CDAC Progressive Challenge Round 12

It’s Round 12 of the Progressive Challenge at CDAC  and we have some lovely

Green, Great & Gorgeous

Images from some fabulous creators. Team A have the pleasure in bringing you some gorgeous samples for the images for the final round of this group.

My card is using a fab image called Hanging In There from Happileigh Scrappin’

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It was a total pleasure to work with this image. I was on the DT for Happileigh Scrappin’ Challenges and had the opportunity to work with many of Leigh’s fab images but hadn’t previously done so with this one.

I started with colouring the image in Promarkers & Flexmarkers and created decoupage layers fro the tummt and head and a separate layer for the head and the little birdie. I also added googly eyes and layered with 3d foam. I added some stickles to the birdie and used a Nestabilities die to cut the whole image out.

The paper used for the background is from a pad of papers that came free with a magazine and I added it to a scalloped edge card blank. The sentiment has been matted with a scrap of olive card and raised up with foam pads.

If you have taken part in the last challenge you will be receiving your images to work with for this part. If however you didn't enter all is not lost. For the paltry sum of only $1 you can buy back into the challenge and you will receive the images.

The deadline to enter your cards is 29^th February. For all details on this challenge, the rules and how it works please pop over to this thread at the CDAC

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Image & Sentiment – Hanging In There by Happileigh Scrappin’

Paper – Magazine Freebie

Embellishments – Googly eyes & Stickles glitter glue

Tools – Promarkers, Flexmarkers, 3d foam, tiny scissors, Nestabilities die

Techniques – Diecutting & decoupage

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

Diva’s By Design #22 – Wings

I Love Promarkers #104 – Nature

Paper Variety – Photo Inspiration (green & leapfrog)

Penny’s Paper Crafty #73 – Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs – Die Cuts

Simon Says Stamp & Show – Anything Goes

Stamps R Us – Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious #74 – All Creatures Great & Small

HLSC #40 - 'T' Time

We have a new challenge today over at Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges which has been set my Happi Sister Starla and it is ‘T’ Time. Use images of T or something that starts with a T such as a Turtle, teddy Bear, Texture etc.


Unfortunately this will be our final Challenge as Leigh has had some life changes that mean she hasn't got time to draw the designs any more. I am truly going to miss designing for her as the images are perfect for my bright and fun style of crafting and my life has been enriched by being in a group of lovely ladies. The Happi Sisters are all such a talented bunch of crafters you will no doubt see us popping up all over the crafty blogosphere.

The Happi Sisters as always had the pick of the many images in the Happileigh Scrappin' store and I do hope you will take a look at the fabulous creations they have all made on the blog as there are some real beauties there.

For my card I have used Sea Turtle which is in the Critters section of the store.

As always you get the black and white and the coloured versions, all for only $3

It has been pointed out by my hubby this week that I don’t tend to make many card for men so in attempt to make more of an effort I have used this cute little turtle on a man’s card. It’s still got some bling on it though J

I have coloured the image using Promarkers and drew little swirls on it but I think I may have made him look a bit too much like a tortoise rather than a sea turtle. I did a Google search and my little offering is not quite right but hey, I can use artistic license can’t I? I did find the cutest picture of a Tiny Sea Turtle though courtesy of Simon King’s photostream on Flikr J

Aww, isn’t it sooo cute and tiny?

I used Kraft cardstock for the base and the mulitcoloured circle paper is a snippet from a freebie magazine paper. The sentiment is one I made myself. He is such a chilled out dude of a turtle. Finally I added some bubbles in the form of assorted sizes and colours of blue and clear gems.

There are loads of fabulous images in the Happileigh Scrappin' Store and Leigh has also got some gorgeous new designs available. With every purchase you this gorgeous image and sentiment free........

Also for every 3 images you purchase you can choose an extra one absolutely free. 

There are loads of fab images just itching to be played with so you will find it easy to spend your pennies I promise you :)

Remember, for our challenges you don't need to use a Happileigh Scrappin' image but if you do you it will be entered into a separate draw. With freebies available here it is easy to use one of Leigh's fabulous digis.

