CD Sunday Plus - Challenge #63 - hosted by Margaret

The weather is miserable again which makes me somewhat fearful.   I have mentioned before that back in late May- during the last horrendous rainfall -  I had a very bad leak in my Conservatory/craft room roof and I certainly don't want a repeat performance.

No more leaks-  so far - so here to celebrate is a bright and cheerful card for this challenge:

This was made using Tattered Lace 'Sensational Celebrations' collection and a background from a La Pashe CD.  The small white circular doily style mat came with a  'lot' that I purchased from eBay quite some time ago.

I really do think that the fruit looks good enough to eat.  Some of the dies and charisma's are amazingly lifelike.

I am writing this on Friday - now 1. 15 pm,  and the rain has at last stopped, but we have been promised more for the next few days.  A few more fearful days chez Carol.

Keep dry.

Hugs

Carol

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Oodles (Buckets) of Flowers

Here is the card I mentioned briefly yesterday.  It has taken quite a while because - as you will see - there is a great deal of die-cutting involved.  I have loved creating it and I think this is my favourite card (so far) of this year.

All the salient parts are from and by Carnation Crafts.  I got the idea from a card in their gallery but have changed some things.  I decided that I wanted the white lacy background to look more like a trellis holding up the pot stand so I use a 'brick wall' as the background - which I think works.

The dies and vignettes come from the 'Arrangement Maker' collection.  There are oodles of flowers and greenery and pots and vases.  So many to choose from.  The sentiments I made by printing out many different  ones on  white card using different colours and fonts.  I then used the smallest rectangular die from the 'Shabby' set of dies and cut them out.  I used a font colour to blend with the the brick wall. These are quick and simple and can be kept in a little box ready to shuffle through when you need something in a hurry.

I hope you like it as much as I did making it.

Carol

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Vintage Blooms Easel

 

Here is the Easel card I promised.  Not as easy as I thought it was going to be.  Firstly I thought I could possibly purchase  a round easel blank ready to decorate but I couldn't find one.  This proved to be a challenge as my friends will tell you I only do 'squarish' cards.  So off to youtube and I found a good clear demonstration and I was quite surprised at how much easier it was than I thought it would be.

I had to get the larger die-cutting machine out as my little wonderful treasured Snap machine couldn't cope.

The circles  (three sizes) were cut with Carnation Crafts Crystalline dies. The flowers are from the Vintage Blooms collection by Carnation Crafts and the little blue birds are from 'Coming Home' - also Carnation Crafts.  The flowers have been decoupaged and a few of the extras were used on the tag.

The next project involves lovely small flower stems made into arrangements from the 'Arrangement Maker' collection.  Again dies and vignettes from Carnation Crafts. They have taken quite a while but fun to do.

More crafting with die-cuts

I am beginning to think that at the rate I am going I will soon have made enough cards for next years birthdays etc. as well as this years.

I am enjoying using Carnation Crafts and Tattered Lace Collections and in fact I haven't done any parchment for many months.  But it doesn't really matter - does it?  I am, though, still fitting in some stitching.

Here is my latest creation using Carnation Crafts 'Vintage Blooms' and 'Coming Home' -  and  'Poppy' from Tattered Lace - 'Floral Friends'.

It is a large card - 8" x 8".  I don't very often make one that size but I wanted to get everything on.  All the flowers are decoupaged. The backgrounds used are from Carnation Crafts -  'Crafty Little Mice' collection.

I love this collection from Carnation Crafts and will soon have a circular easel card to show you using the same blooms- (I hope).

Bye for now.

Hugs

Carol

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Armchair Comfort

My good friend and fellow CD Sunday teamie - Pamela -  made a card for the current CD Sunday Plus Challenge using Carnation Crafts dies etc that I hadn't got.  Not that I have to have them all of course but I liked the look of them and so ordered them.

They have now arrived and I spent most of yesterday making the card and thoroughly enjoyed it.  I do hope Pamela doesn't mind that I have copied her.  I have also used some of her tips about the wallpaper and the floor covering that she gave on her blog posting here.

Here is my version:

All the dies and the vignettes come from 'Comfort of Home' Collection except for the striped wallpaper which came from the 'Crafty little Mice' collection.  The picture of the garden through the window was sourced elsewhere.

Carol

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CD Sunday Plus - Challenge #62 - hosted by Jo

I made this card using one of the three Carnation Crafts - 'Stand Out Floral Frames' and downloaded vignettes.  I made a background for the topper using a picture of the topper and my graphics programme.   I also made the sentiment.  In fact I  made several different sentiments in different colours and they can be slipped in amongst the decoupage. This way you can choose at the time what sentiment you wish to use.

This is the card:

I cut out several of the die-cut decoupage sheets to fill the centre and add  to the four corners.  I used my  Carnation Crafts Crystalline Circle Die Set to cut out the two pink matting layers.

Copied here from the Carnation Crafts site are the three sets.  I bought all three and have already made the diamond one to show at a later date.

 

I first saw one of these sets when I received a beautiful birthday card from Sue (Tossell) made using the square set.

Here is just the cropped centre of  Sue's card.

I have enjoyed making the two cards that I have managed to make, and, will soon be having a go at the square one.

I look forward to your visits and any comments you care to leave will be avidly read and appreciated.

I also look forward to my visits to your blogs. 

Carol

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More for the Christmas Box

The patterns for both of these are by Stitch and Do.  The pattern on the green card I have done before.   I love the simplicity even though it is quite a bold pattern.

The pattern on the red card is a new one for me.  I particularly like the stitched star pattern in the corners.  I have not seen that before.

I have used die-cut 3D images for both cards and just added some gems in the corners.

More Robins for Sue. xx

Hugs

Carol

xx

 

More stitching but this time for the Christmas Box (card no: 35)

 

Stitch and Do -Cards Only

 

I sat and did the stitching last night whilst half watching some old Silent Witness DVDs.  I am using the new Mettler threads.  I have now used 9 of the colours.  I like to use just three colours for each card and then match the image to the threads - or vice versa

The beautiful Robin is a 3D die-cut from Carnation Crafts.  They do a set of two - names Flynn and Fifi.  I don't know which one is which especially as male and female robins look the same.

I also use a Carnation Crafts die to cut out the red layer of card.  The sentiment is also die-cut but I can't remember which make.