A BUGABOO 'OLDIE BUT GOODIE'

Thursdays are the day we at Bugaboo Stamps get to remind you how fabulous the older images are ... and here is one of the oldies I have used on a POST IT PAD COVER

The image featured on my card is Flower Watering Can - Daffofill Can that has been coloured using my Spectrum Noir markers.

I mounted it onto a black cardstock (heavy) folder into which I pasted the post it pad.  The embellishments are a yellow organza ribbon bow and a row of yellow gems.

Click HERE to link to the CATCH THE BUG blog to see the other Bugaboo Design Teamies' creations, and prepare to be inspired!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this project to the following challenges:

JEN’S DIGISTAMPS, BLING

SIMON SAYS STAMP, ANYTHING GOES

INCY WINCY DESIGNS, ANYTHING BUT A CARD

STAMP AND CREATE, SPRING IS COMING

A SKETCH CHALLENGE AT THE OUTLAWZ

Wednesday's Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz has a lovely sketch to follow this week : 

but I rotated it a quarter turn to the left and this is my interpretation :

The image featured on my card is one of my own drawings available as a digistamps at Digistamps 4 Joy, and is called Catherine.   I paper pieced the dress, and shaded theimage (and the paper piecing) using my alcohol markers. Here is a better look at the image and the paper piecing I did on her dress:

Here is what I used on my card:

I would like to add this card to the following challenges

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

365 CARDS, DAY 56, HATS OFF

MAKE IT MONDAY, #129, ANYTHING GOES

TAMMY’S SCRAPIN’ CORNER, #51, PAPER PIECING

THE PINK ELEPHANT, TPE#188, ANYTHING GOES

GINGERLOFT, RIBBONS AND BOWS

ONE STITCH AT A TIME, #152, USE A DIGI

CRAFTS & ME, #122, DIES OR PUNCHES

DIVAS BY DESIGN, ANYTHING GOES

FAB n FUNKY, #160, PASTEL COLOURS

TUESDAY'S COLOUR CHALLENGE AT THE OUTLAWZ

Over at The Outlawz the Tuesday Colour Challenge has this as colours to use

I made a Recipe Book Marker Tag using the Bugaboo image called Kitchen Ginger - Bowl which I coloured using alcohol markers.

Here is a better look at the image :

To make up my tag, I added the wording in a downloaded font which has lovely outlines so that I could colour it too.

and if you look closely at the photograph above you will see the freehand cutting I did on the borders of the tag.  I used a red CS background to give my tag a little more thickness.

The embellishments I used are 3 fabulous red felt flowers from BLUEBERRY BEAR.

A hole was punched in the top and a large industrial brad and ribbon added.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

BEARLY MINE, #75, ANYTHING GOES

EVERYBODY ART, #225, TAG

SHOPPING OUR STASH, #91, TAG IT

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

TOP TIP  TUESDAY, TAG, YOU’RE IT

CREATED WITH LOVE, #30, BRIGHT AND CHEERY

INCY WINCY DESIGNS, ANYTHING BUT A CARD

MAKE IT MONDAY, #129, ANYTHING GOES

THE PINK ELEPHANT, TPE#188, ANYTHING GOES

WHAT'S NEW AT BLUEBERRY BEAR?

The answer to that is LOTS ....

Check out these new items :

packs of 3/4/5 FELT diecut flowers available in an assortment of pretty colours

multicolour packs also available

Some beautiful metal (brass) embellishments too

pretty little organza flowers

 layered organza flowers

dainty satin flowers

and these are on their way ....

STOCK AVAILABLE ex-DURBAN

Click HERE to see the entire BLUEBERRY BEAR RANGE

luv'n huggz

JEN LEEFLANG (aka BLUEBERRY BEAR)

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA 

A BIT O' BLING FOR THE OUTLAWZ MONDAY CHALLENGE

Monday's weekly challenge at The Outlawz called for bling ...

and here is my card:

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, and added Stickles to parts of her outfit.

I have given a pictorial explanation of how I constructed my card below ...

luv'n huggz

JEN LEEFLANG

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

BUNNY ZOE’S FEBRUARY MONTHLY CHALLENGE, FLOWERS AND PEARLS

CRAFTY BLOGGER’S NETWORK, #8, ANYTHING GOES

CREATED WITH LOVE, #30, BRIGHT AND CHEERY

CUTIE PIE CHALLENGE, #38, PRETTY PASTELS

DAISY DOODLES, #78, ANYTHING GOES

HOUSE OF GILLI, #50, ANYTHING GOES WITH PASTELS

KABOODLE DOODLES, #160, USE ANY BLING

THE PINK ELEPHANT, TPE188, ANYTHING GOES

SATURATED CANARY, #37, PRETTY.LOVE.HEARTS

FOREVER FRIENDS - FORTNIGHTLY CHALLENGE #56

This fortnight, at the Forever Friends Challenge Blog, we'd like to see

BEARS

on your cards! Teddy bears, real bears, Forever Friends bears, the choice is yours! But we definitely want at least one bear on your card :)

We have two great sponsors for this challenge. 

