CD Sunday - The 1950's

I had a brilliant day at Port sunlight yesterday. Met up with lots of crafty friends and acquired a few new crafty bits. So today it' s play time - for a while at least. 

It's Carols turn to choose the theme for the CD Sunday Challenge and she has chosen The 1950's.
For my card I used some images from MCS Fab Glam Fifties CD, reduced them in size and popped them onto a shop front from the Charmed Crafts Girls About Town Collection. The backing paper is from the same MCS CD but I more of less covered it up by inking through a brick patterned stencil. The corner is a Cuttlebug die, the greeting is from a clear Kanban set and it's been cut out with a Spellbinders die. The little 'Sale' board and the sale sign in the window are also from the Girls About Town set.
If you decide to join us this week please don't forget to give credit to the CD that was used in the making of your project.
I'll be round later to choose my favourites from the Snowpeople challenge.
Thank you for visiting today.

Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Snow People

Well it's my turn to choose the theme on this week's CD Sunday challenge again and this time I've gone for 'Snow People'. 'People' because I realise that there are some snow ladies out there too.
For my card I have used a Sheena Douglass stamp for the main image, coloured with watercolours and given some bling with some glamour dust. The snowman himself has a generous layer of Sakura Clear Stardust pen as a wash. It only shows up when looking from an angle. The sentiment is another Sheena Douglass stamp. The corner and border dies are Memory box and the CD element is the backing paper - which comes from the Crafters Companion Walking in the Air CD - but looks incredibly like elephant skin to me - mmm - must remember that if I ever get an elephant stamp.
If you get a chance to join in this week please don't forget to give credit to the CD that has been used in the making of your project.
Thanks very much for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Little Boys

So this week it's Cazro's turn to choose the theme over on the CD Sunday Challenge Blog - and it's 'Little Boys'. Not having any 'little' boys in the family I have gone with this image to make a Christmas card. It's a WOJ stamp and the first time I've coloured it using just the one colour.(Brushed Corduroy DI). The 'doily' matting is a Martha Stewart punch - the bp is from Docrafts Digital designer 'At Christmas Time' CD and the corners are a Cuttlebug die. I made the little envelope (even lined it but it hardly shows) - and the greeting is a Crafters Companion stamp.
That's it - short and sweet. If you join in the challenge this week please remember to give credit to the CD you have used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx
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I've started - but will I finish???

So last year I bought several books with the intention of having a go at Art Journaling. Well - it didn't happen and while I was looking for something completely different last week - I came across them. So as my entry into this month's Stamping Sensations challenge I  made a start by 'doing' the front cover of one of them. It remains to be seen if the inside ever sees any ink but you never know.
It's the first time I've ever attempted anything like this as I shy away from chucking loads of stuff at a project usually - but this has so much 'stuff' chucked at it - it's probably unwise to try and list it all. Needless to say there are Distress Inks,Promarkers, Fresco Paints, acrylic paints, modelling paste, die cuts and a couple of Sheena Douglass stamps (one being the the 'Poppy' element which is the theme for this month's challenge.) Oh - and some glamour dust on the butterflies for good measure. It's an A5 water colour sketchbook - which now needs to be kept where I can see it in the hope that I someday get round to filling the pages.
Thanks very much for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Shop Till You Drop

Another Sunday is here so a fresh challenge from CD Sunday - which this week has been chosen by Jenny. Now I promise you I decided to use this particular image before checking to see what anyone else had used. Perhaps I should have checked first - you'll see what I mean if you  visit the CD Challenge blog site.
The background paper is from Crafters Companion Frou Frou CD and the image is one of the Frou Frou stamps - coloured with Promarkers and mounted onto a Spellbinders die. The border across the bottom is some black stick on lace and some of the turquoise seam binding I found in the sewing stuff inherited from my mum. The sentiment is computer generated and mounted onto a Marianne clock die cut - shaded with blue chalk. The corner is a Memory box die and the little flowers were made using a Tonic studio punch.
Please remember if you join in to give credit to the CD you have used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

A Scentimental Sunday

This week on the CD Sunday challenge blog we are being sponsored once again by Gem's Designs. Gems Designs have kindly given the team the Scentimental CD to work with and the above card is my take on the challenge.The keys top left were already on the backing sheet so I went over them with Glossy Accents to make them 'pop' a bit. I didn't make that tiny bow - wish I could have - but it was in my stash. I'd bought some tiny bows when I first started crafting and still have most of them. Not having one to match the colour scheme I coloured it with a Promarker. The black border is a Martha Stewart punch, the corners are Cuttlebug and the sentiment is part of a freebie set from a magazine quite a while back. I punched it with a Spelldinders die and faux stitched round the edge with a Distress marker.
Do pop over to the challenge blog if you have time to see what the rest of the team have come up with - being the first of the month we have a new guest designer Anne - and if you join in this week - please don't forget to give credit to the CD used have used.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx