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

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Cheery Lynn Thank You Tag

 Hi friends!  I was in a mood to make a tag.  I grabbed design paper that I never use, glued it to a tag, trimmed it and my project evolved. 

I backed the circle with a piece of black cardstock for some contrast.  The flowers were made with the Gardenia strip and Build-a-flower #2 dies.  I used two different yellow-green papers for the foliage cut using the Floral Bouquet Kit.  For sparkle I added glitter glue on the Thank You Circle and rhinestones on the flower centers.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Build-a-flower #2 Set B187

Floral Bouquet Kit Set B777

Thank You Circle B781

Gardenia strip die B339

Gardenia strip die Small B433

Florence Filigree Doily Set DL284

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Hugs, Jenny

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

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Cheery Lynn Sunflower

Hi everyone!  It's Jenny here today hosting the blog.  I've been in a summer cardmaking mood lately and I wanted to play with my sunflower die and some new-for-me rust effect paints.  I cut four of the sunflowers adhering the layers together with foam tape.  The black centers were created using a black paint pen.  

Lately I'm using more black in my cards.  I love the striking contrast when using light accent colors. I sponged the flowers with distress ink, painted the petals with a shimmery acrylic and then brushed two colors of rust effect paint on top.  The thank you circle was just cut and colored with distress inks.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Sunflower Set B663

Thank You Circle B781

French Lattice Small FRM132

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!  

Hugs, Jenny

Cheery Lynn Thank You

Hi crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a thank you card.  I never have enough thank you cards to send after the holidays.  During the summer I made a number of flowers so this card came together quickly.  If you are inspired to make flowers it's so nice to have a number on hand when you want to create a quick card.

I layered the black Royal Scandinavian Doily over a piece of patterned paper.  I then cut the Thank You and glued it to the Quadrafoil Tag using foam adhesive to glue it to the Scandinavian Doily.  The Thank You was cut after another paper in the same mat stack.  I also used it for the Flourish Leaves which I added to the floral arrangement after placing the two Daisies, the Black Eyed Susan and the orange Tea Rose  around the doily.  The flowers were colored with distress inks and I added a clear glaze to the orange tea rose.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Thank You #2 B540

Tea Rose Small B435

Daisy Strip B259

Black Eyed Susan Strip B338

Quadrafoil Tag B682

Flourish Leaf Strip B178

Royal Scandinavian Doily DL280

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today and Happy New Year!

Cheery Lynn Thank You!

Hi crafty friends!  I have another quick card to show you today.  I made this using flowers I'd pre-made during free time this summer.  I started with a white card base, then layered pink card stock under the black that was cut using  the Lattice Circle Frame.  

I cut a two circles from the Classic Circle Stackers L4 set and then glued the Thank You Sentiment Circle on top.  The flowers were created using Judys Blooms and the centers are from the Embellishment #2 Set.  The small white accent flowers are the Dandelion die.  I used this die very often, it's such a great accent when you want a little texture or color but it's more delicate than leaves.  

Cheery Lynn Dies

Judys Blooms C184

Dandelions B453

Lattice Circle Frame 116

Thank You Sentiment Circle B781

Embellishment #2 Set B188

Classic Circle Stackers L4

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Cheery Lynn You're The Best!

Hello and welcome to my blog!  I'm sharing some quick cards using the new Cheery Lynn May Release dies.  Thank you so much for leaving all the lovely comments on my blog during the hop last week.  I also enjoyed reading the comments on the Cheery Lynn Blog about everyone's favorite die.  I thought I'd share some of my new favorites with you, the Chevron A2 Frame and the new sentiments dies.

Dies

Chevron A2 Frame FRM155

You're the Best Oval B780

Classic Oval Large Stackers XL-7

This card was made using only three dies and it's so easy to replicate in different ways.  I cut the chevron background die in white and mounted it to an A2 top fold card.  I then colored another piece of card stock with red and pink inks and cut that with the chevron die.  I then glued the colored strips into the negative areas and added glitter to the white areas.  Below are some other examples of cards I've made recently using the same dies. These were made for my son's teacher and teacher aides.  You can use the chevron with the negative pieces out or in.  The card on the right uses pieces from the middle and left cards to create the color pattern.

