Love Tag

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today on the Cheery Lynn Blog I share a valentine tag. I began by diecutting the snowflake mesh border out of acetate to use as a template. I spray-misted with opaque white over the top of kraft card to create the "texture" on the background. Next I stamped a grid pattern over the kraft tag and distressed and inked the edges with pink.]

For the ruffle on the bottom of the tag, I adhered a liquid glue to the back of the kraft tag and attached my crumpled Ankara Lace Border to the edge. A bit of Ankara Lace also peeks out of the side of the tag where the kraft  is ripped.

To finish off the tag, the snowflake doily was layered with the Two of Hearts and some scrolling bling. Love and You were cut and added to the bottom of the tag.

  Cheery Lynn Dies used

Snowflake Mesh Border - B372
Ankara Lace Border - B332
Snowflake Doily w/Angel Wing - DL279
Two Of Hearts - DL128
Love (Set of 2) - B227
You (Set of 2) - B235

I hope you enjoy my Love Tag! Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my project!

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Holiday Ornaments

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today on the Cheery Lynn Blog I created some last-minute ornaments for my tree and for gifts. I am using the 60 degree triangles from the Quilt and Fabric dies! These are a bit deeper than our normal Cheery Lynn Designs Dies and allow for multiple pieces of card stock to be cut at once! This makes creating a project like this where you would need 20 triangles so much quicker and easier.

The notches on the die make it easy to fold up the edges of the triangle for gluing. This is the seam allowance for quilting but it is perfect for gluing to create the ornament.

To create the ornament you need a string of 10 triangles glued together as above left. Additionally you need a top and a bottom of the ornament that is constructed like on the right. I found that it goes together easier if you nip off the very tips of the allowance at the points. I allows the card stock to sit nicely and not have to be bent to allow for the final connections to be made. 

  Cheery Lynn Dies used

60 Degree Triangles (Set of 3 Dies)
Holly Leaves - B183
Poinsettia Strip - B324

I finished my ornaments with a chenille stem ring for hanging the ornament and some shaped poinsettias and holly leaves. Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my project!

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Merry Steampunk Holiday Blog Hop | Festive Fat Book

For the hop today I went to my happy place with Steampunk emboss folders, Frantage emboss powder, Cheery Lynn Dies for snowflakes and cogs and some pearl bling to finish it off! I hope you enjoy my project! Thank you for stopping by!

Be sure to stop at all the stops!! Happy Holidays to you and yours!

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A Very Merry Holiday Steampunk Blog Hop!

Welcome to my Annual Very Merry Holiday Steampunk Blog Hop! Happy Winter Solstice everyone! Today I am joined by several talented friends and artists as we celebrate the winter months Steampunk Style!

Sit back, relax and enjoy our festive projects!

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Weekly Challenge | Celebrate--the last challenge.

A Note from Wendy

Welcome to another Delightful Challenge and sadly it is the last ever Delightful Challenge this week. It was decided to close the challenge site to devote more time to Digital Delights by Louby Loo designs. Digital Delights by Louby Loo will NOT be going anywhere and will continue to bring you fun and exciting daily posts and new designs.

We wish to thank everyone who has joined in our weekly challenges and hope that you will all stop by each week and see all the amazing designs on the digital delights blog and at www.digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com

We wish you an amazing Holiday Season and keep on crafting!
***** And with that it is now time for our last challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Celebrate! I am using the colored image of Dapper Boo Boo! He's ready to step out and celebrate! I added a bit of frantage and some bling to keep him festive!  I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for stopping by! Join me in the new year for continued Digital Delights creations! I will be joining the Digital Delights Team on the main blog! See you over there!
 

Dapper Boo Boo

Card stock : Bazzill, MME

Accessories: Embossing powder, bling

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Our Theme for this week is:

Celebrate!

(our very last challenge)

Be sure to read the challenge rules below

We were being sponsored by our own

Prize

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Shaking Up Some Cheer

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today on the Cheery Lynn Blog I am playing along with this weeks challenge Sparkle and Shine. I have created a shaker card with the circle stackers and Horizon Circle set! 

I love how easy it is to cut a frame for your shaker I simply lined up a smaller circle inside my Horizon die, secured them with some washi tape, and cut them together in my machine.

I cut all of my snowflake pieces in white which was a little stark compared to the rest of my paper. I used pearl mists to add gold and pearl shimmer to my snowflakes and dull the stark white card stock.

For the shaker I cut a circle for the background and a circle out of clear acetate. I adhered the acetate to the frame with a clear lacquer.

I then added foam tape to the back of the frame to give my sequins and sparkles a space in which to move. If you desire chunkier shakings use another layer or two of foam tape. Make sure you have all of your pieces touching so there are no holes for shakings to escape!

I stack my shakings in the middle before adhering the frame. Here I used sequins, snowflake glitter and some crystals.

When you adhere the frame, make sure all sides are secure and then give it a shake to make sure it works! 

