Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog: Bird Cage

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Monday, August 14, 2017

Songbirds by Julie Lavalette

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by, its JULIE here today and I'm sharing some more inspiration using the fabulous new Vintage Dies.

My card has lots of layers using coordinating papers from Pion Design. I started by Die cutting my layers and adding Gilding Wax around the edges. This was to compliment my Gilded Birdcage and to give an opulent feel to my card.

You will also notice my diecut corners have had Gilding Wax rubbed all over them.

The corner of my paper was placed into my Die and cut to give a curved edge and I fussy cut around the bird and foliage, mounting in place with some Silicone Glue and a touch of Cheesecloth.

My centre layers I layered in place with foam tape for added dimension, adding some sweet birds onto my Birdcage for extra detail.

Finishing with a pretty Floral bouquet, some die cut feathers and bling.

Wishing you a lovely week.

Happy Crafting,

Julie x

Cheery Lynn Dies Used :

B880 Decorative Bird Cage

B888 Flourish Frame 2 Piece

B883 Dusty Miller Frame Corners

CABD Feathers Set of 4

B376 Tiny Flower Kit

B438 Birdbath Set of 2

B147 Olive Branches

B129 Cherry Blossom Set of 2

XL20 Pierced Stacker #2

D177 French Flair Doily Stacker

LPC12 French Flair Pierce and Cut Tool

Monday, February 27, 2017

Shabby Chic Card with Cheryl Walker

Cheryl Walker 1:30 AM 6 Comments

Hello everyone, super excited to be sharing this Shabby Chic Bird Cage card I created for Cheery Lynn Design using their beautiful dies. On my card today I chose to use 5 dies, and LOVE how they all look together. Super fun and easy card to create!

Cheery Lynn Dies:
B198 Bird Cage
D138 Mini Butterflies
B307 Sweet Williams Strip
DL280 Scandinavian Doily
B587 Step Card Bundle (used the greenery in this kit)

I started out by using Graphic45 design paper and Bazzill card stock. Its been a while since I have pulled out the G45 papers...hehehehe I also used this beautiful shimmer embossed butterfly card stock, it's the white you see on my card base, bird cage, doily and layer 1.

Sweet William Strip was used to cut out all flowers in coordinating design paper. I love how sweet they look with the little pearls. For my greenery I chose the Step Card bundle. There is some gorgeous greenery in this set. The sweet little butterfly came from the Mini Butterflies, it too is cut out using the same design paper. I love how all these dies compliment each other.

I embellished my card with sewing and a small bow at the top of the cage :)

Thank you for looking, and hope you enjoyed my post for today!

hugs to all,

Cheryl W

# Bird Cage # Cheryl Walker

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Layered Doily Dies with Rhonda

Rhonda Van Ginkel 3:30 AM 1 Comments

Happy Thursday crafty friends! It's Rhonda here today to host the blog for you. My project today is a square card.

"Hello" (5x5 card)

I love the pretty layers of our doily dies and how they add such a delicate touch to your project. Here I'm showcasing a few of our newer dies, the Royal Scandinavian Doily and the Florence Filigree Doily. The steps that I used to create this card are:

To start I used a 5x5 card base in white card stock.
Next I added the square scalloped layer.
This was followed by the Royal Scandinavian Doily in light pink card stock.
Then I added the Florence Filigree Doily with foam adhesive for dimension.
I cut a layer using the Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker medium die.
The Bird Cage was added on top.

Cut the Daisy Strip, misted lightly with water, shaped and formed the layers and adhered.
Add the Princess Tree and arrange under the Daisy.
Hummingbird was cut next, then cut the wing a second time and attach to behind the bird. Ink edges and attach with foam adhesive for dimension.
Final step is to cut the smallest Horizon Fishtail Banner and trim to fit. Add sentiment by stamping or using a rub-on. Shape and attach by tucking under the Daisy.
Finishing touches were to add a pearl for an eye on the Hummingbird and gems in the corners of the Royal Scandinavian Doily.

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies Used:

Square Scalloped LG Silver Stackers

Royal Scandinavian Doily (Set of 2) - DL280

Florence Filigree Doily (Set of 2) - DL284

Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frames - DL272

Horizon Fishtail Banners - DL278

Please be sure to join us this week for our challenge, the theme is "Anything Goes". You can find all of the details right here.

Thanks so much for stopping on over to the blog today!

