Cheery Lynn and Prickley Pear

Hi and Good Morning :)

 

Well, I didnt vanish! lol :) 

 

My card today was created using a mix of wonderful stamps and dies from Prickley Pear, and of course some stunning Cheery Lynn Designs Dies.

 

I started off with a 6 x 6 inch kraft card base and layered green bazzil and K&Co papers.  I cut the Dainty Dutch Deco Frame out of white bazzil and also the gorgeous City Girl Edger Border.  I stamped the You Make Me Bloom sentiment, and added the Celtic Heart.

 

I then had fun making the beautiful flowers using matching stamps and dies from Prickly Pear.  I cut 5 flowers from lilac bazzil card and then stamped the flowers onto lilac vellum.   This made the image really easy to line up with the dies and they cut beautifully!

 

I added some olive branch leaves, dimensional leaves, ribbon, pin and what is rapidly becoming my signature finishing touch, the gorgeous butterfly.

 

All dies and stamps used on this card are:

 

Prickley Pear stamp

Prickley Pear matching floral die

B308 - City Girl Edger Border

B144 - Celtic Heart

DL141 Dainty Dutch Deco

B147 - Olive Branches

D133 - Dimensional Leaves

DL112 - Small Exotic Butterflies.

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and dont forget if you have time we have a fabulous prize over on our challenge blog this week, where our theme is Creative Corners.  See, I didnt vanish! lol :)  and would just like to thank everyone who took the trouble to email me for your kind words and support :)

 

Have a smashing week!

 

 

Good Luck!

For Stella

 

 

Hi and Good Morning Everyone :) Happy Wednesday!.

 

My card today again mixes old and new dies from Cheery Lynn, and I really had a blast making this sweet card.  I started off with a 6 x 6 inch blank card base, and layered flowersoft papers onto lilac and white bazzill card, and then set about playing with my dies.

 

I created the bottom lace border using a strip of white card cut with the City Girl Edger, and added lilac ribbon and a tiny border from the Expandable Tiny Borders die.  I tucked the Grass border just above it, and this runs behind the image panel. 

 

I used my favourite Sunflower Doily (Although I do love them all lol) and layered circle and scalloped circle stackers in the centre with my main image, adding tiny flowers around the edge.

 

I created the floral spray using the Daisy Strip, Darling Daisies and Olive Branches and added a butterfly and tag.  I made flowersoft lavender sprigs, and finished off with  a bow, pin and pearl heart .

 

All dies used on this card are:

 

B126 - Grass Border

B261 - Tags 2

B147 - Olive Branches

B259 - Daisy Strip

A196 - Darling Daisies - also Tiny Green leaves on doily

B188 - Embellishment #2 - Tiny Flowers round doily

DL122AB - Small Exotic Butterflies

B162 - Lace Corner Deco B

XL- 5 - Scalloped Circles

L-4 - Classic Cirles

B308 - City Girl Edger

DL181 - Sunflower Doily

B215 - Expandable Tiny Borders

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and dont forget our challenge this week over at Cheery Lynn Designs is Embossing, so I hope you find time to join in.

 

Have a smashing week!

 

 

Cheery Lynn - Lots of Layers

Hi and Good Morning :) 

Todays card was inspired by this weeks theme over on the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge blog of 'Lots of Layers', and as always the lucky winner will recieve a $20 voucher to spend online at the Cheery Lynn Store.

This is something a little different from me as it is quick and relatively simple but a Time-Bandit stole my weekend! lol :) 

My card base was 6 x 6 inches and I layered K&Co paper onto white american crafts cardstock, and all dies were cut from both this card and paper.  I added some lacey borders using the Anastasia Border, and a couple of mini flourish die cuts too.  I matted my image onto some oval and scalloped oval stackers and made the gorgeous frame using the Polynesian Sails die.

I added a couple of flowers with some bling for a finishing touch.

All dies used on this card are:

B136 - Anastasia Border
DL153 - Polynesian Sails Frame
DL153A - Polynesian Sails Angel Wing
B291 - Mini Fanciful Flourish
D137 - Sweet Williams
B307 - Sweet Williams Strip
XM -8 - Scalloped Oval Stackers
M - 7 - Oval Classic Stackers

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and I hope you get time to visit the rest of the DT's gorgeous work over on the Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration blog, and also join in the challenge too.

Have a smashing week,

Music & Lyrics - Joanna Sheen

Back again with todays card for our new challenge over at Joanna Sheen, where this time our theme is 'Music & Lyrics'.  As always the lucky winner will win a fabulous voucher to spend in the Joanna Sheen online store.

I was sent this adorable set of decoupage called 'Fun & Games', and these are a great size for a quick and easy 6 x 6 card!  I just layered MME paper on some freshwater pearl card, and layered the decoupage with silicone glue.  I added dies by Marianne and Cheery Lynn, and some flowers to finish.  A very quick and simple card :)

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and I will endeavour to catch up over the next couple of days.

GDT @ Die for a Sketch

 

Morning :) A surprise post from me today, which I ahem, almost forgot about ! lol :)

 

I was thrilled and very honoured recently to be asked by the ladies at Die 4 A Sketch Challenge to be a GDT for their first anniversary.

 

To celebrate this fabulous achievement, they are having a fun challenge with loads of great prizes!

 

Sponsors include:  The  Ribbon Girl, Cards und More, Kathryne Stamp Art Design, Cards Etc Shop, and MilkCoffee Designs, so well worth joining in, and of course there is a fun sketch to follow too.

 

For my card, I used 300gsm ice pearl card, and embossed the background.  I then used my favourite Marianne layered die, and the gorgeous butterfly is by Cheery Lynn.  Behind the wings I tucked some fantasy film, and its much nicer in real life :)

 

Please checkout the challenge and the rest of the DT's work, and thanks so much for visiting my blog today.

 

 

 

 

Cheery Lynn Designs - Mermaid and Seahorses

Hi and Good Morning :)  I hope everyone is having a fab week so far!

 

For my card today I wanted to show the versatility and diversity of Cheery Lynn Dies, taking the Seahorse Family as my inspiration and mixing them with some new release dies and older dies too.

 

I started off with a 6 x 6 inch blank kraft card base, and layered up MME paper and DCWV aqua card.  I ripped the second sheet of paper to reveal the Tolkien quote underneath, and then set about adding some really cool dies.

 

I used the gauze border die to create a fish-net border, and inked the edges with Walnut DI.  I added 2 Tropical flourishes and also 2 mini fanciful flourish dies before layering my sea-horses, coral and picture.  I made the flower using the Chrysanthemum Strip (I love these floral strips) and a mini flower from the BAF embellishment set.

Now, in Alisons' world, seahorses would come in fantasy pinks, blues or green, but I have been reliably informed that they actually come in yellowy brown! lol ;)  The image is from Crafts and Me, and was coloured in PM's, and I had one of those awkward moments, when my aqua flex marker ran out before I could finish colouring the background - so bah and tut to that!!!   Glitter, also continues to be my nemessis! :(
 

I added finishing touches with charms, pearls, brads, starfish and twine, and 'Robbie' the wee crayfish was created by me just from scrap card!  Not my best effort, but quite fun.

 

All dies used on this card are:

 

B267 - Seahorse Family

B305 - Gauze Border

B311 - Chrysanthemum Strip

B127 - Tropical Flourish

B117S - Mini Fanciful Flourish

B291 - Fanciful Flourish Right

B181A - Embellishment #1 - Mini Flower

B188 - Embellishment #2 - Coral Twig

B216 - Wreath Strip

CM-2 - Card Maker Rectangle Scalloped

I am entering this card in the following competitions:

Crafts & Me - Flowers
Passion for Promarkers - To Die For
 

Thanks so much for visiting mu blog today, and dont forget we have a fab challenge this week over at Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge, where our theme is 'Bling it Up', and the lucky winner will receive a $20 voucher to spend in the Cheery Lynn Store.

