Friends for Christmas

I am having so much fun with challenges.  I made this card for a friend for Christmas but could be used for a sister or daughter.  The picture is from Wee Stamps "Friendship" from Sylvia Zet.  I colored this picture with Copic Markers and used red colored Stickles throughout the image and card.

I love the Cherry Lynn Design Horizontal Boutique frames.  Now, I have all of the Cherry Lynn Design Horizontal shaped frames since they go well with most Cherry Lynn's doily frames.  I used the Square Horizontal Boutique frame in front of Cherry Lynn Design's Dainty Dutch Deco frame.

The poinsettia was made using two company's brands, Cherry Lynn Design Holly Leave and Sue Wilson Design Festive Collection Mosaic poinsettia die.  I used Color Box gold pigment ink around the leaves.   I added the Wild Orchid Crafts gold berry spray in the middle.  The holly branch is from Sue Wilson Design Festive Collection Holly Sprays.

The green and red printed paper is from Stampin Up. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Designs Challenge #204:  Anything Goes
Scrapyland Challenge #26:   Add an Image

Birthday card Wee Stamp Iris

The stamped image is from Whimsy Stamp Iris designed by Sylvia Zet .  I colored her with Copic  and glitter markers.  I glued Stampin Up coral colored ribbon around the oval picture before adding Spellbinder Oval Regalia frame.

Rather than making my flowers, I used mostly Wild Orchid Craft flowers with Cherry Lynn Design Olive Branches.    The doily behind the white rose on the right is from Cherry Lynn Design Dainty Dutch Deco Doily that comes in two doilies.   I used the center doily in this set.  The pink doily on the far left is Cherry Lynn Design French Pastry Doily and the heart is from Cherry Lynn Design Two Of Hearts die set.

 I used Stampendous Pearl embossing powder on the heart to bring out a shine in the heart.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Stampin Up Perfectly Pen stamp set and was cut out with the Spellbinder Elegant Labels 4 die.  Also from Stampin Up is the cream flowered ribbon and lace ribbon on the bottom part of the card.  The antique brad on the coral ribbon is also from Stampin Up.

The paper is from Graphic 45 Once Upon a Spring Time.

The heart and key embellishment is actually a earring.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Scrapy Land Challenge #26:  Add an image (rubber or digi)
Cherry Lynn Challenge #202:  Things with Wings
RRR Challenge #126 - 'ORANGE' You Glad it's Autumn with Ribbon or Trim
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Die Crazy
7 Kids College Fund #134:  Anything Goes

Fall Leaves

I just received the Impression Obsession Leaves die. I cut three sets of leaves from this die using Stampin Up mustard colored paper and sponged the leaves with Stampin Up purple, brown, yellow and red ink.

I shaped the leaves with my fingers this time since some of the leaves were so small rather than using my McGill flower shaping tools.  I cut two Memory Box Woodland Branch die cuts and glued the branches behind the autumn leaves.

The ribbon came from Stampin Up and I made the bow using the Zutter Bow-It-All which I use for form my bows.

I colored the Whimpsy Stamp named Oak Tree Girl with Copic Markers.

The frames came from Cherry Lynn Designs Horizon Square Boutique Stacker and
Dainty Dutch Deco.

The gold printed paper behind the brown Cherry Lynn Square Boutique Stacker is from Graphic 45 'Time to Flourish'.  The brown paper with some print is Jim Holtz Kraft-Core Shattered cardstock.  The rest of the paper came from Stampin Up cardstock paper.

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Scrapy Land Challenge #25:  Anything Goes
Cherry Lynn Design #200:  Frame It
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Make It Colorful
Fantastic Tuesday Challenge #101:  Make it Cute

Christmas Pocket Tag Card with Poinsettias

I decided to make a Christmas Flower Pot Pocket/Tag card for
Scrapy Land Challenge #24 - Pocket/Tag card.

I watched a few tutorials today on how to make flower pot pocket/tag cards.  Since I like making larger cards,  I took some information from many tutorials and made it my own.

The top of the tag is from 'Anja's Vintage Decoration' by Marianne Design' from light gold glitter paper.  The poinsettias were made  with white glitter and light gold glitter paper.  The petals were made using Creative Expression Sue Wilson 'Mosaic Poinsettia' die with the Spellbinder poinsettia die set.  The holly leaves were made using Creative Expression Sue Wilson Left and Right Holly Spray die.  I used red Stickles glitter glue to made the berries on the holly leaves.

