Frozen Layout for ***Creative Embellishments*** April Challenge + Playing at Lindy's Stamp Gang!

Hello lovelies, 

Oh boy where did March go? I just can't believe it's April already....sadly I was not chosen to be among the top 30 finalist at Graphic 45 but I will not give up that easy hehehe! One day maybe, but for now it will remain a dream {which is also something to look forward too right?}

Today I would like to show you a layout I made for the Monthly Challenge at "Creative Embellishments" this mood board totally got me inspired!

One of my first design teams I was on had to do with music {Scrap it with a Song} so this was not hard at all just take a look at the mood board. 

I was planing to make a layout with a black background for a long time now and I finally got to do it!

I am a hugh fan of "Within Temptation" I even went to a concert {that is a big deal for me because we don't do that often which is very sad I think} So I picked a title of one of my favorite songs of them "Frozen"! What inspired me on this board were the colors black, orange/yellow, pink, purple and the music notes so that is how I made my layout. 

Frozen: 

I also took a piece out of the lyrics in that wonderful song!

Tell me I'm frozen 

What can I do? 

Can't tell the reasons 

I did it for you. 

This was a really fum page to make and I think I am kind of hooked now working with a black background so you will see more of them in the future. Let's have a closer look: 

The flowers are from a online store and came from somewhere in china they are really bright colored and I just soften them up with gesso, spray and snow. For the background I used a stencil, paste, stamp and spray. 

If you don't know the song you could listen below: 

Thank you so much for your visit and I can't wait to see your creations on the "Creative Embellishments"blog I sure hope you will play along this month. 

Have a lovely and creative day!

When I looked at the blog of Lindy's Stamp Gang  I saw these amazing bright colors which where totally similar to the colors I used! How "fun" is that, they have a yummy color challenge this month. It was destined to be this way I guess...look at these colors oh wow.

 Lindy's Stamp Gang products used:
Spray's
Frenchy's Pink Pouf
Cotton Candy Pink
Twinkling Tinsel
Frozen Jack Frost
Sidewalk Chalk
Embossing powders:
Reindeer Moss Green
Oakleaf Olive

Cheery Lynn March Blog Hop Featuring the New IOE Plates and FRAME-IT Embossing Folder.

Hi everyone, 

Welcome to Featuring the IOE Plates and FRAME-IT Embossing folder March Blog Hop at 

"Cheery Lynn Designs"

We are so excited to showcase the fabulous IOE Plates and FRAME-IT embossing folder that were newly released. 

If you arrived from ==> Lisa Blastick <== her blog you are on the right track. 

If not, why not head back to the Cheery Lynn Designs blog here 

=> "Cheery Lynn Designs" <== and start from the beginning so you don't miss any of the beautiful projects by all the design team members. 

This is the order of the blog hop you first visit the Cheery Lynn Designs blog as followed by: 

Julie

Lisa

Amy {you are here} 

Corina

Bonnie 

Debbie

Jenny 

Eva 
Cheery Lynn Designs
For this blog hop I made a 5,5 inch by 7,5 card which is large like most cards I make normally. I used the pretty "Nyhavn" Limited Edition collection by Maja Design.

Just Because:  

It is really a nice product to work with it allows you to also make as much layers as you want too. 
I always love to add and use much layers....On the sentiment I added some star dust stickles which gives it a nice touch. Let's have a closer look: 

  Cheery Lynn Designs dies used:
B682 - Quadrafoil Tag
CABD-62 - Feathers
B146 - Pine Branches
B147 - Olive Branches
B304 - Ivy Strip
C184 - Judy's Blooms
B150 - Cuties #2
B154 - Medium Rose
B283 - Just Because {set of 2}

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

I would love it if you leave me a comment and become a follower to my blog but it's not a must for winning the prize at the Cheery Lynn Designs blog. 
"Follow through to the end of the hop and leave a comment on the Cheery Lynn Designs blog too for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate". 

Your next stop on the blog hop is 

==> Corina Finley's <== 
amazing blog! 

"Graphic 45 Design Team 2016 Audition"

Goodmorning lovelies, 

Oh wow how I love dreaming to be on this amazing design team! 

Since I can remember I am using Graphic 45 papers for different projects but mostly layouts. When I was scrolling through Facebook and the Graphic 45 blog I saw that the DT call was up and my heart jumped out off place for a bit hihihi...I know that the DT call is around by birthday every year so that was not a surprise but still very exciting.
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I really love all the new products of Graphic 45,
 like the pretty window shadow boxes, ATC book boxes and all the staples not to forget the pretty new paper collections like: Gilded Lily {which is just beautiful},
Voyage Beneath the Sea"{which go great with some of the chipboard pieces on my other DT}, Enchanted Forest and Cityscapes.
But I have to admit I do love the older collections more that's why I really like that Graphic 45 is making the Deluxe Collector's Edition Packs.
Because that lets me play again with "A ladies diary", Once upon a springtime and hopefully they will make a Deluxe Collector's Edition Pack of my all time favorite collection "Olde Curiosity Shoppe"too.
It's not that I don't like their newer collections "REALLY BELIEVE ME" but I am a romantic scrapper and I totally love the softer toned papers sooo much, that is in conflict with my earlier remark about my favorite collection lol.... 

I am very excited about this design team call and hopefully you all like my work! And I will go through to the next round I just have to keep my fingers crossed.   

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This is my blogpost for the Graphic 45 Design Team 2016 Audition!

