Sweet Stamps Challenge #59 Spotlight

Today is our fifty-nineth challenge on the Sweet Stamps Challenge blog.

This week the challenge is SPOTLIGHT!!!

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree!!

 

Sweet Stamps Cutwork Daffodils is the focus of my 'Spotlight'.  The daffodils are stamped in Distress Ink Pad Clear and embossed with Black Fine Detail EP on Cryogen paper.  The 'Spotlight' portion is colored with Creative Inspiration Paint.  Cheery Lynn's Queen Anne's Lace  borders the top and bottom.  Candis embellish the card as well as the ribbon from my stash.  Adhesives used are Great Tape, Foam Dots and  Candi Fix Foam Dots.   The DP is Basic Grey's Lime Rickey.  The card is 5" x 7" in size.


Be sure to visit Sweet Stamps blog and see what the rest of the team has created for you.   And please join in on the fun!!

Sweet Stamps Design Team:

*   Bonnie  (you are here)*  Dawn B  *  Dawn L  *

*  Jacqueline  *  Jacki  *  Jenn  *  Joni  *

*  Kendra  *  Linda  *  Nazeema "Calypso"  *

*  Shelly  *  Tamara   * 

 

 

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 21 Wings

The challenge this week at Cheery Lynn Designs blog is WINGS!!!!
  Your project must be created with an object with WINGS!!! theme!!!

Don't forget to use at least ONE Cheery Lynn die!!

My card features one of the  Exotic Butterflies Small #2 and Small #2 Angel Wing for the WINGS part of our challenge.  The bunny is nestled down in the grass die cut from Grass Border.   Copics and Spicas colored the cute little bunny. Using Core'dination paper I die cut Basket 2.  Also in the basket are two eggs from Nesting Eggs set with Lace Egg Five decorating them.  In the corners are roses made  from Cuties 1, Darling Daisies on top of a Tropical Leaves.  The roses were die cut from Stardreams paper.  The Darling Daisies were inked with Adirondack's Lemonade.  I accented the butterfly, daisies and leaves with Creative Inspiration's Fairy Dust adding a little glitz.  The pearls were made with a Lilac Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  Bunny and greeting are from Inkadinkado.  The DP is TPC Designs. The ribbon was colored with Copics, B01.  The finished size is a 5" x 7" card.

 

Here is a close up that hopefully your can see the shimmer on the flowers.

 

Copics Used:

E41, E42, E43, RV02

G20, G21 and Spicas

Be sure to check out the challenge for inspiration and  a chance to win a $20 coupon for shopping at the Cheery Lynn website!!

Sweet Stamps Challengs #58 EASTER!!

Today is our fifty-eighth challenge on the Sweet Stamps Challenge blog.

This week the challenge is EASTER!!!


Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree

My card features Sweet Stamps beautiful Cross Small stamped with Distress Ink Pad Clear and embossed with Queens Gold Fine Detail Powder on Vellum.  It is colored with various colors of Creative Inspiration Paints and detailed cut with 4-Split Perforating Tool on a Piercing Perforating Pad.  The greeting is Easter Blessings which I cut apart after stamping to fit on the border.  The following are the Cheery Lynn Dies used:

Lace Corner Deco C

Mini Pearl Square Reflection Die 

Olive Branches 

Wedding Garter Border 

The DP is First Edition's Spring Drop 6x6 pad.  The pearls were done with a Gold Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  Flowers are from my stash!! The finished size of the card is 6" square.

Be sure to visit Sweet Stamps blog and see what the rest of the team has created for you.   And please join in on the fun!!

Sweet Stamps Design Team:

*   Bonnie  (you are here)*  Dawn B  *  Dawn L  *

*  Jacqueline  *  Jacki  *  Jenn  *  Joni  *

*  Kendra  *  Linda  *  Nazeema "Calypso"  *

*  Shelly  *  Tamara  * 

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 20 EASTER!

The challenge this week at Cheery Lynn Designs blog is EASTER!!!!
  Your project must be created with an EASTER theme!!!

Don't forget to use at least ONE Cheery Lynn die!!