Our Randomly Selected Winner's prize is sponsored by the fabulous

Bugaboo Stamps

who are providing our lucky winner with

Our Forever Friends Favourite prize is sponsored by the lovely

Di's Digi Downloads

who are providing our lucky winner with a $10 voucher to spend at their web-store.

Here is my "Bears" card for your inspiration:

The image featured on my card is Butterfly Bear - Bear 5 from Bugaboo Stamps, that I coloured using alcohol markers to match the DP 

I added a sentiment of my own :

To makeup the rest of my card I added a black CS card mat and cut out some of the circular 'flowers' from the cut offs of the DP and stuck them over :

Click HERE to link to the challenge to add YOUR entry, so you are in line for winning one of these fabulous prizes!

Luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

ADD A FULL MOON .. A CAS CHALLENGE AT THE OUTLAWZ

This week's Sunday CAS challenge is to add a full moon, and this is my card:

I coloured a Rcik St Dennis image called "Eve and the Apple" using alcohol markers and a white gel pen.  The apple got the Glossy Accents treatment.

I fussy cut the image, mounted it directly onto textured black cardstock and added a handwritten sentiment using a white gel pen.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

CHALLENGES 4 EVERYBODY, #14, ANYTHING GOES

THE OUTLAWZ, SUNDAY CAS CHALLENGE, USE A FULL MOON

ONE STITCH AT A TIME, #1562, USE A DIGI

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

ANOTHER RICK ST DENNIS IMAGE CARD ---

--- just because I LOVE the images!!!

This image is called 1906 hat - isn't she gorgeous! - and there are actually 13 terrific hat ladies available in the etsy store.

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, and added a liberal treatment of Stickles:

I fussy cut the image, and mounted it onto a purple diecut that was embellished with gems.

The other ingredients of my card are:

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this card to the following challenges :

SPARKLE AND GLITTER, #10, ALL THE THINGS I LOVE

CHALLENGES 4 EVERYBODY, #14, ANYTHING GOES

DREAM VALLEY CHALLENGES, #51, RIBBON &  BLING

GINGERLOFT CHALLENGE, RIBBON AND BOWS

GLITTER AND SPARKLE, #21, BLING IT ON

LACY SUNSHINE, #2, FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO (cerise and lime)

ONE STITCH AT A TIME, #1562, USE A DIGI

ROBYN’S FETISH, #148, USE RIBBON OR TWINE

SCRAPPY FROGS, USE RED OR PINK

STAMPING SENSATIONS, FEBRUARY, FUR AND FEATHERS ( my image has a fur collar and feathers on her hat)

365 CARDS, DAY 54, HANGING OUT

A GEM OF A CHALLENGE, #68, ADD A BOW

COLOUR ME CREATIVE, GIRLY

SUGAR CREEK HOLLOW, #50, VINTAGE HATS, SHOES, PURSES

ANYTHING GOES - WITH A TWIST AT AVENUE 613 CREATE

This week's challenge at Avenue 613 Create is an ANYTHING GOES WITH A TWIST one, and the twist is to 'pile it on...'

Here is the inspiration piccy for you .. how is this for piling it on ...

and this is my inspiration card, 

using Bugaboo Stamps' Theodore - Shamrocks  

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, and fussy cut the image.  The following are my pile-it-on's:

white CS card base

green striped DP with distressed edges

white CS floral fourish diecut

green paper shamrocks with pearl centres

gold metal corner 

gold stick on "Good Luck" sentiment

Click HERE to link to the challenge at Avenue 613 Create, and enter your card.  I would love to see how you pile it on ...

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

ALLSORTS, #195, ANIMALS

CARD CRAFTERS’ CIRCLE, #63, TEDDY BEARS ON PARADE

GUYLOU’S INIMITABILITY, BINGO CHALLENGE, (STARTS WITH A G ‘GOOD LUCK”/FREE SPACE/DIECUT)

SWEET PEA STAMPS, USE A DIGITAL STAMP

MILK COFFEE, MAKE IT CUTE

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTY CREATIONS, TIC-TAC-TOE, (ORANGE/PEARLS/DISTRESS – the hat buckle is orange, the pearls are in the centres of the shamrocks, and the distressing is around the DP)

LITTLE RED WAGON, #173, TOTALLY TEDDIES

DEEP OCEAN CHALLENGE, #45, THE LETTER “B” (I have a Bear)

..... and now to find someone Irish that I can give this card to  ...