Dies 

Chevron A2 Frame FRM155

You're the Best Oval B780

Best Teacher Ever B652

Classic Oval Large Stackers XL-7

My eight year old daughter and I made these Birthday cards for friends.  She made the butterfly card. I helped add the glitter glue (I'm a little possessive with my toys) to the wings but she did the rest on her own.  You can see I used the card on the left is the Chevron background that matches the pink strips I used on the first example card at the top of this post.

Dies

Gardenia Strip B339

Birthday Wishes Circle B783

Chevron A2 Frame FRM155

Small Exotic Butterflies #1 DL112AB

Small Exotic Butterlies #2 DL113AB

Thanks for stopping by the blog today and I hope you're having as much fun with these new dies as I am. Remember to join in the Cheery Lynn Red, White & Blue Challenge for a chance to win a $20 voucher for shopping at Cheery Lynn Designs.

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Cheery Lynn Thank You

Hello!  This new (for me) Historic Barcelona doily die is so beautiful and intricate I kept the rest of this card simple.  I don't usually use a lot of black on my cards but black can be such a crisp almost statement color so I thought I'd try something different.

I began with a black 5.5" card base.  I cut the Historic Barcelona Square and the Royal Scandinavian Doily out of white paper and layered a piece of Tiffany-blue colored card stock in between.  I layered another square of blue card stock on top and then adhered a black Royal Scandinavian Tag using foam tape.  Thank you is glued to the top of the tag.

I don't know id you can see it well in the photos but Thank You is covered in glitter glue and I added four rhinestones to the corners of the alpine doily die for a little extra glamour.   This card was simple and elegant and could be easy to replicate multiples as a gift for a bridal shower.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Historic Barcelona Square DL288

Royal Scandinavian Doily Square DL280

Royal Scandinavian Tag 1 B545

Thank You #2 B540

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Cheery Lynn Thank You

Hello, I'm sharing a card I made using flowers I saved to use in a name frame.  My new niece is only a week old, so I figure I still have time to make more flowers for her project.  Instead with patterned paper from Martha Stewart and the Quadrafoil Doily and Tag dies, I created a thank you card.

I colored the Chrysanthemum and Small and Large Gardenias with distress ink and spray mists.  The gardenias both have a nice shimmer.  The flowers were shaped using a molding mat and stylus tools.

I cut leaves from the Build a Flower #2 die and tucked them underneath the flowers.  The Quadrafoil Tag was popped up higher using foam tape for added dimension.  I also glued flat-backed creme pearls to the corners of the Quadrafoil Square Doily.  The Thank You die was also colored with a little distress ink so it would stand out more against the Tag.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Gardenia Strip B339

Small Gardenia B433

Chrysanthemum Strip B331

Quadrafoil Tag B682

Quadrafoil Square Doily DL314

Thank You B540

Build a Flower #2 B187

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Cheery Lynn Thank You Rose

Hi friends!  I'm posting today with a card using one of the Cheery Lynn Card Cover Maker backgrounds.  Background dies seem to be able to turn any simple card into something stunning.  I cut the Card Cover Maker #7 out of white card stock and layered it onto an A2 green patterned card.  The Thank You #2 sentiment was cut out of light blue card stock and then the edges were brushed with distress ink.  Thank you was glued to a Sentiment Tag 2 die cut that was adhered to the card front with foam adhesive for dimension.

