Kind and Caring Thoughts with Christine

Hello and welcome to our latest challenge over at

CD SUNDAY

As I prepare my post the sun is shining and it is a lovely warm day, I hope it has been the same for you.

Thank you for your entries for Carol's challenge of 'Round Again - Recycling'

not so many of you but guess it is holiday season and Carol will have trouble choosing her Top 3 as the entries we did have were super.

For this fortnight it is my turn to choose the theme and I have chosen

KIND and CARING THOUGHTS.

I am sure we all need this type of card at sometime in our lives so I look forward to visiting you and seeing your take on the theme.

My DT Card is shown below

I have made an A5 Landscape Card for a change and used 200gsm Card and a paper from

'In Other Words' CD from Joanna Sheen for the base.

I haven't done my favourite colour of lilac for a while so decided this is what I would choose.

The actual topper is also from the same CD and you can change the colour and font of the verses to match.

The sentiment says 

Say Yes to Life

Say Yes to life and let it come

Bounding into heart and home

Giving all it has to give

Say your Yes to Life - and live

Patience Strong

I used a scalloped purple card as a mat and tied ribbon around the middle and down the edge of the card.

I cut out a lovely die - Raindrops on Roses - HCD 743 which was a purchase from Oyster Stamps when I attended the workshop with Emma Lou Beechy who is the Creative Director of Heartfelt Creations, here is the link to their Facebook Page

The die has been cut in half and placed either side of the mat and under the ribbon, a few gems were added for a bit of bling.

The die underneath the bow is - Arianna Lace - HCD 747, again from Oyster Stamps

A few purple pearls complete my design.

As it is my week to choose I am giving you a second card, just because I can

This time it is my favourite 6 x 6 Scalloped Card for the base.

Both the backing paper and sentiment topper is from the same CD as above.

This sentiment is

TAKE HEART

Take heart, Take comfort too,

Let time be kind to you

Think thoughts that heal and bless,

With quiet happiness.

Patience Strong

I chose to matt the topper onto a piece of Burgundy card which I had already embossed and it's from my craft box.

3 Flowers have been punched and added as embellishments along with a Burgundy Ribbon Bow

For a little sparkle on the flowers, glitter has been added.

I hope you like what I have created and look forward to seeing your designs, please remember to use something from a CD and say which it is you have used.

My fellow teamie's have beautiful idea's for you, so do pop over to see what they have designed for you.

Round Again (Recycling) with Carol

Good morning fellow bloggers, hope you have been enjoying the beautiful weather, just a shame it changed for the weekend but the gardens do need some rain.

It's time for our latest challenge over at CD Sunday

Thanks for your 'DIES' entries, not quite so many but I am sure Jenny will have a difficult time choosing her Top 3

We are back to full strength with the team and we are all pleased that Wendy feels well enough to come back. Welcome home Wendy, we have missed you

Onto our challenge for this week and the theme has been chosen by Carol and I think it is a little different

Carol's choice is - Round Again (recycling)

My DT Contribution is shown below

The first picture is my 'Before' and it is the back of the large tissue box

I have been following a Stampin Up Demonstrator's site - Sam Donald who is Pootles

This lady has some fabulous Video Tutorials and well worth a visit and also welcomes new people to the world of Stampin Up

I started with the back of the tissue back and covered it with backing paper from

Debbi Moore - Shabby Chic Garden CD

Following Sam's tutorial I then made if into a small box - check the link to see 'how to make it'

I added complimentary papers from the same CD to matt onto both sides of the box using some of my flowers punches to make small flowers and added tiny Gems for the decoration

My tags have been made with the same card as the box, covered with the same paper and the corners cut using my scissors edgers (I had forgotten I had these)

There is a story with the tags, I made 4, however when trying to put the ribbon through the hole and tighten it up, it tore, so there is only 3

The next picture shows the tags complete with ribbon and extra flowers and gems for decoration

It is different to the one that Sam has made and I hope she doesn't mind me using her idea.

I really enjoyed making this as it felt like 'real crafting' and I will make some more at a later date.

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

Do visit our blog to see what my fellow team mates have made for you, all different and beautiful

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

Good morning everyone, I hope you are making the most of the Bank Holiday, the weather is unsettled where I live so hope it is better with you.

Another Sunday and another challenge from us at

CD SUNDAY

As usual our DT's have been busy preparing their designs as well as out Guest DT - Debs

This is the last week for her being a GDT and we have so enjoyed having her input we will be sorry to see her go. Hopefully we can persuade her to return at a later date.

Thankyou Debs, you have been a perfect GDT.

For our challenge this week we would like to think:

'JUST BECAUSE'

Another easier challenge as we all like to make this sort of card to send to our friends and loved ones, just to let them know we are thinking of them.

For my DT Card this week, I chose to go again with Ice Cream Colours

RECIPE:

6 x 6 Scalloped White Card

Backing Papers and beautiful image from - Ooh-la-la-creations CD - Carnival of Colour. I only received it this week and couldn't wait to start playing with it. It is beautiful CD, second only to their Shoes in Bloom CD.

I cut the matching backing papers using my Nestabilitie Dies - Label 1, I am fortunate to have the complete set of these.

The dies and papers have been placed at an angle and the lovely Rose topper placed in the middle.

A couple of flowers made using one of my punches and for my finishing touch I added Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

I must confess though that I purchased quite a few packs this week as they were on offer, well, I couldn't let a bargain go, could I.

We hope we will join us again this week, remember our only rule, use something from a CD in your design and say which CD you have used.

Our Top 3 continues and it is Jenny's turn to choose this week so check out the blog on Tuesday to see who it is she has chosen.

