Boo

Hi Debbie here today to share with you a cool Halloween card that I made for this weeks" Halloween Challenge" at Cheery Lynn Designs. Halloween is always so fun. I used the Mexican Tile Pattern for the aqua background. The Spider Web is tuck in behind the first two layers. All the halloween dies are from the Bundle of 7 Dies. What a great assortment of dies all in one package.  You could make all kinds of great halloween cards with just this one  set of dies. I thought putting the witches hat on the pumpkin really gave him some added character. I even gave the ghost a few eyelashes for character too.  I inked a lot of it up to really make everything pop. Please join us in this "Halloween Challenge" for a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree. Also check out the Inspiration Blog for more ideas from out talented design team. Keep watch back here for next week when I will share with you a very cool altered Halloween project.
Dies Used
Bundle of 7 Dies BG 101
Mexican Tile Pattern FRM 149
Spider Web DL 162

Christams fairy

Sunday Again! Time to check out the new weekly challenge over at Cheery Lynn Designs. Lace is the theme.  Thinking Christmas I started the card base by embossing it with the ever so beautiful Poinsettia embossing plate. I ink it up around the edges a bit to really make the poinsettias pop. I then added the Burlap Border. The Anastasia Border I matted with a red cardstock and fussy cut it along the bottom. I mounted the Christmas fairy onto the lacy Kiwi Doily. The Colonial Lamp Post was added to the side of the card. I made the poinsettias from the Poinsettia Strip. So easy to make them with this strip die. The center of the poinsettia is from the Embellishment 2. I place the lacy looking Snowflake 2 behind the one  poinsettia. With the addition of the Holly Corner  and the Holly Lace Flourish it finished the card off nicely. I now invite you to join this weeks" Lace Challenge" for a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree.  You can also just come relax and browse the blog for more ideas from our new design team .  See you next week.
Dies Used
Holly Corner B184
Holly Lace Flourish B148
Colonial Lamp Post B130
Snowflake 2 DL 166
Poinsettia Strip B324
Embellishment 2 B188
Burlap Border B312
Anastasia Border B136
Poinsettia  E129
Kiwi Spirit Doily DL108

Nesting Birds

Here we are back for another weekly challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs. The theme is
 " Die Cut Flowers". Cheery Lynn has a awesome selection of flower dies and they are so easy to use. I started with a 6x6 designer paper . I fussy cut around the birdhouses so I could tuck the doily in behind as it was similar in shape to the blue design in the paper.   I used the Judy's Blooms and Shasta Daisy  mounted on the  Sophie's  Heart Mini doily to show how beautiful the flowers can be. With a little inking  they look just as if you had gone out and bought them. I also used the Ankara Lace Doily  and the center from the  Polynesian Sails Oval doily  as part of the background. As you can see by previous posts of mine I really love the Birds of the Earth and Sky. They are so realistic with beautiful detail on them. I used  the baby's breath twig from Embellishments #2 and  the Wreath Strip for the birds to sit on. Now it is your turn to create with the Cheery Lynn flowers. Come on over to the Cheery Lynn Challenge and enter your creation for a chance to win a $20.00 Store credit.
Dies Used
Judy's Blooms  C184
Shasta Daisy B310
Sophie's  Heart Mini
Ankara Lace Doily DL232
Polynesian Sails Oval  DL 153
Birds of the Earth and Sky  B349
Embellishments #2 B188
Wreath Strip  B216

Winged Friends

Hello out there. There is another challenge happening this week over at Cheery Lynn Designs that I know all you fans will have fun with. It is "Things With Wings" for our challenge this week. I started with the window as my focal point.  I thought the cloud paper behind the "Window A" looked so cool. The Sophia's Heart Border is so intricate and dainty along the side. I was going to use just the dragonflies from Tiny Things With Wings but then got carried away and gave them some other winged friends like the butterfly from the Mini Butterflies with Angel Wings and  the birds from the new Birds of the Earth and Sky. With a few Mini Fanciful Flourishes and Fanciful Flourish Left  it gave me something to add flowers to as well as a resting place for the birds and the dragonfly. The flowers were from the Embellishments #2  Now it is your turn to play with "Things with Wings". Come to the Cheery Lynn Challenge and enter one of your creations for a chance to win a $20.00 Store Certificate.
Dies Used
Window A  FRM 141
Sophia's Heart Border   B333
Tiny Things With Wings  B266
Mini Butterflies with Angel Wings   D138
Birds of the Earth and Sky  B349
Mini Fanciful Flourishes  B117S
Fanciful Flourish Left  B292
Embellishments #2  B188

Foil Art Card

Hello to all the Cheery Lynn fans out there. Have we got a fun challenge for you this week. "All About Texture" is the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge this week. I choose to use the cool new gears and clock dies to make a manly card. First I embossed foil tape with the Burble/Cheesecloth and Old Parchment texture plates. I then covered the base of my card with it. I also covered some thin chipboard with foil tape and then die cut it with the Gears Mesh Border, Gears and Clock/w Angel Wing. I placed these on top of the foil base to give some added layers. Inka Gold was applied to add metallic color and make the gears and clock  pop. I used the Oval Scalloped Lg Stackers to cut around the truck image and added three metal screws for a little extra. If you click on the card so it enlarges you can really see how nice of texture you get from the Cheery Lynn Texture Plates.This texture challenge was so fun. Come have some fun too and join the Cheery Lynn Challenge for a chance to win $20.00 free product.
Old Parchment E161
Burble/Cheesecloth Texture  E164
Clock w Angel Wing B352
Gear Mesh Border B361
Gears  B340
Oval Scalloped Large Stackers XL-8

