This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is


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

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.

I love looking through old photographs, and recently discovered this one of my great-grandparents, my mother and me (yes, I was the prissy little girl with the purse and gloves!) I scanned the original and created this layout using my Cheery Lynn Designs Dies.



If you are like me, and keep up with every die in their catalog, then you may be wondering about the argyle cut at the bottom of the page. No, I didn't sneak in a preview of this month's release (although, I can say that you are going to LOVE all of the new dies). This is actually the negative space that was left over from my cuts using the Lace Light Deco Border, that I used on the sides of my layout. After I finished cutting them, I noticed this wonderful pattern, that was just too pretty to throw away. I just backed it with a rectangle of paper, and tucked my picture behind some of the diamonds. So be sure to keep your eyes open to discover new ways to use these wonderful dies. I tucked the Canadian Kaleidoscope behind the picture, and added a fluttering Butterfly from the Exotic Butterflies Small #2 set, at the corner.



On the left of the page, you will see the pink and green frames that were cut with the Reflections Boutique Mini Pearl French Flair Mega Doily. This is another set that I will use all of the time!! I layered part of the French Lattice Large Frame over the French Flair, and filled each diamond with a flower created with the Miniature Rose die.

I think it is so much more fun to create layouts with all of those long forgotten photos that are stored in drawers and boxes. So start looking around - what memories do you want to revisit?

The new challenge is up - and I know it's one that you are going to want to play along with - Use your Cheery Lynn Dies to add flowers to your project. CLD has so many fantastic dies for flowers, I know this is going to be an easy one for you!

Hello! Jodi here again, stepping outside the comfort zone with my dies…You know how I adore my dies and how I inspired I am to see what else I can create!

The bottom layer is created with the largest of the Mini Pearl Rectangle Mega Doily Reflections Die set. I just love how versatile the Reflections dies are! Next is the dainty Queen Anne’s Lace border atop the beautiful Border Carnivale. I hand stitched the heart, and then added the Dainty Dutch Deco Frame to back the photo. Under the photo is a strip outlined by the stunning Lace Light Deco Border. Tucked in on the right is the Mega Tea Party Doily.

I created my flower by cutting one layer of Flower Stacker #5 from cardboard, then dry brushed the edges with Distress Paint. I added the little lace doily from the center of the Dainty Dutch Deco Frame underneath the flower along with some pieces of the Fanciful Flourish and foliage from Olive Branches, Stacker Flower #1 leaf, and Large Leaves #2.

Using the mini Exotic Butterfly set, I cut three layers of butterfly from velum. (thanks to my good friend Rhonda for the fun tip!) She rests atop a swirl from the Fanciful Flourish, and a piece of Olive Branches.

Banners have been such a fun trend. The Pennant Die is the perfect size for both layouts and cards! Notice the detail on the Pennant?! So Cute!! I fussy cut the glitter and birds from pattern paper to adorn the top, and added a Miniature Rose to finish it off!

 

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This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Challenge  is  

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 CHEERY LYNN's Challenge post; no back posting, only new projects are allowed
• You MUST link to Cheery Lynn's Challenge blog in your post

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.

Each week when our challenge comes up I stop and think about how to proceed with the theme. This past year I lost my mother and always find myself still wanting to make gifts for her. This is an album cover I have designed and will be putting pictures in to remember my mother. (That is the stock photo in the window)

It is a very simple design but made me so very happy when it was done.
 I started with this plain black album that i didn't know what to do with, I added some Prima paper and cut out the picture window. a great blank pallet to start with.
 I used my favorite flourish and most used die.I like to make many of these when i am cutting and always have them waiting to accent many projects. Can you tell that I shared some of the leaves? Love having dimension with my dies. I made a few different sized roses, some have many layers, some have just a few.

I loved how this lace border fit to use around the window and those doilies.
I cut two of the doilies then decided to use only halves-so now I have an extra one for a quick project.One last piece for the corners using the lace corners- just tucked in two corners.

I know this is a quick project but I couldn't be happier with the dies- they all look so elegant and perfect for the cover. Hope to see you join us this week, share with us a Mom project, can't wait to see what you create.

 Well Happy Friday Everyone!
It is me Dawn, from the Cheery Lynn designs Challenge Blog... I am excited to be both here and on the challenge blog today- so I get to share two projects!!!

