Sweeties Monthly Technique Challenge - Easel Cards

Hello everyone, I can't believe how fast this year has flown by! This is the last monthly technique challenge of 2013.  This month we would like you to try making an easel card.  

Head on over to the Sweet Stamps Challenge blog to check out the amazing talented Sweeties and their projects.  Also enter with your easel cards for your chance to win a spending spree in the Sweet Stamps Store. You have up to the 14th January 2014 to enter.

Cheery Lynn - French Flair Easel Card

Hello all you Cheery Lynn Fans and welcome again to your Sunday inspiration.  This week I have a Shaped Easel card to show you made using Cheery Lynn French Flair Stackers.  For the card and the base I used the biggest stacker then went down two sizes to create the layered effect.  

I used the scalloped circles to make this cheesecloth flower.. The stamp is a new one from Lilly of the valley and the sentiment is from Whimsy stamps.. 

Here is a close up of the mini and medium roses that I have shaped using an big balled embossing tool the centres are Candi (legless brads). Around the edges I used the wreath leaves. 

The inside view, using the scalloped circle  and silver classic circle stackers using them together they create the prefect layer effect. 

Here's a closer look at the cheesecloth flower

The flower in the background you can see the flower that I created using the build a flower stamens..

Don't forget to check out Cheery Lynn's Challenge blog where there is a new challenge very Monday.

Medium Rose Miniature Rose Mini Fanciful Flourish Wreath Strip Small Exotic Butterflies #1 w/Angel Wings Mini Dimensional Butterflies w Angel Wings Cheery Lynn - Frills and Hearts Border Cheery Lynn - XM Scalloped Circles Circle Classic Silver Stackers French Flair - Scalloped LG Stackers Nesting Dies French Flair Silver Stackers LG Build a Flower 1 Core'dinaton Cardstock - Creams 12mm Woven Burlap IVORY

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Cheery Lynn and Hampton Art Joint Venture

Hello all you Cheery Lynn fans Tamara here.  What a special treat we have for you this week. Cheery Lynn have joined forces with Hampton Art to bring you great prizes

Cheery Lynn's prize is a $25 coupon to spend in the Cheery Lynn Store and Hampton Art are giving away the fabulous prizes below.  To be in with a chance all you have to do is leave a comment on one or both of the blogs (Cheery Lynn Challenge blog or Cheery Lynn Inspiration Blog) each of the design team will be posting a project every day so be sure to visit and comment everyday..Visit the Hampton Art Blog too for ideas and to take a look at other crafting goodies..

The stamp set I used is called Nutcracker Sweet and can be found in the Hampton Art Catalog

I loved working with these stamps although they did take me out of my comfort zone.  But what fantastic details.

I teamed them up with these Cheery Lynn Dies

Sophie's Heart 

Build a Flower #2 

Frills and Hearts Border 

Embellishments #2

Flourish Leaf strip

Silver Oval Nesting Stackers 

Scalloped Oval Stackers 

This is the inside view of the easel card.. These have to be my most favourite colours on a card and I so love the vintage look.. 

Don't forget to visit each day and to comment on the blog posts for your chance to be a winner.. 

Anniversaries

Hi again, I'm back again and this time its with my project for Anything Goes Challenge Blog and this fortnight our challenge is "Anniversaries" to mark a famous anniversary this weekend.  So here's my card

I know I keep saying it but I'm in love with the new magnolia stamps and can't get enough of them..lol This one is from the Princess and Princes collection and is just heavenly to colour.  I have teamed her up with some new papers from Authentique - Genuine. 

Copic Colours 

B97, 95, 93

YR26, 24, 21

E47, 44, 41

E30, 21, 000, 0000, R20

I used my Circut to cut out the stars that I then coated with crackle paint and them distressed them with black soot. 

 Craft Items

Magnolia Stamps, Lilly of the valley sentiment, Graphic 45 alphabet stamps, Authentique papers, Cheery Lynn Dies, Magnolia Doohickeys, 

Pop by the Craft Den for lots more crafting goodies..

