My Rainbow

Hi everyone, for my DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs this week I challenged myself to make a clean and simple styled card. This is something I find very hard to do as I always want to add more details within my design. So I guess this is probably as minimalistic as I can manage and I hope you like it and feel inspired to also step out of your comfort zone too.

I started by die cutting my smallest square in my stitched stackers in colours of the rainbow to compliment my stamped sentiment, adding my small Doily which was cut in half and placed in the centre.

My next layers were all added with foam strips for added dimension along with a few flowers to sit on my cloud. Adding a final touch of some squiggly lines around the edge of my card.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:

B797 Whimsical Sun and Clouds

DL153 Polynesian Sails Doily Oval

B376 Tiny Flower Kit

LSC1 LG Silver Stitch Tool

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Crafty Hugs, 

Julie x.

Friendship

Hi everyone, today for my DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs I am sharing some inspiration using the new Retro Television from their latest release.

I chose kraft card and a patterned paper that gives my card a Fifties feel to it. My TV was shaded with Distress ink at the edges adding a Tim Holtz Chit Chat sticker and a Photo Booth picture onto the TV.

Adding a Sweet Christine flower and a Dolly in white cardstock to pop my design.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:
B943 Retro Television Die Set 

DL153 Polynesian Sails Oval

B434 Sweet Christine

B424 Sentiment Tag 1

LSC16 Rectangle Stitch and Cut Tool 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Crafty Hugs,

Julie x

Let Life Surprise You

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your lovely comments on my previous post and a warm welcome to my new followers. We are having some beautiful warm weather here in Scotland and long may it last. Today for my DT card for Cheery Lynn Designs I am showcasing the wonderful new Rooster and the Floral Bouquet Kit which has beautiful flowers and amazing foliage dies in the set.

As you can see I decided to turn my Rooster into a Weather Vane, so let me take you through my steps.

In this photograph I had embossed the two middle sections and the right hand rooster on my mat to fluff out the feathers. Layering them onto my flat die cut rooster. 

I finished off with a complete Rooster on the top Layer.

This photograph shows the elements I cut out from the Ships Compass, you will see I also cut the letter 'S' so I could have it in a different position on my Weather Vane. I also painted a Barbecue Skewer with Black Gesso and used two arrows from my fun with arrows set trimming the point off one and the tail part off the other.

I then hid my join behind the Barbecue Skewer.

My floral arrangement I added Glossy accents to my Berries and my yellow flowers have Flowersoft in the centres.

I finished my card off with steampunk corners, touches of bling and small dried cream flowers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, you still have time to enter the Current Challenge - Lots of Layers to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. Good luck to all entering.

Crafty Hugs, 

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn For :

• B777 Floral Bouquet Kit Die Set
• B770 3D Rooster
• B661 Fun With Arrows (Set of 9)
• B395 Ships Compass
• B188 Embellishment #2
• B437 Steampunk Corners (Set of 2)
• B466 Branch (Set of 2)
• DL153 Polynesian Sails Oval
• XL15 Rectangle Scalloped LG Purple Stackers Nesting Dies(Set of 6)
• LSC16 Rectangle Stitch and Cut Tool  

I would like to enter this in to the following Challenges:

• Let's Craft and Create - Hearts and/or Flowers
• Dies R Us Challenge - Birds
• Emerald Faeries - Anything Goes
• Paper Creators Crafts.blogspot - All About Flowers
• Through the Purple haze Challenges - #103 Use Die/Punch

Vintage Easel Card

Hi Everyone, for my DT Card at Cheery Lynn Designs today, I am sharing with you how to cut an easel card using your dies. Let me talk you through my photographs.

My card was folded in half. Notice how I have placed my die slightly off the edge of my card so it doesn't cut my fold when I run through my die cutting machine. I next placed the die to the opposite end and cut. I now had my shaped card.

My topper was cut to form the top of my easel card in white and patterned paper for the top and bottom part. You will also see in the second photo how my folded card looks opened up. My layers were glued to form my easel.

My doily was double heat embossed for a smooth finish and some bling added into the centre of the flowers.

Love these little butterflies for an accent. I double layered them and added a touch of bling to the centre.

My Rose was cut out of white cardstock and a little Frayed Burlap Distress ink added. This was then mounted onto my bow with a few leaves, my corner die and little butterflies.

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Thank you for stopping by and I appreciate all comments left, see you again soon.

Julie xx

Shop at Cheery Lynn for : 

• B166 Lace Corner Deco F
• Dl153A Polynesian Sails Doily Angel Wing
• DL153 Polynesian Sails Oval
• B422 Pretty Pretty Bows
• D138 Mini Dimensional Butterflies w/Angel wings
• B241 Rose Leaf Strip
• B155 Large Rose