Vintage Corset

Hi Everyone, thanks for stopping by today. For my DT card at Cheery Lynn Designs I am sharing with you a card with quite a lot of techniques on it. So let me take you through all my stages.

Layering my die cut corners behind my layer of card gives a different look to the corner dies.

I used my stitched rectangle as a guideline, counting the stitches, to die cut out my patterned strip evenly, holding down with a little tape. I worked from the outside on both sides towards the centre. This way I new my card would have even spacing.

I measured in between my gaps and added strips of paper with foam tape which I tattered at the edges. My centre strip was ever so slightly wider than the rest so I balanced this by adding my Anastasia cream border.

I cut my Nautical Wheeler doily in half and offset onto my stamped image which had also been tattered at the edges and a scattering of Frantage added.

My corset was cut out 3 times in different patterned paper and reinserted in to the negative spaces. I curved the edges at the top and bottom to give my corset a 3D effect adding my angel wing lace finishings and a few sparkly gems.

Adding some splashes of paint and some shabby flowers to finish.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you get a chance to join in the Current Challenge at Cheery Lynn which is Mothers Day. We all look forward to seeing your beautiful entries.

Crafty Hugs,

Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• DL180 Nautical Wheeler Doily
• CABD-72 Chrysanthemum (Set of 4)
• B363 Corset w/Angel Wing
• B166 Lace Corner Deco F
• B136 Anastasia Border
• LSC-16 Rectangle Stitch and Cut Tool
• B569 Curved Border Set

Tea Party

Hi Everyone, thank you for all your lovely comments last week for my Daffodil tutorial they were all very much appreciated. When I was a little girl I loved having Tea Parties with my pet cat - Lucky, who would sit quite happily watching me. This inspired me to make this card for my Cheery Lynn Designs DT post this week which I am sharing with you all today.

Notice how I have mounted my corner die cuts behind my card layer to give a different look and softened the edges of my paper with Ink for a Vintage look.

My layers now together mounted onto my card which measures roughly 6.5 x 5.

My centre image was stamped in Black Archival ink and heat embossed with clear ink. I added Distress ink to age and shade my paper, placing onto the Alpine Flourish Doily with a little Silicone Glue to raise my topper slightly.

My cute little cats were also placed on with Silicone Glue. Aren't they adorable !

Thanks for stopping by today to see my post and I will see you all next week.

Julie xx

Shop at Cheery Lynn for:

• B417 Kitty Kitty Meow Meow
• DL 251 Horizon Coved Rectangle Boutique Stacker Frames
• DL282 Alpine Flourish Doily
• B373 Siena Double Edge Border
• XL10 Coved Rectangle - Classic
• B166 Lace Corner Deco F

I Wish To Enter This In To - 

Crafty Individuals March Challenge - The Animal World. 

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

Cheery Lynn New Release

Hi Everyone, We are all very excited at Cheery Lynn Designs as this is the first New Release of 2015 and is being launched at the CHA show. I feel so honoured and proud to know my cards will be on display at the Cheery Lynn Designs Stand.

I am showcasing 3 of the new dies today, so please also pop over to the Cheery Lynn blog HERE to see what my talented team mates are showcasing from the New Release. This is a fantastic Release giving you even more versatility with your die cuts, as you can make a variety of patterns with the new border dies and I had amazing fun working with them.

This first card shows one of the new sets of words. Once Upon A Time, I love this little saying as it is so Apt for many cards or scrapbook pages. I decided to use this on a baby card.

You will see in this first photograph I tattered the edges of my layers and then cut out strips from the Horizon frame and paper pieced layering on some ric rac.

Here I started to layer on a row of my corner dies in blue around my frame.

Here you will see another row being placed on.

I placed my ruler across my card to get my wording straight, double layering it.

Cheery Lynn New Release dies used

• B453 Once Upon A Time (set of 2)

Other Cheery Lynn Dies Used

• DL253 Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames
• B166 Lace Corner Deco F

My next card 

For my Easter card I have used 2 other new dies,

Happy Easter which was layered up twice and I added some flowers from my Tiny Flower kit.

Now if you look down the sides of this card again you will see this lace pattern. This is one of our new clever border/edger dies which come in sets of 3 and can interlink together or you can use one at a time. You decide where you want to place it on your card to cut. They also compliment Doilies that were out in our previous release for even more versatility and choice to match up on your craft projects.

