/8 Ribbon by May Arts

Lace Light Deco Border by Cheery Lynn Designs
Princess Tree by Cheery Lynn Designs
Dutch Scallop Square by Cheery Lynn Designs
Tessatina Border by Memory Box Border
Coral Pearls by Want2Scrap

Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger

Weathered Wood Distress Ink by Ranger
Paper Distresser by Ranger

Glue Dots

Glue Dots Mini 3/16

Glossy Accents by Ranger

3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L

Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner

Fiskar Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Other:  Ribbon Bow, Twine, Buttons, Stickles, Sewing Machine and Thread.

I am entering this into the Cheery Lynn Designs "Beautiful Borders" challenge here.

Thank you so much for stopping on over to the blog today!  Have a super scrappity weekend!

Masculine Inspiration with Place in Time!

Happy Monday to you!

Today I'm hosting over at ScrapTownLady to share a card that I created using the scraps left over from my Graphic 45 - Place In Time Calendar page for July. If you haven't had a chance to see that and want to, click here.

Do you get inspired by a certain element(s) of a collection? I know I sure do and when I find a special piece or two I sometimes save those for either cards or another project. The inspiration for this card came from the vintage ballplayer and the Home Run tag. I thought it would be so much fun to use this collection to create a masculine card.

Some details:

Papers for the chevron border are from the Graphic 45 collection, French Country. I elevated my oval frame with some foam dots for dimension. The glassine bag softens the feel and a touch of lace trim is a nice contrast with the stars and stripes. I added a touch of Glossy Accents to my small blue star to vary the hues a bit.

The other product that inspired me for this is the BluePrints 2 Die-Namics Set by My Favorite Things.  Check this out:

I used the base rectangle to cut my card base, the oval to nest my sentiment and tag into. The tag ended strip I used for my embellishment in the upper left corner of the card. What a fun concept!  The details here are fabulous, check out those decorative cut marks.  

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:

12 x 12 Place In Time Paper Pad by Graphic 45 or

8 x 8 Place in Time Paper Pad by Graphic 45
6 x 6 French Country Paper Pad by Graphic 45

5/8 Navy Blue Sheer Ribbon with Ruffled Edges by May Arts

1.6" Ivory Crocheted Lace Ribbon by May Arts

Chevron DieNamics by My Favorite Things
Stacking Stars by My Favorite Things
BluePrints 2 by My Favorite Things
Red Pearls by Want2Scrap

LeCreme Pearls by Want2Scrap

Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger

Weathered Wood Distress Ink by Ranger

Glue Dots Mini 3/16

Glossy Accents by Ranger

3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L

Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner

Fiskar Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Other: Kraft Cardstock, Blue Core'dinations, Diamond Stickles, Glassine Bag, Hemp, Hole Punch, Sewing Machine and Vagabond Die Cutting Machine.   

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have a super scrappity day!!!

July Place in Time with ScrapTownLady

Happy Saturday crafty friends!  (Moxxie Hoppers - the hop post is here.)

It's my day to post over at the ScrapTownLady blog and for today it's all about Place in Time for July.  All of you Graphic 45 fans know exactly what I'm talking about!

Place in Time is a beautiful collection created to allow you to make your own calendar project with beautiful touches of nostalgia and timeless elegance.  I am using the 12x12 paper stack and mixing in some 6x6 papers from the French Country collection.

Here's my July project:

I decided to use the decorative strips for my July title and the "B" side of the July calendar paper.  I took my scissors to the cut-aparts and just had a little fun with it.  Aren't these classic summer images amazing?  I just love them all!  You'll see a card from me using these scraps soon too.

This page features a variety of manufacturer dies from the store.

I used a beautiful chipboard flourish by Blue Fern Studios, painted with some cream acrylic paint and once dry, dabbed a bit of Weathered Wood Distress Ink on it. It made the flourish morph into the design so nicely. You can find a beautiful variety of Blue Fern Studios chipboard in the store here.

Layered up a few doilies for texture.

ScrapTownLady Ingredients:

12 x 12 Place In Time Paper Pad by Graphic 45 or

8 x 8 Place in Time Paper Pad by Graphic 45
6x6 French Country Paper Pad by Graphic 45

6 x 6 Secret Garden Paper Pad by Graphic 45
12 x 12 Place In Time Alpha Stickers by Graphic 45

Place In Time Sticker Sheet by Graphic 45

Place In Time Chipboard Tags1 by Graphic 45
Place In Time Chipboard Tags2 by Graphic 45

Ornate Metal Keys by Graphic 45

Stamped Metal Brads by Graphic 45

Queen Blue - Hug Snug Binding Ribbon
Ruffled Flower by Maya Road
5/8 Navy Blue Sheer Ribbon with Ruffled Edges by May Arts

