Cheery Lynn Chevron Seahorses

Hi friends!  I'm back today sharing a new card.  I seem to be making simpler looking cards lately with less layers and I'm always looking for a way to spice them up.  I love the way CAS cards look when done right but I struggle with them.

This card was made by using the Chevron die as a stencil.  I used different colors of ink sponging  gradually from lighter to darker. Then I mounted the frame I cut using the Rectangle Pierce & Cut die. I cut the center out of the rectangle using the next smaller die in the set.  Thank You was cut twice and glued together for a little more substance.  One of the seahorses was mounted with foam tape for dimension.  The shells were cut out of a cream cardstock.  The main design was then glued to a light blue card.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Rectangle Pierce & Cut LG Set LPC16

Thank You #2 B540

Chevron A2 FRM155

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Cheery Lynn Dream Big

Hi, today sharing a nautical card.  I hope you had an opportunity to join in the Cheery Lynn June New Release Blog Hop.  I had so much fun creating with the new dies and thank you for all your sweet comments on my blog!  

If you follow my posts you know I love using dies to add dimension to projects. It was so easy to add height to this card by stacking the waves.  Typically I add double sided foam tape between layers, but for this card I just didn't glue down the wave tops to the card stock.  

The tops of the waves were sprinkled with Frantage embossing powder for a foamy look.  The boat was cut out of dark gray paper and then I cut a second boat bottom out of metallic silver.  The bottom of the boat was also backed with the darker gray paper for contrast where the detail holes show.  I cut an aqua green sail for the large sail and covered it in glitter glue and then in a clear glaze.  It really stands out on the card.  Dream Big and the clouds were also accented with clear glitter glue.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Sail Boat

Dream Big Phrase

Wave Edger

Clouds and Rain

Thanks for stopping by today!  If you haven't already, make sure to check out Cheery Lynn's current Sizzlin' Summer Colors challenge.  If you didn't have a chance there's still time to join our blog hop HERE.

Hugs!

Jenny

Cheery Lynn Gone Fishing Memory Book

Hi, I'm thrilled to share some of Cheery Lynn Design's new release dies today.  This memory book was created with the Memory Book A2 Hearts & Ribbons die.  It's such a simple die but you can create some really amazing projects.

My children have been doing a lot of fishing with cub and boy scouts lately (even my daughter) so I thought this book would be perfect to display photos.  The great thing about it is that you can make the book as large as you want by varying the number of pages.  I wish I'd had this die sooner - it would have been perfect for making a personal gift for my daughter's teacher last year who retired.

I also layered the new Fishing Boat Set and Lighthouse Set dies to make a little scene.  Hope you like it and make sure to check out the Cheery Lynn Designs Blog today to see more inspiration from my amazing DT sisters!

Cheery Lynn Dies

Fishing Boat Set B649

Lighthouse Set B644

Memory Book A2 Hearts & Ribbons BE101

Ships Helm B385

Cattails & Reeds B389

Grass Border 2 B593

Old Barn Board B439

Seahorse Family B267

Mesh Border B254

A2 Frames Rectangular Scalloped Set CM6

A2 Frames Rectangular Classic Set of 7 CM5

Classy Cards Oceana Dreams

Hi again!  Today I'm sharing an underwater scene.  I've been in a nautical/beachy card making mood lately and it gave me the perfect opportunity to use this beautiful Memory Box Oceana Corner die.The base card is a white A2 sized card.  I used a piece of Kraft card stock as a base and then popped up a piece of light blue paper with Joy! Foam Pads on top.

I cut the Memory Box Oceana Corner with white card stock and then colored it lightly with Distress Ink.  I also cut parts of it again in a blue card stock and glued them on top.  The Memory Box Small Ringlets were also cut with the same blue card stock.  I used a die from my stash to make the sea horse and he was also adhered to the card with Joy! Foam Pads.  The Impression Obsession Grass die's bottom was trimmed a little.

Thanks for visiting and I look forward to seeing your Classy Cards challenge entries!

Classy Cards Supplies

Memory Box Oceana Corner

Impression Obsession Grass

Memory Box Small Ringlets

Kraft Card Stock

Joy! Foam Pads

Cheery Lynn Nautical Tag

Hello!  I'm back today with my take on this week's Cheery Lynn Doilies Challenge.  I love this Nautical Doily.  It's always a show stopper on cards.  I decided to go with a nautical theme and my tag just evolved.  

