#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.

#106 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’m host for the CD Sunday Challenge this time. I needed to make a card for a birthday swap I’m in so decided to use the card as my design team make.

I like some of Chloe’s Creative Cards flower dies and stamps and she recently released floral background and border dies which is what I used on this card. I printed a paper off A Pop of Colour USB (by David Wait) from the Watercolour folder and used the largest background die to cut out the base layer. The main floral background die was then used to cut out the white layer.

I printed the same paper onto vellum which was die cut using Chloe’s Christmas Rose die which I then stamped using Versamark ink and the matching Christmas Rose stamp. The embossing powder I used is Powdered Snow by WOW. The stamens and foliage are die cut from Tonic’s Silver Glitter card.

I decided to decorate the inside of the card using Chloe’s Floral Lace Border and a sentiment from Creative Craft Products.

Items used: 

Chloe’s Creative Cards: Floral Lace Background and Border die sets. Christmas Rose die and stamp set. Dazzling Foliage die and stamp set.

Creative Craft Products: Ultimate Ribbon Sentiments Everyday die set.

In The Studio with David Wait: A Pop of Colour USB.

WOW embossing powder in Powdered Snow.

Gems from stash.

The challenge will close on Saturday 01^st April 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.

#92 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.

Thanks to everyone who joined in with the last challenge. As I was host it’s down to me to pick the Top Three makes.

My last card was made from items I’d found lurking on my desk unused and so is this one!

The pale brown backing paper was printed from a Carnation Crafts Collection and has been over stamped using a Craftascope stamp. The dark brown strip is left over from a crafting session when I was trying to reproduce a bokeh effect using white ink and stamps.

At the time of making this card I’d just bought a new, to me, flower stamp and die set and just had to use it on this card! It’s stamped onto white vellum using Versamark ink and gold embossing powder. I then coloured the back of the vellum with brown ink so it would fit in with the colour scheme of the card. I added some gold and brown half pearls to finish off the card.

Items used:
Carnation Crafts downloadable vignette Into Spring.
Craftascope A5 Media Stamps Retro Vibes.
Lawn Fawn Let’s Bokeh stamps.
Chloe’s Creative Cards Grande Christmas Rose stamp and dies set and Luxury White Vellum.
Colourbox Chalk Ink in Chestnut Brown.
Heat It Up Enchanted Gold embossing powder.
Creative Crafting World gold and brown half pearls.
Tattered Lave vertical sentiment.
The challenge will close on Saturday 3^rd September 2022 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.

 

#91 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’m hosting the challenge this fortnight and this card came about after a tidy up of my desk LOL! I’d printed off a couple of designs from a USB but hadn’t used them all. This one is far too pretty to be left lurking on my desk! It had been printed onto Pro Print paper which really makes the colours stand out. 

I then printed out two pink papers from another USB to cut the ringlet dies out off. I thought the two shades of pink were the perfect match for the pinks in the background paper. From what was left I made the three flowers using a cut and emboss folder and the sentiment.

The card is finished off with Tonic Nuvo Drops which was almost a disaster! The colour I first used was translucent and too orange, so I went over the top with another colour and held my breath until they were dry – thankfully they turned out OK!

Items used:

Imagination Crafts Mixed Media Rice Papers Vol 3 USB.

Create and Craft Linen Card USB.

Anna Marie Designs Dottie Ringlets and Dottie Sprigs.

Chloe Creative Cards Summer Flower Cut and Emboss Folder.

Paper Boutique Sentiments Vol XX.

Nuvo Drops - Jewel Drops in Rosewater, Crystal Drops in Carnation Pink covered in Jewel Drops in Pink Aura.

The challenge will close on Saturday 20^th August 2022 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.

#74 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 don’t know if you’ve heard of Becca Feeken but she’s a Spellbinders designer and I’ve followed her blog, Amazing Paper Grace, for many, many years. She designs the most beautiful dies and her cards are always stunning. So when Create and Craft had some of her new range recently I just had to buy a couple of sets. For this card I used Birthday Wishes Vignette S5-455. 

I covered the card blank with paper from a Paper Pantry USB. This is a stunning range of papers and was originally a paper pack but Creative Crafting World are now bringing out their paper pack designs on USBs. Which is great news as I’ve used up most of my favourite papers from this set.

I cut the base layer die from peach card from the Paper Pantry collection (paper pack this time) then I cut the next layer from white card and the final pink layer is also from the Paper Pantry collection. I then cut the Birthday Wishes layer three times - once in the same pink card, then a layer of silver mirror card and the top layer from white card. They were layered up so they were very slightly off set - you can just see a little of each layer. This top layer was attached to the card with 3d foam to give a little height.