Anyone for Tea? English Tea Party Doily

Hello Cheery Lynn Fans

Today I want to show you the English Tea Party Doily teamed up with a few other Cheery Lynn Dies.. Don't forget to visit our Challenge blog to enter into our Weekly Challenges for the chance to win $20 coupon to shop in the Cheery Lynn Store

Dies used for this card

Cuties 2, Two of Hearts Doily, English Tea Party Doily, Judy's Blooms (For the leaves), Circle Window Stackers, Scalloped Square stackers (Purple series) Plain Square Stackers (Sliver series), Lace Corner Deco I, Crafters Tools

To make the cuties flowers you will need to die cut two of the cuties strips, glue them together so each petal is spaced alternate. Then all you have to do is roll together and glue the end and there's your flower.  To watch Mike's Fabbie Tutorial Click HERE.

Love the English lace doily it's just the right size and creates the most wonderful doily. 

I used the XL stacker series to create a space for journalling by matting and layering the purple and sliver dies together you get the perfect edge for layering. 

Other Craft Items 

Magnolia stamps, Lilly of the valley sentiment, Whimsy Stamps sentiment, Prima papers, Distress Inks, Copic's, Crafter's Tools, Ribbon 

Enjoy the rest of your Day

All Coved Up!! - Coved Rectangle Easel Creation

Morning/ Afternoon/ Evening Cheery Lynn fans and welcome to Thursday.  Very nearly the weekend and only 5 more days until the exciting May Release Day (Tuesday 15th May).  Sshhh... I'll let you into a little secret.. all the new dies are simply gorgeous!!! Can't wait for you to see them..

Making shape easels are so easy using Cheery Lynn Dies they are always so effective.  This week is a first for me a Coved Rectangle Easel card. It turned out so well don't know why I haven't made one before... 

Cheery Lynn Dies I used 

Coved Rectangle XL Stackers (Purple ones), XL Scalloped Circle Stackers, Mini Exotic Butterflies, Miniature Roses, Medium Roses, Large Roses, Judy's Blooms, Lace Rose and Flourishes, SM Circle window Stackers, Reflection Dies - Lace Square Heart, Queen Anne's Lace Border, Fanciful Flourish, Dancing Doily Lace Border, Crafter' s Tools

I was so happy with the way this card turned out and with the colours that I used.  I think the

 greens and pinks go really well with the touch of brown.  

I have carried the checked paper through to the flowers and added a sprinkle of glitter.  Just peeping out from behind the flowers is that gorgeous Lace Rose and Flourishes die.  I cut the rose off and just used the flourishes.  I really wanted to used the rose so I placed it peeping out from  behind the image.  So I got two dies for the price of one.. lol

This flower I have teamed it up with the Judy's Blooms die and the Roses sprinkled with glitter.  

The inside of the easel card, love how this all came together.. 

Thanks for visiting me today hope you liked the coved easel card.  Don't forget to visit and enter into our challenge this week over on the Challenge Blog.  Our theme is "Shades of Purple" with a chance to win a $20 Coupon to shop in the Cheery Lynn Store.  Also remember to check out the Inspirations blog every day as one of the design team will have a new project to show you with new ways to use Cheery Lynn's fantastic Dies

Other Craft Items

Magnolia Stamps, Whimsy Sentiment Stamps, Nitwit Papers, Distress inks, Pearls, Brads, Scrim and Ribbon

Oooo La La, Have you got the French Flair?

Morning peeps, my inspiration for you on this Sunday morning is another shaped easel card.  This time I have gone for a new design - The French Flair.  It just seemed fitting as I used some new papers "En Francais" from Prima. I teamed up with some exciting dies from the one and only Cheery Lynn...

Cheery Lynn Dies used to create this card

XL - 12 French Flair Classic Stackers These dies come in a set of 6 with a clear plastic backing making it easier to view what you are cutting.  

Cover Rectangle Little Stackers, Little Circle Stackers, Scalloped Circle Stackers, Miniature Roses, Medium Roses, Large Roses, Exotic Mini Butterflies, Mini Flourish One, Olive Branches, Dancing Doily Lace Border

Other Crafting Supplies 

Magnolia Stamps, Lilly of the Valley Circle Sentiments, Tim Holtz - Film Strip, Scrim, Lace, Jute, Velvet Ribbon and Ribbon Slider.  Copic's and Distress Inks 

The sentiment has been stamped using Vintage Photo DI's, the smallest French Flair die was used to create a small tab.  

Here's a close up of the roses that I created. I stamped a small swirl onto the front. Used oodles of distress inks to create a darker colour, folded the petals in half to achieve a more pointed petal. 

Join us over on  Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog tomorrow (Monday 16th April 2012) for the start of a brand new challenge and theme - Birthday.