Sledging Fun

The current challenge at CD Sunday is Silhouettes. I've used an obvious CD - Joanna Sheens Dancing With Shadows and followed this sketch from Sketch Saturday

 We used to love sledging down the hill when I was young but we used a dustbin lid and it was always such a long walk back up the hill

I've used some transparent crystal embossing powder on top of the image ad snowflake for a lovely glistening effect

Cardz 4 Guyz Water Challenge

It's my turn to pick our theme and I've chosen WATER. I think this gives lots of scope for a masculine creation. For my card I've used an image from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker Collection - I just love this CD. I've used my Darice Bubbles embossing folder and gone over it with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I would have preffered to use the blue card as the background but I only had a few small pieces so I swapped them around but then the yellow card looked a little bare so I used a pen top to stamp some bubbles. Glossy Accents and a Craftwork Cards sentiment to finish

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:
CD Sunday - Birthday Card For A Male
Craft For The Craic - Something With Circles
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Anything with Snippets

I do hope you can join in with this challenge but please remember to make your creation suitable for a male of any age

At the Seaside for CD Sunday

It's just as well that CD Sunday have gone fortnightly or I would have missed the challenge. I made the card the day the challenge was added but forgot to post it. The theme is At The Seaside and I've used an image from the Faye Whittaker Collection. I've used Pan Pastels for the background and the sentiment is from Stampin Up's Summer By The Sea. A few die cut shells and some twine to finish

Flying High For CD Sunday

I've only just found time to play along with this weeks challenge at CD Sunday and I'm sure I'll still be a last minute entrant when they change to fortnightly next week! The theme is Tots to Teenagers and I found this image already printed from the Faye Whittaker Collection. The backing paper is from a pad which was free withQuick Cards Made Easy. The red card is from my snippets file and they're not all quite the same red but once I'd embossed and sanded, it doesn't show. Three buttons from my stash and a Craftwork Cards sentiment to finish.

One For The Boys at CD Sunday

I love this image from Giordano's Puppies and Kittens. In fact I love all the images on this fabulous CD but I've used this one on both masculine and feminine cards depending how you embellish it and as the challenge at CD Sunday is One For The Boys, I've gone quite simple. I've used this sketch from Feeling Sketchy

I've used a new X-cut embossing folder which is part of they're new masculine range and distressed it with Rusty Hinge ink. The sentiment was free with the latest DoCrafts magazine. I must admit this is the first time I've bought the magazine since it went up by £2 but the vouchers inside made it worth it this time. The flowerpot, twine and brads are from my stash

Victorian Beauties For CD Sunday

Once again I'm quite late for the CD Sunday challenge. Since I've been trying to get fitter, time in my craft room has given away to cycling. and gardening although I still seem to be buying the same amount of craft stash. Today I made time to play and came up with this card using Joanna Sheen's Victorian Romance CD. I knew I wanted to do something less obvious and when I saw this image I knew that was it. I can just here my late uncle saying "what a beauty" if he saw a car like this so I thought it would fit the bill well

CD Sunday Ribbon, Lace & Gems

I almost forgot about this weeks challenge at CD Sunday so I searched through the images I had printed off and came across this lady in lace from Joanna Sheen's ATC Assistant and thought it would be perfect fro the Ribbon, Lace and Gems challenge.The glove die is an old one by Spellbinders that the lovely PeeJay gave me and the fan die is by Joanna Sheen

Joanna Sheen's ATC Assistant
Authentique  Journey paper pad
Spellbinders Glove die
Joanna Sheen Fan die
Ribbon, lace, gems and brad from my stash

Someone Special at CD Sunday

The challenge this week at CD Sunday is to make a card for someone special. This is a card for my Aunt. It's not her birthday but she has taken up knitting again now her chemo is finished and this cutie from Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends reminds me of her little kitten so I just thought she'd like it. All the embellishments are die cut from snippets so I'm also playing along at Pixie's Snippets Playground

Something Old - Something New at CD Sunday

This weeks challenge at CD Sunday is Something Old, Something New and it doesn't have to be a wedding card. I've gone masculine and used my new Fabulous Fella's CD by Katy Sue Designs. I must admit I was a little disappointed in this CD at first glance but thought I'd give it a go. I've followed this sketch from Seize The Sketch

I've rotated the sketch and used an embossing folder and papers for the background with some card candi to finish

Katy Sue Designs - Fabulous Fellas
Music notes embossing folder
Papermania Capsule Collection papers
Gold Card Candi
Spellbinders Nesties

CD Sunday - Something Beginning With "D"

This weeks challenge at CD Sunday is Something Beginning With "D". There are so many possibilities for this and I thought about all the cute dogs on the Furry Friends CD but wanted something different so I've come up with D is for Danger with this great image from The Best of LaPashe 2012

