#161 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 adding more storage to my craft room so there’s boxes of stash all over the place! I also ended up in A&E after cutting my wrist while putting some new metal storage shelves together. My make for this challenge needed to be a quick, simple card and Carnation Crafts came to the rescue!

Items used:

Carnation Crafts: Dainty Daffodil die set and Elongated Frame 2 from the Taking Flight Collection.

DL card blank and gems from my stash. 

The challenge will close on Saturday 5^th July 2025 at 1pm

#160 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Challenge Blog

I really liked how this card turned out so made a second card in different colours.

I used Carnation Crafts Fine Splendour base card die set to cut three sides of a 5 by 7 card blank. You let the die hang over the fold in the base card so that it doesn’t get cut into. I then cut three layers from various coloured card stock and glued them onto the base card. The cream die cut is also from the base card set. The watering can and birds are from the Garden Chatter set and the flowers are a mixture from Vintage Blooms set 1 and 2.

The front of the card was quite heavy so I also decorated the inside to stop the card fallen forward.

 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.

The challenge will close on Saturday 21^st June 2025 at 1pm

#159 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Challenge Blog

I have a friend who lives in an independent living home ask me to make a birthday card for one of the other residents. The lady is classed as blind but is able to see a little. I used bright colours and decoupaged the flowers to help her to see the design.

 I used a 7x7 card blank  and covered it with green card from my stash. The flower wreath is from Carnation Crafts Petals and Threads Collection using the Classic Composure Card Shape. I finished the card with some large cream pearls.

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.

The challenge will close on Saturday 7^th June 2025 at 1pm

#158 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Challenge Blog

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 used a landscape card but turned it so that the fold is at the top. The dies and vignettes are from Carnation Crafts Elegant Alfresco Collection. 

The Challenge will close on Saturday 24th May 2025 at 1pm.

 

50th birthday card

 In my mind I knew roughly how I wanted this card to look. It turned out far better than I'd hoped for.

The card was front heavy with all the layers so I also decourated the inside to help it to stand up.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts - Killer Heels Card Shape from the Oh So Chic Collection and Fine Figures from the Moments In Time Collection.

Presscut - Plain Squares and Notched Squares Nesting Dies.

Craft Artist - gold no shed glitter card.

Limetree Crafts - Ice Gold Shimmer card (in real life it has a gorgeous shimmer),

#157 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Challenge Blog

It's 15 years since I first entered a card into the CD Sunday Challenge blog on 3rd May 2010. In those days you could only use items from a craft CD. CDs have now been replaced by USBs and downloads but I still have hundreds of CDs in my stash! 

This card was for my late husband's only remaining auntie. She's a very special lady but sadly she now has dementia. She loves flowers so I went all out with this card!

The card base is made using Carnation Crafts Wild Stepper Card Shape. I covered it in pink card from my stash. Then decorated with flowers from Into Summer Collection – Lovely Lilies, Terrific Tulips, Graceful Gladiolus. I snipped into some of the die cuts and turned them around to use the backs and fill in any gaps.

No sentiment on the front as she likes to keep my cards on display after her birthday.

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.

The challenge will close on Saturday 10^th May 2025 at 1pm.

#156 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

On the 18th April it will be 15 years since the first challenge for The CD Sunday Blog Challenge. I think the challenge has done well to survive this long. It's had to keep up with changes in the digital world so as well as CDs you can now use images from USBs and digital downloads - including cutting files.

I haven’t used my Scan N Cut for a while and wanted to make something using an SVG. I found a layered rabbit shaped design on Etsy that I liked.

My make this time is for a forum swap with the theme of Spring. The card stock is all from my stash.

I added an extra layer on the back for a stand.

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.

The challenge will close on Saturday 26th April 2025 at 1pm.

 

#155 Anything Goes - C D 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 made this card for a little girl on her second birthday. I think these dies are just so cute!

I made a tri fold card and covered it in backing papers from my stash.

The dies and vignettes are by Carnation Crafts. I have loads of their collections and I think they make such lovely cards.

All three die sets are from the Bundles of Joy Collection - Riley the bear, Jessie the giraffe and Piper the elephant. 

Each die comes with two outline dies. I cut one from white card and the largest one from card that matched the colour in the main images.

The challenge will close on Saturday 12^th April 2025 at 1pm

#154 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 decided I wanted to use the Rose Handbag die set from Carnation Crafts collection Perfect Accessories. When I looked through the matching vignettes there was one in various shades of grey that I really liked.

 I searched through my stash of coloured card and couldn’t find any shades of grey that were suitable so I turned to my craft USBs. I chose a Digital Portfolio Linen Paper Effects Volume II and printed off papers from folders 2, 3 and 5. I layered two of the papers onto an 8 by 6 landscape card blank from Creative Crafting World. I then used a third shade to cut out Carnation Crafts Elongated Frame #2. 

The handbag and rose die cuts were raised on foam tape. I then cut the sentiment from the final shade – Chloes Creative Cards Sentiments Die Set (free from Die Cutting Essentials Issue 100). Finished with glass dew drops in clear.

 

The challenge will close on Saturday 29th March 2025 at 1pm.

#153 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

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

I used an 8 by 6 landscape card blank from Creative Crafting World that I turned so the fold was at the top. The backing paper I found in my stash but have no idea where it’s from.