The embossing folder for the pot is from Creative Expression Sue Wilson Snowflake Lattice embossing.  The bow is from Tattered Lace die.  I glued gold glitter around the Tattered Lace bow and glued a pearl earring that I found at a garage sale.  The Merry Christmas saying is a die Cherry Lynn Design.

The ribbon and paper are from an ole stack.
 



 

Pocket Tag Birthday Card

My sister-in-law is having a birthday this coming week and I wanted to make my real first pocket tag card.  She has the Southwest Native American decor and furniture throughout her home.  Therefore, I wanted a card that would match her decorative theme.  I came from the Southwest area and love the popular colors of corals and turquoise.  

I colored the Whimsy Stamp 'Wynat Beautiful' with Copic Markers.  I cut this picture using a circle die and glued it onto the Cherry Lynn Design 'French Pastry Doily' die.

Last week, a special friend was selling some of her retired Stampin Up supplies and I bought this beautiful Stampin Up ruffled coral ribbon and turquoise paper.  The lace ribbon and stamp are also from Stampin Up.

The boutique flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft flowers and I made a few roses using the Cherry Lynn Design Medium Rose die.  I glued the Cherry Lynn Mini Leaf Flourish behind the floral arrangement.

The printed paper and card board tag are from Graphic 45 'Baby and Bride Classic Collection'.  The embellishment under the lace ribbon is actually a turquoise earring.  My friend and I were at a garage sale yesterday and we found a sack full of earrings.  This turquoise earring didn't come in a pair and thought this would be a nice touch to this card since it represents the Southwest.

The top of the tag is 'Anja's Vintage Decoration' by Marianne Design.  Also, I added the dragon fly that comes in the set of Cherry Lynn Design 'Tiny Things with Wings'.

I am entering this challenge in the
Scrapy Land Challenge #24   - Pockets/Tags card
Cherry Lynn Challenge #199 - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #31 - Great Outdoors
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #146 - Birthdays
7 Kids College Fund Challenge #132 - Anything Goes

Pocket and/or Tag

I was thinking about how to do a pocket/tag card or project for the Scrapy Land Challenge #24 - Pocket/Tag and thought about Halloween.  I came up with an idea of a pocket/tag treat bag idea for my grand daughters for Halloween.

I used a Stampin Up punch to make a 2" tag at 9" long.  I measured my Snicker Bar which had 1/2" sides and cut my paper at 5 1/2" wide and 9" long and scored at 1 1/2" and 3 1/2" and glued the back side on the back of the tag to create a pocket.  I cut out a 1 1/4" x 1 3/4" rectangle and scored 1/4" on each side of the 1 1/4" edges and glued on the bottom of the treat pocket so that the candy doesn't fall out.

I used the Cherry Lynn Design Spider Web doily and Cherry Lynn Design Happy Halloween sayings.  The cat and hat are from the Spellbinder Halloween die set.  I used a small amount of red, green and gold glitter paper on the hat and cat.  The black lace around the project is the Cherry Lynn Design Anastasia Border die.

I added the ribbon onto the top of the label to give it some color.

Now, I have a pocket/tag treat bag for my little Trick or Treat grand daughters. 

Guardian Angel watching over mom

This is a Thank You card to a nursing home called Guardian Angels that took good care of my mother-in-law who passed away last week.  They were so good to her as well as to us.  I love the new embossing folder from Sue Wilson - Snowflake Lattice that I had to order from England since no one had it in the US at this time.  It arrived to me in one week.

I love making flowers using Cherry Lynn dies.  I cut out the center of the Cherry Lynn Sophia's doily which created a beautiful scallop frame for the center. 

The dies that I used were:
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Sophia's Heart Doily
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Fanciful Flourish
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Medium Rose
Cherry Lynn Designs: Chrysanthemum Strip
Memory Box Die: Diamond Background Die
Creative Expression - Sue Wilson 2014 Christmas Angel Die Set and used the dove
Creative Expression - Sue Wilson Embossing Folder:  Snowflake Lattice
Angel is from Prima Marketing.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #198:  Doilies

Nature and Penny Black Stamp

 I just bought the Penny Black Stamp - Sweet Fairies.  I love the little one holding the lady bug and the stomach sticking out.  I stamped it with Memento black ink and colored it with Copic Markers.

