Dies R Us Always

Happy New Year!  I'm sharing a card for the Dies R Us Something New challenge beginning today.  My "something new" is the Cheery Lynn/Crafty Ann Lattice die in the background.  

These roses were originally intended for another card but they seemed weighty enough on their own that I decided to build a card around them.  The petals were colored with distress ink and molded with a stylus. Embossing paste and glitter glue were dabbed on the edges for the appearance of snow and because I always like a bit of sparkle! Last, I added flat-back pearls to the center of each flower.

The edges of some of the pine needles were heat embossed with Frantage embossing powder and some were painted with a gold pen.  The edges of the lattice layer were distressed with a distressing tool and sponged with distress ink.  

Dies R Us Dies

Cheery Lynn Designs - Tea Rose Medium (out of stock)

Cheery Lynn Designs - Pierced Banners (out of stock)

Cheery Lynn Designs - Pine Branches (out of stock)

Cheery Lynn Designs - Always

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog for a chance to win  a gift voucher to the Dies R Us online store.  You can link up and check out all the wonderful inspiration from my teammates HERE.  Wishing you and yours a wonderful Happy and Healthy 2016!

Hugs!

Classy Cards Hello

Hi friends!  I've been so inspired by this Graphic 45 Botanical Tea paper lately .  The soft coordinating shades and elegant prints have made it my go-to paper.    

The lacey circle is from Joy Crafts.  It's difficult to see in the photo but the edge of the solid center circle also has a lovely embossed detail.  The die comes with a smaller circle that I used to cut out the floral paper also from the Botanical tea paper pad.  I popped up the small circle with Joy! Crafts Foam Pads and then glued two of the Memory Box Chloe Stems on top.   I added  a butterfly from my stash, colored it with distress ink and added a rhinestone center.  Hello was cut from white card stock using the Impression Obsession Greeting Set.

I hope you enjoy my card.  Thanks for looking and make sure to check out the upcoming weekly challenges for a chance to win a wonderful prize from the Classy Cards 'n Such shop!

Classy Card Supplies

Memory Box Tall Chloe Stem

Joy Crafts Cutting & Embossing Circle (4 Pieces)

Impression Obsession Greeting Set

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea

Joy! Crafts Foam Pads

Classy Cards Tea Celebration

Hi, I'm back with a new card for the Classy Cards 'n Such Tea Party Challenge.  I love tea and collect tea cups and tea dies.  I tried to replicate the look of the new Poppystamps Teapot Stack die by stacking a tea cup die from my stash.

I first cut a piece of Graphic 45 Botanical Tea paper and used Joy Foam pads to adhere it to a pink layer that I'd aged with distress ink and my mini blending tool.  I also roughed up the edges of the pink layer for some extra shabbiness.

I cut the Cheery Lynn Ankara Lace Border and the Celebrate word out of the same pink paper I used for the background.  I cut three tea cups, sponged the edges with Old Paper distress ink and stacked them using Joy Foam Pads for dimension.

I cut the large flowers out of white card stock and colored the centers with Scattered Straw Distress Ink.  I tucked leaves cut from the Tattered Lace Ferns die and another leaf die from my stash.  The leaves were cut with two different greens and also with a brown pattered paper from the Botanical Tea Paper Pad.  

The smaller roses were left over from another project.  Two were cut with a designer paper and the third was colored with pink Glimmer Mist to add a little more pink.  You could achieve a similar look with the small rolled roses from Impression Obsession's Spiral Flowers dies.

Last I added the pearl centers and pearl hearts from my stash.  Thanks for visiting!  Remember to use my coupon code JENNY-10 to save an extra 10% off your entire purchase at the Classy Cards 'n Such Store.

Supplies

Cheery Lynn Ankara Lace Border

Memory Box Dainty Tea Cup
Tattered Lace Ferns
Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Paper

Joy Foam Pads

Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool

Cheery Lynn Celebrate die
Cheery Lynn Chrysanthemum Strip die
Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip
La La Land Rolled Roses die
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Spray

Flat-back Pearls & Hearts

Distress Ink

Challenges Entered
Cheery Lynn Designs Anything Goes
Scrapyland #12 Spray Mist (on the rose)
Inky Chicks Flowers
Crafting for all Seasons Dies/Punches

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges Entered

Cheery Lynn Thank You

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday) Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Favorite 2014

Classy Cards Birthday Wishes

Hello!   Lately I've been inspired by cards on Pinterest.  It's such a fun site and did you know that Classy Cards 'n Such has it's own Pinterest boards?  You can check them out HERE!

