KEEP YOUR 'FIN' UP

Sunday's  CAS challenge at The Outlawz today is an anything goes challenge, as it's the fifth Sunday (a bonus!)

Here is my entry:

The image featured on my card is one of the round sentiments from the Bugaboo set called Mini Set - Animal Sentiments, that I coloured using alcohol markers and a white gel pen.

I cut it out using a round die, and used a swirly embossing folder to represent the waves of the sea.  Small silver gems representing air bubbles were then added.  A narrow satin ribbon and bow are the only other embellishments.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

STELLA SAYS SKETCH!!! AT BUGABOO'S 'CATCH THE BUG' BLOG

Happy Easter for those celebrating and Happy Stella Says Sketch as well!

So, today, is a BONUS Stella Says Sketch edition - for some reason this crazy woman scheduled two, right in a row!  

Of course, that's GREAT  because that means MORE WINNERS!!!

Ready for today's sketch??

and this is my interpretation:

The Bugaboo image featured on my card is called Make it Snappy - Friend Garden that I coloured using alcohol markers and some Glossy Accents.

and added this cute worm button as my embellishment:

Play along and you have the chance to WIN BIG Bugaboo Prizes....

The rules are simple: Create a Sketch project and post a link to it on Bugaboo Stamps' challenge blog, Catch the Bug, by 4/14/13 at 6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs –ten (10) (using Bugaboo only) seven (7) or four (4), using any image!
LIMIT 3 ENTRIES PER PERSON PLEASE

New projects only no backlinking please!

Here is your link to the challenge.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: WEDDING DREAMER

Although it’s Easter weekend for many of us, we at Digistamps 4 Joy would love to share some new releases in the store this weekend.

One of them is this image called ‘WEDDING DREAMER’, another image that I drew myself, and is now available as a digistamp in the Digistamp 4 Joy store.

Here is the card I made with the new image :

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, a cut it out using a circular die and mounted on a black CS diecut.  

Here is a better view :

The diecut was embellished with sewn on pink sequins and beads, and flat back pearls, then mounted onto

a white CS background.  The base card is black CS.

As an embellishment I added an offcut of tulle that is attached to her hair using sequins and beads.  The edge of the veil has Stickles for added bling.

All in all, the card has a lovely soft 3D feel :

I hope you like this image and the card I created with it.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA


I would like to enter this card in the following challenges, as it meets the criteria:

THE OUTLAWZ, PAPER ALA MODE, ANYTHING GOES

2 SISTERS, #137, SPARKLE AND SHINE

COLOUR ME CREATIVE, ALL ABOUT THE HAIR

HIDING IN MY CRAFTROOM, #91, FREESTYLE

SWEET STAMPIN, OH SO GIRLY

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE CORNER, #12, ANYTHING GOES

 CREATIVE CREATIONS,  #6, THE LETTER B (bride, bling, beads, black,)

MAKE IT MONDAY, #133, ANYTHING GOES

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: 'TO HAVE AND TO HOLD'

Although it’s Easter weekend for many of us, we at Digistamps 4 Joy would love to share some new releases in the store this weekend.

One of them is this image called ‘TO HAVE AND TO HOLD’, another image that I drew myself, and is now available as a digistamp in the Digistamp 4 Joy store.

Here is the card I made with the new image :

 

I coloured the image using alcohol markers, Stickles and a white gel pen, and kept the card very CAS.  

Here is a better view :

To give the illusion of a very transparent veil, I added threads of the invisible (nylon) that I used to sew on the beads:

The silver swirl is a stick-on.

With Spring now in the Northern Hemisphere, there should be many weddings happening, and this image will be just perfect for those quick cards as it needs the minimum amount of colouring.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges as it meets the criteria:

HIDING IN MY CRAFTROOM, #91, FREESTYLE

2 SISTERS, #137, SPARKLE AND SHINE

CREATIVE CORNER, #12, ANYTHING GOES

MILK COFFEE, ANYTHING BUT SQUARE

PENNY’S PAPER CRAFTY, ANYTHING BUIT SQUARE

WHIMSY STAMPS, #57, STITCHING FAUX OR REAL

MAKE IT MONDAY, #133, ANYTHING GOES

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY NEW RELEASE :: MERLYNDA

Although it’s Easter weekend for many of us, I'd like to share   some new releases in the Digistamps 4 Joy store this weekend.

One of them is this image called ‘MERLYNDA’, another mermaid that I drew myself, and is now available as a digistamp in the Digistamps 4 Joy store.

Here is the card I made with the new image :

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, and fussy cut it out and mounted on a diecut.  Here is a better view :

The Diecut was mounted onto patterned DP and a turquoise CS card mat.  The base card is white.

