Lynne Forsythe Designs

Monday, July 4, 2011

love a good FLOURISH!!!

and so do the teamies at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge...........

The Flourish I used is a Sizzix die called Vine with Leaves. I cut flourishes using Paper Stash and Glassine paper. I brushed on Peeled Paint Distress Stain and dabbed on a little Peeled Paint Distress Stickles.

She nestled them behind her removable fabric corsage created using a Flower Die, various fabrics,Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Scattered Straw, and Barn Door Reinker Mixtures and accented with a Vintage Trinket.

She colored a piece of seam binding with a mixture of Barn Door and Aged Mahogany for a droooopy accent. The leaves were cut from Crinoline using her Tattered Leaves die which she colored using Peeled Paint

The card base is also from the Paper Stash, punched and inked!! What a wonderful card/gift for a special friend!!

so........I know you love a good FLOURISH too!! Link it up at Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge blog....who knows....you could be chosen a a Top Three Winner or even a.....

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Can you BELIEVE.....

......it's July ALREADY??? beings as it is.....it's time for Dixie Pieces to release this month kit....

TROPICAL PARADISE

and ohhhhh the goooodness it is!!

Here are a few layouts I created this this vibrant, luscious kit!!

a ZANY design for some ZANY girls!!

some CREATIVE goodness here......Pure Beauty does come from within!!

this is my FAVORITE....used the Zva Bling to create a look of water!!

sooooooo head on over to Dixies Pieces and pick up a kit......

while there check out the other Design Teams creation.....a pretty talented group!!

Monday, June 27, 2011

only.......A WORD......

that is SUCH AN IMPOSSIBILITY!! I am not a person of few words!!! .......but alas that is the challenge over at

Simon Says Stamp and Show!!

(and I didn't doooo tooo well with that!!)

I started my project out with the word

"LIVE"

(it's my life theme right now)

but it seemed so alone without it's friends

"LAUGH" and "LOVE"

cause that's what life is ALL ABOUT!!

NOW......truth be told......this project began with a piece of cardboard that came in a box we had at work.....I started the process of ripping and tearing.....crumbling and inking......

OH SO GOOD FOR THE SOUL!!

Then I pulled out some Canvas Corp Goodies........

the Burlap Tag (part of the red flower),

Handmade 12 x 12 paper

and of course the Canvas!!

Followed by several Sizzix dies.......

Flower Layers #6

Flowers, 3-D

Frame Back, Ornate #3

Tattered Florals

Tattered Leaves

Mini Bird and Cage

I just love the "distress" look of the Fabulous Flourish Stamp with Embossing Ink and White UTEE!

I tried something with "LOVE"
....I heat embossed it with White UTEE and before it cooled, I stamped the large grid background stamp from the Flower Art stamp set into the UTEE. (be careful with this as it did leave a bit on the stamp which I was able to pick off!!)

and there you have it
"A WORD"
or two or three!!

Be sure to check out my other teamies work......cause they are
WICKED SUPER TALENTED!!

AND........DON'T FORGET to link up your creations to be in the running for a FANTABULOUS SHOPPING SPREE!!!

Monday, June 20, 2011

METAL....METAL.....have you seen.....

any METAL!! cause that is the challenge the week over at

Simon Says Stamp and Show....

SOMMMMMME METAL!!

I have absolutely no idea where I got the lantern from but it grabbed my attention and it's METAL.

I added some wire mesh to the glass on two sides.

I pulled out my box of PRIMA GOODNESS and began to create....I disassembled flowers and reassembled them to my liking.....colored the Craftable flowers to the colors I needed.

I love using Ten Seconds Studio metal and a border punch....oh the gorgeous things that can be created!!

So......what METAL creations can you come up with???
Link it up to the
Simon Says Stamp and Show Blog....

who knows....

you could win....

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

I'm back.......

and it's time for another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show.......

this week the challenge is to show you "Distressed/Torn Edges"

Now, it can't get any better than that......for sure!!

I chose to take my daughters High School Graduation Announcements and
make her a piece of Wall Art. This is what the original looked like.

She overcame SOOO many obstacles to become a 2011 Graduate

I wanted to make her something to keep forever!!

This is what I created.........

I put Glossy Accents on the flourishes to give the Bazzill some body.

I choose the Butterfly page from my Paper Stash as it is now time for her to spread her wings and fly.

I used a page from the dictionary with words like Happy, Happiness etc.

Do you see the distressed edges....created by using the Distrezz It All......love that little machine!!

The flowers were cut from Crinoline and colored with various combos of Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint and Forest Moss. Scrunched and layered, accented with a Kaiser Pearl. Everything was adhered using the AMAZING MULTI PURPOSE CAN STICK MOST EVERYTHING FOREVER......Multi Medium.

SO.........whatcha gonna make?? I can't wait to see your creation over at
Simon Says Stamp and Show....

your creations puts you in the running to win