CD Sunday Plus - Challenge #59 - Hosted by Jocelyn

 As always our challenges are Anything Goes -  as long as a CD, a USB or a digital image, or any combination of same, has been used in the making of your card or project. 

As I said in Challenge #58 I have made some cards using The Card Hut CDs and my own graphics programme.  Here is the second one.  Again a mixture of  CDs used and the sentiment will be decided when I use it.

I particularly love the evil grin that the shark has - and the name of the boat.  I think this would be suitable for a male even if he didn't fish.

I had a wonderful surprise today - Saturday.  We went to my daughters for a late birthday lunch.       Birthday was on Wednesday.   I had already received several gifts on the day from her but waiting for me today when I arrived was a large heavy box.   Inside was a Cricut / Maker.  I still can't quite believe it.   I was so hot and tired after our trip that I have decided to leave it in it's box until tomorrow or later and then start reading up on it.   Wow! I have been spoilt.

So from one tired and hot blog writer I will say- see you on your blogs.

Carol

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A new stitch pattern

 from Stitching Cards. Here

I enjoyed stitching this new design although the Llamas woolly coat wasn't as easy to stitch as it looked on the pattern.

I also managed a couple more from 'Stitch and Do' and used a Hunkydory die cut in the centre of them both. I just adjusted the colouring with my grahics programme.

I used a mixture of Gutermann threads some of which were variegated.

All til the next time.

Carol

xx

A small selection

Here are a few cards made using different methods for a couple of  UKSN groups to which I belong.

Firstly CCC#50

Theme: Easter Eggs, Colour: a mix of any you fancy, Letter: C

And now CCC#52

Theme: Newsprint or book print, Colour: Brown, Letter: K

This is a weekly challenge and before the next one is set  the names are drawn for the one that is now finished  and the cards are all sent to the winner.

As a special thank you to our team leader of the UKSN we all made a secret card following the theme of her loves and likes. This was labelled CCC#52B and this is the one I made and sent.

My card is to show her love of all things pink especially Flamingos. Mickey is small in stature but big hearted and bubbly and a dab hand at all things arty.

Now a couple made for our CFK group (Cards for Kindness).  Each month we are given two names and make and send off our offerings with any message or greeting we like to use.  Mostly , now we leave the insert blanks and don't put our names on the back so the recipient could use it themselves, if they so wish.

The ones I sent in April were cards that I had made for such an occasion and you have seen these on here so these are the two I made for March.

For this one I used the graphics programme and contents from one of my Card Hut CDs together with some die cut ferns from Tattered Lace. The 'hole in the wall' was garnered from the WWW..

For this card another Card Hut CD was used.  I was trying to show what I hope will be possible when all this madness has disappeared.

Stay safe.  We still have to be so careful.

Hugs

xx

CD Sunday Plus - Challenge #58 - hosted by Margaret

This post is a stitch free zone.  I have been doing so many recently  that I decided to go back to something that CD Sunday (Plus) was started for - use of CD's.

I have a good selection of The Card Hut CD's and I love using them.  Apart from  great artwork they have a super graphics programme, and are such fun to use to enable one to make up stories and scenes. Especially when you mix up the CD's.

Here is my card for this challenge.  I warn you now I have made some more for future challenges.

I haven't decided about an appropriate sentiment yet but something will come to mind when I use it .

I can't remember exactly which of the many Card Hut CDs I used for this as I tend to hop from one to to the other.  If anyone really needs to know I will go back and search. I used my own graphics programme to add the border and my name.

Our lovely team member Jo tells me that this scene reminds her of when she was a child in Llandudno.  She was chased by some goats and took refuge in a phone box until her father came to her rescue. 

I hope all are still well and safe.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be able to go out at the end of the month to see my daughter. She is planning an outside pub lunch for my birthday and I can't wait to see her even though no hugging yet.

Carol

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A couple for Christmas and one for the box

 Stitch cards again.

Both the stitch patterns are by Stitch and Do and purchased from here.

Both the central images are from a Tattered Lace Collection.  I tried to match the thread colours as nearly as possible to the images and then added gems to the Christmas tree and half pearls to the second card. The mouse in the shoe is decoupaged.

This third card is again using a pattern from Stitch and Do. The threads are by  Gutermann.  The sentiment is die-cut from some glitter card,  and gems are from stash.

Carol 

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Stitching, stitching, stitching.....

I am thinking that perhaps I should change the name of my blog to 'Carol's Crafting Place' as the emphasis on parchment work has gone adrift at the moment.  I seem to be concentrating on die-cutting and stitching.

I am enjoying it and I don't have to do parchment so the apt saying 'Am I bovvered?' comes to mind.

That preamble is in order to show you two more stitched cards.  For some reason I just love the first one.   I chose the 3D Push Out decoupage first and then tried to choose the three colours for the stitching to match the Koala and tree.   Isn't he/she adorable?

For the second card I used a Carnation Crafts die-cut as the central image.  This time I did the stitching first and then found the image to blend with the colours I had used.

The backgrounds for both cards were cut using Carnation Crafts frame dies.

As I now have many stitching blanks and oodles of needles and thread I expect I will be boring you all with many more.  And..... they are all now neatly stored in my new needlework box.   An early birthday present from my sister.

Happy stitching.

Hugs, Carol xx

Yet more Stitch and Do cards

For these ones I haven't used the kits as such.  I have purchased the toppers with the ready pricked patterns and used my own threads and backing card.  I have sourced the 3D Push out die-cut decoupage from a few places.  In fact - on a couple - I have used a Tattered Lace or a Hunkydory die-cut image.

I have also purchased some A6 ready pricked toppers but haven't had a chance to use these yet.

Tattered Lace die-cut image

Tattered Lace die-cut image

Hunkydory die-cut image

I am really enjoying making these little cards.   I have been doing stitching rather than parchment at the moment.   I have such a collection of threads, needles and patterns etc  that my sister has bought me a wonderful new sewing box for my up coming birthday.

Off to do some more stitching.   I had my 2nd Covid-19  vaccination this morning and was told just to take it easy as the second could be more potent than the first.   I don't need telling twice to sit with my feet up and stitch.

Keep safe.

Hugs

Carol  xx

These are the sites where I purchase most of the bits and pieces.

Here  Here  Here