We would love to see lots of entries in this challenge. Leigh gives away her lovely digis to the top 3 so it is well worth entering and myself and the DT love to see your creations, so come on over to

Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges to join the fun!

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – 6” square

Image – Sea Turtle by Happileigh Scrappin'

Paper – Freebie magazine snippet

Sentiment – Made by Me J

Embellishments – gems from Poundland

Tools - Promarkers,

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Crafty Pad #139 – Gems
• Crazy Challenge #85 – Men Only
• Cute Card Thursday #182 – Anything Goes
• Jules Crafty Snippets #37 – Papers and matting layer are snippets J
• Make It Monday #55 – Link Up Party
• Mami Doodles #33 – All Creatures Great & Small
• Moving Along With The Times #116 – Sparkle
• My Mum’s Craft Shop #23 – Happy Birthday
• My Time To Craft #157 – Kaleidoscope of Colour
• Outlawz GC091211 – I see Dots
• Patches of Pink #11 – Link Up Party
• Shelly’s Images TTT – Show Us What You’ve Got
• Stamp Scrap & Doodle Saturday – Birthday
• Stamp With Fun #129 – Anything Goes
• Stamptacular Sunday #129 – Just Sayin’
• There She Goes #123 – Birthdays with Pizazz

Happileigh Scrappin' #39

We have a new challenge today over at Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges which is to use an Autumn Theme. This could be anything to do with Autumn like back to School, leaves, Fall Holidays.

The Happi Sisters as always had the pick of the many images in the Happileigh Scrappin' store and I do hope you will take a look at the fabulous creations they have all made on the blog as there are some real beauties there.

For my card I have used one of the older images called Mice With blackberries which is in the Mice Section of the store

As always you get the black and white and coloured versions, in this set all for only $3

I have made this card as a kind of homage to a harvest festival type of feel. The little mice are helping one another to pick the blackberries off their bushes, in the same way that I am harvesting the cooking apples off my tree in my own back garden. Those blackberries look so juicy don’t they?

My card has been made using paper scraps from the Papermania Woodland Folks pad, just perfect for projects at this time of year. The image has been coloured with Promarkers and matted onto a dark green spotty paper. I have threaded a self-adhesive ribbon through slits and this has then been raised on 3d foam squares.

I have used a sketch from Kathy’s Waffle Sketch file for the layout and it had these great squares on it so I used 10, count them 10!! Brads shaped like leaves. I cut scraps of papers, backed onto cardstock for stability and poked the brads through. Each has been raised on foam. The sentiment was on a die cut sheet that I bought last November and I thought it was perfect for this card.

There are loads of fabulous images in the Happileigh Scrappin' Store and Leigh has also got some gorgeous new designs available. With every purchase you this gorgeous image and sentiment free........

Also for every 3 images you purchase you can choose an extra one absolutely free. There are loads of fab images just itching to be played with so you will find it easy to spend your pennies I promise you :)

Remember, for our challenges you don't need to use a Happileigh Scrappin' image but if you do you it will be entered into a separate draw. With freebies available here it is easy to use one of Leigh's fabulous digis.

We would love to see lots of entries in this challenge. Leigh gives away her lovely digis to the top 3 so it is well worth entering and myself and the DT love to see your creations, so come on over to

Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges to join the fun!

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A5

Image – Mice With Blackberries by Happileigh Scrappin'

Sketch – Kathy’s Waffle Sketch File

Paper – Woodland Folk by Papermania (all scraps Jules!)