I am just filling in for the talented Jeannie today, oh my I hope I don't disappoint

This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge is  For MOM


So  my second project this week I will be giving to a  Mom just to  let her know how special I know she is to me.
.Isn't this a fun idea? I am going to fill the jar with homemade bath salts that I will scent with dried flowers.
 I am trying to share a few views and I thought it would be easier with out the bath salts inside.

Let me share some of the dies I used to make this floral spray across and down my jar.
Exotic Butterflies Small #2
 Leaf
 Stacker Flower 2
 Stacker Flower 3
 Stacker Flower 5
 Medium Rose
 Large Rose
 Sweet Williams
I love to just cut lots of flowers with any designer papers that coordinate well.I never throw a piece of DP until I check to make sure none of my flower dies could be cut out. Then at night when I finally sit down to relax, I can assemble  flowers and have them ready for a project like this jar.
I love how I used those embossed  butterflies and doubled to give it some depth...can you see where I added pearls? Last I added some swirls and vintage lace from my sewing stash.


So how is this for a quick idea to share and give to  a MOM? I hope I gave you a little inspiration, and you stop over to Cheery Lynn designs Challenge Blog and see my second project.
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Hello dear Cheery Lynn Designs fans!
Kianel here with you back on my usual posting day for another creation i made using the marvellous Cheery Lynn designs dies.
Today i am finally allowed to show you the result of the tutorial i made last year to make your own background paper. This was the background i ended up with, using the exotic butterflies dies in various sizes both as stencils and stamps i made with foam:

 Never got to show you the final result though as the page had been published in a french magazine, but i now i can so here it is:

To make my background, i used the exotic butterflies small #2, Exotic butterfly extra large, and stamps and distress inks. (see the tutorial).  To decorate this lay out, i used the small exotic butterflies # 1, the tropical flourish die and the XL scalloped oval stackers combined with XL oval stackers to make my frame around the picture.  We didn't have the flower dies at that time so they are all premade.
I hope you will like this layout, i don't do so many of them because i am totally lost with this much space to "fill": what can i say, i'm a cardmaker, lol!

And speaking of cardmaking, here is a new card i created for Cheery Lynn Designs. I love to give myself challenges from times to times so my challenge this week was to make a card using dies i've never used before. I did it and, apart from the flourish, the miniature rose and the butterflies, the other dies were brand new. Here is the result:
 For the base of my card, i used the XL square stackers. I then created an opening using one of the beautiful frames that Cheery Lynn carries. The stamp and papers are coming from Magnolia.
 When you open the card, you have this "window" created with the Dutch doily rectangle frame that is the same on both sides.
 This flower is made using one of the corner dies from Lace corner deco B that i cut out 5 times and flipped as accordeon. I then glued them on a circle of paper and added a flower in the center made using the miniature rose die which is covered with Creative Inspirations paint and the leaf that goes together with it. I ended with adding pieces of the fanciful flourish die here and there.
 Here is a close up of the small dragonfly that i just slightly inked with distress.
 Here you can see both sides of the window i created using the Dutch doily rectangle frame. I cut it once and placed it on cardstock that i cut just a few millimeters larger than the actual frame. And did the same on the other side.
 Here i used the 1st letter of the name of the person the card is dedicated to and this one is coming from the absolutely divine Flourish font.
 The sentiment stamp is coming from Whimsy stamps and is placed in the center of 3 Sunflower dies that i inked with distress and Adirondack inks. Another fanciful flourish adornates it.
 Have you noticed that Cheery Lynn Designs carries beautiful hearts in their sortiment? Well, it's worth giving it a look and hard to find the one you like the most as they are all beautiful. This one is called Celtic Heart.
And last but not least, 2 beautiful butterflies from the exotic butterflies small set are slightly inked and decorated with half pearls and placed in the inside of the card.
Well, i hope you've enjoyed those creations. Don't forget our challenge blog with a chance to win a 20$ shopping spree every week! Lots of love from France, Kianel.

Good morning fellow crafters and bloggers, Alison here :) and what sweet entries we have had so far this week in our  'For Mum' challenge.  You still have plenty of time to join in, and you can just link your entry here.

Now I had a blast making this card, as it was really something different for me.  I usually have some kind of image as a focal point on my cards, but seriously these dies are so gorgeous, they can take the limelight all on their own!!  I dont think it looks like its missing anything at all, and it really was effortless to create something that just fell together so well.


Other dies used on this project are: