Vintage Canvas

Hello everybody, hope you're having a relaxing Sunday, Tamara here with today's inspiration and I've had another go at a canvas this one is 10"x 8".  I have painted the canvas with Eco Green Friendly acrylics in Ocean I used a doily die which I sealed with Mod Podge. Then came the fun part of painting over with distress crackle to create that wonderful crackled finish..  

The flowers have been dipped into melted beeswax, it gave my papers that wonderful dark brown. 

I painted the tiny flowers in copper but forgot to add the tiny pearls to the centre and only realised after I had photographed it.. 

The stamped images I added glass fronts to using glossy accents. 

The chipboard squares I've used treasure gold over using the brush bath to create a liquid instead of a wax,  I then stamped an image with staz on then over the top I used a creative expression wax - pearl moon. 

 

Here's a picture of a close up of the crackle and the frantage embossing powder. Why not join us over on Cheery Lynn Challenge Blog for our weekly challenges.  A new challenge starts tomorrow (Monday)

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A Book Style Gift Box - Guest Designer

It's time for my third project for my guest designer spot at Cheery Lynn Designs
Today I'm sharing a gift box that is disguised as a book!


  Dies used in the project - Flourish Leaf Strip, Mini Fanciful Flouish, Carnivale Border, Medium Rose, Mini Dimensional Butterflies and Card Maker Rectangles



When you open up the book you discover a place to present a little gift.



I used borders from the Carnivale Border to create the frame around the opening inside the book.



You can't see well on the photo but I scored the parts of the book where the pages would be to give the look of a real book.


  I added this great sentiment to the front and surrounded it with leaves, flowers and butterflies.
Be sure to drop back next week for my final project as May's Guest Designer.
Katie

Simple but Elegant

This card looks so intricate with all the details of the dies, but honestly it's a rather simple card.  Stacking the doily die on top of the frame with some foam tape really makes a statement but it's only two dies.  The flowers are so beautiful but they are simply several of the Stacker Flower 4's layer together with the top layer manipulated to curl upwards.  I  love pearls so I thought between the center of the flowers,  the edge of the card and the center piece highlight I had the elegant covered.  This detailed card was created using only four dies, how simple is that.  Just think everyone will think this card took you hours to do, but it will be our simple little secret.  

Stacker Flower 4

Stacker Flower 1 / Leaf 

Ambergris Doily w/ Angel Wing

Fiona's Magic Mirror Frame 

Have a wonderful week and I'll see you next Friday. 

Hugs, Lori 

Love is the flower

Hi Everyone,

Today I want to show you some of the fantastic Cheery Lynn Designs Embossing Plates.  I have made a rather clean and simple card that I hope helps to show you just how lovely they are.  If you have not tried them before you really should!  Not only are they more durable than the plastic embossing folders, they are more flexible and Cheery Lynn Designs has some very unique designs that will provide another level of texture to your project.

Here's a list of the dies used for this project:

B311 - Chrysanthemum Strip
CM-3 - A6 Metric Rectangle-Classic Card Stackers
CM-4 - A6 Metric Rectangle-Scalloped Card Stackers
E123 - Eccentric Circles Embossing Plate
E141 - Dotted Swiss Embossing Plate
E151 - Damask Embossing Plate
Verve Stamps - Love`s Flowers

I hope you can find some time to visit the challenge this week and put in your entry where the theme is Dry Embossing!  With your entry you will have a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Have a Cheery Day!

Good Luck!

Hi and Good Morning Everyone :) Happy Wednesday!.

 

My card today again mixes old and new dies from Cheery Lynn, and I really had a blast making this sweet card. I started off with a 6 x 6 inch blank card base, and layered flowersoft papers onto lilac and white bazzill card, and then set about playing with my dies.

 

I created the bottom lace border using a strip of white card cut with the City Girl Edger, and added lilac ribbon and a tiny border from the Expandable Tiny Borders die.  I tucked the Grass border just above it, and this runs behind the image panel. 

 

I used my favourite Sunflower Doily (Although I do love them all! lol) and layered circle and scalloped circle stackers in the centre with my main image, adding tiny flowers around the edge.