I used the Crafter's Companion Die'sire Create-A-Card Cutting & Embossing Die called 'Precious' and added the Cherry Lynn Design border "Francesca".  

The inside frame with the Penny Black Stamp 'Sweet Fairies', I used the Cherry Lynn Swedish Spring Floral Frame and Cherry Lynn Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frame.

In the floral area, I used the Cherry Lynn Design dies:  Fanciful Flourish, Flourish Leaf Strip, small Tea Rose and made the rose buds from the medium and small Tea Rose dies.  I cut a few small butterflies from the Memory Box butterfly strip.

The hummingbird and dragon fly is from the Cherry Lynn Design 'Tiny Things with Wings'.  

Below, I made the tiny lady bugs with the Deluxe Aleene glue gun and Aleene glue sticks. I made about 20 red glitter dots at a time.  I used the dots to make red holly berries or lady bugs.  

The Deluxe Aleene glue gun kit comes with a variety of tips.  I used the smallest round tip.  First, set the glue gun to the hotter temperature.  After doing about two dots with the glue, immediately add glitter.   After all of the red glitter dots have cooled, I used Ranger Rick Black Liquid Pearl to the tips of the red glitter dots for the head of the lady bugs and a black Sharpee pen for the dots of the lady bug.  Also, a powder red pearl is beautiful to use besides the red glitter.  If you use the red pearl powder, wait until the glue is no longer hot and very dry.  Using your fingers,  add the red pearl powder to the glue dot.  It looks like a real pearl. 

If there is any glue string on the dot, I cut it off with scissors.  Not all glue dots were perfectly round.  I found one mistake that I was making earlier was waiting for the string to break and not releasing the glue gun immediately.  Therefore, I wasn't getting the good dots.  Therefore, release the glue gun handle immediately to get better dots.  I really don't know if putting the glue dots on aluminum foil is better but I think I like parchment paper better.

This card is being entered in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #197 - Back to Nature
Scrapy Land Challenge #23 - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge #30 - Summer Time Fun
7 Kids College Fund #132   - Anything Goes

Christmas Creative Expression Sue Wilson Noel

I am entering this card in the Scrapy Land Challenge #23:  Anything Goes.    Scrapy Land carries these brand names listed below.

I just received the Creative Expression dies of Sue Wilson 'Noel' and 'Poinsettia Mosaic'.  I just love the words around the NOEL on this die.  I cut out two Noel die cuts, one with white paper and the other with silver glitter paper.  I cut out the Noel from  silver glitter paper and glued it onto the white Noel die cut.  I used silver Stickles glitter glue on the words around the NOEL. 

The black frame around the NOEL is from Cherry Lynn Designs 'Horizontal Boutique Square Stacker Frame'.

The poinsetta was made using the Spellbinder layered poinsettia dies and silver glitter paper with regular white card stock for Sue Wilson 'Mosaic Poinsettia' and layered the poinsettia flower petals before adding pearls in the center. 

I added dark silver glitter pine branches from the Martha Stewart pine branch punch behind the poinsettia.  The larger pine branches are from Impression Obsession 'Pine Branch' die.  I used a clear embossing powder to give the pine branches a shine.  I added a silver ribbon behind the poinsettia.  
  
The white paper was embossed using the Tattered Lace Holly embossing folder.

Summertime Fun

Last week, it was very hot in the 100s and this week, we woke up to 30 degree cold temperatures. 
I had a lot of fun making this summer time card for my nephew.  I used foam tape to give the picture height from the embossing paper.

The supplies and dies used were:
Couture Creations embossing folder "Timeless"
Stampin Up orange ribbon
The Paper Shelter digital picture colored with Copic Markers
Impression Obsession "Spiral Flower"
Cherry Lynn Design  "Celebrate"
Memory Box  "Honey Blossom Frame" (cut two to add the extra branch)
Memory Box "Resting Birds"
Paper:  Bazzill cardstock

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Scrapy Land Challenge #23 - Anything Goes
Cherry Lynn Design #196 -  Summer Fun
Dies R Us Challenge #30 - Summer time Fun
Deep Ocean Challenge #109 - Summer Fun
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #145 - Lazy Summer Days

Christmas Vintage card

The red cardinal inspired me when I went back to Missouri for my mother's funeral during Christmas time.  The beautiful red cardinal were on the snow covered ground.  From that time forward, I decorated my Christmas tree with red cardinals to remind me of my mother and the beautiful time we spent during our grieving time with special relatives on their farm who fed their red cardinal under their walnut tree.

