Cheery Lynn Designs - Flower Power Blog Hop

Hi everyone and a warm welcome to my blog. Today at Cheery Lynn Designs we are having a Blog Hop sharing inspiration with lots of the beautiful flower Dies available at Cheery Lynn. Please be sure to leave a comment as you arrive back at Cheery Lynn Designs to be in with a chance of winning a $20 shopping Spree which is amazing especially with their end of year sale on, or why not join our new rewards program.

My card today has lots of Shabby layers on it using Craft Consortiums beautiful Wild Rose paper pad. I love this pad for making my flowers as they look so pretty with all the shades.

I used strips of my Japanese Lace Garden Frame to add a lace border on my layers. My butterflies have tiny flowers added into the centres of them.

My Chrysanthemum's have been off set at different angles and some added in bud form for a natural look. My Sweet Christine I have used 4 layers to build them up adding Gems into their centres, also adding a mix of different leaves.

My sentiment was stamped with Archival ink and layered onto my tattered Die Cut layers with foam strips for extra dimension, adding another couple of tiny flowers for more detail.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:

DL137AB Japanese Lace and Flourish Frame w/Angel Wing

B434 Sweet Christine

B311 Chrysanthemum Strip

B364 Baby's Breath Flower Kit

B187 Build a Flower #2

B466 Branch 2 Piece Die Set

D138 Mini Butterflies w/Angel Wings

LPC4 Circle Pierce and Cut Tool

DL272 Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frame

B424 Sentiment Tag 1 Set of 3

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'd love if you left me a comment before hopping over HERE to Lisa's lovely blog.

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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

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Weekend to all my lovely followers and thank you so much for the comments on my Springtime card, I was overwhelmed with all your kind words. Today for my DT post at Cheery Lynn Designs I decided to make a Spring card filled with Easter inspiration.

I started by layering 2 layers of paper onto my base card adding Stickles at the edge for a touch of sparkle. I layered on part of my doily as an accent, this helped my Basket pop from the design against the busy floral paper.

My Happy Easter was layered twice for a shadow effect, adding my branches and flowers which had been shaded with Copics.

My sweet Easter Chicks were shaded with Distress Inks. I coloured their feet and beaks with Copics and finished them by adding a little black liquid pearls onto their eye. Mounting them onto the Grass Border Strip.

My Basket I die cut in purple cardstock and then used our Special Effects technique demonstrated HERE to get the background. Layering in my Eggs with a touch of Silicone Glue and adding a little Satin Bow.

Thanks for stopping by today and good luck to everyone entering the Cheery Lynn Designs Current Challenge - Anything Goes.

Crafty Hugs, 

Julie x 

Shop at Cheery Lynn Designs for:

• B528 Chicks (set of 3)
• B662 Chicks 2 (set of 3)
• B466 Branch (set of 2)
• B593 Grass Border 2
• B529 Happy Easter
• B376 Tiny Flower Kit (set of 3)
• DL101 English Tea Party Doily
• CABD 76 Easter Eggs (set of 4)
• CABD 10 Flower Basket (set of 4)