Saturday, May 7, 2011

Combine Cheery Lynn Designs Dies to Create a New Die Cut

As if Cheery Lynn Designs weren't already versatile enough, I just wanted to show you today how it is possible to combine Cheery Lynn Designs Dies to create a new die cut for your next papercraft project. I love how combining the dies makes it possible to get a whole new look (which means lots more designing power for your buck ...and you just gotta love that!).

For this project, I paired two newly released dies from Cheery Lynn's Designs to create a floral centerpiece that really stands out. First, I die cut the Fanciful Flourish die from Ripe Avocado cardstock. The die looks like this...

Fanciful Flourish
Even on its' own, this die cut is gorgeous... but I really envisioned my project with layers of flowers too, so I chose the newly released Darling Daisies die cut that looks like this...

Darling Daisies
Then I die cut several pieces of Red Poppy cardstock so that I had a nice little pile of various sizes of red flowers (for this project I chose not to use the stems from the die, because I wanted to add them to the Fanciful Flourish cut). I created double layers with the flower cuts and adhered them together. Then I added a little gem to the center of each flower (with the I-Rock and a few Hot Rocks), so that I could end up with a finished project that looks like this.

Fanciful Flourish combined with Darling Daisies Die Cuts
Creating this card got me pondering other ways to combine Cheery Lynn Designs dies to create different looks using the same dies... in fact, we'd love to see examples of how you combined your dies to create a new die cut, and when you do, why not leave a comment here with a link to your project so we can visit your blog (or gallery) to see what you created too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget to visit the Cheery Lynn Designs blog every day for more inspiration from our Design Team at the Cheery Lynn Designs blog.

Don't forget that one lucky person leaving comments on every post Sunday May 1st through Sunday May 8th will win a
$25 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs.
What a great way to start your new die collection!


27 comments:

dj1952 said...

Wow, these are gorgeous! Simple, but elegant. They make a fantastic quick card. Hugs, dj1952

ednamburgess said...

Very pretty. Love the idea. Edna

Theresa said...

What a great card combining the 2 dies. Such a quick and lovely card.

Bonnie Brown said...

I love how you used the Darling Daisies with the Fanciful Flourish. The daisies didn't impress me; but now they do!! Great job!!

jonim52 said...

What a fabulous ideas. I love the new Flourish die.

Cherie said...

Great card! I love the Fanciful Flourish die cut! I am really impressed with the veins in the leaves! I don't like having to "vein" my leaves on a project! Hey, the daisies are cool too! :) TFS!

TanishaRenee said...

What a beautiful card, Beth! It surely brightened me day!

Sandy Hulsart said...

Beth, wow, this is gorgeous. You can never go wrong with red and white and that fresh spring green is perfect. Gorgeous card, thanks for the inspiration.

Carol L. said...

Your card is absolutely beautiful. Simple and elegant. Your marking of the leaf veins just pops it out. Love it !!
carolleader@comcast.net

Tami said...

This is a great idea and such an elegant card

joybear said...

Beautiful card!!! Love the way you used the dies together :)

stephanie said...

Totally fabulous!

Kathy said...

These are two of my fave new releases, and both are on my list of 'to buys"!! Love how you combined them here...very striking!

Candy Meyers said...

Wow, I am so impressed with your creations. I cannot wait to get some of them to use. They are definitely the next must have products to come out in a long time. I will be letting my friends know about them.
Thanks for sharing them with us.
Candy Meyers

Tracey ~ GardenOfGrace said...

Great ideas on how to use the same dies to get different looks! Such beautiful examples!

McStamper said...

I love your creation and the dies. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

Peg said...

I love this card! The flourish die and flower die rock! Thanks for sharing!

beadz said...

Love how you combined these dies for a gorgeous card!
hugs,
Gini

Kelly Massman said...

This is beautiful! I love the way you combined the dies and the embossing under the die cuts!

E. Marie said...

Very cute. I love how you used the die cuts to accent over the embossing.

KindredEsprit said...

I love that Fanciful Flourish! And what a beautiful, inspiring card!

Reilly / Bree said...

Oh my gosh - LOVE the fanciful Flourish die - that has to be my new favorite !

Tinou de Mascara said...

Très jolie carte trés printanière !!! bravo !!!
Bizzzzz

Silvie Z said...

Very beautiful and elegant! Love the embossed background and the flourish die!
Hugs,
Silvie
xx

~ Kendra ~ said...

Amazing! Love your beautiful card!! The embossed background adds such a nice touch.

Kendra

dmbennett said...

Beautiful Card. So very simple but elegant.

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com said...

Simply fabulous! What a gorgeous clean and simple card!