#171 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

Anyone who knows me will know that I LOVE HALLOWEEN! And as I’m now into making 3d items then Halloween is the perfect time to make something other than a card.

As soon as I saw the Craftwork Castle Gift Box Die Set (5874e) from Tonic Studios I knew it would be perfect to turn into a Halloween project for the bimonthly swap I’m in. It took me an age to make just the basic castle – the decorations were the easy part! All the characters are from various Carnation Crafts vignettes and die sets.

The centre tower (with the flying mouse) hides a treat box. I put Welsh cakes in there as my local shop didn’t have any Halloween sweets. The person I sent it too enjoyed the Welsh cakes! Her granddaughters begged her to let them have it for Halloween next year. She told them they could borrow it but had to look after it and return it to her to keep.

As usual the theme is Anything Goes at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.  Remember you must have used something printed from a CD, a USB or a digital download, you must state where the item used is from and you must make a physical item and not a digital one. 

The challenge will close on Saturday 22 November 2025 at 1pm.

#170 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

If you’re a regular visitor to my blog you will have read about the card I make for my brother’s birthday every year. Our family are Welsh but after our dad died mam moved to Shropshire with 3 children under the age of 14. My brother has always been a very proud Welshman so each year I make him a Welsh themed birthday card. Just before his birthday this year my brother was able to retire from work. That gave me a great excuse to use AI to design his card!

He always loves my card and this one was no exception.

As usual the theme is Anything Goes at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.  Remember you must have used something printed from a CD, a USB or a digital download, you must state where the item used is from and you must make a physical item and not a digital one.

 The challenge will close on Saturday 8^th November 2025 at 1pm.

#169 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

I’m host for this challenge and I like to try and make something a bit special or different when I’m host.

For this challenge I used a downloaded SVG file to use with my Scan N Cut. The cutting out bit was the easy part but choosing papers took me forever! It’s meant to be for 12 by 12 card but I didn’t have any that I liked enough. It’s a desk top storage unit and will be sitting on my craft desk right in front of me so the papers had to be something I liked. I managed to cobble together enough A4 in colours that worked well together.

As usual the theme is Anything Goes at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.  Remember you must have used something printed from a CD, a USB or a digital download, you must state where the item used is from and you must make a physical item and not a digital one.

The challenge will close on Saturday 25^th October 2025 at 1pm.

#168 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

As usual the theme is Anything Goes at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.  Remember you must have used something printed from a CD, a USB or a digital download, you must state where the item used is from and you must make a physical item and not a digital one.

This is quite a simple make for my late husband’s only remaining Aunt and Uncle. Auntie was a sister to my late father-in-law so we’re not close relatives but they treat me more like a daughter than the wife of their nephew. They’re now in their 90s and both have health issues but they’re such a caring, thoughtful couple.

I’ve always liked DL cards but not the skinny DL. I make my own wider DL card and buy envelopes.

The background purple card is from my stash. It has a wavy pattern on it which is just visible in the photo. The rest of the card is cut using Carnation Crafts Hanging Archway Card Shape. The sentiment is Carnation Crafts To You Both Sentiments die set which is from the Summer Radiance Collection and the geese vignettes and dies are from CC Botanical Bliss Collection – Neighbour Hood Watch set.

The challenge will close on Saturday 11^th October 2025 at 1pm.

#167 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

As usual the theme is Anything Goes at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.  Remember you must have used something printed from a CD, a USB or a digital download, you must state where the item used is from and you must make a physical item and not a digital one.

I made this card for my late husband’s only surviving uncle. Uncle Jim is now in his 90s but when he was younger he loved to be in his garden. He still has a small garden but it doesn’t have any grass to cut and the borders are full of established plants. Much easier for him.

As card makers we usually struggle to make cards for the men in our lives. But because Uncle Jim loves his garden I try to make something garden related for him. This year it’s a greenhouse full of flowers and vegetables! I had planned on making a full 3D greenhouse but ‘life’ got in the way! I’d moved half of my stash into a spare room in order to set up another shelf unit but during the construction of the shelf unit I cut my wrist and had to pay a visit to A&E. The first time I’ve had to do that for my own health – not bad for someone in their late 60s!

It took me a few days to get over the shock of the injury and back to the construction and my desk was buried under loads of stash so I had to change my plans and make a flat greenhouse.

The sky background and paved path were created in Serif Craft Artist using digikits. The greenhouse dies and vignettes are from Carnation Crafts Botanical Bliss Collection – Botanical Sanctuary. Wheelbarrow and plants from Carnation Crafts Botanical Bliss Collection – Gardening Essentials and Flourishing Well. The vine inside the greenhouse is from Carnation Crafts Floral Heights Collection – Winding Flourish. I chopped into it to fill the area.

The challenge will close on Saturday 27^th September 2025 at 1pm.