CD Sunday Plus Challenge #191 - Hosted by Meg

 Hello and welcome to a new challenge at CD Sunday Plus.

The weather and certainly change here in Manchester and I'm hoping it's not the end of the sunshine for this year!

This is a birthday card I made for my hubby.  He loves a round of golf when he gets the chance.

For my card I used dies and vignettes from the gorgeous Carnation Crafts Sunrise to Sunset collection.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

HMFMC #472 ATG with the option of Add a Ribbon/String Aug 17th - 30th

 Hello

My card for today is my entry into the current challenge over at House-mouse & friends which is anything goes with the option to add a ribbon/string.  I have so many ribbons in my craftroom and nearly always forget to use them!

Here is my card:

My card uses images, backing papers and an insert from the Gruffies & Happy Hoppers cd-rom by Joanna Sheen, this is one of my most used cd-roms!  The sentiment is Hunkydory.

This card is for a friend who loves to grow sunflowers.

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #190 - Hosted by Pamela

 It's time for our next challenge over at CD Sunday Plus.  Here is my card:

This fun card was made using the Crafty Witches Penny Slider Spring Cards, available here.  I thought this worked perfectly as an easel card.  I embossed some cardstock for the card base, and added a stamped sentiment.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #189 - Hosted by Jocelyn

Good morning

I'm just back from a weeks' Pilgrimage to Lourdes.  It was a fabulous week, although with temperatures reaching 40 degrees some days we did have to re-think our itinerary.  I wasn't able to join in all of it, as some days my pain was too bad, but I thoroughly enjoyed all that I was able to join in with, and got so much out of it.  There were 32 of us went and it was a lovely group.  I'm now having a few quiet days to recover from the travelling.

It was lovely to see all the entries into our last challenge and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your cards.

Here is my inspiration for our new challenge:

 

For my card I used artwork and dies from Tattered Lace Honey Blossom collection, I love this collection.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #188 - Hosted by Me

 Hello and welcome

On Thursday I am going on a weeks' Pilgrimage to Lourdes and so my view for the week will be the one that is my blog header.  I have been many times before and we always have a fabulous time.  There are 33 of us in the group this time, many, like me, have been before but we also have quite a few 'first timers'.  

Today we have a new challenge over at CD Sunday Plus and for this challenge, I am hosting.

Here is my inspiration.

For this card I used Carnation Crafts Dawn of Spring vignettes and dies, it's a really beautiful collection.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #187 - Hosted by Meg

Hello and welcome

I can't believe it's time for our next challenge over at CD Sunday Plus.  

I haven't been able to do as much card-making as I'd like just lately as I'm having a bad flare up of arthritis in my hands.  Fortunately, I'm still managing to do some crocheting, which is very good exercise for my hands and keeps them moving!

Here is my inspiration for this challenge:

All the elements on my card are from Do Crafts Creativity CD-Rom 'At Home With The Jones's'.  I've had the cd-rom a very long time and love the artwork on it.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 186 - Hosted by Carol

 Hello and welcome to the start of our new challenge over at CD Sunday Plus

My card for this challenge is a birthday card for my brother-in-law.  He lives up in the highlands of Scotland and likes to go walking.

To make my card I used dies and vignettes from Carnation Crafts Sunrise To Sunset Collection.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #185 - Hosted by Jocelyn

 Hello

The last 2 weeks have certainly flown by!

The weather here is all over the place!  We've gone from scorching heat to non-stop rain!

Welcome to the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Plus

My card for today was made using the Wine Buffs cd-rom.  There are lots of fun images on this cd-rom.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #184 - Hosted by Me

 Hello

Welcome to my blog.

I'm loving that the days are so much longer, and it's now light when I get up (I'm an early riser) and only goes dark a short time before I go to bed.  

Today is the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Plus and it's my turn to host.  I'm looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.

Here is my inspiration for the challenge:

I used dies and artwork from the Carnation Crafts Half & Half collection to make my easel card.  A collection I have had for a long time but used very little.  The flowers are decoupage and I embossed the card using my favourite embossing folder.  The heart in the centre was die cut using another favourite die and then the die cut numbers and sentiment added to complete the card.  

This card is for some friends who are celebrating their Ruby Wedding Anniversary.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge # 183 - Hosted by Meg

 

Hello and welcome

Today a new challenge starts over at CD Sunday Plus and this challenge Meg is hosting.

This is the card I've made for my sister-in-laws birthday.  It took a long time to make!

 I used dies and artwork from the Tattered Lace Pressed Rose Collection.  The artwork is beautiful, as are the dies, but with them being so intricate, it took a bit of effort to cut them all out.

I used Lynda Chapman's white card (the brick) for my card base.  This is my go-to card as it's also great for printing onto.  The lilac card is adorable scoreable from hunkydory and the silver mirri card from my stash.  I layered all the flowers up using foam pads.  I was really pleased with how the card turned out.

I am currently trying to use collections that I either haven't used or have used very little.  I'm also trying to get ahead with all my birthday cards for this year, so should be able to kill 2 birds with 1 stone - watch this space!

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #182 - Hosted by Pamela

Hello and welcome to the start of a new challenge over at CD Sunday Plus.

A friend of ours is a very keen fisherman, and having recently retired is really getting time to enjoy his hobby.  This is the card I have made him for his birthday.

 I printed decoupage and backing paper from the Jolly Nation Men's cd-rom.  I love Jolly Nation and really wish they had released a cd with the Children's decoupage on too.  My supply is dwindling!

The mat that the image is sat on was die cut with Teardrop & Sweep dies from Carnation Crafts, another big favourite of mine!  The white and black card used are all from Lynda Chapman.

All the details of how to enter our challenge can be found over on the challenge blog.  I hope you'll be able to join us.

Jo xx

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

 Hello

This is my entry into the current House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge which is Anything Goes.

I love this image, but the decoupage took quite some cutting out!  I layered the decoupage onto white card, and then onto a 7 x 7 card with a matching coloured mat added.  I die cut the flags for the sentiments using dies from Creative Crafting world and finished the card with some gems.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Jo xx