Cheery Lynn Feliz Navidad

Good morning!  I made a number of gift tags this Christmas.  This was quick to construct but with the colors and gorgeous font of the Feliz Navidad die, it dresses up simple gifts perfectly.  The holly is part of the same die set and with a little bending of the edges of the leaves the leaves really spring to life.  I popped the circle up using foam adhesive for extra dimension and added snowflakes and red pearls for holly berries.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Feliz Navidad B842

Circle Scalloped LG Silver Stackers L5

Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  Happy New Year!

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Good Things

Hi friends!  I'm sharing a new card I created.  I wanted to try to make a simple card but decorative at the same time.  I kept things simple but added in patterned paper for some added interest.

The leaves are beautiful and large so they really add impact on a project.  I stamped the sentiment  and then cut it out .  This die has a cut out center so words are easy to line up.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Quatrefoil A2 Frame 2 FRM154

Flourish #14 CAFLRS14

Quadrafoil Tag B682

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn For Someone Special

Hi Everyone! I'm back today with a quick card.  I don't use a lot of patterned paper on my cards and I love how my DT sisters use it.  I chose blues and yellows that I tend to gravitate towards and started layering from there.  

Thanks for stopping by the blog today and if you didn't get a chance yesterday, make sure to check out the Flower Power Blog Hop and leave a comment on the main Cheery Lynn Blog for a chance to win a $20 gift card.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used

For Someone Special B788

Flourish Leaf Strip B178

Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker DL252

Chrysanthemum Strip B311

Cheery Lynn Flower Power Blog Hop!

Hi friends, it's Blog Hop time again and this month we're showcasing flowers! There are so many gorgeous projects in this Cheery Lynn Designs Hop, so make sure to click the links below to see them all.  If you arrived from Debbie's blog you are on the right track. If not, you can return to the Cheery Lynn blog HERE and start from the beginning.  

I use these poinsettia flowers so much but wanted to show them off in white.  I tend to use traditional colors on holiday cards but I thought I would do something different. I found this background paper and it was a perfect excuse to use purple.  I hope you like the result.  I added a glitter snow paste to the flowers and cut the Merry Christmas twice and over-layed the green die cut over the purple so the swirls and flourishes would be green.  

Cheery Lynn Dies Used

Poinsettia Strip B324
Merry Christmas CABD9
Pine Branches B146
Wreath Strip B216
Circle Pierce & Cut LPC4

Thanks so much for joining me here on the hop! Your next stop is Amy's Blog. Don't forget to leave a comment on the main Cheery Lynn Designs Blog for a chance to win $20 towards Cheery Lynn Designs goodies!  

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Dies R Us - Christmas Carols (We wish you a Merry Christmas)

Cheery Lynn Hugs & Mugs

Hi friends, I hope you are enjoying the weekend!  Now that Thanksgiving has passed, my children have been asking for hot chocolate and cookies.  We're working on holiday decorating and these dies popped out at me while I was figuring out what to create.  

I backed the gingerbread cookies with white paper, used two different colors behind the mug and popped up all three using dimensional foam tape.  I added a few clear rhinestones on the centers of the snowflakes and glitter glue on the words.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Cool Beans

Gingerbread Family Set B607

Snowflakes 20 Piece Set C146

Dancing Snow Flurries B486

Snowflake Set 2 Set B635

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs,  Jenny

Challenges Entered

Dies R US Challenge - Snow
Scrapyland - Anything Goes

Cheery Lynn Best Wishes

Hi everyone!  Today I planned my card around this lovely Best Wishes Sentiment Square die that I just picked up on clearance at  Cheery Lynn Designs.  I love these word dies in squares, circles and ovals.  It's so easy to build a card around them and the beautiful font creates a wonderful focal point on projects.

The square fit perfectly in many of the doilies and for this card I used the Dutch Daisy Square Doily.  I used white and blue with a creamy tan thrown in to add to the bridal theme. I used my go-to Floral Bouquet Kit for the leaves.  All of these leaves came from the same set.  The flowers are actually from the Embellishments #3 die set.  Cheery Lynn has such a wide range of flower dies but I wanted to play with something a little different and I liked the light, airy quality these created.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Best Wishes Sentiment Square B769

Floral Bouquet Kit B777

Embellishments #3 B265

Dutch Daisy Square Doily DL305

Square Scalloped LG Stackers XL2

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Make sure to check out the wonderful dies Cheery Lynn has on clearance.  The sales are great!  

