#194 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.

This was quite a quick card to make. The base card is 6 by 6 and some of the layers are cut using Eyelet and Ring nesting dies from Carnation Crafts. Everything is decoupaged with at least 2 layers. 

Items used:
Carnation Crafts :Eyelet and Ring Square nesting dies, Elegant Alfresco Collection.
Card all by Tonic Studios.
Pearls from stash.

                              The challenge will close on Friday 23rd October 2026 at 9pm.

#193 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.

This card is for a friend who is an amazing artist. He’s only recently gone back to painting after losing his wife, suddenly, last year. He and my late husband were work colleagues and the four of us became friends.

Items used

Carnation Crafts: Several sets of dies and vignettes from the Crafty Little Things Collection. The numbers are from the Ultimate Numbers Collection.

Create And Craft: Digital Portfolio Treasured textiles USB (for the backing paper).

Card Making Magic by Christina Griffiths: Happy Birthday die set for the sentiment inside.

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

#192 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 used Copilot to design the eye and makeup for this card. I then rummaged through my stash and found a paper that went well with the design and a die set to add a pretty frame.I finished the caed with diecut makeup items and three tiny nail art flowers from my friend Carol.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts die collections and vignettes: Square 3 Frame from Rural Charm Collection. Totally Made Up from Oh So Chic Collection.

Eye created in Copilot.

The challenge will close on Friday 25^th September 2026 at 9pm.

#188 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 brother-in-law loves watching the Grand Prix on tv. He even watches the qualifying rounds! For anyone who doesn’t follow the Grand Prix, qualifying rounds are where the drivers go around the course and their time dictates their position on the starting grid. So they’re not racing against any other cars they just go round and round the course.

 

Items used:

Carnation Crafts – The Ultimate Alphabet Collection (includes racing car called – Pinnacle of Speed and racing track backing paper).

Crafts Too – John Next Door Vertical Birthday JND596

The challenge will close on Friday 31^st July 2026 at 9pm.

#187 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.

This card is for one of my nephews who loves takeaways!

Items used:

Serif Craft Artist digi Kits: Big School and Party Animals both by Kate Hadfield. Victoria Nelson’s Spring Tea Party (plate burger is on). Classic Transport (check back ground), Paddington’s Tea Party (cake). Bloke At The Movies(chips). 

The challenge will close on Friday 17th July 2026 at 9pm.

#186 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.

This make is very similar to my previous one but it’s naughty cats not a dog LOL! The room setting is very similar to the dog card just different colours.This is for my niece who loves cats as much as her mad auntie Pamela!

Items used:

CC dies and vignettes – Naughty Pets, Feline Friends, Cutest Kittens, Rest & Relaxation and What A View (from Comfort of Home).

Happy Birthday (inside) Card Making Magic by Christina Griffiths.

Wallpaper from Creative Crafting World – It’s A Dog’s life paper pack but also available on a USB The Paper Pantry Volume VI.

The challenge will close on Friday 3rd July 2026 at 9pm. 

#185 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

My next door neighbour loves dogs as much as I love cats so I thought it was time I made her a card with a dog on. Carnation Crafts have a collection called Everyone’s Best Friend which has loads of different breeds and with fur in several colours. I picked the one I thought was nearest to ‘Nancy’. My neighbour was delighted with the card and said it was a perfect match to Nancy!

Items used:

The Paper Boutique – The Paper Pantry Volume VI USB It’s a Dog’s Life collection (this was also available in a paper pack).

Carnation Crafts – vignettes and dies from Everyone’s Best Friend and What A View from Comfort of Home collection.

Crafts Too – John Next Door Vertical Birthday JND596.

Card Making Magic by Christina Griffiths – Happy Birthday DIOB0534.

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 19th June 2026 at 9pm.

 

#184 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.

This card is for my youngest sister. I’d bought some new dies and wanted to try them out so made this eclipse card. I’ve only done the eclipse effect in the four corners it was too much to do it to the central figure as well.

Items used:

Serif Craft Artist: Art Deco Cruise digikits.

Jamie Rodgers Crafts: The Diamond Collection dies JRCD0217

Presscut: Plain Diamond Nesting dies PCD214 (to cut inner diamond shape),

John Next Door: Strawberry Fields Panels dies JND566.

Blue glitter card, silver peel offs and gems from my stash.

                                The challenge will close on Friday 5th June 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.

 

#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.

#178 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

It's St David's Day today in Wales and the daffodils have bloomed right on time!

It’s my turn to be the host for the current  CD Sunday Plus Challenge . 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 card this time is a birthday card for an Aunt who is 92 years old and sadly has dementia. I like to add lots of detail to her card and she likes to keep it on display long after all her other cards are taken down. I loaded this one up with lots and lots of flowers!

I cut two of the white card bases and joined them together at the top. Everything is from Carnation Crafts except the sentiment.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts - Bountiful Frames-Plump Peaches Frame and Fruits of Labour Collection - A Small Token and Home Grown.

The Paper Boutique Sentiments Vol II – Just for You.

Card Making Magic by Christina Griffiths - Happy Birthday Die Set (inside).

The challenge will close on Friday 13^th March 2026 at 9pm.

#176 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

One of my brothers (I have 5) is into music. He has an electric guitar and has in the past played in a small local band. I try to make cards for him that reflect his interest in music. 

This card was created in Serif Craft Artist adding the music notes and figures. Then printed and glued to a card blank.

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.

Digi kits used: Name that Tune, Sweet Melody and Big School. 

The challenge will close on Friday13th February 2026 at 9pm.

#175 Anything Goes - CD Sunday PLus Challenge

My husband’s cousin’s daughter (1^st cousin once removed?) is a pretty young woman who loves make-up and clothes. I enjoy making her birthday card because I can use lots of pretty things on it (I like pretty things!). And Carnation Crafts make this really easy with their collections of dies and vignettes. I bought the card base die especially to make this card as I think it makes the other dies stand out.

Items used:

Carnation Crafts: Retail Therapy from Floral Heights Collection. Handbag Cascade from A Little Bit Fancy Collection.

Dorsal Card Shape from A Warm Welcome Collection. 

Card stock from my stash.

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 at the new time of Friday 30th January 2026 at 9pm (21:00).

#170 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

If you’re a regular visitor to my blog you will have read about the card I make for my brother’s birthday every year. Our family are Welsh but after our dad died mam moved to Shropshire with 3 children under the age of 14. My brother has always been a very proud Welshman so each year I make him a Welsh themed birthday card. Just before his birthday this year my brother was able to retire from work. That gave me a great excuse to use AI to design his card!

He always loves my card and this one was no exception.

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 8^th November 2025 at 1pm.

#164 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

The team at The CD Sunday Plus Challenge has some great news – Carol is back with us! YAY!!! Pop over to the challenge blog and read about everything she’s been through.

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 have a 15 year old great nephew – as in my nephew’s son. Not that he isn’t great because he is – digging myself out of a hole here LOL! He’s quite a shy, very quiet boy. The school’s music department have created a ‘band’ of singers and musicians and my great nephew has taken to playing the electric guitar really well and now performs at concerts with the other pupils. This is the card I made for his 15^th birthday. 

The main background is a layout from Serif Craft Artist. I removed the images of a keyboard, car, jukebox, cassette and some words. I then die cut a keyboard, guitar (using Tonic Studio dies) and Happy Birthday. I cut them a couple of times to make them thicker and raised then up on 3D foam.

The challenge will close on Saturday 16^th August 2025 at 1pm.

#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

#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.