I began by cutting an oval from the Oval Classic Silver Stackers.  I sponged distress ink on the background and left the die cut in the die so I'd get a white edge.  I then distressed the outer edge with some brown distress ink.  

I cut the Sand Dollars and Starfish and colored them with distress ink as well.  It's difficult to see but the Ships Anchor was actually covered in silver embossing powder and is metallic.  The Ship's Compass (another one of my favorite dies) is so detailed.  It didn't need much to embellish it but I again colored it with distress ink.

To top everything off I used a seahorse left over from another project that is one of the three dies in the Seahorse Family.  He was originally Kraft but was colored with blue, green and brown distress inks.  I cut a hole with a hole punch and tied twine to the top to finish off the tag. 

Cheery Lynn Dies

Oval Classic Silver Stackers I7

Seahorse Family B267

Nautical Wheeler Doily DL180

Ships Anchor B394

Ships Compass B395

Sand Dollar Starfish B279

Thanks for visiting and make sure to join the Doilies Challenge for a chance to win $20 towards shopping at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Classy Cards Enjoy

Hello!  I'm back with an inspiration card for Classy Cards 'n Such's new At the Beach Challenge.  This is shaker card.  I love making them, especially with little scenes inside.

I began by cutting the main ring with two Spellbinders circle dies.  I glued a piece of clear plastic salvaged from toy packaging on the back of the ring.  Then I constructed the little scene.  I cut a circle out of a darker blue paper and glued a ripped a piece of Kraft card stock on top for sand.

The clouds are from my stash but there is a similar Memory Box Puffy Clouds die in stock at the Classy Cards store.  All of the dies used inside the shaker are from Impression Obsession:  Sea Birds, Shore Birds, Grass and even the fence.  After the scene was glued in place I adhered Joy foam pads all around the circle and added some bugle beads from my stash before taking the backing off the foam adhesive and closing up the little shaker scene.

I used a grayish-tan card stock for the A2 card base, added a light blue card stock on top and then glued the shaker to the card.  A little bird from the Impression Obsession Shore birds and another cloud were glued to the outide of the shaker.  Last I added the Enjoy die cut.  It's from Cheery Lynn.  Unfortuntately it's no longer in stock but all Cheery Lynn dies are 50% off at Classy Cards with coupon CLD50.

Classy Cards 'n Such Supplies

Impression Obsession Sea Birds

Impression Obsession Shore Birds

Impression Obsession Grass

Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Joy Crafts Foam Pads

Kraft Card Stock

Thanks for visiting today!

Classy Cards Cloud Confetti

Today I'm sharing a card inspired by the Classy Cards 'n Such's Cloudy Day challenge.  I tried to recreate the beautiful relaxing feel of the inspiration photo in a shaker card.  If you use my coupon Jenny-10 you can save 10% off your entire order at the CCNS store.

I made an A2 sized card out of a piece of Kraft Card Stock.  The Joy Crafts Waves were cut with a blue card stock from my stash.  I used the die as a stencil and highlighted the accents with peacock feathers distress ink and a Mini Ink Blending Tool.

The shaker was created by layering two sizes of nesting circle dies.  I glued a piece of clear packaging material I salvaged from toy packaging to the back of the circle.  The shop has clear card stock that would work perfectly for this.  I stamped my sentiment onto white card stock and sponged tumbled glass distress ink around the words.  Then I used a really thick foam adhesive to adhere the circle to the sentiment layer after adding some bugle beads inside. I glued the back of the sentiment layer to the card front.  I tucked another piece of waves into the front of the circle too trimming until I liked the result.

The clouds are from a die in my stash but you could achieve a similar look with many of the cloud dies or even cloud stencils currently in stock.  I added a couple of them using Joy Crafts Foam Adhesive Pads.

The seahorse was cut from Joy Crafts Crab & Seahorse die set and colored with distress ink.  I sponged more peacock feathers distress ink over the die using it as a stencil and then added liquid pearls for interest.

Supplies

Joy Crafts Crab & Seahorse

Joy Crafts Waves

Kraft Card Stock

Joy Foam Pads

Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool

Memory Box Puffy Clouds

Thanks for visiting!

