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.




Sunday 26 November 2023

#124 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.

When someone I know has a big birthday I like to make what I call my showstopper card! I’ve made several in the past for 60th, 70th and 80th birthdays. An Aunt will be 90 in January so I’ll be making one for her after Christmas.

 

The design is a downloaded SVG file and cut on my Scan N Cut. I’ve had my machine for years and I’m getting more into using it.
Items used:
Sandra’s Scrapshop (closed): - Bow card SVG file.
Crafter’s Companion: Flowery paper from Garden Gnomes 12 x 12 paper pad. Gemini Stitch Edge Oval dies.
Plain pink 12 x 12 card, lace, numbers and gems from my stash.

The challenge will close on Saturday 9th December 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

Sunday 12 November 2023

#123 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.
My team mate Carol (who writes the blog posts) likes to make cards with stitching on. Her stitching is far better than mine so don’t look too closely Carol LOL!
I saw this stitch pattern on a Facebook post and liked it so much I bought it from Add Some Sparkle. 

 

I didn’t like the decoupage sheets that came with the stitch pattern so I used a topper printed from a CD. The three angels have been printed twice and one layer used for decoupage. I don’t enjoy fussy cutting so it’s rare to see me cut anything out!

So far this is my one and only Christmas card made for this Christmas. I think I’d better get a wriggle on LOL!
Items used:
Stitch pattern: Stitch & Do Kit 137 Big Guys Christmas.
CD image: My Craft Studio The Best of MCS Christmas (bought in 2012!).
Tonic Studios: Craft Perfect card stock in red and green.
Crafts Too: Coconut White Essentials Card.
The challenge will close on Saturday 25th November 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.



Sunday 29 October 2023

#122 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

Thanks to everyone who entered the last challenge. I’ve picked my Top Three favourite entries and they’ll be announced in Challenge #123 on 12th November. You made it very difficult for me as there were lots of Halloween entries and I love Halloween!
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.
My design team make for the last challenge was for a swap I belong to and I included these lollipop holders as an extra gift.

They were made using my Scan N Cut and a SVG file bought from Design Bundles. I was able to use scraps of card for the embellishments which is always a bonus! You can’t see lolly sticks in the photo because they were pushed into a cardboard box so the holders would stand up to be photographed. I think my favourites are the cat and Frankenstein.  

The challenge will close on Saturday 11th November 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

Sunday 15 October 2023

#121 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’ve been using my Scan N Cut more and I really like all the layered SVG files that are available these days. Previously I’ve made a Christmas and Easter layered wreath and this time I’ve made a Halloween one. 

 

The card I used is quite thin so I’ve cut each layer 4 times and glued them together. There’s 5 layers, each a different colour, and I’ve used foam pads to separate them. It was quite difficult to add the foam pads as the cut lines are very slim – especially the top black layer.
The ghosts had holes for eyes and I couldn’t resist adding googly eyes!

 



Items used:
Design Bundles: SVG file called Happy Halloween wreath.
Card stock from my stash that I’ve had many years!
The challenge will close on Saturday 28th October 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge. 

Sunday 1 October 2023

#120 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.

For this challenge I have a few more ATCs to share with you. Back in May this year the UK saw the coronation of King Charles III. The theme for one of my groups was ‘Anything With A Mouse’. This coincided with Carnation Crafts bringing out a die set and matching downloaded vignettes to mark the coronation. The dies were the perfect size to fit on ATCs.


In this group we make 2 ATCs for the main theme plus an ‘extra’ ATC on a different theme which this time was ‘Potted Plants’ (the third ATC in the photo above).

I wanted everyone in the group to have a memento of the coronation so also made these ATCs:



And not to be left out myself I made these to keep:




Items used:
Carnation Crafts: Proud To Be die set and matching vignette, Coronation die set and matching vignette.
Serif Craft Artist: Paddington’s Day Out and Rosebudds Garden digi kit.

The challenge will close on Saturday 14th October 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge. 

Sunday 17 September 2023

#119 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.
There’s not a lot to this card – I used three dies from Carnation Crafts and also added a sentiment from The Paper Boutique. The flowers were decoupaged using Pinflair Glue Gel.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts dies and vignettes: Floral Heights Collection (for the flowers and foliage). Perfectly Peaceful (for the background die).
The Paper Boutique: sentiment die.
The challenge will close on Saturday 30th September 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

Sunday 3 September 2023

#118 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.
Sometimes a photograph of a card doesn’t show how much time has been spent on creating it. That’s the case with this card which was created digitally using Serif Craft Artist. The main image is completely flat with just two other layers of coloured card.
Creating the image took me quite a while. I started with the ‘carpet’ which was originally a small rug made up of several bright colours. I cropped, resized, and recoloured it to turn it into a carpet. The ‘wall paper’ was simple enough it just needed to have the colour changed. I then needed something to separate the wall from the carpet. I chose a plant marker which I cropped and changed the size to make a skirting board! The side table was cropped to remove a box of tissues and a table lamp, the books were cropped to make a much smaller pile, the floor lamp changed from red to pink. The mirror originally had a stand to it which I removed and turned to be landscape. I added a scene and curtains to the window. Finally the little picture on the wall (top left) had a family photo added. It’s a photo of the four generations of women in the recipient’s family. When I pointed it out to the family they loved that I’d added it.
Items used:
Tonic Studios: Craft Perfect Navy Blue card.
Limetree Crafts: Raspberry Kiss card.
Carnation Crafts: You Made It die set.
Serif Craft Artist digis: Great Grandads, Bloke – Man Flu, Big School, Christmas Dinner, Home from Home, Veggie Patch (skirting board) Girls Night In, Venetian Masquerade, Deco Dressing Room.
The challenge will close on Saturday 16th September 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.