The only stamp I used is the huge Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card Wooden Plank.  I stamped it in vintage photo distress ink and then sponged weathered wood ink over it.  The entire panel was glued to a piece of Kraft Card Stock and then mounted onto an A2 card.  

The Memory Box Trellis Border Die was colored with antique linen and pumice stone distress inks. The pink flowers were cut with the Spellbinders Rose Creations die but you could get a similar look using the gorgeous new Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms die Classy Cards now has in stock.  I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't sell out before my next order!  :)

The flowers were cut from white card stock.  The edges were sponged with pink distress ink and misted with Tattered Angels Pearl Glimmer Mist. While still damp, I stacked the flower layers and then scrunched them up being careful not to rip the petals.  Scrunching gives them a more tattered, vintage feel.  I waited until they dried and then glued the layers together.  I used about four flower petals pieces per flower.  They were popped up using Joy! Foam pads for extra dimension.

The Memory Bamboo Shoots leaves were cut out of Wausau Index Green card stock and colored with peeled paint distress ink.  The Joy! Crafts Billie's Branches were colored with shaded lilac distress ink. I sponged pink  distress ink on the Memory Box Whimsy Circle and antique linen distress ink on the Memory Box Quinn Flourish die cut and glued them to the card before positioning and gluing the flowers, Billie's Flourish Branch and the Bamboo.

The Birthday Wishes sentiment die was colored with distress ink to match the bamboo shoots and are from an Impression Obsession Greetings Set.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Supplies

Impression Obsession Wooden Plank Cover a Card Stamp

Memory Box Trellis Border

Memory Box Quinn Flourish

Memory Box Whimsy Circle

Joy! Crafts Billie's Flourish Branch

Memory Box Bamboo Shoots

Spellbinders Rose Creations Die

Impression Obsession Greeting Set

Tattered Angels Pearl Glimmer Mist

Wausau Index Green Card Stock

Kraft Card Stock
White Flat-back pearls
Distress Ink

Challenge Entered:

TTCRD Anything Goes
A Creative Romance In the Garden
Brown Sugar Challenge Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas Vintage/Shabby Chic
Cut it up challenges Breast Cancer Awareness 3D
Sister Act card challenge Anything Goes

Classy Cards Love Blossoms

Hi!  The new Classy Cards Home is Where the Heart Is Challenge made me think of this Spellbinders Hearts Circle die.  I found this scrap of paper that has a small heart pattern, paired it with the die, added the Memory Box Honey Blossom Sprig and voila!

I colored the pink background paper and Honey Blossom Sprig with Copics.  After I cut the Hearts Circle, I added green distress ink to the center using the die as a stencil.  The Justrite sentiment was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 

I cut extra flowers with the Honey Blossom Sprig die, colored them and popped them up with Joy! Foam Pads.  The hearts added to the flower were the extra negative pieces from the largest Heart Circle in the Spellbinders set.  I glued together three hearts before coloring and gluing them into position.  I like the extra dimension of the stacked die cuts.    

Last I added a little sparkle with a Wink of Stella Pen and added a piece of string from my stash.  Thanks for stopping by and I'm looking forward to seeing your creations.  Come and join the fun at Classy Cards N' Such for a chance to win a great prize!

Classy Cards Supplies

Memory Box Honey Blossom Sprig

Spellbinders Heart Circles

Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

Joy! Foam Pads

Justrite Stamps

Challenges Entered:
Artistic Inspirations Anything Goes
Crafting from the heart Anything Goes
Craft-deebowz  Handmade Bow
Love to Scrap Anything Goes
My Craft Creations Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society Anything Goes/Vintage
The Shabby Tea Room Summer Dreams*

CBD Prima Doll Tag

This is my tag for Crafting By Design's "Anything But a Card" Challenge!  Come and join us over at CBD to join in the fun!

I paper pieced the dress and the top of her dress is covered in glitter from a clear Wink of Stella brush.  The background was created using distress ink and the Memory Box Distressed Tula Stencil.  I used distress ink to also color the Magnolia flowers and the Awesome sentiment.

Supplies

Prima Mixed Media Doll Stamp Six

Tim Holtz - Tag die

Technique Tuesday - Say it Awesome die

Memory Box - Distressed Tula Stencil

Magnolia DooHickey's - Doily Flowers die
Distress ink, Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, Wink of Stella, Fun fur yarn, Rhinestones

Challenges Entered
Just Inspirational Paper Piecing
Corrosive Challenges Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters Tag you're it