Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Soar to new heights

Happy Tuesday everyone! leslierahye here sharing this fun circle scalloped card that I made with the winter scene die and the hot air balloon die with angel wing! The winter scene is cut and layered to give the appearance of houses on a hillside. I completed my all-occasion card with the sentiment soar using a gear for the letter "o". I love how this card turned out! I hope you do too!

Cheery Lynn Dies used

Gears (Set of 9) - B340

Optimistic 1/2" Tall Upper/Lower Case - FS107

Circle Classic - Silver Stackers - L-4

Circle - Scalloped LG Stackers Nesting Dies - XL-5

Winter Neighborhood Border B323

Hot Air Balloons w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) – B360

Thank you for stopping by!!

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Remember there is still time to join the new challenge!!! Challenge #113 is Thank You. There is a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Thank you for stopping by today!

Monday, December 30, 2013

A Vintage Thank You with Rhonda

Rhonda Van Ginkel 3:30 AM 1 Comments

Happy Monday to you! It's Rhonda here today to host the blog today and share a project with you. Did you see the latest challenge theme is "Thank You"? Let's face it, we can all use several of these on hand, right?

Cheery Lynn Designs has such a fun array of dies and the details are just exquisite! I've been wanting to use this Vintage Bicycle die since I got it! It's so dramatic I wanted it to be the focal point so I selected more muted papers to show it off.

Below the bicycle, I've layered two different Sentiment Frames on top of one another to great a unique look for my sentiment block. Beneath them you'll see a snippet of the Kiwi Spirit Doily cut from white cardstock.

I've used dimensional foam for one of my clouds and the top layer of my sentiment block.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:
Vintage Bicycle (Steampunk Series) - B356
Scalloped Coved Rectangles - XM11
Clouds and Rain - B320
Ankara Lace Border - B332
Sentiment Frame #1 - B189
Kiwi Spirit Doily - DL108

We'd love for you to join us in our "Thank You" challenge this week! Don't forget, you could just win a $20 gift certificate for playing along!!!

~ Rhonda

# Clouds and Rain # Lace Border

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 113 - Thank You

shulsart 3:30 AM 2 Comments

Before we get to today's challenge, I wanted to mention that we will be looking to add to our design team. The best way to get noticed is to enter our challenges. Show us your best use of Cheery Lynn Design dies and you might get asked to join our team.

What wonderful entries we had last week for our Anything Goes challenge. Thank you to all who entered, we enjoy seeing your creations with our dies. This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is

Thank You

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 this challenge in your blog post or on your gallery 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 $20 towards shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Saturday night at 18:00 Eastern time.

And now to our inspiration for today (for details on each project, click on the team members name and it will take you to their blog) .....

Debbie Brownmiller

Dies used:
Lilith Doily, Alison's Ribbons, Olive Branches, Sweet Williams Strip,

English Tea Party Doily, Black Eyed Susan Strip, Thank, You

Karen Maldonado

Dies used:

Sweet Williams Strip, Ivy Strip, Tags 4, Tiny Flower Kit, Large Rose,

Silver Circle Stackers, Circle Little Stackers, Sophie's Heart Mini Doily

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

# challenge # Debbie Brownmiller

Anything Goes Winners

shulsart 3:25 AM 4 Comments

In the spirit of the holiday and because we had so many fabulous entrees to our Anything Goes challenge, Bj, owner of Cheery Lynn Designs has chosen six winners!!

#3 Holly

#16 Diane H

#17 Monica Edwards

#18 Ionabunny

#22 Dana

#24 Darlene Pavlick

Congratulations, Ladies. Please contact us 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 Thank You challenge.

# winners

Saturday, December 28, 2013

"Gorgeous Day" Easel Card

Amy Voorthuis 3:30 AM 3 Comments

Hi everybody,

Can you believe it's almost 2014 "well" I can't....

For me 2013 has been a wonderful scrappy year I joined 3 amazing design teams, and I'm very grateful for this amazing journey and opportunity.