To make the rose I cut two roses with the new 3D Rose #2 die.  I glued them together so they were offset (the petals of one rose were between the petals of the other rose) and then rolled them as one flower.  I started rolling the flower with a quilling tool and then halfway through began rolling it by hand.  It's glued together underneath.  After it was together, I sprayed it with yellow and pink mists for color and shimmer and then rolled the petals with my fingers until I was happy with the shape.  The leaves were cut using scraps of patterned paper and the Flourish #14 die.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Card Cover Maker #7 CAFR14

3D Rose #2 B703

Flourish #14 CAFLRS14

Sentiment Tag 2 B425

Thank You #2 B540

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Cheery Lynn Thank You

Hello crafty friends, I'm back today with a Thank You card.  I love layering Cheery Lynn doilies to make cards.  You can achieve so many wonderful and varied looks by combining different doilies and stackers.  For this card I cut the Royal Scandinavian Boutique Stacker  out of a patterned paper and backed it with a gray A2 size card.  I layered the Alpine Flourish Doily on top cut with a pale gray paper.  A light blue Royal Scandinavian Tag is the backing for the Thank You phrase.  Thank You was cut twice and slightly offset for a shadow effect.

Last I added the floral arrangement for some added interest.  If I needed a really quick last minute card, it would have worked without the flowers but I love seeing how paper flowers transform when molded with a stylus tool so I added them.  I used the smaller of the two dies in the Judy's Blooms set and cut four flowers to make the two blooms.  The leaves were cut using Flourish #14 and I added some Tiny Fanciful Flourishs for interest.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Thank You B540

Tiny Fanciful Flourish Left & Right B387

Flourish #14 CAFLRS-14
Judy's Blooms C184

Alpine Flourish Doily DL282

Royal Scandinavian Boutique Stacker A2 DL313
Royal Scandinavian Tag

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Cheery Lynn Fall Thanks

Good Morning!  I'm sharing a fall card created for Cheery Lynn Designs.  This Mesh Border die just called to me, it reminded me of a fall themed table runner my sister-in-law has.  

I used an A2 dark red card base and then glued a piece of white card stock on top.  I used the Mesh Border die that I cut with kraft paper and glued it down.  The I added leaves cut with the Dimensional Small Leaves #2 die.  The shading and color blending was all done with a cosmetic sponge and distress ink.  I arranged the leaves and tacked them down to the card with double sided adhesive tape.  

I then cut the Thank You #2 three times and glued the layers together.  The dark red paper is heavy weight and three layers together make the die cut look like chipboard.  

Dies

Dimensional Small Leaves #2 D134

Mesh Border B254

Thank You #2 B540

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Cheery Lynn Halloween Thank You

Hello!  I'm posting today with a Cheery Lynn Halloween inspired Thank You card.  I've been on a Halloween kick lately since I'm helping plan a large Halloween party at my children's school.  

I began by cutting the largest square of the Horizon Square Boutique Stacker.  I glued it to a white 5.5" card that I'd cut down slightly so the scalloped edge of the die cut would show without a backer. I layered a piece of black design paper on top using foam adhesive.  I then used more foam adhesive to secure the orange Felicity Doily to the front of the card.    

The flowers were created using the  Black Eyed Susan Strip die.  I shaped them a little with a stylus and molding mat and curled the orange center with a quilling tool. The leaves are from the Crafty Ann Flourish #13 die.  The leaves were colored lightly with an orange distress ink.  I added some black Dandelions around the flowers too.  I love using these for a little added texture in paper floral arrangements.

I tucked in white Add a flourish flourishes underneath the Felicity Doily and then glued the Thank You # 2 to the center.  I waited until the end to glue the sentiment so it wasn't obscured by the flowers.  Last I added a few black rhinestones randomly to the edges of the card for a little sparkle.

Cheery Lynn Dies

Felicity Doily DL239

Flourish #13 CAFLRS-13

Dandelions B453

Horizon Square Boutique Stacker frames DL253

Add a flourish Set B456

Black Eyed Susan Strip B338

Thank You # 2 B540

Thanks for visiting and make sure to link up a card to this week's Frame It challenge for a chance to win $20 to the Cheery Lynn Designs online store!

Dies R Us Back to School

Good Morning!  It's that time of year when all of a sudden it's the first day of school and it FEELS like the first day of school - it's colder and the air is crisper.  At least it's starting to feel like that in NY.  I made this for the new Back to School challenge at Dies R Us.

To create this card I layered lots of primary colored design paper with a few dies sprinkled in.  I didn't think I had a lot of school dies to use on this project but when I began to put things together I had more than I thought.  I double cut the Impression Obsession Thanks die, once in yellow and once in white to get a shadow effect.  

