Thank You

Carol has chosen our theme this time for CD Sunday Challenge Blog. We are all saying Thank You and for me this means Thank You for joining in and playing along with us.

To join in just remember to use an image or backing papers from a CD that you have (in fact any part of your design can be from a CD), just remember to tell us which CD you have used.

If you go over to the CD Sunday Challenge Blog you will see what my fellow teamies have for you and also to find out my Top 3 for my challenge of Seasons from 24 January.

For my card this week I thought I'd go for a clean and simple look for a change and used a white embossed card, a white die cut surrounding my main image and white ribbon. I die cut the sentiment in bright blue to compliment the background of the image and also so that it stands out a little.

My image is from Joanna Sheen's Ivory Cats CD. I love this image as it reminds me of my Daisy.

Buttons

Time for a new challenge at CD Sunday and it is Sue's turn to choose this time. Sue would like us to use a button, or buttons, in our design. If you are anything like me you will have loads to choose from :-)

I made my card using a three panel pre-cut card. 

I used the Gnomes and Fairies CD from La Pashe and printed off two sheets of backing paper, one to cover the front of the card and the other for the inside. I then used a Spellbinder die to cut an aperture in the first two panels. 

I sandwiched some acetate between the apertures and then stuck the two panels together to form the front of the card. On the inside I printed off one of the scenes from the CD and added this to the grass backing paper. The Happy Birthday was cut using a Crafters' Companion die.

The decoupage for the gnome has a front and back view so I built up the image on the front of the card using foam pads and then did the same thing on the inside using the back view pieces. 

I added some dotty ribbon and the greeting that came on the design sheet. The leaves are die cut and some of my favourites at the moment, (I think they are from Britannia) which just left me to add those all important buttons which look like flowers among the foliage. 

Don't forget to check out what my fellow teamies at CD Sunday Challenge Blog have to show you this time. To join in all you have do to is remember to use something from a CD and let us know which one.

We had some lovely entries last time around for my theme choice of Seasons so I'm going to be busy later today choosing my Top 3.

Lots of Red

I've made this card for the new challenge at Digi Design Challenge Blog using papers and card from my stash to mat and layer my main image onto. I searched through my ribbon collection and found some pretty red spotty ribbon. The die cut flowers are made using a die from Joanna Sheen's Signature range. I used alcohol pens and polychromos pencils to colour the image. I added a touch of glossy accents to the ladybird and then I remembered that years ago I had bought a kit that contained lots of wooden ladybirds so I added one of those to my die cut flowers.

So here is my entry into Digi Design Challenge Blog.

Seasons

Well that's another fortnight gone by in a flash and now it's time for a new challenge at CD Sunday Challenge Blog. Wynn will be choosing her top 3 from all the lovely entries we had and this time around it is my turn to choose a theme. I've gone with Seasons and hope that everyone will have lots of ideas for this.

Here is mine:

I've used Joanna Sheen's Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady and used some yellow card for matting and layering. I used some grosgrain ribbon, die cut some green fronds and stamped a greeting using a Cuddly Buddly stamp.

I'll be around blog land later to see what everyone comes up with for the new CD Sunday Challenge.

Wild Flowers

This week Wynn has chosen the theme for our CD Sunday Challenge and what a great one it is. Flowers are starting to peep through already in East Sussex so lets see lots of flowers growing wild in your projects this time around. 

I used Shabby Chic Victorian Botanical CD by Debbi Moore for the backing paper, main image with a few decoupaged flower heads. The poppy seed heads are a stamp by Glenda Waterworth that I've had for years. The punched border is a Martha Stewart punch embellished with flat back pearls. I used a quickie glue pen to fix them on which is a bit fiddly but worth it for the end effect. I used black card to mat and layer and was pleased with the overall effect. 

Don't forget to let us know which CD you have used in your design - if it's one we haven't seen yet it may mean we need to go shopping!

Ring in the New Year

Well I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. Time to get ready to celebrate the New Year and Carol has chosen our theme this time around at CD Sunday Challenge Blog. So let's all 'Ring in the New Year' together.

I've used a backing paper and image from the House Mouse triple CD collection by Joanna Sheen for my design. The die cut stars are also from Joanna as part of her Signature Dies collection. The embossed clocks are Crafter's Companion.

I'm just catching up after a tiring trip to Swansea and back over Christmas. Neil's mother is 94 and blind so we always go and look after her over Christmas. The trip back yesterday took 7 hours so I have lots of catching up to do - some of it on sleep!

I'll be around blog land later to check out you are ringing in the New Year in style.

A Cool Yule

First this week we say goodbye and thank you to Pauline and Meg for being such great Guest Designers for the last three months. 

We now have two new Guest Designers joining us at CD Sunday – Jane and Shaz and they will be with us for the next three months.  

Sue’s these for this time is ‘A Cool Yule’ and I do hope you will be able to join us. 

I have taken the backing papers from Romany Christmas by Crafter's Companion and used a stamp from the same set and used paper piecing for his hat, scarf and buttons. 

If you still have a few cards to make then this will hopefully give you some inspiration to get them finished. Don't forget to visit CD Sunday Challenge Blog for more ideas.