More fun with my new CDs

This first one is for my sister who used to have two beautiful dogs.  Not both at the same time.  The first one was a Soft Wheaten Terrier and the second one was an Airedale Terrier. Both fabulous dogs.

I found both these breeds on 'In the Doghouse' by Mark Bardsley from The Card Hut.  I had such fun again making up the card using the graphics on the CD.  The speech bubble was on the other CD I used - 'The Great Outdoors'. I just imported the card I had made using  'In the Doghouse'  into 'The Great Outdoors' as a background and added the speech bubble.  All so easy.

Here is the card - which I have decoupaged.

I have called it  'Naughty Sam'.  The Wheaten Terrier is keeping quiet by the back door holding onto the sock or scarf.
The second card was made using 'The Great Outdoors'.  It is a Birthday card for the 'box' and was just as enjoyable to make.

This one isn't decoupaged.  I think you have to think up a little story when making these and I thought that he shouldn't have taken his Volkswagen into the woods so the deer are making it difficult for him.
Hope you find these fun.
Hugs
Carol
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p.s. I found some more CDs on eBay - one of which had sold out on the Card Hut site so I am now waiting for them to arrive.

Lots of fun with a new CD

I have been buying some new CDS and have just had so much fun with one that arrived in the post this morning.
It is from 'The Card Hut' and called  The Great Outdoors.

There is so much on the disc and the graphics programme is great and easy to use.  This is what I have made.

I really have had so much fun with everything on the disc that I used, and there is so much more.  I have saved what I have done  as a topper (with and without the speech bubble)  and will probably use it for a male birthday.  I have printed it out on the great matt photo paper that I always use and the colours are perfect.

Can you tell I like my purchase?

Hugs
Carol

CD Sunday Plus - Challenge #17 - 'Summer Holidays' - prize challenge.

As you will see from the title CD Sunday has now become CD Sunday Plus.  As a team, we have decided to move with the times and include the use of USBs and Digital images as well as CDs for image sourcing for entering our challenges. The full announcement and details are to be found here.

Challenge #17 is our 2nd prize Challenge of the year.  The theme is 'Summer Holidays'.  The team will be awarding a prize or prizes and the winners will be chosen by the whole team.   We look forward to receiving your entries and do not forget that you can now use USBs and Digital images as well as those CDs.

Here is my card for this challenge.  I have made this card before but enjoyed making it again for this challenge.  Here it is:

The image comes from -  Best of La Pashe 2012 CD.  The die-cut starfish come from Marianne Craftables Silver Selection.   I love these little die sets.   I now have a collection of 26 of them.

Now I did say that I had used this image before and in fact, I have discovered that I have already used it twice.   The first time for a CD Sunday Challenge -  'On the beach',  and the second time - the one that I had remembered - as a wedding card.   Here it is:

 If you are interested in why and how I made this one click here.

As a team, we are excited about our changes and we hope you will help us celebrate by joining in this challenge - and we hope - many more.

Carol

Parchment Butterfly Balloon

In a desperate need to find out what parchment I can do with one cataract done and waiting for the other to be done I fished out a project I had seen in the Parchment Magazine with the intention of doing it someday. 
It is called 'Butterfly Balloon'. Designed by Alla Terpugova in the Talent Spotters section in the July 2017 edition. I have done my own thing by using Pergamano Multi Grids Nos: 31 and 17 for my butterflies and a very new (arrived this morning) flower die from Marianne Craftables for the flowers on the edge of the basket. I used some special gems by Habico for the butterflies bodies. 
The parchment was coloured by using patterns from various craft CDs. I loved making this and stuck at it until I finished.

CD Sunday - Challenge #16. 'Anything Goes' as long as a craft CD has been used somewhere in the making. Hosted by Wynn

I have chosen an image from 'House Mouse Decoupage'  that really made me smile - and in my mind, I have called it 'Oops!'.

Actually, I think that almost all the images from House Mouse CD's make us smile and that is why we love them and use them so much in our card making.

Here is my card:

I have added a little decoupage and die-cut seagulls and sentiment. A very simple card but I think the image says it all.

Sadly we haven't had as many entries as we would have liked in our Challenges recently. Perhaps it is the weather or the school holidays or perhaps even holidays in general.  Please note though that Challenge #17 will be themed and there will be prizes awarded and, as they say, (whoever they are) you have to be in it to win it.

I look forward to some blog hopping. Perhaps a little less expensive than last time as I ended up buying 3 more CDs.

Take care.
Carol
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ATC Swap UK (Facebook)

I have just sent in my swaps for the August swap - 'Pot Luck'.
Having this theme means that we can send in ones we have made earlier and our organiser - Sue - kindly arranged this to help me out.
So I have sent in 5 from my 'stash' - all made in parchment.  Hope the girls like them.

Carol
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