Something Old Something New with CD SUNDAY

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

CD SUNDAY

In case you are wondering where I have been for the last 3 months, I can tell you that we have spent our winter in Spain.

Good side is the weather, however the downside is I have bad connections problems so haven't been able to be an active part of the Team. Thank you to all my teamies who have accepted that I wasn't able to join in.

Anyway, I am back now and raring to go, so much so that I have two designs to share with you this week.

It was my turn to choose the theme but Jenny kindly chose for me, so it is a joint effort.

We are giving you another easy theme, which is

SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW

so dust off your CD's and join in with us.

My first design is shown below

I started with a square 6 x 6 Scalloped White Card which I made into an easel.

My backing paper and main topper are from a Joanna Sheen CD called

Eastern Treasure - this is my Something Old

For my Something New I chose to use some beautiful die cuts.

The die cut behind the topper is 

'Our Daily Bread designs' - Quatrefoil Pattern and is by Spellbinders.

My corner dies are a Christmas present from my sister, again Spellbinders and are called 

'Corner Flourish'

The centre die and the topper were cut out in Spain and unfortuantely I can't remember their names and have left the actual dies out there.

This is my second design

Again a favourite 6 x 6 Scalloped Card in Cream for the base.

I cut two different colours of card and ran them through my GC using a 'Crafts-Too Embossing Folder 

'Tied Together' for the cream and again the embossing folder is in Spain so I can't tell you which folder I used for the Green.

My topper is from a recent purchase from Jems Designs, one of their new CD's called

'ENIGMA' which was designed by the talented Sheenagh Hulin

I added Card Candi to the corners and finished the design with a Tonic Butterfly Die Cut.

I hope you will join us again this week and I look forward to seeing your creations and commenting on your blogs.

Take a moment to pop over to CD Sunday to see what my fellow teamies have for you this week.

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

Just hope I have remembered 'how to post' and Mr Blogger behaves

CD SUNDAY - DREAMS & DRAGONS

Good morning to you all on what seems to be the start of another beautiful sunny day.

We are really doing well with the wall to wall sunshine, I am loving it but guess that is because I got used to it whilst I was spending the winter in Spain.

Another week has flown by and so good to see your designs for last weeks challenge, I hope you felt cooler while you were busy making them.

Time for another challenge from us at CD SUNDAY and this week is the turn of

SUE T to choose the theme, which is

DREAMS & DRAGONS

Our lovely TESS continues as our July Guest Designer and as always she has created something special for you this week.

You can see my DT Card Below

RECIPE

White 8 x 8 Scalloped Card for the base.

The backing paper and image are both from Joanna Sheen's - ENCHANTED DREAMS CD

This is one of my all time favourite CD's, each time I use it I see something on there I haven't noticed before. 

The backing paper is printed directly onto 160 gsm paper which I have managed to obtain from Staples and for the image, I chose Digital Pearl Card which I purchased from Craftwork Cards.

The image has been matted onto Centura Pearl Cardstock which I had put through my Big Shot using the Tied Together Embossing Folder.

A few 'Delicate Aster Die Cuts' have been added as embellishments and the centre's of the flowers are Card Candi.

Someone I know has just purchased the matching stamps and she has told me they are gorgeous. I am waiting until I go to the Craft Festival to get mine.

I do hope you will join in with us again, remember to use something from a CD in your design and tell us which it is you have used, (we may need to add it to our collection)

Do pop over to see the stunning creations from my fellow team mates, you won't be disapointed.