All of the dies except for one were from Cherry Lynn Design:  Merry Christmas, Covered Rectangle Silver Stacker, Rectangle Covered Boutique Stacker, and step card set.

The pine branch die is from Impression Obsession.  After cutting the branches, I applied clear embossing powder.  It makes the branches stand out and look more real. 

The Christmas paper and glitter paper were DCWV paper from Joann Fabric.

I made the red glitter dots using drops of hot glue from the hot glue gun and covered the hot dots with red glitter.  I let the dots cool down before gluing it on the card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us Challenge #29:  Christmas in July
Cherry Lynn Challenge #194:  Silver and/or Gold
Scrapyland Challenge #22:  Vintage and/or Steampuck
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge #24:  I scream for...  seeing red cardinals during Christmas time



 

White on White card

I was challenged to create a white on white card since I love to work with colors.  I used Cherry Lynn Step die set to create the step card.  I embossed the sides and bottom strip from the Cherry Lynn Step die set with a Stampin Up embossing folders.  The center is a Marianne Design die with Frantic Stamper Bird on Pussy Willow Branch die.

The flower was created with a Cherry Lynn Small Gardenia die and behind it is the Cherry Lynn Fanciful flourish.  Thinking of You is also a Cherry Lynn die.

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Cherry Lynn Challenge #193:  White on White
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Anything Goes

Birthday Card for Crystal

I made this card for my niece who is having a birthday next week.  The picture is from Whimpsy Stamp Sweet Blossom colored with Copic Markers.  I used foam tape behind the Enchanted Die'sire Create-A-Card Everyday Dies by Crafter's Companion to give the card more layers and added Ranger's Liquid White Pearl on the frame in the middle of some flowers.  

I used  Cherry Lynn Designs Baby Breath flowers and Flourish Leaf Strip and glued it behind the bow.  The lace behind the card is also a Cherry Lynn die called the Francesca border.  I ruffled the paper lace with my fingers before gluing it onto the card to make it look like real lace.

The sentiment is from Inkadinkado and the doily frame for the sentiment is from Marianne Designs.  I used pearls around the doily to accent the sentiment and used a sponge with pink ink around the doily frame.

I am entering this card in the following challenges this week:
Scrapy Land Challenge #21:  Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells
Simon's Wednesday Challenge:  Furry Friends
   

Christmas in July

It has been over 103 degrees this week and very dry.  Therefore, thinking of the cold winters around here at Christmas time would be a warm welcoming right now.

I have a few new frames from Cherry Lynn Design and I plan to have the entire Cherry Lynn Boutique stacker frames since the frames go so well with the Cherry Lynn frame dies.  I used the Cherry Lynn Boutique square stacker frame with this Dainty Dutch Deco frame.  I used a Spellbinder square die to cut out the center and added a sentiment.

The corners were cut out with a Memory Box Snow Corner die.  The green branch is from a Impression Obsession Pine Branch die.

I made the bow with the Zutter Bow Maker.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #191:  Christmas in July
Scrapy Land Challenge #21:  Anything Goes

Happy Birthday to my nephew

My favorite color combination this year is using Coral/burnt orange with different shades of green.

My paper is the Graphic 45 'Time to Celebration'.  The banner and cakes are also from Graphic 45.  I cut the banner and extra cakes out and used a flower tool to mold it on the backs to form a 3D affect and used 3D glue dots on the back to keep the shape.   I used 3D glue dots on the back of  the molded cakes onto the paper with the not cut out cakes and added Stickle glitter glue on the candles.

My new frame is from Spellbinder Oval Regalia.  I added pearls around the frame.  I cut out the center of the Graphic 45 paper with a Spellbinder oval die and glued it onto the die.  I used glue dots to the back of the frame Spellbinder oval die to add a layer. 