 

Thats all from me today, have a smashing week!

Mothers Day at Cheery Lynn

 Inspired by 'Tate', a real person in an unreal world ;)

Hi and Good Morning. :)   Well we are finally drying out up here, but what a battering we took last week in the storms and floods!  Tut! :)

 

Anyway, our new challenge this week over at Cheery Lynn  Designs  is 'Mothers Day', and as always the winner will receive a brilliant $20 voucher to spend online at the Cheery Lynn Store, so well worth playing along.

 

Now, sadly, I dont have my mum around anymore, but still find myself making cards that I know she would have really liked, and she loved anything with faeries, butterflies and flowers, so  she would have really loved this card too.

 

I started off with a 6 x 6 inch card base, and layered MME papers (and scraps) onto white American Crafts cardstock.  All the die cuts were made with this same card too, as it cuts beautifully.  The image is a digital stamp from Crafts & Me.

 

I used 4 new release dies on this project, and started off by bordering the side panel with the City Girl Edger, and layering on top the Vertical Mesh Heart border.  I tucked the stunning Felicity Doily behind my image and added one of the new words from the sentiments range at the bottom.  The flower is made from the fabulous Daisy Strip, and I  added a couple of my favourite butterflies to finish.

 

All dies used on this card are:

 

B308 - City Girl Edger

B59 - Daisy Strip

B319 - Mesh Hearts Vertical Border

DL239 - Felicty Doily

B294 - Always

DL112AB - Small Exotic Butterflies #1

 

I hope you find time to join in this week, and dont forget there is always fresh inspiration over on our Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog.

 

Have a smashing week, and thanks so much for visiting my blog today,

 

 

Cheery Lynn - New Release Dies!

Hi and Good Morning! :)

 

Today sees the April 2013 New Release dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and they are absolutely GORGEOUS!  Again, its a really big release of many styles and sizes of dies ranging from new doilies, floral strips, leaf strips, borders and some really quirky and fun dies too!

 

My card uses the brilliant new Gauze border die and the smallest size Dreamcatcher die - I LOVE this! :)  It also uses the really versatile Rum Punch Doily, which has 4 elements for layering and you can achieve some really stunning results with these options. 

 

The floral embellishment was made using another time-saving floral die - the Shasta Daisy Strip and the Ivy Leaves Strip.  The papers are MME and the image is Crafts & Me.

 

All dies uses on this card are:

 

B304 - Ivy Strip

B305 - Gauze Border

B310 - Shasta Daisy

DL240 - Rum Punch Doily with A/Ws

B318 - Dream Catcher #2

 

I hope you find time to check out all the other wonderful new releases and see the stunning projects created by the rest of the talented DT over on our Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog.

 

Thanks so much for visiting today and have a smashing week!

 

Cheery Lynn Designs - Anything Goes!

 

Good Morning :)  I hope everyone is having a really good week so far.

 

Our challenge this week over at Cheery Lynn Designs is the ever popular 'Anything Goes' and you still have lots of time to enter.  As always the winner will receive a fab $20 voucher to spend online in the Cheery Lynn Store.

 

My card today is an 8 x 8 inch gatefold card, so it opens in the middle and this makes a really nice change as a canvas.  I used First Edition 12 x 12 Spring papers and 12 x 12 Coordinations textured card which I sanded to give a shabby look.

 

I bordered each panel with the gorgeous Celtic Chain border, this is 8 inches long and is perfect for these larger projects, and added a couple of Fanciful Flourishes to the base. 

 

 

I then matted my image onto Coved and Scalloped Coved Rectangles, and I hooked 10 Lace Corner deco dies behind the image to create an ornate frame. The flowers are made using the Daisy Strip die - this is such a classic flower, and I offset the petals a little to give it a bit of fantasy look. The sentiment is backed onto the Sophie's Heart Mini Doily, and I added a couple of butterflies to finish.

