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... 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









Friday, January 24, 2014

LET'S SCRAP - CHALLENGE #180

There is a new challenge today at Let's Scrap, and here's the brief:

Use this inspiration photograph


and you are free to use which ever LS sketch and what ever in this picture that inspires you. 
From the following list you are free to choose 3 items:

bling, lace, ribbon/twine, flowers, cut outs, sewing, swirls, something stamped, brads, journaling, five patterned papers, circles, stars or buttons.

This is my project, using the lobsters as my inspiration :


I saw the lobsters and thought "Little Mermaid", and in particular that cute lobster, Sebastian (full name Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian)

I used a Disney free colouring page, and added the following from the list:

bling/ribbon/brads

The image is coloured using alcohol markers ad a white gel pen


To create this card I used sketch 3-16-11 from Let's Scrap
sand the following
white CS card base, two opposite corners rounded
blue CS mats
2 different DP's - edges chalked
star brads
shiny dolphin embellishment
turquoise gems
satin and organza ribbon and bow
sewn on sequins and beads


I'd love to see your take on the inspiration pic!

click here for more details



luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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5 comments:

  1. Oh Jen, I love this card, the image is fabulous and perfect for the lobster inspired picture. Your colouring always bring the characters alive thank you for sharing with us at "Show it Off"
    Love ~ Lady Anne xx
    Show it Off

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  2. Hi Jen, love the bright colours on your card & fantastic colouring! Just popping over from Lady Anne's blog Happy Crafting Melanie x.

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  3. Wow! Cute image, great colouring!

    Thanks for joining us at the Fairy Tale Challengeblog!

    Andrea :-)

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  4. Love the way you've created the "scales" on Ariel's tail! Great rounded square frames too.

    Thanks for joining the Crafty Girls challenge, hope to see you again soon.

    Victoria DT

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