Tis The Season - Top Dog Dies

Hello blogging friends,

I am featuring a few more dies from the new Top Dog Dies Winter Holidays release. Be sure to check out all the fabulous new dies in the Top Dog Dies store. This was an awesome release with so many incredible dies! On my card today I am using the Top Dog Dies Snowflake Background and the Top Dog Dies Cardinal die set.

 I thought it would be beautiful to combine these tow die sets together. Here is my card...

 I actually used a variety of papers on this card, some Little Yellow Bicycle Winter Twig combined with the beautiful Teresa Collins Santa's List. I chose to use a single cardinal sitting on a holly berry branch.

You can also see I used a banner die from the Top Dog Dies Pocket Page Banner die set.

To add elegance to my card I added a little bling to the center of each snowflake.

Supplies:

Top Dog Dies Snowflake Background die

Top Dog Dies Cardinal die set

Top Dog Dies Pocket Page Banner die set

Pattern Papers: Little Yellow Bicycle Winter Twig, Teresa Collins Santa's List

Bling: Want 2 Scrap

Thanks for stopping by!
~Marcia

With Sympathy + Mason Jar Decor - Anna Griffin and Xyron

Hello blogging friends! Sometimes paper is so beautiful you are afraid to cut into it. I could have wallpapered my scrapbook room walls with the gorgeous papers I received from Anna Griffin; beautiful flocked papers with fabulous patterns, gorgeous layered flowers and sentiment quotes. When you combine Xyron and Anna Griffin you get incredibly beautiful projects. Let me show you what I created ...

I found a tri-fold card in the Silhouette store with an ornate window on the front. It is basically three layers. With the dimesional flowers from Anna Griffin, I thought the layered panels would be the perfect way to set the flowers off. 

Those pretty papers are just so gorgeous together. :)

For my second project, I created a mason jar for my daughter's upcoming wedding....

I used the cut out parts of my card for my jar. Added a Spellbinders fancy label with some Want 2 Scrap bling and more of those gorgeous dimensional flowers. Do you see the twine wrapped around the jar? Here is how I did that..

I cut a strip of kraft cardstock and ran it through my 1" sticker maker. Then I just layered my twine on top. To make sure it would all stay stuck together, I applied a light coat of decoupage over the top of the twine. When it was dry I ran it through my sticker maker again.

Then I just wrapped the twine cardstock around my jar. The Mr & Mrs label covered up my seam. I found some high tack double stick tape worked best for adhering my label to the jar. I love how it turned out...

One more month til the wedding!! So many things to do yet. At least I have a dress to wear now though.

Supplies Used:
Xyron: 1.5" Sticker Maker, 9" Creative Station,  Double-Sided High Tack 1/2" Tape
Anna Griffin papers and die cuts    Anna Griffin® Grace Papercrafting Kit, 
Anna Griffin® Perfect Palette Cardstock Kit, Anna Griffin® All About Her Cardmaking Kit, Anna Griffin® 60-piece Flocked Paper Collection
Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2 with coordinating bling from Want 2 Scrap
twine, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by,
Marcia

April and May Pubs! For Real!!

Hello blogging friends! Wahooo its Friday! I thought it would never come. My kids are going camping without me, so I am planning a relaxing weekend of cleaning and scrapping. Maybe I can talk hubby into going to a movie :)

I realized I had not yet shared my April pub so here it is ...

I first made this Christmas ornament when guest designing for Little Yellow Bicycle for their Once Upon a Christmas collection. Cricut Magazine published it for a Butterfly and Birds call. The body of this bird is an ornament shape turned sideways. I cut sixteen of them, scored them down the middle and adhered them together to make it 3-dimensional. The feather trim is my favorite part :)

This Imaginisce layout using the Childhood Memories collection appeared in the May Scrapbook Trends Magazine. I love these pics of my daughter. Boy, did she love to swing. Do you think?

This anniversary card I made for my hubby (our 30th anniversary!) appeared in the May Cards Magazine. I used the Quick Quotes Dusty Rose collection and Cheery Lynn dies. That gorgeous ribbon is from an Etsy shop call Prairie Bird Boutique and the bling is from Want2Scrap.