~ Rhonda

# Bird Cage # Daisy Strip

Monday, February 24, 2014

Flowers and Butterflies with Rhonda

Rhonda Van Ginkel 3:30 AM 3 Comments

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

I have an everyday card to share with you today. Sometimes you need a card to just say "Hello" or "I'm Thinking of You"… or a prompt that says "Just to Say"...

Just to Say (5"x5" card base)

After I started with my 5"x5" card size, I discovered that the Square Horizon Boutique Stacker Frame would layer perfectly behind it! I used a 1/4" corner rounder on my corners and attached the base to give the card a soft lacy edge.

The bird cage I cut, then I traced it onto some vellum to create a soft and pretty backer. I attached with a very fine amount of glossy accents just on the outer edge of the bird cage. This allows me to tuck in other elements if need be, like the Princess Tree or leaves.

A few details...

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

Dutch Scallop Square - DL140

Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frame - DL253

Bird Cage - B198

Just To Say - B427

Shasta Daisy Strip - B310

Princess Tree - B180

Olive Branches - B147

Rose Leaf Strip - B241

Cuties 2 - B150

Cuties 3 - B151

Mini Fanciful Flourish - B117S

Tiny Fanciful Flourish Left and Right - B387

Mini Butterflies with Angel Wings - D138

Small Exotic Butterflies with Angel Wings - DL113AB

I played along with our new challenge for the week as well, "Flowers" (create using dies or punches)! I always love how pretty the Cheery Lynn Designs dies make flowers and of course the butterflies are amazing too!

Please join us this week for the challenge, you can find all the details right here. You could win $20 to shop in the Cheery Lynn Designs online store!

Thanks so much for stopping on over to the blog today! Have a fabulous Monday!!!

~ Rhonda

# Bird Cage # Butterflies

Monday, November 25, 2013

Non-Traditional Holiday Shaped Card with Rhonda

Rhonda Van Ginkel 3:30 AM 4 Comments

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

My project is an oval shaped card featuring our Oval Silver Stackers, Oval Stackers and layered with the Oval Horizon Boutique Stacker Frames. To further accent the shape, I cut one of the Sentiment Frame #2 dies, then cut it in half to accent my top and bottom of the card.

"Holiday Wishes"

The birdcage die was such a pretty fit to this shaped card that I just had to use it! You see the same Sentiment Frame a second time on the card, only cut from a few papers for interest.

I used mini silver bells for a few of my floral centers on the miniature roses. The coral flower was inked with white chalk ink to soften the color a bit.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

Oval Silver Stackers - L7

Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frames - DL252

Oval Stackers - XL-7

Bird Cage - B198

Hummingbird - B193

Cherry Blossom - B129

Embellishment #2 - B188

Ivy Strip - B304

Flourish Leaf Strip - B178

Snowflakes - C146

Miniature Rose Strip - B152

Sentiment Frame #2 - B190

Tiny Fanciful Flourish Right and Left - B387

I was inspired by this week's challenge to create a holiday card using a non traditional color scheme and I hope you are too. The details are available here. A $20 shopping spree to the Cheery Lynn Designs store is going to be awarded to some lucky participant!!!

Thanks so much for stopping over to visit us today on the blog, have a fabulous week!
~ Rhonda

# Bird Cage # Flourish leaf strip.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Song Birds

Joann 3:30 AM 6 Comments

Hi Everyone,

Today I have a fun fold to share with you. My inspiration came from a very lovely and talented lady. Her name is Judy and she calls this fold a Horizontal Multifold. As you will see, it is pretty simple to make but gives you a bit of a different twist for the times you want to add that little something extra.

Here is a little closer look at the front. I used Sweet Williams Strip and crepe paper to make the flowers. With crepe paper you can make the flowers as full as you want because the paper is so thin you can layer many more die cuts to achieve your desired shape and fullness.

here is the inside

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

B188 - Embellishment #2
B198 - Bird Cage
B266 - Tiny Things with Wings
B307 - Sweet Williams Strip
B308 - City Girl Edger
B312 - Burlap Border
B315 - Ivy Corner Flourish
L-10 - Coved Rectangle Classic - LG Silver Stackers

I hope you have an opportunity to play along with the challenge this week and put in your entry. The theme is Keep it Krafty (use kraft paper)! With your entry you will have a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Have a Cheery Day!

