Farewell Cheery Lynn, You’ve Rocked My World

Hello everyone, Jeannie here with my last post for Cheery Lynn Designs.

I have been with these guys for a couple of years and I will miss working with Mike and BJ.

Obviously this card is dedicated to them.

Cheery Lynn Designs was my first Manufacture Design Team, so I have a lot of gratitude for them helping me get my name out there.

Form this card I have used the following dies: Scalloped Square Stackers, Celtic Whimsy, Musical Notes, Acoustic Guitar and Eccentric Circle Embossing Plate.

You can’t see behind the Celtic Whimsy Band, but I’ve got a portion of the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody behind it.  I needed something behind it to make it stand out a little more.

So Mike and Bj…this is it..our time is over..your crazy designer, that made things like no one else did.

Your crazy, whimsical girl!

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana with today’s post.

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On the wings of …. a Butterfly!

Anyone else remember that song?  “On the Wings of Love”?

Hardly the inspiration for my card, but the title hit me when I was getting ready to write this post.

On the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge blog our new challenge this week is Borders and Edgers.

I tried to incorporate that theme into my card today.

I am still using my New Release dies and still very much in love with them all.

The dies I am using today are, Celtic Whimsy, Mini Dimensional Butterflies, Dancing Doily Lace Border,

Zig Zag Ric Rac and Wittle Weaver 1/2″ strips.

I love how colorful this is.  I think it fits the saying perfectly.

Be sure to check out our challenge and join in on the challenge for a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree to Cheery Lynn Designs.com.

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana with today’s Cheery Lynn Design’s post.

Shopping Girl’s Dream

This is a little shadow box I got for $1.00 at Hobby Lobby in the clearance section because what ever was in the shadow box had been ripped off.

Knowing I would use it at some point, yep, I bought the silly thing.

I’m so lucky to have all my Cheery Lynn Designs Dies to work with. Here is what my $1.00 “purchase” turned out like.

Improvement, agree?

I took the Reflections Scalloped Circle Die, and used it as a 1/2 circle for the banners at the top.

Other dies I used are:  Zig Zag Ric Rac, Japanese Wall Frame, Sentiment Frame #2 and Embellishment #2.

I framed the sentiment on the bottom with Scalloped Rectangles.

All my papers are by Authentique Paper and the stamp set it called If the Shoe Fits, by Unity Stamp Co.

I think this turned out adorable and I hope you enjoyed my post today.  This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana posting for Cheery Lynn Designs.

Be sure and check out our Challenge blog.

Our current them is STITCHING.

Enter to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs.

Why is this caged bird singing?

Did you get my reference to the famous book?

See my Caged Hummingbird?

I am still having a ton of fun with dies from the August New Release.

The new dies I have used on the card are Bird Cage, Hummingbird, Celtic Whimsy and Embellishment #2.

Dies that are not from the new release are Scalloped Rectangle’s, and Mini Fanciful Flourish.

I am so impressed with the intricate pattern of the Celtic Whimsy.  It cut easily and is such an impressive pattern.  This is easily one of my new favorites.

I also love the new Bird Cage.  What a gorgeous design.

Have you had a chance to head on over to our Challenge blog?

I just peeked and we are up to 41 entries already!  WOW, it’s not even the weekend yet.

The theme is anything goes.  Remember you do need to use a Cheery Lynn Designs dies in your project/card to qualify, but still anything goes?  What have you got to lose?

Have a great weekend!  This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana with today’s Cheery Lynn Designs post.

Joy’s Life Cri-kits BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Joy’s Life Cri-Kit  BLOG HOP.

I have made a gorgeous card to inspire you how to use these fun pens with your electronic cutting machines.

Here is the card I made which is a mixture of using the Cri-Kit pens and and then I also used a die cut butterfly to accentuate the colored design.

I am using the stamp set called Sweet Popsicle Puns.

 The drawn butterfly design is from the Art Philosophy Cartridge.

 The die cut butterflies are fro Cheery Lynn Designs.

 I had so much fun this week learning how to use the pen in my Cricut Expression.  The Cri-Kit pens open up a whole new world of possibilities.  I can’t wait to keep trying more things with the many different colors I have.

I used the Glitter Pen set to color in the butterfly and WOW, do those glitter pens shimmer!

I hope you have enjoyed my card, since it is late and I did not have time to get together any Blog Candy…

My blog give away for this HOP is

1)  THIS CARD

2)  A RAINBOW SET OF BUTTERFLIES FROM THE DIE ABOVE

To qualify, be sure to leave a comment on my blog

and all the other blog along the hop and I will chose a random winner and post at the end of the hope when everyone else posts their winners!!! 

You know how BLOG HOPS WORK!!

…the fun still goes on..

Here is the line up for the HOP.  You should have started at…

Joy’s blog.

www.joyslife.com/

You should have arrived at my blog FROM

Sarabeth’s blog.

http://www.chroniclesofsarita.blogspot.com/

Your next stop is NINA’S  blog.

Here is the link to her blog.

http://waffleflower.com

 Let’s go see what she has made for us to see for this fun Blog Hop.

Here is the BLOG LINE UP, in case you get lost.

