CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

Good morning and a Happy Easter to you all

I hope the Easter Bunny has left a few Easter Eggs for you to enjoy.

What wonderful weather we have had lately,I hope it continues for a few days more.

Thankyou for all your entries in our 1st Birthday Challenge, beautiful cards from you all, it is going to be hard for the DT's to select 2 winners as you all deserve a prize. Nice to see regulars amongst a few new faces, I hope you will continue to support us as we start our 2nd year.

Sadly for us, this is the last week for Claire as our Guest Designer. I am sure you will miss her wonderful creations, however, she has agreed to come back later in the year.

Thankyou Claire for your inspiration.

For our CD SUNDAY challenge this week we would like you to think

BUTTERFLIES

and my DT Card is shown below.

I printed direct onto Pearlised White Card a beautiful backing paper of Butterflies from

Hinny Bop

This particular CD is called - Blissful Butterflies, a beautiful CD, full of gorgeous papers, images, and templates. A must for your CD library.

Many of you may know I have a love for Butterflies and Lilac, so it is no surprise to see what I chose for this weeks challenge.

I chose a Beaded Oval Nestability Die as a background to the main butterfly. Cut out using Papermania Shimmer Textured Cardstock - Moulin Rouge.

A Marianne Butterfly Die has been cut using Vellum from my stash. Holographic Gems make up the body.

Two butterflies have been cut using my Cuttlebug and then embossed using Divine Swirls & Swiss Dots embossing folders. Again I added a few Gems for a little bling.

I hope you will continue to join in with us, our only rule is that you must use something from a CD and say which it is you have used. It can be just a small piece of backing paper to qualify.

Do pop over to CD Sunday Blog to see what my fellow teamies have made this week, gorgeous work, as always.

Next week we will have a new GDT for the month of May.

Bah Humbug Challenge 9

3 Quick and easy cards from me this afternoon as I wanted to join in with the 'Bah Humbug' ladies challenge this week, which is
EMBOSSING

I always seem to be last minute so as I had my Cuttlebug on my desk I decided to try
'Stencil Embossing'

2 of the stencils are on loan from my Sister, the larger Christmas Tree stencil came in a freebie pack with Docrafts Creativity Magazine.

All have been sanded with my new Tim Holtz sanding block.

I hope Ann & Max think they are acceptable for this weeks challenge, and I know have 3 more to add to my Christmas Card Box.

I am entering my card into CNCH Challenge No 10 which this week is also 'Embossing'

Thanks for looking, I appreciate you leaving me comments.

CD SUNDAY - IRISH/ST PATRICK

A good morning to all my followers and welcome to our latest challenge over on
CD SUNDAY

Thanks for your entries last week, not so many but we loved seeing your creations and leaving comments.

As this is the first Sunday in the month we have

A NEW SPONSOR

plus

A NEW GUEST DESIGNER

Our Sponsor for this week's challenge is 'The Art of Craft'.
One lucky participant will receive a voucher of £20 to spend in their shop.

Our Guest Designer for the month of March is the lovely 'BERYL'

Here is my DT card

RECIPE:

Green Pearlescent Card Blank
Backing Paper from - ATC Assistant CD - Joanna Sheen
My lovely lady topper is from - Vintage Feedsacks - link is on my side bar, they have lots of beautiful FREE images to download.
I printed her onto Glossy Photo Paper then cut her out using a Nestability Die
Sentiment is from - Vintage Holiday Crafts - link is on my side bar, another great site for FREE Clipart. Again printed onto Glossy Photo Paper, then attached to a matt which I had put through my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.
3 Fabric Daffodils and a Bow complete my card.

We hope you will join us in celebrating St Patricks Day, remember you need to use something from a CD in your design and say which CD you have used.

Do pop over to our blog to see what my fellow teamies have created this week, you won't be disapointed.

I have scheduled this post as I will be on my way to Silverstone by the time you read this, so I am hoping Mr Blogger behaves.

Thankyou for visiting and feel free to leave a comment

Bah Humbug Challenge

Over at Bah Humbug this week, the humbuggers Ann & Max have chosen

'Things that Fly' as their challenge this week.

My base card is one I got when I visited the Sincerely Yours Show, it is packet containing several different colours and a different size for me. Sorry but I can't remember the name of the stall.

I chose to matt and layer before adding my image which is from Joanna Sheen CD - Giordano Christmas Creations.

The base matt was done using Alcohol Inks, Mountain Rose, Hazelnut & Caramel which I ran through my Bug using Swiss Dots embossing folder.

The second matt is a smaller version of the base card and again I ran it through my bug using the same embossing folder.

My topper has been printed onto Pearlescent White Card.

A Seasons Greeting Peel Off completes the card.

Thanks for visiting today and please feel free to leave me a comment as I find them encouraging.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE - NOT A CARD

My, how the weeks are flying by, it is Sunday again which means time for our latest challenge over at CD SUNDAY

We are looking for 2 new DT members to join our talented team, so if you have lots of CD's and fancy joining us, then pop over to our blog for details

Our challenge for you this week is:

NOT A CARD

The Design Team have some inspirational ideas for you this week, so pop over to the blog to see their work.