Lastly, do pop over to see the lovely creations from my teamies, stunning as usual.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

Good morning to you all, another week has flown by and once again it is time for our latest challenge over at

CD SUNDAY

Thanks for all your entries last week, you certainly enjoyed using your 'Buttons'.

Our theme this week is

ONLY OVALS

It is the second week for our lovely Guest Designer, DEBS, and she has produced a beautiful card to share with you. Do pop over to her blog and leave her some love.

My DT Card is shown below:

This week I have used a lovely CD from - PEERLESS DESIGNS

It is called - Peerless Designs Vol 3 - Floral Elegance

My base card is one of the many fabulous papers on the CD and I chose to use muted tones of Pink & Green.

The largest Oval was cut using a Grand Oval Nestabilitie Die using a matching paper.

My pale green Ovals are 'Beaded Ovals' in two different sizes, as are the Pink centre Ovals.

A few punched flowers have been attached with brads for the centre Ovals.

The flourish is from 'Floral Flourishes' courtesy of Spellbinders and a recent purchase along with a few others.

I attached 3 Pearls to part of the flourish to give dimension.

We hope that you will join us again for our latest challenge, remember, you must use something from a CD in your design and say which CD you have used. We are still getting entries which do not comply so unfortunately they are not eligible to be entered into the draw.

Do pop over to see what the rest of my teamies and our Guest DT have come up with this week, all beautiful and different as usual.

Finally, remember to check CD Sunday Blog on Tuesday as we will be announcing our Top 3, and the winner will receive a small prize.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

Good morning fellow bloggers and welcome to our latest challenge over at

CD SUNDAY

I hope you all remembered to alter you clocks as it is now officially

'Summertime'

Thanks for your lovely creations last week, 'Wild Thing' certainly proved popular with you all.

Sadly this is the last week for our lovely Guest Designer - Beryl

Thanks for joining us and we hope you will come back in the near future.

Do pop over to her blog as she has stunning work to share.

For our challenge this week, our team have chosen

TRANSPORT

My DT card is shown below

I chose a lovely image and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's ATC Assistant CD.

I have called her the 'Flower Lady'

She is a delicate image and the backing papers are beautiful.

My card is a 5 x 5 Square blank and I used one of my Martha Stewart Punches

to make a lacey edge.

Punched flowers have been attached down the side and Gems added to the centres.

I struggled with this theme despite having lots of CD's and stamps,

however I am pleased with the end result.

We hope you will join us again this week and remember that we ask you to use something from a CD and say which it is you have used.

Thanks for visiting today and please leave a comment. I appreciate them all.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

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


CD SUNDAY





This week we have a SKETCH for you and my DT Card is shown below

Recipe:

Silver Pearlescent Card Blank

Backing Paper and Main Image from EASTERN TREASURES CD - Joanna Sheen

Silver Circle Cut using Scalloped Circle Punch

Card Strips embossed with Cuttlebug Folders

3 Pearls

I found following a Sketch was more difficult than I thought, however I am pleased with the end result. Hope you are too.

Remember, all you have to do to join in with us, is follow the Sketch and use something from a CD in your design and say which CD you have used.

We look forward to seeing what you come up with and leaving you comments on your Blogs.

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

Good morning and welcome to our latest challenge over on
CD SUNDAY

The theme this week is:

MONOCHROME

Our DT's have lovely samples again this week, so pop over to have a look. You won't be disapointed.

RECIPE

The Classical Elegance CD - Debbi Moore
Recycled Black Ribbon
Stamps - Harlequin Rose Set
Brads
Nestabilitie Die
Punches

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

Challenges

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com - 3 Elements
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com - 3 Of a Kind
http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com - Anything Goes
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com - Ribbons

CD SUNDAY -SPONSORED CHALLENGE NO 2 - DECOUPAGE

Good morning to all my followers and blogging friends.

Here we are at the start of October and for our CD SUNDAY challenge this week, I am happy to announce it is time for our 2nd Sponsored Challenge.

Here is the link:

http://www.craftcds.co.uk/

Bob gave us lots of lovely stuff to play with which reflects in the image below which I have used for my DT Card

A twisted decoupage image matted onto beautiful pearlescent card.

For my base card I chose the NOEL backing paper from Thomas Kincade CD 3

I used tiny punches for the christmas trees and a larger punch for the holly. My holly berries were made using 'Ruby Red' Liquid Pearls.

As usual our DT's have made fabulous cards so do pop over to have a look.

Our Random Generator will be choosing one lucky person to win a voucher to spend in Bob's Shop.

So dust off your CD's and let us see what you come up with this week.
A small piece of paper or an embellishment from a CD is all we ask of you PLUS some decoupage of your own choice.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September

Charisma Cards - Christmas Crafting

Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas Cards Only

CD SUNDAY CHALLENGE

Another week has gone by so once again it is time for another challenge from

CDSUNDAY

Our theme for you this week is

ANYTHING GOES

Recipe for my DT Card:

Dreams of Tranquility CD from Ooh-la-la Creations

White Parchment Paper.

Parchment Grid

I chose this fabulous image - Singer of the Autumn Lullabye for my card. It is hard to choose as all the images are stunning. It has been printed onto Glossy Photo Paper before layering onto a backing paper from the same set.

I decided to go with White Parchment for my main card design and used one of my Grids to create a beautiful lace border. I love this idea so you may see more of this.

A corresponding backing paper has been placed underneath to show off the delicate edging.

I punched out a few flowers from the papers and attached them with a brad.

We do hope that more of you will join in with us, the only rule we have is that you must use something from a CD on your card. This can be the smallest piece of paper, all we ask is that you say which CD it comes from.

I am sure you have lots of CD's gathering dust, so now is the time to get them out and show us what you can create.

Starting in September we will have a monthly Guest Sponsor, so keep watching to find out more.