I created a Diagonal Easel Card this time around. Here is another view of the front before I share more.

 This shows a bit more of the front dead on!!  The yellow front panel was created with Cheery Lynn's Reflection Die, Mini Pearl Square.  These are great dies and make many sizes for you!!  Using the Nesting Eggs, I die cut the focal point of the card from Design Paper by Imaginesce.  The top of the eggs are from the Lace Corner Deco B die cut from Gold Mirror Paper.  Then the eggs were pop dotted.  The cute little 'Chocolate' bunny is from the Nesting Eggs too!!  A little flourish was needed with Pair of Ferns with some gems from my stash to finish the front of the easel.  The border is also from the Easter Collection Bunny and Chick  adding a little glitter and pearls to dress it up!  A piece Pair of Ferns of the  with a flower die cut from Miniature Rose,  Medium Rose, and Large Rose.  Stardreams paper was used for the flower and the petals were inked with a pink dye ink with a blue gem in the center.  The greeting from Inkadinkado was stamped on one of the Nesting Eggs and pop dotted to hold the easel open.  This card is approximately 4.50" x 6" in size.

This last view gives a look at the sentiment a little closer!!

Be sure to check out the challenge for inspiration and  a chance to win a $20 coupon for shopping at the Cheery Lynn website!!

Challenges:
Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Easel Cards
The Craft Place - Anything Goes 

A Froggy Hoppy Birthday!!

This card was created for a Children's Hospital with The Stamps of Life Froggy2Love set.  I used a DP from my stash as the base.  I die cut Cheery Lynn's Circle Classic Lg Stackers  and Circle Scalloped Lg Stackers for Froggy to set on. Froggy was colored Copics as was the airbrushing around him.  Don't you just love his 'moveable' eyes.  The Lily Pad from the set is pop dotted on Cheery Lynn's Tropical Leaves.  Candis which were airbrushed to match decorate the corners.  Candis are great because they are like brads with no legs and are lighter!!  Creative Inspiration Paints accent the Lily Pad too!!   This is a 4.25" x 5.50" card.

Cheery Lynn Designs EASTER BLOG HOP!!

Today we have a treat for you, our design team has been busy creating with the newly released Easter dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and we are doing a BLOG HOP. Visit EACH of the team members blogs and leave a comment. ONE lucky person from each blog will WIN the Lace Egg the member used in her post. Also be sure to leave a comment on the team blog for a chance to WIN the Nesting Egg dies. Winners will be announced on the 19th along with this week's challenge winner. Good luck and have fun hopping!!

My Lace Egg is  NUMBER ONE!!!

Beginning my post is a card featuring several of the Easter Dies!!

 This card is a 5" x 7" in size. The main layer is embossed with Timeless Tulips and distressed it with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Concord Grape.  When you ink Cheery Lynn's Plates, you gently place the pad down and lightly move it down the plate.  When you run it thru your machine you will have inked the embossed areas.  This is a very cool technique!!
These are the Easter Dies for the remainder of the card:

Bunny and Chick Border

Spring Basket 1

Nesting Eggs

LACE EGG ONE

I used the fallouts from the border to decorate one of the nesting eggs and the second features my LACE EGG!! This is the one you could win when you leave a comment!! On the eggs I embellished it with a few gems from my stash.  The grass in the basket was die cut from Grass Border out of Bazzil Bling paper.  The greeting is from Sweet Stamps.

I have four more projects featuring my LACE EGG ONE.  I am hoping you will see the versatility of the Lace Eggs and Nesting Eggs..

This is a candle holder created with tissue paper, decoupage, gems, gold mirror card, ribbon  LACE EGG ONE and a votive holder.  I cut the tissue paper to fit the votive holder; applied decoupage to the outside of the holder and gently placed the tissue paper around. LACE EGG ONE was die cut three times from the Mirror Gold paper.  Applying a Spray Adhesive onto the back each lace egg  and it was adhered to the votive glass.  The lovely ribbon from my stash was applied to the top and bottom with Ultimate Glue.  Then for the final touch a few gems.

