#183 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

On the 3^rd May 2010 I entered my first The CD Sunday Plus Challenge. Sixteen years later and I’m writing the post on the challenge blog - I might be retired but there’s no time to get bored LOL!

My make for this challenge is a card for a birthday swap I’m in. Sadly there’s only four of us in the swap now there used to be twelve when it was started many years ago. The person whose birthday it was loves bling – I hope my card fits the bill LOL! 

Items used:

Carnation Crafts: Letter L from The Ultimate Alphabet Die Collection and the flower vignettes from Pretty Pattern die set which is also part of The Ultimate Alphabet Die Collection.

Crafts Too: John Next Door Santa Fe JND588 dies and Craft Artist A5 Silver Glitter card.

Tonic Studios: Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist.

Gems from my stash.

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 challenge will close on Friday 22nd May 2026 at 9pm.

#182 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.

I like Steampunk designs as does my lovely teamie Carol. As her birthday is in April I decided to make her a Steampunk card instead of the usual pretty floral ones I send her. She will have opened her card by now so this isn’t spoiling the surprise for her.

This second photo is with the stand I made to display the card.

Loads of things used to make this card:

Carnation Crafts – for the base card I used Wedding Volume from Fairy Tale Day Collection.

Serif Craft Artist – for the background paper I used Daisy Trail Steam Punk Inventor.

Debbi Moore Designs – the two characters are from Match It Steam Punk 2 USB and die sets DMMI112 and DMMI114. As well as cogs and keys.

John Next Door – large clock and corner dies from a set free with Box Magazine #11. And Happy Birthday die set JND596 Vertical Birthday – my new favourite sentiment die set!

More cogs, sentiment and card stand from die sets by Couture Creations (Clockwork CO725843) and Card Making Magic by Christina Griffiths (Happy Birthday DIOB0534 and Easel Card Stand DIOB0546).

The challenge will close on Friday 8^th May 2026 at 9pm. 

#181 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.

My card for this challenge is yet another Carnation Crafts design. I love using their dies and vignettes – they make such pretty cards.

I turned a landscape card so the fold is at top. Then embossed green pearlised card using Tonic’s Annabel A4 folder. The centre is made using dies and vignettes from Carnation Crafts Summer pursuits Collection – Delightful Daisies. Two outline dies used, one from white and one from the same green pearlised card. The flowers were decoupaged.

The challenge will close on Friday 24th April 2026 at 9pm.

 

#180 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

The challenge at CD Sunday Plus stretches over the Easter holidays. I hope everyone enjoys the Bank Holidays and doesn’t eat too many chocolate eggs!

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.

One of my craft forum friends had her birthday recently. She’s quite a petite woman and makes her own clothes or alters bought ones. So I just had to use a new set of dies called Haberdashery from John Next Door. I buy loads of John’s dies as his designs are so useful and pretty!

I used a lounge picture that I’ve previously designed in Serif Craft Artist and then added clothes and furniture from Carnation Crafts as well as the sewing related items from John Next Door.

Items used:

Serif Craft Artist digikits – Home From Home, Darling Buds Daisies, Mother;s Day 2011 and Veggie Patch (to make the skirting board LOL!).

Carnation Crafts – dies and vignettes from Sartorial Style and Armoire Card Shape which are both from the What To Wear Collection. Event Ready from the A Day To Remember Collection.

John Next Door –JND572 Haberdashery Sewing, JND573 Haberdashery Pins & Things and JND570 Haberdashery Swatches.

Tonic Studios – Birthday Swirl die for the inside sentiment.

The Paper Mill Shop – Vivid Rainbow Rays paper for the inside sentiment.

 The challenge will close on Friday 10^th April 2026 at 9pm.

#179 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

It was lovely to see a couple of new people entering the Challenge last time. Hopefully they’ll join in again sometime soon.

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.

This card is for an elderly gentleman who lives in the same assisted living home as one of my friends. He’s quite a character and likes to find solutions to things. The background in this card is from a digi kit called ‘Inventor’ – I thought it was appropriate for him!

Lots of steps to the making of this card. Backing paper printed and glued to the card base. Light bulb stamped and then coloured with an alcohol marker. A couple of items printed from a USB and various die-cut items.

Items used:

Serif Craft Artist digikits – Daisy Trail Steam Punk Inventor.

Simply Card and Papercraft magazine – Stamps designed by Sheena Douglass.

Tonic Studios – yellow alcohol marker.

Debbi Moore Designs – images from the Steam Punk 2 USB and die cut with the Match it Dies.

John Next Door – Vertical Birthday dies set JND596.

Love Card Making magazine – cog die set.

The challenge will close on Friday 27^th March 2026 at 9pm.