#77 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

 Thanks to everyone who joined in with the last challenge which I hosted. My Top Three will be announced on the CD Sunday Plus blog next time. 

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 end of December is my next door neighbours’ youngest daughter’s birthday. As it was to be her 18^th birthday I wanted to make more than a card. She always puts my makes up on her bedroom wall so I decided to do a framed cross-stitch of a mermaid. She loves mermaids unlike her older sister who likes goth/punk/skulls! 

The pattern is by Lucie Heaton and I bought it through her Etsy shop and downloaded it. I couldn’t start it until after I’d made all my Christmas cards so it was a rush to get it done. I had to omit the rocks and sea plants at the bottom of the design and moved the shell and star to fill the gap.

 

The frame was made using Tonic Tailored Frames dies and Hunkydory Adorable Scoreable card – and no it didn’t crack when folded!

I just love all these quirky little creatures!

 

 The challenge will close on Saturday 5^th February 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.

#76 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

 The first CD Sunday Plus Challenge of 2022 and I’m hosting it which means I’ll be picking my Top Three entries which will be announced on 6^th February. 

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 next door neighbours’ daughter likes goth/steampunk/day of the dead things. I always try and make something along these lines and this year went with Day of the Dead. I have a Scan N Cut that I don’t use very often but I knew I had a USB with a Day of the Dead skull on it. The USB is by Cutting Craftorium called Pick and Mix.. I’ve never drawn then cut with my SnC so enjoyed learning how to do this.

The backing paper I designed in Serif Craft Artist using a skull image by Lauren C Waterworth. The digi kit is called Gothic Fairytale. The yellow background is from Easter Wishes digi kit. I enjoy designing my own papers in Craft Artist. There’s no sentiment on the front of the card because the young lady likes to frame my cards and hang them in her room.

 

The skull is made from five layers and the colourful decorations are all drawn and cut individually.

The challenge will close on Saturday 22^nd January 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.

#75 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus Challenge

The CD Sunday Plus Challenge will be taking it’s usual Christmas break. The next challenge after this one will be on Sunday 9^th January 2022 and I will be the host.

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.

As I’m still making my Christmas cards I decided to make my design team entry a Christmas card.
I turned to my trusty Serif Craft Artist to find a backing paper. I also printed off two plain papers, one green and one red, to cut dies from. They’re all from the Christmas Florist digi by Victoria Nelson.

The central dies are Spellbinders Birthday Wishes Vignette S5-455 and Joy Crescent Card Builder S5-466. These were designed by Becca Feeken from the Amazing Paper Grace blog. 

The corner dies are Snowflake Corners JND244 by Crafts Too John Next Door. I like snowflake images and I can see these corner dies becoming a favourite! 

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.

We also have a Facebook page if you don't have a blog - The CD Sunday Plus Challenge.

#73 Anything Goes - CD Sunday Plus DT.

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 mentioned before that I buy lots of craft magazines – well not so many these days as several of them have been discontinued. I like to flick through them when they first arrive then when I’ve more time I read them properly. But when I flicked through issue 200 of Papercraft Essentials I stopped at pages 12 and 13 as the cards really caught my attention. The designer was Debbie Simpson who I admit to never having heard of before. Members of the magazine designer teams tend to be in several craft magazines so you get used to their names. Debbie’s cards were made using the free paper downloads from the magazine. So I hot footed it over to the website and downloaded them.

The card I liked the most was a style called curtain or drapery fold and I particularly liked the papers used for it.

 

My card isn’t exactly the same as the one in the magazine as I’ve used different paper on the lower half and made a rosette instead of using one of the downloadable images of a young women. I also finished the card with LOADS of sticky backed gems!

Items used: 

Creative Crafting World: 7 by 5 inches landscape card blank but turned so it’s a tent fold. Black card for the mats and sentiment dies. 

Papercraft Essentials: issue 200 downloads from https://craftworld.com/home but you have to sign into the website in order to see them.

The challenge will close on Saturday 20^th November 2021 at 1pm.

I emailed Papercraft Essentials magazine and since writing this blog post I've heard from them. They've not only posted a photo of my card in issue 204 but I've won the Star Letter prize!!!!

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.