Jenny's Sketch at CD Sunday

The CD Sunday challenge this week is a sketch and as usual I'm nearly out of time for this one so it's quite a quick card. This is the sketch

I've rotated the sketch for my card

Joanna Sheen's Furry Friend

X-cut Butterfly embossing folder

Cuttlebug Daisy embossing folder

Still Going Round in Circles

This is another card for the CD Sunday challenge Going Round in Circles. It's a similar theme to my last card and another image from Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker Collection

Faye Whittaker CD
Cuttlebug Candy Cane embossing folder
Bakers Twine
Scalloped Circle Nestie

Going Round in Circles at CD Sunday

They're Going Round in Circles at CD Sunday and as soon as I saw this challenge I had an idea and found the perfect image on Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia Collection Faye Whittaker CD. I've followed this sketch from Sketch Saturday

And here is my card

Joanna Sheen's Faye Whittaker Collection
Craftwork Cards sentiment
Scalloped circle Nesties
Raspberry Road Love Lives Here paper pad
Gems and lace from my stash

Mother, Mum, Mummy for CD Sunday

I'm still trying to use up bits and pieces from my desk so I've sorted through some images that I've printed previously and thought this one was ideal for the Mother's challenge at CD Sunday. It's from the animal section of the Morehead CD.

I have based it on this sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches but I'm not sure if I've added too much to qualify

And here is my card

Morehead CD
Cuttlebug Retro Kitchen embossing folder
Marianne Design frame and swirl dies
Tattered Lace Circus Alphabet die
X-cut leaf punch
Gems and flowers from my stash

Simply Red at CD Sunday

I've not played along at many challenges this last couple of weeks but as I had an unexpected day at home today I've been up in the craft room sorting things out. I came across a load of images printed off and decided that this one is perfect for the CD Sunday Simply Red challenge. I didn't want to get all my Christmas bits out just yet so I've taken the Simply part of the challenge and made a very CAS card which is also perfect for the Christmas Card challenge this week and the Crimbo Crackers challenge which is Cute Christmas

The image is from Joanna Sheens Fury Friends and it's simply layered onto red and white card. The sentiment is by Pink Petticoat cut with a Stampin Up banner die

All About Spring at CD Sunday

There are signs of spring coming through now after all the rain. We have one daffodil out and lots of crocuses and the snowdrops on the village green have just about faded. So I was thinking flowers for the All About Spring challenge at CD Sunday but there were just so many images to choose from so I started with this sketch from Sketch & Stash

I'm trying to use up some of my paper stash and the Honey & Hugs pad by Papermania has hardly been touched so I thought the springlike papers would be perfect. Flicking though it to choose my papers I remembered this image from Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends - such a cute reminder that spring is just around the corner

Paper - Papermania Honey & Hugs pad
Image - Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends
Heart & flourishes - Marianne Design dies
Flowers from my stash

Love Always

Yes it's Valentine's Day this week so there are lots of Love challenges around in blogland and my card is for the CD Sunday Love Always challenge and the Kaboodle Doodles For My Sweatheart. My image is from The Rachelle Anne Miller Collection and I like that it's not the usual red and white. The image printed larger than I intended so I've kept the rest of the card quite simple with an embossed background, some die cut leaves and a punched flower. You can probably tell by the range of greens that the leaves were cut from snippets so I'm taking it to Pixie's Snippets Playground - hopefully the playmates haven't been washed away

Celebrate In Style

I entered a really girly card in the CD Sunday Ribbon & Bows challenge so I thought I'd have a go at a more masculine card and this is what I've come up with. A really simple card, the image is from Joanna Sheens Furry Friends and the backing is card stamped with some Woodware stamps. Computer generated sentiment and ribbon across the corners. The bow is obviously his bow tie

Ribbons & Bows For CD Sunday

The challenge at CD Sunday this week is Ribbons & Bows. When I saw this I knew I wanted to use my new die but couldn't find a suitable image. Then I remembered my Joanna Sheen ATC Assistant CD. I always forget how many great images are on this so I've left it out on my desk for a while. I chose this one because of the lacy gloves. The die is an old Spellbinders one that my friend Pam (PeeJay) was selling but when I said I was interested in buying it she just gave it to me - thanks so much Pam, not just for the die but for reminding me of the old ones I have too. The corner die was also a gift - part of my prize for winning a previous CD Sunday challenge.

CD Sunday Year Of The Horse

As well as Cardz 4 Guyz celebrating the Chinese New Year, the theme is Horses at CD Sunday. I've used this fun image from The Best Of LaPashe 2012. The rosette is made from a scrap of DSP and a Spellbinders Spirelli die. The cup and sentiment are from a Marianne Design set