Vintage Inspired Baby Card Tutotial/Video - Cheery Lynn Designs

Hi Everyone,

This week for Cheery Lynn Designs I have created a baby card, using a range of Cheery Lynn Designs dies.  This card would certainly look beautiful in pink or blue!  I used the Oval Classic Stacker Series, to form a frame, and dressed it up using ribbon. 

The images are from  NiceCrane Designs, using the Bessie Gutman Pack.  A range of high quality, beautiful images, ready for printing and adding into your creations.  You can also find a huge variety of many other image packs on the NiceCrane Designs website, and follow along with the NiceCrane Designs Blog, with lots of inspiring design team projects. I am doing some design work, as time permits, and having a wonderful time using the images available.

I have completed a full tutorial on how to make this card from start to completion.  Also, for those on a slow internet connection, I have shared the basic instructions on how to form the frame, below.

Instructions:

1. Use a small piece of blu-tac between Oval Classic Stacker Series dies to hold them together.  This stops dies moving and you will achieve an evenly cut frame.

2. Die-cut your frame from chipboard, using the Oval Classic Stacker Series dies.

3. Set aside middle of die-cut to use in a future project.

5. Place a small glue dot on back of cut frame, adhere ribbon and begin to wind around the frame.

6. Continue carefully winding around frame until the whole frame is covered.

7. Affix ribbon in place with another glue dot on back of frame.

8. Die-cut Manon's Wedding Garland twice, cutting between the details as pictured above.

9. Adhere Manon's Wedding Garland to the back of the frame using a strong adhesive.

10. Insert fine lace in the same manner as above, though on the inside of the frame.

11. Use the same shaped Oval Classic Stacker that you created with, to draw around the photograph or image you wish to have featured in the frame. Cut out, and affix to the back of frame.

A simple technique, which looks very striking!
This weeks challenge on the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog is 'Vintage', do pop on over for a chance to win a shopping voucher, or be inspired over on the Cheery Lynn Designs Inspirational Blog.

Till next week
Sandie
   
Supplies List:
Oval Classic Stacker Series
Lace Corner Deco A
Sentiment Frame #1
Iris Leaves
Manon's Wedding Garland
NiceCrane Designs - Bessie Gutman Pack
Seam Binding Ribbon
Spun Straw Distress Ink
AC Cardstock
Helmar Adhesives
Blu-Tak
Kaisercraft Mini Sticker Letters
Kaisercraft Crystal Jewel

Lily Thank You Card - Announcement - Cheery Lynn Designs

 Hi Everyone, I am pleased to announce I am returning to design for Cheery Lynn Designs!!

 It is nice to be back as part of the Cheery Lynn Designs design team after a 6 month break, and I am certainly looking forwards to creating up a storm with their fabulous dies.   I have been experimenting with the fairly new Build A Flower die series, and formed my version of a Lily, for a thank you card.

6" X 6"

My flower arrangement sits atop of the Notre Dame Cathedral Doily.

Below are the die cuts I used to create my Lily Flower. The dies come from the Build A Flower #1, #2 and Embellishment #2.  The star shaped frond in the middle, was used as the base of which my flower was built upon.  Each die-cut was cut from white AC cardstock, and coloured using a variety of distress inks, and markers. 

I removed the centre ends of each petal (part that sits in middle), as I found this gave a more uniform shape to my flower and allowed everything to sit evenly. A quick drying adhesive is a must!

A variety of stamens were adhered to the centre of the flower, and when dry lifted for a more realistic appearance.  The leaves were affixed to the bottom of the flower.

To complete the card, I used a variety of foliage including the the smaller flowers from the Embellishment #2, Olive Branches, Flourish Leaf Strip, and the Iris Leaves.  Bling pieces, and beads were added to the flower centre's.

 You can see all the inspiration from the design team on the Cheery Lynn Blog, and weekly challenges on the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog.
 I'll be back next week with another version of a flower...

Sandie

Materials List:

Flourish Leaf Strip

Iris Leaves

Olive Branches

Embellishment #2

 Build A Flower #1 

Build A Flower #2

Notre Dame Cathedral Doily
AC Cardstock
Scattered Straw, Walnut Stain, and Peeled Paint Distress Ink by Tim Holtz
Bling and Beads
Helmar Adhesives

An Artists Life and New Baby Card - Imaginarium Designs

This month for Imaginarium Designs I have completed a couple of projects to show you.  The first is a layout of my Mother (as I am doing her life story at the moment).  My Mother is an artist, all of my life I have wonderful memories of Mum painting, drawing, sketching, and being creative in some form.  The 'quote' on my layout is so true.... 'The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it', much the same as us creators with our scrapbooking pages, mini albums and so forth.