Cheery Lynn New Release Dies Used

• B529 Happy Easter
• B523 Deutschland Border Set x 3

Other Cheery Lynn Dies Used

• B439 Old Barn Board ( Set of 3 )
• B315 Ivy Corner Flourish
• B376 Tiny Flower Kit (set of 3)
• L1 Square Classics
• XL2 Square Scalloped

Click HERE to see all the New Release Dies at Cheery Lynn Designs

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow to show you another card using more of the New Release dies.

Julie x

Flutterby Butterfly

Hi Everyone, hope you are having a nice weekend and getting some crafty time to yourself. I love the elegance of white on white cards although Chris wouldn't agree for photographing LOL. Anyway this week my DT card for Cheery Lynn Designs I joined in with the challenge - Things with Wings, as I felt inspired to combine both things together.

My corners I creased slightly down the middle and glued at the edges to give a 3D effect. I also layered up my dies but rather than gluing totally flat onto my card, I layered with silicone glue to encourage the light to reflect in between the layers to show the beauty of my die cuts.

My butterflies I sprayed some glue onto and added an extra fine glitter to also capture the light and give some sparkle.

Cheery Lynn Dies Used:

• XL-6 Circle Inverted Scallop LG Stackers
• L-4 Circle Classic LG Silver Stackers
• M-4 Circle Classic SM Silver Stackers
• XM-5 XM Scalloped Circle
• DL180- Nautical Wheeler Doily
• DL112AB Small Exotic Butterflies#1 w/angel wings
• B166 Lace Corner Deco F
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Thanks for stopping by

Julie x

End of Summer Time

Hi Everyone, sorry I seem to be behind with catching up with all your blogs, but things have been rather hectic since coming back from our holidays, I promise to catch up soon. Can you believe we are at the end of August already. In Scotland the nights are starting to get darker earlier in the evening and my beloved little Robin has re-appeared back in my garden. All signs summer time is about to end and the clocks will go back soon and winter will be upon us. So this is where my inspiration for my Cheery Lynn  DT card this week came from.

My card is 8x8 in size and fits the Mega Doily Die perfectly. With this die cut I used patterned paper, dry brushed on some Gesso and inked the edges to give a shabby feel. My Clock, Victorian flourishes and corner dies were cut out in a lilac shade of paper. I stamped a crackle stamp onto the clock and corners and then inked the edges on all these die parts and once again dry brushed some Gesso on.

I added some glitter glue onto my clock face and little diamantés.

My flowers all started off as white cardstock. They were cut out and I added different shades of ink, a little stamping onto the Shasta Daisy for texture and a little flower soft into the centres. My leaves were cut from green card stock and the edges inked.

My butterflies were cut out in pink patterned paper and I used the angel wing to cut out the back of the butterflies in white cardstock, again inking the edges.

Thanks for stopping by today I always appreciate your visits and comments.  

Julie x

Cheery Lynn Dies Used

• DL151 VictorianRomance Flourish
• B181A Embellishment #1
• DL112AB Small Exotic Butterflies#1 w/Angel Wings
• B117 Fanciful Flourish Right
• B310 Shasta Daisy
• DL158 Mega French Pastry Doily
• B166 Lace Corner Deco F
• B357 Clock w/Angel Wing
• B311 Chrysanthemum Strip
• D134 Small Leaves #2

Cuties Card

Hello, Thanks for popping over to my blog today and a warm welcome to my new followers. This weeks Challenge at Cheery Lynn is Lots of Layers – how could I resist making a card using this theme for my DT spot.

I adore the versatility of the Cuties strips and decided to make a whole background out of the Cuties 1 today.

Using white cardstock I cut out several strips. I had the idea of giving my background an Ombre effect (light to dark) so after die cutting, I inked them all up with co-ordinating light and darker shades of Distress. Next step, I wove the strips together going forwards and backwards with my paper between the petals and aligning my rows up. Once completed I glued in place onto a layer of cardstock before layering onto my card. I hope you all love the result as much as I do.

You will notice wrapped around my centre image is also the Cuties strip. This time I mounted my inked strip onto the back of my image along with a little brown card to make my image ‘pop’. I then twisted the little petals back round with a pair of tweezers. I love this effect and each Cuties strip gives a different look when you do this.
My flower was cut out again from white cardstock and inked in the co-ordinating shades I had used in my background.

Have a lovely creative weekend and I’ll see you all next week and thanks for your continued comments, I really appreciate them.

.Julie x

Shop at Cheery Lynn for :

• B149 Cuties 1 
• B339 Gardenia Strip 
• B165 Lace Corner Deco E

Other products used :

Distress Ink Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, Dried Marigold, Scattered Straw and Antique Linen. Pion Topper.

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