 

The flowers were handmade using the same peach and pink card. They were cut using a cut and emboss folder, I only used two layers for the flowers as the third layer was too big for the space on the card. I love these folders and can’t stop making flowers with them! I used a glue pen along the embossed veins and sprinkled DecoArt Glamour Dust over them and then glued a silver gem in the middle of each flower. I love how they sparkle and it seems to make the silver layer of the Birthday Wishes stand out more. The foliage is cut using Anna Marie Designs Dottie Sprigs dies which I’ve chopped up to fit around the flowers. And a few half silver pearls.

 

 

Items used: 

Creative Crafting World: 6 by 6 inch card blank, The Paper Pantry Vol IV USB – Blossoms in the Breeze Collection, matching plain card from the paper pack and silver pearls. 

Spellbinders: Becca Feeken Birthday Wishes Vignette dies S5-455. 

Chloe’s Creative Cards - Cut and Emboss folder, Posy Flower. 

Anna Marie Designs: Dottie Sprigs dies 

DecoArt Glamour Dust.

The challenge will close on Saturday 4^th December 2021 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.

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#71 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

  

It’s my turn to host the CD Sunday Plus Challenge for the next two weeks. I’ll be visiting the blogs of everyone entering to pick my Top Three choice which will be announced on Sunday 7^th November.

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’ve seen a lot of ‘wreath’ style cards recently and decided to have a go at making one. They’re usually made with circle dies but I used stitched hexagon ones as I liked the shape. This card was for my late husband’s only surviving aunty and her husband. It was their 67^th wedding anniversary and she loves the colour purple.

  

The base is covered with a paper from a collection called Lavender Fields. We always say that it doesn’t matter how small the ‘digital’ item is it still qualifies to enter the challenge - and this proves the point!
Using two different sized dies I made a frame and cut two of them. Acetate is glued to the front of the card with one frame covering the join. The second frame is attached to the back to hide the adhesive on the acetate.
I’m obsessed with using Cut and Fold Flower Folders at the moment and they’re kept permanently on my desk. I used purple parchment to cut out the flowers which has turned white from the embossing. I then highlighted parts of it with a glitter marker in Purple Passion. I finished the card off with die cut foliage and white half pearls.

 

 The cards are usually open at the bottom like a top fold card but they then don’t stand up very well and tend to slide open when on display so I made a solid base and put the finished card in a box to post.

Items used:
The Paper Pantry USB Vol VI – collection used is Lavender Fields.
Presscut Nesting Dies – Stitch Dot Hexagons.
Chloe’s Creative cards - Meadow Flower Cut and Emboss Folder.
Tonic Studios - Changing Seasons Wreath Die Set for the foliage.
The Paper Boutique - Sentiments dies Volume XX.

The challenge will close on Saturday 23^rd October 2021 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.

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#69 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’d finished making a card for a future CD Sunday Plus challenge and had some scraps of paper left on my desk. They were heading for the recycling when I changed my mind and made a wedding anniversary card for my next door neighbours with them.

  

 The card blank is a 5 by 7 inch landscape card but I’ve turned it so the fold is at the top (a tent fold). I covered the card blank with backing paper that was a free download from Papercraft Essentials issue 200. You don’t need to buy the magazine to access the downloads – they’re on the Craft World website. I think you need to join the site to access them. 

I had a new set of dies on my desk and they fitted the card blank - result! There are 5 dies in the set but I’ve only used the largest and smallest – for the mat behind the flower. 

 

I made the flower using more of the printed paper and a cut and emboss folder. I like these folders so much they now sit permanently on my desk. Only thing is most of my cards now have flowers on them LOL! 

I finished the card with a sentiment and backing layer cut using the same card and paper. I also added some large half pearls in pink and white. 

Items used: 

Creative Crafting World: 5 by 7 landscape card blank and Happy Anniversary die.

Crafts Too John Next Door: Oundle die set.

Tonic Studios: Craft Perfect card in Ballet Pink.

Chloe’s Creative Cards: Cut and Emboss Folder Mystical Flower.

The challenge will close on Saturday 25^th September 2021 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.

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#65 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.

Carol, from the CD Sunday Design Team, makes a lot of cards with stitched borders so I asked her where she buys them from as I wanted to have a go myself - this card is my first attempt at making one. I changed the colour of the thread so that it would co-ordinates with the colours in the bird. 

 Items used: 

Carnation Crafts – backing paper, bird vignette and bird die (he’s called Swoop). 

Add Some Sparkle – Stitch and Do kit number 4. 

Tonic – Exquisite Nook Corner die, cut in green to look like foliage. Nuvo Crystal Drops in Buttermilk in the centre of the larger flowers. 

Dies by Chloe (now know as Chloe’s Creative Cards) – this was free in one of Chloe’s box magazines. Each flower was cut twice and the petals offset. They were glued to cover the flowers that are in the corner die as they are only small. 

Small yellow flowers are from my stash – they’re plastic with a hole in the middle which I’ve pushed a brad through. 

The challenge will close on Saturday 31^st July 2021 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.