My layout is created upon a 12 X 12 Imaginarium Designs chipboard base, due to using the large Paris Backing Frame (IDFR0010) as my main focal point, and is quite heavy.  The Paris Backing Frame  is such a beautiful and ornate shape!  Both larger and smaller pieces of chipboard look amazing when crackled and it is such an easy process to follow to achieve this look, so do not be afraid to give it a 'try'.

Imaginarium Designs chipboard elements can be purchased through Seriously Scrapbooking.

 To achieve the crackled effect, all I did was paint the Paris Backing Frame with cream acrylic paint, applied the first Step of Helmar Crackle Medium and leave overnight (best results).  The following day, I applied the 2nd step of the crackle medium and allowed it to dry, which is where the cracks take place.  When totally dry, I applied the Gold Shiva Stick across the board, and wiped gently with a soft cloth so that the paint soaked into the cracks.

 In the above photograph, you can see how the smaller areas of the Paris Backing Frame (IDFR0010) crackle with smaller 'cracks'...almost an appearance of old marble.The beautiful charms and corner pieces are from Scrap Matrix, an Australian store with the most amazing trinkets and bits - they always meld so beautifully with Imaginarium Designs chipboard.

With the foliage, I added the Kerry Flourish Small (IDFL0009), using an Adirondock Acrylic Paint Dabber in Gold, which leaves the most glorious texture on the chipboard and covers to perfection - a friend Sharon shared this wonderful product with me recently.

The largest butterfly from 4 Small Butterflies (IDT0014) was also painted in the same manner as above, and I kept the Lower Case Letters (IDALC0001) plain painting in 'Vintage Photo' distress stain.

Above, I have used Embellishment 8 (IDS0014) which was cut into half and adhered to either side of the quote - again using the same painted medium as above.

Supplies:

Imaginarium Designs: 4 Small Butterflies (IDT0014), Embellishment 8 (IDS0014), Kerry Flourish Small (IDFL0009), Paris Backing Frame (IDFR0010), Lower Case Letters (IDALC0001) and 12 X 12 Base.

Papers: Graphic 45 Curtain Call 'Leading Ladies', Kraft Reflections 'Quote...Unquote', AC Cardstock

Paints, Mediums, Adhesive: Helmar 2 Step Crackle Medium, 450 Quick Dry, and Craft Glue - Shiva Stick 'Gold', Adirondock Acrylic Paint Dabber 'Gold' and 'Sandal', Ranger Distress Stain 'Vintage Photo'.

Charms: ScrapMatrix

Flowers: Prima and I am Roses

Dies: Cheery Lynn Designs 'Olive Branch', 'Dimensional Leaves', and 'Pine Branches'.

Other; Kaisercraft 'Tiny Alpha Stickers', Feathers, K & Co Bird, Gauze, Magic Mount.

4 Small Butterflies (IDT0014)

Embellishment 8 (IDS0014)

Kerry Flourish Small (IDFL0009)

Paris Backing Frame (IDFR0010)

Lower Case Letters (IDALC0001)

and my second project is for a friend of mine who is having a baby in around 6/7 weeks.  Not knowing the sex of the baby I kept the colours neutral to suit both sexes.

The new 'Baby X 2, Boy and Girl' chipboard words are so cute!!  They actually match the Graphic 45 paper collection which I used in this card, called 'Little Darlings'.  I applied Adirondack 'Gold' Acrylic Paint again to both of these chipboard pieces, I just loved the texture. like playing with a new toy!

For the Congratulations (IDW0017) I added a 'bling piece' for the dot above the letter 'i'!

Don't forget to leave a comment on the Imaginarium Designs Blog to be in the running to win some fabulous Imaginarium Designs Chipboard!!

Till October, happy creating!

Sandie

Supplies:

Imaginarium Designs: Congratulations (IDW0017), Baby X 2, Boy and Girl.

Paper: Graphic 45 Little Darlings Collection 'Precious Poesy', Heaven Sent, Cherished, Kewpie Cute.

Adhesives/Mediums: Helmar Craft Glue and 450 Quick Dry, Adirondack Gold Acrylic Paint, 

Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Other: Prima Say-It-In-Pearls, I am Roses - Carnation, Friskars Punch, Hand-Dyed Silk Ribbon, Cardstock, and Bling piece.