Here it is with candlelight:

I think it lets off a pretty glow!!!  This would make a great gift at a Bridal or Baby Shower.

This is an Easter Pin!!!

I die cut two of the smallest Nesting Eggs from cardstock.  Using Decoupage again I glued the two eggs together.  Then I die cut Lace Egg One and using Decoupage I glued it to the front of my soon to be pin.  Each side of the Pin has two layers of Decoupage.  The bunny is from the Nesting Eggs and he was added with the second coat of Decoupage. The pin was glued to the back. A bow with ribbon from my stash completed the pin.  Very simple and a cute idea for Easter.

The next two are Magnets made with the same technique as the pin!!

Each magnet have pearls created with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen. The purple one I dressed up a bit with a bow.  Again these are very easy to create!!

The next project is a hanging egg to decorate your Easter Tree!!

I die cut two of Nesting Eggs, the fourth in size. The difference is the Lace Light Deco Border which was attached to the inside of the back egg before fastening the two eggs together.  The front egg I embossed with the Eccentric Circles but I couldn't get it to photograph well.  Then I applied two coats of Decoupage. Before the last coat I fastened the Bunny from the Easter Basket 2 to the front. I gave him a little eye from a pearl, punched a hole for the hanger and a bow and it was finished.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects showing the versatility of the Lace Eggs.   This is the egg you can win from your comment on my blog:

 

LACE EGG ONE

Now here is the list for you to follow for the blog hop!! 

 Bonnie Brown (You are here)

Celeste Glover
Donna Smith
Jeannie DeGruccio
Jodi Baune
Kianel
Sandie Louise

Have fun hopping along with our Easter projects!! Don't forget to leave a comment at Cheery Lynn Design Blog for a chance to win  your set of  Nesting Eggs.

Sweet Stamps #57 Spring

Today is our fifty-sixth challenge on the Sweet Stamps Challenge blog.

This week the challenge is SPRING!!


Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree!!

This oval card was die cut with Cheery Lynn's XL Oval Stackers Nesting    The stamp for spring is Bird on Flowering Branch stamped with Rich Cocoa Momento Ink Pad and colored with Copics. The image was detailed cut using 4-Split Perforating Tool  and a Piercing Perforating Pad. The base for the Bird on A Branch was die cut from Cheery Lynn's largest of the Nesting Eggs. I embossed the egg with Daisies Embossing Folder.  The butterfly is from Mini Exotic Butterflies.  Greeting, Welcome Spring was stamped with Rich Cocoa Momento Ink.  Using Little Stackers Circles and Little Stackers Scalloped Circles  the base for the greeting was die cut.  The pearls were made with a Ice White Viva Decor Pearl Pen.    The DP is from First Edition's 6x6 pad, Spring Drop.  All Purpose Spray Adhesive  was used on the bird and butterfly.  This Oval card will fit into a 5"x7" envelope.  

Copics Used;

BG000, BG53, R01, Y26

YG03, YG25, E25

I hope you have enjoyed my introduction to SPRING!!

Be sure to visit Sweet Stamps blog and see what the rest of the team has created for you.   And please join in on the fun!!

Sweet Stamps Design Team:

*   Bonnie  (you are here)*  Dawn B  *  Dawn L  *

*  Jacqueline  *  Jacki  *  Jenn  *  Joni  *

*  Kendra  *  Linda  *  Nazeema "Calypso"  *

*  Shelly  *  Tamara  *

Challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 19 Flourish

The challenge this week at Cheery Lynn Designs blog is to use a FLOURISH!!!
 There must be a FLOURISH in your project!!

Don't forget to use at least one Cheery Lynn die!!

 Today's card is a tent card with one of Cheery Lynn's Nesting Eggs creating the topper. The largest egg was embossed thru the Stitcher Plate Oval for texture. The third layer was die cut with the  French Lattice.   My flourish is the Tropical Flourish.  To showcase Cheery Lynn's Easter Collection I die cut Lace Egg Five and the smallest Nesting Egg.  An added plus is the Bunny that is included with the Nesting Eggs!! I added Liquid Applique from Marvy to create a cute fluffy bunny tail! For a touch of spring Dragonfly Small w/Angel Wing has flown in for a look at the Easter Bunny!!!  Stamps are from Inkadinkado and DP is Spring Drop from First Edition. Creative Inspiration Paints were added for sparkle here and there.  Dew drops and Viva Decor Pearl Pens finished the card. The card will fit in a 5"x7" envelope.