I kind-of stole this card back from my hubby after I gave it to him, Shhhh.

Hope you have a greate weekend!
~Marcia

Key To My Heart - Cardabilities reveal

Happy Valentines Day blogging friends. I have one more Valentine to share with you that I created for the Cardabilities reveal. Cardabilities teamed up with a new stamp company and I had a chance to play with the gorgeous Keys rubber stamp set from Chapel Road Artstamps  by Class Act Inc. Look at the intricate detail in these stamps.

I got shabby with some Carta Bella Paris Girl combined with some Beautiful Moments and came up with this....

I wanted to make some felt flowers with my dies. The extra texture that the felt adds as well as the pop of color is eyecatching. I am seeing vellum everywhere now and I love it. I just had to use a little vellum too. Some Want2Scrap bling adds an ooh la la factor :)

Enjoy your Valentines Day everyone. I am looking forward to meeting my new grand fur-baby this weekend. My daughter adopted this sweet girl name Smokey Sue and she is a 10 month old Great Pyrenees mix.

Wonder how big she will get?
~Marcia

You & Me - Page Drafts "Love is Everywhere" Release

Happy Friday!!! I am so excited to be a part of the Page Drafts "Love is Everywhere" release.

I am a big fan of Emma's and her fabulous sketches. Did you know there is a challenge for this release? You can find out the details on the Page Drafts blog or Facebook wall.

There are 5 awesome sketches in the release. Here is the sketch I used...

Here is my take on it using Echo Park's Beautiful Life collection. These papers were also part of a past My Creative Scrapbook kit. I've been organizing my stash and trying not to hoard so much. I came across these corrugated hearts that I've had for a couple years now and knew I had to use them. I got a little carried away with the paint. Not sure I like it that much. What do you think?

This is my daughter Naomi and my soon to be son-in-law Aaron :) They announced their engagement at Christmas.

Supplies:
Pattern Paper, Stickers : Echo Park  Beautiful Life collection
Dies : Cheery Lynn French Pastry, Large Fanciful Flourish, Anastasia border, and small French Pastry
Cardstock : Cut Cardstock
Chipboard: Want 2 Scrap
Corrugated Hearts : Jillibean Soup
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Flowers : Prima
Silhouette
Sewing machine
Coats and Clark Thread
Ink : Ranger Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

This Saturday I am picking up my daughter Colette to spend the day with her. It was her birthday this past week. She's 22 years old now. So hard to believe. Hope you all have a great weekend.
~Marcia

Christmas card inspiration with Quick Quotes

Happy Friday friends! I have a Quick Quotes card to share with you today.
Have you sent out all your Christmas cards yet? I still have a few more to make and send out too. The Quick Quotes Holiday Quotes bundles make it quick and easy. I love using them for my card sentiments. This one was vellum, so I used my Glue Dots vellum adhesive to glue it to a piece of white cardstock. The white behind the vellum really makes the colors pop. The paper I am using was from a December 2012 Club Q kit, but it is still available in the Shop Quick Quotes store. Isn't it gorgeous paper.

Quick Quotes Supplies:
Magic of Christmas (Club Q papers)
Holidays Quotes bundle
Powderpuff chalk ink in Tahiti, Midnight Confession

Other Supplies:
White cardstock
Silhouette
seam binding - Etsy Prairie Bird Boutique
Pearls: Want2Scrap
Maya Road heart pin
Glue Dots vellum adhesive

Only a few more shopping days til Christmas, Yikes!!
Have a great weekend.
~Marcia

Grateful For You - My Mind's Eye

Happy Friday blogging friends!! I have a ScrapTownLady layout to share with you today that I made with the gorgeous My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection. I just love the colors and textures in this collection. The blues and yellows are fabulous together. Since blue is my hubby;s favorite color I decided to scrap this photo of the two of us taken at a fundraiser a few years ago. I love this photo because my husband is actually smiling! He rarely smiles for the camera.

