Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog

Monday, January 21, 2013

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 64 - Sweethearts

This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is

Sweethearts

Here are the rules:

You MUST follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die, of course, we would love to see more than one.
You MUST add a link to your blog post in the InLinkz at the end of this post; no back posting, only new projects are allowed
You MUST link to our blog in your post
You may only enter the challenge ONCE per week.

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. And now to our inspiration for today......

Sheila Lygo
Dies used: Miniature Rose, Exotic Butterflies Small 2,
Sophia's Heart Doily, Flourish Leaf Strip, Lace Deco Corner B

Sandy Hulsart
Dies used: Scalloped Square Lg Stackers, Silver Square Stackers,
Heart Note Holder, Love, Heartland America Lg,
Canadian Kaleidoscope Doily

Remember, you MUST use a Cheery Lynn Designs die to enter this challenge.

Wishing You Happiness

Unknown 3:30 AM 15 Comments

I loved this card from the moment that I made it - and now that the March issue of Scrap and Stamp Art has his the newstands, I can share it with you! Wedding cards are something that people treasure for years, so why not make something that will knock their socks off.

This fancy fold card has an ornate floral belly band to hold it in the closed position. the rose was made with the Build a Flower 2 - and is probably one of my favorite flowers that I've ever created. It looks so real.

Once the band is slipped off, the card unfolds to reveal the Wedding Vows , in the center section, with trailing vines of flowers on the smaller panels.

If you haven't picked up your copy of this magazine, grab one while you can. The rest of the design team created some fabulous projects for this article, and you don't want to miss a thing.

B187 Build a Flower 2

B188 Embellishment 2
DL177 French Flair Doily Stacker

DL134 Dancing Doily Lace Border
B176 Mini Flourish Band

B117S Mini Fanciful Flourish
FRM138 Wedding Vows

I didn't plan it this way, but my card is perfect for this week's challenge theme - Sweethearts. I hope you will play along for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate.

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Snowflake Challenge winner

Unknown 3:25 AM 3 Comments

The winner of our Snowflakes challenge

picked by Bj, owner of Cheery Lynn Designs is

#7 Debbie Brownmiller

Congratulations, Debbie. Please contact me for your $20 shopping spree to Cheery Lynn Designs. And thank you to everyone who joined in on the challenge. We hope to see you again in this week's Sweethearts challenge.

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Important Stuff!!

Tamara Morton 3:30 AM 8 Comments

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, welcome to Sunday, Tamara here with your Sunday Cheery Lynn Inspiration. This week I thought I would make a card for those hard to make for "Men".

Well Cheery Lynn have been at CHA last week and had an amazing time and I even spotted a few of my designs that I have created for Cheery Lynn in the past. If you want to have a look at some of the photography's join the Cheery Lynn Facebook page by Clicking HERE

Over on Cheery Lynn Challenge Blog we will have a new challenge starting tomorrow (Monday) with a chance to win a $20 coupon to spend in the Cheery Lynn Store and with all the new dies you are certainly spoilt for choice.

I cut out the pennant twice so I could create a layered effect. I have used distress marks to add faux stitching around the edges. The pears are not pears but petals from the new build a flower 3 die. I threaded some natural string to create a stalk, then just distressed using walnut satin DI's

I've had this stamp for a while and haven't inked it up. So glad that I did as its gorgeous..

Copic Colours

YG99, 97, 95, 93, 91

YR24, 23, 21

R39, 37

E44, 43, 41, 40

G99, 94, 85, 82

E000, 00, 11, 21

Here's a close up of those petals that I have used as pears.

Cheery Lynn Pennant Die

Victoria Picket Fence

Square Scalloped Nesting Dies

Build a Flower 3

Silver Classic Square Nesting Stackers

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# Build A Flower # pennant banner

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Mini Doily Fun!

Jodi 3:30 AM 6 Comments

Hello! Don’t you just love the new dies from Cheery Lynn Designs?! The design team has shared some gorgeous inspiration with them this week!

One if my favorite new additions is the Mini Doily line! I decided to have a little fun with them by using them to create the background for my layout!

I started by using the Lady Kate Edger to create the lacy edge around my background. I cut several of the Canadian Kaleidoscope Tiny Doily, Italian Flourish Tiny Doily, and Sophie’s Heart Mini doilies, staggering the shapes throughout the background, added texture and visual interest. The Mini Pearl Rectangle Reflections Mega Die created the prefect photo matte. The Classic French Flair Silver Stacker atop the Scalloped French Flair Stacker Nesting Die is ideal way to create your own journaling block.

Dies are a quick, fun way to dress up stickers! I added a jute bow around the canning jar, then adhered it with foam adhesive. Using Daisy Strip and Small Leaves 2, I added more texture, color, and dimension. I also added some little flowers from Build a Flower Embellishment #3.