Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog: Weavers

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Friday, September 14, 2012

On the wings of....

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com 4:19 AM 5 Comments

Anyone else remember that song? "On the Wings of Love"?

Hardly the inspiration for my card, but the title hit me when I was getting ready to write my post.

On the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge blog our new challenge this week is Borders and Edgers.

I tried to incorporate that theme into my card today.

I am still using my New Release dies and still very much in love with them all.

The dies I am using today are, Celtic Whimsy, Mini Dimensional Butterflies, Dancing Doily Lace Border,

Zig Zag Ric Rac and Wittle Weaver 1/2" strips.

I love how colorful this is. I think it fits the saying perfectly.

Be sure to check out our challenge and join in on the challenge for a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree to Cheery Lynn Designs.com.

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana with today's Cheery Lynn Design's post.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Celebrating America

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com 5:38 AM 6 Comments

It's hard to believe that we are nearing the 4th of July, but it is just around the corner.

Right now on the challenge blog the theme is Red, White and Blue for You, so today my project is based on that theme.

I started with a canvas from Canvas Corp and used lots of Canvas Corp paper to make this adorable 4th of July altered canvas.

I took my inspiration from the Mary Engelbreit image you see on the canvas. This was from a small desk calendar I have. I use the calendar on a lot of different art projects.

The strip for the base I cut with the Wittle Weavers. The swag on the white fence is called Patriotic Swag and the fence is called Victorian Picket Fence. The small flower by the phrase is the Medium Rose.

I also used the Scalloped Rectangles and squares,

The little banner is just made from cut of squares.

So there you have it, my take on Red, White and Blue for You.

I hope you can go over to the challenge blog and play along.

This has been Jeannie with The Polka Cabana with today's post.

# altered project # Card Maker Stackers

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Stupid cat... - Kianel

Kianel 4:04 AM 13 Comments

Hello dear Cheery Lynn designs lovers,
Kianel here with you today. Okay, i explain the tittle: i had made a card for today using beautiful dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and flowers that took me ages to make as i don't have enough patience for that, lol. I painted everything this morning and went to work letting that dry on my desk. BUT, i didn't close the door and just thought i did and that stupid cat of ours went in the room while i was away and played with the card!!!!!! So the result is that the card ended in the trash as the stupid cat just chewed the flowers and played in my paintings leaving coloured paws everywhere....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
Luckily i had a little basket i saved for another post which is 7cm long, 4cm large and 10 cm high with the handle: perfect for Easter chocolates!!

The basket is made with "wittle weaver" die. I then made the flowers using the "medium rose" and "miniature rose" die and added the "tropical flourish" die. The handle is made using a piece of the wittle weaver die and decorating it with the edges of the bunny and chick border. A small exotic butterfly has been painted and placed on the top.

I encourage you to try those weavers and wickers dies because they are absolutely amazing to play with!!! 2 different sizes and 2 different models to have fun!

I think next time i will scrap the cat directly, lol!
Have a nice week end everyone and enjoy your dies, and don't forget to join the fun of our weekly challenge for a chance to win some goodies!
Love from France, Kianel.

# Butterfly # flourish

Friday, March 16, 2012

Something older but new to you!

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com 3:30 AM 10 Comments

Do you wonder what my title means?

Well I just realized, I have 3 cards that I have made for Cheery Lynn Designs and I have never blogged about them here yet.

So you are going to get a treat today since I am sharing 3 for the blog post of 1!

I made these cards as submissions to a publication. Two of these got chosen, so I was very excited! The publication has come and gone, so I am sharing these now.

This was a card I made for the Easter holiday.

I just love the background on this.

I used the Wittle Weavers and Stitcher Plate Large Circle for the background.

The "sun" was made from the Sunflower and Scalloped Circle Dies.

The butterflies are made from Exotic Butterflies Small 2 dies.

I love using those Wittle Weaver's for the background of cards.

This card was made for a theme called Haberdashery and Dress Making.

I used the Wood Grain Embossing Plate for the background.

The dress is made from layers of paper cut with the Anastasia Border. Behind the dress I used the Ribbon Eyelet Border and Buttons 1.

Lastly I used the scallops from the Border Carnival for my corners and also used the following dies to finish off this card. Optimistic Font 1/2", Pretty Petals and Zig Zag Ric Rac.

Lastly I have this simple but elegant card! Oh and it happens to match our current challenge which is Add A Flourish. Have you entered yet?

For this card, I used my favorite embossing plate, Black Eyed Susans.

I also used the following dies on this card: Zig Zag Ric Rac, Ribbon Eyelet Border, Fanciful Flourish and Medium Rose.

So there you go, 3 cards that would be perfect for holidays we have coming up!

Easter April 8th.

Mothers Day May 13th.

National Sewing Day July, 17th.

Once again, be sure to check out the details to our Add A Flourish challenge, HERE.

You have the chance at a 20.00 gift certificate to the Cheery Lynn Designs Store.

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana with today's post.

# Borders # Butterfly

Friday, January 6, 2012

Have you got the Winter Blues?

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com 3:30 AM 7 Comments

Whether you get the Winter Blues or not, I have some blues to share...

I found this wonderful picture to start me thinking about Cheery Lynn Designs current challenge which is

WINTER BLUES.

I then found this gorgeous picture as my inspiration...

If that was not inspiration enough, I came across this quote by Vincent van Gogh that ties it all together, "There is no blue without yellow and without orange."

