CD Sunday - Victorian Beauties

Still MIA in blogland in general but had to put in appearance today to post the card for CD Sunday - this week hosted by Team A and theme chosen by Wynn. 'Victorian Beauties' is her choice so I hope you'll join in with this great 'girlie' theme.

For my card I have used Joanna Sheens ATC Assistant CD for the main image. You can hardly see the bp which is very pale pink and has a darker pink dot on the intersection of the lines. It's from Daisy Trails Hearts and Roses Digikit but I couldn't get it to print and stronger without is being a really lairy pink. I added a  Cheery Lyn doily die cut - aged with  Antique Linen DI, some ribbon from my stash, White Card Candy and White La La Land corners coloured with Promarkers to match the image. I also used a Promarker to colour the white card for the matting layers - so no coloured card required. If you join us this week please don't forget to use something from a CD and give credit to said CD too.

Thanks very much for visiting.

Beryl xx

CD Sunday - and a Blogging Break

You may not have noticed me not being around much in blogland this past couple of weeks. It's because I have decided to have a break from regular blogging for a bit. It seems as if I've hardly been at home this last few weeks for one reason or another, so no time to blog hop or craft being the result. It hasn't stopped me aquiring new stash though.lol. I really must get my butt in gear and start doing something with it.
I had to post today though as it's my turn to choose the theme for this weeks CD Sunday challenge. I have chosen 'For Someone Special'. I made this card for my youngest grandson and sent it - not knowing he was getting a new BMX for his birthday! Both the image, greeting and bp are from The Best of La Pashe 2012 CD and the cogs are Spellbinders dies. I decoupaged it but kept if fairly flat for posting.
Another coincidence is that this card fits right in with the current Cardz 4 Guyz challenge - which is 'Wheel Fun' - so I'm sharing it with them too.
Hope you'll find time to join in and pop over to see what the other members of the team have made for this weeks theme. Please remember to use something from a CD for your project and give said CD a mention.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Something Old - Something New

I've probably cheated a bit on this week's CD Sunday challenge. No new products but:-
The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Cottage Gardens CD and has been printed out and sitting in a drawer since before I moved here - two years ago - so that's old.
The hippo image is from Joanna Sheen's Animal Antics CD and has been 'newly' printed for this card.
Mind you - both the CDs are old as CDs go - the roses probably class as new too as I only made them the other week.
Christine has chosen the Something Old Something New theme. It's good to have her back on the team again after having internet problems while she was abroad.
So - there's a lot of scope with this theme so I hope you'll be joining us - if you do - please remember to use something from a CD in your project and give said CD a mention.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday Sketch

So that's another week flown by and to make matters worse we lose an extra hour this weekend. Early start for me too as I want to watch the Grand Prix live, so am sitting here doing this post late Saturday evening - after a brilliant day at Port Sunlight.
This weeks it's Jenny's turn to set the challenge at CD Sunday and she has given us a sketch to work with.

I have used Sheena Douglass' Paint Fusion CD Rom for the Tulip tags. I found a piece of green bp that I liked but it wasn't big enough for the A5 card, so I spent quite some time trying to find the CD it came from. I could have saved that time if I'd remembered in the first place that it was a download from Funky Fairies. The 'wavy' strip across the middle is a Martha Stewart punch and the pink pearls are Cosmic Shimmer glue.

I look forwad to seeing ghe different 'takes' on the sketch as the rest if the choice is up to you.

Please remember, if you join us, to use something from a CD and then give said CD a mention.

Thank you for visiting.

Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Mother, Mum or Mummy

This week it's the turn of Sue b to choose the theme on the CD Sunday Challenge Blog and it's 'Mother, Mum or Mummy'. For my card I have used a Crafters Companion Frou Frou stamp for the main image and coloured it with Spectrum Noirs and Promarkers. The sentiment is from the same stamp set - and here is a confession. It's not actually attached to the card. I have no reason to make a Mothers day card so will be switching the sentiment to something suitable for my daughter who has a birthday this week.
The bp is from the Frou Frou cd, the die cut at the top is a Spelldinders die and the rose is made from Spellbinders Rose Creations die set. I've been making lots of flowers this last couple of weeks - trying to get them right - years after everyone else seems to have perfected them. I'll keep at it till I'm happy with them this time as I've always given up in the past.
I hope you'll find time to join in - remembering if you do - that this is a CD challenge - so there has to be something from a CD somewhere on your project.
I'm entering this card into the current Fantasy Stampers challenge '#6 Rose Garden'. OK. It's hardly a garden but it's a start.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Easter Parade

Another week has whizzed by and it's time for a new challenge from CD Sunday - this time hosted by Wynn from team A. Wynn has chosen 'Easter Parade' as her theme which reminded me that I haven't made any Easter cards yet ths year. I only make a few but need to get my skates on with that.
For my card I turned to Craft Artis 2 and all of the elements are from Easter themed kits. I love the grungy background for the tulips- it was sort of turquiosy but easily changes colour. Think I'll have to remember this one. It was printed out and layered up onto brown card for the layers and the greeting was mounted onto a Spellbinders die. Then just a few bits of card candy to finish off the corners.
I hope you can join us this week remembering if you do, to give a mention to the CD that was used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - All About Spring

It's my turn to set the challenge this week over on the CD Sunday challenge blog and I have chosen the theme  'All About Spring'. It's a beautiful sunny day here as I write this and I'm hoping everyone will see some sunshine and a ray of hope that this awful spell of wet and windy wether will come to an end soon.
For my card I have used Debbi Moore's Spring Fairies CD for both the backing paper and the image, which is mounted onto a Spellbinders oval.. The ribbon isf rom my stash and the 'buckle' is a Spelldinders die.The corners are cut from my old but loved Cuttlebug die.
We'd love to see you if you can join in this week but please remember, if you do, to give a mention to the CD that has been used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Ribbons and Bows

Good morning/afternoon/evening depending on what time of day you are visiting. It's time for a fresh challenge from CD Sunday and this time is team member Jenny who has chosen the theme - which is Ribbons and Bows. I have to say I'm not very good with ribbons and bows so they are but a small feature on this card. The image and bp are both from the Crafter'sCompanion Frou Frou CD. The corners are La La Land and the ribbon and bow from my stash.
The best bit about this card for me is the sentiment - a Dimension Fourth stamp. Not much going on there you might ask but stamping text has been the bane of my life since I started stamping. I'd sometimes stamp a sentiment a dozen times and still give up and print one - until I got my new toy. I saw a tut by Eileen Godwin and she was using a Fiskars Stamp Press. Never hear of it so had to check it out. Needless to say I had one in my possession within two days - and it's brilliant. I stamped 4 sentiments - each one perfect - no smudging, slipping or anything. It's brilliant for larger stamps too. Thank you Eileen.
If you fnd time to join in our challenge this week please don't forget - it is a CD challenge so please give credit to the CD which has been used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Here Kitty Kitty

Sunday morning again and time for a fresh challenge from the CD Sunday challenge team.

This week it is Sue B's choice and her theme for the week is Here Kitty Kitty.

For my card I have used my favourite stamp from a Joanna Sheen set and coloured it lightly with Crayola pencils. (I'm patiently waiting for Crafters Companion to get the new Spectrum Noir pencils in stock.) The backing paper is from a Docrafts Tatty Teddy CD (again) and the greeting is from a Penny Black clear set. The corners are the Memory Box Madeira corner die and the ribbon and flower are from my stash. I used a spacer as the centre of the flower. Bought these years ago and keep forgetting to use them.

Last weeks theme seemed quite popular and I think the theme this week will be a popular one too. Please remember if you join us to mention the CD that has been used in the making of your project.

Thank you for visiting today.

Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Pretty in Pink

Good morning and Happy New Year to you all.  There's a bit of a new thing going on with the CD Sunday team this year. We are welcoming a new member to the team - Wynn - and also splitting the team in two - half of us fielding the challenge each week. Please pop over to the main CD Sunday challenge blog where Jenny has explained it in full.

