Hi Cheery Lynn fans, it’s Julie here today and I am sharing some inspiration on my friendship card using the super vintage Rotary Phone Die. 

Hey there Peeps! Ginny here dropping in to share a sweet little greeting card. I'm embracing a CAS style with graphic colors and dimensional flowers.  This is an A2 sized card cut from black cardstock with coral and white layered on top.
I created a texture for the background by cutting several sets of Flowers in white and adhering them to a white background.  Then I inset another layer of just white bordered with the coral and black. This gave me a solid base to attach the Flourish and Cherry Blossom Flowers.
This simple Hello sentiment makes this card perfect for any occasion.
Okay these Cherry Blossom flowers are making me all kinds of happy. Once cut they were shaped and stacked and topped off with the leftover pieces from the background and a sweet little gray pearl.  This is a small bow for me..but it's perfectly suited to finish off this card : )

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

Hey there Paper Peeps! Ginny here dropping in to share a really rather sweet Fall inspired greeting card I created with dies from the new Fall Release.  I am super in love with the pumpkins and vines.
This card base is 5 x 6 inches with layers of patterned papers, ribbon trims and of course the fabby die cuts.
This Border cut from white paper is a simple and sweet accent and helps to break up the busy paper patterns and lighten up the color scheme.
I am totally flipping out over this Pumpkin Patch Die. I cut it  3 times with coordinating  patterned papers then used inks and markers to add even more detail. A little careful cutting and reassembling and I put all the patterns together to look like 1 image.  While I was dressing up this arrangement I added a bit of stickles and a cutie little Hello sentiment .
Of course I added a pooftacular bow and  great textural ribbon topped off with more of the bow ribbon.
Forget giving this card away...it's a wonderful additional to seasonal décor...so displaying in with a little basket of pinecones on the shelf is a wonderful idea.

                                                 ~Cheery Lynn Designs Dies Used~

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

• B346 Hello
• CABD -72 Chrysanthemum
• DL270 Horizon Rectangle Boutique Stacker Frame
• XL15 Rectangle Scalloped Purple Stackers
• CABD-59 Old Telephone Set
• CABD-64 Tags#1