Hi and good morning everyone, Alison here today sharing a Halloween card made using some of the new release dies from Cheery Lynn and also a couple of older dies too.

I started off with a 6 x 6 inch blank card base, and layered black bazzil card, silver card and and glitter paper. 

I then added the stunning and delicate spiderweb mesh border (which cuts like dream), and matted and framed my image onto the gorgeous Celtic Square Stacker.

I placed on top of my image the super-cute Witch's Laundry... this is such FUN! and for a finishing touch added a few bats and the sentiment Halloween.

All dies used on this card are
B322 - Spider Web Mesh Border
DL259 - Celtic Square Frames
L-1 - Silver Square Stackers
B334 - Witch's Laundry
B344 - Halloween
A194 - Going Batty

Thanks so much for visiting our blog today and dont forget there is still plenty of time to enter this weeks challenge of  'Hot Time in the Summer' and check back often to see more wonderful inspiration from the rest of the very talented DT!

Have a smashing week,

Hello, dear Cheery Lynn Designs fans! I hope I will be starting your week off great, not only with another Steampunk designed card, but also some news that will have many of you quite excited!

• A monthly $50 wholesale (retail $100) allotment of your choosing on non-release months.
• Release months - receive a variety of assigned dies.
• Wholesale pricing ( 50% discount) for any additional personal die purchases.
• Occasional product swaps with other vendors.
• Weekly feature of design team work on blog.
• Compensation for projects published in print magazines where Cheery Lynn Designs are the focus.
• The company name must be mentioned in the article/supply list.
• Bio listed on Design Team Blog.
• Cheery Lynn Design Team Blinkie
• Membership into private design team Facebook group where we have fun and share.

• Submit three projects featuring Cheery Lynn Dies to CLDDesignTeamCall@aol.com by August 26, 11:59 pm EST.
• Designers from around the world are welcome to apply but please note all write ups and communication must be in English.
• Write a short bio telling us about yourself and why you feel you would be a perfect fit for our team.
• Design team experience is not a must but if you have a resume of prior and or current design teams please send.
• You may not serve as design team member or guest designer for any other competing die company, unless dies are manufactured by Dies Direct. If you have questions on this please feel free to email and ask.

• 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.

Hi Cheery Lynn Designs fans! I just realized that our Inlinkz for the current challenge ended at 6 am this morning rather than this evening.  So, I have opened the challenge back up until 9 pm EST tonight.  So feel free to get those last minute entries in!  Sorry for the mix-up.

Hey everyone!

Jenn here, back with my last week as guest designer.  Hope this finds everyone doing well and enjoying a warm, sunny weekend wherever you are!

I was right last week- my new dies arrived with plenty of time to play with for this week's post; super fast shipping.  I managed to come up with a card that is... well, on the different side I guess.  I'm not too sure how I ended up with it but I rather like it.  I hope you do too!

I used the new Gardenia Strip; however, instead of using the center pieces of the flower I added in a little bling and tucked it into two sets of the new Dainty Bows that I heat embossed with Shabby Green Fran-tage.  The lock was also heat embossed, except with Shabby White Fran-tage.  Notice the two buttons that are tied?  Just open it up :)

While playing around with the Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames, it hit me to make a flap with the new Cape Cod Doily underneath.  A little extra spot on the front of the card to use more of our favorite Cheery Lynn dies!  It does still open at the bottom like a regular card as well.  I think I may play around with the closure more on the next one.  If I had known this is what it would lead to I probably would have used ribbon tucked under the papers.

With that, I bid everyone a farewell but looking forward to seeing all the fabulous creations in blog land.  Thank you for the lovely comments along the way- much appreciated!  Be on the lookout for the guest designer next month.  Looks like we're in for some fabulous inspiration!

I can't stop using the new black eyed susan die...I love it.  I'm not sure if I'm more in love with the flowers or that darn cutie that comes with it and makes every flower, well....perfect.  I really love the way each die on this card pops all on its own.  The small French lattice is stunning, but so is the flower cluster and then it's all pulled together with the Alison's ribbon. 

Hi and Good Morning, Alison here today :)  I hope everyone is having a great week so far!

This week I wanted to show you how quick and easy it is to make a gorgeous wee gift box out of the Cheery Lynn Designs matchbox dies.

I used the largest Matchbox Die set for this gift box, and cut out 2 pieces in matching double sided 12 x 12 patterned paper.  I assembled the box quick and easily, as all the folds are embossed and it just all falls into place so well! :) 

I then decorated the sides of the box with  Sophias Heart border, and the Forever sentiment.

 Did you enjoy seeing all of the new release from Cheery Lynn Designs? It's a great release, and I just can't get enough of it!  So I've got a shaped card to share with you today, that highlights the great new Doily Stackers that we added this go round.  I am going to be using these all of the time!

