Friday, June 24, 2016

Happy Thoughts.....

Hello!

I just want to start off by letting you all know that I will be taking a leave of absense. I need to focus on my family and families health.

With that said, lets get to today's card!

I die-cut the Whimsical Tree of Life (I am in love with the new Whimsical Tree of Life from the June Release! It will be great for all seasons themed cards!) from cardstock and heat embossed with Vintage Copper Frantage embossing powder.

I cut the A2 Frames Rectangular for the base from light weight chipboard and heat embossed the edges with Copper Vintage Frantage embossing powder. I matted the Lined pattern paper to the chipboard and used the A2 Frames Rectangular in one size smaller to cut it.

From Kraft cardstock, I cut the Pierced Stacker #3 and Scalloped Oval. I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I then cut my green pattern paper with a smaller die from each of the two sets and matted them to the larger Kraft die-cuts.

I stamped my Happy Thoughts sentiment onto the Paris Signs 4, heat embossed with Copper embossing powder and trimmed the die-cut. Inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. To accent, I added the green rhinestones to the sentiment and corners.

Whimsical Tree of Life Die - B798

Paris Signs 4 - B550

Pierced Stacker #3 (Set of 6) - XL-21

XM Scalloped Oval - XM-8

Oval - XM-7

A2 Frames Rectangular Classic (Set of 7) - CM-5

I hope you will play along in our Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge. You could win a $20 shopping spree at the online Cheery Lynn Designs store.

Remember that I am sending you 'Happy Thoughts' till next time!

Thank you for joining me today!

Take care,

Corina

Live, Laugh & Create

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Cheery Lynn Designs Whimsical Delights Blog Hop!

Hello!

Thank you for joining me and I hope you are enjoying the blog hop for the Cheery Lynn Designs June New Release Whimsical Delights!

If you are following Cheery Lynn Designs blog hop then you should have just came from Amy's blog: amyvoorthuis.blogspot.com and saw her beautiful creation!

To create my card, I cut a piece of Kraft cardstock with the Rectangle Stitch and Cut die. Then painted the entire panel with Robin Egg Blue acrylic paint. Once dry, I embossed the panel with the Wood Grain embossing plate. Using a sanding block, I removed the paint on the embossed area only - giving the panel a two toned look. I layered this onto a Java Brown card base.

Above you can see a close up on the new Whimsical Owl Die. He has been cut from Core'dinations cardstock and roughly sanded to reveal the great detail. I used two jeweled brads for the eyes.

I decided to add the nest under the owl from the Bird Nest And Eggs set. I also used the core'dinations cardstock for it. For the top of the nest, I cut it out twice from Kraft cardstock and applied some Patina glitter glue with my finger tip for some sparkle!

The Pierced Banner sentiment was cut from Kraft cardstock and roughly painted with Robin Egg Blue acrylic paint. Once dry, I stamped and embossed in black. I then added the same Patina Glitter Glue to the letters.

New Release Dies used:

Cheery Lynn Designs - Whimsical Owl Die - B789

Previous Release Dies used:

Rectangle Stitch and Cut Tool - LG Silver Stitch Tool - LSC-16

Pierced Banners (Set of 3) - DL303

Wood Grain - E157

Bird Nest And Eggs - B669

You are going here next: Ginny @ pollyspaper.wordpress.com

Remember to leave a comment at the end (I love comments too!) of the Blog Hop on the Cheery Lynn Blog, as one lucky commenter will win a $20 prize!

Thank you for joining me today!

Take care,

Corina

Live, Laugh & Create

Monday, June 13, 2016

A Little Something for You Card

Hello & Thanks for joining me today!

For this weeks card, I stamped, watercoloured, embossed and inked the background with Distress Inks on watercolour paper. I then die cut the stamped image out using the Pierced Stacker #4 set. I placed a larger black cardstock die cut (from the same set) to cover the die cut hole.

I then layered the stamped image on top. I inked a variety of foliage die cuts with Distress Inks and placed in the bottom left and top right corners. I used the Build a Flower #2 to create my large flower and the Embellishment #2 for the small buds.

My Sentiment Frame was also cut from watercolour paper and inked to match the background. I stamped and embossed my sentiment in black. Added a few rhinestones to the center of the flowers and stamping.

Dies Used:

A2 Frames Rectangular Classic (Set of 7) - CM-5

Pierced Stacker #4 (Set of 6) - XL-22

Sentiment Frame #2 - B190

Embellishment #2 - B188

Build a Flower #2 - B187

Flourish #6 - CAFLRS-6

I hope you will play along in our Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge. You could win a $20 shopping spree at the online Cheery Lynn Designs store.

Thank you for joining me today!

Take care,

Corina

Live, Laugh & Create

Friday, June 3, 2016

Friends Card with Corina Finley

Hello!

Back again today with a card to share, that I have created using the 3D Peacock die for inspiration. The Peacock die is from Cheery Lynn Designs Mays New Release and has so much beautiful detail.

I cut most of the layers for my card from a large piece of watercolour paper that I inked and sprayed with Distress Stain and Glimmer Mist. I cut a circle and card base from black cardstock. For the 3D effect on the Peacock, I bent up along the detailed cuts and embossed areas. I also added Stickles and a Turquoise glaze to the body for shine.