Aww..so perfect!

I wanted to show you my background without anything on it.

I used both the Wittle Wickers and Wittle Weavers to create this.

After I built my base, I used the Rectangle Card Stackers to cut it to the size I wanted.

Here is the finished card with the flowers handmade with the new Large Rose die.

I hand dyes coffee filters and then cut these out. They are a combo of oranges and yellows, although you can't tell in this picture.

I used many layers so they are soft and puffy. I was trying to make my roses look more like my favorite flowers, ranunculuses.

I hope I have given you some eye candy and a push to join our challenge.

The weekly winner get a $20 gift certificate to Cheery Lynn Designs.

You can go HERE to see all the details on our challenges.

This has been Jeannie with The Polka Cabana with today's post!

Have a great weekend.

# Jeannie DeGruccio # Roses

Friday, December 23, 2011

All Occasion Card

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com 4:08 AM 4 Comments

On my last post when I had made the Tussie Mussie, I really loved using the Wittle Weavers for weaving the base. I knew this week I wanted to use the Wittle Weavers again, but this time I used them on my card background.

The creme and blue papers are woven together and then I used the Stitcher Plate to create the stitched look.

I love flowers so much and I never tire of creating them. It is fun finding new ways to make them.

For the rolled up looking flower, I took the Wittle Wicker and cut strips of the blue and red papers.

Then I glued the strips together and wound them around a button to create the rolled flower. The flower with the petals is made from our brand new Medium Rose. The accordion flower is made with the leftover scraps I had from cutting out the ZIG ZAG RIC RAC.

Other dies I used were the Lace Edger and the Tropical Flourish.

The teddy bear is done on shrink film and is and adorable digital stamp from Whimsy Stamps called Teddy's house. It is removable to use as a decoration/ornament etc.

That does it for my project today! I truly look at it and smile.

I never tire of making things and I hope you never tire of the things I share.

My wishes to all you are to have a wonderful holiday, enjoy your family and loved ones as we all celebrate this beautiful season.

Merry Christmas everyone!

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana with today's post.

Remember we have a new challenge up. Please join us for the TIS THE SEASON challenge.

The winner will be chosen based on merit by Cheery Lynn Designs. They will receive a $20 coupon for shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Sunday night at 22:00 Eastern time.

Click HERE for all the details.

# Borders # flourish

Friday, December 16, 2011

Tussie Mussie's Cheery Lynn Designs Style

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com 3:30 AM 7 Comments

Today I am sharing with you this adorable hanging cone, aka a Tussie Mussie. I looked up Tussie Mussie and found out that at some point they were to hold wedding bouquets without getting your hands wet. Who would've known?

The first thing I did was to use the Wittle Wickers and Wittle Weavers to create my woven cone.

I am using all papers from the Authentique Paper Wonder collection.

The picture on the left it the start of the weaving, the center is the cone all done and the right picture is the start of embellishing before I started to assemble the cone.

Here are some pictures of my final product. I had such a fun time trying to photograph this, NOT!!

The tag that is close to the handle is actually an ornament that can be taken off and hung on the Christmas Tree. The picture on the right is where you can see how gorgeous the woven pattern looks.

I moved indoors trying to get better pictures and got this close up of the Tussie Mussie .

Here again is that fabulous weave pattern. You can also see how I took the Ribbon Eyelet Border and wove ribbon through the holes. I then sewed this to a piece of canvas to make it strong.

I also edged the cone with the Anastasia Border.

The dies I used for the flowers are Judy's Blooms and the Sunflower.

On the tip of the cone, I took the Celtic Fire Doily and wrapped it around and secured it with my sewing machine.

Here is a close up where you can see the ornament. I made this from a free printable Mary Engelbreit had on her blog a week or so ago. I enlarged it and printed it on shrink film. I attached it so some cut out Sunflowers to complete the look.

One last look, what do you think?

Usually when I am creating for a post, I am pretty stressed and sometimes my 7yo son likes to pitch right in and create exactly what I am creating alongside(which adds to my stress level, believe me!).

He has used Cheery Lynn Designs dies too. He has a strip from Wittle Wickers for his handle, edged it with the Grass Border and has Darling Daisy on the other side.

He even has to photograph his projects the same way I do.

This is the mess WE made(mostly me!)

But look, all my Cheery Lynn Designs dies are neatly put away!

I hope you have enjoyed this post from me and my son.

This has been Jeannie with The Polka Cabana with today's post.

Don't forget that we have a challenge going.

It is your opportunity to win a Cheery Lynn Designs gift certificate and get yourself some of our fabulous dies.

The theme is FLOWERS.

Check HERE for all the details.

# Borders # Doily

Friday, November 18, 2011

Only a card?

Jeannie from PolkaCabana.wordpress.com 5:06 AM 8 Comments

I guess you could say that I have ONLY made a card today.

But, that would be quite an understatement.

I am using some of our brand new dies and I have to say, WOW, I am in love with them all.

Here is a look at my card.

What do you think of all those flowers?

I just love how elegant they all look.

The new dies I have used are:

Hearts D/Vine, Cuties 1, Cuties 2, Cuties 3 and Miniature Rose.

The background I embossed with the Wittle Weavers plate.

I got a little carried away with the flower making. They all would not fit on the card, so I used them for props. The largest flowers sitting next to the card are made from the smaller flower in the Sweet Williams dies.