Four Legs and a Tail with Carol

Good morning to you all, did I hear someone say - It is Summer!!

As I am preparing my post for tomorrow's CD SUNDAY challenge it is raining and a bit cool.

Thanks for all your entries in our last challenge, Carol will post the Top 3 as chosen by Sue in the next post in two weeks time.

This time it is Carol's choice of theme for you and she gives you

Four Legs and a Tail

so lots of scope when you dig out those CD's you have stashed away.

My DT Card is quite simple and it is shown below

I chose to use a standard square card and printed the backing paper straight onto it.

Both the lovely image and backing paper come from

Pollyanna Pickering British Wildlife CD

The paper had a small border on the right hand side so I used a set of stamps from one of my Stampin Up stamps. The set is called Perpetual Birthday Calender which not only has the months of the year but also tiny stamps including the leaves shown above, flowers, splats, hearts, snowflakes, stars and butterflies to mention a few.

I used my Stampin Up Ink Pads in various colours for effect.

My main image has been printed onto Matt Photo paper, the border, additional leaves and small motifs are from the embellishment section on the CD.

It has grown on me as I wasn't sure at first if I liked it.

Take a moment to check out the challenge blog to see what beautiful designs the rest of the team have to show you.

Please remember to use something from a CD in your design and tell us which CD you have used.

See you all in two weeks

BIRTHDAY CARD FOR A MALE WITH WENDY

Good morning fellow bloggers and welcome to

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

We are almost through the month of September and I can't believe how good the weather has been.

We have changed a few things on the blog and I personally like what Sue has designed for us with our new Header and Badges. I hope you have noticed them.

Thanks for your entries in our last challenge, Caz will be choosing her TOP 3 ready for our next scheduled post in two weeks.

It is good to see regular faces joining in and we do appreciate your support.

Our challenge this week has been chosen by Wendy and her choice is

BIRTHDAY CARD FOR A MALE

I always find it difficult to make a Male Card so I hope you like my intepretation.

RECIPE

My usual scalloped card but this time it is a 6 x 6

I chose to use POLLYANNA PICKERINGS CD - BRITISH WILDLIFE for my design

This is a beautiful CD with so many lovely images and suitable for Men as well as Ladies

I printed 3 different backing papers in toning colours and attached them to my base cream card.

The main image of this adorable hedgehog has been printed onto Matt Photo Paper then attached to a smaller piece of backing paper left over from one of the Matts.

I stamped Happy Birthday and added Card Candi in tones of Lime Soda to give it texture.

An easy card to make and I am pleased with the way it turned out plus I have someone in mind for the birthday card

I hope you will join in with us again, just remember to use something from a CD in your design and say which CD it is you have used.

Take a moment to visit my fellow team members blogs to see what they have done this week.

CD Sunday is presenting DIES for the next two weeks

Good morning everyone and welcome to CD SUNDAY

 I hope you have been enjoying the super weather this week. 

I certainly have as I have just returned from a couple of weeks in Spain. It has been too hot for me as the temperatures reached 30 deg on a few days and didn't cool down much at night.

Serves me right I suppose for taking a sabatical while my fellow team members were stuck in the UK.

Thanks for all your entries in our last challenge, some stunning designs and I am sure that CAZ will have difficulty choosing her Top 3.

I think we are giving you an easy challenge for the next two weeks as I know many of you will have lots

of DIES in your crafting stash.

This is our theme and has been chosen by Jenny

You can see my DT Card below

I chose to make an 8 x 8 Scalloped Easel Card which coincided with my husbands birthday.

I used backing papers and the main topper of this beautiful Barn Owl from my 

Pollyanna Pickering British Wildlife DVD

My topper has been printed onto Matte Photo Paper.

For my 'DIES' element I used Quatrefoil Pattern Trellis to sit the topper onto, cut out using Centura Pearl Hint of Silver Card

The stopper is an Opulent Oval Die

My Happy Birthday Sentiment is from Tattered Lace along with the two corners and the strip underneath the stopper.

This CD is one of my particular favourites

 Pollyanna's artwork is stunning and in my opinion a 'must have' CD

I hope you will join in with us especially now you have two weeks to make your design.

Please remember to use something from a CD in your design and say which CD you have used.

