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

Be Mine

Hi Everyone, today for my DT post at Cheery Lynn Designs I am sharing some inspiration for Valentines Day using a couple of the new dies from their latest release.

I started off by matting and layering my stacker layers onto my card  and then I added my border to the top and bottom of my card.  I paper pieced my flourish into place to make it larger for this design, hiding the join with a flower. My flowers were cut out of patterned cardstock and some Flowersoft added to the centres.

I just adore this new Film Set, you get 2 different sizes in the pack. I cut mine out in Black cardstock and then positioned the same die over my image, this way it would nest perfectly into my Photo Frame.

My Teddy was cut out in White cardstock, shading with Distress ink. I layered patterned and black cardstock behind the accents. My heart and his arms were layered on twice for extra dimension. I also placed a little bend into the cardstock at his ears and feet. Finishing off with a little bling.

Thanks for stopping by today and I do hope to see you joining in Cheery Lynn's latest Bi-Weekly challenge which currently is Tickled Pink.

Crafty Hugs,

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• B674 Be Mine Teddy Bear
• B673 Film Set
• B454 Southern Charm Valance
• B571 Leafy Flourish (Set of 2)
• B586 Step Card Bundle #3
• XL2 Square Scalloped LG Nesting Dies
• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers

With Love From Cupid

Hi Everyone, today for my DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs I'm sharing some inspiration using the adorable newly released Cupid die.

I started by die cutting out my layers from patterned cardstock, tattering at the edges and adding a little Distress Ink. My frame I cut out an aperture using my square stackers to create a window effect, I then glued on my Scandinavian Heart frame. I placed lace around the centre of my frame and added lots of pearls, mounting onto my card.

My Love You was also shaded with Distress and mounted onto my tattered square frame adding a touch of cheesecloth and finishing with a few more pearls.

My Cupid was shaded with Distress Inks....isn't he so cute !

I mounted my Tea Rose onto my Heart as an extra finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today and to let you know, the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge has changed to fortnightly, so why not click HERE for details to join in the fun of Tickled Pink.

Crafty Hugs,

 Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• B698 - Cupid
• XL2 - Square Scalloped LG Stackers Nesting Dies
• L1 - Square Classic Silver Stackers
• DL155 - Scandinavian Hearts
• B653 - Love You ( Square )
• DL128 - Two of Hearts
• B435 - Tea Rose Small

Joy to the world

Hi Everyone, today for my DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs I am sharing with you my latest Festive card making a Christmas Wreath for my sweet little Robin to sit on.

I started by matting and layering my first few chosen layers adding Stickles and Distress ink around the edges. You will also notice on my top layer I highlighted all the pierced holes with a red Fine Liner Pen and scattered some Frantage embossing Powder for a snowy effect.

My Wreath was cut out 3 times and my base layer was cut in half and slightly offset to give the illusion of more foliage gluing another layer on top. My final layer I added heat set Mistletoe coloured embossing powder onto the foliage this gave it added sparkle and detail.

My Robin was shaded with Distress Inks and some Black Liquid Pearls added to his eye. My Candy Canes are from the Build a Tree set, I die cut them in White cardstock and added some red with a Fine Liner Pen.

My wording was heat embossed with Red Tinsel and offset onto Green Card Stock for a shadow effect.

Finishing off with my Pretty Bow.

Thanks for stopping by today and for your continued visits and comments, I really appreciate them. 

Crafty Hugs,

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers
• DL177 French Flair Doily Stackers
• LPC12 French Flair Pierce and Cut Tool
• B557 Feathered Friends
• B422 Pretty Pretty Bows (Set of 2)
• B481 Joy to the World Wreath
• B483  Build aChristmas Tree
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I wish to enter this in to the following Challenges:

• Anything Cute - You've got Happy Mail Challenge
• Craft for the Craic - Christmas Cheer Challenge

Nostalgic Christmas

Hi Everyone, this week the Challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is Non Traditional Christmas Colours and I thought it would be fun to join in with my DT card this week.

All my die cuts on my card were heat embossed with different powders from Sparkly ones to Glossy ones. My main image I sprinkled a little White Powder for a snowy effect and heat embossed around the edges to frame my image, mounting onto a little Cheesecloth.

My Snowflowers are layered in two different shades and I trimmed the top Die cut layer at the outer points of the Snowflake to give a graduation effect on my Snowflower adding a Gum Drop to the centre.

My Deer were heat embossed with a Glossy Powder and mounted onto a pink shade of cardstock at their bodies, I then trimmed around the outline of my deer.  This made my Deer pop on the design and easy to cut around with having a raised surface.

I tattered the edges with my scissors adding some Distress Ink and Glitter Embossing powder to the edges.

Hope you have a nice weekend and thanks for your continued comments, I hope I am well enough to visit your Blogs shortly.

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• B486 Dancing Snow Flurries
• B472 Icicles Border
• B484 Deer in the Forest
• B610 Snowflake Set 1
• DL282 Alpine Flourish Doily (set of 2)
• B146 Pine Branches
• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers 
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I would Like to enter this in to the following Challenges

• WOW embossing powders - December Challenge - 'Winter'
• Dies R us - Challenge #38 Christmas
• Country View Challenges - #34 Create a Scene 
• Noor Design - #13 Winter Wonderland 
• Sparkles Christmas Challenges - #59 Die Cuts for Christmas
• Anything but Cute - Challenge #8 You've got Happy Mail

Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone, today I am sharing with you my sparkly Festive card for my DT post at Cheery Lynn Designs. Let me take you through the process of how to apply your glitter to your die cut with a double sided sheet of adhesive.

