Give Thanks

A Warm Hello.  Glad to see you here today. Today I have created a  " Give Thanks" card. I had this beautiful paper with colorful fall leaves in my stash that I thought would be perfect paper for this design that I had in mind.

I cut a couple of matts and  then layered the largest of the Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames   cut out of the pattern paper. I cut a couple of Mini Butterflies w Angel Wings  and layered them over the butterflies that were part of the paper pattern to give a 3D effect. I colored some white pearls green with my copics to match the paper and used glossy accents to add rain droplets on the leaves.

I've just got to show you a close up of the  twiggy wreath that  I used as my focal point. The Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath   is a great design for making a wreath for any season or occasion. I used two layers of this wreath popping each layer up. I left one crow attached and cut the crow from the second cut and perched him up on the sign. I hung the sign (which I printed from the internet)  from the top of the wreath. What a perfect sentiment for this challenge theme. A few of the branches from the Branch set were inked in fall colors to match and tucked in here and there. A bow finished off the wreath nicely. 

Thanks for joining me today.  I now invite you to join our weekly challenge for your chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree.  I will see you next Friday when I will share another project with you. I am sure you will like the design of it. 

Have a crafty week my friends
                                      Debbie
Dies Used
Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames - DL253
Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath - B469
Mini Butterflies w Angel Wings - D138
Branch (Set of 2) - B466

Gone Fishin'

A warm hello to everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying the new dies from the new release. Today I am featuring two of the new sets on my card. The Fishing Set (set of 9) - B648 and the Fishing Boat Set (set of 4) - B649.

I started with the base in blue and embossing it with the inked Wood Grain   embossing plate. From the Fishing Set  I used the fishing rod, fish, hook and bobber. As you can see I had so much fun with this set. I cut the reel and hook from gold paper which made them so realistic. The thread used for the fishing line made the fishing rod even more realistic. The hook can go right thru the fishes mouth the way the die is made. For the bobber I cut it in red and white both and layered the two colors again making it so realistic.  A couple of the paddles and the piles are from the Fishing Boat Set . The birds on the piles are from the Bird Bath  set.

The Old Barn Board  with the sentiment Gone Fishin' were paired up with the Ship's Anchor  to fill in the top corner. These two new sets I featured will be fantastic for masculine cards. The details in them are amazing.  Now don't forget to check out our weekly challenge for your chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree. I would love to see your creations. Have a crafty week.
Dies Used
Fishing Set (set of 9) - B648
Fishing Boat Set (set of 4) - B649.
Wood Grain - E157
Old Barn Board (3 Dies) - B439
Fishing Boat Set (set of 4) - B649
Ship's Anchor - B394
Birthday (Set of 2) - B231
Happy (Set of 2) - B226
Bird Bath (Set of 2) - B438

Oct 18th Vintage Memory Album

Hello This week at Cheery Lynn Designs is the "Vintage" challenge. A few days ago CLD new release included dies for making memory books. So I choose to make a Christmas memory book using the  Memory book (Mini) Hearts & Ribbons . The book is 6.5 X 8.5 inches. I created this large memory book by cutting two of the smaller dies to make the binding and spacing them out. That is how I made such a nice sized book with the small dies.  I used the  Curved Border Set  on the edge of each page  and made each page a bit longer than the last one so they are staggered. I embossed the Merry Christmas  with a mixed metal embossing powder to give it a vintage look. The inside pages are decorated with the new Royal Scandinavian Doily Circle  and Royal Scandinavian Boutique Stacker A2 Frame. I also used the Holly Corner  and Holly Lace Flourish  to embellish the inside. Please come join our challenge @ http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/search/label/challenge for your chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree. I would love to see your creations. Have a crafty week.
Dies Used
Mini Book Hearts and Ribbons - BE101S
Merry Christmas - CABD-9
Curved Border Set (Set of 4) - B569
Royal Scandinavian Doily Circle DL312
Royal Scandinavian Boutique Stacker A2 Frame DL313
Holly Corner - B184
Holly Lace Flourish - B148

 

Life's A Beach

Today is a exciting day for us crafters. Cheery Lynn Designs have just released a assortment of new dies. Check them out @ http://www.cheerylynndesigns.com/. Then you can check out some of the design team members creations using some of the new dies @  http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/.
I designed the mini album cover page above using the dies listed below. I created a sunset and beach using distress inks. I then made a post from the Old Barn Board and hung the Life Saver  on it. A palm tree from the Surf's Up set was placed in the front corner and The Groovy Bus  parked on the beach in front of the tree. The awesome textured Life's A Beach sign was the layered in front of the sunset. Have a crafty week.
Dies Used
Life's A Beach B647
The Groovy Bus  B655
Surf's Up B646
Life Saver B645
Old Barn Board (3 Dies) - B439

Black and Orange

A warm hello to you. With fall here and all the fall colors everywhere I look I was inspired do create this card for the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge. The theme is "Orange and Black" so it worked perfect. I cut the Fall Leaf Doily w/Angel Wing  and the Fall Leaf Mesh Border  and inked them up with the fall colors leaving the trim around the edges in a beige tone. I matted them in black to really make them pop. I layered a  cute little Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings   to the center of the doily. The Lace Corner Deco J  and Thank You #2 finished the card off nicely. I invite you now to come join the Cheery Lynn Design challenge @ http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/search/label/challenge for your chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree. I would love to see your creation.
Dies Used
Fall Leaf Doily w/Angel Wing (Set of 2) - DL249
Fall Leaf Mesh Border - B325
Lace Corner Deco J - B175
Thank You #2 - B540
Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings - DL112AB

Oct 4th Halloween

A warm hello to you. The challenge this week at Cheery Lynn Deigns is "Halloween". I started with a purple pattern paper layered onto black cardstock. I added the Brick Lattice  to two corners. I then placed the Garden Bench  at the bottom with the Fall Pumpkins  sitting in front of it. The cat from the  Bundle of 7 Dies  was placed opposite to the bench. The Romantic was layered in the top left corner. The Witch's Laundry  was strung across the card. Got to love the witch's laundry. The crow sitting on the cloths line is from the Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath  as is the sentiment Happy Halloween. A couple of bats from the  Bundle of 7 Dies were layered on the brick. The tab that the sentiment is layer on is from the Page Tabs . I invite you to come join our challenge for your chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree @http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.ca/search/label/challenge. Have a crafty week.
Dies Used
Bundle of 7 Dies - BG101
Fall Pumpkins - B240
Witch's Laundry - B334
Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath - B469
Brick Lattice - CABD-92
Romantic (Set of 3) - CABD-18
Garden Bench (Set of 3) - CABD-91
Page Tabs (Set of 8) - B567