Hi Everyone, thanks for stopping by today and welcome to
our latest blog hop at Cheery Lynn Designs. We are all excited to be sharing
with you the latest North American Release of dies. There is 63 dies in this
latest collection, where you can find every state and region of the U.S and
Canada.
I am first on the
blog hop roll, so please just click on Lisa's name at the end of my post to
continue hopping.
I decided to make a home decor item as inspiration with
my dies of choice Texas, Maine and California. So let me show you how I made
this.
I started off by cutting a piece of Greyboard to approx
12 x 4. Next I cut coffee stirrer sticks in half and trimmed the angled end off
them. I glued in place across my greyboard and weighed it down until dry. I gave this board a whitewash of paint and a layer of
DecoArt varnish to seal.
You will see on this photo I glued two papers together
onto white cardstock to resemble the American flag and placed my dies on to cut
out.
My lady was cut out from the Maine die using Tim Holtz
Family pack. All my State Letters, Stars and Explore were heat embossed with
Red Tinsel embossing powder for an added sparkle.
My Red Roses are to represent the national flower of the
United States, adding some leaves and Baby's Breath for added detail.
I added some metal screw brads to the corners.
These dies are fantastic for scrapbooking, memorabilia projects, cards, home decor and lots more. You will see lots of inspiration from my fellow Teamies as you visit their blogs.
I'd love if you leave a comment to let me know you
stopped by on our BLOG HOP and be sure to head over to LISA'S blog next.
Once you have
finished hopping be sure to leave a comment at Cheery Lynn Designs to be in
with a chance to win a $20 prize for one random commenter.
Have fun and Happy Crafting,
Julie x
Cheery Lynn Products Used:
- B747 Texas
- B723 Maine
- B709 California
- B364 Baby's Breath Flower Kit (set of 3)
- B616 Explore
- B241 Rose Leaf Strip
- B154 Medium Rose
- B155 Large Rose
Fabulous Julie! Your coffee stir stick background is genius, what a great backdrop for your bright reds and blues! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteFun project. What a great idea to cut the photo. Very inspirational. Hugz
ReplyDeleteThis is really great. Love the "wood" effect behind it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty, I love the patriotic colors used with the new dies.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous and creative make Julie! Love the vintage photo you used for one of the cutouts, great touch!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the inspiration and have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs
Samra
Paper Talk with Samra
Great project, & great instructions too.
ReplyDeleteadmire your imagination and the use of these dies for home decor. Love this project
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project - and so great with the patriotic colors. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFabulous, love your idea for your wall hanging..
ReplyDeleteso Creative...
hugs
Hello Julie,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great work love de wood effect .This is so Pretty.
Greetings Doris
This is fantastic, Julie! The details are amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea to pull all your states together with stir sticks!
ReplyDeleteJulie - your wall hanging is simply fabulous! Perfect in every way. How very creative and would be a wonderful addition to any home. Love it!
ReplyDeleteFANTASTIC home décor! If I made one for the states I have lived in it would be sooooo boring and lonely.....only Massachusetts :) TFS!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your wall hanging how creative to use stir sticks for the background it looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteIf I would live in America I would buy these for sure. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteNext time: Holland??!!
Lia xx
Very creative. I would never have thought to do this. Grandchildren would be a great subject for me.
ReplyDeleteLove how you have created our flag using two different papers!
ReplyDeleteNice idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful way to use an object in ways other than what it was designed for...so patriotic as well!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool project! Love how you combined the two papers to cut out the states. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteLove the red, white and blue!! I make dollhouse miniatures as well as card making.....I have laid a miniature floor with coffee stirrers!! It is a wonderful effect! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLoved using the photo.
ReplyDeleteJulie, this is AMAZING! I love how you created the back board with the coffee stirrers, it looks fabulous and cutting the elements out to look like the American flag is just the cleverest thing - I love this - your attention to detail is always exceptional! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool and who would have thought coffee sticks! TFS and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, Julie. You really rocked this new release in such a fun way. Thanks for being part of this fun and inspiring blog hop. Cheery Lynn Designs has done it again.
ReplyDeleteFabulous!
Karen Letchworth
Very creative and fun and a great way to showcase those dies!!
ReplyDeleteRed, white and blue...patriotic! My favorite color!
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful!
I love it. Both coasts and the center.
ReplyDeleteReally great idea! I have a family reunion coming up and we can use the basic idea to locate each families home state. Good inspection. Love the USA colors also
ReplyDeleteJust adore that coffee stirrer background, and what a clever way to use those dies. Love the flag ones, and especially the woman in the middle of Maine!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Wow this is stunning! So creative and a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteVery creative background! Love the texture!
ReplyDeleteWow, looks like such a fun hop! The way you've used these dies melts my heart. We lived in TX for 6 years. Oh my heart remains there!!! I could just snatch this piece right up from you. Hee hee, hugs, Autumn
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