Wedding Memories

Hello fellow bloggers, I hope you are having a lovely weekend creating. Today for my DT post at Cheery Lynn Designs I am sharing my Wedding Memory card that would look equally as good in a Scrapbook layout using the larger die in this Film Set collection.

I started off using my Stacker dies for my layered background. Next my heart was heat embossed with an Aged Bronze and I cut it in half to layer on and extend its size so it fitted perfectly as a background accent.

My black paper accents were made using a section from Sophia's Heart Border. On top of this I added 2 torn layers of paper which I heat embossed with Aged Bronze at the edges to compliment my heart.

My Film Set die I placed over my images and die cut to obtain the perfect size to reinsert into my frames. I heat embossed my images with Clear powder to look like a glossy photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I do hope you get a chance to join in the new challenge at Cheery Lynn which is Anything Goes, 

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• B446 Wedding (set of 2)
• B673 Film Set (set of 2)
• B333 Sophia's Heart Border
• Ornament #3 CASO-3
• XL2 Scalloped LG Stackers
• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers

Forever Yours

Happy Valentines Day to everyone and a warm welcome to my followers old and new. For my Cheery Lynn Designs DT card this week I have made a very Ornate Vintage Style Valentines card using lots of layers, dies and a coordinating pack of papers.

In this photograph you will see how my layers started on my card. I tattered some edges and added Distress Ink for an aged look along with a little Muslin tucked around my layers, also adding a few pearls around my clock.

My main flower, stamens were added into the centre along with a little Gesso to the edges of the petals. My Chrysanthemums were folded in half, offset, glued in place and the petals ruffled. Leaves were rubbed at the edges with a little Distress and a wooden heart added.

My heart I paper pieced back in the centre with a different shade of paper and Pearls added. The word Forever was layered twice for depth.

I colour tinted my image and added it on to the Alpine Flourish frame.

Finishing off my card by adding Pearl swirls and a delicate butterfly.

Hope you have a fabulous weekend and see you all next week.

 Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn For :

• B241 Rose Leaf Strip
• B388 Wheat Heads
• DL282 Alpine Flourish Doily
• B357 Clock w/Angel Wing
• DL112AB Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings
• B179 Iris Leaves
• B352 Forever
• DL151 Victorian Romance Flourish
• B144 Celtic Heart
• B311 Chrysanthemum Strip
• D137 Sweet Williams strip
• Vienna Waltz Circle Boutique Stacker Frames
• DL253 Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames
• B333 Sophia's Heart Border
• CM1 Card Maker Rectangle Scalloped

Valentine Card

Hi Everyone, today I am showing you a card I made for my Cheery Lynn Designs DT post using another couple of their New Release dies.

My card is 8x6 in size. I mounted onto this some heart patterned paper and cut out Sophie's Heart Border in red card twice and mounted them side by side. My mixed media doll was stamped and her dress paper pieced on top. I added some gems, Glossy Accents on to her shoes and coloured her in with Copics.

                                                      I used B532 Roses and Leaves.

My flower was cut out in red card stock and I embossed the edges of the petals with my stylus on an embossing mat to give a little dimension. My leaves I also embossed with my stylus, look at the wonderful veins on the leaves, so realistic. We all love putting flowers onto our cards and scrapbooking pages but sometimes too much dimension for Postage Fees makes it impractical to do so and this is where this Rose is perfect. It has such an elegant look to it, don't you think.

                                                      I used B530 Heart and Arrow.

You will notice I have used the arrow part of this die only. I double layered cream and red paper together for a shadow effect, adding it onto my speech bubble which I had stamped a sentiment onto and rubbed a little Distress Ink around the edges.

When you purchase any new dies the best advice I can give you is to familiarise yourself with the die by cutting it out a few times and playing with them on your craft sheet moving them around to see what different shapes you can come up with. Then look at your die cuts and cut areas off, you will then see more shapes. Also remember you can paper piece them together onto other dies and this way you will get many uses from your dies, as I did with the Heart and Arrow die above.

I'd love to hear your comments and I hope you have a wonderful creative weekend.

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for :

• B532 Roses and Leaves (Set of 3)
• B530 Heart and Arrow
• B519 Say What (Set of 16)
• B333 Sophia's Heart Border