# Bird Cage # Burlap Border

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Vintage Wall Hanging

Tamara Morton 3:30 AM 5 Comments

Hello everybody.. welcome to my Sunday post. Tamara Here with my dt project for Cheery Lynn. You still have time to enter into our challenge over on our Challenge Blog. But don't worry if you missed this week our challenges start a fresh on Monday's.. You could be in with a chance to win a $20 spending coupon to spend in

Cheery Lynn Store..

I love the way this photo has turned out as you can see the glimmer mist on the petals and it just looks like water drops..

Other Crafting goodies
First Edition Papers
PaperArtys stamps
Eco Green Friendly Acrylic paints - Aged Gold and Black
Beeswax and Kraft Crunchy Paper

InLinkz.com

# Bird Cage # Flourishes

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Back to Nature

shulsart 3:30 AM 6 Comments

Being the Queen of Procrastination is not a good thing when your crafting Mojo decides to desert you. I started my Cheery Lynn Designs card for today about 9PM (normal for me) and after 3 failed attempts I finally came up with this one at 1:50AM, ugh! I am not totally happy with it, but it is what it is! I used the always so beautiful English Tea Party doily as the center focal point of my 6" square card. I created the larger flowers using my Daisy Strip die. I added greenery using my Olive Branches and then the tiny blossoms from my Embellishments #3 die. I did not want my Bird Cage to be see through so I hand trimmed the back piece and then added a hummingbird and a small dragonfly from my Tiny Things with Wings set. The last step was the sentiment stamped on layered Tags 4 dies.

Be sure to visit the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge blog for more inspiration and to join in on this week's Back to Nature challenge for a chance to win $20 to the store.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

English Tea Party

Daisy Strip

Olive Branches

Embellishments #3

Bird Cage

Tiny Things with Wings

Tags 4

# Bird Cage # Doilies

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Half a Circle

Donna 3:30 AM 7 Comments

Good Morning Cheery Lynn fans, Donna here with my shaped card

following this week's challenge.

I've made a shaped card that isn't square.

For my shape, I started off using the Reflections Boutique Scallop die to cut the shape, I then did the same with my paper, using a different Reflections Boutique mini pearl circle die. I've used a new Tilda Poppy stamp, cut out with the XL Series of the Scalloped Circles, then a smaller one cut out using the Circle Classic dies. Behind the Scalloped Circle I've used the Nautical Wheeler Doily. On the back of the card sticking up is the Lace Deco border die, I've also used the Birdcage and the mini birds from the Tiny Wings with Things die set. I've included the Victorian flourish die at the bottom of the image, with a flower made using the Daisy set, and added a small heart from the Two of Hearts set. The mini roses below the birdcage I cut a small snip out of the end of the petal to give it a different look. Notice the little bumble bee too.....that's from the Tiny Wings with Things set, and finally I've used the small fairie lace wing butterfly from the same set. All the pearls are from Viva Decor pens. A lot of dies on such a small card, but I think it creates a lovely scene.

List of dies used

Scalloped Circle

Mini Pearl Circle

Victorian Romance Flourish

Circle - Scalloped Lg Stackers Nesting Dies

Circle Classic - Lg Silver Stackers

Lace Light Deco Border

Tiny Things with Wings

Nautical Wheeler Doily

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to enter our challenge of Shaped Cards - Anything but Square

# Bird Cage # Borders

Friday, September 7, 2012

Keep Me In Stitches

Unknown 5:00 AM 3 Comments

This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is
Stitches Real or Faux

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 that 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. In addition, our design team members will be voting on 3 favorites who will receive a Weekly Spotlights badge to display on their blog. Be sure to come back on Wednesday to see who earned the badge.

I used the following dies:
Bird Cage
Pennant Die
Exotic Butterfly Medium #3
Honeycomb

I decided I wanted to play with a few dies I haven't used much.This is a quick layout but has so many wonderful layers. Let me share a few extra pictures.

I started with this very colorful piece of paper, I used a honeycomb that wasn't fully cut as a stencil. Using modeling paste I added a pattern sporadically. I then used some Gesso around the edges.

I then matted this top piece on top of a piece of yellow card stock, then stitched with my sewing machine all around the edges. I won't say it is very straight but I still like it very much.

Just Wanted to share a few more close ups

These are pictures of my oldest...my beautiful daughter.
This was a great layout to put together and I enjoyed all the pieces.
Hope you join us this week and use some Stitches