Hello Friends!  Kathy Clement here with my final guest design project for Cheery Lynn.  I have had such a good time playing with these wonderful dies this month, and thank you all making me feel so welcome.

I have always wanted to make a step card, and have watched a ton of online videos to learn how to do so.  But it was so much measuring and cutting and folding.  So, when I found a die that would cut and score my paper for me in one simple pass through my die cutting machine you can guess how fast the Step Card Bundle Set made its way into my shopping basket!



You can use the die to cut center step cards or side step cards.  I chose to make this cute side step design.  I used heavy kraft cardstock for the base, and it cut and scored it beautifully!  The Step Card Bundle comes with a bunch of cute flower blossom and leaf dies.  These were used to decorate the card.  My tiny plaid tags are made with the Tags 1 set.  I also used the Wheat Head die  on this card.

Once again, I used Carta Bella Fall Blessings paper collection to make this card.  My bows are brown micro gingham and natural burlap string. I love the way this card stands up for display.  I think I might just have to add it to my fall mantelpiece.

Thanks again for inviting me to play with beautiful Cheery Lynn Designs dies!  I've had the BEST time!

Cheerio,
kathy

Hello, Friends!

Kathy Clement here with another guest designer project for Cheery Lynn. I am having so much fun playing with my Cheery Lynn dies!  Today I have another colorful fall card to share with you featuring Fall Leaves, the Garden Gate and Chrysanthemum Strip Die.


The Chrysanthemum Strip die is a joy to work with!  I love how quick and easy it is to die cut loads of pretty flower layers.  I die cut these from Carta Bella's Fall Blessing paper collection, then shaped and layered them, adding a gem to the center of each blossom.

The garden fence was die cut from Tim Holtz woodgrain watercolor paper.  I love the wonderful texture this added to the die cut.  To give the fence an aged appearance, I blended a little Pumice Stone and Vintage Photo Distress Ink randomly onto the surface, then spritzed with water.

I hope you found some inspiration in this project.  It's wonderful to work with dies that cut so easily and make such pretty embellishments!

Thanks for joining me!
Cheerio,
kathy

Product Links:

•  Garden Gate Die
• Pumpkin Patch 3 Piece Die Set
• Chrysanthemum Strip 6 Piece Die Set
• Fall Leaves 8 Piece Die

Hello, Friends!  It's Kathy Clement here, and I'm very excited to be the October Guest Designer at Cheery Lynn!  I'm so impressed with the detail and quality of these beautiful dies, and had a wonderful time putting together this Fall Pumpkin Patch Card to share with you here today.


This is a 5x7 Gate Fold Card made with Graphic 45's Time to Flourish paper collection.  The Pumpkin Patch Die looks amazing when die cut with patterned paper.  I topped the pumpkins with a little "frost" (Stickles Frosted Lace) and then nestled them amid some gorgeous mums made with the Chrysanthemum Strip Die.  I love the color contrast!


I love how easily intricate dies, like this Ornament 1 Doily, cut through cardstock like buttah!



Here's a peek at the inside.


I added more pretty pumpkins and flourishes on the inside of the card. 
Thanks so much for joining me today.  I'm off to play with more of these fabulous Cheery Lynn dies!

Cheerio,
kathy

Hello, again!  It's Kathy Clement with a romantic card celebrating the last roses of summer.

I created a bower of beautiful roses by die cutting Prima Stationer's Desk papers with both the Large Rose and Medium Rose Strip Die.




I wanted to add some lovely green foliage to my roses, and the Fall Leaves Dies were the perfect pairing.

I added some lovely texture and dimension to the background paper by cutting a doily from the patterned paper.

The best thing about these roses is that they will bloom all winter long!

Thanks so much for letting me stop by and visit again!

Cheerio,
kathy

Hi there Cheery Lynn fans, I am Maggi Harding from Scrap, Travel & Bark, and I am so thrilled to be here as the September guest designer.  What an honor for me!  Wow, do I ever love the Cheery Lynn dies, they are so fabulous.  I love how the paper so easily releases from the dies and that you can cut through two layers of cardstock with the dies.  I am a layouts and tags kinda gal with the occasional off the page project and card thrown into the mix, so today I want to share a layout with you that also goes along with the September 1 challenge theme to use lace.  I love using lace and ribbons on my layouts so I used a pretty heart lace all around my photo.

I used the Victorian Romance Flourish in each of the 4 corners to set the base for my floral clusters.  Then I added Flourish # 7 -CAFLRS7.  To make those flourishes extra pretty, I inked them around the edges.  Inking creates depth and I love layers, depth and dimension.

