Hi Susan Longman here to share a cute kids card… using the butterfly dies.

For a simple quick card for a child's birthday you cant got wrong with butterflies and rainbows… I have die cut a butterfly in each colour of the rainbow and placed them in a circle inside the Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frames – DL272  then topped it with a little tin badge.
Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frames – DL272
Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings – DL112AB
Have fun creating Susan

Hi this is Susan Longman, I have been playing with the gorgeous Hot Air Balloons w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) – B360 this week.

To create this card I have cut and layered the French Pastry Doily – DL102 and Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frames - DL272 then topped it with the Hot Air Balloons w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) – B360. I have added a couple of Medium Rose – B154 and Tiny Fanciful Flourish Right & Left (Set of 2) – B387 around a ribbon bow, then finished it off with a hand cut and stamped “celebrate” banner and some random background stamping on the cardstock base.

Cheery Lynn Dies used:
Hot Air Balloons w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) – B360
French Pastry Doily – DL102
Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frames – DL272
Tiny Fanciful Flourish Right & Left (Set of 2) – B387
Medium Rose – B154
Have fun creating… Susan

I love a snow photo…which always leaves me with loads to scrap. So when I saw the fabulous Cheery Lynn Snow flake dies I just had to have them.

To create the layout I have layered patterned paper under the photo added a journaling block and title. Then I have cut out the Snowflowers Set Two – DL226 out of white cardstock and layered them to embellish the layout.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Snowflowers Set Two - DL226

Hi, Susan Longman with you again. Today I have been browsing Pinterest and noticed in the world of papercraft (particularly scrap booking) there is a real trend for GOLD, GLITTER and FEATHERS at the moment. I have seen a load of layout in White and Gold so I thought I might give it a whirl on a card. My husband, not being aware of the trends, quite righty pointed out that the card design was probably more suited to Christmas but I wanted to reflect the trend in a birthday card.

To create the card I used my gold pigment ink on a white card base and stamped with a font back ground stamp (Kaisercraft) and then added a few circles using the lid of a spritz bottle in the same ink. I trimmed the edge of the card down an little and used the Francesca – B159 lace edge in a gold glitter paper. I then cut 2 of the larger “feathers” from the Quill & Ink Pot – B369, “fluffed” them out a little and tied them with some natural fibre twine and glued them in place. I have stamped the greeting (which could read Merry Christmas too) and matted it with the same glitter paper. A simple but very on trend card.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Quill & Ink Pot – B369
Francesca – B159
Have fun Creating… Susan.

Susan Longman here to share a project with you today. I have just been playing around with some Christmas Card Photo Shoots this week and thought I would pop together a layout using one of the out-takes.

For my 8”x8” layout I have used a 3”x4” photo to keep the perceptive on the page right. I have used a couple of patterned papers and layered them up with the Lilith Doily w/ Angel Wing – DL263 under the photo. I have then cut out the words from the Merry Christmas Holly Sentiment – B366 and used the outer flourish as a frame around the photo and the “Merry Christmas” as the title on the page. I added a few strips of Washi tape to the layered papers and some misting to the background cardstock. I have created the flower clusters using the Medium Rose – B154 strip and the Lace Corner Deco D – B164 as a mini doily. Added a bow in organza ribbon and doodles on some fake stitches around the edges.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Lilith Doily w/ Angel Wing – DL263
Merry Christmas Holly Sentiment – B366
Medium Rose – B154
Lace Corner Deco D - B164

Susan Longman here and it’s Wednesday, which means I get to share with you all again. This week I have used a “stack” of the gorgeous butterflies from Cheery Lynn for this fresh birthday card.

To create the card I have used a white card base and a chicken wire mask … sprayed it in a coordinating blue mist (I used Tattered Angels Sapphire). I have then cut out the angel wing from the Lilith Doily w/ Angel Wing - DL263 in white cardstock and inked the edges and topped it with the Lilith Doily cut in blue. I have stacked the Exotic Butterfly X-tra Large – DL119, Exotic Butterfly Medium #2 – DL115 and the Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings – DL112AB with some of the other stackers in between. Finished the card with a couple of the Mini Fanciful Flourish – B117S and some ribbon and stamped pick pins.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Lilith Doily w/ Angel Wing – DL263
Exotic Butterfly X-tra Large – DL119
Exotic Butterfly Medium #2 – DL115
Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings – DL112AB
Mini Fanciful Flourish – B117S
Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames – DL252
Heart Circle Boutique Stacker Frames – DL267
Remember there is still time to enter our Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 105 - Give Thanks…

Hi, Susan Longman here again today. I have a pretty little birthday card to share with you using different oval shapes and some of the gorgeous roses.

