8 Days To Go!

Only 8 more days until Christmas...can you believe it? I certainly can't! I swear, I'm getting worse at getting my decorations up in a timely fashion every year. I bought my Christmas Tree a couple of days ago and it still sits...undecorated! I'm going to do it tomorrow, though...I promise. The good thing is I'm just about finished with Christmas shopping. I have a few gift cards to pick up and then I'll spend a few days next week wrapping everything up. I'm excited to see the looks on my boys faces when they wake up on Christmas morning.

Part of the reason that I'm so behind is the fact that I've been tied to my scrap desk...and boy what a messy desk it is. I'm busy creating CHA products to get ready to ship to CA, keeping up with my DT assignments and creating some stuff...just because.

I created this project quite a while ago, but never posted it here. I love making these little gift bags from dies. I put a lot of work into this one, creating a shaker box on the front for added visual interest. All of the dies are from Cheery Lynn Designs, the flowers are from Petaloo and the papers are from Pink Paislee's Queen Bee line. I used my Purple Cow Laminator to laminate the lattice die cut to make the shaker box.

This bag can be easily adapted to create a gift bag for any occassion. Here's another one that I created for Christmas along with step by step directions.

I know it's December and most people have their minds on the upcoming holidays, but I couldn't help creating a layout featuring some of my favorite pictures of Donovan from Halloween. This was the first time that he chose a scary costume and he really got into the acts. Check out his Zombie stance!

I used Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus collection, which suited my pics perfectly. I took apart one of the DooDads and used it to mat one of the small circle photos. I never thought I'd ever use a fly rub-on, but I found a home for them here...I mean what self respecting Zombie doesn't have flies buzzing about?


Well, that's all I have for now, but I'll be back later this week with an adorable altered project.

Have a fantastic week!!

Last Cheery Lynn Designs Post

I must say, I had a wonderful time designing projects as a Cheery Lynn Designs DT member. For my last post, I decided to make 2 Fall cards. Fall has started here and though I'm sad to see Summer go, Fall's beauty is enough to kick me out of my funk.

My first card celebrates Halloween . I used Pink Paislee papers and Cheery Lynn Designs Going Batty, Nested Circle Stackers, and Victorian Picket Fence to add a few fun touches to the patterned paper.




I used Core'dinations cardstock and Coved Rectangle Nested Stackers, Dimensional Small Leaves 1, and Burlap Embossing Plate to create this card. Although I didn't use any patterned paper on this card, the dry and heat embossing and dimensional leaves really make it pop!



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A Little Patterned Paper Is All It Takes

Good Monday Morning blog readers!! Today I'm sharing 2 projects: a colorful card using one of the new CHA releases from Bella Blvd and a layout using Creative Imaginations IOD Devotion.

I started the card by combinig the Folding Fan, for a play on words, with the Scalloped Diamonds border and a Stitcher Plate, for texture on this card.

I really wanted the fan to stand out, so I cut it from cardstock and black paper and then layered them together. I love a little bling (what girl doesn't), so I decorated the scalloped border with gems and then added stitching around the perimeter of the card.

You can see the texture created with the stitcher plate here.


My goal when creating this layout was to make something pretty using minimal pre-made embellishments. I fished through my stash and pulled out some of my favorite dies (11 in all) and went to work.

I cut several flowers and used pop dots in varying thicknesses to add dimension, added butterflies and flourishes for a little whimsy, and a couple of borders to ground the layout.


I used a doily die to highlight my title and finished it off with a large French Flair die to house my journaling.

Here's a close-up of the details


Dies Used:
Fanciful Flourish
Sunflower
Scalloped Diamonds Flourish
Border Carnivale
Tropical Flourish
Small Exotic Butterflies
Judy's Blooms
Darling Daisies
French Flair Nesting Dies
French Pastry Doily
Pretty Petal

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Time Flies

Happy Monday blog readers!! I'm here with a couple of projects that I created for the joint blog hop between Petaloo and May Arts using Cheery Lynn Designs dies and embossing plate.


I matted a couple of the clocks with Scalloped XLarge Nesting Circles and Little Stackers Scalloped Circles and added a few Mulberry Street tie-dye daisies to the cluster.

I used a couple of the new dies, Fanciful Flourish and Border Carnivale to add a touch of whimsy to the layout.

I added a bit of texture using the Do It Yourself embossing plate and large embossing pad and die cut a couple of Keys. I wanted to soften the layout a bit, so I created a flower border using a few of the Petaloo tie-dye daisies. I also used CLD School Days font to complete the title.

I used Exotic Mini Butterflies, Little Stackers Nesting French Flair, and Ribbon Eyelet Border, which I cut in half, to add the perfect touches to this "Celebrate" card.
Close-up of the dies

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Catching Up

I don't know if it's the warm weather or the lack of mojo, but I just haven't felt like doing much in the way of blogging or scrapbooking. I've been spending a lot of time outdoors, putting a little more time at the gym, and desperately searching for a job, so it's been a long 2 weeks since I last posted any projects.