This layout is based on Heather's latest sketch up at Bird is the Word. The new word is Always. I would love to see some of my blog readers play along.

I am using some wonderful dies from the ScrapTownLady store. The Cheery Lynn corner dies, birdcage, and doily give my layout a romantic touch. These dies are so intricate and beautiful!

I am also using the My Favorite Things Banner Day dies. These dies make creating a banner quick and easy.

ScrapTownLady Supplies:
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection Chipboard Elements
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection Collage Paper
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection White Floral
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection Multi Plaid
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection Garden Gate
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection Mixed Floral
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Oliver collection Blue Lace
Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily, Bird Cage, Lace Corner Deco
My Favorite Things Die-namics Banner Day
Want2Scrap White Pearls
Ranger Distress Ink in Tea Dye, Pumice Stone, and Wild Honey
Inkssentials Foam Shape adhesive
Scotch Quick Dry glue
Glue Dots 3/8"

Other Supplies:
Silhouette
Doodlebug Alpha stickers
Cardstock in white
Sakura Micron pen in black
Martha Stewart Heart punch

I am linking up to the My Mind's Eye November Grateful challenge

Thanks for stopping by today,
~Marcia

Goeb Family - Quick Quotes Club Q

Hello blogging friends. I have some Quick Quotes Club Q inspiration to share. I love it when I can play with the Club Q kits! This month's Club Q was spectacular. When I first saw the kits I thought; That would be great with a heritage photo. I went searching through my photos and found this. My Mom gave me this photo a few years ago. It is the only photo I have of her as a little girl. My Grandmother must have taken the photo. I wish she was in the picture too. I used primarily the 2 page layout kit and added a few papers from the other layout kit to come up with this  ....

The kit has these pretty die cut flowers and pearls. I wanted to add a touch of lace to give it a more vintage feel. These lace flowers did the trick. I actually took the bottom piece of the flower off as I thought they were too bulky and used it with the flowers in the kit. I love how my flower cluster turned out...

Of course everyone wants to know who is who. I printed the details using my computer and a word doc. Print first on plain paper until you get it the size you want. Then adhere the pattern paper over the text. Hold it up to a light to make sure its positioned correctly. Then run it through your printer again.

Quick Quotes Supplies:
November Club Q
Powderpuff ink in Mocha Mama

Other Supplies:
My Minds Eye Alphas
Maya Road vintage flowers
Want2Scrap bling

What are you scrapping with your Club Q?
~Marcia

Authentique Traditions - ScrapTownLady

Happy Friday blogging friends. I had the greatest assortment of costumed kids stop by my house last night. I loved it :) I even saw my special girl Callie dressed up as Bat Girl. Denise, I wish you were here to see what an awesome little girl you have.

With Halloween over, I feel no guilt in jumping straight into Christmas paper crafting mode. This past week I worked with the Tradition collection from Authentique. This is such a wonderful collection with lots of traditional and yet trendy papers. Aren't these chevrons great! Every year I make ornaments for some of my co-workers. They work great to add some pizazz to a package or a gift bag. This one is 3 dimensional and cut from a Silhouette file.

I also wanted to show you how simple making your own Christmas cards can be.

This is literally just a journal tag cut from a sheet of pattern paper. I glammed it up with some beautiful Want2Scrap pearls and gorgeous Snug Hub Seam Binding. Then I added some faux stitching around the edges. Easy Peasy.

ScrapTownLady Supplies:
Authentique Tradition Iconic
Authentique Tradition Enhancements

Snug Hug Seam Binding
Want2Scrap Pearls Red
Glue Dots
Scrapbook Adhesives
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive

Think about creating some homemade Christmas items this year.
~Marcia

Happy Birthday Blog Hop! - Scrap Town Lady

Hello blogging friends! Guess what? Today is Scrap Town Lady, Cheryl Saforek's birthday! We wanted to show her how much we love her by surprising her with a birthday blog hop!