On the base of a plain white card I have used a few random numbers from a chipboard pack and spritzed it with some glimmermist. Then for this card I have layered the ovals horizontal and vertical to create some interest. I have used a combination of the Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames – DL252 and the Oval - XM-7 to do this. I have topped the Ovals with some of the Medium Rose – B154 and Large Rose – B155 on a base of the Rose Leaf Strip – B241 and added some Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings - DL112AB . All die-cuts have had a light inking with a pink ink.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Rose Leaf Strip – B241
Medium Rose – B154
Large Rose – B155
Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames – DL252
Oval - XM-7
Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings - DL112AB
Don’t forget the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 104 - Borders and Edgers this week… still plenty of time to enter.

Have fun creating Susan…

Hi … Susan Longman here to share a lovely pastel birthday card I whipped up.

For the is card I used lots of layered ovals to create the background. Finished with a lace strip and clustered some medium and large roses over the (new release) mini flourishes.

Cheery Lynn Dies used:
Tiny Fanciful Flourish Right & Left (Set of 2) – B387
Medium Rose – B154
Large Rose – B155
Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames - DL252
Oval - Scalloped LG Stackers Nesting Dies - XL-8
Oval - Classic - LG Stackers Nesting Dies - XL-7
Francesca – B159

Don’t forget our challenge with week is 103 – Vintage… be sure to use a
Cheery Lynn die on your entry and load it the post.
Have Fun Creating Susan…

Hi, Susan Longman here with a bright, sunny birthday card sample for you. To create the card I have used a white cardstock base and “splattered” it with Studio Calico Sunshine Spritzer. I have then layered up a couple of pennant shapes under the (NOV13 NEW RELEASE) Lilith Doily w/ Angel Wing – DL263. Topped that with the smallest oval from the Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames – DL252 which I have stamped Happy Birthday onto with a coordinating ink. I added some matching ribbon and a little Darling Daisies – A196 and finished it with the (NOV13 NEW RELEASE) Tiny Fanciful Flourish Right & Left (Set of 2) – B387.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Darling Daisies – A196
Lilith Doily w/ Angel Wing – DL263
Tiny Fanciful Flourish Right & Left (Set of 2) – B387
Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames – DL252

Hi there, Susan Longman here. I have a layout to share this week using the gorgeous Exotic Butterfly Large #2-DL118 and Small Exotic Butterflies-DL112AB as the feature.

On the cardstock have used the English Tea Party Doily as a mask and inked over it to create the background effect. I have layered up some patterned papers over the large butterfly. To complete the embellishment I have used the Large and Medium Rose Strips and created flower clusters. Included under on the flowers for leaves are the Olive Branches die.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
Olive Branches - B147
Exotic Butterfly Large #2-DL118
Small Exotic Butterflies-DL112AB
Large Rose – B155
Medium Rose – B154
English Tea Party Doily – DL101
Have fun creating Susan.

Hi Susan Longman here, today I am sharing a layout created using some of the gorgeous doily and flower dies that Cheery Lynn has to offer.


Using the beautiful English Tea Party Doily as a backdrop for my picture, I layered it over several panels of DP and two white Horizon Coved Rectangles.  I added just a bit of ink to the lacy edge of the Coved Rectangles. 


Using my Medium Rose die, I stacked and shaped the petals adding a bit of ink along the edges to create the white roses.


For the gold flowers, I used my Gardenia Strip, just molding and layering for a gorgeous full flower.  Adding some white Fanciful Flourishes completed my layout.


I hope you like this and it inspires you to use your dies on layouts too.  Be sure to check out this week's Lace challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping credit at Cheery Lynn Designs.

Hi, Susan Longman here… today, for my first post on Cheery Lynn, I have put together a couple of fresh, simple birthday cards for you. When it comes to mailing your cards I have to consider their size so sometimes a nice simple, flat design is the way to go.


Close up of one of the cards…



Cheery Lynn Design dies used:
Oval - Inverted Scallop LG Stackers Nesting Dies - XL-9 
Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames – DL252
Small Exotic Butterflies #2 w/Angel Wings – DL113AB
Other Products Used:
Teresa Collins Family Stories
White Cardstock
Button, Twine, Kaisercraft Sentiments Stamp, Stampin’ Up Ink.