I hope to get back on track, but in the mean time, I have quite a few Cheery Lynn Designs projects to share with you today.

The first project is an 8x8 layout featurnig my handsome boys and Bella Blvd's Mr. Boy collection. I used several of the new dies that were released from CLD this month. To see more projects using the new dies, check out the blog.


Next up is a 12x12 layout featuring my "Little Monsters". This layout was published in the Summer issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine.

This layout was also created for the joint blog hop between Creative Imaginations and May Arts. I used Samantha Walker's Bloom collection.

How cool is that embossing plate? Perfect for Father's Day, right? I embossed a piece of Core'dinations cardstock and then lightly sanded the pattern to make it pop.

I used Jillibean Soup's Dutch mustard Soup collection on this "Thank You Bunches" card.

Cheery Lynn Post Monday

My how quickly the days pass by when you're having fun!! Happy Monday blog readers!!

Today I am sharing with you a bright and colorful layout using Echo Park Papers and several of the Cheery Lynn Designs' newly releases dies.

Who says you can't use flowers on a boy layout? Certainly not me! I die cut Darling Daisies, Judy's Blooms, Sweet Williams, Fanciful Flourish, and Tropical Leaves from colorful papers to add a burst of personality to and carry out the theme of my layout.


I added a few Dimensional Butterflies and used the Varstiy 5/8" Alphabet Set and one of the Coved Rectangle Nesting dies to complete the title.

I used the Key and Scalloped Diamond Border dies to further embellish my layout.


Here's a close-up of all of the flowers I used. I just love the detail!

I found the perfect way to adhere the fanciful flourish without creating a big glue-y mess; I sprayed the back of the flourishes with Helmar's V2 Vellum adhesive and then placed it on the layout and there was no mess at all!

I also created this card using basic grey Origins and Exotic Large Butterfly #1 and the Frills and Hearts Border dies.


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Until next post...have a great day!!

MIA

Man have I been swamped this month. CHA is just 2 short weeks away and I am up to my neck in projects. I love this time of year because I get to see a lot of the new stuff before it hits the stores, but man am I feeling the pressure...not to mention the fact that my mojo is trying to abandon me but I'm hanging on for dear life! I'm not attending CHA this time around, but I will have lots of projects in Creative Imaginations, Cheery Lynn Designs, Petaloo, Bella Blvd's booths. I can't wait to share with you what I've created!! Fun stuff!

Additionally, I will be teaching 2 mini albums classes for Croptopia Getaways in Whippany, NJ next month. You can get more detailed info here.

Today, I took a break from creating to try and regroup. I do, however have a few projects to share.

I recently ordered Echo Park's new Be Mine collection and all I can say is WOW!!! It's truly gorgeous! I created the following 2 cards with the collection.

Always In My Heart was created for gonescrapbooking/examiner.com


Be-Leave In Love (I know it's a little cheesy) was created for Cheery Lynn Designs using the new dimensional leaves. Click here to see what the rest of the design team created with the new dies.


Finally, I created this frame a while ago for Petaloo. I turned a $1 wooden frame into a beautiful gift for a friend, using Mulberry flowers, glittered dazzlers, bees, and glitter paper for the background.


Ok, well it's time for me to climb in the bed. I'm beat!! See ya next post. For all of my scrappy peeps in the NJ area who are attending the Croptopia Getaways crop...hope to see you there!!!

Cheery Lynn Designs Projects & Giveaway

I combined a host of Cheery Lynn Designs Dies to create this super girly layout featuring a mix of October Afternoon papers. I used the dies with a variety of different materials: patterned paper, thin chipboard, and glittered cardstock.


I used the Butterflies Bundle dies to die cut butterflies from Core'dinations Core Couture cardstock. I really like the embossed effect.


Here, I created a faux scalloped border by die cutting the smallest circle from the XL Nested Circles pack, cutting them in half, and adhering them to the bottom of the striped paper.

I cut the smallest Coved Rectangle from thin chipboard and embossed using the Dots/Lines Metal Embossing Plate before adhering to the layout.

The Buttons were cut from thin chipboard and patterned paper and layered for a dimensional effect.


I also cut a portion of the Picket Fence out using both thin chipboard and patterned paper. I adhered the 2 together and then attached to the layout using pop dots.

I created a "sun" using the largest XL Nested Scallop Circle die. I added pen work and then adhered behind the photo for that pop factor.

The Pennant banner was cut from cardstock. I trimmed the center from one of the extra flags and used it to hand cut triangles to layer on top of the banner.

I die cut my title using lower case letters from the School Days 1/2" Font Set and then adhered each one to a flower that was hand cut from patterned paper, and attached to the banner.


I'm so happy I finally have a little girl to scrap; thanks to my friend Dolores for allowing me to use pictures of her cutie pie daughter! You're definitely going to see more girly layouts here in 2011!!

I also created this card using Love Expression Collection, Heart 2 Heart, XL French Flair Nested Dies and Petaloo hydrangeas and rose blooms. I inked the Love Expression embossing plate before sending it through my Epic Six to add color to the debossed words and then layered the rest of the elements for dimension.


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