Flower Card

Hello everyone, thank you so much for all the wonderful comments I received on the Cheery Lynn Blog Hop day, I enjoyed reading them so much. The current challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is Handmade Flowers so I couldn't resist joining in the fun for my DT card this week using their wonderful new Sunflower set.

I started by die cutting out my Cardmaker die and trimmed to be the perfect size to Matt and layer onto my Kraft Cardstock and card which measures around 6 inches square.

My Sunflower I made in the same way to this card HERE, but this time I just added the leaves onto it. I love the size of this flower as a main focal image on a card.

I would love to see a Hummingbird in real life, they look such beautiful little birds. I die cut mine out twice and shaded with inks, after looking at some photos on Google. I then heat embossed with Clear Embossing powder and went around the edges with a little Gilding Wax, layering up both layers, finishing with a drop of Black Liquid Pearls onto the eye.

My sentiment was stamped onto my banner and I fussy cut a shadow background to make it pop.

If you haven't seen the New North American Release dies please check them out HERE, and don't forget to join in the fun on our BI-Weekly Challenge with a chance of winning a $20 spending spree at Cheery Lynn Designs. 

Have a lovely weekend and Happy Crafting.

Hugs, 

Julie x   

Cheery Lynn Dies Used :

• B663 Sunflower Set
• B671 Hummingbird
• CAFR-14 Card Cover Maker #7
• DL303 Pierced Banners (Set of 3 )

Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone, Thanks for stopping by today to see my DT post for Craft Consortium using their gorgeous paper pad called Wild Rose.

My Birthday Cake was made in a similar way to this one HERE and measures approximately 5 inches across by 2 inches in height excluding the doily.

Hope you enjoy the close up photographs.

This beautiful sparkly buckle is from Craft Consortiums Always and Forever collection.

A close-up of my floral arrangement. 

My ribbon was added to look like faux icing.

Many thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check out Craft Consortium to see their full range and on Facebook for inspiration and regular giveaways, you will also find them on Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram.

Crafty Hugs, 

Julie x

Craft Consortium Products Used:

• Wild Rose Paper Pad
• Rhinestone Gems
• White Satin Ribbon
• Semi Clasp Diamanté Buckle.

 Dies Used - all from Cheery Lynn Designs.

I wish to enter this in to the following challenges : 

Craft for the Craic - Anything but a Card 

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Flowers in Ribbon and Trim 

Creative Artiste Challenge - Anything Goes 

Creative Corner Challenges - Flower Power

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog - Use Die Cuts or Punches

Fussy and Fancy - Green and Pink 

Just Married

 

Hi Everyone, firstly I would like to thank you all for your lovely visits and comments on my blog during the Cheery Lynn blog hop last week, you really made my day. Today for my DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs I am sharing a Wedding card using the New Release words 'Just Married'. Let me take you through my techniques used on this card.

I used pearlised cardstock for my stacker layers and used a Silver Pen to shade all my Silver accents and scalloped layers. My top stacker layer I embossed with my Hearts Embossing Plate.

My Bride I glued on an overlay of lace and once dry replaced back into my Die to trim off the excess lace. I shaded the Happy Couple with Distress Inks and added some Bling and a Floral Bouquet.

My Chandelier was coloured with a Silver Pen and a little touch of Gold Gilding wax on the Tassles. For my candles I painted on a little Beeswax I had melted in my Meltpot, the flames were shaded with Copics and a touch of Glossy Accents added. Finishing it off with lots of bling.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Crafty Hugs, 

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• B692 Just Married
• CABD-1 Chandelier
• B516 I Do
• B376 Tiny Flower Kit
• LS1 Silver Stitching Stackers
• DL 253 Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames
• CAFLRS-13 Flourish#13
• B216 Wreath Strip
• XL2 Square Scalloped LG Silver Stackers
• E136 Petite Hearts XL Embossing Plate

Cheery Lynn Designs Jan 2016 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cheery Lynn Designs January New Release Blog Hop. We are all so excited to showcase the fabulous new dies that were just released. I am the first blog on the hop so at the end of my post just click on Lisa's name to get to your next stop on the hop.

Cheery Lynn make the most amazing Bird Dies with incredible detail and for my DT post today I am using the newly released Stork and Baby die. The Stork comes separate from the baby so you have different variations of using this die.

I started off by using my Hearts embossing sheet with white cardstock and rubbed over lightly with some Distress ink to highlight the hearts. My Doily was cut out and backed onto my Angel Wing. I then cut in half and placed at each end of my card.

My Stork and Baby were shaded with Copics, I added a little gem and some black Liquid Pearls to its eye and highlighted the swirl detail with a glitter pen. Mounting onto another heart embossed mat and layering onto my Its a Boy banner.

Thanks so much for your visit today and I would love if you leave me a comment to let me know you have stopped by on the BLOG HOP. Be sure to head over to your next stop which is LISA. Follow through to the end of the hop and leave a comment on the Cheery Lynn Designs Blog too for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate.

Julie x

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:

• DL101A - English Tea Party Doily Angel Wing
• B670 Stork and Baby ( New )
• XL21 Pierced Stacker #3 ( Set of 6 )
• B250 - It's a Boy Girl Phrases
• DL101 English Tea Party Doily
• DL303 Pierced Banners ( Set of 3 )
• XL15 Rectangle Scalloped LG Purple Stackers 

Gingerbread House

Hi everyone,  today I am sharing with you my Cheery Lynn Designs DT card for this week using the adorable new Gingerbread House. This House reminded me of the story Hansel and Gretel and this is where my inspiration for this card came from.

My background was cut out in black card highlighting all the stitches around the edges with a white pen. I sprinkled on some chunky white Embossing Powder and heat set it to give a snowy look. My Icicles were cut out in white cardstock, spray adhesive added onto it and a layer of extra fine glitter.

My Trees and Grass were cut out in green and glitter added in the same way as the Icicles.

My Gingerbread House I cut out twice. My top layer in Kraft card and I shaded it with Copic Pens and used my Fineliner Pen in to all the embossed grooves to highlight it. My underneath layer my die was used to emboss onto white cardstock and I coloured with Copics before adding behind my card. Please check out the Cheery Lynn video HERE on how to do this technique. Finally adding an extra layer of glittered Icicles to my house.

Thanks for stopping by today and once again all of your comments are greatly appreciated. 

Julie x

Cheery Lynn New Release Dies Used:

• B606 Gingerbread House 

Other Cheery Lynn Dies Used:

• M4 Circle Classic
• B126 Grass Border
• B472 Icicles Border
• B483 Build a Christmas Tree
• LS1 Silver Stitching Stackers
• XL2 Square Scalloped Stackers