The Graphic 45 banner was cut out of the Graphic 45 Time to Celebration paper.  The  rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts since I was a bit lazy to make the rose today.  I molded some leaves from the Cherry Lynn Ivy Leaf die and glued it around the rose to give it more of a 3D look for the leaves. 

The banner originally had on the paper the words 'Happy Birthday'  but  I colored over it with a Copic Marker and added the Cherry Lynn Designs 'Celebrate'.  I added The Cherry Lynn Design 'Happy Birthday' in the center of the oval frame.

 I use Cherry Lynn Design word dies almost all of the time since stamps don't always work for me.  It is definitely worth having a variety of Cherry Lynn Design sentiments in my die sets.  The Cherry Lynn Design saying/sentiment dies set come in two sizes. 

The corners are also from Cherry Lynn Design Lace Deco E.

 The design for the bow, can be found "Make Time to Craft" on Bonnie Garby's blog in which she created a tutorial of adding two different ribbons to form a bow:  http://www.maketime2craft.com/2015/05/bi-color-double-loop-double-layer-bow.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+maketime2craft%2FshNS+%28Make+Time+2+Craft%29.

I am entering this card in the following challenges
Dies R Us Challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banner
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #190:  Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #20:  Favorite Color Combo
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

A Card to a Friend

 I have a friend that has been sick for a while and I wanted to send a card that is humorous as well as  thinking of her. 

I just bought the Elizabeth Crafts Oval Accordion die last week and would advise looking at some tutorials such as Dr. Sonia's besides looking at the instructions for the first one made since it was a challenge for me and had to throw away the first two cards.

I made the rose from Cherry Lynn Designs Medium Rose die.  I love using the Cherry Lynn Design flowers and leaves for most of my cards.  I use tacky glue to make my flowers most of the time.  I struggle using a glue gun for flowers since the glue dries so fast.

The banner in the front of the card was made using the Spellbinder Label die and was stamped with the Paper Inspiration stamp.

Paper is from Graphic 45.  I love using burnt orange and sage green often and is probably my favorite color combination.

Leaves were made using Cherry Lynn Designs Ivy Strip and Leaf Flourish.


Top of card is a Spellbinder die.
Side of Card is from Marianne Designs.
I used Art Impression Stamps for the doctor, saying "Yep..." and for the nurse and colored them with Copic Markers.
Sentiment is from Paper Inspiration stamp bought years ago.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us Challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banners
Scrapy Land Challenge #20:  Favorite Color Combo and use a Scrapy Land Brand
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Simon Says Use Your Favorite Technique and/or Product

Patriotic Card

I had fun creating this card from my new Statue of Liberty Whispers by Die-Versions purchased this past week from Dies R Us store.

I embossed the card using Stampin Up Stars embossing folder.  I punched out red, white and blue stars and glued the stars where the embossed stars were on the white paper.  I cut out three Statue of Liberty dies from three glitter colors (red, white and blue) and cut out the stars and glued it onto the Statue of Liberty.  I used the red and white glitter parts from the banner and added it to the Statue of Liberty.

The printed paper came from Paper Studio All Seasons Part II.

The frames were made using the Cherry Lynn Designs Oval Boutique Stacker frames and Oval Classic Silver Stackers.

The design for the ribbon, can be found "Make Time to Craft" on Bonnie Garby's blog in which she created a tutorial:  http://www.maketime2craft.com/2015/05/bi-color-double-loop-double-layer-bow.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+maketime2craft%2FshNS+%28Make+Time+2+Craft%29.

I am entering this card in DiesRUs challenge #27:  Flags and/or Banners

Cowboy Graduation Card

 My soon to be nephew, Wyatt,  just graduated from high school and will be going to college on a rodeo scholarship.  He has been doing well in rodeo competitions during his high school years.

I was very challenged creating a card that would be masculine, a high school graduation card with the theme of a cowboy and a rodeo to make it very personable along with his main interest at this time.

The letters all came from my Sizzix alphabet dies.  I stamped the blocks with a hay stamp (Art Impression brand) and used brown ink to distress the sides before gluing the letters.  The stamps wooden frame is from Push Impression and I used VersaMark before using a brown embossing powder.  The stickers a came my ole stash that I bought from a garage sale as well as the cowboy boots and cowboy on the front of the card that are men's tie pins that I bought at a garage sale. 