So onto the first challenge of 2014 which is Christine's choice - Pretty in Pink. For my card I have used a Sheena Douglass stamp, stamped on watercolour card and coloured with a mixture of watercolour and Inktense pencils. The backing paper is from a Docrafts Tatty Teddy CD and the ribbon is from my stash. I also did the greeting in Docrafts digital designer.  A die cut (Cuttlebug)) corner to finish off and that's about it. I wish there were more occasions to use this gorgeous stamp - I'm just grateful my friend has a grand daughter who is one in just a few weeks. I remember it was snowing the day she was born - I wonder what it will be like on the day this year.

If you can join in this week please remember to give credit to the CD which has been used in the making of the project.

Thank you for visiting.

Beryl xx

CD Sunday - We Are Sailing

Good morning all. Time for the last challenge of the year from CD Sunday. Sue T has chosen the theme this week, which is 'We Are Sailing'. I got the chance to use this gorgeous Sheena Douglass stamp again - only for the third time since I've had it. I used watercolour paper, stamped with Archival Black, coloured with water colours, distress inks and a little white acrylic. I just added a pre-made greeting and some Baker's twine as I didn't want to cover the fab backing paper (well I think it is). It looks like a watercolour background but it's printed from the Serif Aviary collection CD.
If you find the time to join us during this very busy time of year please remember to mention the CD that has been used in the making of our project - and don't forget to pop over to the main challenge blog to see the contributions from the rest of the team.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - The 3 D's

Apologies first of all for my lack of blogs visits this last couple of weeks. I've had two family Christmas's here already (a third one again of 25th) so to say I've been a tad  pre-occupied recently is an understatement. Meals to plan and shop for, presents to buy, make and wrap etc. But all so very worth it.
On to this weeks CD Sunday challenge - chosen by Carol - is 'The 3 D's' - DL, Decoupage and Die Cuts. This was a really last minute card as it got to Thursday and I hadn't even thought about the the challenge so it had to be a quickie. I managed to squeeze in some time of Friday to make and post it on the challenge team blog.
The central decoupage scene is from the Docrafts Digital Design CD At Christmas Time.
I coloured the base card with pale blue (very pale) Pan Pastels, added a couple of Memory Box Madeira corners and then glittered them up with some Glamour Dust. I also dobbed a Quickie Glue pen all over the background (snow like?) and Glamour dusted that too. So at 2pm on Friday it as so dark I had to use all the lighting I had in the room and the camera flash still came on. That's why the blue is not showing up I guess.
Hope you'll find time to join in during this very busy time. I'll be choosing my top three for the Home Sweet Home challenge in the next day or so.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Home Sweet Home

Another scheduled post. Hopefully by the time it's published I'll be just arriving in Port Sunlight for another of Sheena Douglass' brilliant workshops.
It's my turn to choose the theme on the CD Sunday Challenge and this time I've gone with 'Home Sweet Home'.
The main image is a from a Chocolate Baroque set, coloured with Promarkers and then cut out with a Spellbinders die. The sentiment is from a Rubbadubbadoo set, also cut out with Spellbinders dies.
The spotty bp is from the Papercraft Factory CD Dreams Come true and the spotty ribbon is from my stash. The keys were cut, several times, (from a Tim Holtz Sissix set) and layered together to give them a bit of body. The top layer is some embossed gold card.
I hope you'll pop over to the main challenge blog to see what my team mates have made and also join in if you can - remembering of course that you have to use something from a CD and give credit to said CD.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - F is for ..... Freezing

Well last weeks 'square' theme proved quite popular and I think this week fellow CD Sunday team mate Caz has given us loads of scope with her choice of  'F is for....'
I have gone for F for freezing...   The bp is from the free CD with the Crafters Companion Inspiration magazine and the main image is from Docrafts Tatty Teddy Me to You Christmas CD. The sentiment is a from a Chocolate Baroque set and the die cuts frosty corners are Memory Box. I have at last got myself an icicle die which is Diesire from Crafters Companion.
There are some fab cards on the main CD Sunday Challenge blog so please pop over and take a look and
if you can join in this week week please don't forget to give credit to any CD which has been used in the making on your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Simply Square

It's Jenny's turn to choose the theme this week at CD Sunday and I think it's a brilliant choice. So many ways to interpret 'Simply Square'. I've gone down the really simple route with an image from Docrafts At Christmas Time CD. The holly border is a freebie stamp from a magazine and I've coloured it with Derwent pastel pencils. I quite liked the design but thought it was a tad pale so I made several more using the same image and another from the same cd - this time colouring them with Lyra Aquacolours. I also coloured a couple with H20's. The one below is coloured with the Lyras.

I hope you'll join us this week - remembering to mention any CD that has been used in the making of your prject.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Pennant Parade

This weeks challenge from CD Sunday is 'Pennant Parade' chosen by Sue B. My 'pennants' are from the CD that came with the latest Inspiration magazine from Crafters Companion - as did the text backing paper. The pale blue at the top is from Gem's Designs Fantasy Winter CD. I dug out some Cute Companions stamps (haven't used them for ages) and coloured them with Promarkers. It looked a bit plain so I added a punched border at the bottom.  Another Christmas card for the box - but I'm way behind and really need to get stuck in sometime soon.
Hope you can join in this week - and if you do - please don't forget to give credit to the CD used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Stripey

I'm relying on Mr Blogger to post this for me as I'll be dancing my socks off all weekend at Lilleshall National Sports centre. I'll probably be trying to get down to breakfast in time as this publishes. The dancing goes on till about 5 in the morning and it will be the second such night.
It's time for a fresh challenge from CD Sunday and this week it's Jocelyn's choice - Stripey.
I found a Messy Rabbit (Joanna Sheena) image that I'd already coloured when I was sorting out some stuff (still not done since moving in) and thought it would go well with a new sentiment stamp from Indigo Blu which I bought at the Port Sunlight show. I used some backing paper from the Dreams Comes True CD from Funky Hand, die cut a couple of Cheery Lynn holly flourishes and added some nail heads from Josy Rose. And that's it.
I hope you'll join us this week and if you do - please don't forget to give a mention to the CD that you have used in the making of your project - however small an element it may be.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Travels Abroad

Sunday - Grand Prix day and a fresh challenge from CD Sunday. This week it's Christine's turn to choose a theme - and it's 'Travels Abroad'. I have to admit I was a bit stumped on this one till I thought of a certain little song. It kept going though my head so I thought I'd use it as a start for my card. The image (cut into three and matted individually) I did in CAP using the Steampunk Adventures CD. There's also a very feint map on the bp from the same CD. The sentiment was done in Word. We'd love you to join in if you can - remembering to give credit to the CD that you use in your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Fox and Friend

This week the challenge on CD Sunday - chosen by Sue T - is 'Fox and Friends'. As You can see my post title is Fox and Friend. The only image I seemed to have in my possession is the one above - from the Jayne Netley Mayhew CD - all on his own - so I added a Martha Stewart punched butterfly as 'the friend'.
The backing paper is from a pad I've had in my stash for years and the punched butterfly border is also a Martha Stewart punch. I finished it off with some card candy, ribbon from my stash and a Cuttlebug corner.
Last week's Butterfly challenge seemed quite popular so I hope there are a fair few foxes out there waiting to be used this week. If you are able to join in please don't forget to give credit to the CD that was used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx

CD Sunday - Butterfly

Another week has flown by and it's time for a fresh challenge from CD Sunday. The theme 'Butterfly' has been chosen by fellow team member Wendy.
For my card, I started with the backing paper printed from Daisy Trail's Inkblot Butterfly Digi Kit.
The die cut butterfly is a Cheery Lynn die that I bought a good couple of years ago but this is the first time it's made it onto a card. It's a bit big. I cut the main piece from gold mirror card, and the wings from some pink card which I'm hoping matches the background. It's mounted onto nestie ovals - the ivy die cuts are from Marianne dies, the sentiment is a Dimension Fourth stamp and the gems top right are from some stash that my friend in America sent to me for my birthday.
I hope you'll find time to join in this week - and if you do - please give credit to the cd used in the making of your project.
Thank you for visiting today.
Beryl xx