Sunday 17 March 2024

#129 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

I needed to make a birthday card for a little girl who was going to be one year old. I’d seen that Tonic Studios had brought out a rocking horse die set so I bought it. As she’s only one I used the die cut flat on the card but in the future I’ll make her the 3D version of the rocking horse.


I designed the backing paper in Serif Craft Artist using a pink background and resizing the image of a rocking horse so it was quite small. I also altered the transparency so that the image didn’t stand out too much. The letters and number were cut from pink card in my stash - trying to get all the letters level was a challenge!
Items used:
Tonic Studios: Retro Rocking Horse and ABC Baby Blocks die sets.
Serif Craft Artist digi kits: Victoria Nelson’s Festive Feast Table, Kate Hadfield Under The Tree.
Claina Palmer Designs: Numbers die set. 

The challenge will close on Saturday 30th March 2024 at 1pm.

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is now about making items using something printed from a craft CD Rom, USB or digital download. You can use other craft items on your card/project, such as a stamp or die, but you must include something printed from the new categories. You must also make a physical item and not a digital one. In your blog post/Facebook entry you must give the name of the printed item you've used.

We also have a Face Book page if you want to enter but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.



Sunday 3 March 2024

#128 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

During the Christmas break at the CD Sunday Plus Challenge I decided to have a play/experiment with some of my rarely used stash such as stencils, texture pastes, paints and wooden embellishments.
This is one of the cards I made: 

I sized the main image to fit in the middle of the larger card and used green texture paste through a stencil which I then sprinkled with glitter before the paste dried. While I was waiting for the paste to dry I painted the two wooden embellishments and filed them a little and also die cut the word PARIS. The central panel was inked around the edges with black so it would stand out and raised on 3d foam tape.
I printed the pale green paper and put it back through to print the text on top. I lightened the text so it didn’t overpower the green backing paper. The card was finished off with corner dies and tiny pearl gems in the flower centres and the wooden embellishment.

Items used:
Digital Craftorium Eclectic Mix USB: Main image and backing paper.
Crafts Too:  Texture paste – I forgot to make a note of the colour used! Simple Alphabet die set #381 and Delicate Corners JND 276.
From stash: MDF embellishments, black card and pearls.
Script/text downloaded free from internet.
The challenge will close on Saturday 16th March 2024 at 1pm.

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is now about making items using something printed from a craft CD Rom, USB or digital download. You can use other craft items on your card/project, such as a stamp or die, but you must include something printed from the new categories. You must also make a physical item and not a digital one. In your blog post/Facebook entry you must give the name of the printed item you've used.

We also have a Face Book page if you want to enter but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.



Sunday 18 February 2024

#127 Anthing Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

A really quick and simple make from me this time.
My next door neighbours don’t have a printer and often ask if I’ll print something off for them. This time it was an email confirming a visit to feed a sloth! It was a present for their eldest daughter who loves sloths. There was no way I was going to just print off an email for them to hand to her so I made a card!

 


The image is a download from the Crafty Witches site called ‘Take It Easy’ which I layered on dark green card and then on a 5x5 card blank. Inside I glued the part of the email that gave the date and time of the event and what was included. I’m hoping I get to see photos of the day!

The challenge will close on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at 1pm.

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is now about making items using something printed from a craft CD Rom, USB or digital download. You can use other craft items on your card/project, such as a stamp or die, but you must include something printed from the new categories. You must also make a physical item and not a digital one. In your blog post/Facebook entry you must give the name of the printed item you've used.

We also have a Face Book page if you want to enter but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

Sunday 4 February 2024

#126 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

 Happy New Year everyone!

Welcome to the first The CD Sunday Plus Challenge of 2024. I’m host for this challenge and I’ve chosen one of my Christmas makes as my design team offering.
I’ve been using my Scan N Cut more and I wanted to have a go at a layered scene and this is what I came up with: 

And this is it with the lights switched on:

 


The original SVG file had open sides which meant you could see all seven layers and the foam tape between the layers. I didn’t like the look of it so filled the gap with card and then decorated it with silver peeloffs.

 


 

Items used:
Downloaded SVG file: Tina Finch Layered Globe Luminaire
White card and peel offs from stash.
Craft Lights: Kit N Caboodle Led string lights. 

The challenge will close on Saturday 17th February 2024 at 1pm.

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is now about making items using something printed from a craft CD Rom, USB or digital download. You can use other craft items on your card/project, such as a stamp or die, but you must include something printed from the new categories. You must also make a physical item and not a digital one. In your blog post/Facebook entry you must give the name of the printed item you've used. 

We also have a FaceBook page if you want to enter but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.


Sunday 10 December 2023

#125 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 know a lot of crafters say that they never make the same card twice but I think if you really like a design then it’s a shame never to make it again. Back in 2015 I made a Christmas card that I really like and I make one almost every year. He’s such a jolly looking Santa that I can’t not use him often on a card. I’ve made them for my design team entry previously and blogged them in 2015 and 2021 (click on the dates) They’re always slightly different.


This time I changed the shape of the central topper and made it circular. I added clear gems this time whereas previously I’ve used Nuvo drops in pink and I used pink mirror card.
Items used:
Serif Craft Artist: Hearts and Roses Christmas, Christmas Bouquet and Posters digi kits. 

The challenge will close on Saturday 23rd December 2023 at 1pm and reopen on Sunday 4th February 2024. See you in the new year!!!!

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is now about making items using something printed from a craft CD Rom, USB or digital download. You can use other craft items on your card/project, such as a stamp or die, but you must include something printed from the new categories. You must also make a physical item and not a digital one. In your blog post/Facebook entry you must give the name of the printed item you've used. 

We also have a FaceBook page if you want to enter but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.