Step 1: Attach adhesive sheet to White cardstock by releasing one side of the protective layer. You should now have a sheet of paper that has cardstock on one side and the adhesive film for the sticky sheet on other side with its protective layer still on.

Step 2: Place the protective layer side up on die cutting machine and place your die on top and cut.

Step 3: Once cut, glue a fussy cut oval to the back of your die cut. This makes the design POP.

Step 4: Rub an anti static bag over your paper, this way the glitter will only adhere to the adhesive. Now start to cut into the protective layer and lift off the film to reveal the sticky parts of the Holly. Start rubbing green glitter into the area with your finger.

Step 5: Repeating the  process to lift adhesive film again with your craft knife to reveal the sticky parts where you want to put the red glitter.

This process takes a little while but is a great way to apply different colours of glitter without them mixing.

A close up of my mistletoe, using embossing powder with Glossy Accents on top to create the little buds .  

My snowy scene at the bottom was created using and Embossing Puff powder and Distress inks.

Have a lovely weekend.

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• B474 Mistletoe
• B366 Merry Christmas Holly Sentiment
• B323 Winter Neighbourhood Border
• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers
• XL2 Square Scalloped LG Stacker Nesting Dies

Haunted House

Hi everyone, today I am sharing with you another DT card using some Halloween dies from the Cheery Lynn Designs - Latest Release.

I started off by making my own background paper with stamps and inks, matting and layering on to my stacker dies. Next I cut out my Spiders Web in purple card stock then placed them on to the corners and added purple Stickles around the edges.

My orange mat I added a little Distress ink and went around the pierced holes with a white pen, layering on to my card with a little Silicone Glue.

My Home Sweet Home die I layered up twice and added some yellow card stock behind the windows to make them pop and I pulled the windows to an ajar position. 

With layering my house twice it gave my tree some extra added dimension and popped the house forward on my card rather than lying flush to the card stock.

My Bat was cut in black cardstock and offset with some white. I stamped my sentiment in clear Embossing ink and embossed with extra fine white Embossing Powder.

My cute figures were trimmed out of the Trick or Treat Border and offset with yellow card again to make them pop on my card.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Julie xx

Cheery Lynn New Release Dies Used:

• B595 Home Sweet Home
• B596 Bat Family
• B597 Spider Nest 

Other Cheery Lynn Dies Used:

• B470 Trick or Treat Border
• XL2 Scalloped Square Stackers
• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers
• XL21 Pierced Stacker#3 

Pretty Bows

Hi Everyone, today I am sharing with you my latest vintage style DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs .

This photo shows you the start of my layers. You will see I have shaded the edges with Distress Ink and used my Distress tool around the edges of my card for a shabby look.

My Butterfly I used embossing powders on and added a little button onto the centre.

My bow once die cut out I tattered the edges with my Distress Tool adding a little ink to the edges.

My flowers were all shaded with Distress Inks and shaped using my embossing mat, adding little buttons into the centres.

  

Thanks for stopping by to see my post today.

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn For:

• XL22 Pierced Stackers #4
• DL112AB Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings
• B422 Pretty Pretty Bows
• B586 Step Card Bundle Set 3
• DL286 Mirror Mirror Doily Frame
• B454 Southern Charm Valance
• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers

Shabby Butterflies

Hi Crafty Friends, I seem to have fallen behind catching up with your blogs but I have been under the weather with a kidney infection recently and hope to catch up soon. My Cheery Lynn Designs DT project this week that I'm sharing with you is a Shabby Style card with some mixed media on it. It is approximately 5 3/4 inches square in size.

Here is the start of the layers on my card. I cut a square of patterned paper and then placed my Dutch Daisy Border die on with some low tack tape to cut. I used my Distress Tool around the edges and added a couple of scraps of paper which I inked at the edges.

I then applied some Texture Paste through a strip of Sequin Waste to act as a Stencil. Once dry I added a little Distress ink to coordinate with the paper.

I used the large and medium die in the Sentiment Tag set, cutting white cardstock and adding a little Distress ink to the larger die before layering up and adding some Stickles around the middle. I then layered onto my Alpine Flourish.

My Butterflies were cut in patterned paper and layered up twice.

Hope you have enjoyed looking at my card and now feel inspired to try this style of card. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a creative weekend,

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for :

• B521 Dutch Daisy Border Set 1 (New Release)
• DL112AB SmallExotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings
• DL282 Alpine Flourish Doily
• B425 Sentiment Tag 2 (Set of 3)
• L1 Square Classic Silver Stackers

Friendship Card

Hello all my friends and new followers...Welcome.  I have made a Friendship card to share with you all today.

All my dies were cut out using white cardstock and shaded with Distress inks apart from my little butterflies of which I used Pearlised cardstock. 

On the front edge of my card I cut this to be about half an inch shorter than the back edge. I then positioned 2 layers of the Dancing Doily die on the front and 2 on the inside of the card.

I absolutely adore the design and elegance of the new Southern Charm Valance die. I placed a strip along the top and bottom of my card and then cut out another 2 strips and paper pieced the middle section into the sides of my card.Thanks so much for visiting and I really appreciate all your comments.

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for -

• B454 Southern Charm Valance
• DL254 Heart Oval Boutique Stacker Frame
• DL112AB Small Exotic Butterflies#1 w/angel wings
• DL134 Dancing Doily Lace Border 
• L-1 Square Classic Silver Stacker Layers

Stamp Used -
The Friendship is the poetry of life stamp is by Stempelglede - just a note A5 stamp plate. 
( Available from Live and Love Crafts in about ten days time )