 

All dies used on this card are:

 

B202 - Celtic Chain

B117 - Fanciful Flourish

XM-11 - Scalloped Coved Rectangles

L-10 Coved Rectangle Classic

B162 - Lace Corner Deco B

DL238 - Sophie's Heart Mini Doily

DL112AB - Small Exotic Butterflies #1

DL113AB - Small Exotic Butterflies #2

B259 - Daisy Strip

 

Thats all from me today, but dont forget there is always fresh inspiration from the rest of the talented DT over on our Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog.

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and have a smashing day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring into Spring - Joanna Sheen

Morning :)

Back again today with a card for our new challenge at Joanna Sheen, where this time our theme is 'Spring into Spring'.   As always the winner will receive a brilliant £15 voucher to spend online at the Joanna Sheen store, so well worth playing along.

 

Now, tulips are my very fave flower, so I was thrilled to use this super-cute House Mouse stamp and coloured it with PM's.  I matched with some vintage (well very old - lol) K&Co Tulip papers and white bazzil card.   The Dies are a mix of Cheery Lynn and Memory Box and the border punch is MS. 

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and have a smashing Sunday! :)

 

 

Sweet Stampin - Scallops

 

Hi and Good morning :)  I hope everyone has some smashing plans for the weekend!

 

So, our new challenge this week over at  Sweet Stampin is 'Scallops' and we are sponsored by the brilliant Heather Ellis and our fab monthly sponsor, The Ribbon Girl.

 

Now, this card will teach me to rummage in my scraps box when I need inspiration! lol.  Im not that keen on it tbh, as it seems a bit colourful or even 'off colour' to me.  I am still plodding on with DI's and trying to give it my best shot, so I picked another quite simple LOTV image to have a practise on.  The papers are MME, the dies are a mix of Cheery Lynn and spellbinders, and the punch is MS.

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog, have a brilliant day, and I hope to pop along and catch up later,

 

Back to Nature - Cheery Lynn Designs

Hi and Good Morning :)

Well we put the clocks forward here in the UK last weekend, and it was like someone had switched the light on, and it instantly I felt as if spring was finally coming! :) Wahey, and about time too.

 

Now, we have a new challenge this week of 'Back to Nature', and as Cheery Lynn Designs make so many wonderful, delicate and pretty bugs and butterflies, I couldnt wait to get started on this card.

 

I used a 6 x 6 blank card base and all the dies were cut with American Crafts textured cardstock - my favourite for clean and crisp cuts.  I used a sheet of freshwater green paper as my backing and added an overlay of Chicken Wire, edged with the Lady Kate Border.  I concealed the join using the really versatile Expandable Tiny Borders - these are ace!.

 

I added 2 Tropical Flourish dies to the chicken wire and then the gorgeous Exotic Butterfly.  I usually add butterflies, bugs, or dragonflies to many of my projects, but I really wanted to make this beauty centre stage - its such a classic design.  I cut 3 of the smaller versions of this butterfly for the border, and added a couple of blooms to the flourishes, and a tag to finish. 

 

All dies used on this card are:

FRM 144 - Chicken Wire
B278 - Lady Kate Edger
DL116 - Exotic Butterfly Medium #3
DL116A - Medium Angel Wing
DL112AB - Small Exotic Butterflies #1
B127 - Tropical Flourish
B259 - Daisy Strip
B188 - Embellishment #2 - Build a Flower Series
B261 - Tags 2
B215 - Expandable Tiny Borders.

I really enjoyed making this card, and I hope you find time to join us over at the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge this week too.  Dont forget there is also fresh inspiration from the rest of the talented DT over on our Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog.

 

Have a smashing week, and thanks so much for visiting today,

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - No Red or Green!

 

Morning :) 

 

Back again today with a mid-month inspiration card for our challenge over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin  where this time our theme is 'No Red or Green'.  We are sponsored by Flat Friends who are offering the winner 4 cute digis of their choice.