Cheery Lynn Faith Hope Love

Hi everyone!  I'm back with a new card.  I love the font on the Faith Hope & Love Die.  It reminded me of the gorgeous scripts I've seen on blackboard signs so I decided to create my own blackboard look on this card.

I cut two of the Faith Hope & Love sentiments and offset one behind the other for shadowing.  The dark paper is a gray and not black to add a softer contrast.  I cut the Medium Rose out of three different pink papers for a little added interest.  The leaves are from the Mehndi Botanicals 1 Set.  They are so detailed and whimsical.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Faith Hope & Love B565

Mehndi Botanicals 1 Set B862

Medium Rose Set B154

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Make sure to check out the great sales going on now at Cheery Lynn on some of their dies.

Hugs, Jenny

Hello Owl

Hi Everyone!  I'm back two days in a row to share an autumnal card.  I had so much fun playing with this Whimsical Owl Die.  Because of  his detail it was really easy to cut him out of different colored card stock and then paper piece all the different elements.  Next time I use him I'm definitely going to add patterned papers.  I think he could use a little more flair.  

I added black rhinestones for his eyes and layered the scene behind him layering different colored paper and the Dutch Scallop Square.  The card needed more balance and interest so last I added the Hello form the Bohemian Word Die Set.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Whimsical Owl Die B789

Dutch Scallop Square DL140

Bohemian Word Die Set B871

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Valentine

Hi friends,  I'm back today sharing a CAS card using some of my Valentine's dies.  I was in the mood to try something different and for me, this is.  I love the look of Clean & Simple cards but rarely make them in practice.  I love the stitched edge detail and shape of this adorable heart die.

I first cut a heart out using the Be My Valentine Heart die.  I glued a piece of patterned card stock behind the cut out and then cut the heart die  a second time using a darker pink paper.  I cut Love out of glitter paper and then added the silver string to the top.  The silver cord and glittered love added extra interest and balance.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Be My Valentine Heart B531

Love B227

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Baby It's Cold Outside Blog Hop

Hi friends,  it's Blog Hop time again! There are so many awesome projects in this Cheery Lynn Designs Hop, so make sure to click the links below to see them all.  If you arrived from Debbie's blog you are on the right track. If not, you can return to the Cheery Lynn blog HERE and start from the beginning.  

For this card I layered up.  Since I knew I would be using lots of layers I kept the theme simple. Layering two trees together added a nice 3-D effect.  I wasn't originally planning to use glitter paper for this card but it needed a little sparkle.  The tree by itself is incredibly detailed which will be so fun to decorate on a future card. 

Cheery Lynn Dies Used

Snowflake Doily DL279

Twinkle Christmas Tree B916

Circle Classic Silver Stackers L4

Horizon French Flair Stacker Frames DL271

Circle Scalloped LG Stackers XL5

Thanks so much for joining me here on the hop! Your next stop is Amy's Blog. Don't forget to leave a comment on the main Cheery Lynn Designs Blog for a chance to win $20 towards Cheery Lynn Designs goodies!

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Cheery Lynn Witch's Laundry

Hi Everyone!  I'm so in a Halloween mood these days but here in NY it still feels like Summer.  I'd envisioned a very different card with flowers and embellishments and spiderwebs but then I was sidetracked by some new Halloween paper and my new-for-me Witch's Laundry die.  This is the result.

I used distress ink on the edge of the orange paper and then cut out the center with an oval die from the Oval Classic LG Stackers Set to show off the spiderweb paper.   Silver glitter glue was used on the brim of the hat and the neckline of the dress to add a little magic.  I also cut the stockings out of orange, cut out every other orange stripe and glued them onto the black stockings.  The little extra color added so much interest to a simple card.  The sentiment is from the Witch's Skirt Set.  It's a great size for cards and you may have noticed that I tend to use it a lot.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Witch's Skirt Set B853

Witch's Laundry B334

Oval Classic LG Stackers Set XL7

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Happy Turkey Day

Hi friends!  Jenny here today with another new tag.  I had fun playing with a number of sprays.  The colors muddied a little but I liked the subdued look.  The darker background made it really quick to just gently add a little edge color to leaves from the Fall Leaves Set without coloring the entire leaf.  Leaving the leaves white really shows off the beautiful design on the leaves.  