I have to tell you that Cheryl and the other members of the Scrap Town Lady design team have become dear friends of mine. They are like distant family members. Distant, because with the exception of Rhonda, they all live in other states and I have never met them in person. It's been an absolute joy to get to know them better through our joint love of paper crafts. Cheryl will be looking to add to her design team soon, so be sure to follow the Scrap Town Lady blog to catch all the details that will be coming.

In case you get lost, here is the hop order:
Scrap Town Lady Blog 
Marcia     <------------------   (you are here!)
Cathy 
Dawn Rene
Rhonda
Patti J.
Rebecca 

Thanks so much for hopping along. Please stop over at the Scrap Town Lady Blog, and wish our special lady a very Happy Birthday!

Here is the card I made for Cheryl from the gorgeous Pink Paislee's Cottage Farms collection.

I am using some of my favorite dies on here too which you can also buy at the Scrap Town Lady Store. Take a look at the detail these dies have ...

Scrap Town Lady supplies:
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Basket
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Bushel
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Market
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Wheelbarrow
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Photo Frames
Pink Paislee Cottage Farms Ephemera
My Favorite Things Die-namics Fishtail Flags
Cheery Lynn Mini Fancy Flourish
Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily
Snug Hug Ribbon in Pink
Want2Scrap Pearls
Distress Ink in Wild Honey and Tattered Rose
Glue Dots
Inkssentials Foam Shape adhesive
Scotch Quick Dry glue


Cheryl, we hope that your day is as special as you are! Happy Birthday!
Now hop on over to Cathy 's blog to see her gorgeous card.
~Marcia

For Your Shower - Quick Quotes card inspiration

Hello blogging friends. I am trying to complete my bucket list of summer fun this weekend. How about you?
It's a little ironic that I have a Quick Quotes baby shower card to share with you on this Labor Day :) My niece is expecting a boy! I am so excited. I've been crafting baby gifts like crazy. The holidays are going to be so much funner with a little one around. Here is my card ....

I love those Quote Bundles. They have the perfect sentiments for cards; some vellum and some cardstock.
NOTE: To make the vellum quote appear brighter, adhere the quote to white cardstock then trim and adhere to your project. Try Glue Dots vellum sheets for a no show adhesive bond.

Quick Quotes Supplies:
One Fine Day 100, 200, 300 , 400 or Paper Pack
Powderpuff Ink in Biscotti, and Mango Mai Tai
Quote Bundle - Sentiments

Other Supplies:
Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily
Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2
Want 2 Scrap Pearl Nest-a-Bling
Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page
Blue Safety Pins
Core'dinations white cardstock
Glue Dots vellum sheets
Silhouette machine

Enjoy the last hurrahs of summer,
~Marcia

Unforgettable Moments - Scrap Town Lady

Happy Wednesday! I played with a Spring Authentique collection; Remembrance, while we are waiting for the new CHA products to trickle down to us. Cheryl has been busy adding new products every day to Scrap Town Lady, so be sure to check out the store. I just saw the Authentique Seasons: Autumn in the store. I love the Remembrance collection of papers. They are so beautiful! I played up the softness and created this shabby layout of my paternal grandparents.

I used this sketch by the very talented Nadia Cannizzo from Once Upon a Sketch. The theme for August is "I'll never forget"

My journaling is hidden behind the upper right corner of the photo and reads...

"My grandparents were already quite old when I was born. My father was their last child out of 11 children.  I regret that I did not get to know them better. I will never forget that they taught me how to play cards and always had lemon drops to give me for a treat. Cold cereal wasn’t good enough, I was served warm oatmeal in the morning (not the instant stuff either). My Grandpa’s favorite expression was “POW!”, usually spoken when telling my Mom and Dad about someone that had died. They spoke a little German and I was told “machs gut” (which means take care) when leaving after a visit. But now that I am a mother, I want to ask my grandma and grandpa what kind of kid was my father. I bet they have some stories they could tell."

Let me show you some detail shots. The most notable die I used is the Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily. Not only did I tuck it under the photo, but I cut pieces to tuck between my paper where I tore it.