Sentimeny – Hunkydory Crafts

Embellishments – Self adhesive ribbon my MIC, leaf shaped brads Papermania

Tools - 3D Foam & Scissors, Promarkers,

Techniques – Distressing with inkpad

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Art With No Boundaries – Anything Goes
• Inspiration Avenue – Autumn Splendour
• Cards For Men #19 – Anything But Square
• Crafty Creations #135 – Anything But Square
• Crafty Pad #138 – Autumn Colours
• Creative Card Crew – Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations Paint – Ribbon
• Creative Stamp Friends #33 – Card for a Man
• Critter Sketch Challenge #82 – Photo Inspiration
• Deep Ocean Challenge #7 – Hearts
• Di’s Digi Designs #1 – Anything Goes
• Digistamps 4 Joy #27 – Colours of Autumn
• Everybody Art #158 – Autumn
• Fresh Brewed Designs #63 – Use Something New (ribbon is from a challenge prize)
• I Did It Creations #72 – Anything Goes
• I Love Promarkers #82 – Metal Embellishments
• Jules Crafty Snippets #36 – All papers and mats are snippets J
• Kathy’s Waffle Sketch File – Layout for Sketch
• Let’s Craft & Create #27 – Blast From the Past (#25 Use a Digi)
• Lexi’s Creations #48 – Autumn
• Lollipop Crafts – Eyelets or Brads
• Make It Monday #54 – Link Up Party
• My Mum’s Craft Shop – Lots of Layers
• One Stop Craft Challenge #148 – Food & drink
• Outlawz PAM091011 – Autumn Theme
• Papertake Weekly #64 – Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly #64 – Anything Goes
• Pile It On #37 – Lots of Layers
• Sentimental Sunday #72 – Autumn
• Stamp Something – Anything Goes
• Totally Stampalicious – Anything Goes

CCM #51 Summer Holiday Memories

We have a new challenge today over at Crafty Cardmakers. It was my turn to set the theme and I have chosen  a Summer Holiday Memories theme.

After a month off the DT have recharged their batteries and are raring to go with some fab new challenges for you.

The lovely Joanna Sheen is sponsoring this challenge

Now I have to be honest I haven’t been away anywhere for a summer holiday this year but for me it has to be a visit to the beach. If I go abroad the 1^st thing I have to check is how close the hotel is to the beach as the sea is a major part of it for me. My Grandfather and Great Grandfather were both in the Navy and it has always drawn me to it in a way I cannot explain. I love to listen to the sea crashing onto the rocks and love nothing better than looking for special pebbles and paddling in the sea if it’s not too cold. Paula and I went to Snowdonia earlier in the year and quite by accident found this almost deserted beach. The weather was fabulous and we had the most amazing time there. The pebbles were amazing and I could have stayed there all day

My card has been made using a Kraft base. The beach wordart is from TLC Creations and the bucket and spade is a digi from Happileigh Scrappin’ coloured with Promarkers and cut using a Nestability die. Both digis have been matted onto cardstock scraps from my snippet pile.

The ribbon is from a set of DCWV drawers I had from QVC which has alload of holiday things in.The cardstock sticker sentiment cam from there too and last but not least I used a couple of plastic beach themed beads to finish off the image.

I’m looking for ward to sharing your Summer holiday Memories too.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – 6” Square

Image & Sentiment – Shovel & Pail by Happileigh Scrappin'

Sketch – Shelly’s Images TTT

No Patterned Paper – OMG, withdrawal symptoms!!

Sentiment – Cardstock Sticker DCWV

Embellishments – Ribbon by DCWV,

Tools - 3D Foam & Scissors, Promarkers, Nestie dies,

Techniques – Die Cutting

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Art With No Boundaries – Anything Goes
• Bee Crafty #54 - Frames & Borders
• Crafty Boots Challenge #1 – Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew – Anything Goes
• Deep Ocean Challenge #7 – Hearts
• Fun With Shapes & More #91 – Anything Goes
• I Love Promarkers #81 – Anything Goes
• Jules Crafty Snippets #35 – cardstock for matting is all snippets J
• Let’s Craft & Create #27 – Blast From the Past (#25 Use a Digi)
• Meljen’s Designs #74 – No Patterned Paper
• Paper Playtime #54 - Vacation
• Paper Shelter #29 - Anything Goes
• Passion For Promarkers #115 – Anything Goes
• Pile It On #36 – Bucket, beach, beads
• Scrapbook Sisters #50 – Anything Goes
• Shelly’s Images TTT – Sketch for Layout
• Stamping For The Weekend #15 – Holidays
• Stamptacular Sunday #127 – The Sky’s The Limit
• Stamp Something – September Digi Day
• Woodware USA #42 – Anything Goes

Happieigh Scrappin' #38

We have a new challenge today over at Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges which is to use Autumnul colours of Brown Orange & Yellow

The Happi Sisters as always had the pick of the many images in the Happileigh Scrappin' store and I do hope you will take a look at the fabulous creations they have all made on the blog as there are some real beauties there.

