Guest Designer for Scraptownlady!

Hello Friends!  Today I want to introduce you to a wonderful lady, Cheryl Saforek, owner of the online store Scraptownlady!  I met Cheryl through another crafty friend, Patti Gilliam.  Scraptownlady is a wonderful online scrapbooking supply store that is located here in Missouri!  I love to support my local peeps, don't you?

Cheryl asked me to be a guest designer and sent me some wonderful supplies to work with!  Here are two projects I made using those supplies!

First I made a scrapbook page.........

For this layout, I have a few hints and tricks!  I used papers from My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found 3 Oliver Collection.  For the base of my layout, I used the Ledger Stripe paper.  For the next layer, I used the plain side of the White Floral paper and I cut 1" off two sides to create a 11 x 11" piece.  I saved those 1" strips to make the rosettes on my layout.  I used a paper distressing tool on the edges of this paper.  I cut a strip of the Yellow Floral paper and adhered that down. Then using Spellbinders Medallion Six Die D-Lite, I cut/embossed the Yellow Blue Quatrefoil paper 6 times.  Here is a trick to help you with this intricate die - place a sheet of waxed paper between the die and the paper you are die cutting.  This will allow your die cut to come right out of the die!  Here is a close-up of the Medallion Six die cuts and my rosettes.

I matted my photo on a slightly larger piece of the Yellow Floral Paper.  Behind the picture I added some Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily die cut from ivory cardstock.  The sparkly paper is Mixed Floral paper from the same collection.  Isn't it so pretty?  I added a charm from my stash and a K&Company Key onto my rosettes.  I also used my Dymo printer to put my daughter's name on this layout!

I also made a card using the same My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3 Oliver collection

I used the Spellbinders Medallion Two Die D-Lite on this card.  This is a square card that measures 5 1/4 x 5 1/4".  The sentiment is stamped onto the ivory die cut from the Medallion Two.  The two panels behind this are also the Medallion Two but I only used the outline die for those.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects!  Special thanks to Cheryl for the wonderful goodies she sent to create my projects!

Supplies Used:

Layout:

• papers - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3 Oliver Collection - Ledger Stripe, White Floral, Yellow Blue Quatrefoil & Mixed Floral papers
• cardstock - Simply Smooth Ivory - Discount Cardstock.com
• dies - Medallion Six Die D-Lite, Big Scalloped Circles Sm (Spellbinders Paper Arts); French Pastry Doily Die (Cheery Lynn designs)
• embellishments - K&Company Metal Art Keys, charm
• other tools - Scor-Pal

Card:

• papers - My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3 Oliver Collection - Mixed Floral & Yellow Blue Quatrefoil papers
• cardstock - Kraft, Simply Smooth Ivory - Discount Cardstock.com
• stamp - Our Daily Bread Designs
• dies - Medallion Two Die D-Lite (Spellbinders Paper Arts)
• Ink - Rich Cocoa Memento Ink Pad (Tsukineko)
• embellishments - Kaisercraft Pearls, Gold Seam Binding (Scraptownlady)