I sewed on some beads and did some card embroidery with regular mercerized sewing cotton, and added a very pale blue satin ribbon bow.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA 
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges as it meets the criteria:

2 SISTERS, #137, SPARKLE AND SHINE

COLOUR ME CREATIVE, ALL ABOUT THE HAIR

HIDING IN MY CRAFTROOM, #91, FREESTYLE

SWEET STAMPIN, OH SO GIRLY

CRAFTS 4 ETERNITY, R#117, CUTE AS YOU LIKE

CRAFTY CATZ, #176, PEARLS AND SWIRLS

CREATIVE CORNER, #12, ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE CREATIONS,  #6, THE LETTER B (bling, bow, beads, blue)

DIGI SKETCH CHALLENGE, FAIRY TALE OR FANTASY

MAKE IT MONDAY, #133, ANYTHING GOES

AN 'ABC' CHALLENGE AT BUGABOO'S CATCH THE BUG BLOG

Welcome back to another inspiration post for you - and an invitation to take up the challenge over at Bugaboo's CATCH THE BUG blog.

Today we're challenging you with a project using your ABC - no, not the one you learned at school, but a  Recipe Challenge:  

ABC - Anything You Choose, Bling & Cardstock

and this is how I interpreted it :

The image featured on my card is called "Block - for you from me flower" an image I simply LOVE as it is of one of my very favourite flowers, the hydrangea.  The image is coloured using alcohol markers, and some Stickles:

So, for my ABC ...

A : anything you choose ... I chose the butterfly diecuts and a yellow organza ribbon and bow

B : bling - lots of shiny gems on my card  

C : cardstock ... I used lilac, white, lavender, and green CS on my card.

Now do you see how easy it is?  Just by entering you could win some of the fabulous Bugaboo images from the Bugaboo store.

Click here to link to the Catch the Bug Challenge blog, where you will find the inlinkz, as well as some of my talented Dteamies' projects interpreting this recipe.

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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


THE OUTLAWZ, TWISTED THRUSDAY, BUTTERFLIES AND/OR BIRDS

BROKEN BOX STOCK, #23, THINK SPRING

BROWN SUGAR, #35, FLOWERS

CARD MAKIN MAMA’S , NO PATTERNED PAPER

CHOCOLATE COFFE AND CARDS, #35, BRING ON SPRING

DARING CARDMAKERS, SPRINGING INTO SPRING

DIGI HAVEN, SPRING

SWEET N SASSY, SNSDC98, THING SPRING

C.R.A.F.T., #2100, MOTHER’S DAY/FEMALE

DL ART THANKFUL THURSDAY, #106, SPRING

HAPPY CAMPERS, #13, ADD DIMENSION

SHELLY’S IMAGES, TTT, SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT

INKY IMPRESSIONS, #103, EASTER OR SPRING

JEN’S DIGIS, INSPIRED BY SPRING

THE SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS, SPRINGTIME

STAMP N DOODLE, EASTER OR SPRING

THE OUTLAWZ - WEDNESDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE

The Sketch for The Outlawz challenge this past Wednesday is this:

and this is my interpretation:

The image featured on my card is one of my own drawings as a digistamp available in the Digistamps 4 Joy store, and it's called "Hello Bunny"

I chose a vintage inspired colour palette and coloured using my alcohol markers:

I used the following from my stash to make up this card:

salmon pink marbled effect CS card base

2 different DP's (offcuts) with brown CS card mats (edges inked)

satin/organza ribbon and bow

3 Card Candi legless brads

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

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY, #3, CELEBRATING EASTER

STEMPELSONNEN, #85, FUR AND TAIL

CRAFTS 4 ETERNITY, R#117, CUTE AS YOU LIKE

CREATIVE CORNER, #12, ANYTHING GOES

DILLY BEANS, EASTER

QKR STAMPEDE, #32, ANIMAL ANTICS

JUST ADD INK, #159, JUST ADD BUNNIES

SIMPLY CREATE TOO, #34, ANIMALS

STAMPIN WITH THE DRAGON, EASTER

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS

This week's freebie on Bugaboo Stamps' "Catch the Blog" is super-cute!

How many people do you know that are OUT OF THIS WORLD?

Well, with today's Out of this World Block Freebie, you can TELL them you think they're OUT OF THIS WORLD!!

I coloured the image using alcohol markers in a colour palette to match the offcut of DP I had in my stash.

The embossing folder I used (a steampunk one with cogs and gears) seemed a perfect match for the DP:

You can pick up this Out of This World Block Freebie at The Bugaboo Stamps Store and add to your collection!

Please note Bugaboo makes every attempt to have our new  images and freebie  by 7 am however sometimes life gets in the way so please check back later if the new freebie has not been posted!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

AUD SENTIMENTS, #77, FOR A CHILD

SIMON SAYS STAMP, ANYTHING GOES

PAPER PRETTIES, PWC251, CARDS FOR KIDDOS

THE OUTLAWZ, FRIDAY MARKER CHALLENGE, ANYTHING GOES

Tuesday's Colour Challenge at The Outlawz

Tuesday's Colour Challenge at The Outlawz is to use these colours (and to make it fruity):

Here is my card: 

The Bugaboo images featured on my card are :

JJ - Tequila and Shoes - Instant Fun

and

Summer Drink

Here is a closer look at the image:

i attempted something new on this card:

Instead of using Glossy Accents, I used clear crafter's glue on the sunglasses and the jug, and yes, they DO look like they have been coated with Glossy Accents. 

