CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 141 - 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 I have the pleasure of hosting.

It has been a busy month in my household.  My hubbie turned 60 this month and back in March I had the 'clever' idea of arranging a surprise 60th birthday party.  Some close friends and family agreed to help, so it was all systems go.

We somehow managed to keep it a surprise and had a really lovely day with lots of close family and friends.  Lots of special memories made.

My card for this challenge is a birthday card I made for my godson.  It was a challenge I can tell you!  Anyway, I got there in the end and this is the result.

I used Kraft card to create the card as it needed to be strong, eventually worked our the mechanism to make it move, and then added lots of images printed and cut using planes, trains and automobiles from Carnation Crafts Wonderful World Collection.

I'm pleased to say he loved his card and was very impressed with it.

I hope you'll be able to join our challenge this time, I look forward to visiting all your blogs!

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 140 - Hosted by Meg

 Good morning and welcome to my blog

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus and Meg is our host for this challenge.  Please do visit the challenge blog for details of how to enter.

For my card this challenge I used One Summer's Day cd-rom by Barbara Mock from Joanna Sheen.  Matted onto blue card from Creative Crafting World, the letters were die cut from the same card.  The image is decoupaged, although this doesn't shop up very well in the photo.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Good morning

I'm back from a lovely week away.  Yesterday was my hubbies 60th birthday.  We had lots of callers and our daughters came round for their tea.  I made his favourite cake - chocolate with galaxy melted on the top!  There are more celebrations planned for the weekend.

It was a friends birthday the other day, so I decided to use a house-mouse image for her card.  I hadn't made a shaker card in ages, and thought this image lent itself to a shaker card!

The image and backing paper are from Joanna Sheen's house-mouse cd-rom.  I cut an aperture into some purple card and again into the backing paper.  Sugar strands were added as the shaker element, then I created some little party hats from the backing paper and some streamers from a toning yellow paper.

I would like to enter my card into House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Anything goes with the option to add a butterfly.

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 139 - Hosted by Carol

Good morning and welcome to my blog

When this post goes live, I will be staying in Lourdes, France, so I hope that Mr Blogger has co-operated!

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus

I used one of my 'little used' cd-rom's to create this card - A Country Life by Morgan Fitzsimmons from Crafter's Companion.

The image is decoupaged, there are quite a few layers but I'm not sure you can tell that from the photo.  I matted the image onto some green and pink card stock and die cut the sentiment using Crafter's Companion sentiment dies.

This card was for some friends of ours who recently moved home.  I was really touched when they said it was the nicest New Home card they received.

I'm still sorting through the mountain of craft products I've purchased over the years.  I've recently sorted and labelled all my dies (that was a mammoth task), and I'm now sorting through my stamps.  I feel (hope!) the end is in sight and will post some photos when it's all completed.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 138 - Hosted by Carol

 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 the lovely Carol is hosting.

For my card today I've used decoupage and backing paper from Benjamin Bunny cd-rom by Crafters' Companion.  The letters were cut using Carnation Crafts Alphabet dies and the tiny feet are a Sue Wilson die.

I don't know about you, but I'm so sick of this rain.  Will it never end?  Extra crafting time I suppose (always got to find the positives!).

I hope you'll be able to join in our challenge, and also visit my teamies blogs to see what they've been creating.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 137 - Hosted by Jocelyn

 Good morning and welcome to my blog

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus

For this card I used decoupage and backing papers from MCS Delicate & Detailed collection and added a peel off sentiment to complete the card.  I love the soft colours and pretty flowers in this collection - I really should use it more!

Please do visit the challenge blog to see the inspiration from my teamies and full details of how to enter.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 136 - Hosted by Margaret

 Good morning and welcome to my blog

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus

Here is my card:

This gorgeous kingfisher image, and the backing paper, are from Pollyanna Pickering's Sketchbook collection.  I kept my layers simple with black and white card and then simply added the tiny orange buttons, to pick out the orange in the kingfishers.

Please visit the challenge blog to see my teamies fabulous makes, and to enter our challenge.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo x

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 # 134 - Hosted by Meg

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.

I hope that you are getting some sunshine in between all the rain!  Doesn't it make you feel so much better when the sun is shining?

I am still slowly sorting through all my craft supplies!  I'm determined to get it all done!  My current project is sorting through and labelling all my dies.  It's quite some task!

I've recently introduced a close friend to crafting and am sorting out some craft supplies that I can pass on.  It gives me so much pleasure that these items will be used.  I'm also regularly sending crafty items to a Children's hospice, and of course, I continue to fundraise for Guide Dogs in memory of my parents.

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus.  The advantage of sorting out is that you find stuff you forgot you had and are able to put them to good use.

My card for today was made for my teamie, Carol's birthday.

I used charisma and dies from the Portmanteau collection from Tattered Lace, which is my favourite collection.  The oval frame was die cut using Teardrop and Sweep dies from Carnation Crafts - which have been my only crafty purchase in a long time - I love them!

The banner the sentiment is sat on is a Spellbinders die, and the sentiment was cut using Hunkydory dies.  Pearls from my stash were added to complete the card.

I do hope you'll join in our challenge.  Full details of the rules and how to enter can be found on our challenge blog.

Thanks for visiting.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 133 - Hosted by Pamela

 Good morning and welcome to my blog

We actually have sunshine here in Manchester!  Doesn't a bit of sun make you feel so much better.  Bailey is finding it a bit warm at the moment and is booked in for 'a short back and sides' next week.  In the meantime, he has his own little den in a shady spot in the garden and is enjoying lots of iced water!

I hope you're getting to enjoy some nice weather wherever you are.

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus.  Full details of our challenge and how to enter can be found by clicking the link.

For my card today I have used artwork from Paper Boutique USB IX, Bumblebee Dance collection:

This is one of my favourite and most used collections from Paper Boutique.  I love the delicate colours and beautiful images in this collection.

I used dies from Paper Boutique to cut the mats and frames on my card and added a co-ordinating strip to finish off.

A co-ordinating insert from the collection was then added to the card.

I hope you'll join in our challenge and also visit my teamies who have made some lovely cards to inspire you.  Look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 132 - Hosted by Carol

Good morning and welcome to my blog

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus

For my card this time I've used 'Geraldine the Giraffe' artwork by the fabulous Bree Merryn, from a My Craft Studio cd-rom:

I turned the image into decoupage and the added it to one of the lovely background papers, matted onto co-ordinating cardstock.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge. 

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 131 - Hosted by Aimslee

Good morning and welcome to my blog

Today see's the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Challenge Plus and the lovely Aimslee is hosting this challenge.

Here is my card which I made for a good friends' birthday:

All the elements for the front of the card are from Hunkydory.  The image, frame and sentiment were from a Hunkydory magazine.

This is the inside of the card:

The insert was printed from Spring Whispers collection, Paper Pantry Volume VII

I do hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo x