CD Sunday Plus - Challenge #70 - hosted by Carol (me)

 I belong to a craft forum and have done so since it's inception back in 2006.  It has got smaller over the years but there are still a hard core of us who still chat about crafts, card making and all sorts of other things.  We have even been known to have meets and visit each others houses.  We have become firm friends over the years.   Amongst other things  I have visited and stayed a few times with a friend in Northumberland.  Had meetings in Cardiff.   Been to Cambridge and  Essex and organised quite a few meets at Wisley (Royal Horticultural Gardens) and Covent Garden - and had a few come stay with me.

All these lovely people I have met through the forum and I am delighted to say that they include fellow CD Sunday Plus teamies Pamela and Jocelyn.

My card today is a birthday card for one of those friends. It is her birthday today.  Sadly I have never met Yvonne but over the years I feel I have got to know her.  I know she makes lovely cards and I hope she likes mine when she opens it. 

The card is from one of  The Card Hut CDs  -  'A Burst of Celebrations'  and I used my graphics   programme - ACDSee  for the borders and Yvonne's name.

I look forward to some more blog hopping.  In the meantime please stay safe.

P.S. Two of these lovely friends I have met through the forum are coming to visit me tomorrow and Tuesday.  I am so looking forward to their visit. 

Carol

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CD Sunday Challenge #69 - hosted by Jocelyn

As always the CD Sunday Plus Challenges are anything goes as long as the challenge rules are followed - which you can find here.

This is my card for this challenge:

Now I have made a very very similar card before and shown it on here.  There seems to be a thing about camper vans.  Actually I think this is the 4th time I have used this image as the base of a card.

This was a special request from my DIL for her to give to her neice at her wedding.   My granddaughter Ellie was one of the bridesmaids.  As the other wedding card  was for the same family my DIL was very familiar with it and wanted one as like it as possible - with one or two tweaks.  The wedding itself was to take place on a cliff top but that I couldn't do so the beach it had to be. The groom was in the army and a Scot.  I couldn't find a suitable groom in a kilt so we settled for tartan bows and sentiment.  The wedding colours were green and navy.  This time I managed to hide the extra face between the bride and the chaplain.  The date of the wedding was on the number plate.  Last time it was the name of the camper van.

I was quite surprised that I enjoyed making it all again - well almost.  I am blowing my own trumpet I know but I was told that the happy couple want to frame the card.

So if you need a wedding card and have a camper van - I am your gal.

Carol xx