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

365 CARDS, DAY 87, SO STICKY (I used clear glue instead of Glossy Accents on the sunglasses and jug)

SIMON SAYS STAMP, ANYTHING GOES

A WEDDING CARD OR TWO

One of my regular clients asked me to make two wedding cards suitable for an older couple, and these are what I made:

For this one I used a white CS diecut as my starting point and decorated it as follows:

and this is my other creation, a CAS card:

The image is a free colouring page from the internet (I didn't know that it was a "Twilight" one until my son pointed it out to me) 

Here is how I made the card:

luv'n huggz

JEN LEEFLANG

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add the first card on this post to the following two challenges:

SIMON SAYS STAMP, ANYTHING GOES

PAPER MINUTES, #262, TEXT AS A DESIGN ELEMENT

BUGABOO STAMPS NEW RELEASE TUESDAY

It’s Tuesday s and Bugaboo Stamps has some new images that you are going to love!   

One of them is this adorable image that is the latest of the newest collection called Kidz Fairy ... ~  what an adorable image!

I thought I would try something different (for me) for this card.  I chose the DP first, then coloured the image to match, using my alcohol markers.

Now I have found that I do not own enough alcohol markers cos the paper has colours and i have no matching pens, whereas before I thought I didn't own enough DP cos I couldn't match the coloured image to suitable DP.  Truth be told though ... I have more than my fair share of alcohol markers and DP, but a girl will find any means possible to turn a 'want' into a 'need'.  Am I right or am I right? LOL!

Anyhow, here is a closer look at that cute little fairy :

Click HERE to link to where you can find this image in the store:

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

EVERYBODY ART CHALLENGE, #229, FAIRY

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS, #34, FANTASY

CRAFT YOURPASSION, #155, CUTE

MAKE IT MONDAY, #133, ANYTHING GOES

THECRAZY CHALLENGE, #141, FAIRIES AND FLOWERS

WHOOPSI DAISY, USE A DIGI

AN EASTER CARD FOR YOU ALL ...

I have used an image from Digistamps 4 Joy to create this card, with a sentiment that I found on the internet.  I was particularly drawn to the sentiment because it sums up what Easter is all about ... in one simple sentence.  Forget the bunnies and the chickens, the choccies and the hot cross buns ...

Easter is all about the promise of hope and life everlasting....

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen to create some woodgrain in the Cross.  An oval die was used to cut out the image, and I sewed on the flower sequin and beads to attach the diecut to the white textured CS background.  

I would like to add this card to the following challenges

THE OUTLAWZ, MONDAY GREETINGS CARD CHALLENGE, EXPRESS YOUR SPIRITUALITY

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY, #63, CELEBRATING EASTER

EUREKA STAMPS, #32, IT’S IN THE WORDS

DAISY DOODLES, #80, EASTER

MELONHEADZ FRIENDS, EASTER OR SPRING

THE PINK ELEPHANT, TPE192, CLEAN AND SIMPLE

THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX, #40, EASTER OR PASSOVER

2 SISTERS, #136, EASTER/SPRING

DI’S DIGI DESIGNS, EASTER/SPRING

MY SHERI CRAFTS, #106, EASTER

SPEEDY FOX AND FRIENDS, #152, EASTER

CRAFTS 4 ETERNITY, R#116, EASTER

DIGI HAVEN, EASTER

PATTIE’S CREATIONS,#64, EASTER

SIMPLY CREATE TOO, #33, EASTER

LITTLE MISS MUFFET CHALLENGE, #57, HAPPY EASTER

LITTLE RED WAGON, #177, EASTER

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

Celebrating National Cleaning Week at The Outlawz

Sunday's CAS challenge at The Outlawz today is to  use something old from your stash. You know the stuff that needs to be gone through to make room for the new stuff. Use it on a card or project as it needs some love too. 

So here is my card using one of the oldest metal charms I own.  The image is the current freebie from A Day for Daisies, and my card has been made to fit into the challenge over there too.

I coloured the dear little image using just two colours of Copics (pinkish white and cool shadow) and added Stickles to their wings.

I cut the image using a circle die and added the cool shadow Copic pen around the edge.  Almost but not quite as old as the charm is this very pale blue satin ribbon which I used to made a bow from which my little 'HOPE' charm hangs.

The A Day for Daisies challenge calls for a white embossed background, and I used my hearts folder for this.  I enhanced some of the hearts with a little dab of Stickles.

I think the sweet innocence of the little image is reflected in the colours I used and also in the simplicity of the CAS design.  This is certainly my favourite card of the month.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

In addition to the two challenges mentioned above, I would like to enter this card in the following eight challenges too:

CHALLENGES 4 EVERYBODY, #16, ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS PAINT, ANYTHING GOES

NO MATTER WHICH CHALLENGES, #7, ANYTHING GOES

ONE STITCH AT A TIME, #156, USE A DIGI

DELICIOUS DOODLES, #28, FAIRIES

DILLY BEANS, GLITTER

POLKA DOOLES, WEEK 12, EMBOSSING

CHARISMA CARDZ, #11, DIECUTS