Italian Flourish Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs
Dutch Scallop Square by Cheery Lynn Designs
Canadian Kaleidescope Mini Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs
Victorian Romance Flourish by Cheery Lynn Designs
Olive Branches by Cheery Lynn Designs
Chevron DieNamics by My Favorite Things
3x4 Note Book Paper by My Favorite Things
Stacking Stars by My Favorite Things
BluePrints 2 by My Favorite Things (July Header)
Tessatina Border by Memory Box Border
Bliss Pearls by KaiserCraft

Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Ranger

Weathered Wood Distress Ink by Ranger

Peeled Paint Distress Ink by Ranger

Glue Dots

Glue Dots Mini 3/16

Glossy Accents by Ranger

3D Foam Squares - Black by 3L

Elmer's High Tack - Dot Runner

Fiskar Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Other: Kraft Card Stock, Blue Core'dinations, Cream Acrylic Paint, Hole Punch, String, Thread, Buttons, Sewing Machine, Butterfly and Lady Kate Edger dies by CLD and Vagabond Die Cutting Machine.   

I hope you enjoyed my project!  I can't wait to bring you the August feature next month. Be sure to pick up your Place in Time paper pad and join us in the fun!  If you do, we would love to see your work on the ScrapTownLady Facebook Page!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a super scrappity weekend!!!
~ Rhonda

ScrapTown Lady and Practical Scrappers Hop!

Hello and welcome to the PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS and SCRAPTOWN LADY Blog Hop!  

We thought it would be fun to combine forces and share projects with you that have our design teams’ takes on one of the hottest scrapbooking trends around: Project Life.

Whether you are a “Project Lifer,”are interested in Project Life, or just want to find out ways to use Project Life types of products and ideas on your own projects, we have a hop FULL of inspiration and creativity! 

We’ve got a fabulous prize, too a $25 gift certificate* to ScraptownLady’s shop, which is stocked with awesome scrapbooking supplies! *The gift certificate value excludes shipping.

What do you have to do to be entered in the drawing?  It’s easy! 

• Be a follower of Practical Scrappers; and

• Be a follower of Scraptown Lady; and 

• Visit all the blogs, starting with Practical Scrappers and ending with Scraptown Lady, and leave a comment at each blog along the way.

We will be hopping until Sunday, June 30^th, at 11:59 p.m. CST. 

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To celebrate our hop, during the hop the store is having a SALE!

All orders will receive 20% off during the hop from Thursday at Midnight - Monday!

Use "code20" in the Coupon or Discount Number field at checkout for the offer.

(Should you have any questions or issues please email scraptownlady@aol.com)

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The grand prize winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 2^nd!

If you get lost along the way, just check the complete list over at ScrapTown Lady to get you hopping in the right direction.  

You should have hopped here from the amazingly talented Cathy Harper!

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Happy Friday crafty friends!  

I'm super excited to be a part of the hop today, it's the very first blog hop for ScrapTown Lady and we couldn't be more excited to be hopping with Practical Scrappers!  Our theme is Project Life.  It's such a big trend and a great way to document your everyday events.

I decided to interpret the feel of Project Life with a card.

The starting inspiration was the Season's Summer Collection by Authentique.  I loved the bicycle and Relax sentiment, so I echoed the shape for my card base and layers. I did trim the edges of the Relax card to better fit the scale.  Notice the Friday and Saturday of my ledger paper?  : )

The chevron pattern I fussy cut from the papers, however, there are some really awesome dies in the store from My Favorite Things that you might like if you love this look.  

Check these out!

ScrapTown Lady Ingredients:

Season's Summer Collection - Authentique

Bliss Pearls - KaiserCraft

Jewel Trinket Pin - Maya Road

Fishtails Flags Stax Dies - My Favorite Things

Notebook Edge Die - My Favorite Things

Easy Squeeze Corner Rounder - Fiskar's

Trophy Gold - Seam Binding Ribbon 

3D Foam Squares

Weathered Wood Distress Ink - Ranger

Mustard Seed Distress Ink - Ranger

Other:  White Cardstock, Heart Button, String, Yellow Heart Stick Pin, LYB, Diamond Stickles, Sewing Machine and Thread

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  

Leave me a comment and let me know you're following me with BlogLovin' and you'll be entered to win this card and a few other sweet scrappy goodies from me!  

• Be sure your blog has an email address posted, if not, let me know how to contact you in your comment.
• Blog candy giveaway for US domestic residents only.
• I will post the winner on Tuesday.

Have a super scrappity weekend!!!

~ Rhonda

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Your final stop on the hop is:

ScrapTownLady Blog

http://scrap-town-lady.blogspot.com/


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