Anything Goes #34 - CD Sunday Plus

The theme for the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is Anything Goes. You must have used something printed from a CD, a USB or a digital download and you must state where the item used is from.

I’ve followed the creative career of Paula Pascual for many, many years, I just love her simple designs. She’s designed many die collections over the years – at one time she worked for Sizzix, she’s also worked for Tonic Studios. She once walked past me in the local supermarket when she was visiting Tonic HQ which is just over a mile from where I live. She’s now released her own range of dies called Bright Rosa through the Craft Stash website. I have quite a few of them!

I’ve been wanting to use her sunflower die for a while and whilst I was confined to the house recently decided to use it to make this card.

The backing paper is from a free Daisy Trail digi kit called Holiday Photobook. The photo makes it look completely blue but in real life it has very faint white patches that are meant to be wispy clouds in a summer sky.

Items used:

Bright Rosa Sunflower Band die set and Bright Rosa Sunflower die set.

The Paper Boutique Bee Happy Doily Die for the bee and sentiment.

The centre of the sunflower is cut using a Gemini Stitch Edge Circle die and then embossed using a Cuttlebug folder called Swiss Dots

The challenge will close on Saturday 9^th May 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. 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.

Nephew's 50th card

One of my nephews will be 50 soon and his family were arranging a ‘secret’ party. Sadly it’s had to be cancelled because of the social distancing/coronavirus and they hope to have a party later this year.

I’ve made, and posted, his card super early just in case they close down the postal services. It’s already running very slowly so I didn’t want to risk missing his birthday.

This is my ‘go to’ design for men although I usually use shades of brown card. I like how this has turned out using shades of blue.

Items used:

Black and white card from my stash.

All blue card is Bazzill bought from QVC a very long time ago!

The 50 was stamped and cut using matching dies and stamps from Docrafts. The set is called Carnival Numbers.

The circles are cut using Tonic Studios Circle Layering Die Set.

Anything Goes #33 - CD Sunday Plus

The theme for the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is Anything Goes. You must have used something printed from a CD, a USB or a digital download and you must state where the item used is from.

I belong to a card swap on the Craft Telly forum and the theme for April is Easter or Spring. I decided to make an Easter bonnet card following the current craze for hat easel cards which is sweeping papercraft groups on Facebook. Originally I was going to use artificial grass and little Easter chicks for the decorations but that would have involved using public transport to travel to the nearest town. I decided against doing that with the current spread of the coronavirus so instead I turned to dies and Craft Artist.

 The flowers were sprayed to tone down their colour so that they would match the backing paper and card used.  

 

 Items used:

Tonic’s Craft Perfect card in Buttermilk Yellow.

Golden Yellow card from Limetree Craft (I always stock up with their card when I visit craft shows).

Serif Craft Artist – Easter Eggs digi kit by Victoria Nelson for the papers

Flowers are from Craft Fairy Flowers. Cream flower sprayed with Pearl Diamond Spray & Sparkle from Crafter’s Companion. Burgundy flowers sprayed with Tonic Studios Nuvo Mica Mist spray in Crimson Velvet

Dies used: Celtic Dream Layering Die Set, Circle Layering Die Set, Scalloped Circle Layering Die set – all by Tonic Studios. The Paper Boutique Occasions & Celebrations dies Vol.1 for the Happy Easter sentiment.

The challenge will close on Saturday 25^th April 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. 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.

All Square Here!

I saw a card design on FaceBook the other day and had to try it out. It’s a really simple design but works well. Depending on the colours used it would work for men or women.

It’s just 3 layers of the same colour card but in various shades which are then cut in half diagonally and joined with another triangle to make a square again.

Items used:

The card stock is Bazzil bought many years ago from the shopping channel QVC.

Three different sized dies from Tonic Studios Square Layering Die Set (also bought a long time ago).

Sentiment stamp and banner die are also from Tonic Studios – Wonderful Day Triple Banner.