Hi there. It's Debbie back with you from Debbie's Time Out. Nice to see you visiting the blog today. I have an anniversary coming up this month so with anniversary in mind, I created this card.
I started out by matting a beautiful paper with roses on it onto black cardstock.  Next I cut the Sweetheart Frame  in red and also cut it in the pattern paper. I layered the  red frame onto the center of the card, then layered the center of the frame that I cut in the patterned paper.
I printed the sentiment on the computer, then placed the Horizon Fishtail Banner  over it and cut it out. I then matted it in black cardstock and layered it along the bottom.
Here I have created three Sweet William flowers cut from the pattern paper and put black beads in the center of them. For filler behind the flowers I used the Sweet Williams .
I wanted the card a bit masculine so I choose to use the Hearts 'n Gears .  I layered a key cut from the Lock and Keys  set.

Thanks for visiting the blog today and for the comments you leave. I always enjoy reading your comments. Have a wonderful crafty day my friends.

Dies Used
Sweetheart Frame Die - FRM127
Horizon Fishtail Banners 3 Piece Die Set - DL278
Hearts 'n Gears 2 Piece Die Set - B378
Lock and Keys 3 Piece Die Set - B350
Sweet Williams Strip 8 Piece Die Set - B307
Mini Fanciful Flourish Right Die - B291

Hello & Happy Friday!

Corina here with you today, to share with you a card background that I created using Watercolour paper, Distress Inks and a Cheery Lynn Design Embossing Plate.

I absolutely love to create texture and depth on my cards.  This is a technique that I had fun doing and there are so many possibilities. Try a variety of Cheery Lynn Embossing Plates with different colour combinations -the skies the limit!

Sweet Williams - D137

Above, you can see a close up of the Deer in the Forest die and below, in the top right corner I used a part the Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath under the flowers.

I love the look of the various die cuts, collogue style, on the bottom left corner - the layered depth it creates on the card.

New Release Dies used:

Pair of Tickets - B488
Deer in the Forest - B484
Happy Halloween Twiggy Wreath - B469

Previous Release Dies used:

Lock and Keys (Set of 3) - B350
Baby's Breath Flower Kit (Set of 3) - B364
Cherry Blossom - B129
Grass Border - B126
Sentiment Frame #2 - B190
Horizon Coved Rectangle Boutique Stacker Frames - DL251
Coved Rectangle - XM-10

I hope you will play along in our weekly Challenge - Hot Time in the Summer. You could win a $20 shopping spree at the online Cheery Lynn Designs store!

Hello Everyone! Corina here with you again on this Terrific Friday!

Last week I shared with you my card which was outside my CCZ! With this in mind, I thought this weeks card should show my Colour Comfort Zone and my creative style!

My favourite line in the Cheery Lynn Dies has to be the Steampunk! They are so versatile, allowing you to create in a number of styles. They bring the "playing out" in card making, each layer a different type of media.


I wanted to share the above picture, so you could see the quality and detail on these die cuts. They are an absolutely breeze to cut out and work with!

Dies used:
Clock w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) - B357
Lock and Keys (Set of 3) - B350
Wings (Steampunk Series) - B359
Steampunk Corner (Set of 2) Left & Right - B437
Gears (Set of 9) - B340
Happy (Set of 2) - B226
Barbed Wire (Set of 2) - B405
Old Barn Board (3 Dies) - B439
Coved Rectangle - XM-10
XM Scalloped Coved Rectangle - XM-11

I hope you will play along in our weekly Challenge 137 - Keep it Krafty   You could win a $20 shopping spree at the online Cheery Lynn Designs store!

Hi and Good Morning everyone, Alison here today sharing this weeks card inspired by Cheery Lynn Designs stunning Steampunk Dies!

This card is a glorious 8 x 8 inches, so a brilliant size to showcase the intricacy an detail of these dies, instead of much of them being concealed by a main image as a focal point.

Now, I had such fun making this card!  It was great to dig out some much neglected silver mirri board to create a dazzling metallic effect to this design.   I layered HOTP paper and bazzil card, applying DI inks to the edges.


All dies used on this card are:

B361 - Gear Mesh Border
B378 - Hearts n Gears
B340 - Gears
B350 - Lock and keys
DL264 - Daphne Doily
B227 - Love sentiment
L-1 - Square Classic
XL-2 - Square Scalloped Stackers

Thanks so much for visiting our blog today, and I hope you find time to join in this weeks challenge where our theme is vintage.

Have a smashing week!

Hey everyone!

Jenn here, back with my last week as guest designer.  Hope this finds everyone doing well and enjoying a warm, sunny weekend wherever you are!

I was right last week- my new dies arrived with plenty of time to play with for this week's post; super fast shipping.  I managed to come up with a card that is... well, on the different side I guess.  I'm not too sure how I ended up with it but I rather like it.  I hope you do too!

I used the new Gardenia Strip; however, instead of using the center pieces of the flower I added in a little bling and tucked it into two sets of the new Dainty Bows that I heat embossed with Shabby Green Fran-tage.  The lock was also heat embossed, except with Shabby White Fran-tage.  Notice the two buttons that are tied?  Just open it up :)

While playing around with the Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames, it hit me to make a flap with the new Cape Cod Doily underneath.  A little extra spot on the front of the card to use more of our favorite Cheery Lynn dies!  It does still open at the bottom like a regular card as well.  I think I may play around with the closure more on the next one.  If I had known this is what it would lead to I probably would have used ribbon tucked under the papers.

With that, I bid everyone a farewell but looking forward to seeing all the fabulous creations in blog land.  Thank you for the lovely comments along the way- much appreciated!  Be on the lookout for the guest designer next month.  Looks like we're in for some fabulous inspiration!