Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog: Square Stitching Tool

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Grateful by Jenny Alia

Hi crafty friends! It's Jenny here hosting the blog today. With Memorial Day past and the 4th of July coming up I've been in the mood to create patriotic projects. The focal point of this card is the star shaker. It's a snap to create using the Star Shaker Set. I cut pieces of foam and clear acetate that came in the set, added in the sequins and voila!. I love the star for it's versatility, it's great for birthdays and celebration projects.

I used the Pierced Banners Die to cut the stamped sentiment but modified the shape. To get the fishtail edge on both sides I rolled it halfway through my Big Sister, making sure to only cut the fishtail edge side. I then flipped the die, lining up the pierced detail and rolled it through the machine again cutting the fishtail edge on the other side. The holes make this die easy to line up and recut. This quick modification is anther way to get more out of your die. The solid blue stars are from the Pierced Stars Set and I used a Square Stitch & Cut Tool to get the stitched edges.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Star Shaker Die Set

Pierced Banners Die Set DL303

Pierced Stars Set XL23

Square Stitch & Cut Tool LSC1

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Jenny

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Thankful Harvest by Julie Lavalette

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Hi Cheery Lynn friends, it's JULIE here today. In Scotland the Farmers are now ploughing their fields and bringing in their Harvest, which made me think of this wonderful New Release die 'Thankful Harvest'. I love the versatility of it as it suits Thanksgiving cards perfectly and would also be lovely on an Autumn Birthday card or a Recipe Book project to name a few.

I cut out my centre square, highlighting the stitches with a Fineliner pen, also using my Burlap Border as a die cut and a stencil to add some extra interest on to the background.

My Wheatheads I layered twice for extra dimension adding the little bow double layered from the Mistletoe Die.

My Thankful Harvest I cut out in White Cardstock and started to shade the fruit and vegetables with my Copics and the basket I shaded with inks. I filled my Pumpkins and Pepper, layering up twice for a 3D look. My Grapes I kept all the small bits of waste, shaping them on my embossing mat and gluing back in place with a little Silicone glue to raise them up, finally added Glossy Accents to give them a sheen. My corn I had embossed with my die (TECHNIQUE HERE) trimming around the cob and shading with Copics before gluing in place.