Here is a card from our team member, Kathy McDaniels She based the card on a video tutorial by Dawn from Stamping Thoughts. 





The inside center panel has two layers of pearlized cardstock that Kathy cut with 2 of the Dies Direct French Scalloped Flair dies (LST010). She stamped and powder embossed a birthday sentiment on the smaller of the two pieces which she then rotated 45 degrees on top of the slightly larger one.

Cheery Lynn Designs, a division of Dies Direct is looking for creative and energetic crafters to fill Design Team positions.  We are looking for both card makers and scrapbookers.

Term length: November 15, 2010 - May 15, 2011
Design Team Benefits:

• You will receive a welcome package filled with fabulous products to get you started 
• You will receive a $50 store credit each month towards product for your weekly projects.
• You will receive a 25% discount on additional purchases from our store.
• You will receive a $40 store credit for each project published in printed media.  Our name must be mentioned in the publication.
  

Design Team Requirements:

• You must have a blog that you post regularly to with a minimum of one posting per week featuring our products with links back to our store
• You must create a project weekly, posting both to your personal blog and to the Design Team blog.  Use as many of our products on each project as you can with detailed steps of completion.
• Any product you receive as a DT member must be used at least once during your term as a DT member.
• You must turn in 2 of your best projects each month to Dies Direct.  Please include a complete supply list.
• Weekly projects posted to your blogs must also be posted to your Splitcoast Gallery, CDAC, PCP or other online gallery.
• You must leave occasional comments on DT members blogs and the company blog
• You must participate in all challenges and blog hops

If you are interested in joining this fun and exciting new team, please send an email to shulsart@gmail.com with the subject line: Dies Direct DT Call.  Please include:

• Name and address
• Blog address
• Links to your online galleries
• Scan of what you consider 3 of your best work (blog links are fine)
• A brief bio and why you think you would be a good fit on our team

We hope you will consider joining us on this great new adventure.  We promise it will be a fun time.  The Design Team call will end on November 7th.

Here is a card made with the new embossing plates, this one is called Foliage.  I inked the plate with green ink then embossed Stardreams text weight paper.  The card base and the green panel behind the image are die cut using French Flair Stackers dies , the card is a full 5.5" square.

• Stamp - Sweet Stamps
• Flowers - Prima
• Copic markers and airbrush

Using Adobe Photoshop Elements, I sized the image to fit my Oval die, then printed it onto Cryogen paper with my inkjet printer.  Copics used: 
Mistletoe - E000, E00
Hair -YR21, YR23
Eyes -B12
Dress - Rr35, R37
Belt and Boots - C4, C2, YR23
Holly - YG63

I backed the image with my Inverted Scalloped Oval.  I used Our Craft Lounge Sparkly Fluff on the hat and dress trim.  The tag says "Wishing you a holiday filled with many surprises" from Hero Arts.  The DP is from the Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather 6x6 Mini Deck.  The flowers are from Prima, I added some extra Christmas Red Stickles.  Finished size is 6" square.

• Sentiment: Hero Arts
• Mistletoe - Kenny K Digital Image
• Paper - Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather 6x6 Mini Deck
• Flowers - Prima

Cheery Lynn Designs has 6 x 8 embossing plates, actual embossed area is 5 7/8 x 7 7/8.  That means you can emboss a background for a 6" square card without having a seam.   My card uses the fabulous Poinsettia embossing plate.  These are heavy duty metal embossing plates.


I began by rubbing rose ink all over the die.  Because it is metal, you don't have to worry about the ink getting in the recessed areas as the die does not bend like plastic ones.  Then using a piece of Stardreams Opal text weight paper, I embossed it using my Cuttlebug.  There are two great things about using text weight paper for embossing; one, you get a really detailed embossing, two, it keeps the weight of the card down. Finished size is 5.5" square.

• Stamps: Sweet Stamps Poinsettia large and Merry Christmas large
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Shades Duchess Rose
• Copic markers