I also used the new Gardenia Flower Strip to make these gorgeous flowers.  I am working on a video now to show you 3 different techniques for shaping this flower - from simple to advanced.  For these, I used a wet shaping technique with mists from Lindy's Stamp Gang, as well as their 2-tone embossing powders. The centers were made with the cuties fringe that is part of the Black Eyed Susan Strip (and it's just really fun to use!)

I know summer can be a very busy time of the year, but don't forget to play along with the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge. Each week a winner is chosen to win a $20 store credit.  The theme this week is Silver and/or Gold.

• 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.

Remember, you must use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs Die to

Hey everyone!

Jenn here, back again with another week of guest designing.  Thank you so very much for all your comments the past two weeks- they really mean a lot!

I am so impressed with all the gorgeous creations from the DT showcasing all the new dies.  They all did such a wonderful job with their projects, didn't they?  The new dies are all so lovely, I had such a hard time deciding which ones I wanted! I would not be surprised if they are here in time for me to play with by my post next week.  One thing I absolutely love about ordering directly from Cheery Lynn is how super fast my order ships.  

This week while looking around for inspiration, I found some really pretty cards that I wanted to give a try.  I have seen them called book cards or shadowbox cards.  I also have a few border/edger dies that I haven't used yet which I thought would work perfectly for this type of project.  Here is my first go (lots of pictures):


This is the front of the card, the ribbon on the side is to tie the two covers closed. 


This was taken from a different angle, to show the dimension of the flowers.



Here is a close up of the flowers.  I've used the Daisy Strip, Shasta Daisy Strip and Chrysanthemum Strip.  There is also some different foliage (list at bottom), a bark heart and some flower buds that my darling toddler brought to me to add in lol!


 This is the inside of the card- the shadowbox portion.  As you can see, I've been playing around with bits and pieces again :)  The only problem I have with that is I tend to forget which dies I've used pieces from!  Doesn't the Felicity Doily look a bit like a lace sun?  So pretty.  I've also used another Daisy Strip, but this time I folded the petals in half lengthwise before shaping the rest of the way.



 And lastly, here is a picture of the inside cover.  I chose this paper out of the bunch because of the lined section which will give me a spot to write my sentiment/message once I decide what to use the card for.

That's it for me this week- wishing everyone a fantastic weekend!

Hi there and Welcome Back!  I hope that everyone has enjoyed the Blog Blitz featuring Cheery Lynn Designs New Release : )

Today I want to show you a different twist on a card I did a while ago called a Pop-up Book Card.  I struggled with a name to call this but I am thinking I will call it a Multi-Framed Pop Out Fold and I think you will be surprised just how easy it is to create it.  I will provide some instructions at the bottom of this post but first, here's a bit of eye candy!


with a closer look at the detail:


and the best part, here is the inside : )  Included are a couple of tags so you have a place where you can write your own personalized message.  These are great to use as bookmarks as well.


and once again, a closer look at some of the detail:


To create this card simply follow the steps below (I based this on a pop-out card so here are the dimensions I used):

1.  Cut a piece of DP 11.5 x 6 for the front.
2.  Cut another piece of DP 11.25 x 5.75 for the inside.
3.  For the Pink Frames on the inside I took the 2 smallest XL-10 - Coved Rectangle-Classic LG Stackers Nesting Dies and placed them inside one another to cut my frame.  (Tip - Use a tiny piece Blue Tack which is a pressure sensitive adhesive between the dies to keep the 2 dies positioned the way you want them).  I cut this 8 times.
4.  Next using the largest of the 2 dies you used in step 3, cut 4 pieces of White for the centers.
5.  Glue 1 frame to each of the White pieces for a total of 4.
6.  Now for the fun part, I cut small strips of paper and scored them so I could make the pop-out portion.  I took 2 of the White framed pieces and between them attached 2 empty frames.
7.  Behind the 2 White framed pieces I attached another frame but cut the top off first so that I could use them as pockets to hold the tag inserts.
8.  Center and attach the piece you created to the card and simply attach the other 2 White framed pieces to the pop-out piece in the center of the card.

Here's a quick peek at the dies used to create the inside pieces before they were assembled.


Here's a list of the dies used for this project:

B261 - Tags 2
B332 - Ankara Lace Border
B333 - Sophia's Heart Border
D138 - Mini Dimensional Butterflies w Angel Wings
DL250 - Cape Cod w/Angel Wing
DL251 - Horizon Coved Rectangle Boutique Stacker Frames
XL-6 - Circle - Inverted Scallop LG Stackers Nesting Dies
XL-10 - Coved Rectangle-Classic LG Stackers Nesting Dies

Be sure to visit the challenge this week and put in your entry where the theme is Beautiful Borders.  With your entry you will have a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Hope to see you back again tomorrow for your "daily dose" of inspiration!

Have a Cheery Day!