CD Sunday 'Anything Goes using a CD'

Good Morning Bloggers. I am a wee bit late with this posting....sorry. I have had a very busy for tthe last three weeks touring with a Theatre Group . We have been taking a performance of  'The Desert Queen' around North Yorkshire and the surrounding area. It is a play about the life of an awesome female Gertrude Bell. If you have't heard of her please make a Google search. You will be amazed as to what she achieved and has virtually been air brushed out of history!! I made an altered notebook as a keepsake .

I used a very apt CD 'Egyptian Adventures' by Joanne Sheen for the background and image. The stained glass window was a pic taken at  St Lawrences church in East Rounton Yorkshire where Gertrude Bell and her family lived. The picture depicts Mont Blanc in the background which Gertrude climbed and a her seated on a camel in the foreground.

I hope you will join us for this challenge.The only rule we have is that you use a CD in the making of your  card or anything else card related e.g altered books, gift tags, ATCs etc. and you tell us which CD you have used.

Have a great week and thank you if you visit and comment. All comments are read and greatly appreciated.

Unstampabelles

I hope everyone is enjoying the May Bank Holiday weekend and the weather is being kind to you. It's dry but very cold here in the North East of England.

Our new challenge this month at Unstampabelles is entitled 'To Have and To Hold'. The twist is to add a touch of Art Deco. There's a prize as usual of a craft Gift card.

When thinking Art Deco I always look out my trusty Debbie Moore CDs as she always has some lovely Art Deco images on them. The CD I used for my image was 'Victorian Weddings'

I began with a two pieces of white card stock and trimmed the edges with a Joanne Sheen die. I then adhered them together to make a 'tent shape'. I die cut a frame to go around the image.  The sentiments were also from the CD. I added blue gems to the top one. The blue rose , bottom corner, was also from the CD. I added a white ribbon bow and two heart pins in blue and white. I also added white flat backed pearls to the corners of the frame and at the edge of the lace cut top.

I hope you'll be inspired to join our challenges. The main rule is NO stamps please digi or otherwise.

I look forward to visiting your blogs. If you are visiting me and leave a comment, Thank You,. They are always read and appreciated.

Have Fun!

Happy Birthday CD Sunday!!!

Happy 9th Birthday CD Sunday

           Yes it’s CD Sunday’s 9th birthday and we have a special Birthday challenge for you.

The #8 challenge for our 9th birthday is.....surprise, surprise......’Birthdays’ and using something from a CD somewhere on your creation. It doesn’t have to be a card it could be a gift box or a gift tag or a gift. Anything really as long as you use something from a CD when creating it. There are prizes on offer too. The team have been saving up for the winners to receive a gift voucher to spend in any craft shop of their choice. So a great prize for the winners and they will be chosen by the team.

Here is my inspiration for you.

I have used ‘The Wrinklies’ CD by La Pashe. I had great fun creating this for my Grand daughter who has just started her degree course for Mental Health Nursing and she absolutely loves it. She’s been having great fun with the patients on her placements and she tells me she has saved lives too. As I said earlier.....she Loves it!!!! Lovely to hear her talking with such enthusiasm for such a worthwhile profession.

I hope you can join us this time as it’s such a special challenge for us. I look forward to visiting you soon to see all your creations. If you leave a comment.....thank you. They are always read and appreciated.

Enjoy and Good Luck!!!

CD Sunday ....Anything Goes with a CD

Good Morning to you all. I am scheduling this post as I am in Birmingham for the weekend at a Theatre Conference. Hopefully the weather is being kind but not sure whether I'll be able to appreciate it as these conferences tend to last for hours.

On to this fortnights challenge at CD Sunday. Last time Jocelyn hosted it and we had some really lovely entries . So she'll  be having fun deciding on her Top Three. This time it's our lovely leader Carol who is the host. Remember it's Anything Goes using a CD when you make anything craft related. It doesn't have to be a card.

Here is my inspiration for you.

I used Pollyanna Pickering's 'Farmyard Days' to create a calendar. It's made using a tag for each month. I adhered two months together so it wouldn't be too bulky. I fasten them together with silver ribbon. Ideally you can pop it into your handbag or purse instead of carrying a diary around with you. There is a small amount of space at the bottom of each tag to write on.  I am going to make a few of these for next Christmas and pop them in with the Christmas cards.