I decided to make a Fat Book Page this week which you can see below

RECIPE

The image and backing paper are from

Autumn Butterflies & Lace CD by Deb

Deb has gorgeous CD's available on her website including beautiful water colour images designed by her Mum.

Lace

Anna Griffin Butterfly Punch

Cuttlebug Butterfly Die Cut & Embossing Folder are shown on the back using Vellum & Silkies for colour.

Crystal Lacquer, all from my stash.

We hope you will join in with us this week and remember, all we ask of you is to use something from a CD in your design and say which CD you have used.

Looking forward to seeing and commenting on your designs again this week.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Charismacardz - Autumn Colours

Flutterby Wednesday - Use Butterflies, Fairies

Kaboodle Doodles Colours of the Fall

Ooh-la-la-Creations - Nothing Floral

FORUM SWAP CARD

Here is my card swap for a Forum Friend. I know she has received it so it's safe to post now.
The swap theme was SCRIPT

I took a blank dark blue card and embossed it using a Script folder & Cuttlebug.
The stamp is a new one from Artemio and this is the first time it was used. I stamped it onto card which I had made using my new Ink Dusters and Distress Inks.
I embossed a heart using the same folder, added flowers from my stash in matching tones of blue, a delicate bow and two flower brads completed my card.

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU

HERE IS MY FIRST CARD FOR 2010

It fits nicely with two of my favourite challenges, firstly, Craftyann
and secondly, Cynthia

My card base is 5.25 x 5.25 to which I added paper from my stash.
The two stamped images are:
Just for You from Papermania
Swirls & Flourishes Set 1 from Personal Impressions.
Both stamped using Oregano Distress Ink from Ranger

The background of the flower is a piece of glossy card which I covered with Ranger Alcohol Inks, Pesto, Cranberry & Caramel.
This was then put through my Cuttlebug using my Stylized Flowers Embossing Folder.

Both sets of stamps are new and the Alcohol Inks were a christmas present from my sister. I am now hooked on these inks so I will be adding to my collection

I hope that my card is acceptable for both challenges.

Infinite Love

Card No 4. Another 5x5 card, I love this size, can you tell, which has been covered with paper downloaded free from Raspberryroaddesigns, and as it was a harlequin pattern I thought it would fit very well with the stamp from Graphicus - Harlequin Rose. I coloured the image with Lyra Crayons, cut a deckle edge and placed it at an angle onto the card. A tiny bow was attached and a strip of holographic card which had been through my Swiss Dots folder added to the edge.

Art Deco/Art Noveau

Card 3 and a complete new challenge for me. I have joined in a Fat Book Page Swap this month and the theme is Art Deco/Art Noveau. I have never tried any of this sort of stamping before but managed to find a suitable stamp from a Grab Bag I had forgotten about. The image has been coloured using my Lyra Crayons then attached to a circle by using my Nestabilities & Cuttlebug. The card was covered with paper from K and Co Blue Awning Range. I think it needs a little extra to bring it to life, so I would appreciate any comments

Meet Emmy's Friend Eva

I have been making a few cards over the last few days which I would like to share with you, the first one is called Eva and is from Cuddly Buddly. The image was one I had received from Lorraine who continues to encourage me in doing 'cute'. Eva has been coloured using Lyra Crayons, them mounted onto an irredescant card with had been put through my Cuttlebug folder 'Script'. The whole thing was mounted onto a 5x5 card blank which had previously been covered with Papermania Creative Tones - Amethyst. Just to add a finishing touch I attached a satin flower and brad from my craft stash.

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

The challenge for the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge is called 'RECYCLE'. The image is one I saved from a birthday card received last year and liked it so much that I couldn't bear to throw it away. I knew that I would make it into another card eventually, so this is the result. The base card is A6 using Navy cardstock from my stash, then I used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder to emboss onto Aqua Pearlised card. To complement the colours a Burgandy Organza was wrapped around the card before attaching with 3D Foam Pads the 'Recycled' Image. I am really pleased with how it has turned out.

Christine

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

I decided to take part in the Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week using my new stamp. The image was stamped using Stazon Stone Grey and coloured using Lrya Crayons. I used my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities to cut out 2 circles then using my Compass Cutter I cut a larger circle.
The stamped image was matted onto the large scalloped circle before attaching the whole thing to the largest circle. This is my first Penny Black Challenge but I am sure it won't be my last.
Christine

So Cute

What a fun afternoon I am having, I am colouring more stamped images from my friend Lorraine and couldn't resist making this lovely Cuddly Buddly image into a card. I coloured the image with my Lyra Pens which I received as a present, then decided to layer on Aqua card which I had put through my Swiss Dots folder, before attaching to a cream mount. The whole matt I then put onto a card which had been covered with Papermania Paper from their Creative Tones - Venitian Skies range. A finishing touch was added at the top with a blue/grey ribbon embelishment from my stash. I am thrilled with the end result.

Christine x

I would like to share with all my blogger friends my latest card design. I have made this for my cousin's birthday tomorrow and have done and used something that I haven't used for a number of years, namely my Sandy Art.

Making this card has now inspired me to look at Sandy Art in a different light.

Christine