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Project 1: using "Enchanted Forest"

"True Love Never Grows Old"layout 

This layout I made today with the DT call in mind and as my work for Cheery Lynn Designs. This collection is truly beautiful I really love the colors and pretty designs. On the left I used a buckle which I absolutely adore to use. Let's have a closer look: 

Project 2: using "Voyage Beneath the Sea"

"Imagine" card

This card I made for my DT work at Creative Embellishments. I wanted to use orange & aqua because I think that they look amazing together. I also didn't want to make the usual card with the pictures in this collection. I really wanted to make something different more like a spring card, that leaves you over to your own imagination kind of mysterious {hope that worked lol} 

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Project 3: using "Mon Amour"

"Forever Mine"layout 

This layout was also made for Cheery Lynn Designs and this time I didn't whetted & wrinkled my flowers I just curled them and added them on top of each other several times. For this layout I used a picture of hubby and I a while back in time. I really love the colors of this collection it's very romantic. Let's look closer:

Project 4: using "Olde Curiosity Shoppe"& "Sweet Sentiments"

"Wishing you Happiness" & "Now and Forever"tags 

I made these tags out of Graphic 45 packaging! I always hoard them to use them later on for layouts or this time for these tags. As you can see I am also a hugh fan of Petaloo flowers! If you follow the Graphic 45 & Petaloo blog you know that they work together a lot which I think is wonderful. 

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Project 5: using "Gilded Lily"

"Beautiful and Sweet Girl"layout 

This layout I made for my Cheery Lynn Designs DT work {with in mind this DT call} so all the flowers are handmade with their beautiful flower dies! For this layout I used a couple of Graphic 45 metal pieces as you can see in the centers of my flowers and as a frame for the word "girl"! Also I used a little key in the upper right corner underneath my flower cluster "Oh how I love those pretty key's"Let's have a closer look: 

I couldn't just send in just three sorry Diane, Charee, Aimee and the rest off the Graphic 45 staff.

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For the first round they asked us to show three projects and a tutorial! I wish I was as good in making a video as all of you are that are trying to make the team, but I have to say I am not! I do make tutorials but I only photo tutorials for now ;-) I would be so lucky, honored and happy to become one of Graphic 45's designers I think I will faint if it's me lol 

This tutorial is not with Graphic 45 papers sorry!

Check out How to Create a Layout by Amy Voorthuis on Snapguide.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and I wish all the other applicants the best of luck! I would also like to thank the Graphic 45 family for this wonderful opportunity..

Have a happy, scrappy and sunny day..... 

Beautiful and Sweet Girl 8x8 Layout for ***Cheery Lynn Designs***

Good morning lovelies.

Today I am back again with another 8x8 layout I made using a bunch of my favorite dies. Yeah I am back making layouts again ;-) Oh and I used the uber pretty "Gilded Lily' collection by Graphic 45.  This collection makes me think of my grandmother every time, because she was such a fan of Princess Sisi and since I can remember she was watching those movies over and over again. I found a picture of such a pretty girl on Pinterest that I had to use and it's a perfect combination with that collection.

Beautiful and Sweet Girl: 

The flowers were cut out multiple times.  Then I whetted them with a little water and squeezed them to give them a wrinkly look {kind of shabby chic}. For the center of my bigger flowers I used some Graphic 45 brads. Also on the upper right flower cluster I used a metal key of that same manufacturer and also one of the CABD-90 - Keys!



To make the words pop a little more on my background, I used some green card stock! I cut out the words to later on cut them out again with the patterned paper. Then I placed them on top of each other slightly moved about two millimeters.

Cheery Lynn Designs dies used: 

B436 - Tea Rose Medium

B434 - Sweet Christine

CABD-62 - Feathers

CABD-90 - Keys

B630 - Beautiful

B353 - And

B679 - Sweet

This is one of the layouts I will use to enter the Graphic 45 Design Team Call this year,

wish me luck!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and for the lovely comments you always leave me - I really appreciate them. 

If you love the Cheery Lynn Designs dies I used, you could always enter the bi-weekly challenge to win a $20 shopping spree. You still have some time to enter challenge #224 "Doilies Theme" - there are some amazing entries already enjoy creating!

Wonderful Boy Layout for ***Creative Embellishments*** and ***Maja Design*** + Playing at More Than Words

Goodmorning lovelies,

Today I would like to show you a layout I made for Creative Embellishments & Maja Design. 

This time I went all masculine and I used the colors grey, white and blue in the "Nyhavn" collection and I used steampunk chippies from Creative Embellishments. As most of you know it is really hard for me to not use flowers but I don't miss them at all on my projects well let's have a look. 

Wonderful Boy: 

I just bought myself the new Finnabair Mechanicals and OH WOW these are awesome! The picture I used I got from Pinterest and I think that is such a wonderful picture.....I wonder were he is going to makes me think about my boy when he told us he was moving somewhere else because he was mad at us lol.....

I had so much fun creating this and adding more layers that I had to say to myself you need to stop now because it's getting to crowded.....and you know what I listened to myself. 

For this layout I was totally inspired by the challenge at the "More Than Words"challenge blog. It's all about wonderful & sparkle. 

My layout really has sparkle since I used shimmer spray, grey metallic ink, licorice shiny pearlescents and glass beads but as my other layout it is really hard to see....I think it's time for a new phone hihi yes I take my pictures with my phone. I do own a camera but the colors always seem to be wrong looks nothing like my layout's colors at all. This will be my second entry without counting my entry for the Mini Challenge which is awesome too.  

Thank you so much for your visit and I really love & appreciate your lovely comments every single time. It makes me want to create even more hope you all like my layout today and I want to wish you a wonderful & sparkly day xox