 

I created the floral spray using the Daisy Strip, Darling Daisies and Olive Branches.  I added a butterfly and tag.  I made some flowersoft lavender sprigs, added a bow, pin and pearl heart to finish.

 

All dies used on this card are:

 

B126 - Grass Border

B261 - Tags 2

B147 - Olive Branches

B259 - Daisy Strip

A196 - Darling Daisies - also Tiny Green leaves on doily

B188 - Embellishment #2 - Tiny Flowers round doily

DL122AB - Small Exotic Butterflies

B162 - Lace Corner Deco B

XL- 5 - Scalloped Circles

L-4 - Classic Cirles

B308 - City Girl Edger

DL181 - Sunflower Doily

B215 - Expandable Tiny Borders

 

Thanks so much for visiting our blog today, and dont forget our challenge this week over at Cheery Lynn Designs is Embossing, so I hope you find time to join in.

 

Have a smashing week!

 

 

Springtime Flowers

Good Morning, Donna here with my latest card for Cheery Lynn Designs, and with this week's challenge theme being "Dry Embossing", it was time to get out one of the many embossing plates that Cheery Lynn has.

I embossed some pink card using the Black Eyed Susan's embossing plate, and with the pink card, the debossing side looked better and was more pronounced so I used that side. I then laid over top the Chasing Rainbows Doily and added an image from Bildmalarna.  I've also used the Tiny Bubbles border cut out of white cardstock and then stuck to some pink cardstock. The flowers are the Shasta Daisy, and foliage is the Princess Tree and the Ivy Strip. I've also added a small dragonfly from the Things with Wings set, and finished it all off with a Lace Corner from the "C" set. Pearls from my stash.

List of Dies Used

Black Eyed Susans Embossing Plate

Chasing Rainbows Doily with Angel Wing

Ivy Strip

Tiny Bubbles Border

Shasta Daisy Strip

Tiny Things with Wings

Princess Tree

Lace Corner Deco C

Don't forget our challenge theme this week is Dry Embossing. You could win a $20 Shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs

A Moment to Treasure

 

Time goes by so quickly. It's hard to imagine that this little girl would grow up to be the beautiful woman that she is today.  I am always in awe of my sister- of her strong spirit, her fierce love for her family, her compassionate heart, her incredible sense of humor.  The list could go on and on, but I want her to know that every moment I have spent with her has been a moment that I  treasure.

 

So enough of my sappiness.  Here are details of the layout, showing these fun flowers. I absolutely love these flower strips. I know I've said that before, but I think every time I use them, I am even more thrilled with them.

 

If you don't have any yet, than you better make sure you play along with our weekly challenge - for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate.  This weeks theme is Dry Embossing.  We would love to see what you create with your favorite Cheery Lynn Designs!

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Shasta Daisy Strip B310

Sweet Williams Strip B307

City Girl Edger B308

Fanciful Flourish B117

Fanciful Flourish Reverse B292

Judy's Blooms C184

Mega Polynesian Sail Doily DL157

Other:

Graphic 45 Patterned Papers ( A Place In Time, Nutcracker Sweet Collections)

Words or Whatever Chipboard (May Release)

Clearsnap Ink, Smooch

Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Xyron Mega Runner, Creatopia

Butterflies and Flowers

Hello everybody, Tamara Here. That's another week finished with! Can't believe we are nearly halfway through the year. Bring on summer, could do with a bit of sunshine! Anyway back to my project for this weeks inspiration over on Cheery Lynn Inspirational blog 

I'm really getting into my mixed media and wall hangings.  I may even create wall hanging this year instead on sending the traditional Christmas card,  (thought in would may a nice change) 

I have lots of bottle caps so decided to get them out to create an embellishment using a brad, paint and matching papers.  The small silver stackers are perfect for cutting out the centre.

This stunning butterfly is an earlier die from Cheery Lynn and embosses such a gorgeous texture. 

Below you can see the honeycomb die that I used to cut out my mask using acetate, doing this adds a whole new way to use your dies. 

Don't forget to head on over to the Challenge Blog to enter into our weekly competition, for a chance to win $20 spending coupon in the Cheery Lynn Store  

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