Poppy in more ways than one

Today I'm sharing a great box with you that I created for Cheery Lynn.  I've also worked up a little tutorial for you so you'll be able to make one of these fun Explosion/Poppy Boxes yourself.  Have fun!!!  

Step 1: Cut two 9 inch card stock squares, cut one 5 1/8" square card stock. Cut four 2 7/8" square designer paper, cut 8 2 3/4 square designer papers for interior.  

Step 2: Score one of your 9 inch squares at 3" and 6 ", turn your paper 90 degrees and score again at 3 " and 9". This will create a grid. You'll want to do this on both of your 9 inch card stock squares.

Step 3: Score each of your corner squares diagonally and fold. Fold inward as this is going to help create your box. TIP: I find using the 6" mark on my Scor-pal makes this easy as there is a marking at the bottom of your Scor-Pal that will help ensure you have it lined up correctly. 

Step 4: Using strong tape apply your outside squares ( 2 7/8" ) to the base box.

Step 5: Cut four of your 2 3/4 squares in half and tape to inside of your explosion box along the ridges.

Step 6: On your second 9 inch square cardstock cut the outer corner squares off as shown above. Fold and crease.

Step 7: Tape your remaining square card stock pieces to the just cut cross/9 inch piece. You can also decorate the base center with designer card too.

Step 8: Score your 5 1/8" square at 1 inch on all sides. Cut a slit in where all the black marks are shown above. Fold and crease.

Step 9: Tape your flaps to the inside of the box top creating your top. Now the really fun part decorate as desired.

I created the lovely poppies using my Cheery Lynn Dies of course.  Here is a complete list of dies used on this box. 

Embellishment 1 Build a Flower 

Polynesian Sails Oval

Build a Flower 3

Tags 3 

Tiny Things With Wings

Polynesian Sails Mini

Have a wonder, safe and blessed Memorial Day weekend and I'll see you next week.

Hugs, Lori 

Anchors Away!

Hi Everyone,

The theme this week is Make it Manly so I thought that this would be a good time to make a Fathers Day Card.

I used the Mayflower and added the waves from the At The Beach set to make the ship look like it is sailing.  For the base I colored the Sailing Ship / Compass Embossing Plate with distressed ink before I embossed it and finished it off with a Sand Dollar from the Sand Dollar and Starfish set.

here is a closeup

Here's a list of the dies used for this project:

B226 - Happy (Set of 2)
B236 - Day (Set of 2)
B246 - Fathers Mix and Match Words
B276 - Mayflower
B279 - Sand Dollar and Starfish
C143 - At The Beach (waves only)
E121 - Sailing Ship / Compass Embossing Plate

I hope you can find some time to visit the challenge this week and put in your entry where the theme is Make it Manly!  With your entry you will have a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Have a Cheery Day!

Manly Birthday Wishes

Sandy with you today, Alison is a bit under the weather.  She will be back with you next week.  The Cheery Lynn Designs challenge this week is Make It Manly.  Guy cards can be a challenge but this was a pretty quick card that I think would work great for a guy.  Using my Royal Coved Rectangle Mega Reflections dies, I created the overlay on the card base and the center panel of my tent card.  These dies are so versatile, you can create almost any size you need.  I hand trimmed the card base and the patterned paper pieces using the dies as templates.

Rather than using flowers, I have added a mix of leaves, pines and an acorn to make this manly embellishment.  I used some Distress ink to age the paper a bit.  Finished size is 5.5 inches square.  The paper is from the Paper Loft; the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Be sure to visit the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge blog for more inspiration and to join in on this week's Make It Manly challenge for a chance to win $20 to the store.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:

Royal Coved Rectangle Mega Reflections dies

Dimensional Leaves Large #1

Dimensional Leaves Small #1

Pine Branches

Fairy Butterfly Wings

Good Morning Donna here with my latest DT card for Cheery Lynn Designs, I've used a Willow image from Tickled Pink stamps, and mounted her onto the Exotic butterfly, which I covered with Shabby Blue frantage embossing powder, it looks gorgeous IRL. I then mounted this onto the Notre Dame Cathedral Doily and that was mounted onto the Mexican Tile Pattern Frame. I've used one of the Lace Deco Corners Set C for the corners and the burlap border die behind some blue cardstock. I've also used one of the Butterflies from Set #1(which I also sprinkled frantage embossing powder on) and finally to finish it all off, I've used the mini Fanciful flourish and the reverse of it as well on either side.

and Voila, a very simple and easy card for anyone to make using a combination of dies.