A big thank you for Cheery Lynn Designs to have faith in my work.

Thank you!!

It's Amy here and today I would like to share a easel card with you all.

On Christmas my hubby and son got me some new papers to work with and I happily used them right away.

"Gorgeous Day" (easel card)

There is some sparkling going on, on my card but sadly you can't see it...

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

B241 - Rose Leaf Strip

B152 - Miniature Rose

B363 - Corset w/ Angel Wing (steampunk series)

B390 - Small Lollipop Fringe Cutie

B136 - Anastasia Border

B310 - Shasta Daisy

B236 - Day (set of 2)

We would love for you to enter our weekly challenge 112 "Anything Goes" you could win a $20 shopping spree at the Cheery Lynn Designs store!

Cool right???

I would like to wish you all a sparkling

2014

with love

# Amy Voorthuis # Borders

Friday, December 27, 2013

..... and a Happy New Year

xxxtglxxx 3:30 AM 4 Comments

Hi and Good Morning everyone, Alison here today! :) I hope you all had a wonderful christmas, and have many memories to treasure.

My card today is inspired by New Year, and I used some of the gorgeous Steampunk Dies by Cheery Lynn Designs, and I think they look very classy and effective in gold card! My husband actually wanted to turn this card into a clock for the wall :)

I started off with a 6 x 6 inch blank card base and layered black bazzil card and gold mirri card. I cut some stunning gears and layered them behind French Flair stackers and scalloped stackers, and then cut out the Steampunk Clock. The gold card shows the intricacy and clarity that this die cuts, its just super-sharp and the tiny bits just fell out. The clock was layered onto more black card, and raised by foam pads. I added gold studs for a jewelled clock effect.

All dies used on this card are:

B357 - Clock w/Angel Wing

B340 - Gears

XL - 13 - French Flair Scalloped stackers

L-12 - French Flair silver stackers

L-4 - Circle Stackers

Thanks so much for visiting our blog today, and I would like to wish you and your families all the very best for a happy and prosperous New Year.

Have a smashing week,

# Alison # Clock

Thursday, December 26, 2013

New Year card with Irina Gerschuk

Irina Gerschuk 3:30 AM 6 Comments

Hi my dear friends!
It's Irina Gerschuk with you today.
I'm wishing you all Happy Holidays!!
And today I'm going to share with you my new New Year card.

I was inspired by the Christmas tree and decided to create something like it.

Some close-ups:

The hanging hearts represent to toys hanging on the tree. I used pieces from the Heartland America doily and decided to highlight them with blings.

I created the tree branches with the Cutie Fringe.

I added some rhinestones to the Snowflake Mesh Border to make the snowflakes look more real.

Dies used:
- Heartland America Large - DL110
- Cutie Fringe III - B257
- Snowflake Mesh Border - B372
- Horizon Rectangle Boutique Stacker Frames - DL270
- Coved Rectangle - Scalloped LG Stackers Nesting Dies - XL-11

And please come and join our new challenge - the theme is amazing and the prize is lovely)))

Than you for stopping by!
Have a lovely day!
Irina

# Boutique Stacker Frames # card

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas from Cheery Lynn Designs

shulsart 3:30 AM 4 Comments

An oldie but goodie, created two years ago!

We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from all of us at Cheery Lynn Designs. We hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with love and laughter.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:
Cuties 3, Poinsettia 2, Holly Lace Flourish, English Tea Party Doily,

Small Dimensional Leaves 2, Large Dimensional Leaves 2 ,
Scalloped Circle Little Stackers, Circle Little Stackers

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Be Mine Valentine!