I added my shimmer snowflakes to the frame and then used a clear gem as a spacer for a smaller snowflake to be placed on top. It added just the right height and was clear so could not interfere with the top layer of snowflake

As a final touch I added crystals here and there to centers and along the flurry strip!

  Cheery Lynn Dies used

Dancing Snow Flurries - B486
Circle Classic - Silver Stackers - L-4
Scalloped Square - DL205
Horizon Circle Boutique Stacker Frames - DL272
Snowflake 2 - DL166
Snowflowers Set Two - DL226
Snowflowers Set One - DL225
Joy to the World Wreath - B481

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my project!

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Weekly Challenge | Bundle Up

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Bundle Up (winter theme)! I am using Mug of Smores for this challenge because winter to me says HOT Chocolate. I colored him with non-traditional colors and added a few snowflakes and twine to finish him off!  I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for stopping by! 

Mug of Smores

Card stock : Bazzill

Colors: Spectrum Noir Pencils

Accessories: Cheery Lynn Dies, bling on a string, bling

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Our Theme for this week is:

Bundle Up

(winter theme)

We were being sponsored the wonderful

http://www.shop.robinsnest-scrap.net/main.sc

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

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Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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An Ornament Card

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today on the Cheery Lynn Blog I am playing along with this weeks challenge Red & Green. I chose to create an ornament with the Circle Stacker Die and assorted shaped dies and doilies.  Below is a brief tutorial with all the tips.

I  began by aging the papers that I die cut with ink and layered them along with the Dancing Snow Flurries.

I created pine branches on brown jute strung. I began by straightening and stiffening the string with a coating of lacquer.

Once straight, I spun the lollipop strips onto the jute string in a fashion to create pine branches.

 

The circle  die cut was also aged with ink and then smeared with red oil pastel to create a dimensional ball shape. The "ball" was attached to the card base with foam tape and the pine branches and poinsettias were attached with lacquer. a pine cone was created with a cutie die and lacquered to create shine. poinsettias and the bow and pine cone topped the "ball" 

  Cheery Lynn Dies used

Alpine Flourish Doily (Set of 2)
Poinsettia Strip - B324
Card Maker Rectangle Scalloped - CM-2
Dancing Snow Flurries - B486
Horizon Fishtail Banners (3 Dies) - DL278
Pretty Pretty Bows (Set of 2) - B422
Small Lollipop Fringe Cutie - B390
Cuties 2 - B150
Circle Classic - Silver Stackers - L-4

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my project!

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Weekly Challenge | Twinkle, Twinkle & a New Release!

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Twinkle, Twinkle [add something sparkly]! It's also time for a fabulous new release! I love the baking gingers set and This cute Chef Ginger would be great for a holiday cookie exchange invite! That sounds like a fabulously yummy idea! I recently won a prize from Crafters Companion USA and I selected their new colored pencils! They are YUMMY!!! I love how they colored on this craft cardstock! I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for stopping by! 

Chef Ginger

Card stock : Bazzill

Colors: Spectrum Noir Pencils

Accessories: Cheery Lynn Dies, bling on a string, bling

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This week we have a FABULOUS NEW RELEASE!

Our Theme for this week is:

Twinkle, Twinkle

(add something sparkly)

Be sure to read the challenge rules below

We were being sponsored the wonderful

Prize:
$10 store credit

Now it's Your Turn!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter THAT project TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name

Otherwise, only ONE entry person

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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Winter Greetings

Happy Tuesday everyone! On the Cheery Lynn Blog today I share a seasonal holiday card using some of my favorite elements! Even though I  live in a VERY WARM state, snowflakes are one of my favorite design elements for winter. For this card I used the Snowflake Wonder Doily  along with Snowflowers sets and the Snowflakes plate. The elegant Fancy Deer paired with some shiny florals and bling. Below is a brief tutorial with all the tips.

Begin by cutting the Snowflake Wonder Doily without the center die out of Kraft and mist with an opaque white mist. I masked the center of the doily with a square. 

Once I was happy with the look of the outer of the doily, I misted lightly from high so that it looked like a light misting of snow.

I then returned my mask to the doily to mist with a blue-hued mica mist. I heat set this mist to hold the colors in place.

I placed a red square behind the doily to coordinate with the red flowers that will be placed on the card and to help the doily to pop off the card. I then layered on snowflakes and a Fancy Deer with antlers--to add extra sparkle the white pieces were misted with a Pearl white mist. This focal square was place on the top two-thirds of the card.

I then began layering my florals on top of the mini flourish band. I built the flowers and added beads to the centers with a clear lacquer. The petals of the leaves and flowers were also painted with the lacquer to add shine [see last photo for the full effect]

Bling was added to several snowflake centers to add more sparkle.

  Cheery Lynn Dies used

Snowflake Wonder Doily (Set of 2)
Holly Leaves - B183
Snowflowers Set One - DL225
Snowflowers Set Two - DL226
Snowflakes - C146
Wreath Strip - B216
Pine Branches - B146
Fancy Deer - B485
Mini Flourish Band - B176
Poinsettia Strip - B324

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my project!

[note the shiny flowers and leaves] 

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