An InLinkz Link-up

Dies R Us Nautical Dreams

Welcome and happy April Fools Day!  It's the first of the month so it's time for a new challenge over at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  Join us for our "One for the Boys" Challenge for a chance to win a voucher to the Dies R Us store!

DRU has an amazing assortment of dies and free US shipping with a $35 purchase.  For my international friends, shipping is free with a $50 purchase.

Dies

Cheery Lynn Designs Seahorse Family

Cheery Lynn Designs Sand Dollar & Starfish

Cheery Lynn Designs Ships Compass

The seahorse, compass and starfish die cuts were all colored with distress ink and positioned around the stamped quote.  I popped up some of the elements with foam adhesive for added dimension.  The little dots are dew drops and the center of the compass is a gold bead that I colored darker with a Copic marker.

Thanks for visiting and remember to join in the current Dies R Us Challenge for a chance to win a great prize!

Challenge Entered

Country View Challenges Kraft

CBD Magnolia Mermaid

This is my card for the new weekly challenge over at Crafting by Designs.  Come on over and join the fun!

I stamped the mermaid with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with copics.  I cut the Memory Box wave twice and layered one on top of the other slightly off-set so the color would show through. I sponged blue distress ink into the wave area to soften the transition and make her look as though she is riding the waves.

I bought the little rhinestone stars and flower from a seller on ebay.  The teal flower had been left over from another project and I'm not sure the brand of die used.  It was sprayed with glimmer mists to get that shine.  The rolled lavender flower is from MFT and the small rolled flower is from La La Land.

I covered her fin with Aleene's paper glaze to give her a little shine.  Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Magnolia Mermaid Stamp

Lifestyle Crafts Quickutz Frame

MFT Flower

La-La Land Rolled Rose Set

Memory Box Wave

Diamond Glaze, Stickles, halfback pearls, Rhinestones, Ribbon

Challenges Entered

Tilda's Town Anything Goes
Fantasy Stampers By Sea
Marvelous Magnolia Anything Goes
Kraftin Kimmie Anything Goes

Classy Cards Seaside Shaker

Good morning! Today is my first day posting for the Classy Cards 'n Such blog.  This is my design for this week's "A Day at the Beach" Challenge.  The inspiration for this card came from the JustRite Sea Shell Bay Labels Twenty Two stamp set.  I created my version with dies.

First, I cut out three square pieces of card stock.  The largest was a 5"x5" white card base, a blue square 4.5"x 4.5", and a Kraft square size 4"x4".  When stacked, cutting in 1/2 inch increments left a uniform quarter inch frame edge around each layer.

I cut out the centers of the kraft and blue layers using the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Two die.  I adhered the smaller layer on top of the larger layer with foam tape and then glued a piece of clear plastic (salvaged from toy packaging) underneath the bottom layer.

To create the beach and waves I ripped strips of colored and white card stock and then glued the layers together.  The sky was created by sponging blue distress ink.  I colored the Impression Obsession Sea Birds with distress markers.  Sequins were added to the shaker portion of the card before the final assembly. 

The Impression Obsession Grass (which is the prize being offered at CCNS this week!) was cut from green card stock, cut into two pieces and glued in between the blue layer and the clear plastic.  I thought it added extra dimension by keeping it outside of the shaker portion of the card.

Last, I sponged Antique Linen Distress Ink onto the small seahorse from the Cheery Lynn Seahorse Family die and then glued it and the Memory Box Small Ringlets to the front of the frame.  

If you'd like to see step-by-step photos, check out my tutorial at the Classy Cards 'n Such Blog.  Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to link-up your beach themed creation HERE for a chance to win a great prize!  Make sure to use my coupon code JENNY-10 to save 10% off your orders at CCNS.

Supplies

Spellbinders Labels Twenty Two

 Impression Obsession Sea Birds

 Impression Obsession Grass

Cheery Lynn Seahorse Family

Memory Box Small Ringlets

Impression Obsession Clouds

Kraft, blue & white cardstock

Distress Markers & Distress Ink

Challenges Entered
Artistic Inspiration #100*
Curtain Call Anything Goes

Crafty Card Makers Under the Sea

Open Minded Crafting Water, water everywhere

Come and Get it Colors of Summer

Allsorts Challenge Splish, Splash, Splosh

CBD Challenge Birthday Mermaid

Hello!  I designed this for the Birthday Challenge going on at Crafting By Designs this week.  Hope you can come and join us in this fun challenge!