I also used the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Fourish die, some gorgeous Prima flowers, and a few purple flowers that I made using the My Favorite Things Die-namics Flower Trio die. The metal pieces have patina ink and white paint on them to give them a more shabby appearance.

Scrap Town Lady has this gorgeous Snug Hug ribbon that comes in a large variety of colors. I tucked a few buttons I made from the My Favorite Things Die-namics Button Border die into my flower cluster in various places. I love these Prima felt flowers for a soft touch.

I am also linking up with Berry71Bleu for their Textile challenge. My textiles: canvas, felt, thread, and ribbon. The doilies are paper but look so real, don't they.

Scrap Town Lady Supplies:
Authentique Remembrance One,  Two,   Three,  Enhancements
Kaisercraft cardstock in Wine
Prima Charme Rose Song Bird 
Kaisercraft Roses Misty
Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish,  French Pastry Doily
My Favorite Things Die-namics Flower and Leaf Trio,   Button Border
Hug Snug Seam Binding in Clipper Grey
Want 2 Scrap LaCreme Pearls
Graphic 45 Ornate Metal Keys 
Ranger Acrylic Paint Dabber in Snow Cap
Ranger Distress Ink in Tea Dye and Crushed Olive
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
Therm-o-web Zots Medium
Inkssentials Pop It Foam tape

Other Supplies:
Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Frame die cut
Prima Lyrique Felt flowers in Creme, Resist canvas butterflies
Graphic 45 Ornate Metal Key Holes
Maya Road Clock face
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Game Spinners
Ranger Vintaj Patinas
Crafters Workshop Brick Mask
Modeling Paste
Gesso
DMC floss

Have a great week and Friday will be here before you know it.
~Marcia

Scrap Town Lady Rafflecopter Giveaway!!

Hello blogging friends. I can't believe July is almost over!! My Summer bucket list is still pretty long. So much fun to cram into August now. This past weekend did not feel like summer though. Here in Minnesota the temps were in the 50s! Cold weather makes me want to stay inside and create. I have a couple of projects to share with you today that I made with Scrap Town Lady goodies.

We are so excited over at Scrap Town Lady to be sponsoring our friends 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!

These fabulous sketches by the very talented Karan Gerber are spectacular. I encourage all of you to play along. Here is the gorgeous layout sketch...

and my take on the sketch using Authentique Renew and some My Favorite Things Die-namics ...

When I saw this quote, I knew it was perfect for my sister's family. I used my Word program to create it, using different fonts and text sizes for interest.

This sketch called for me to use my favorite and most used die; My Favorite Thing Die-namics Fishtail Flags. The dies come in a variety of sizes and makes creating these flags a breeze. I also made my own flowers using the My Favorite Thing Flower and Leaf Trio dies. I used some texture paint to create my leaves and gelatos to add a little more color.

Scrap Town Lady Supplies:
Authentique Renew Foundation One
Authentique Renew Energize
Authentique Renew Transform
Authentique Renew Spring
Authentique Renew Rejuvenate
Authentique Renew Tear Away Frames and Corners
My Favorite Things Fishtail Flags
My Favorite Things Flower and Leaf Trio
Want 2 Scrap LeCremePearls
Prima Black Coal Chalker
Therm-o-web Zots Medium
Scotch Quick Dry Glue
Inkssentials Pop-it Shapes

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Here is the card sketch ...

and my take on it...

Here is a close-up of this flower I made. It really showcases how pretty these Kaisercraft Sparklets are...

I am linking my card up in the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes challenge.

Scrap Town Lady Supplies:
Authentique Be (you) tiful Majestic
Authentique Be (you) tiful Abundant
Authentique Be (you) tiful Persevere
My Favorite Things Fancy Flourish
My Favorite Things Fishtail Flags
Kaisercraft Sparklets in Daffodil
Ranger Distress Ink in Wild Honey
Scotch Quick Dry Glue
Therm-o-web Zots Medium
Inkssentials Pop-it Shapes

Enter the Scrap Town Lady  Rafflecopter Giveaway on the Scrap Town Lady blog!
Have a great week
~Marcia