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ARTS, BELLYDANCING, CRAFTS
BELLYDANCING, ARTS, CRAFTS
CRAFTS, BELLYDANCING, ARTS

whichever order I put them in, these are my passion!

... all from my little home studio in Durban, on the east coast of sunny South Africa!

"I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird." -- Paul McCartney









Thursday, October 31, 2013

THE OUTLWZ WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE

There's a great sketch to use over at The Outlawz this week :


and this is my interpretation :


The image featured on my card is from Bugaboo Stamps and is called Beautiful Blocks - Life and is coloured using Copics:


To make up my card I used the following from my stash:
white CS base card
pink handmade paper
shimmer embossed paper
satin ribbon and bow
flat back pearls

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to the following challenges



ANYTHING GOES AT CRAFTY GIRLS

Today is my last Guest Designer post for CRAFTY GIRLS , and usual, our theme is 
ANYTHING GOES

I was given a cute little image to use for my inspiration card for you, and you can find it in the MILKCOFFEE store.

Here is my diamond easel card, with monochromatic colouring using Copics markers:


I used stickles on the wings and toadstool :

Also used on my card:
diecut from white core CS that I sanded to distress
grey fancy pearls and pearl beads


organza ribbon
embossed card base
punched and embossed white CS flowers

Click HERE to find out more details and how to enter the challenge

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

i WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY CARD TO THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES :



OLDIE BUT GOODIE THURSDAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS

"The good old days" are sometimes not even as good at the good old images at Bugaboo Stamps!

Here is a card I made using a Bugaboo oldie:


The Bugaboo image featured is the snake block from the Mini Set - Tall Jungle Blocks and I coloured using alcohol markers.  He has stick on googly eyes.



I used the following for my card:

black CS card base
black, red and yellow CS mats
scrap of polka dot DP
offcut of silver bling trim (only three left so I cut them apart and added a black gem in each centre)
sentiment flags - computer generated.

Some of my fellow DTeamies have created wonderful projects with some Bugaboo oldies - check them out HERE

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

THURSDAY'S TWIST AT THE OUTLAWZ

Thursday's Twist challenge at The Outlawz calls for any type of folded card, and I played along for fun, and made this gate fold card:


I started off by hand embroidering  the lavender stems onto a heavy white CS diecut, using regular sewing thread and 2mm seed beads:



I added butterfly stickers and a raffia bow and then matted onto lavender, and white CS.
The base card is lavender CS, and I used silver peel offs and lavender gems in the corners.

Here is a view showing the fold:


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to the following challenges:
SHOPPING OUR STASH, #125, STITCHING, FAUX OR REAL (The beads are from my huge stash of beads used for belly dance costumes)

BUGABOO STAMP - NEW RELEASE TUESDAY

It's Tuesday and today I get to showcase Fanny November, today's new release at Bugaboo Stamps.

Here is how I used the image on my card:


I coloured using alcohol markers and a white gel pen and some stickles on her furlined coat :


My card is made according to the sketch 5-3-11 at Let's Scrap and I used the following:

white Cs base card
pink CS mats
patterned DP
pink CS iecut
white CS snowflake diecut
pink gems

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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







Monday, October 28, 2013

ANYTHING GOES THIS MONDAY (TODAY) AT THE OUTLAWZ

ANYTHING GOES
(as long as your project has a sentiment on the front)
is the challenge today at The Outlawz!

Here is my 'for fun' card to entice you to join us:


My card features a digistamp from Bugaboo Stamps called Brat Sitter - curly hair girl that I coloured using alcohol makers and a white gel pen :

To make up my card I fussy cut the image and pasted onto a pink textured CS diecut, which in turn was pasted onto white then pink CS mats.