Supplies

Memory Box - Coral

Memory Box - Bistro Label

La-La Land - Lotus Flower

La-La Land - Rolled Rose Set

Impression Obsession - Spiral Flowers Set

Spellbinders - Leaves

Spellbinders - Rose Creations

Spellbinders - Lacey Ovals

Spellbinders - Classic Ovals
Sweet Pea Stamps - Mermaid

Cuttlebug - Embossing Folder

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink, Embossing Ink

Copic Markers

Judikins Color Dusters, Glimmer Mist, Rhinestones, Flower bead, Stickles, Embossing Powder & Glitter

Challenges Entered

Sweet Pea Stampers Inspiration Photo
PDE Linky Party #12 Beach/Ocean
One Sweet Challenge Hit the Beach
Love to Create Make it for the kids
TTCRD Anything Goes
Pennys Challenges Anything Goes

CBD Sweet Mermaid

I made this for the Crafting By Designs Challenge.  There's always something going on there (weekly & monthly challenges!) come and join in the fun!

Supplies

Cheery Lynn - Japanese Garden Lace Oval

Cheery Lynn - Medium Lollipop Cutie Fringe 3

Cheery Lynn - Stacker Flower 1

Impression Obsession - Spiral Flowers

Memory Box - Exquisite Coral

Poppystamps - Small Blooming Poinsettia

Sweet Pea Stamp, Rhinestones, Pearls, Ribbon, Glitter, Stickles, Copics, TH Distress Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Challenges Entered

Sweet Pea Stampers Inspiration Photo
My Time to Craft No Design Papers
Send a Smile 4 Kids Girls
One Sweet Challenge Hit the Beach

Under the Sea Tag

I don't usually make tags but my new Tim Holtz tag die was begging to be used.  I created the background by applying distress stain over the entire tag and then spritzing with water.  There are some metallic spots because I also used Metallic Brass Distress ink.  The black ink is Memento.  I used a variety of stamps.  Some are from stampin' up and others are from a Heidi Grace clear stamp set. 

The bookplate frame is also from the same Tim Holtz die.  I first painted the frame with metallic and brown distress inks and then coated it with a layer of clear rock candy crackle paint.  I added specks of pearl-ex powder to the wet crackle paint by flicking the tip of a brush over the frame.  Then I added a second layer of crackle paint.  I love the glossy crackle effect. 

I brushed glitter over the word using a Wink of Stella brush so the sentiment also shimmers.  Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Tim Holtz die - Tag & Bookplates

Stampin Up stamps - By the tide

Heidi Grace stamps - Beyond the sea

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Distress Ink - varied colors

Wink of Stella brush - clear

Fibers & copper brads - from my stash

Challenges Entered
Crafting by Designs Colors of the Sea  (3,4,7 & 9)*
PINspirational #101*
Avenue 613 Color challenge (blue/purple/turquoise)*
Allsorts Use Dies
HIMCR #143 Freestyle
Jo's Scrap Shack Tag-you're it



KKS Little Mermaid

I made this for my daughter's friend.  The birthday girl had a Little Mermaid movie party and my six year old wanted a card that went with the theme. 

I'm not sure I love the color of the bottom layer but I was in a rush to finish and get it in an envelope.  I love glitter on cards but without my daughter's insistence it probably would have ended up without that too.  Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Kraftin' Kimmie stamp

Stampin' Up Cheese cloth Background

Studio G Happy Birthday Stamp

Cheery Lynn Canadian Doily

Stampin' Up Top Note

Spellbinders Labels Five

Memory Box Lavalier Circle

Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle

MFT die Layered Rose

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Copics, Stickles (for flower center). Glitter

Distress Ink - Scattered Straw, Peacock Feathers, Tea Dye, Peeled Paint

Memento Ink Tuxedo Black

Judkins Color Dusters

Challenges Entered
Creative Fingers Anything Goes #29
Crafting by Designs Colors of the Sea - elements 1, 4 & 6 (runner-up)
Allsorts Use dies
Art by Miran Anything goes #2
The Squirrel & The Fox About a book - Little Mermaid-
Cutie Pie #66 Cute with dies & punches
CMC Copics Sparkle It
Craftin desert divas Anything goes
Fab n' funky Once upon a time