I am back today to share another lovely card using Cheery Lynn Designs' gorgeous dies! The intricate designs work so well together, and then add in a handmade flower and it's pure bliss!  I used the Sweet Williams die for my flower, and always love how it turns out.  This is a 6 x 6 traditional folded card - nothing fancy, the layout of the card just tricks the eye a little.




I do hope that you will join us at our challenge this week, where the theme is Hearts a Glow.  One winner will be chosen to receive a $20 store credit. I even tucked in a few hearts on my card by using the Sophia's Heart border.

If you would like to see how this canvas came together, please be sure to check out my blog, for all of the mixed media details.
The new challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is Doilies. Play along for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the store.  And don't forget....you have until August 26th, 11:59 pm EST to get your Design Team Applications in for the Cheery Lynn Design Team!

Hi Cheery Lynn Designs fans!  I really love the Steampunk Corset die, but today decided to show you a project using this die in a more traditional way.  I used it, along with the Mega French Pastry Doily, to create a wedding dress - as the focal point for this Save the Date card.  You could use this same idea for princess dresses, proms - all kinds of ways!  I added Xyron Magnet tape to the back so this could go on a refrigerator.

Use the largest die from the Coved Rectangle Stackers to cut the gold base.   Cut the Heart Coved Rectangle Doily Stacker to cut the next layer.  Add to the base and machine stitch around the edge for decorative purposes. Die cut the fanciful flourish and flowers and place on the base as shown.  Die cut the letters and arrange the letters over the flourish.  Die cut the smallest Heart Coved Rectangle, and add the date.  Adhere to the top of the card with foam adhesives.  Die cut the corset from the gold, and the matching lace embellishments from the cream.  Assemble as shown and add pearls for the buttons.  Die cut the mega doily and cut in half.  Accordion pleat the doily and attach to the back of the corset using  Double Sided Tape.  Apply to the bottom right corner of the card with  foam dots.  Add a strip of  Magnet tape to the back. Finish with a lace bow.


You will notice that I used my favorite Cheery Lynn Designs font - the Delicate Lace Script.  This fits in perfect for this week's challenge - fun with letters.  Be sure to play along for your chance to win a $20 store credit.  Also, remember, we are having an open design team call, through August 26th.

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.

 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.

The secret is out! Cheery Lynn Designs has a new release - we've already told you that we are premiering  our Steampunk line, but we've also added Halloween, Christmas, new Doily Stackers and of course flowers! CLD fans have been wanting these new dies so much, that we decided to go ahead and jump schedule and release these fabulous dies today! So, over the next few days, you will be seeing a blitz of posts from our design team to inspire you and to help you put together your shopping list.

Prize Alert: Leave a comment on as many of the new release posts as you would like, and each one will enter you to win the new Steampunk Vintage Bicycle die!

Here's the third project for the day, by Gini Williams Cagle -

The secret is out! Cheery Lynn Designs has gone Steampunk!  CLD fans have been wanting these new dies so much, that we decided to go ahead and jump schedule and release these fabulous dies today!  So, over the next few days, you will be seeing a blitz of posts from our design team to inspire you and to help you put together your shopping list. 

Prize Alert:  Leave a comment on as many of the new release posts as you would like, and each one will enter you to win the new Steampunk Vintage Bicycle die!

Now, for the first card from Gini Williams Cagle:

 Hello, to all of you Cheery Lynn Designs lovers out there!  On my project today, I wanted to show you how to take the small rose die, and use it to create an apple blossom (at least that's what I think it looks like!)  I used a patterned paper that had branches with flowers and leaves already printed on it, but I thought it would look great to add some dimension over the top.  I didn't try to line the elements up exactly to what was printed, but rather arranged them to compliment each other.  This really creates a big wow factor, in no time at all.  For the blooms, I used one layer from the smallest rose strip, and then used centers from the BAF2 embellishments.  They really look so similar to the patterned paper.


You will notice that our challenge is now starting on Sunday, and can be found right here on this blog.  The most current challenge, can always be found by clicking on the link in the upper right corner of the blog.  For your chance to win a $20 store credit, we would love to see your Christmas in July creations this week.  Be sure to link up by 6:00 pm EST on Saturday, July 6th.

The official first day of summer was last week, so to help celebrate - I have a summery card to share with you.

The flowers were made with the Shasta Daisy die, and Build A Flower 2 Embellishments for the centers. They are very easy to put together - in fact, I made all of these flowers with only 2 cuts from the daisy die.  I also used the new and improved Silver Stitching Tool on my oval (I know it's hard to notice it on the picture - but there is stitching around the edge.) Such a great way to make perfect stitches.

This is the last week to enter the Summer Blast with Cheery Lynn to win an eBosser - but we will have another contest in July, so be sure to watch for that.  This is also the last week that our challenges will be found on the separate challenge blog - starting June 30th, you will find them starting on Sundays on the inspiration blog.  This week the challenge is Wonderful Weddings. Show us your best creation using CLD and you could win a $20 gift certificate!