This time at the CD Sunday Blog Challenge it's my turn to pick the theme. As Easter is fast approaching I didn't want a theme that was blatantly Easter as not everyone sends Easter cards. So I chose a theme that could be used for other occasions as well as Easter if you want. Hopefully it will mean that more people will join in the challenge.
I wanted to join in with the next swap at Craft Telly Forum which has an Easter theme so needed to make a present and a card. I had the free gift with Die-cutting Essentials issue 34 on my desk and it was perfect for my theme. There are lots of small dies - flowers, leaves, Easter eggs, flower stalks and blooms and a strip of grass plus 2 larger dies a rabbit and a 'wicker' basket. I rummaged in my craft room and found an old round box that had chocolates in previously and decorated it. All the dies, except for the sentiment, are from the Die-cutting Essentials magazine.
I then saw a card design in Papercraft Essentials magazine issue 156 promoting Die-cutting Essentials and using the above dies so made my version of the card.
All the card used for the two items is from Creative Crafting World, including the white card used to make the card blank. The sentiment is a die from a set also by Creative Crafting World.
I used Tonic Nuo drops for the rabbit eyes and flower centres and the top and base of the box were covered with a circle of card cut using a Tonic Circle layering die set. The aperture in the card was also cut using this die set.
The flowery paper on the box and card were printed from A Walk In The Countryside CD by Creative Crafting World.
I wanted to join in with the next swap at Craft Telly Forum which has an Easter theme so needed to make a present and a card. I had the free gift with Die-cutting Essentials issue 34 on my desk and it was perfect for my theme. There are lots of small dies - flowers, leaves, Easter eggs, flower stalks and blooms and a strip of grass plus 2 larger dies a rabbit and a 'wicker' basket. I rummaged in my craft room and found an old round box that had chocolates in previously and decorated it. All the dies, except for the sentiment, are from the Die-cutting Essentials magazine.
The bunnies tails are made by rolling a small amount of cotton wool in your fingers with a tiny drop of glue. The glue helps to hold the cotton wool in shape.
I had fun adding all the bits and pieces to this card!
All the card used for the two items is from Creative Crafting World, including the white card used to make the card blank. The sentiment is a die from a set also by Creative Crafting World.
I used Tonic Nuo drops for the rabbit eyes and flower centres and the top and base of the box were covered with a circle of card cut using a Tonic Circle layering die set. The aperture in the card was also cut using this die set.
The flowery paper on the box and card were printed from A Walk In The Countryside CD by Creative Crafting World.
Don't forget that the CD Sunday Challenge is all about making items using craft CD Roms. You can use other craft items on your card/project, such as a stamp or die, but you must include something from a CD. So if you like colouring stamped images or digis you can still enter the challenge but you must include something from a CD such as a backing paper, a sentiment or a butterfly for example. In your blog post/Facebook entry you must give the name of the CD you've used. This is important if the items you've used can be bought as a download as well as a CD as the Design Team can't tell which has been used unless you tell us. Your entry can't be considered for a prize if you haven't used a CD or if you haven't told us the name of the CD in your post. The Design Team still leave comments on your blog but there's no chance of winning if the above hasn't been followed.
We now have a Facebook page if you don't have a blog - The CD Sunday Challenge.
I'm entering these in the second challenge at the Creative Crafting World blog with the theme of Anything Goes.
Beautiful gift set Pamela, the die set was a great freebie.
ReplyDeleteHi Pamela. Another treasure. Love the tip about the bunnies tails. A lot of work went into all this ....and then I read somewhere about a cup of tea!!. Phew.
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Carol
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Hi Pamela,
ReplyDeleteYou must have spent a lot of time creating these beautiful items, such lovely inspiration for us. This is a great challenge theme and I've got so many cd's I could use for this challenge.
Jo x
Lovely gift set, a lot of work went into making this set, and it also shows that CDS can be used in so many different way.
ReplyDeleteAhhh what great creations, they are all fabby. Off to find a bunny image and play along over the weekend. Thanks for sharing with us on Creative Crafting Worlds Challenge too, Love Hazelx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Pamela, love the die.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Creative Crafting World.
Hugs Julie xxx
I saw your comment on Linby's blog, that you were Welsh so I came to look at what a fellow Welsh girl did. This box and card are inspiring and creative, so very pretty, I love the rabbits. Had a quick looky at your other work, all gorgeous.
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Hi Pamela, I just love this set. They both go perfectly together xx
ReplyDeletebeautiful set works so well together thank you for joining us at the Creative crafting world chalenge good luck xxx
ReplyDeleteA beautiful Easter set Pamela - so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us for our Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Crafting World.
Pauline
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