The dies and vignettes are from Carnation Crafts. Magic Mirror from Fond Memories Collection and Totally Made Up from Oh So Chic Collection. I cut the centre of the mirror from silver mirror card using a die from the set. The card was finished with glass dew drops in very pale pink.

The challenge will close on Saturday 15^th March 2025 at 1pm.

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.

#152 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.

A very simple card but I think it’s very pretty. 

I cut a piece of card to fit a DL envelope and covered it in pink mirror card. I then cut a piece of acetate the same length but slightly wider. I scored the acetate so that I could bend it around the back of the card where the adhesive wouldn’t be so obvious. I then attached the die cut to the front of the card. I cut a second die cut and glued it to the inside of the acetate to hide the adhesive from the die cut on the front. I managed to find a Happy Birthday sentiment that was small enough to hide behind the main image and glued it to the pink mirror card.

The front of the card is decoupaged but hard to see in the photo.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts: Daisy Rays die set and vignettes from the Summer Radiance Collection.

From stash: Acetate and pink mirror card.

The challenge will close on Saturday 1^st March 2025 at 1pm. 

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is 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 you must give the name of the printed item you've used.

#151 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 sister-in-law loves to cook so this is her birthday card.

I made the bridge card by hand. I do have a set of dies that will make one but it was far too small for what I had in mind. I also designed the wallpaper and ‘tiles’ in Serif Craft Artist to closely match her own kitchen (*more details below).

The addition of the dog was a last minute decision. My sister-in-law does have a dog who is very much loved and part of their family. He loves sausages and occasionally gets one as a treat. As the ‘food’ contained pigs in blankets I couldn’t resist adding Denver dog to the card.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts: Festive Feast dies and vignettes.

Paper Boutique: Walkies Time Beyond Borders die set.

Crafts -Too:  Kitchen Tools dies and stamps.

Serif Craft Artist: Seasonal Garden, Born 2 Shop Cherry Pie. Dawn Chorus, A Country Christmas, Spring Tea Party, Eccentric Carousel digi kits.

*Kitchen Design – I’m a perfectionist! Which can be a bit of a bind at times as I sometimes spend days trying to get my makes perfect. And this was the case with the ‘wallpaper’. Working from a photo I attempted to make a backing paper in Serif Craft Artist that looked like the wallpaper in my sister-in-law’s kitchen. Firstly I picked a material with a crackle effect that was similar but it was the wrong colour so I had to change it using the Colour Picker Tool. I then picked a frame and a butterfly, changed the colours and dotted them around the paper. Next came the tricky bit! I wrote the saying and picked a similar font but the text needed to be white to show up on the grey background. But if I wrote it in white I couldn’t see it on the screen LOL! I had to write it in black, add it to the background and then change the colour to white using the colour picker. Finally I grouped everything together ready to print and use.

Designing the wall tiles was much simpler! I just searched a few online tile suppliers until I found a suitable design and brought the photo into Craft Artist to resize and print.

The ‘cabinets’ are just simple die shapes and the ‘worktop’ is from a digi kit and copies design of the real worktops.

It took at least a week to finish the base design. I then put it to one side to make my Christmas cards. I then added all the tools, the food, Denver dog and my sister-in-law and managed to get it in the post by the Christmas post cut off date as her birthday is 23^rd December.

The challenge will close on Saturday 15th February 2025 at 1pm.

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is 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. 

#150 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.

In a recent craft magazine there was instructions on how to make a triangle or teepee card base. I’d made these many years ago and had wanted to make some more but couldn’t remember how to so I was delighted to find these instructions. Following the instructions I made a card base from some white card but the finished item was far too small! So I set about working out dimensions to make a bigger card that would, when folded flat, fit into an envelope 9 by 6.5 inches.

I already knew how I would decorate the three sides. A friend is a very talented artist and since he’s retired he’s spending more time painting.

 

I enjoyed making this card so much that I made a second one for my youngest brother. He likes to play a bass guitar in a band and I try to make him a music related card every year. There’s nothing digital on this one.

Both men contacted me to say they loved their cards. I think I'll be making a few more of this style LOL!

Items used:

Carnation Crafts: Not Messy, Creative, Strike A Pose and Tools of the Trade dies and vignettes.

Backing paper was from a craft magazine.

The challenge will close on Saturday 1^st February 2025 at 1pm. 

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is 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 you must give the name of the printed item you've used. 

#149 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

Welcome back to  The CD Sunday Plus Challenge and Happy New Year! The team are looking forward to seeing your entries in 2025.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.

I decided to share my make for a Secret Santa Swap on one of the craft forums I belong to. Sadly only three of us took part so it wasn’t very ‘secret’.

I made some Finnish Stars which I’ve made before but I’d forgotten how to make them so had to look the tutorial up again. You can find it here.          

I chose a ‘material’ in Serif Craft Artist called Retro Christmas and printed it on both sides of Pro Print Paper from Carnation Crafts. I put peel offs along every edge, which was very time consuming and quite fiddly. I decorated the centres on both sides using sentiment dies by The Paper Boutique and the snowflakes are from Crafts-Too called Sam’s Baubles JND410. Finally I added some ribbon so they could be hung up.

The challenge will close on Saturday 18^th January 2025 at 1pm.

Don't forget that the CD Sunday Plus Challenge is 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 you must give the name of the printed item you've used.