A Touch of Vintage Shimmer - Creative Inspirations Paint

7" X 7"

Hi Everyone,

My post today, will be my last one as a design team member for Creative Inspirations Paint.  However, you'll still see me pop in from time to time with a creative project of some type - so its not really goodbye :-)  

You know me, I love vintage, so had to create something a little more old worldly.  The ribbon was painted with splashes of Chocolate, Burnt Sienna and Tan - love how you can colour 'anything' with this wonderful product - just a simple zap to heat-set in the microwave and an iron, and away you go! 

Of course, dare I say 'GOLD' has been added liberally (nothing new) to the flowers, some fully coated and others only the edges of petals.  Chocolate highlights the carnations.  The corrugated cardboard beneath the image has been washed with Ivory.  Oh my that Ivory is stunning on the corrugated board, and really leaves the most glorious shimmer.

Soon the new design team members will be announced and I am sure they will bring many wonderful creations to inspire everyone.  You can find the Creative Inspirations Blog 'HERE' to keep in touch with challenges, and inspiration.

Thank you to Kendra, and my fellow team-mates for being such a fabulous support throughout my term, and to Molly for creating a truly fantastic product...

Sandie

Materials List:
Creative Inspirations Paint: Chocolate, Ivory, Gold, Burnt Sienna, Tan

Ranger: Distress Ink 'Vintage Photo'

Martha Stewart Punch: Leaf

I am Roses: Flowers
Helmar Adhesives

Other: Cardstock, Sewing Machine and Thread, Corrugated Cardboard, Lace, Ribbon, Bling,

Dream Layout - Meg's Garden and Helmar

"Dream"

My project this month for Meg's Garden is a layout I created of my Mother on her wedding day.

At the moment I am working on scrapping my Mothers life, and this paper collection works perfectly for the photographs I have to work with.  My layout consists of the beautiful paper range called "The Spring Paisley Collection".  I really wanted to use several of the papers in the collection, so opted for the wall-paper look, separated by beautiful, guipure lace.   The paper 'Spring Paisley Collage' was perfect for die-cutting circles to add to the layout, teamed with some gorgeous blooms, feathers, beads and more! 

My layout was put together using Helmar's  Premium Craft Glue, my very favourite adhesive of ALL time.... right from the papers, cardstock, lace, and some of the embellishments.  For dimension I used Liquid Scrap Dots, and for the Meg's Garden roses with the wire tendrils, 450 Quick Dry was used.  You can find Helmar products 'Here' if in Australia, and 'Here' if in USA/Canada

Pop on over to the Meg's Garden Blog, and Helmar's Blog  to view the other Design Team members creations for inspiration.... and to purchase the paper collection 'The Spring Paisley Collection' or other elements, visit Meg's Garden...

I will return tomorrow, with my second project for Meg's Garden....

Have a great day,

Sandie

Meg's Garden Products:

The Spring Paisley Paper Collection

 - Pale Green Paisley P6321

 - Green Paisley Stripes P6314

 - Spring Paisley Collage P6320A

Laces in various sizes, widths, Roses and Rose Buds, Feathers, Stranded Pearls, Pearl Pieces, Beads.

Other: Green/White/Cream Cardstock, Cheery Lynn Designs Dies, Flowers, Ferns, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, Carl Craft Flower Punches, Distress Inks - Shabby Shutters, and Vintage Photo, Helmar Adhesives, and Dew Drops.

Family is Forever, Layout - Helmar

Hi Everyone,

I wasn't really sure of how to scrap this photograph, it is a special one of my brothers and myself - one of the very few family shots that were taken of us together.  

So with my trusty Helmar adhesive, I started creating, and this is the final result.  All paper elements were adhered using Helmar's Premium Craft Glue, for those in Australia and who would love to try this adhesive, it is also available in Spotlight, along with many other Helmar products.  OR, you can purchase direct from the Helmar website in Australia, or Helmar USA if in USA/Canada.  I truly love this adhesive, and not just because I am on their Design Team, but because it is a product that has never failed me in the years I have used it.  Previous to scrapbooking, I dabbled in a variety of crafts .... and 450 Quick Dry was a favourite.  I'd have to say that the reason I really 'brag' about the Premium Craft Glue, is because I can use it on everything - there is not one item it will not adhere, and it never buckles my paper!

If I want to work really quickly, I use 450 Quick Dry, for lace, die-cut flowers, embellishments, etc. Perfect, and no waiting time.

Liquid Scrap Dots was applied to add dimension in my layout.  Liquid Scrap Dots, allows for 'me' to chose the height of the elements - once dry, elements no matter what they are will never budge.  

...and another favourite of mine, is the Gemstone Glue, I use this all the time.  Previous to discovering Gemstone Glue with my design team position, I really did not add a great deal of beads to my creations - they always tended to fall off!  NOW, I am in BEAD HEAVEN.... and can add 'any' bead shape, size, or weight knowing, they will be on that layout 'forever'.  Gemstone Glue is so easy to apply with the small nozzle, and once dry, is completely invisible.