 

Now, not using red or green was harder than I thought it would be........  I used one of my fave LOTV images and followed a sketch I found from Starry Nights.  I loved using this sketch so much I think I will make a lot of my christmas cards using this layout, as it was really quick and simple.

 

I dug out some much neglected mirri board and used up scraps of Anna Griffin and MME papers.   The dies are a mix of Cheery Lynn, Memory box and spellbinders, and I added some gold card candi, wooden snowflake and a starry brad to finish.  

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and I will be popping along later

 

 

 

 

 

 

Celebrate - Cheery Lynn Designs

Hi and Good Morning :)

Our new challenge this week over at Cheery Lynn Designs is 'Celebrate', so what better excuse do you need to create something beautiful for the special people and times in your life.  As always the winner will receive a $20 voucher to spend online in the Cheery Lynn Store and over the next few weeks were are looking for guest designers too, with a very generous store credit to get you started!

 

Now, the DT at Cheery Lynn were presented with some wonderful Magnolia goodies recently, and I just couldnt wait to use this little sweetie! :)  I used a 6 x 6 blank card base, and stitched Magnolia papers onto white bazzil cardstock, and then set about my favourite part of card-making - die cutting!

 

I added the Celtic Heart and Fanciful Flourish to the base of the card, and then cut 2 strips of the Anastasia Lace Border layering them together and topping off with some pale blue ribbon.  I cut the really gorgeous Kiwi Spirit Doily (this matches the Anastasia border perfectly) and added my image slightly off centre.  The flowers were made from the Cutie Fringe borders, 2, 3 and 4 and I dipped these in some glitter for a bit of sparkle.   I decorated the border with the Two of Hearts and a butterfly, and I added some tiny forget-me-not type flowers to the flourish. 

 

All dies used on this card are:

 

B256 - Cutie Fringe II

B257 - Cutie Fringe III

B258 - Cutie Fringe IV

Kiwi Spirit Doily

B136 - Anastasia Lace Border

DL128 - Two of Hearts

B144 - Celtic Heart

B117 - Fanciful Flourish

D138 - Mini Dimensional Butterfly

DL112AB - Small Exotic Butterflies #1

B188 - Embellishment #2 - Tiny blue forget-me-not type flowers

B178 - Flourish Leaf Strip

L-4 - Silver Stacker Circles

XL-5 - Scalloped Stacker Circles

 

I hope you find time to join in this week, and I look forward to seeing more gorgeous entries!  Dont forget there is also daily inspiration from the other talented members of the DT over on our Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog.

I wish to enter this card in the below competitions:

Tildas Town - Think Spring
Lovely hAnglar & Sweet Magnolia - Stitching
I ♥ Promarkers - Spring is in the air (I wish it was!) lol
By The Cute & Girly - My Favourite Stuff - Dies
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girly
My Mums Craft Shop - Spring has Sprung
 

 

I hope everyone has a smashing week, and thanks so much for visiting today.

 

 

 

 

Sweet Stampin - Lots of Layers

Good Morning :)  Well its still blimmin freezing and snowing here - Bah and Tut!  Lets hope we get some respite from the grotty weather soon  :)

 

Anyway, onto my card - our new challenge today over at Sweet Stampin is 'Lots of Layers'.  As always we have 2 fabby sponsors - My Mums Craft Shop and The Ribbon Girl, so brilliant prizes!

 

I dont often make cards for chiddlers, but I thought this image would make a lovely card for a little girl.  I also thought it would be reasonably easy to paint with DI's! lol (although it was my 3rd attempt).  I won these gorgeous and pretty Wild Rose Studio papers in Vixx's Candy, and I love them, the flowers are WOC and the velvet ribbon and brad are from stash.

 

I am entering this card in the below competition:

 

Lili's Little Fairies - Spring colours.

 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today,  and I hope you have a smashing weekend!