CD Sunday Challenge - For The Love Of Dogs

There is a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Blog and this time it's a theme very close to my heart - 'For The Love Of Dogs'.  Here is my card:

The decoupage image for this card, along with the backing paper, were printed from a Morehead cd-rom from Crafter's Companion.  The pink card is from PaperMill and the decorative mat was die cut using a Crafter's Companion die.

The design team at CD Sunday have provided us with some fabulous inspiration for this challenge.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Jo x

CD Sunday - Mellow Yellow

There is a new challenge under way over at the CD Sunday Challenge and this time the theme is Mellow Yellow.

Here is my card:

The decoupaged image and backing paper are printed from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Project Book cd-rom.

I used pearlescent yellow card from Create and Craft for the main mat, the die cut corners and the sentiment mat.  I also used silver mirror card from Create and Craft as an additional mat.  The sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley.

This is the card I made for my dad to give my daughter for her birthday.  She loves cheese so I knew I was onto a winner with this image, and who doesn't love house mouse?

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  I'd love you to leave me a comment so I know that you've been!

CD Sunday Challenge - Clean and Simple

This is my entry into the latest challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge:

The challenge this time is Clean and Simple and it really doesn't get any simpler than this!

I printed a main image and a backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom. I used an A4 sheet of white card to create an A5 size card, attached the backing paper, then the main image.  I used some peel-off stickers for the greeting.  I think this is possibly the simplest card I've ever made - I didn't even do any matting and layering!

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - Second Entry - Let;s Hear It For The Boys

This is a Thank You card made for Emma's History teacher:

I don't do much stamping these days, but thought this was a good image to use to follow the theme of my card.  The background image is from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker cd-rom, matted onto gold linen card, and the giraffe image and accessories are from a Joanna Sheen stamp set, coloured using Promarkers.  The sentiment is also stamped.

I would like to enter my card into the current challenge at CD Sunday.

Jo x

Let's Hear It For The Boys

It's time for a new challenge over on my favourite challenge blog CD Sunday and this time Pamela has chosen a theme of 'Let's Hear It For The Boys'.  Here is my card:

The front view

and the back view.

I printed a backing paper from Crafters Companions Men cd-rom onto cardstock to make the base card.  The sentiment was die cut using a Joanna Sheen die.  I cut a shirt shape from red card and decoupaged the club badge for on the front of the card.  The name and number on the back of the card were die cut using Memory Box dies.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday - Past Times

There is a new challenge over at the CD Sunday Challenge Blog and this time Jane has chosen the theme of 'Past Times'.

I immediately turned to the fabulous 'Nostalgia' cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.  This is a much loved and well used cd of mine.

I printed off the image a few times onto glossy photo paper, so I could decoupage the image.  The sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley and the '70' was stamped onto shrink plastic using a numbers stamp set from Dimension Forth.  The 'DAD' was stamped using alphabet stamps from Dimension Forth.  I embossed the black card and dad lettering using an embossing folder that made me think of the pattern you get on some tyres, to tie in with the theme of the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x

CD Sunday - Anything Goes

Here is my entry into the new challenge over at CD Sunday which has a theme of 'Anything Goes'

I used lots of elements from the Kimono collection by Crafters Companion to make my card and I'm really please with the finished result.  I printed the decoupage elements onto glossy photo paper.  The backing paper was printed onto super smooth paper.  I die cut some elements from the range and then added embossing powder.  I used an embossing folder from the range onto the blue card stock.  The sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley matted onto a Spellbinders die.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  I'd love to know what you think of my card.

Jo x

21st Birthday

A friend's son is celebrating his 21st birthday this week.  I was struggling for ideas of what to make and spotted my tonic dies still on my desk, so used them to create this card:

I added a pop-up insert to my card which I decorated with some of the dies I'd used on the front of my card.

I would like to enter my card in the current challenge at Win and Tonic.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

Win and Tonic - Anything Goes

Hold onto your hats!  I've actually created another entry for the current challenge over at Win and Tonic:

This is a birthday card I've made for one of my nephews.

Jo x

Win And Tonic - Anything Goes

I've been meaning to enter the challenges over at Win and Tonic for some time now and have finally got my act together!  Here is my card:

I've created a shaker card for my daughter to give to one of her friends.

Jo x

CD Sunday Challenge - 'Celebration'

It's time for a new challenge over at CD Sunday and this time Jocelyn has chosen 'Celebration' as the theme. Some friends of ours have just got engaged and this is the card I have made for them:

I created the base card using Centura Pearl card from Crafters' Companion.  I used Crafters' Companion luxury Red Mirror card for all the mats.  Onto the base layer I placed backing paper from Crafters' Companion Bebunni Love cd-rom.  The decoupaged image is from the same cd-rom.  I used a variety of dies and an embossing folder.  I finished the card using some tiny floral pearlescent embellishments.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Jo x

Up The Garden Path

The latest challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge is Up The Garden Path.  A friend of mine has a lovely big garden, surrounded by trees, where you can walk up the garden path and sit and watch all sorts of birds and other wildlife visit.  This is what gave me the inspiration for my card:

The decoupaged image is from Joanna Sheen.  Backing paper from Creative Crafting World.  The die cut branch and leaves are a Marianne die, and the paper used to make the roses is printed from Pollyanna Pickering Sketch Book Chapter V cd from Creative Crafting World.  I used a Martha Stewart punch along the edge of the backing paper to add interest (hopefully!).

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jo x