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: SIMPLY SUMMER

The other Digistamps 4 Joy new release that I'd like to share with you is called "Simply Summer"

Here is my "Simply Summer" card:

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, and paper pieced the circle shape in the background, to match the DP mat

I used a special technique on her strapless top, to create the sparkly polka dots

The following items from my stash were used to create my card:

pink CS card base

white CS card mat

pink DP with punched corners

pink CS diecut

sewn on sequins and beads

pink organza flower and bead embellishment

pink satin ribbon and bow

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to the following challenges:

CRAFTY CATZ, DIE AND PUNCHES

INSPIRE ME FRIDAYS, #97, ANYTHING GOES

IN THE PINK, #14, PINK AND BLING

MILK COFFEE, MAKE IT CUTE

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS, #46, DIES AND PUNCHES

PENNY’S PAPER CRAFTY, #115, ANYTHING GOES

BEARLY MINE, #74, RIBBON LACE OR TWINE

CITY CRAFTER CHALLENGE, 147, ALL THAT GLITTERS

DIGITAL TUESDAY, #198, PINK AND WHITE

PAPERMINUTES, #257, FACES

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASES :: MISS FLUTTERBY

Yippee!!

Time to share another new release at Digistamps 4 Joy with you, and this one is called Miss Flutterby, another one of my silly scribbles available as a digistamp at Digistamps 4 Joy...

I made a card with the image, and here it is ...

I printed the image onto white CS, and cut out using an oval die.  The edges were inked, and I colored using alcohol markers :

To create my cared I used the following from my stash:

lilac CS card mat

DP offcut with a punched border

CS diecut

flowers and leaves, arranged in a spray

satin ribbon and bow

lilac gems

sticky metallic sentiment

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

BROKEN BOX STOCK, #20, HAPPY BIRTHDAY

CARD MAKIN MAMAS, IT’S BIRTHDAY TIME

INSPIRE ME FRIDAYS, #97, ANYTHING GOES

SIMPLY CREATE TOO, #31, MOTHERS DAY/FEMALE

MILK COFFE, MAKE IT CUTE

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS, #46, DIES AND PUNCHES

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY, #62, BIRTHDAYS ARE FUN

FAB N FUNKY, #159, FLOWER POWER

PENNY’S PAPER CRAFTY, #115, ANYTHING GOES

THE PERFECT SENTIMENT, #67, FLORAL FANTASIA

BEARLY MINE, #74, RIBBON LACE OR TWINE

CREATIVE CARD CREW, #30, BIRTHDAY

PAPERMINUTES, #257, FACES

ALL THE THINGS I LOVE CHALLENGE AT the Sparkle and Glitter Challenge Blog

ALL THE THINGS I LOVE

is the theme of the challenge over at the Sparkle and Glitter (Rick St Dennis) Challenge Blog.

This card, featuring an image by Rick ST Dennis called 1935 Hat, represents so many things I love in cardmaking (not all cos there is not enough space on one card to show you that!)

I Y....

images with beautiful faces and expressive eyes

colouring using alcohol markers

my white gel pen for highlights

dies

fabulous DP's

sequins and beads sewn onto my cards using invisible thread

Stickles

sprays of flowers and curling tendrils

and

bling, bling and more bling

and I have now discovered one more for the list ....

Rick St Dennis images!!!

Isn't this one a beauty!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

365 CARDS, DAY 52, TWO TECHNIQUES

SHELLY’S IMAGES, SEW MUCH FUN

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTING FOR ALL SEASONS, #46, DIES AND PUNCHES

FAB N FUNKY, #159, FLOWERS

ANYTHING GOES, #82, VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC

CITY CRAFTERS, #147, ALL THAT GLITTERS

FLOURISHES, TIMELESS TUESDAY #208, I’M SEEING RED

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

BUNNY ZOE’S CRAFTS, FLOWERS AND PEARLS

DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, #76, ANYTHING GOES

LOVE TO CREATE, #53, ALL THAT GLITTERS

MAKE IT MONDAY, #128, ANYTHING GOES

OOH LA LA CREATIONS, #124, SPARKLE AND SHINE

PAUSE, DREAM,, ENJOY, -#4 USE A HAT

STAMPS + FUN = CREATIVITY, LACE

WHOOPSIE DAISIE, MAKEIT GIRLY