I've been having so much fun making tags lately.  Sometimes when I feel my mojo slipping I find that switching to another type of project and it somehow re-energizes me.  The last thing I did was add  orange string and twine, both give it a little more texture.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Happy Turkey Day Set B826

Fall Leaves Set B838

Thanks for visiting today!  

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Let it Snow

Hello!  I'm back with a card using some Cheery Lynn dies from the latest release.  I just love this new Aspen Forest background die and I think it would be perfect for making quick but detailed Christmas cards.  

 As soon as I saw the new background I wanted to pair it with these deer.  I have a number of deer dies but the Fancy Deer Set is so fun with the whimsical pattern and antlers.  I used the same brown paper for the antlers, background layer and the back of the deer.  The bigger deer is popped up with foam tape for dimension.  Last I double layered the Let It Snow and then added glitter glue for sparkle.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Let It Snow

Aspen Forest A2

Fancy Deer Set B485

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Make sure to pick up some Cheery Lynn Designs goodies while the sale is still going on and check out the blog hop and comment on the Cheery Lynn Blog for a chance to win $20 of dies.

Cheery Lynn Giving Thanks Blog Hop & Sale!

Hi friends! Welcome to the Cheery Lynn Giving Thanks Blog Hop. There are so many awesome projects in this hop, so make sure to click the links below to see them all.  Cheery Lynn Designs is also running a 15% off store wide sale now through September 22nd!  Make sure to stock up now on those wish-list items! 

 If you arrived from Debbie's blog you are on the right track. If not, you can return to Cheery Lynn's blog HERE and start from the beginning.  

For this tag I used Cheery Lynn's new Acorns & Leaves die.  It's a great size.  It's a large size so cards and this tag didn't need much else.  Both the leaves and acorns are beautifully detailed and coloring them with distress inks really helped show off that detail.

I also colored the top of the tag with distress ink because my background paper didn't cover it all the way.  This Notes #1 die is new for me but I can see it quickly becoming one of my most-used dies.  It cuts beautifully and can be added to so many things.  I may need to find some good song lyrics to pair it with in the future.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Acorns & Leaves
Thank You #2 B540
Notes #1 CABD3

Thanks so much for joining me here on the hop! Your next stop is Amy's Blog. Don't forget to leave a comment on the main Cheery Lynn Designs Blog for a chance to win $20 towards Cheery Lynn Designs goodies!

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Happy Halloween!

Hi friends!  I'm back today with a new Halloween card.  I've ignored the start of the school year (probably because I also have to return to work) and jumped straight to Halloween with my card making.  I love everything about Halloween time and I really enjoy spooky decorations.

This year I'm thinking about making candle jars using tissue paper and jars and Cheery Lynn Halloween die cuts.  Hopefully I'll have some to share with you soon if I can get what's in my head into an actual project.  In the meantime I've been card making.  I thought these Jack-o-Lanterns would be extra spooky done in black and I like the result.  It's difficult to see but the yellow-orange faces are actually quite sparkly.  I just glued paper sprayed with a glittery spray behind the Jacks.  

Cheery Lynn Dies Used

Happy Haunts (NEW)

Jack-o-Lanterns Set B594

Oval Inverted Scallop LG Stackers Set XL9

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Cheery Lynn Fall & WInter New Release Blog Hop!

Hi and welcome to the Cheery Lynn Fall& Winter New Release Blog Hop! I'm so excited to show you one of Cheery Lynn's adorable new Winter dies! If you arrived from Debbie's blog you are on the right track. If not, you can return to Cheery Lynn's blog HERE and start from the beginning. Make sure to answer the questions on the Cheery Lynn Blog for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate.

These elves are probably my favorite die from this new release.  They can be used as Santas, elves or a mixture.  They feel folk-artish to me and remind me of a santa gnome I bought last Christmas.  They were so much fun to cut with different patterned papers.  They'd be cute in an ornament with fake snow and because of their shape they'd probably be easy to bend and slip into a glass ball. I may try that next.

 I used the circle dies to layer colors on the inside mat.  The Happy Winter sentiment was the right size and the right font.  Last I added rhinestones to belts and bows and Snow-tex to the big elf's beard.  I wasn't sure I'd like the look and had a second beard left over so I added the dimensional paste and then glued the beard.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Santa & Elf (NEW)
Winter Holiday Word Set B834
Circle Stitch & Cut Tool LG LSC4
Circle Classic LG Stackers Nesting Set XL4

Thanks so much for joining me here on the hop! Your next stop is Amy's Blog. Don't forget to leave a comment on the main Cheery Lynn Designs Blog for a chance to win $20 towards Cheery Lynn Designs goodies!