Take a moment to visit my fellow team members blogs to see their designs, you won't be disapointed.

For Someone Special with CD SUNDAY

Good morning to you all and welcome to our latest challenge over at

CD SUNDAY

This week is is Beryl's turn to choose and she has chosen for you

FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL

An easy challenge as we all have 'Someone Special' to make cards for and my card is for a 

'Special Friend' who is 70 on Monday.

He is a member of the RSPB so I thought this image of a Kingfisher would be suitable.

My card is shown below

RECIPE

8 x 8 White Scalloped Card

Navy card embossed using one of my A4 Embossing Folder's

The strip of paper and the main image are from 

Pollyanna Pickering's British Wildlife DVD

My Kingfisher image has been printed onto Matt Photo Paper and attached to a Pearlescent Blue Mat

Peppermint Card Candy, Happy Birthday and 70 complete the design.

I hope you will join in with us this week, just remember to use something from a CD/DVD in your design and tell us which it is you have used.

Pop over to CD Sunday to see the creations from Team A this week, you won't be disapointed.

CD SUNDAY - STRIPEY

Good morning to you all and welcome to our latest challenge over at

CD SUNDAY

Thank you for all your entries in last weeks challenge, I enjoyed visiting you all and leaving you comments. It will be hard to choose my TOP 3 but choose I must, so pop back next Sunday to see who will win a little something from me.

Unfortunately we are still without our lovely 

Wendy, if you are reading this Wendy, love and hugs from us all.

We are having a month with just us the Design Team and it is 

Joceyln's turn to choose this week and she has decided to go

'STRIPEY'

My DT Card is below

RECIPE

My usual 6 x 6 Scalloped Blank which has been edged with Pan Pastels.

The backing paper is from a Bearly Mine CD I have had for some time.

I used one of my latest Tonic Dies - LOVE ARCH SQUARES for a mat and applied the same colour Pan Pastel to give the main image some depth.

For the main image I chose to use my Pollyanna Pickering DVD once again.

 This is a beautiful DVD with lots of superb artwork.

 I printed the Squirrels eating the nuts from the basket onto Matte Photo Paper. I do like the effect this paper gives.

Quite an easy card to make and I do like the overall effect.

I hope you will join in with us again, just remember to use something from a CD in your design and tell us which CD you have used.

Do take a moment to visit my fellow Design Teams blog and read what they had created for you this week.

I am entering this design into a new to me challenge blog, called

CRAFTING MUSKETEERS

Their theme this week is 

Pretty Pastels

CD SUNDAY - FOX AND FRIENDS

Good morning to you all and a warm welcome to CD SUNDAY

I hope you are having a good weekend, this time next week we will be changing the clocks so more time for crafting.

Today is also the day to wish my fellow team member JENNY

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Thank you for all your lovely entries in last week's challenge, we seemed to find a good theme and I have loved visiting and leaving comments on your blogs. Good to see a few new people joining in with us and I hope you will continue to do so.

It is WYNN's third week as our/your Guest Designer so I hope you will visit her blog to read about her design for this week.

The challenge for you this week has been chosen by SUE-T and she has chosen

FOX and FRIENDS

My DT Card is shown below

RECIPE

Cream 8 x 8 Scalloped Card Blank.

I chose two papers and the main image from the beautiful

 Pollyanna Pickering DVD - British Wildlife

My Tonic Verso Die - Gothic Border Squares has been layered onto the smaller piece of paper, I then cut a rectangle of the flower paper before attaching the smaller die and my topper.

The topper has been printed on to Matte Photo Paper. 

I saw Pollyanna when the DVD was launched on Create & Craft and she said that the image of the fox was photographed through it's stage as a Cub to the Full Grown Fox.

All of her images are drawn from real wild life creatures, she is a very talented artist.

If you like wildlife then I can recommend this DVD.

I hope you will find time to join in with us, the only rule is that you must use something from a CD in your design and tell us which it is you have used.

Take a moment to look at the challenge blog as my fellow team members have created beautiful designs for you. 

Wendy (crafting purple crazy) is still unwell and not able to join in, I am thinking of you Wendy and hope it isn't too long before you are back with us, love and hugs are winging their way to you.