I am entering this card in Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Make it Masculine

Love Birds

This was a challenge to try to do a red, white and blue card since I normally don't combine red with soft cool colors.  The digital image was given to me by a friend.  Therefore, I don't know what company created this.  I colored this image with my Copic Markers using B000 and neutral grays and very light pink.  I colored the roses with Copic Markers but went over the roses with a red glitter pen and a bluish green pen for the leaves.

The red beads in the boutique and pearl hearts are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I made the rose from the Cherry Lynn Design Gardenia die and added the blue leaves from the Cherry Lynn Design Ivy Strip die.  I added Marianne Design die of flowers to give more dimension to the boutique. 

The inside and middle frame is from Cherry Lynn Boutique and the blue frame is from Spellbinders.  The lace is from Cherry Lynn Design scallop die. I embossed the middle frame with Stampin Up Heart embossing folder.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

DiesRUs Challenge:  Love Birds

Cherry Lynn Challenge:  Red, White and Blue

Graphic 45 Secret Gardens Thank You

My kids bought me a lilac bush and bulbs so I wanted to send them a Thank You card with a theme of gardens since they working hard to have a beautiful vegetable and flower garden this year.
The butterflies were made using a Stampin Up die.

I made the lady bugs out of Ranger Liquid red and black pearl. 
The paper is from Graphic 45 - Secret Garden.
Cherry Lynn Designs:  Thank You, Baby Breath Kit and Cherry Lynn step card dies
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts and Cherry Lynn Tea Rose die.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Thank You
Craft for the Craic:  Wings

Baby Boy Card

Our nephew and his wife are have their first child.  I made this card yesterday to send to their baby shower.  The supplies that I used are:

Cherry Lynn:  Ivy Strip
Cherry Lynn:  Victorian Romance Flourish
Tonic Studio:  New Baby Sentiments Die Set (Cut out the word Boy from Baby and also used the stork for this die set)
Marianne Design:  Baby
Marianne Design:  Baby Carriage
Crafter's Companion:  Create-A-Card Diesire Decadence (While paper was still in the die, I sponges the outside with Color Box ink.
Paper:  Graphic 45 -Precious Memories
Wild Orchid Craft flowers

I entered this card in the following challenges:
Simon Say's Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #18:  Birthday/Celebrations
Craft Mania Challenge #68:  Pearls and Swirls

Vintage Celebrate

I had a digital copy of this beautiful vintage picture of this lady holding a basket of pink roses.  I had  paper from a digital download that seemed to match this picture well.  I had some old blue lace ribbon that a neighbor gave me years ago. 

The remainder of the dies used are:
Cherry Lynn Oval Classic Silver Stacker 
Cherry Lynn Horizon Oval Boutique Stacker Frame 
Cherry Lynn Anastasia Border which was wrinkled to look like real lace before glueing it on the back of the card 
Cherry Lynn Lace Corner Deco B (Blue in corner of card)
Cherry Lynn 'Celebrate' 
Spellbinder Elegant Label Four

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Designs #186:  Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge:   First Anniversary
Scrapy Land Challenge #18:  Birthday/Celebration
Craft Mania Challenge #68:  Pearls and Swirls
 

 

 

Father's Day Card

I made this Father's Day card this weekend on a cold and rainy day on the Camas Prairie in Grangeville, Idaho.  I don't have much supplies for a male card but Graphic 45 paper from Ladies' Diary had enough male paper to help me out this time. 

The buttons were from old cuff links on a man's shirt.   

My friend gave me some of her paper which looks like real burlap fabric and I don't know the brand.   I distressed the outer layers of the burlap paper to give it an old vintage look and sponged it with brown and gold ink. 

I used Graphic 45 Ladies' Diary paper for most of this card.  I used an acrylic black frame that I bought many years ago  and placed it on top the male. 
   
Clock w/Angel Wing (Steampunk Series) is from Cherry Lynn Design.  I cut out two clocks, one with black paper for the numbers,  and cut the outside of the clock from the other piece and embossed it with Ranger Rick Metal Art bronze embossing powder.  I cut the background out with from the Cherry Lynn Wing die that came with the clock and sponged it with different colors of ink to make it look antique.  I used one of the cuff links for the inside of the clock.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 185 - Make It Manly
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations:  Anything Goes
Scrapy Land Challenge #17:  Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells

Anniversary Box Card

I had a lot of fun building this explosion box card. I made this wedding cake for my daughter last year and it will be their first anniversary this coming year.  Therefore, I used the lavender colors, first anniversary sentiments and flowers on top of the cake as the theme for this card.

