Phew, just had a very busy week at work so I've had to snatch an odd hour here and there to take part in our great new challenge at Bah! Humbug! This week we are asking everyone to be creative using CDs or even create something to hold a CD gift. Tons of scope in this theme and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.
For my first project I decided to use a CD on the front of my card. Love the reflective shine even if it is horrendous to get a good photo of.
Materials used...
- Holly face rubber stamp by American Art Stamps - Paula Best design
- green corrugated card
- green mirri card and holly printed mirri card
- silver peel offs
- die cut spiky circle - Nellie Snellen die
- silver brads
- Promarkers
Additional challenges...
- Rainbow Lady - Use and old CD
- Cute Card Thursday - Shiny Happy Cards
- Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge - Use Peel offs
My second project has been a nightmare to complete and I'm not very happy with it at all. It just went so astray from my original idea, but oh well these things happen.
I bought an CD clock with 80s graphics on it's face from one of the Pound shops in Leeds some time back intending to alter it. I thought it would be a relatively easy task - hmmm think again! My original plan was to have a pink and silver theme so off came the red second hand, which is a bit of a shame seeing as I ended up using red in my design.
Another sad thing was that as the face of the clock was already so patterned I couldn't use take advantage of the mirror quality of a CD. I did try to dismantle the clock with the aim of adding a blank CD, but I hadn't got the right tools. Sigh, the only thing I could do was use the CD as a base and cover it with papers.
Materials used...
- Joanna Sheen House Mouse stamps
- Nellie Snellen dies
- white card, silver and red card
- Promarkers
- self adhesive gems
- computer generated sentiment
I'm not happy with the finished clock at all and if I were starting again I would do the whole thing completely differently, but we learn by our mistakes and I do think that part of the fun of crafting is trying new things and experimenting.
Additional challenges...
- My Time to Craft - Going round in circles
- Papertake Weekly - Putting on the glitz
- City Crafter - Cute Stuff
- A Spoonful of Sugar - Anything but a card.
- Totally Stampalicious - use some glitter or bling on your card
Have a wonderful Friday everyone and do pop over to Bah! Humbug! to check out the challenge for yourselves. Max has found some fantastic links to tutorials for making all kinds of things using CDs. I think I'm going to try some of them out myself this weekend.
Ann xxx
21 comments:
Thanks ever so much for participating in my Christmas challenge. I love your card and you really thought outside the box with that one ! Love it ! X Fab
Oh, out of the two projects I just love that clock. I think it looks fantastic. x Lavinia
Great work on these projects using CDs and as you say difficult to photograph and my scanner doesn't like reflective stuff either. Thinking cap on for what I might do for the BH challenge this week.
Soooooo Love your finished projects Ann. I especially like your 'clock' there is nothing I don't like about it.
Carole x
Two great cards Ann, out of the two I think the clock just has the edge for me. Can't see anything wrong with it at all, even if it's not turned out the way you had hoped
Beryl x
I just love your cards, and the clock is so cute.
What a fab idea love it! Hugs Elizabeth x
Two fab cards Ann, love the clock, it's super. Thanks for sharing with us at Rainbow Lady's Challenge this week. Hugs Christine x
This sure is cute ... love the little house mouse .... thanks for playing along with us at CCCB
Three brilliant makes Ann. I admire your inginuity (sp?) - you know what I mean.lol
Beryl xx
Great cards Ann and love the clock too. Thanks for playing xx
Great cards Ann and love the clock too. Thanks for playing xx
Lovely projects but not easy to photograph as you say.
Anne
You are very creative, thanks for sharing!
Hi Ann, two gorgeous craetions, I don't know why you are not happy with your clock it is brilliant!! I love it your mice are so cute and it is a piece that would come out every Christmas and become a Christmas tradition.
WOW these are all great, Thanks for sharing them. Ohhh you got a great picture of the card with th CD on the front, I would have had to take about 50 to get 1 just right. Thanks for joining in on Rainbow Lady this week Hazelxoxo
I just love those mouse stamps.. This is adorable.. Thanks so much for playing along with us at CCCB!
so fun and fabulous! Thank you for joining us at CCCB!
Super projects, such good ideas. Thank you for joining in with Rainbow Lady's challenge this week.
Jen x
Wonderful creations!
Thank you for joining us at CCT! :)
Hugs
Vanja
Oh Ann
You are an absolute inspiration to so many people in the crafty world and you don't even know it. You do realise that as your biggest fan, when you come to stay with me, I will have to torture you until you share loads more of your fantastically creative ideas ROFLOL!
Luv'n'Stuff
Max
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