LeslieRahye 3:30 AM 4 Comments

Happy Tuesday everyone! leslierahye here a Steampunk Valentine For You! I adore these Streampunk--if you haven't already guessed and this Hearts and Gears set works perfectly with the individual Gears set and the larger Gear Mesh Border! I love using the Optimistic Set to make a Steampunk alphabet by adding in gears for the "o"s in words! The mesh was cut in Black and placed on the Peek-a-boo right and rubbed with a pink Inka Gold cream. Mirrored gold gears were matched up with gears on the hearts and glued above and below the gears. Both hearts were cut from a brushed red metallic cardstock but the smaller heart was inked with gold and rubbed on strategic gears with the pink Inka Gold cream. White pen stitching around the letters and the hearts complete the Valentine! I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for stopping by!

Cheery Lynn Dies used

Gears (Set of 9) - B340
Optimistic 1/2" Tall Upper/Lower Case - FS107
Gear Mesh Border (Steampunk Series) - B361
Hearts 'n Gears (Set of 2) (Steampunk Series) - B378

Thank you for stopping by!!

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Remember there is still time to join the new challenge!!! Challenge #112 is Anything Goes. There is a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Thank you for stopping by today!

# alphabet Dies # leslierahye

Monday, December 23, 2013

Let's Talk with Rhonda

Rhonda Van Ginkel 3:30 AM 4 Comments

Happy Monday to you! Rhonda here today to host the blog for you.

I was inspired by this week's new challenge theme, "Anything Goes" for my project. I really love the Dripping Butterfly die and built my card around this die. I find it to have so many uses, particularly for any kind of project that conveys emotion.

To mix things up a bit, I selected a 5" square card base in kraft. The Princesses Garden Window Frame was used and the layer behind it you can see the Dutch Scallop Square Frame peeking out.

I've listed my dies below for you in the layered order they appear on my card. I love how they all layered together to create such a pretty space for my Dripping Butterfly. I did add some Waterfall Stickles to my butterfly and some goosebumps bling as well.

I cut my Sophie's Heart Mini doily in half and attached behind the Scalloped Coved Rectangle.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

Dutch Scallop Square - DL140

Princess's Garden Window Frame - FRM126

Sophie's Heart Mini - DL238

Coved Rectangle Scalloped LG Stackers - XL-11

Coved Rectangle Silver Stackers - L-10

Siena Double Edge Border - B373

Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames - DL252

French Pastry Tiny Doily - DL234

Dripping Butterfly - DL266

Sentiment Frame #1 - B189

We hope you have a little time this week to join us for our new challenge "Anything Goes"! Such a fun way to play along using a Cheery Lynn Designs die and have a chance at a $20 gift certificate!!!

I do want to take a moment to wish each of you a very Happy Holiday to you and yours!!!

~ Rhonda

# Borders # Butterfly

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 112 - Anything Goes

shulsart 3:30 AM 2 Comments

Before we get to today's challenge, I wanted to mention that we will be looking to add to our design team. The best way to get noticed is to enter our challenges. Show us your best use of Cheery Lynn Design dies and you might get asked to join our team.

What wonderful entries we had last week for our Sparkle and Shine challenge. Thank you to all who entered, we enjoy seeing your creations with our dies. This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is

Anything Goes

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 this challenge in your blog post or on your gallery 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 $20 towards shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Saturday night at 18:00 Eastern time.

And now to our inspiration for today (for details on each project, click on the team members name and it will take you to their blog) .....

Debbie Brownmiller

Dies used:
Italian Flourish Doily, Lace Light Deco Border, Holly Corner
Poinsettia Strip, Fanciful Flourish

Karen Maldonado

Dies used:

French Pastry Doily, Circle Stackers, Ankara Lace Border,

Sweet Williams Strip, Ivy Strip, Rose Leaf Strip, Tags 4

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

# challenge # Debbie Brownmiller

Sparkle and Shine Winner

shulsart 3:25 AM 3 Comments

The winner of our Sparkle and Shine Challenge picked by Bj, owner of Cheery Lynn Designs is

#2 Sue bearhouse

Congratulations, Sue. 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 Anything Goes challenge.