 See you later in the month for more 'Helmar' projects....
Sandie

Materials List:

Helmar:  Premium Craft Glue, 450 Quick Dry, Gemstone Glue, Liquid Scrap Dots

Imaginarium Designs: 'Forever' [Remember, Forever, Together IDW0030]

Kaisercraft: 'The Lake House' paper collection from The Scrapbook Store

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies: Cherry Blossom, Dimensional Leaves, and Oval Stacker Series.

Other Dies/Punches: Carl Craft - Flower Punches, Martha Stewart - Leaf Punch

Distress Ink: Vintage Photo 

Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist

Crafters Workshop: Mini Bricks

Other: Silk Ribbon, Beads, Beaded Hearts, Bird Stickers, Computer Generated Sentiment, Cardstock, Pink Acrylic Paint

'Forever' Mini Album - Creative Inspirations Paint

This month, for Creative Inspirations Paint I have created a mini album - this project has been in the making for some time, and it is finally nice to have it completed.  I have taken close up photographs at times, to enhance and show the beautiful, shimmery detail of the paints.

The album is a very special one, as it contains memories of my brother, Paul, who is no longer with us.

Throughout the album, I have painted various elements including flowers, chipboard, die-cut doilies, foliage and so forth..... giving the pages, a real spark of shimmer.  I love the 'Gold' in the Creative Inspirations Paint line, it would have to be one of my favourites, that I used ALL the time. Flowers were brushed with Pink Highlights... really bringing them to life...

Cheery Lynn Designs die cut elements above, washed in 'Gold'.

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard 'Forever' looks magical, painted in 'Gold'...

More 'Gold'.... oops...can't help myself in the 'gold'...

Pink Highlights, washed over paper elements used throughout the album, to add a beautiful finishing touch.

Sage washed over foliage, again... Gold highlighted over die-cuts..

Close up, looks like I missed places, but I haven't!  :-)

Even edges of book, tags, and rose edges, touched with 'Gold'...

Hope you enjoyed ... my 'special' album... now I'm off to journal 'memories' which I treasure with all my heart....

Sandie

Material's List:

Creative Inspirations Paint: Gold, Gold, more Gold, Sage, and Pink Highlights

Imaginarium Designs: Forever and Together Chipboard

Kaisercraft: English Rose Paper Collection & Wooden Album

Flowers: Prima, I am Roses, and Vintage

Cheery Lynn Designs: Dies

Helmar: 450 Quick Dry, Craft Glue, Liquid Scrap Dots

AC Cardstock

Ranger: Distress Ink 'Walnut Stain' and 'Vintage Photo'

 Misc: Gold Charms, Vintage Button, Various Ribbon, Eyelets, Beads/Pins.

A New Best Friend, Besides Hot Chocolate - Decoupage with Helmar

This week for Helmar, I have been playing around with Decoupage and Craft Paste, and created a pencil/brush holder from an empty Hot Chocolate container.  I look at items around the house with a new light of re-purposing the empty containers, or packages.

Firstly, I painted my container, as I knew I was going to use tissue paper, which is quite transparent.  I applied the Decoupage and Craft Paste with a paintbrush to the actual container, having previously cut the tissue paper to size.  The process of adding the paper was simple, and a wipe with a damp cloth afterwards, eliminated any wrinkles or creases... you cannot even tell where the join is!

The printed image, I sprayed with Crystal Kote Fixative, just to seal the image - especially as I had printed it myself, and was not sure of the inks stability.  Spraying with the fixative, seals the paper and is a fast process with quick drying time.  I applied the Decoupage and Craft Paste to the area where I wanted the image and added the image, wiping any excess adhesive away with a damp cloth.  No wrinkles, no creases, and no lengthy time to dry.  I did have the help with a heat gun though!

The embellishing of my container was completed using the 450 Quick Dry adhesive.  I also added lace to the inside of the container, so the items sitting inside would not be damaged by the metal rim. 

Also, his month you have a chance to win a great prize with the Helmar Challenge, just upload your challenge entry into the Helmar Flickr Group before the end of the month.  So get creative and come and join in with the fun!

Happy Creating!

Products List:
Helmar: Decoupage and Craft Paste, Crystal Kote Fixative, and 450 Quick Dry
Hot Chocolate Tin
Hand-Made Hat Pins
Tim Holtz Tissue Paper
Braid, Hand-Dyed Laces, Flowers, Ribbon
Computer Generated Image