Corner Die Medallion with Cheery Lynn Dies

Corners are COOL! And they don't just belong in a corner...they make beautiful decorative medallions that can be the centerpiece for any papercrafting project.
Take this card for instance, I cut four of one corner die design from Cheery Lynn Designs B165 Lace Corner Deco E out of black CS, sprayed with Krylon All Purpose Adhesive and mounted onto Vellum (I etched the hearts from the diecut on the vellum using stylus tools and the blue embossing pad) that I cut with L12 French Flair Silver Stacker French Flair Nesting Dies (Cheery Lynn Designs) and mounted onto DP that was cut with XL13 French Scalloped Flair XL Stackers Nesting Dies (Cheery Lynn Designs) using V2 Vellum Adhesive Spray. I cut the Anastasia Border (Cheery Lynn Designs) from green patterned DP and placed them at the top and bottom edge of the stripy DP, then adhered to Echo Stardream CS.

Isn't it gorgeous? Now I've gotta play with all the other Cheery Lynn corner dies to see what great medallions they make!
I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C124 Stripes AND Polka Dots

Fab 'n' Funky - #109 Colourful Recipe: Green, White & Blue

Paper Pretties - PWC194 Use Punches or Die Cuts

Simon Says Stamp - 3 Different Papers

Sassy Cheryl's - #103 No Embossing

Creative Inspirations Paints - Inspired by Polka Dots 

Penny Black & More - Colour Bingo (brown, black, blue OR cream, white, green)

Card Crafter's Circle - #10 To Die For (Die Cuts)

Sarah Hurley Challenges - #60 Die Cuts 

Happy stamping,

Roses for Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! Our challenge theme at SweetStamps this week is Roses. Seems like a good choice for the day, and these ones will never wilt!


Join the weekly challenge following this theme and you could win $20 of SweetStamps rubber stamps! Don't forget to stop by the SweetStamps blog to see the beautiful card creations from the Design Team!


I've set a goal for myself to try to make a new card at each show we do, as Sundays are usually not quite as busy, and it is the only time I have a workspace and my craft supplies accessible. I created this card in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is sweet and simple (that's my style), I only wish I would've had some of that 1/16" shimmery mauve cording (that I know is sitting back home in my craft room) to weave around the frame.

I used Echo Stardream cardstock for my A2 card base, stamped 786h Swirly Rose Vase with White Dye Ink onto a 36# vellum layering swatch and etched the vase white with a stylus and blue embossing pad.


I love sparkle so I colored the vellum on the front using Stardust Gelly Roll Pens (Rose and Pink for the flowers, Green and Lime for the Leaves) and blended the colors with a Dove Blender Pen. For the darker centers of the roses, I put some Fuschia Fizz Shades™ Dye Ink on the back side of the vellum using my Dove Blender.


I cut the vellum layer with Cheery Lynn Designs XM7 Oval Little Stackers Dies that I adhered to the dark A2 card with V2 Vellum Adhesive Spray. I cut DL136 Japanese Garden Lace Oval (Cheery Lynn Designs) from cream CS and adhered over the vellum layer using Krylon All Purpose Spray Adhesive which works like magic when adhering the delicate, open lacy of Cheery Lynn's dies.


The corners are adorned with two different sizes of pearls from the Cream & Pearls Embellishment Collection.


This card has been entered in the following challenges:

• Cheery Lynn Designs - Pretty In Pink
• Crafty Boots Challenges - Valentines
• Lexi's Creations - Love
• Make It Monday - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp & Show - Anything Goes 
• Stamp & Create - Valentines/Love 
• The Crazy Challenge #106 - Valentines Day
• Addicted to Stamps #23 - Valentines/Love
• Dream Valley Challenges - Valentine
• The Squirrel & The Fox #11 - Valentines Day
  

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Next week's challenge at SweetStamps.com is using the BINGO card you see below. You can choose any line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) to create your card. Hope you'll join us for your chance to win $20 worth of SweetStamps.com rubber stamps!

Happy stamping,