Hi Susan Longman here, today I am sharing a layout created using some of the gorgeous doily and flower dies that Cheery Lynn has to offer.


Using the beautiful English Tea Party Doily as a backdrop for my picture, I layered it over several panels of DP and two white Horizon Coved Rectangles.  I added just a bit of ink to the lacy edge of the Coved Rectangles. 


Using my Medium Rose die, I stacked and shaped the petals adding a bit of ink along the edges to create the white roses.


For the gold flowers, I used my Gardenia Strip, just molding and layering for a gorgeous full flower.  Adding some white Fanciful Flourishes completed my layout.


I hope you like this and it inspires you to use your dies on layouts too.  Be sure to check out this week's Lace challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping credit at Cheery Lynn Designs.

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• You MUST follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die, of course, we would love to see more than one. 
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 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 early! 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.

One if my favorite new additions is the Mini Doily line! I decided to have a little fun with them by using them to create the background for my layout!

If you have been following along on the Cheery Lynn Designs blogs this week, you know that we are doing a joint venture with Hampton Art.  Leave comments on our blogs as well as the Hampton Art blog for a chance to win great prizes. 

I love shaped cards and nothing does them better or easier than Cheery Lynn Designs Stacker dies.  For my card today, I chose to use my Scalloped Coved Rectangle set along with the coordinating Silver Coved Rectangle dies.  I used die number 5 (the next to the largest of each set) for my card base and background panel.  Then for the next panel, I used die number 3 from each set.  On the panels cut with my silver stackers, I stamped snowflakes from the Hampton Art Nutcracker Suite 1 IC0204 set using Colorbox Ice Pigment Ink.  This is such lovely frosty pale blue ink, perfect for snowflakes (but a challenge to photograph!)


I stamped Hampton Art Snowflake Wreath PS04060A, again with Ice ink and then die cut it out using die number 3 from my Scalloped Circle Stackers die.  As you can see from the pics, I used pop dots between my layers for extra dimension.  The last step was to add my Merry Christmas die cut, which I colored with Ice ink.  Finished size is 5 x 6 5/8 inches. 

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Have you seen the new Expandable Quilling Strip Die from Cheery Lynn Designs?  I dug out my quilling tools and started cutting strips.  I only wanted to use the largest size of strips from the die, so I cut my paper 1/2 x 11 inches.  Positioned it over the larger strips and die cut it.


I trimmed the outer bits off and then repositioned the paper to finish cutting the strips.  It is really easy to line the original strips back up in the die and then run it through your machine.  Not knowing exactly what I was making I cut a large amount of red and green strips and quilled up the following.....


For my larger flower, I used size 2 on the Quilling Circle template; 3 for the smaller.  I was originally going to add quilled leaves but when I started assembling my card, I decided I wanted leaf die cuts.


Using my Scalloped Square Stackers and the coordinating Silver Square Stackers I created my card base and the DP background.  Next I added a Nautical Wheeler Doily and started assembling my poinsettias.  I used my Holly Leaves die around the petals and then added two Holly Corner embellishments.  I die cut the center medallion from the Nautical Wheeler Doily and added it below my sentiment which I die cut with my Scalloped Circle Stackers and matching Silver Circle Stackers.  Finished size is 6" square. 

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When I saw this new Kangaroo Tilda from Magnolia Rubber Stamps, I knew she would pair up perfectly with Cheery Lynn Designs Aussie Kangaroo Doily die.  I cut the doily then backed it with a circle die cut using my Circle XL Stackers.  I die cut the doily again out of Cryogen white paper, colored the Kangaroo dropouts with my Copics and then added them back into my dark brown doily.


I used my Card Makers Rectangle Scalloped dies to make the panel on the front as well as the panel on the inside.  Don't the drop out Kangaroos from the doily look great across the border on the inside?  I added a corner embellishment using  my Lace Corner Deco J die and some flowers created with the Build a Flower Embellishment #2 set.  Finished size is 5.5" square.

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

Sandy here with you today;Tamara is having some internet problems and hopefully will be able to join you on Wednesday.  So I made this adorable card with a new image from Sylvia Zet called Batty Boo.  Aren't they the cutest bats you ever saw!

I created the card base using my Scalloped French Flair Lg Stackers and the matching DP panels with my Silver French Flair dies.  The doily behind the image is my Nautical Wheeler.  I backed the image with a purple panel die cut with my Inverted Scalloped Circle Lg Stackers die; using the matching Silver Circle die as a template for the image.  The three bats from the Going Batty die were the perfect accents for my card front.


Using a frame from the Sentiment 1 collection, I die cut the words Happy Halloween from a piece of DP from DCWV.  I hand trimmed the black panel behind the frame; just lay the die flat side down and trace around it.  You will get a perfectly sized piece of card stock for a backing.  I took the center drop out from my Nautical Wheeler Doily and used that behind the adorable Jack-O-Lantern.  Finished size is 6" square.

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I wanted to make one last Christmas card before July is over and I think this is stunning.  I created the card base and all the panels except the two in the center using my Scalloped Square XL Stackers and the coordinating Silver Square Stackers dies.  On the base of the card I created a three petal holly using the medium size leaf from the Holly Leaves die. 


Using the new Holly Leaves die , I have also created a wonderful poinsettia; just look at the veining on the petals.  I die cut 5 of each size leaf from red card stock and 5 of the largest size from green card stock.  Starting  with a small circle of card stock as a base, I just layered my leaves to form the flower then added the green leaves as the last step.  The beautiful paper is from Authentique.  Finished size is 5.5 inches.   

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Hello! Have you seen the new Pixie Dies? They are so adorable! Today’s card features Pixie Guardian.

I tucked in some foliage using Olive Branches, Small Leaves #2, and Flourish Leaf Strip. The tag was created with the smallest of the Scalloped Coved Rectangle Nesting Stackers, decorated with the Coved Rectangle Piercing Tool. To create the scalloped layer, I placed two pieces of Border Carnivale back to back. Around the edges is the Classic French Flair Silver Stacker atop the Scalloped French Flair Nesting Stacker. The background was cut using a Mini Pearl Rectangle Reflection Die, adding texture using the Baby Feet Embossing Plate.

Hello! I love summer, don’t you! One of my favorite things about summer is the access to so many fresh fruits and veggies. Strawberries, one of my favorites, was the inspiration for today’s  project. Six Strawberry note cards, and a basket to hold them. Something fun for a birthday treat, to say
"Welcome to the neighborhood,” or just for fun!

The base of the card was cut from the largest of the Nesting Egg die set, I sliced a small portion off the top to give it more of a strawberry feel. A leaf from the Tropical Leaves was to perfect top to the berry. I added the Mini Fanciful Flourish for a few little vines, and a leaf from Large Leaves #2. Of course I needed a little bud, which I cut from the Flower Chain Border.

To create the sides of the basket, I used the Mini Pearl Rectangle Reflections die cut from Coredinations. I embossed the rectangles with the Woodgrain Embossing Plate. After sanding the embossed portion, I cut the center of the rectangle with my craft knife to create a frame for my Lattice box.

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