I used a variety of brands for this card.  I made all of the flowers for this card.

Supplies used:
Cherry Lynn dies:  Horizon French Flair Boutique Stacker Frame, Flourish Leaf Strip, Mini Fanciful Flourish, Teas Rose Small, Medium and Small Rose, Sophia's Heart, Two of Hearts, and Ivy Strip

Tattered Lace dies:  Celebrate Interlocking and Cherished Hearts Corner

Martha Stewart Branch punch

Stampin Up supplies:  Happy Anniversary stamp and embossing folder

Cottage Cutz die:  Birthday Candle number dies

Creative Expression die:  Festive Collection - 2014 Christmas Angel (silver glittered dove)

Spellbinder dies:  Label One Nestabilities

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 184 - Roses
Die R Us Challenge 25 - It's Our 1st Anniversary!!!
Simon Wednesday Says Challenge - Let’s Get Sentimental
Scrapy Land Challenge #17 - Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells.
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes for May
Fussy and Fancy Featured Guest Designer for Challenge #138-Lots of Flowers!
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #117 - Photo Inspiration Challenge
Craft for The Craic - Wings May's Mid Month Inspiration
Decorate to Celebrate #99 - Anything Goes

Get Well Wishes

I made this card for a friend from our church who is recovering from surgery. 

I crumpled the Cherry Lynn Anastasia Border which almost looks like real lace. I love dimension so I glued on a thin layer of card board under the pink doily to give it some height rather than using glue dots.

Supplies:

Cherry Lynn Designs:  Victorian Romance Flourish, Mini Fanciful Flourish,  Anastasia Border, Dutch Doily Rectangle Frame, Tea Rose Small, and Miniature Rose dies
Memory Box:  Diamond Background die
Marianne Design:  Passe Partout Oval Craftable Die
Paper:  DCWV Fabric Paper
Angel:  Prima Angel #3
Ribbons and diamonds (don't know brand)
Stampin Up:  Tiny Wishes stamp, ribbon punch (cut in half and around the pink doily) and small scallop punch
Impression Obsession:  Spiral Flower die (Light yellow flower)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cherry Lynn Design Challenge #183:  Lots of Layers
Poppy Stamp Challenge #8:  It is All About Her
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:  Anything Goes for May
Fussy and Fancy  Challenge #138 - Lots of Flowers
Craft for the Craic - Theme is Wings
The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #251:  Pretty In Pink
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Let's Get Sentimental
Scrapy Land Challenge #17:  Anything Goes

Thanks you for visiting my blog.  

Box card with Aqua and coral

Cherry Lynn Quest Designer for Anything Goes 

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Challenge 116 - Aqua and Light Coral Theme
Scrapy Land Challenge #16 - Use Pearl or Lace

Cherry Lynn dies:  Chrysanthemum Strip, Build a Flower #2, Baby's Breath Flower Kit, Lace Corner Deco E, English Tea Party Doily, Francesca Border, Lace Corner Deco E

Paper - Graphic 45 'Celebrate'

April Showers Bring May Flowers with Diamond for April

This is a Aqua and Coral colored card made with mostly Wild Orchid Craft flowers and Graphic 45 Paper from Secret Garden.  There is a diamond on the banner to represent April's birth stone which is a diamond.  I made the bow using the Zutter Bow Maker.  The umbrella is cut from a die from Marianne Designs.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Crafts Challenge #120 - Anything Goes with an optional Twist Diamond
Really Reasonable Ribbons Challenge #116- Aqua and Coral
Fussy and Fancy Challenge #137 - Springtime Flowers
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #212 - National Garden Month

Spring Time Birthday Card

I had a lot of fun making this birthday card for my sister who has a birthday this month.
The flowers were made using Cherry Lynn flower dies:  Baby Breath, Daisy Strip, Leaf Strip.  The frame is from Spellinder Oval frame.  The outside frame is using Martha Stewart Flower punch.  The paper is Graphic 45 Spring Paper.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dies R Us #24 - April Flowers bring May Flowers
Shabby Tea Room  Week 250 - Rainbow Colors
Really Reasonable Ribbon #116 - Aqua and Coral
Crafts Galore - April
Fussy & Fancy #137 - Spring
Crafty Hazel Nuts  April 2015 - Patterned Paper
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #212: National Garden Month
Purple Haze - Announcement Anything Goes

