Think of a Number

Another challenge from CD Sunday - and the last one for this year. I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas - whatever you were up to. It's the last week, for now a least, that our guest designer Lynn in with us so I do hope you'll pop across to her blog to see how she made her latest creation for the challenge.

So - the challenge theme this week - chosen by Carol - is 'Think of a Number'.

I have made a card for my grandson who has a birthday this week. His parents, in their infinite wisdom???, bought him a drum kit for Christmas. I'm so glad I didn't buy that house just across the road from them now.

The cd backing paper and the main image are from MCS Carousel of Classics. The pieces of musical paper are from the La Pashe Best of 2012 cd and I put them through a ribbler for texture.

I hope you'll find time to join us this week - lots of scope with the theme. Just remember to mention which CD has been used in your project if you do join in.

Thank you for visiting.

Beryl xx

Merry Christmas

I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope it's a good one for all of you.
I will be spending  Christmas day with one of my daughters for the first time in over 30 years so I'm really looking forward to that. With luck - after Christmas -  the internet will have sorted itself out and I won't have to keep watching the router to see if it's worth trying to get online. See you then.
Beryl xx

All About Birthdays

Good morning all. Firstly an apology for not getting round to see all the blogs I usually visit this week. Big problems here with the internet - seems to be off more than on. I know it's probably because lots of people are doing extra shopping over the internet at the moment but it's got beyond a joke here so I have made the decision to go Virgin cable after Christmas. Research for prices etc took longer than it should have as the service kept dropping out - so although I will be here in the morning I am scheduling this post just in case I can't do it myself.
The challenge this week on CD Sunday is 'All About Birthdays' and is Christine's choice. My card is for a 40th birthday - but not everyone wants a big 40 splatted across the front for all to see so that bit is on the inside. The image is from Debbi Moore's Art Deco Glitter and Glitz CD and as soon as it was printed off I knew which bp I was going to use. It's from a Graphicus Guild pack and I thought the colours were a pretty good match. The sentiment on the image was added before printing out - I added some gold mirri Marianne die corners and a swirl, and some flowers I've had in my stash for yonks.
I hope you can join in  - I know it's a busy week. If you do just remember to let us know which CD has been used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

Love those Tatty Teddies

Thank you for all your lovely entries to the Frosty Days Challenge from CD Sunday. It was my choice so it's up top me to pick a top three. Oh - it's going to be hard!!
This week it's Wendy's choice - and it's Teddy Bears. I'm sure we've all got some Teddies of some sort - I'm using an image from the Digital Designer Tatty Teddy CD. It featured a lot last year and has done so this year too. Both image and bp are from the CD. A Memory box corner die, some self adhesive paper lace and a greeting from Chocolate Baroque finish it off.
Please let us know which CD you use in the making of your project - no matter how small the element.
As this is being posted I'll be getting ready for my first trip back to Wales since leaving in January.
I'm going to visit my friend Sue and just have to concentrate on that and not all the other stuff.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

Sketch N Stash Challenge 102

Apologies for being a bad blogger this last few days. After a hectic and enjoyable weekend with family I was without internet most of Monday so I'm still playing catch up (with the unmentionable stuff too).
This card is for the current Sketch N Stash challenge. The main image is from the La Pashe CD, text and snowy bp from Crafter's Companions CDs, the holly bp and the sentiment are from Digital Designer CDs.
Still trying to get enough Christmas cards made and am relying heavily on CD's at the present as you can see. It's finished off with some nail heads and some glamour dust on the image. The new element was a lucky find in Lidl. Pack of mixed card (used for first layer and for backing image) - larger than A4 for £1.99. Bargain!
Right - off to make some mince pies now. All go isn't it.
Thank you for visiting.
Beryl xx

Frosty Days

I'm relying on Mr Blogger to post this for me as on Sunday morning I'll be spending time with my son and his family in Hertfordshire.
So - this weeks challenge from CD Sunday is 'Frosty Days' chosen by - me. The background paper is from Crafters Companion's Snowman CD - it's got a lovely textured look to it but I wanted to use the  snowflake stamp from Chocolate Baroque that came with Craft Stamper magazine - so I overstamped the bp in Stone Grey Stazon and again with the Frosty Versamark. The image is a Sheena Douglass stamp - coloured with Derwent pastel pencils - with some Glamour dust scattered here and there too. The ribbon is some more of the Lidl buy and the corner is a Memory Box die.
Hopefully I'll be back from my weekend away on Sunday night and be able to catch up with my blog visiting.
Thanks very much for visiting.
Beryl xx

Almost lost the plot...

This week at CD Sunday we have a sponsor - The Art of Craft. The theme has been chosen by fellow teamie Caz and it's 'Oh Christmas Tree'. I say I almost lost the plot as I was so keen to use this image and one of my favourite backing papers - that I forgot that the paper is a download from Glenda Waterworth and not from the Season's Greetings CD. But I think I redeemed myself by using a greeting from the DoCrafts Christmas Time CD and the poinsettia from Debbi Moore's Christmas Fairies CD. The main image is a Sheena Douglass stamp - coloured with Promarkers and some fairy dust added for a bit of bling on the frosty bits. The embossed piece was left over from a card I made the other week - through a Cuttlebug folder and then inked with Cloudy Blue Adirondack.
We say goodbye to Pauline as guest designer for November and say hello to Linby - our guest designer for December today.
Hope you'll join us this week - I look forward to seeing lots of Christmas trees his week. Can't decide whether to make room for one in the house this year - seems a bit of a waste for just me.
Don't forget - as I almost did - do use something from a CD and let us know which one.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx