CD Sunday Plus Challenge #52 - Hosted by Margaret

Good Morning

Welcome to my blog today, it's lovely to have your company.

Today sees the start of our next challenge and this time Margaret is our hostess. Our theme is Anything Goes - as well as following the theme of the challenge, a CD, USB or Digital images, or any combination thereof, must have been used somewhere in the making of the card or project. It doesn’t have to be the whole card but it can be. It can be as small as perhaps a sentiment or a piece of backing paper- but there has to be some CD, USB or Digital source content somewhere together with everything else you have used. THE SOURCE MUST BE NAMED AND CREDITED.

Here is my card:

I used a downloaded pattern from Stitchingcards.com and red and gold card from my stash.  The design is stitched using gold metallic thread.  I cut around the edges of the mats using deckle edged scissors.


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I look forward to seeing your creations.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello and welcome to my blog

Today I would like to share with you the card I have created for the current CD Sunday Challenge:

My craft room isn't very accessible at the moment.  I desperately need more space so am currently crafting in my living room with limited supplies!  My printer is still accessible so I was able to print off a sheet of co-ordinating paper from a Creative Crafting World Perfect Companion cd-rom to die cut the Happy Birthday sentiment, using a Papercuts die from Creative Expressions. 

The patterned card and topper were from Kanban's Love your Pets kit.  I added some silver card for a mat and die cut the name from the same card using an x-cut alphabet die.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Kimono - Happy Birthday

Hello

This is my entry into the latest challenge over at CD Sunday which is an anything goes challenge:

I used the Kimono cd from Crafters Companion and chose to decoupage the image.  I embossed some pink cardstock from PaperMill using one of the embossing folders from the same range,  I die-cut the images from the same cardstock using dies from the Kimono range.  I also used some silver mirror card for my mats.

Thanks for visiting my blog and for any comments you leave me.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Hello

It's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge.  A close friend of mine has a birthday this week and she loves flowers. This is the card I made her:

I used a 6 x 6 card base and silver, purple and white card.  I used harlequin dies from tattered lace to create my layers.  The fuchsia's were printed from My Craft Studio Garden Party fuchsia cd-rom.  The flowers in the bottom corner are from the My Craft Studio Autumn Allure collection.  The sentiment was die-cut using a Sue Wilson Creative Expressions die.

Thanks for visiting and for any comments you leave, I love reading them all.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Third Entry

Hello

Back again with my third and final entry for CD Sunday Challenge.  This time using the Honey Blossom cd-rom and dies from Tattered Lace:

I also used Lynda Chapman's Kraft Card, Pearls and a stamped sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jo x

CD Sunday - Second Entry

Hello Again

This is my second entry into the current challenge at CD Sunday Challenge:

This time I used papers and decoupage from My Craft Studio Fuschia's cd-rom.  Dies from tattered lace, Spellbinders and Sue Wilson.  The sentiment is stamped.  Base card and Kraft Card from Lynda Chapman.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

CD Sunday - 9th Birthday

Hello

CD Sunday are celebrating their 9th Birthday.  I love this challenge as it encourages me to use my CD's.  As it's a special celebration, I've gone to town and made three cards using a different cd for each.  My first card used the BeBunni baby cd-rom from Crafters' Companion.  I've made an eclipse card to welcome a new baby:

I used Create and Craft Glitter Card for the mat and flowers.  Hunkydory large alphabet dies for the letters, Sue Wilson Dies for the flowers and pearls from my stash.

Here is the link to the challenge:

CD Sunday Challenge

Happy Birthday CD Sunday.

Jo x

Happy Birthday From House Mouse

I love the house mouse, happy hoppers and gruffies images, they never fail to make me smile and I think when they are decoupaged it really brings them to life.  Decoupage remains my favourite technique although I am finding it more difficult to do with the deterioration in my eyesight and the arthritis in my hands.  What joy!  This card I made for one of my daughters; friends.

The decoupage image was printed from the House-mouse decoupage cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  I think the backing paper was printed from the same cd-rom but I forgot to make a note, sorry!

I used an 8 x 8 card blank and Lynda Chapman's kraft card for all my mats.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes but must use an item from a cd-rom.

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Anything Goes or All About The Weather

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

Thelwell - Happy Birthday Megan

My niece Megan has just celebrated her birthday.  She is a big horse lover and this is the card I made for her.  

Over at the CD Sunday Challenge Blog Meg is hosting the challenge which has a theme of 'Anything Goes using something from a craft cd'.  My card uses Crafters' Companions Thelwell cd-rom.

I made up one of the frame cards, which is also decoupaged.  I used a banner die also from crafters companion to create the bunting, and stamped the name using alphabet stamps from Dimension stamps.

Over at the Seize The Birthday Challenge they also have a theme of 'Anything Goes', I would like to enter my card in this challenge also.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

Once Upon A Christmas - Merry Christmas

This is another Christmas Card made with the 'Once Upon A Christmas II' cd-rom from Creative Crafting World.  The images on this cd-rom are beautiful.

I embossed an 8 x 8 card blank from Creative Crafting World with a Crafters' Companion embossing folder.  I matted the main image and the sentiment onto a matt gold card, also from CCW.  I decoupaged the baubles using just 1mm foam pads as this card will be going in the post.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge 410 - Anything Christmas

CD Sunday Challenge - Christmas

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for your comments.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Off The Cutting Room Floor

Hello and Welcome to my Blog today

Yesterday saw the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Blog.  I think it's a very clever challenge theme this time of 'Off The Cutting Room Floor'.  I'm a terrible hoarder and have a folder crammed full of part used pages I've printed off cd-roms.  Unfortunately, I rarely remember to look through this when making cards, but this challenge saw me heading straight to my folder and this is the card I came up with:

My card is made using an image and backing papers from Crafters' Companion BeBunni cd-rom,  I used a 6 x 6 card blank.  I die-cut 2 floral borders from white card stock using a spellbinders die.  I inked through the die to add colour to the petals.

I matted the topper onto white card and attached it to the card front using foam pads.  I die-cut the Happy Birthday sentiment from silver card using a tonic die.

I feel really pleased with myself that I've made a card which made good use of some papers that had been sat in a folder for quite some time, so a big thanks to CD Sunday for giving me the idea.

Happy Crafting

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Autumn Days

Hello and welcome to my blog.

This is my entry into the current challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge and this time Jane has chosen the theme of Autumn Days.

This is the birthday card I have made for my brother-in-law.  The beautiful topper and decorative strip across the top are from Hunkydory.  I created an A5 card blank from Kraft card and then added a step to the front of the card so I could put an acetate cover on it.  I used some gold card from matting and layering and embossed some craft card using this beautiful embossing folder covered in leaves.  The ribbon for the bow and the Happy Birthday peel offs are from my stash.

For the inside of my card I re-visited an insert I had recently used.  The paper and insert are from Creative Crafting Worlds Pollyanna Pickering The Story so Far cd-rom.  I think this is lovely wording without being too much.  The card I used is gold and I have no idea why the colour is so out.  I can only think it's because the light wasn't great when I photographed it but I was in a rush to get the card in the post and forgot to check it first!

Please leave me a comment, I really do appreciate each and every one.

Jo x

CD Sunday - G is for ..........

Hello and Welcome

My youngest daughter is 18 soon, so this means that lots of her friends are having their 18th birthdays' too.  Her friends all look forward to getting a handmade card which I think is lovely.  One of her friends is 18 today.  He is studying art at college and this is the card I have created for him:

I used the Fabulous Fella's cd-rom from Katy Sue Designs to create the card.  I created the decoupaged section first which I added to the front of a 7 x 10 inch card from Creative Crafting World.  I added acetate to the shop front section of the card to give it extra strength and hand wrote the name as I couldn't find my alphabet stamp set!  I die-cut the number 18 using Memory Box dies.

This card is for the current CD Sunday Challenge which is G is for .... which in this case is of course Gallery.

Please leave a comment to let me know what you think of my card (good or bad).  I'll then also be able to visit your blog to see your creations.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Second Entry

Good Afternoon

This card is my second entry into the current challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge which is Cool Colours:

I have combined lots of different crafting to make this card.  I've used backing paper from SWALK papercrafting cd-rom from Crafters' Companion, dies to cut the fancy shapes, rubber stamping, water colouring and I've added lace and pearls as additional embellishments.  I even distressed the edges of the paper and then went round the edges with some Tim Holt distress ink!

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the gorgeous samples created by the lovely team.

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Happy 80th Birthday

Hello and Welcome

A new challenge has started over at the CD Sunday Challenge Blog and the challenge theme is 'Cool Colours'.

I've been asked to make a card for a friends' mum's 80th birthday with a theme of penguins.  This, I think,fits in perfectly with the challenge.  Here is my card.

I used a square card from Creative Crafting World and matted Ice blue cardstock. I then die-cut a Sue Wilson die from pearlescent white card.  I printed the twisted decoupage image onto glossy photo paper.  The image is by Pollyanna Pickering and is from Creative Crafting World.

I die cut a label using a Spellbinders label die and added a Happy Birthday peel-off.  The number 80's in the corners are also peel-offs.

Thanks for visiting.  Please leave a comment so I know that you've been and I can then visit your blog too.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Let's Go Fishing

Hello

This is my entry into the latest challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge which has a theme of 'Let's Go Fishing'.  I don't know any fishermen to send cards to, so my card is a slightly different take on the theme which I hope fits with the challenge acceptably.

This decoupage image is from Crafters Companion, teamed with Couture Creations dies and a rubber stamped sentiment from Lili of the Valley.

The paper and insert are from Creative Crafting Worlds Pollyanna Pickering The Story So Far cd-rom.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

Happy Birthday Grandad

Hello and welcome to my blog today.  Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge and the theme for this challenge is 'A Gardener's World'.  Here is my card:

I used a decoupaged image and sentiment from Katy Sue designs.  The bunting is a die from Crafters' Companion as is the trellis.  I needed a green for my lettering and leaves that would tie in with the main image, so printed this from Creative Crafting Worlds Perfect Papercrafting Companions cd.  The lilac for the flowers on the trellis was also printed from the same cd.  This is such a useful cd to have, I can't recommend it highly enough.

This is the inside of the card.  I coloured the letters using promarkers.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Things To Eat - Second Entry

Hello

I hope that you are coping with this very hot weather.

This is my second entry into the current challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge which has a theme of 'Things to Eat' chosen by Jane.

For this card I used my Pollyanna Pickering 'The Story Continues' cd-rom, and chose to use an image from Chapter One - the gorgeous Great Tit.  I printed off the beautifully patterned insert which I trimmed down to use on the front of my card.  I matted this onto black card, then gold linen card.  I printed off the decorative border from the same cd and stamped the sentiment using stamps from Lili of the Valley.  The remainder of the insert was used on the inside of my card.

This is such a beautiful image painted by a wonderfully talented lady who is very sadly missed.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I really do appreciate every comment which is left.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Things To Eat

Hello and welcome to my blog

There is a new challenge over at CD Sunday and this time the theme is 'Things To Eat',  Here is my card:

I think from the expression on the horses face, it is safe to say carrots are his favourite things to eat!  I used Thelwell cd-rom from Crafters Companion to make my card.  The main image is decoupaged and then matted onto kraft card.  The backing paper is from the same cd-rom.  I printed out a further co-ordinating backing paper from the cd to make the rosette.  The sentiment stamp in the centre of the rosette is from Lili of the Valley.

Jo x

Beautiful Blooms

Hello

There are 2 challenges I always try and join in with.  The first is The CD Sunday Challenge and the other is Creative Crafting Worlds challenge.  Unfortunately, I've missed the last few CD Sunday Challenges as I've just not felt up to crafting.  This week, however, my husband asked me to make a special card for a colleague so I tied the theme in with the current challenge at CD Sunday which is 'Beautiful Blooms'.

Here is my card:

I used Centura Pearl card from Crafters Companion, The die is also from Crafters Companion.  I made the flower pot and butterfly from paper clay.  Flowers from my stash and decorative pins, pearls and feathers. The leaves were cut using a Cheery Lynn die.  The paper behind the vase came from a free cd-rom.

This is the box I made for the card:

The insert was printed from a Pollyanna Pickering cd-rom:

I'm pleased to say she was delighted with her card.

Jo x