Hello Everyone!

Corina here, with my Pink Card as promised! Did any of you create with a colour that was not your go-to colour!


I do find it difficult to create with pink. So I used my go-to colours - Black and White - to help me! Other than the black and white card stock, all the pattern actually came from one 12x12 piece of pattern paper.

As always I used the Horizon Fishtail Banners (3 Dies), this time the smallest, as a base for my sentiment Birthday die. Absolutely love, love, love, all the detail in all the dies that I used on this card!

Dies used:

Horizon Fishtail Banners (3 Dies) - DL278
French Pastry Tiny Doily - DL234

Thanks for joining me today!

Take care,
Corina Finley

Live, Laugh & Create!

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• FRM 140 Fiona's Magic Mirror
• B315 Ivy Corner Flourish
• B152 Miniature Rose
• B155 Large Rose
• B144 Celtic Heart
• B170 Mini Flourish One
• B 179 Iris Leaves
• D134 Dimensional Small Leaves #2
• DL253 Horizon Square Boutique Frames
• DL234 French Pastry Tiny Doily

Do you notice that the cards you make tend to be in the same colour palette and it is sometimes hard to create in colours that are not your favourite? I call this "CCZ" - Colour Comfort Zone! ....... Pink is 100% outside my CCZ!


I wanted my Doilies to be stacked, so I cut out three of my favourites and trimmed so they fit on top of each other. I also used my sewing machine for the first time on a card! Love the look of the zigzag and straight stitching!

Hello there Blogging friends its Julie here today.Thanks so much to all of you who have taken the time to leave me a comment or a ‘like’ on Facebook last week for my card and previous weeks, I appreciate it so much. Also a warm welcome to our new followers. This week I combined our challenge of red, white and blue into my card.




I matted and layered my seaside themed papers using the stacker dies, to make them look like a picture frame with a little scene inside. I used the new Old Barn Board die which comes with the words, log and fishing line. The log was cut out in Kraft paper and I distressed the edges, I placed a few foam pads in the middle and glue at the edges this added more dimension to my card. My stamped image had a fishing line on it, which I cut off. You will see the extended bit on my fishing line is now made using my die, don’t you just love the little hook on the end of this. I pressed the hook into my embossing ink and double embossed using silver embossing powder and threaded a few beads through it to give a 3D look of a float on the line.
 My birds are from the birdbath set and my little Starfish was made using the leaves from the miniature rose die.
Good Luck to everyone entering our Weekly Challenge.

Thanks for popping by, enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you all next Saturday.


Julie x

Cheery Lynn dies used –

• XL-2 Square Scalloped
• L1 Square Classics
• B438 Birdbath set
• B133 Lace Light Deco Border
• B439 Old Barn Board
• B152 Miniature Rose

using the Butterflies Flying Among the Vines Mesh Border die and the Small Lace Faerie Queen die. I am very happy on my finished card!


I cut the die cuts out with white cardstock and then inked each piece. I sprayed each with my homemade shimmer spray to have a little sparkle!


I also used the Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames die to cut my card base and centre. I placed the top fold 1/4 inch down off the cutting edge on the die. Tip: use some removable tape helps keep the paper and die straight!

Dies Used:

Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames - DL253
Small Lace Faerie Queen w/Angel Wing - DL161
Butterflies Flying Among the Vines Mesh Border - B401
Best Wishes Phrase - B244
Tea Rose Medium - B436
Miniature Rose - B152
Medium Rose - B154
Rose Leaf Strip - B241
Branch (Set of 2) - B466

I hope you will play along in our weekly Challenge 135 - Red, White and Blue.  You could win a $20 shopping spree at the online Cheery Lynn Designs store!

Hello Friends!

It's Corina with you today - on this fabulous Friday! I wanted to start off by saying that I love checking out our Challenge each week here of the Cheery Lynn Blog and seeing every ones wonderful and lovely creations. I like to see what inspires each person, how they create and some times a glimpse into their life and thought process.

As I was making my card for this weeks post,  'ionabunny' blog post from her last weeks card challenge entry popped into my head! My card needs......This is exactly what she was talking about!
   
"Do you ever start a project and it just get bigger and bigger and bigger??  It just needs one little bit to finish it.  And maybe a bit here.  And there."

You are so right Gail/Iona/Crafty Nomad! - Love your posts!


As I mentioned last week, I sometimes cut the dies and use pieces of them. I
cut the Ribbon Eyelet Border die cut down the center and placed half on both sides of my pattern paper strip going down my card.

I also used the left over piece of my Chasing Rainbows Doily die cut from last weeks card! Added some ink and it made a wonderful layer! Never throw anything away!


Dies used:
Sweet Christine - B434
Tea Rose Medium - B436
Miniature Rose - B152
Coved Rectangle Classic - Silver Stackers - L-10
Add a Flourish (Set of 2) - B456
Chasing Rainbows Doily with Angel Wing - DL229
Tiny Things with Wings - B266
Ribbon Eyelet Border - B116

I hope you will play along in our weekly Challenge 134 - Roses. You could win a $20 shopping spree at the online Cheery Lynn Designs store!

Hello Everyone!

Corina here once again to share with you my latest card creation using Cheery Lynn Dies!

Using the dies with white cardstock allows me the flexibility to ink to match my pattern paper. I used distress ink at first and did not get the intensity that I wanted. So I grabbed three of my new Inka Golds and tried them out. It was so easy to colour my die cuts! I know that this will be a technique I will use frequently!


As you might have seen, I have been loving the look of pearls to enhance the elegance of the die cuts. On the Butterfly, I used Inka Gold in Apricot & Pink, applied a layer of Glossy Accents and then added the pearls for a finishing touch.


My mother keeps asking when I was going to make a card for her - so here Nana, this one is for you!

Cheery Lynn Dies:
Rose Leaf Strip - B241
Miniature Rose - B152
Medium Rose - B154
Large Rose - B155
Chicken Wire - FRM144
Ankara Lace Border - B332
Expandable Tiny Borders - B215
Exotic Butterfly Medium #2 - DL115

Thank you so very much for the wonderful comments last week. I absolutely love reading them.

Take care,

Corina Finley
Remember to Live, Laugh & Create!