Cheery Lynn Designs New Release!

Hello!  Cheery Lynn Designs is releasing several new amazing dies, and gave me the incredible  opportunity to create some fun projects for you! 

First up is a card featuring the new Classic Birdhouse and the Hot Air Balloons Embossing Plate!

  

Dies used:
B413 Enjoy
B414 Life
B425 Sentiment Tag
B419 Classic Birdhouse...
E169 Hot Air Balloons & Clouds
D138 Mini Dimensional butterflies
B376 Tiny Flower kit
B304 Ivy Strip
D134 Small Leaves 2
B188 BAF Embellishement #2
B123 Victorian Picket Fence
L-7 Classic Oval Sliver Stacker
XL-8Scalloped Oval Nesting Die

 

Secondly I created a 12x12 layout featuring several new dies with a nautical theme. 

A close up of the new Compass, Cattails & Reeds and the Sentiment

 Another closeup of how I created dimension and texture with the Cattails & Reeds, Lighthouses, Anchor, and Sentiment Tag 2

 

Dies used:  B409 Family

B413 Enjoy

B414 Life

B425 Sentiment Tag 2

B404 Lilith Doily Edger

B394 Ship's Anchor

B389 Cattails and Reeds

B395 Ship's Compass

B384 Lighthouses

B266 Tiny Things w/Wings

B190 Sentiment Frame#2

B260 Tags 1

B312 Burlap Border

B373 Siena Double Edge Border

DL229 Chasing Rainbows Doily w/ Angel Wing (used angel wing )

B357 Clock w/ Angel Wing

DL271 Horizon French Flair Boutique Stacker Frames

CM-4 A6 Metric Card Stackers Rectangle Scalloped

DL158 MEGA Tea Party Doily

 

For more inspiration from the Design Team and a peek at the rest of the new dies, head over to Cheery Lynn Designs blog!

 

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Tutorial - 5 ways to Alter Pre-made Flowers!

Hello!  I want to share with you 5 ways to alter the pre-made flowers found in the September Album Kit from My Creative Scrapbook!

I used my flowers on this layout of my precious niece and nephew welcoming their cousin home!

 

These are the flowers before I altered them...beautiful as is, but I like to see what I can do to enhance them!

 

1.  I dry brushed the petals with gesso for lighter, distressed flower.  Paint works great as well! 

 

2.  Using black ink and a gorgeous, flourish stamp from Prima (found in an earlier kit from My Creative Scrapbook)  I stamped a pattern unto the flowers. 

Didn't they turn out beautiful?!

 

3.  Using my scissors, I sliced each petal three or four times stopping near the center of the petal.

 

Staggering the petals, I layered two flowers together and scrunched them with my fingertips.

 

4.  I lightly misted the ends of the petals with water.  While the petals were still wet, I twisted the ends of the petals. 

 

Once dry, I added a dab of liquid glue in the center and added micro beads from my stash.

 

5.  I spritzed the flowers with mist....I used Turquoise Smooch. 

Once the flower were dry, I formed the ends of the petals with my stylis. 

Here they are after the stylis tool. 

Tie a knot in the end of the yellow ribbon.

Staggering the petals, I glued two large flowers, and a small flower together.  I glued the knot on for the flower center. 

Here she is at another angle!

 

I would love to see how you use your flowers!  Share you link here and I'll be sure to stop and leave you some love!

 

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July Sketch at My Creative Sketches!

Hello!  Come play along with the July Sketch at My Creative Sketches!

 

I created my layout using the June Limited Edition Kit from My Creative Scrapbook featuring Websters Pages, and some of my dies from Cheery Lynn Designs!

 I replaced the blocks with doily die cut and shapes hand cut from the printed paper.

 I just adore the Prima burlap butterflies that came in the kit!  I added bling to the chipboard for a little extra pizazz.

 

 

 

Stop by My Creative Sketches to get all the details, check out the fabulous prize, and take a peek at the inspiration from the rest of the team!

 

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Forever Bouquet

Hello! I’m want to share some fun ideas I had taking my dies “outside the box” this week!

  I started by taking one of my favorite dies, the French Lattice Small Frame and cutting it apart to form corners for my layout. I just adore the pattern of this lattice! It’s delicate flair set the tone for my layout. Using the largest of the Mini Pearl Circle Reflections Boutique, I cut a circle for my background. I placed Lace Corner Deco B all around the edge of the circle to give it a lacy edge. The Victorian Garden Doily Frame surrounds my photo, matted with the Scalloped Rectangle Reflections Boutique. Tucked under my photo is Window A, framing my journaling words.