Sunday 20 August 2023

#117 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.
My make for this challenge is a wedding anniversary card for a very dear Aunt and Uncle of my late husband’s. They’ve been married 69 years – looking forward to celebrating the big one next year!
I turned to Carnation Crafts for this card. I have a lot of their dies and I can usually find something to fit an occasion.

I always seem to make my life difficult when making a card and trying to get the size right for the circles nearly drove me crazy LOL!
I'm currently into making flower arrangements using Forever Flowerz. This is the one I gave to them for their anniversary.



Items used:
Carnation Crafts: dies used - Summer Radiance Collection (Time Tested and To You Both) and Water’s Edge Collection (The Lake and The Angler). Perfect Papers cardstock (300 gsm) from Comfort of Home and Equinox Blooms Collections. The background scene is from the vignettes download.
Presscut Nesting Dies – Plain Circles.
The challenge will close on Saturday 2nd September 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.


Sunday 6 August 2023

#116 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus challenge

It’s my turn to host the challenge and I’ll be picking my Top Three from everyone’s 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.
My late husband worked with a woman who is very stylish and loves her shopping. She’s stayed in touch with me even though I only met her when she visited hubby in hospital. I like to design her birthday card around her love of shoes and handbags and shopping!


 Items used:Serif Craft Artist: Craftscapes Parisian Spring.
Carnation Crafts: dies and vignettes from Floral Heights collection (Lifted Lisianthus, Retail Therapy and On The Doorstep.
The challenge will close on Saturday 19th August 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.



Sunday 23 July 2023

#115 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.

When I made a card for challenge 113 I had some backing paper left over which I used for this DL card. I edited a couple of items from Craft Artist digi kits to use in the scene. The striped carpet is a rug and the skirting board was a plant label! The rest of the items are from Carnation Crafts. 


Items used:
Creative Crafting World: Charismatic Cats CD.
Carnation Crafts: dies and vignettes from Comfort of Home and Just Passing By collections.
Serif Craft Artist: Home from Home, Rosebudds Garden, Veggie Patch digi kits.
The challenge will close on Saturday 5th August 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.



Sunday 9 July 2023

#114 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 like using Serif Craft Artist to design scenes or backgrounds for my cards. For this card I needed to ‘ground’ the die cut mice. I found an image of a table which I resized to fit my card blank. I cropped the image to remove the table legs so I just had a table top. But it was black so I recoloured it.

 

 

 Items used:

Carnation Crafts: dies and vignettes from Naughty But Mice collection.
Serif Craft Artist; digi kit called Garden Tea Party
Floral ‘wallpaper’ from stash of magazine free papers.
The challenge will close on Saturday 22nd July 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.





Sunday 25 June 2023

#113 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 enjoy making birthday cards for one of my nieces because she loves cats as much as I do. It gives me the chance to use some of my vast amount of cat related craft stash!
This looks quite a simple card to make – backing paper printed from a CD, and a die cut. But I cut the cats from different coloured card and paper pieced them into the main die. Some of the pieces were quite thin so I had to handle them with tweezers.

I cut the shanks off the back of two cat buttons and added those. I told my niece that I rarely gave people my cat buttons and she had two on her card LOL! 

Items used:
Creative Crafting World: Charismatic Cats CD, –Sentiments Vol II and Meow! Beyond Borders die sets.
Tonic Studios: Craft Perfect Fern Green card stock.
Other card stock is just scraps from my stash.
Cat buttons from my stash.
The challenge will close on Saturday 8thJuly 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 but don’t have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.


Sunday 11 June 2023

#112 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.
Cards for men – don’t we all struggle with them? I recently came across a card designed to look like a shirt. My late husband always short sleeved shirts to work and some of the papers I printed off looked just like his shirts.
I used mats of black card to give an edge to the various elements and finished off with black buttons. 

I knew collecting all those hundreds of buttons was a good idea!  

I then went on to make a few more!

 

 

 And finally the next one doesn’t qualify for the CD Sunday challenge as there’s isn’t anything digital on it. My godson has just joined the Royal Navy Reserves as an officer. This is the card I made him:


 Proper metal buttons and a tie made from ribbon! 
He loved it and has it pinned above his desk.

 

Items used:
Creative Crafting World - Perfect Essential Companions CD and black card.
Create and Craft - Red paper was a lucky dip offer.
Buttons and threads from my stash!
The challenge will close on Saturday 24th 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


Sunday 28 May 2023

#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 80th 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




Sunday 14 May 2023

#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 27th 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. 

Sunday 30 April 2023

#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 13th 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.