Hearts a Glow Wedding Favors

Hi there. Well here I am with another weekly  project for the Cheery Lynn Challenge. The theme is "Hearts a Glow". The theme got me to thinking about weddings. So I decided to use the Scalloped Party Favor Box and worked around it. I used three different cuts from the  Heart to Heart Doily set behind the box as a background. I then added the top of the Hearts and Doves Placecard just above the box which made a beautiful design for a wedding. On the top corner of the heart I placed the Mini Fanciful Flourish along with the sentiment Love. The Two of Hearts doily was place on the front of the box and then the  easy to assemble gardenia from the Gardenia Strip. A few Coffee Eclairs in the box makes this a yummy wedding favor. How beautiful this would look on a wedding table. Please come join the fun with hearts as part of your card for a chance to win a $20.00 certificate. Would love to see your creation. That's it for this week. Be sure to check back next week for a peek at a awesome mans card.
Dies Used
Scalloped Party Favor Box  B275
Heart to Heart Doily  DL106
Two of Hearts  DL128
Hearts and Doves Placecard  B300
Love B227
Mini Fanciful Flourish  B117s
Gardenia Strip B339

Birds of the Earth and Sky

Hello. Here I am back this week with another step card for the Cheery Lynn Challenge with a theme of "Frame It". I am so hooked on this Step Card die that I used for the base. Can"t say enough about it. I added the Daisy Lace Frame to the center of the step card.  I place three daisies in two sizes from the Daisy Strip and some leaves behind them from the BAF #2. The new Birds of the Earth and Sky die was used to cut the three birds that are hiding in the Mini Fanciful Flourish.  These birds are really priceless if you are a bird lover like myself. Well that is it for this week. Please do stop by the Cheery Lynn Design Challenge and join the challenge for a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree. There's lots of new dies to choose from if you win the challenge.
Dies Used
Step Card  B348
Daisy Lace Frame  FRM118
Birds of the Earth and Sky  B349
BAF #2 B187
Mini Fanciful Flourish  B117s
Daisy Strip B259

Friendship's Fragrant Garden

Welcome back. This week the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge theme is Doilies. I used the Oval Doily Stacker One and the cute Two of Hearts doilies. I then got carried away making flowers of every hue just as the verse says. I used several flower dies including the Gardenia Strip, Black Eyed Susan Strip, Judy's Blooms, Embellishment 1, Embellishment 2, Shasta Daisy, and Cutie 1 to come up with such a nice variety of flowers. I wanted the beautiful flowers to really stand out so instead of adding  leaves this time I decided  to add just the Victorian Romance Flourish and pieces of it here and there. The butterfly is from the Sm. Exotic Butterflies #1 w/ angel wing . This was all done on a wooden wall plaque.  Please join us this week in the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge for a chance to win a $20.00 store credit. Everyone can always use more new dies.  You may want to check out all the other inspiration by our other Design Team Members. Have a wonderful week .
Dies Used
Gardenia Strip B339
Black Eyed Susan Strip  B338
Judy's Blooms  C184
Embellishment 1   B181A
Embellishment 2   B188
Shasta Daisy  B310
Cuties 1    B149
Oval Doily Stacker One   DL183
Two of Hearts   DL128
Victorian Romance Flourish DL151 
Sm. Exotic Butterflies #1 w/ angel wing   DL112AB

Christmas Advent Calender

 

A warm Hello to everyone. First I really want to thank Cheery Lynn Designs for designing such awesome dies for us to create with. I have played with several of the new ones now and am so impressed. This week the Challenge theme is "Fun with Letters".  I have been wanting to try out the new Medium Matchbox Die so what better to use it for than a Advent Calendar. Cheery Lynn Designs has made the matchbox dies in small, medium and large. A nice variety of sizes. I have used six matchboxes on each side giving me a total of twenty-four . I used the Merry Christmas sentiment on the front for my letters. I have placed the Snowflake 5 on each of the other three sides with a red gem in the center.  I used the Alison's Ribbons along the bottom edge.  I did a flower arrangement on the top using the Poinsettia Strip, Gardenia Strip, Black Eyed Susan Strip, Holly Lace Flourish, Holly Leaves , Rose Leaf Strip and the Snowflake 5. I know a lot of advent calendar are usually enjoyed by children but what about us chocolate lovers that are grown up. Thus why I did the flower arrangement for a grown-up chocolate lover. I invite you to join the Cheery Lynn Challenge for a chance to win a $20.00 store certificate.
Dies Used
Medium Matchbox B329
Merry Christmas   B186
Poinsettia Strip  B324
Gardenia Strip  B339
Black Eyed Susan Strip  B338
Holly Lace Flourish  B148
Holly Leaves   B183
Rose Leaf Strip   B241
Snowflake 5  DL165
Alison's Ribbons  B335

Laundrys hung.Works done.

Hello Cheery Lynn Fans.  The theme for this weeks challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is "Anything Goes". So I thought halloween would be fun. So here is my step card using some of new Halloween dies. For the base I used the new Step Card and placed the new Spider Web Mesh Border along the top. Next I layered the Chicken Wire and then the Victorian Picket Fence . The teen witch was colored with copics and is seen standing in front of the fence. The new Witchs Laundry was hung on the chicken wire. This Witches Laundry is just so priceless and really makes me smile. Especially being the cat was hung out to dry too. The Fall Pumpkins were popped up on the bottom right corner. The three small flowers on the top corner are from the  Embellishments #2. For the inside of the card I used the Happy and new Halloween sentiments and the Lace Corner Deco H.  I hope you have been inspired and will join the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge for a chance to win a $20.00 store certificate.
Dies Used
Step Card  B348
Spider Web Mesh Border  B322
Witchs Laundry   B334
Chicken Wire  FRM144
Victorian Picket Fence  B123
Fall Pumpkins  B240
Happy  B226
Halloween  B344
Lace Corner Deco  H B173
Embellishments #2  B188