Hi Everyone,

We are fast approaching Mother's Day so it is time to dust off the Vintage papers and create a card for your Mother. This one is actually a gift for a friend so I still have to make a card for my own Mother.

I have seen this card used by many different people and I absolutely just love it so I had to give it a whirl. It's called a Pop Up Book Card and you can find the tutorial here.


I am really happy with the way it turned out. What I like about this card the most is the inside. We normally do not give much attention to the inside but this fold is all about the inside.


Since this was a gift for a friend I also made a special box to hold the card. You can find my tutorial here.


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

B226 - Happy (Set of 2)
B227 - Love (Set of 2)
B232 - Mother's (Set of 2)
B235 - You (Set of 2)
B236 - Day (Set of 2)
B308 - City Girl Edger
B311 - Chrystanthemum Strip
B315 - Ivy Corner Flourish
XM-8 - XM Scalloped Oval
DL140 - Dutch Scallop Square
Flourishes Stamps - Motherly Love

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

Have a Cheery Day!

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful week so far. Today I would like to share a card I created in keeping with this weeks challenge theme - Winter Whites. But, before we get to my card, I hope you all have had an opportunity to check out the fantastic inspiration that has been posted on both the Cheery Lynn Inspiration Blog and here on our Challenge Blog this week by some of my fellow DT members. They have posted some definite beauties that you just don't want to miss!

For my card today, I wanted to show you one of my favorite shapes to make. I just love this fancy fold. I think it's because it reminds me of opening a present for some reason LOL!... I also like it because it's different and has a little flair. To give my card more of that "Vintage" flavor, I added some light distressing which seemed to do the trick leaving a slightly antique look and feel.

Here are some pretty straight-forward instructions on how you can get this fold. Just a FYI - the card measures 6.5" wide by 7.5" high.

1. Cut a piece of cardstock 6.5" x 7.5" for the base
2. Cut 2 pieces of cardstock 7" by 7" for the folding flaps
3. Cut a piece of cardstock 6" x 7" for the inside of the card
4. Score both the 7" x 7" pieces at 3" and 6"
5. Attach the 1" piece of the panels you just scored to each side of the 6" x 7" inside. When you are done you will have one large piece that you simply attach to the base
6. Decorate and enjoy!


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

A196 - Darling Daisies
B162 - Lace Corner Deco B
B187 - Build a Flower #2
CM-4 - A6 Metric Card Stackers Rectangle Scalloped
DL136 - Japanese Garden Lace Oval with Angel Wing

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

Hi everyone, It's so nice to be back with you today after our lovely little break. I hope everyone had a great holiday!

I can't believe I am saying this but it actually feels really good to step away from all of the holiday cards and projects LOL! So, with that in mind, and dreaming about sunshine and warmer temperatures (we are in a deep freeze here at the moment with temperatures of -13 degrees Fahrenheit!)... I wanted to share with you a pretty Spring/Summer card that has recently been published in the March 2013 issue of Scrap and Stamp Arts Magazine. SSA has an exciting new section entitled “The Cutting Edge” and in this issue Cheery Lynn Designs is featured!

Here is a look at one of my cards that was published in the March issue:



For this project I used the following dies:

B117S - Mini Fanciful Flourish
B181 - Build a Flower # 1
B187 - Build a Flower #2
B193 – Hummingbird
DL128 - Two of Hearts
FRM132 - French Lattice Small Frame
L-10 - Coved Rectangle Classic
XL-10 – Coved Rectangle Classic
XM-7 Oval Classic

I hope you can find some time to participate in our challenge this week. With your entry, you will have a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs!

Also, just a gentle reminder that on January 12th we will be unveiling the new release and all of the DT will be back with some fantastic inspiration to share with you. This release is absolutely HUGE and we are all very excited to have such lovely dies to create with.

Have a Cheery Day!

Welcome to Friday everyone!   : )

This week Hampton Art and Cheery Lynn Designs have joined forces to provide you with some lovely inspiration for this Christmas season.

Hi everyone, it's Friday and I am happy to be here with you to share a cute little Christmas card with some non-traditional colors which fits right in with our challenge this week!  : )

I saw this adorable little Christmas kitten stamp by Stampendous at one of our local scrapbooking stores and I just knew I had to have him.

The Swedish Spring Oval Frame die is one of my favs and I thought it was just the perfect frame for this sweet little image.

Here is a look at my card:




For this project I used the following dies:

B151 - Cuties 3
B183 - Holly Leaves
DL189 - Lace Square Heart Mega Dolly
FRM135 - Swedish Spring Oval Frame
XL-7 - Oval Classic Large Stacker Nesting Die
XM-7 - Oval Classic

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

As always, if you are in need of more inspiration, why don't you take a moment and pop-in to see what my fellow Team mates have been up to.  I know you will be glad you did!

This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is


Here are the rules:

• You MUST follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die, of course, we would love to see more than one. 
• You MUST add a link to your blog post in the InLinkz at the end of that post; no back posting, only new projects are allowed
• You MUST link to our Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge blog in your post
• You may only enter the challenge ONCE per week.

The winner will be chosen based on merit by Cheery Lynn Designs. They will receive a $20 coupon for shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Sunday night at 22:00 Eastern time.

 In addition, our design team members will be voting on 3 favorites who will receive a Weekly Spotlights badge to display on their blog. Be sure to come back on Wednesday to see who earned the badge.



This is actually a clear piece of  craft acetate that was going to be a layout to frame and hang. I tried so hard to get a picture, kept getting the reflection. Some of the pieces are on the backside  and a few are on the top. I just placed a piece of white paper on the backside.