They could also be used as gift tags. Using the appropriate month you can tie the tag to the gift then circle the date and add the recipients name in the space at the bottom..

I hope I've tempted you to join us.

 It's almost time for our birthday celebration at CD Sunday and Carol will be telling you about what we have in store for you soon. Lots of goodies.....but I'll say no more!! Watch this space !!!

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to visiting you soon. Any comments you leave are always read and appreciated. Thank you and have fun!!

CD Sunday #6 'Anything Goes using a CD'

Good Morning bloggers. I hope you're having a lovely weekend. We are having a relatively quiet one here.except for baking for my son and his family who are moving house this weekend . So we are feeding the troops!!

It's time for a new challenge at CD Sunday, #6 'Anything Goes using a CD'.

 Thank you for some fab entries last time. Margaret hosted it, so I'm sure she's scratching her head at the moment selecting her Top Three from such a great selection. Jocelyn is hosting #6 and as usual it's 'Anything Goes using a CD'

Here is my inspiration for you.

I used a lovely CD by Polly Anna Pickering ' Woodland Birds'. I have used this image before using it for a postcard only when I lived in Cyprus.. As there is more than one image on the printed sheet I had some left over. I added it to peach coloured card stock A4 folded landscape.. The 'Just a Note' die cut is from Joanne Sheen and the 'Feather' was a magazine freebie eons ago. I lightly smeared some yellow mustard ink over the feather. Punched out dots/small circles....waste from a single hole punch......were added to the top right and bottom left corner.

I hope you will join us for this challenge. Our main rule is that you use an element from a craft CD, however small, and tell us which CD you've used.

I look forward to visiting your blogs and if you visit me and leave a message....Thank You....your comments are always read and appreciated.

Have a great, crafty week and enjoy!

Unstampabelles

Wow!! The beginning of a new month for the challenge at UNstampabelles. Where is the year going?
We had lots and lots of fabulous entries to start 2019 off with a bang........42 at the last count. So a mammoth task ahead to choose winners.

This time we are asking that you create something for 'Men and Boys'. The optional  Twist is to add a peg or a staple to your creation.

Here is my inspiration fro you.

I have made a Birthday card for a young man who is Four years old. I used yellow card stoc for teh main card. The background was designer paper from a Making Cards magazine. The added elements to create the scene were also from the magazine. These were mounted on to card stock for strength. The Grandson tag was handmade with a peel off added. I had bought a box of tiny pegs with hearts and numbers on them eons ago. I added one to the top corner to complete the card.

I hope you'll join us. There is always a prize on offer too for the random choice winner. Don't forget NO STAMPS please we are UNstampabelles.

Have a lovely week and stay cool if you are 'Down Under'. Think those heatwaves are going to be very, very hot so stay safe!!

#5 at CD Sunday

Good Morning everyone . Can you believe it's March already. What a lovely month February was! The weather here this Winter has made me very pleased that I no longer live in Cyprus. They have had the wettest Winter on record and it's still raining, with the dams likely to overflow this weekend.

Over at CD Sunday it's time for a new challenge. The last challenge was hosted by yours truly. Thank you all for taking part. There were lots of delightful entries so I am going to have the lovely task of choosing my Top Three ready to posted next Sunday. This time Margaret is hosting the challenge and once again it's 'Anything Goes using a CD'.

Here is my inspiration for you.

I started with a square card from a pack I bought at the Crafters Companion store in Newton Aycliffe when I visited it early last year. The yellow matt was embossed using a free embossing folder I got in a magazine....sorry not sure which one it was. The oval gold frame was a RAK sent from a crafting friend so I'm not sure which die was used.

The central image is from a Joanne Sheen CD 'Holly Hill Pond'....a fave of mine. It's such a cute image and I've used it many times before to make my Easter Cards. This one is for two lovely people in Cyprus. The little tag was from a Hunky Dory pack.

I hope you'll be inspired to join us at CD Sunday. Don't forget you must use a CD and tell us which one you've used. The element from the CD can be anything. large or small, e.g. the main image, background, tag, greeting etc. For those of you who don't have a blog we have a facebook page where you can upload your creations in the comments section.

So off you go and create anything, doesn't have to be a card, as long as you use a CD.