START HERE*******Joy: www.joyslife.com/******

Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com

Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com

Sarabeth: http://www.chroniclesofsarita.blogspot.com

Jeannie: http://www.polkacabana.wordpress.com

Nina: http://waffleflower.com

Amy: http://redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com

Jennie: http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com

Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com

Maria: http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com

Ashley: http://marklandandmain.blogspot.com

Cyndy: http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com

Megan: http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com

Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Thanks for joining us today.  Remember…

Your next stop is NINA’S  blog.

http://waffleflower.com

Have a great week-end and a wonderful time hopping along..

I Love You card with Cheery Lynn Designs New Release dies

Hello Everyone…This is Jeannie with a beautiful card to show off some of the new release of Cherry Lynn Designs dies.

In the top left corner I have used the new Butterfly Out die.

The bird on the branch is a combination of the new Hummingbird die and Embellishment #2 set.

The delicate flower is made from the Build a Flower #2 Plate.

I’ve embellished some of the flowers and the butterfly with some i-rocks from Imaginisce, leftover from our fun joint swap with them.

My card is based on a design and products from a kit from Deena Ziegler.

I hope you have enjoyed my creation today.  I live for making these weekly creations, I really do!

Cheery Lynn Designs are magical to work with and this new release, WOW!!  That about says it all!

Have a great weekend, this has been Jeannie with The Polka Cabana posting for Cheery Lynn Designs.

Be sure to stop by the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge blog and enter this week’s Doily Challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at the store.

Wednesday Wowzer {ippity} Time

Today I have a fun card I have made with a special friend in mind to give this to.

This is for a friend who lives locally and works harder than most women I know.

She is quiet and has been known to hide behind produce to avoid talking to people, but I can say I have been lucky enough to go out to Ice Cream with her, so it’s safe to say, we are beyond the hiding behind the produce stage:)

I am using the set called SIMPLY HOME for this card.  While making this card, I thought of my friend Brooke, for so many reasons.  She runs her own farm, she posts the most hilarious things sometimes about her adventures on the farm, she works with the local search and rescue team(I don’t know if I got the term right, sorry), she is a wonderful cook, a wonderful mom, wife and a devoted and loving daughter of god.

The phrase on the card says “Life is Simple.”  I thought of that, and physically life in far from simple for Brooke.  But it is important for you to know, that she is the kind of person that would tell you that if you just break life down to the basics, such as Living for and Loving God and finding Joy in something every day, then you could say that yes, “Life is Simple.” ….and that is why this card inspired me to think and write about Brooke and make this just for her!

So there you have it..a little peek into the life of someone I know!

I’ll give this to her as is…so she can just have it in her home, or if she feels like giving it someone at some point..she can!

I hope you liked my story…

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana posting for I Heart {ippity}.

Special kudos goes to Cheery Lynn Designs for the dies I used on this card also!

Bon Voyage – Farewell Card

Hello Everyone!

It is me Jeannie with a very Fun – Farewell card today.  To begin with I am using Mojo Monday’s Sketch # 255, and I will be entering this card in their challenge.  HOORAY!

PLUS…..over on Joy’s Life.com, 

we are all putting our CRI-KITS to good use this week.  

I am using pens from the Reg. Neon set.

I am also using a design from my Art Philosophy cartridge with my pens.

 

 

I am using the stamp set called Pun in the Sun from Joy’s Life.

 

The little boat is from the Cricut Cartridge Life is a Beach.

 

This is the inside of the card.  I have also used dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and My Favorite Things.

Here is a close up of the area where the CRI-KITS pen was used.  It really does make a gorgeous background for this card.

 

 

Here is a close up of those fabulous Joy’s Life stamps!!

 

One last peek at my card for this week!

 

 

Well, what do you think?  I’d love to hear your feedback!!!

I had a ton of fun with these pens.  I am all ready to try again for our blog hop this weekend!  

I hope you have a great day…Thanks for stopping by…this has been Jeannie in behalf of Joy’s Life.com.

Time for Halloween yet?

It’s hard to even think about Halloween time. Before you know it we will be making Christmas cards etc too.  In this last batch of New Release dies, there were a couple of dies for Halloween and I thought I’d pair them with some I already had and I came up with this fun card.

I embossed my card background with Leaves Embossing Plate.

The dies I am using from the new releases are CREEPY GATE and PUMPKIN SWAG.

The black cat and tree are a set called SCARE ME and the moon is made from the center of the SUNFLOWER die.

The cloud is a stamp that I stamped and cut out.

I think that the card turned out so cut and not too spooky! What do you think?

 I am having a lot of fun with the new release of dies.

I hope to have time to play with the flowers this next week.

This has been Jeannie from The Polka Cabana posting today for Cheery Lynn Designs.

Cheery Lynn Designs New Release Time

It is that time again!!

What time?

That time when Cheery Lynn Designs comes out with lots of new designs to tempt us with.

Here is the project I have made and I have only used a small amount of the many dies that are part of the release.

The background die is called Japanese Wall Frame. It reminds me of Frank Lloyd Wright for some reason, I just love this die immensely!

I have also used some of the Mini Dimensional Butterflies.  These are so tiny.  You will be amazed.

The sentiment is on a frame from a set called Sentiment Frame #2.

The branches and flowers are from the set called Embellishment #2.

The stamp set I used is by Inkadinkado.

To see the New Release Line of dies you can go HERE, to see them all.

Be forewarned, there are lots of temptations waiting for you there!!

This has been Jeannie in behalf of Cheery Lynn Designs with this Polka Cabana post today!