#111 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

 I’m hosting the challenge this time and I’ll be picking the Top Three entries.

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.

A very special lady and dear friend had her 80^th birthday recently – Carol who writes the CD Sunday Challenge posts and makes sure the DT members stay on track!

Sadly I had Covid so had to wait to make and send her card. She received it a few days after her birthday. Carnation Crafts recently released a new collection of dies and vignettes and I just had to use them to make Carol’s card.

It took quite a bit of measuring and head scratching to get the hearts the right size and in the right place but I got there in the end. The flowers were hand made using a new set of Crafts Too/John Next Door flower dies. I loved how they turned out and finished them off with light pink dew drops in the centres.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts - Made With Flowers Numbers Set and free vignette.

Crafts Too – Blousy Peony flower dies and dew drops.

Tattered Lace - Hearts layering dies.

Tonic Studio - Craft Perfect card in Aubergine Purple and Blossom Pink. 

The challenge will close on Saturday 10th June 2023 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 and don't have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

#110 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

We’ve had several Bank Holidays close together recently and I’m sure everyone has been busy enjoying time with their family and friends. At least I hope that’s why the number of entries to The CD Sunday Plus Challenge has been lower for the last two challenges. Hopefully once the last BH at the end of May is over we’ll see the numbers increase again – fingers crossed.

As usual the theme is Anything Goes - 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.

My design team entry for this challenge is the ATCs I made for two swaps I’m in. The theme for the first swap was pizza (two ATCs) and herbs and spices (one ATC) and for the second swap the theme was green and gold (two ATCs).

The ATCs in the first swap were all made using digikits in Serif Craft Artist with some 3D elements to add a bit of interest.

The ones for the second swap were crossed stitched patterns from a Sharon Duncan CD. I had to adjust the pattern slightly to fit the ATC size.

 Items used:

Serif Craft Artist digis used: Classic Transport (for black and white check background) Bloke At The Movies (for full pizza, empty box and Hasta quote), PJ Party (for slice of Pizza), Craft Scape English Town (for sky and grass background), Born 2 Shop Go Green (for Thyme quote), Mediterranean Market (for the sacks of spices), Craft Scape Garden Ornaments (for the herbs in pots).

Sharon Duncan Cross Stitch For Cards CD Rom (for rose and balloons). 

The challenge will close on Saturday 27^th May 2023 at 1pm – another Bank Holiday weekend LOL! And it will be my turn to host the challenge and pick the Top Three entries.

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 don't have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge. 

#109 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

As usual the theme at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge is Anything Goes - 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 theme for a card swap I’m in was Lavender and Lace and this is the card I made:

 I covered an 8 by 8 card blank with backing paper from a Paper Boutique USB – it was originally in paper kit form but they’ve put a lot of their designs on USBs now. The background die is just a 2 inch wide strip Tonic die which I cut three times and glued to green card stock, also from Paper Boutique. The sprigs of lavender are dies and vignette from Carnation Crafts and the sentiment from Tonic.

I finished the card by adding some Nuvo Crystal drops but smudged one and thought I’d ruined the card. I managed to remove the ‘smudged’ drop but it stained the card purple. I thought I had nothing to lose and covered the stain with white ink from a Pen-Touch pen – I think I got away with it as it’s barely noticeable!

I dug out the paper kit and used some toppers to decorate the inside of the card.

 

Items used:

Creative Crafting World: 8by8 card blank, Paper Boutique Lavender Fields both the paper kit and USB - The Paper Pantry Vol VI. Green card is from the matching card collection.

Tonic Studios: Constance Lace Die 1741e, Enjoy Sentiment strip die 2584e and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Violet Galaxy.

Carnation Crafts: Dried Flower die and vignette from the Fond Memories Collection

The challenge will close on Saturday 13^th May 2023 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 don't have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

#108 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

As usual the theme at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge is Anything Goes - 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.

On Create and Craft recently they were selling off USBs from the Digital Portfolio range. These used to be on the original Create and Craft and I guess they’re old stock that the current Create and Craft are trying to get rid of. I saw them when they were first aired on the channel and liked the look of them but they were a really silly price for all 15 USBs. There’s only 30 papers on each USB so not worth the price they were asking. I’m glad I waited as I’ve slowly been able to get all 15 USBs at a much cheaper price (around £5 ish each USB).

For this card I used the Watercolour Paper Effects USB.

 I really like the designs that John Lockwood (John Next Door) brings out and have used sets from his latest releases and his gold mirror card. There’s nothing technical to this card - I’ve just layered up the die cuts.

I also decorated the inside as I had some backing paper left over. 

 

 

Items used:

Crafts Too: John Next Door – 6’’ Layering die set JND351, Pretty Chic range –Chic Square CTPCoo3 and Chic Circle CTPC002 (the wreath has been cut away and just the flowers used) and Mirror card in Vintage Gold.

Card Making Magic by Christina Griffiths – Lacey Ribbon 7’’ die set.

Creative Craft Products: Ultimate Ribbon Sentiments Everyday Die Set.

Tonic Studios: Happy Birthday die set.

The challenge will close on Saturday 29^th April 2023 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 don't have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge. 

#107 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

Thanks to everyone who joined in with the last challenge which I hosted.

As usual the theme at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge is Anything Goes - 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 recently made ATCs for two swaps I’m in and as I used digital elements I’m using them for my design team make.

This is a group photo of them all together:

The theme for the first six ATCs was Vintage Valentine. I designed these in Serif Craft Artist using the digikit Victoriana and got a bit carried away with this theme!

The themes for these next three was G is for…………… for the first two ATCs and Occupations for the third one. My Occupation was Inventor LOL!

Items used:

Serif Craft Artist: Victoriana and Steampunk Inventor digikits.

Carnation Crafts: Vignettes and dies from Quiet and Quaint and Happy Places Collections.

Pink heart gems from my stash.

The challenge will close on Saturday 15^th April 2023 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 don't have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.