Copics Used:

E31, E34, RV02 BG11, Y21, Y26

St. Patrick Day Fun

This card is going to be entered into Love To Create Challenge Blog - Monochromatic with Bugaboo Stamps.  Plus I used a sketch from Splitcoast Stampers so you will find it here Sketch Challenge 374.

This is St. Patrick's Day Fun!!

The cute little image is from Bugaboo Stamps, Ava Shamrock.  I printed Ava onto Cheery Lynn dies, Oval Classic Lg Stackers  and Oval Scalloped Lg Stackers.  Ava is colored with Copics.  DP is from Best Creations.  Twine from the Twinery is used and Shamrocks are from my stash.  Unknown for the St Patrick's Day greeting.  The card is 4.25" x 5.50" in size.

Copics Used:
Skin E000, E00, E02, R20
Hair E21, E25
Clothes YG03, YG13, YG17
Shamrock G05, G19

Thank you for looking at St. Patrick's Day Fun! Hope you enjoyed this creation.

Sweet Stamps #56 Monochromatic

Today is our fifty-sixth challenge on the Sweet Stamps Challenge blog.

This week the challenge is MONOCHROMATIC!!

 This is 5"x7" card began with Sweet Stamps Sarah. She is stamped with Brownie Shades Ink.  Her face is colored with Copics.  Pretty Oval Frame was stamped in Brownie Shades also. I detailed cut it with a 4-Split Perforating Tool  and Piercing/Perforating Pad.  Cheery Lynn's Francesca Border was die cut from Stardreams Paper and distressed with Brownie Shades Ink.  The roses were die cut with Cuties 3  and Cuties 2  from Stardreams and distressed with Brownie Shades Ink.  Olive Branches offset the roses. The greeting is Happy Mother's Day Square is double mounted and pop dotted with Foam Dots.  All pearls were made with an Ivory Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  Adhesive used is Great Tape.  The DP is by Junkitz from my stash!!

Be sure to visit Sweet Stamps blog and see what the rest of the team has created for you.   And please join in on the fun!!

Love to Create Challenge - Monochromatic
Craft your Passion - Anything Goes - Sweet Stamps Sponsoring 

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 18 Doilies

The challenge this week at Cheery Lynn Designs blog is DOLLIES!!!
 There must be a DOILY in your project!!

Don't forget to use at least one Cheery Lynn die!!

Cheery Lynn's Nautical Wheeler Doily is the beginning of this week's card.  It is die cut from cardstock and distressed with Shades Tidal Wave Dye Ink.  Peeking out from the doily is the Fanciful Flourish.  The corners are adorned with Lace Corner Deco B.  The roses were die cut from Medium Rose and Miniature Rose. The roses are highlighted with Creative Inspiration Paint Fairy Dust for shimmer.  The base of the roses are the small flower from Judy's Bloom.
Greeting is found at Happy Birthday  and it was stamped with a pigment ink and embossed with black embossing powder.  The pearls were done with a Viva Decor Pear Pen, Yellow. The DP is from First Edition Spring Drop 6x6 pad. The darling image is Tilda Holding a Basket and is from Magnolia.  Tilda is colored with Copics.  The card is a 6" square.

Copics Used:
Skin:
E000, E00, E02, R20
Hair:
YR21, YR24
Clothes:
Y02, Y08, B32, B41
Shoes:
C5
Basket:
E40, E44
Flowers Spica Pens

Be sure to check out the challenge for inspiration and  a chance to win a $20 coupon for shopping at the Cheery Lynn website!!

Challenges:
Birthday Sundae - Birthdays
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Punches Everywhere
Just Magnolia #146 - Anything Optional Stitching