# winners

Saturday, December 21, 2013

A little boy 8x8 layout with Amy

Amy Voorthuis 3:30 AM 4 Comments

Hello everybody it's Amy here with you today!

Holy moly!! I'm so super glad I already took pictures of my layout pfff.....I had a disaster going on in my scrap room oh my...

I spilled a whole glass of sticky orange juice on part of my layout :-( but it's ok now I used quit a lot of towels to save my layout.

This time it's a boy's layout, I stole a picture of my uncle Evert's Facebook page, one of when he was about two years old.

I so love old pictures it makes me go back in time.....the good golden day's

When I was just a little Boy:

I so much like the gate die it is such a fun one to play with. This is the first time I used the oval frame and wow what a great die!

Now for some close-ups:

It's the lower right corner with the gears that got messed up with orange juice! So one tip for you all use a bottle when drinking in your scrap room. :-)))

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

B340 - Gears (set of 9)

FS171 - Delicate Lace Script

DL127 - Celtic Fire Oval Frame

B158 - Wedding Garter

B124 - Garden Gate

B147 - Olive Branches

D136 - Large Leaves #2

I want to wish you all a great and wonderful Christmas with your loved ones!
Enjoy

I hope you still find the time to join in on our weekly challenge 111 called

Sparkle and Shine you could win a $20 shopping spree at the Cheery Lynn Designs store awesome right?

See you next week.

Lots of love

# Amy Voorthuis # border

Friday, December 20, 2013

Christmas Step Card

shulsart 3:30 AM 3 Comments

Sandy here with you today and I have created a cute Christmas Step Card. I love how quick you can make one of these with the use of Cheery Lynn Designs Step Card die. I mean, it not only cuts and scores the card base, you can also cut out the perfect panels for both inside and out! To embellish my card, I used my Alison's Ribbons set, so many combinations to make perfectly matching paper ribbon. Behind my image I added a Rum Punch Doily. Using my Circle Stackers, I cut the center out of the doily, added some texture with my Circle Stitcher Plate and then put the circle back into the doily. I used dimensionals to raise the image above the doily.

Finished size is 5 5/8" square, perfect for a 6" square envelope. You can see the lovely DP panel I die cut for the inside of my card.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

Step Card

Rum Punch Doily

Alison's Ribbons

Circle Stitcher Plate

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out this week's Sparkle and Shine challenge for a chance to win a $20 credit to the Cheery Lynn Designs store.

# Alison's Ribbons # Doilies

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Christmas card with Irina Gerschuk

Irina Gerschuk 3:30 AM 3 Comments

Hi everyone!
It's Irina Gerschuk with you today.
And I'd like to share with you my new Christmas card:

First I made some layers with doily die-cuts.

Then I added a Fanciful Flourish and created some pine brunches with the lollipop dies.

I also added some other embellishments to highlight the Christmas theme of the card.

Dies used:
- Lace Circle - DL188;
- Fanciful Flourish - B11;
- Small Heart Lollipop Fringe Cutie - B391;
- Heartland America Large - DL110;
- French Pastry Doily - DL102;
- Cutie Fringe III - B257;
- Shuttered Window w/ Flower Box - FRM151

And please come and join our new challenge - the theme is amazing and the prize is lovely)))

Than you for stopping by!
Have a lovely day!
Irina

# card # Cuties

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Winter Scene with Karen Wallace

shulsart 3:30 AM 3 Comments

Karen Wallace is designing for us today. She made this wonderful sepia toned Christmas card. I love her white and brown poinsettia, just stunning. Visit her blog to leave her some love.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

Snowflake Mesh Border

Poinsettia Strip

Holly Leaves

Fanciful Flourish Left

Holly Corner

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out this week's Sparkle and Shine challenge for a chance to win a $20 credit to the Cheery Lynn Designs store.