Complete Listing of Dies Used

Mexican Tile Pattern

Lace Corner Deco C

Mini Fanciful Flourish

Notre Dame Cathedral Doily w Angel Wings

Mini Fanciful Flourish Right

Exotic Butterfly Medium #2

Small Exotic Butterflies #1

Don't forget to enter our weekly challenge, this week it's Make It Manly, you have the chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day

Where Flowers Bloom So Does Hope

I love spring, when all of the flowers are blooming everywhere you look!  So even if your aren't much of a gardener, you can still enjoy the season with your own handmade flowers, using dies from Cheery Lynn Designs.

The flowers were made using the Medium Rose and the Shasta Daisy Strip. So they were super easy to put together.  I also really love the new Rum Punch Doily - it's so elegant!

Please join us this week for our Make it Manly challenge - and you could win a $20 gift certificate to the Cheery Lynn Designs store.

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Rum Punch Doily with Double Angel Wings DL240

Flourish Leaf Strip B178

Lace Light Deco Border B133

Medium Rose B154

Shasta Daisy Strip B310

Mesh Border B254

Other Supplies:

Basic Grey Patterned Paper - Mint Julep

WorldWin Cardstock - Kraft

Want2Scrap Pearls 

Verve Stamps

May ArtsRibbon 449 Mini Cording

Clearsnap Ink

Xyron Mega Runner

Vintage Canvas

Hello everybody, hope you're having a relaxing Sunday, Tamara here with today's inspiration and I've had another go at a canvas this one is 10"x 8".  I have painted the canvas with Eco Green Friendly acrylics in Ocean I used a doily die which I sealed with Mod Podge. Then came the fun part of painting over with distress crackle to create that wonderful crackled finish..  

The flowers have been dipped into melted beeswax, it gave my papers that wonderful dark brown. 

I painted the tiny flowers in copper but forgot to add the tiny pearls to the centre and only realised after I had photographed it.. 

The stamped images I added glass fronts to using glossy accents. 

The chipboard squares I've used treasure gold over using the brush bath to create a liquid instead of a wax,  I then stamped an image with staz on then over the top I used a creative expression wax - pearl moon. 

 

Here's a picture of a close up of the crackle and the frantage embossing powder. Why not join us over on Cheery Lynn Challenge Blog for our weekly challenges.  A new challenge starts tomorrow (Monday)

for a chance to win a $20 coupon to spend in the Cheery Lynn Store.

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A Book Style Gift Box - Guest Designer

It's time for my third project for my guest designer spot at Cheery Lynn Designs
Today I'm sharing a gift box that is disguised as a book!


  Dies used in the project - Flourish Leaf Strip, Mini Fanciful Flouish, Carnivale Border, Medium Rose, Mini Dimensional Butterflies and Card Maker Rectangles



When you open up the book you discover a place to present a little gift.



I used borders from the Carnivale Border to create the frame around the opening inside the book.



You can't see well on the photo but I scored the parts of the book where the pages would be to give the look of a real book.


  I added this great sentiment to the front and surrounded it with leaves, flowers and butterflies.
Be sure to drop back next week for my final project as May's Guest Designer.
Katie

Simple but Elegant

This card looks so intricate with all the details of the dies, but honestly it's a rather simple card.  Stacking the doily die on top of the frame with some foam tape really makes a statement but it's only two dies.  The flowers are so beautiful but they are simply several of the Stacker Flower 4's layer together with the top layer manipulated to curl upwards.  I  love pearls so I thought between the center of the flowers,  the edge of the card and the center piece highlight I had the elegant covered.  This detailed card was created using only four dies, how simple is that.  Just think everyone will think this card took you hours to do, but it will be our simple little secret.  

Stacker Flower 4

Stacker Flower 1 / Leaf 

Ambergris Doily w/ Angel Wing

Fiona's Magic Mirror Frame 

Have a wonderful week and I'll see you next Friday. 

Hugs, Lori 

Love is the flower

Hi Everyone,

Today I want to show you some of the fantastic Cheery Lynn Designs Embossing Plates.  I have made a rather clean and simple card that I hope helps to show you just how lovely they are.  If you have not tried them before you really should!  Not only are they more durable than the plastic embossing folders, they are more flexible and Cheery Lynn Designs has some very unique designs that will provide another level of texture to your project.

Here's a list of the dies used for this project:

B311 - Chrysanthemum Strip
CM-3 - A6 Metric Rectangle-Classic Card Stackers
CM-4 - A6 Metric Rectangle-Scalloped Card Stackers
E123 - Eccentric Circles Embossing Plate
E141 - Dotted Swiss Embossing Plate
E151 - Damask Embossing Plate
Verve Stamps - Love`s Flowers

I hope you can find some time to visit the challenge this week and put in your entry where the theme is Dry Embossing!  With your entry you will have a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Have a Cheery Day!

Good Luck!

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.  I added a butterfly and tag.  I made some flowersoft lavender sprigs, added a bow, pin and pearl heart to finish.

 

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 our 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!