Dies

Avery Elle Count On It

Impression Obsession Thanks Word

Frantic Stamper Village School House

Taylored Expressions Party Banner Border

Technique Tuesday Notebook Card

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IO Thanks

Hello!  I'm sharing a card I made for the Impression Obsession challenge.  I took a break from yard work to make this - it's always fun to blend distress inks.  My two year old thinks so too. They are now ALL over his arm and face!  Looks like it's bath time before nap today.

I used Purple and Gold my college colors (Go Danes!).   I added the butterflies because I was thinking graduation and soaring but I didn't have a good sentiment stamp to pair it with so it ended up being a thank you card for a teacher or coach.  I was inspired by Karen Amidon's gorgeous card HERE.

  Supplies

Impression Obsession Thanks DIE162-A

Impression Obsession Rectangle 6 in 1 Frames DIE242

Impression Obsession Butterfly Set DIE046-A

Impression Obsession Cover a Card Grunge Stamp

Distress Ink

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Classy Cards Thanks Border

Hi, I'm posting today with a card for the current Classy Cards 'n Such Blog "On The Edge" challenge. It's a simple challenge with lots of possibilities.  Create something new, include a border and make sure one item on your project is sold at the Classy Cards 'n Such Store.  Join us this week for a chance to win a great prize.  You can even link up at the end of this post!

When planning my card I immediately thought of this Sue Wilson French Border die. It's one of my favorites and because of the large size and beautiful design, it always makes a statement.

I first cut two of the Sue Wilson Border dies with white card stock.  I adhered them to the top and bottom of paper cut from the Authentique Favorite 6x6 Paper Pad.  I backed the Authentique DP with a piece of solid blue card stock.  The blue card stock was adhered with Joy Foam Pads to the white A2 card underneath.

The center Tag is a matching Sue Wilson French die that is part of the same set as the border.  I cut it using the same blue card stock from the background.  I popped up the tag doubling up two layers of Joy Foam Pads for extra dimension. To finish I glued the Thanks word from the Impression Obsession Greeting Set to the center of the tag and added white pearls and silver rhinestones.

Thanks for visiting and remember you can save 10% off your entire order at the Classy Cards 'n Such shop using coupon code JENNY-10.

Supplies

Authentique Favorite Paper

Impression Obsession Greeting Set dies

Sue Wilson French Collection Corner Border & Tag dies

White Pearls

Silver Rhinestones

Joy Foam Pads

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Patterned peper

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Cheery Lynn Thanks

This card was inspired by a CAS style card with three fishtail banners I saw on Pinterest.  It had no flowers, doilies, etc but I loved what it did have:  banners and pretty paper.   I grabbed a Bo Bunny paper pad out of my stash, threw in some dies, whipped up some paper flowers, and this is the result.

I'm always amazed how well Cheery Lynn's detailed dies cut so beautifully without adding a layer of wax paper or shims I sometimes have to add to other intricate dies.  They always cut card stock perfectly in my Big Shot.

The Classy Cards 'n Such store still has some great Cheery Lynn dies available at 50% off with coupon code CLD!  Here's a close-up of the Gardenias on the center of the Nautical Wheeler Doily:

Supplies

Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip

Cheery Lynn Gardenia Small 

Cheery Lynn Horizon Fishtail Banners

Cheery Lynn Nautrical Wheeler Doily

SU - Thanks Stamp

Impression Obsession CAC Distressed Dots

Impression Obsession CAC Grunge

Bo Bunny Paper Pad - The Avenues

Stickles, Distress Ink, Glimmer Mist - Silk, Flat-back Pearls

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Cheery Lynn Thank You

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday) Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Favorite 2014

IO Thanksgiving Thanks

Hi friends!  I'm sharing a card similar to my recently posted Christmas card.  I switched out a few of the dies and changed the colors for an entirely different theme.

I used gold embossing powder on the bow to make it look metallic.  This is my first time using this squirrel die, aren't they cute?  They aren't quite as cute eating the pumpkins on my front steps.  