I sewed on some sequins and added flat back pearls to give a little interesting corner treatment:


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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

CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS PAINT, INSPIRED BY ANYTHING GOES : http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2013/10/inspired-by-anything-goes.html






THE OUTLAWZ PAPER A LA MODE CHALLENGE ON SATURDAY

There's an ANYTHING GOES challenge at The Outlawz Saturday challenge this week, and this is my entry (playing for fun as DT's can't enter)


The card consists of a rubber stamped image coloured using Copics and some punched and embossed flowers with sewn on sequin and pearl centres:

I used a lilac CS mat on a white CS card base, as I felt that any more embellishments would detract from the pretty colours.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to the following challenges:
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS PAINT, INSPIRED BY ANYTHING GOES : http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2013/10/inspired-by-anything-goes.html
HOBBYCUTZ, #22, BINGO (PEARLS/FKOWERS/SPARKLE) http://hobbycutzchallenges.blogspot.com/


WEDNESDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE AT THE OUTLAWZ

The sketch over at The Outlawz last week was this one : 


and this is my interpretation :


The image featured on my card is one of my own drawings for DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY, and is called


I coloured using alcohol markers:


To make up my card I used :

white CS base card
pink CS mats
pattern strip DP
pink satin  ribbon and bow
flower embellishments made from border diecuts, cut up to make a flower:


I placed a flower gem in the centre.

Click HERE to link to the challenge.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to the following challenges:
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS PAINT, INSPIRED BY ANYTHING GOES : http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2013/10/inspired-by-anything-goes.html
CORROSIVE CHALLEGE, #186, (PATTERNED PAPER/IMAGE/SENTIMENT) http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2013/10/challenge-186-tic-tac-toe.html






THE OUTLAWZ ALCOHOL MARKER CHALLENGE


ANYTHING GOES
with an optional Christmas twist

A good way to get a chance to make another Christmas card, not so?

Here is my card for your inspiration:


I used "Tropical Santa - drink" from the Bugaboo store and coloured with Copics and a white gel pen :


On my card I used :
white CS base card
red CS mat
Christmas themed DP
round shimmer  red CS
sewn on sequins and beads
red organza ribbon
peel off sentiment

Please come and join us for the challenge - there are great prizes to be won at The Outlawz.
The only rule is to use any brand of alcohol markers for this challenge.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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

365 CARDS, DAY 297, DIGI DO IT ALL :
CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS PAINT, INSPIRED BY ANYTHING GOES : http://creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/2013/10/inspired-by-anything-goes.html


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

LET'S SCRAP - A NEW CHALLENGE!

This week's sketch at Let's Scrap is a double page layout (you can choose either the double page or either page) to create for this challenge :

I chose the left hand pge and flipped it a quarter turn to the left to create this vintage Christmas card:



I used free vintage Christmage images, printed them onto textured (cream) Bazzil cardstock and sprayed them with clear aerosol lacquer to give them an 'olde' look.  They were matted onto red-brown shimmer CS.

The card base is the shimmer re-brown CS, and over that I have striped DP and a scrap of Christmas themed DP.

The flag behind the images is also a scrap of  Christmas DP.

The embellishement is a flower, diecut CS holly leaves and flourishes.  I sewed on some beads by hand.

Click HERE to find out more challenge details and whie you're there, feast your eyes on my fellow DT's interpretations of the sketch - you will love what you see!

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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


(“♪♪♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly♪♪♪”)
FAIRY TALE CHALLENGE, #78, BINGO (RIBBON/WINTER TIME/DIES)
 


Tuesday, October 22, 2013

BUGABOO STAMPS HAS SOME NEW RELEASES!

Yay!  Some more fabulous new releases at Bugaboo Stamps today!

One of them is this cute Dino - so versatile thata he (or she) could be used for almost any occasion ... I have made a get well card:


I have used Graph'It markers for the colouring:


Here are the ingredients for my card:

die - to cut out the image
satin ribbon and bows
white and blue CS mats
white CS card base
sentiment - my own - made into a tag
sewn on sequins and beads

Be sure to check out the oother new releases in the store today (and this month!)

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN