CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 135 - Hosted by Me

 Good morning and welcome to my blog

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus and this time it's my turn to host.  I look forward to seeing all your cards and always enjoy visiting your blogs.

For my card today I used one of my all-time favourite cd-roms, Kimono by Crafters Companion:

There are many layers to the decoupage, and it's a beautiful image, so I decided to keep the card quite simple.  Just a simple mat and a few gems.

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 88 Hosted by Margaret

 Good morning

I hope you're enjoying the good weather, it makes me feel so much better when the sun shines.  I'm enjoying it being light from early in the morning!

Our new challenge at CD Sunday Plus starts today and this time is hosted by the lovely Margaret.  As always, the challenge is anything goes as long as something digital has been used on your creation - you must tell us in your post the source of your digital item.  Please check out the blog for full details.

Here is my card for this challenge:

I used an image from Crafters Companion 'Kimono' cd-rom, which I decoupaged.  I used Lynda Chapman's nesting dies to cut the square.  I die-cut the alphabet lettering from Lynda's famous black card.  I had bought Sophie some earrings and a necklace which I then attached to the card in such a way that she could remove it without damaging the card.

I really enjoyed making this card and am looking forward to seeing what you make.

CD Sunday Challenge - Anything Asian

It's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge and this time the theme is 'Anything Asian' which gives us fantastic scope.  Here is my card:

I immediately thought of the fabulous Kimono range from Crafters' Companion for my card.  This has to be one of my all-time favourite ranges.

I started by embossing some core-dinations cardstock using one of the embossing folders from the Kimono range.  I printed out the topper and butterflies onto some super smooth paper and added these using foam pads for extra dimension.  I die cut the sentiment twice from co-ordinating card and off-set them slightly for a shadow effect.  The beautiful peacock die is also from the Kimono range.  I die-cut it from white card and then added two different embossing powders, picking out colours from the topper.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely inspiration from the design team.

Jo x

Tuesday Morning Sketches

This is my entry into the current challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I am just in the nick of time with my entry!

As you can see, I have rotated the sketch for my card.

I used backing paper from the Kimono cd-rom from Crafters' Companion, together with co-ordinating card.  I embossed the centura pearl card in the corners using a die that came free with a magazine.  I used a spellbinders die for the decorative edge and the branches and flowers are created using Crafters' Companion dies also from the Kimono range.  Little gems were used for the centres of the flowers.  The sentiment is a Lili of the Valley stamp, sat on mats created using a spellbinders label die set.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Thank You

Good Afternoon

Here is my entry for this weeks challenge over at the CD Sunday Challenge which has a theme of 'Thank You'.

I used a 6 x 6 white card blank onto which I layered some turquoise card.  Onto this I  put the beautiful backing paper which is printed from Crafters' Companions Kimono cd-rom.

I then took a piece of Centura Pearl card which I die-cut and embossed using Spellbinders labels 20 and Scalloped borders 2.  The embossing in the corners was done using a die that came free with a magazine some time ago.

I die cut 2 smaller labels 20's, and stamped the sentiment onto the smallest using a Lili of the Valley sentiment and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.  The sentiment was then heat embossed using Crystal Transparent Embossing Powder.

The flowers and branches were created using Kimono Blossom Branch dies with a gem added to the centre of each flower.

I printed a matching insert from the cd-rom to complete the card.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Jo x