For my card I have used a newly released image last week called First Kiss which is in the Girly Girls Section of the store

This is a great value for money set because as always you get the black and white and coloured versions, but you also get 2 sentiments in this set as well all for only $3

I had to keep this away from my hubby as it is my 10^th wedding anniversary at the end of the month and I will be giving this card to him. We have been together for 22 years and although I won’t go so far as to say each kiss feels like the 1^st, I will say that he still makes my tummy tipple over and I know I am very, very lucky to able to say that after such a long time J

Anyhoo, I love Autumn, love the colours and so this image was easy to colour with my Promarkers  in oranges, browns and yellows. I coloured in the little boy and girls in hair colours that we both had as children, brown for me and ginger for Paul. The background paper is more brown than the photo has brought out and has little flowers and leaves all over it with glitter on them. The sentiment was cut out using a nestie label die, inked around the edges and matted twice onto brown cardstock. The orange ribbon is from my stash. I have use scraps of cardstock to cut out 2 lattice hearts with my Martha Stewart punched and layered them over one another so they are entwined and the last touch is a felt flower with a button centre.

There are loads of fabulous images in the Happileigh Scrappin' Store and Leigh has also got some gorgeous new designs available. With every purchase you this gorgeous image and sentiment free........

Also for every 3 images you purchase you can choose an extra one absolutely free. There are loads of fab images just itching to be played with so you will find it easy to spend your pennies I promise you :)

Remember, for our challenges you don't need to use a Happileigh Scrappin' image but if you do you it will be entered into a separate draw. With freebies available here it is easy to use one of Leigh's fabulous digis.

We would love to see lots of entries in this challenge. Leigh gives away her lovely digis to the top 3 so it is well worth entering and myself and the DT love to see your creations, so come on over to

Happileigh Scrappin' Challenges to join the fun!

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – A5

Image & Sentiment – First Kiss by Happileigh Scrappin'

Sketch – Cardablities #38

Paper - patterned paper by Dovecraft

Embellishments – Felt Flower, ribbon

Tools - 3D Foam & Scissors, Promarkers, Nestie dies, Martha Stewart Punch

Techniques - Shaped card, punching, diecutting

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• 4 Crafty Chicks – Celebrate
• Art With No Boundaries – Anything Goes
• Card Makin’ Mamas #28 – Digi Images or papers
• Cardabilities #38 - Sketch for layout
• Craft Us Crazy #16 – Autumn Colours
• Craft Your Passion #74 – Use Flowers
• Crafty Boots Challenge #1 – Anything Goes
• Creative Card Crew – Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday #180 - Punches
• Deep Ocean Challenge #7 – Hearts
• Delightful Inspirations DT Challenge – Wedding or Anniversary
• Die Cutting Diva’s #30 – Autumn Colours
• Fun With Shapes & More #91 – Anything Goes
• Fussy & Fancy 1000 Followers – Card for a Celebration
• I Love Promarkers #81 – Anything Goes
• Let’s Craft & Create #27 – Blast From the Past (#25 Use a Digi)
• Lexi’s Creations #48 – Autumn (colours)
• Little Claire Designs #12 – Wedding or Anniversary
• Make It Monday #53 – Link Up Party
• My Time To Craft #155 – Flowers
• Ooh La La Creations #88 - Anniversary
• Paper Shelter #29 - Anything Goes
• Passion For Promarkers #115 – Anything Goes
• Pile It On #36 – Boy, Button, Brown
• Scrapbook Sisters #50 – Anything Goes
• Secret Crafter #150 – Colours of Autumn
• Stamp N Doodle – Anniversary/Congrats/wedding
• Stamp Something – September Digi Day
• Stamp With Fun #127 – Autumn (colours)
• Stamptacular Sunday #127 – The Sky’s The Limit