These squirrels were colored with copics and the leaves, pumpkins and Thanks die cuts were colored with distress ink and copics.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Impression Obsession Squirrel Set

Impression Obsession Large Bow

Impression Obsession Twig Wreath

Impression Obsession Thanks Word

Impression Obsession Small Leaf Set

Impression Obsession Pumpkin Patch

Impression Obsession Rectangles 6 in 1 Frame

Challenges Entered

Impression Obsession Thanksgiving Wishes

City Crafter Just a Word

Cuttin and Stampin Thanksgiving

Die Cuttin Divas Thanksgiving

Scrap-creations Give Thanks

Shopping our Stash Thankful

Cards in Envy Thankful for you

Craft your passion  Pumpkins

Dies R Us Thanks Fall

Hello and welcome to my blog!  I created this card for the new Thankful Challenge starting today at the Dies R Us challenge blog.  Come on over, be inspired and join us for a chance to win a gift voucher to the store.  The DT projects are stunning!

This was my first time using this beautiful Spellbinders die but I think I'll be using it a lot more in future.  It makes it so easy to create an elegant card.  I used a 5.5" square card and cut the die twice using my magnetic spacer plate. I then backed the kraft card with a piece of dark red paper.

I sponged distress ink on the leaf die cuts to get a natural mottled look.  The thanks die cut was covered in versamark ink and sprinked with embossing powder that I heated.  I did this twice so the gold embossing would have nice coverage and really stand out.  

The pink rolled roses were colored with Glimmer Mist, the deep red ones were cut with the same background paper.  These roses have become staples for me as have the Impression Obsession word and greeting dies.  

Supplies

                                           LaLa-Land - Rolled Rose Small Medium Set

                                              Die-Versions Whispers - Old Oak Leaves

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Gold Elements

Impression obsession Thanks Word

La La Land Rolled Rose Large

Gold fine detail embossing powder

Marianne Design Createables Leaves 

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Cards Galore Anything Goes

My Artistic Adventures  Anything Thankful

Sparkles Forum Fall/Autumn Colors

Words 2 Scrap By Gratitude

Sisters of craft Anything Goes

Wags 'n Whiskers Be Thankful

Classy Cards Bouquet of Thanks

Hello!  I made this with the  Classy Cards 'n Such "Think Pink" Challenge in mind but just couldn't get the time needed when I needed it.  I had already colored this beautiful image so I finished it anyway.

I stamped the JustRite Floral Vintage Labels Two stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the flowers in with Copics.  I wanted to add a little glam so I went over the center of the flowers with clear Stickles.

I cut out the main image and then popped it up using Joy! Foam Pads onto a piece of Simple Stories Vintage Bliss paper that I'd cut with a Spellbinders Labels Twenty die.  I thought the die had a similar shape and framed the image well.

I cut a piece of Graphic 45's Botanical Tea paper using the Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A die and then wrapped a piece of pink grosgrain around it.  I then backed the Botanical Tea paper with a piece of green paper that I colored with a Copic Green Bice marker to better match the color of the leaves.

The Thanks die is from the Impression Obsession Greeting Set.  This is a perfect set for card makers, the font is simply beautiful and the words are so versatile, I find that I've been using it on everything.  I covered the die cut in versamark ink and then sprinkled it with Silver Fine Detail Embossing Powder.  I heat embossed the word and then repeated so it has two layers of silver embossing powder.  Double embossing made the word look so smooth and it now looks like metal.

Last, I thought it needed something else so I added three pink flat-back pink pearls in the upper left side. I also tied a piece of silver cord around the grosgrain ribbon.  Thanks for looking!

Supplies

JustRite Floral Vintage Labels Two

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Paper

Simple Stories Vintage Bliss Paper

Wausau Index Green Card Stock

Impression Obsession Greeting Set

Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A

Spellbinders Labels 20

Luv 2 Scrap Baby Pearls - Pink

Silver Fine Detail Embossing Powder

Joy! Foam Pads

Stickles

Silver Cord

Pink Grosgrain Ribbon