I have to have layers under my photos so I used the Horizon Coved Rectangle Boutique Stacker - DL 251 to cut a large and medium mat for my photo.

 I especially love the black eyed susan center, it's so easy to make and looks so fabulous!  I inked the edges of my flowers, shaped the petals with a large ball stylus and they layered them up.

Now flowers need some leaves around them to make them look realistic so I diecut leaves and berries with the Floral Bouquet Kit (B777).  That kit is so versatile because you get two sizes of flowers plus pretty stems, leaves, and berries!  I also added some Lindy's mist to the petals so that the color would be mottled and more realistic.

For these flowers, I used both the small and large flower in the Floral Bouquet Kit (B777).  The center is made up of 3 small flowers.  To make the small flower and the center of the large flower, I just pinched the petals together and gave them a nice scrunch.


Cheery Lynn Dies Used:

Hello and good morning Cheery Lynn Fans! My name is Gloria Stengel from Scraps of Life Blog and I am back again with my last guest post. (It is a sad day, indeed!)



I decided to give you a taste of Clean and Simple today, which is a newer style that I have been exploring lately. I am in love with the look of ombre, so I am giving you a "double ombre" card!

I used four shades of distress ink to create the blue panel. Once all the ink was blended well, I sprinkled on some water to create droplets. The blue is just stunning! To contrast, I used four shades of orange distress ink to make another ombre panel from which to cut the feathers.


I used the Chicken Wire Die to cut the chicken wire shape from white cardstock. I sniped some bits of the frame away with scissors to get this pattern. I cut the feathers twice from the orange ombre panel that I created. I used foam adhesive to stack the Feathers in the upper left corner. I tied on a loopy bow from black twine.


I cut the Hello die from a scrap of black cardstock and glued it to the card. I tucked two feathers next to the sentiment.


I love the stunning blue and orange combination, grounded by black and white! The beauty of this type of card is that you can sit in front of the TV and color ombre panels all day long, and then die cut Cheery Lynn shapes out of the panels all night long!
Thanks for looking! And a huge thank you to Cheery Lynn Designs for having me as the August Guest Designer. I had an absolute blast! 

Remember, the winner of the current challenge will be chosen randomly. They will receive $20 towards shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Wednesday afternoon August 31st at 15:00 Eastern time. We will also showcase the Top 3 picks from our Design Team.

~ Gloria Stengel: Scraps of Life

Hello and good morning Cheery Lynn Fans! My name is Gloria Stengel from Scraps of Life Blog, and I am honored (and tickled pink) to be the Cheery Lynn August Guest Designer this month! I confess, when Bonnie asked me to be a guest designer, that I had only ever used one Cheery Lynn die before! Bonnie assured me that it was not an issue and that some product would be sent to me to play with! And boy...did I get some fun things in the mail!


I wanted to match the current challenge (Challenge #235 - Back to Nature Theme) so I found paper with a bird on it and went to town with my new dies! I spent some time just cutting things before picking the elements for the card. Let me just say, these dies cut like butter and fall right out of the die template! There was no poking or fussing or tearing...just cut and go! As a long time die user and a new customer of Cheery Lynn, let's just say, I am SUPER IMPRESSED!

Now, let's talk about the card! I created a top-fold 5 5/8" x 4 3/8" dark brown card. I trimmed blue paper to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" and attached that to the card front. The next layer is an ivory panel cut with the Dutch Daisy Boutique Stacker A2 Frame - DL293. This is a very intricate die, and makes such a beautiful background.


Next, I layered on the bird paper, cut to 4 1/4" x 3 1/8". I created a focal point with feathers, leaves, and flowers, all cut from pastel and ivory paper (Medium Rose - B154, Small Gardenia - B433, Flourish Leaf Strip - B178). I combined the flowers to create roses from the pink paper. Each rose is approximately 1" across. I cut the feathers (Feathers - CABD62) and leaves from paper scraps. My favorite die of the card is the Hello Die - CARA8. The font is simply stunning and the word is the perfect size for a card!


I created a fun bow with the Pretty Pretty Bows - B422 die and more of the feathers. There are two sizes of bow with this die set and I created the large bow, which measures approximately 3 3/4" across from tail to tail. As much as I love working with real ribbon, it is fun to create paper bows to match the project exactly! I know that Pretty Pretty Bows will become a staple of my die repertoire!

Remember, the winner of the current challenge will be chosen randomly. They will receive $20 towards shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Wednesday afternoon August 17th at 15:00 Eastern time. We will also showcase the Top 3 picks from our Design Team.

Thanks for looking! I will be back on August 14th with a new project! Until then, stay cool and create pretty things!

~ Gloria: Scraps of Life

Have a nice day.

Monika