Impression Obsession - School Spirit

Impression Obsession Challenge - School Spirit

I made the banner and used Ranger Liquid Pearl black for the corners of the banner.  My grand daughter is in track and I used the school colors for the banner and frame of the card.  She loves making the Impression Obsession Spiral Flowers so I added the flowers to the card.  I didn't have any greenery so I added my favorite die, the Pine Branch Die from Impression Obsession.

Since I retired a year ago, I hope to increase the number of my Impression Obsession dies and stamps to make more cards.  

Impression Obsession dies and stamps: 
Pine Branch Die
Spiral Flowers
Life Stamp Sentiment Stamp

Mother's Day Card #2

I had a lot of fun making this Mother's Day card using Cherry Lynn Design, Marianne Design and Tattered Lace dies.  I cut out small pieces of different Graphic 45 paper and glued the pieces on a 8 x11 paper and then cut out the Tattered Lace Monumental 'Love' to create a quilted look.  I added ink stitching around the 'Love' letters to give it more of a home-made vintage look. I made the lady bug out of Ranger Liquid Pearl, red and black.  I colored the black dots on the lady bug with a black ink pen.  I used an old vellum label for the inside sentiment and used Martha Stewart bow punch for the small bows on top of the sentiment.   I found some beautiful lace for a bow and added pearls around the frame.

The brands used:
Cherry Lynn Design dies: Baby Breath, Tea Rose, Flourish Leaf Strip, Small Gardenia, Small Exotic Butterfly #1, Kiwi Oval Frame
Tattered Lace dies:  Monumental Love and white corners are Cherish Heart Corners
Graphic 45 Paper
Marianne Design die around picture.

I am entering this challenge in the following:
Cherry Lynn Challenge #181:  Mother's Day
Fan-Tastic Tuesday April Challenge #82:  Anything Goes with a with a twist, stitching, real or faux
Scrapyland Challenge #16:  Add a Pearl and/or Lace
Craftyhazelnuts' Patterned Paper April 2015
Scrap-Creations Challenge:  Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Mother's Day Creations

Mother's Day Card Purple and White

I will be giving my Mother Day cards that I made to my daughter and daughter-in-laws who have our beautiful grand daughters since my mother is deceased.  I loved creating this pansy out of the Cherry Lynn Build a Flower #2.  Below is the list of supplies used for this card.

 

Cherry Lynn dies:  Build a Flower #2, Victorian Romance Flourish, Mexican Tile Pattern, Dainty Dutch Deco Frame (under the Mexican Tile Pattern), Anastasia Border,  and Rose Leaf Strip

Paper:  Graphic 45 'Time to Flourish'

I will be entering this card in the following challenge: 
Scrap-Creations Going Grey - Mother Day's Creation

Purple card

Cherry Lynn Dies:  

Kiwi Oval Frame, Swedish Spring Oval Frame, Build a Flower #2, Anastasia Border, Daisy Strip, Baby's Breath Flower Kit, Happy Birthday,  Lace Corner Deco E, and Tiny Things With Wings

Paper:  Graphic 45

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Add some pearls
Lady Bug Crafts April Challenge - Anything Goes

Shabby Tea Room #249 - Rainbow of Colors
Scrapy Land Challenge #16 - Use Pearls or Lace
Through The Purple Haze Challenge  - Anything Goes

Easter Card for 2015

I wanted to make a few cards with Christ picture on them and still keep the vintage look.  The paper came from Graphic 45.  The Cherry Lynn dies used were:  'Easter' 'Blessings' and 'Leaf Flourish' and the center of the Heartfelt Creation flowers were from the Cherry Lynn die set, 'Flower #1'.  The frame dies are from Spellbinder Nestabilities set.

 

I find my charms at garage sales and thrift stores.  While looking at the back of this cross on the card, it had Lourdes and Lucille engraved on it.  Question if it came from Europe.  Sending this card at Easter time to my grand daughter that is temporarily living in New York City. 

 

Entering this card Scrap-Creations Challenge  #31 - Easter