# Christmas # flowers

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

A Shiny New Year is around the corner

LeslieRahye 3:30 AM 3 Comments

Happy Tuesday everyone! leslierahye here sharing a New Year card created with my favorite gears and the super fun metal colored card stocks [including the gold mirror card stock]. For the focal pocket watch die cut, I cut the watch die with the gold mirror card stock. I then used the angel wing die to cut a white background for the watch. I completed the watch by incorporating some metallic colored gears and a copper brad. The word New Year was cut from the Optimistic ½" size Alphabet--a super size for creating cards! The gear imagery was continued on the cover by the sentiment and onto the peek-a-boo side strip that I created by cutting back 1¼" of the front cover to reveal gears juxtaposed so that they "might" start turning. A rectangle of white was cut to allow for a message to be easily written on the inside. A bit of glittered Ankara Lace decorated the edge of the top flap.

Cheery Lynn Dies used

Pocket Watch w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) - B362
Gears (Set of 9) - B340
Ankara Lace Border - B332
Optimistic 1/2" Tall Upper/Lower Case - FS107
Happy (Set of 2) - B226

Thank you for stopping by!!

*****

Remember there is still time to join the new challenge!!! Challenge #110 is Sparkle and Shine. There is a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Thank you for stopping by today!

# Gears # leslierahye

Monday, December 16, 2013

A Little Love Note with Rhonda

Rhonda Van Ginkel 3:30 AM 4 Comments

Happy Monday Cheery Lynn Friends! It's Rhonda here today to host the blog for you.

I wanted a little break away from the holiday "everything" right now to create an everyday card this week. We always need a card on hand to say we're thinking of someone or simply that we love them.

This is a shaped card featuring our Coved Rectangle stackers. I just love this pretty shape and the backer here is the scalloped, then the blue-green layer is actually a folded layer.

The hearts here relief cuts from the Heartland America Doily die. I thought they were pretty layered in with the floral cluster. The solid heart edges were inked for a bit of definition.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:
Classic Coved Rectangle
Coved Rectangle Scalloped LG - XL11
Coved Rectangle Classic - XL10
Daphne Doily with Angel Wings - DL264
Border Carnivale - DL129
Daisy Strip - B259
Medium Rose - B154
Tags 2 - B261
Darling Daisies - A196
Heartland America - DL110
Flourish Leaf Strip - B178
Tropical Flourish - B127
Embellishment 2 - B188
Baby's Breath Flower Kit - B364

Please join us this week for our new challenge - Sparkle and Shine! It's perfect for those of us who love glitter, bling and jewels! You could win a fabulous $20 prize to shop in the Cheery Lynn Designs store, just for playing!!!

I hope you're taking a little time to enjoy the season, have a fabulous week!
~ Rhonda

# Borders # card

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 111 - Sparkle and Shine

shulsart 3:30 AM 6 Comments

Before we get to today's challenge, I wanted to mention that we will be looking to add to our design team. The best way to get noticed is to enter our challenges. Show us your best use of Cheery Lynn Design dies and you might get asked to join our team.

What festive entries we had last week for our Red and Green challenge. Thank you to all who entered, we enjoy seeing your creations with our dies. This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is

Sparkle and Shine

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 this challenge in your blog post or on your gallery 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 $20 towards shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Saturday night at 18:00 Eastern time.

And now to our inspiration for today (for details on each project, click on the team members name and it will take you to their blog) .....

Debbie Brownmiller

Dies used:

Step Card, Snowflake Mesh Border, Horizon Oval Stacker,

Manon's Wedding Garland, Holly Lace Flourish

Karen Maldonado

Dies used:

Sophie's Heart Mini Doily, Ambergris Tiny Doily, Circle Stackers,

Sweet Williams Strip, Mini Butterflies w/Wings, French Flair Doily Stacker

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

# challenge # Debbie Brownmiller

Red and Green Challenge winner

shulsart 3:25 AM 2 Comments

The winner of our Red and Green Challenge picked by Bj, owner of Cheery Lynn Designs is

#12 Hussena

Congratulations, Hussena. 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 Sparkle and Shine challenge.

# winners