Sunday, 10 June 2012

CD Sunday - Beautiful Ballerinas

It's Top Three Time


Wendy has had a hard job choosing her top three for the Gorgeous Green challenge but she has decided today and her winning three are;

13 Michelle JM
10 Pauline
4 Seafield Jo

Wendy has a little something for our winner so michelle please email us with your address and claim your prize.

Good morning all, what a week we've had with the weather. I booked time off work but shouldn't have bothered as it hasn't stopped raining so hardly been across the doorstep. I'm back at work on Monday so it should brighten up then.

Anyway onto this weeks business, your cards last week for our Gorgeous Green topic were so varied and all beautiful, glad I don't have to pick a winner. I don't think you realise just how many shades of green there are, so thank you all we loved visiting you and enjoying your creations.

This week we have chosen the theme Beautiful Ballerinas and have we got a varied selection for you to look through, if the teams efforts are anything to go by then you are going to enjoy this week.  Sue is still with us so we will start with her card.

Sue
Crafters Companion - Jane Nestorenko's Adorables
Carol
 'Dancing with Shadows' - Joanna Sheen 
Jenny
 Dreams of Tranquility - Ooh La La
Wendy M
Crafter's Companion - Paintbox Poppets CD
Wendy P
 JS _ Daisy and Friends
Christine
 Dreams of Tranquility - Ooh La La
Beryl
 Artylicious Decadent Brocade CD
Caz
 Crafter's Companion - Paintbox Poppets
Jocelyn
 Joanna Sheen - Ivory Cats CD

Hopefully you will love the theme and our selection of cards has given you a bit of a push in the right direction. All we ask is that you use something from a cd and that it's new work not linked back to a previous posting. Please link back to this blog with your entry and most importantly have fun.

Sunday, 3 June 2012

CD Sunday Challenge - Gorgeous Green

Old MacDonald had a Farm Top Three



Wendy M has chosen her top three for the Old MacDonald challenge and they are as follows;


 1st - Jenny Pearson (No 4)

2nd - Collen (No 9)
3rd - Michelle JM (No 6)
Well done to you all and Jenny if you can email us with your address then Wendy has a little something for you by way as a prize.

This weeks challenge is below.



Good morning all, we hope you are enjoying your bank holiday weekend and the weather holds out for us to make use of the great outdoors.

You made some lovely cards last week and we really enjoyed visiting your blogs so thank you for your continued support.

We are really busy this week as we have had a call out for a new team member, well we were in a quandary as we had so many great people show an interest that we ended up choosing not one but two new members.  I know you will like what they do and as their styles are very different  there will be even more inspiration for you each week.

Our first choice is Beryl, and this is what she has to say about herself;

I've always been a crafter in one way or another, learning to knit, crochet and embroider from my elders. Once I discovered computers back in 1995 I started to make a few cards digitally, it wasn't until 2005 that my niece brought some of her crafty stash with her when she came for a holiday visit that I got hooked on papercrafting. 
I love rubber stamping and have many stamps but my colouring skills leave a lot to be desired sometimes - so CD's are  an essential for me. And being invited to join The CD Sunday Challenge Design Team is a bonus and an honour.
Welcome to the team Beryl and hopefully you will have lots of fun with us.  

Our next choice is Caz and she has also given us a little bio by way of an introduction;
 I am married, have 2 sons, and 6 grandchildren. I retired a few years ago, after a very busy work life, I am so enjoying spending more time crafting. I started crafting in my late 20's, over the years I have tried my hand at most forms of crafting. For the last 10 years I have been content with paper crafting. Like many crafters, I wasn't good at Art at school, because I can't even draw a recognisable matchstick man. However, the world of creating has changed with the introduction of so many lovely craft CD,s, stamps and inks. I love to play, experiment and even get messy. I teach a weekly class of a number of ladies who feel as passionate as I do to create a nice finished project from the beginning of a white sheet of paper or card. I am delighted to be joining the CD Challenge blog Design Team, and look forward to creating regular CD created cards.
Welcome Caz and we hope you too have a great time and enjoy being part of the team.

Our guest this month is Sue once again,  we were meant to have a new guest but a few problems meant that she couldn't manage this month and Sue very kindly agreed to stay on and do another month.  
Now onto this weeks challenge which has been chosen for us by Wendy P, our theme this week is
Gorgeous Green
The team have been busy as usual and have come up with quite a few good ideas for you so here we go, and as usual we will start with our guest.


Sue
Ivory Cats - Joanna Sheen


Jocelyn
Animal Antics for the Panda
Tales of the Orient for the bamboo leaves backing paper

Carol
 The sentiment comes from Rachelle Anne Miller Collection.

Jenny
Artylicious - Decadent Brocade

Wendy M
Card Creations Reflections of Edwardian Ladies

Wendy P
 MCS - Collectors Edition

Beryl
 Sheena Douglass' CD for the bp

Caz
Debbie Moore Shabby Chic - Haberdashery

So there's plenty of variety here for you  and I hope we have inspired you to come and join us. Just the few normal things to think about, use something from a cd and link back to this blog in your post but most of all enjoy!

Sunday, 27 May 2012

CD Sunday Challenge - Old Macdonald had a Farm

Easy Elegance Top Three

Jocelyn has chosen her top three and she has a little something for the winner so  please email us at the address at the top of the page if it's you!
 1.     Cats Creative Corner (No. 3)

2.     Linby (No. 16)
3.     Ali Wade (No. 5)

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Good Sunday morning to you, it's been such a lovely week and I'm sure I could get used to it!
This week we are having a bit of a fun time and have gone with the theme Old Macdonald had a Farm, I have to admit at first I wasn't impressed but fter stopping to think found I did have something I could use.

Last week your entries were as usual stunning, so glad I don't have to choose a top three, and in case you are wondering I only got around to putting my top three from the refections challenge onto the blog yesterday, so if you haven't seen the winners please check out last weeks post.

This week it is the last week for our guest Sue and I think you can agree that she has done a great job, we will be sorry to see her go but next week we will have a new guest and I know you will be surprised and will love her input.

Right onto this week and we will start as usual with our guest.
Sue
Woodland folk and Friends - Docrafts

Wendy P

MCS More than Fur and Feathers

Jocelyn
 MCS Setting the Scene

Carol
Joanna Sheen - Messy Rabbit CD - for the ATC backs

Jenny
Plush Pals - Ella's Designs

Wendy M
Joanna Sheen Times Gone By CD


So that's it for our teams ideas, hopefully you will be able to come up with something to blow us all away.  Just the usual things, use something from a cd and link back here in your blog post.