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Cheery Lynn Hello

Hi friends!  Today I'm sharing a card I created after looking through my bin of leftover die cuts.  I've been doing some cleaning and I thought the best way to clean out is to use saved items.  The Wagon Wheel, Chrysanthemum flowers and Dutch Daisy Border  were all previously cut and colored.  I cut the Ivy Strip out of patterned card stock.

The Hello is from the Bohemian Word Die Set .  I tend to use this set a lot, I just love the large hello and the font is both elegant and modern.  I cut the word twice to get the white shadow.  The center of the wagon wheel is a metal brad.  Last I added the butterfly because I thought the corner of the card looked a little too bare.

Cheery Lynn Dies 

Bohemian Word Die Set B871

Wagon Wheel B386

Dutch Daisy Border Set B521

Small Exotic Butterflies #1 DL112AB

Chrysanthemum CABD72

Ivy Strip B304

I hope you enjoyed my card and thank you for stopping by the blog today.  Make sure to check back on the 28th to join in the Cheery Lynn Blog hop to check out all the new Fall & Winter dies!

Cheery Lynn The Little Things Steampunk

Hi Everyone!  I've been itching to use the new patina paints I picked up last week and the first thing I wanted to paint with them is these gears.  The new Cheery Lynn Vintage Hot Air Balloon has been calling to me too.  I use the smaller hot air balloons a lot and this one is different enough both in size and style that it needed a place in my die collection.

I love how the background of the balloon is a perfect fit behind so it's easy to add additional colors.  I'm looking forward to cutting and paper piecing different colors inside the balloon to create a different look. 

I painted the Gears and embossed both the Vintage Hot Air Balloon and the heart lock from the Whimsical Lock and Key set.  I adhered the front of the balloon to the background with a tinted glaze.  I found the sentiment in a paper pack and thought it was the right size to add to the card. Last I added the black rhinestones and the gold thread to the lock.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Vintage Hot Air Balloon

Whimsical Lock and Key

Gears Set B340

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Magic

Hi Everyone!  The new Cheery Lynn Vintage Hot Air Balloon has been calling to me.  I use the smaller hot air balloons a lot and this one is different enough both in size and style that it needed a place in my die collection.

The die is a two piece set and I love having the backing for the balloon.   It is so easy to cut various papers to create different looks.

I started with the dark blue Vintage Hot Air Balloon and then cut the sparkly background.  I was originally planning a more complicated card but once the back was in place I thought the balloon could carry the design of the card on its own.  I ended up using a scallop die to add the white background layer.  The scallops reminded me of clouds and it added some needed interest.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Vintage Hot Air Balloon

A2 Frames Rectangular Scalloped Set CM6

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Happy

Hi!  I'm back today with a new card featuring the 3D Peacock die.  I love all my dies but I'm always amazed by the level of detail in this one.  It's also the perfect die to use when making a quick card because of its large size.   I had so much fun coloring the peacock and I blended a number of different distress inks to get the blue shade.  I also added flat-backed rhinestones to the feathers and a black rhinestone for his eye.  

I cut the larger Happy word from the Happy die set.  The elegant script and the flexibility of mixing and matching other words makes these dies really versatile.  Last, before I glued the Peacock down I pulled up all the eyes on the feathers to add a three dimensional element.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

3D Peacock B771

Happy Set B226

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!  

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Just For You

Hi Everyone!  I just love these new Cheery Lynn Vintage dies!  For this card I used the new Distressed Honeycomb die.  I colored it with distress inks and used colors from the background paper.

The Just For You die along with the other dies with different sentiments are some of my favorite dies to use on cards.  They are beautiful on their own and easy to add accents to.  I die cut the flourishes twice to get two larger flourishes.  I cut the bottom off one and added the extra flourish I'd cut off in the right hand corner.  The flowers were made using two sizes of tea rose dies.  I added pearls to the centers.  To finish off the card I added a twine bow.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Just For You Oval B784

Add A Flourish B456

Tea Rose Medium B436

Tea Rose Small B435

Distressed Honeycomb

Thanks for visiting today!  There's still time to join in the Vintage blog hop if you missed it Saturday. 

Hugs, Jenny