 My bouquet consists of Frangipani, Stacker Flower #6, Medium Rose, Large Rose, Cutie Fringe #3, Build a Flower Embellishment #3 and Baby’s Breath from Build a Flower Embellishment #2. Leaves from Large Leaves #1 and Rose Leaf Strip. Around the edges is the Mini Fanciful Flourish. Tucked under the bouquet is the Eastern Star Doily and French Pastry Tiny Doily. Fluttering atop are Exotic Butterfly Mini and Mini Dimensional Butterflies.

  There is still time to enter this weeks challenge for your chance to win the $20 shopping spree! Details Here

 

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Love You Forever

Hello! It is time for the February Sketch at My Creative Sketches! Of course I used my dies from Cheery Lynn Designs to bring it all together! I really wanted to keep this soft with a romantic feel, and the these elegantly detailed dies with a combo of soft colors I was really able to let the photos pop!

February Sketch - My Creative Sketches

 

 

 

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used-

Build a Flower #3

Celtic Heart

Flourish Leaf Strip

Daisy Strip

 Dancing Doily Lace Border

  Build a Flower Embellishment #2

Heartland America XL

 Two of Hearts

Tags 2

 Exotic Buterfly Mini w/ Angel Wing

 Love

 You

 

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Be sure to check out My Creative Sketches for more inspiration and deets on their contest. 

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Best Wishes

Hello! Today I have a card featuring some of the new winter dies from Cheery Lynn Designs.

The card base is cut using the Scalloped Rectangle Reflections Boutique set. I added texture to the white portion of the background using the Petite Hearts Embossing Plate. I added some trim from the Expandable Tiny Borders plate, and Lady Kate Edger for lace.

The flower cluster was created using Build a Flower #3 to create the yellow flower. Cutie Fringe 4 makes the most adorable spiky flowers, shown here in burgundy. The Daisy Strip has three different sizes on one die, making cutting so much quicker! Two different sizes are tucked into the bouquet. Foliage is from Build a Flower #3, Rose Leaf Strip, Stacker Flower #1 Leaf, and Olive Branches. To the bottom right corner is the new Best Wishes Phrase, and a Mini Butterfly fluttering about.

 

There is still time to enter this weeks challenge for your chance to win the $20 shopping Spree! Details Here

 

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Uniquely You

Hello! Due to some back trouble, I’m running way behind this month. I am finally getting around a bit, and getting the chance to share with you the layouts I created for My Creative Scrapbook using the January Main Kit. 

 As always, oodles of embellishments in the kits!

A little fussy cutting, and layers for texture! 

 

 

Soooo many fun goodies in her kits!!

 

You are going to LOVE the February kits!  Sneak peeks will be up in just a few days!  You can find all the kits and inspiration right HERE! 

 

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Cheery Lynn Designs New Release!

Hello! Cheery Lynn Designs is releasing several new dies today! Lot’s of beautiful new designs, and some new ideas! With my new dies, I created a fun flower garden for you!

I used the new Chasing Rainbows Doily to back my matte. A flower die, and fun new tag die holds my quote! How about those bugs?! Aren’t they adorable! They are from the new Tiny Things w/ Wings. The set comes with many dies, I have just shown you the bee, ladybug, and butterfly.

Here are some close-ups of my flowers. All flowers were created with the new Build a Flower #3 using cardstock or vellum.

Notice the new mini doilies peeking out!

 

New dies used:

Chasing Rainbows Doily

Canadian Kaleidoscope

Sophie's Heart Mini

Italian Flourish Tiny Doily

Daisy Strip

Build a Flower #3

Build a Flower Embellishment #3

Cutie Fringe 4

Tiny Things With Wings

Tag 1

Lady Kate Edger

Dream Big Phrase

 

Other Dies used:

Circle Lace Reflections Mega Doily

Scalloped Rectangle Reflections Mega Die

Mini Pearl Reflections Mega Die

Flourish Leaf Strip

Rose Leaf Strip

Stacker Flower #1 Leaf

Small Leaves 2

 

Be sure to stop by Cheery Lynn Designs blog to see all the new dies, and inspirational creations from the rest of the Design Team!  And if you are planning to attend the CHA show, Cheery Lynn will be exhibiting at Booth 310, Hall C! 

 

There is still time to enter this weeks challenge for your chance to win a $20 shopping spree...get some of these fun new dies free!!  Detail Here

 

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