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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









Friday, May 30, 2014

FREEBIE FRIDAY WITHBUGABOO STAMPS

How does Friday come round so fast?  It's Friday again and time to share my card with this week's freebie from Bugaboo Stamps:


This image is called  Birthday Clown 3 and I coloured it using my alcohol markers:

It was fussy cut, and added on top of circus themed patterned paper that was matted onto green cs.

As embellishments I used:
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hand cut flags on which I placed the individual 
 peel off letters for the sentiment
twine for the flags
gold gems

Click HERE to link to where you can find the download link

thanks for stopping by today

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA


Wednesday, May 28, 2014

ANOTHER THANK YOU CARD


To create my card I used the following from my hoarded stash:

white CS card base and background
printed sentiment 
gold cs mat and flags
gold peel off flowers and flourishes
gold gems
orange rose

Thanks for stopping by today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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




A GIRL AND HER DOG

The image featured on my card is from Bugaboo Stamps and is called 


I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen:


Also used on my card are
white cs base
orange cs mats
polka dot dp
peel off sentiment
peel off stars

Thanks for dropping in today!

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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




Tuesday, May 27, 2014

AN ALTERED BOX


I started off with a box - oh dear - I should have photographed it first :(
and used TH distress ink pads to age it.


The images featured are from  the Nicecrane Designs Sheet called Old Fashioned Women 

Old Fashioned Women CS

I added the following embellishments : 

Metal corners, recoloured with alcohol ink and embellished with glass beads
I made paper roses coloured the edges of the petals and spritzed them with an ageing mist;  the leaves are diecuts
The flourishes are peel offs that have been recoloured using Copic markers

I made a lace, glass bead, pearl and ribbon rosette:
There is a faux latch, made with a diecut and a pearl


Here is a side view showing the dimension :


Thanks for stopping at my blog today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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








NEW RELEASES : BUGABOO STAMPS

LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES!

(well, sometimes!)

The png image was merged with a digital image of the sheet music,  and then printed.


My card features on of today's new releases at  Bugaboo Stamps, and is called 'CHERRIES' and it's coloured using alcohol markers, and covered in Glossy Accents:


The edges were distress inked, and the corners curled.  I added the following to make my card:

beige cs card base
beige cs background
brown pearls
red satin ribbon and double bow.

Than ks for popping in tday!

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA





Monday, May 26, 2014

Black, White and Gold

I recently received a delicate  diecut of a fancy mask made of black cardstock.  
This is my card using it:


I pasted it onto a square of white cs, that wasmatted onto black cs, and onto which I had printed the se ntiment:

"Keep some room in your heart for the unexpected.."


I then sewed on a selection of gold sequins and beads:



Thanks for visiting my blog today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN

ANYTHING BUT A CARD AT BUGABOO STAMPS


O n Mondays, we get to share (non) card projects made with Bugaboo images, and this is what I have to share with you today:


I made a little Get Well gift box for a pocket pack of tissues, with a Bugaboo image in the lid:

The image featured in my project is one of the blocks in the Ladybug Block Trio from the store HERE.  It's coloured using Copics, and the bug is sporting a Glossy Accents coat.  There are flower gems on the flowers.  The bug has a googly eye:



The box is made from an A4 sheet of shimmer cs, and has punched border and ribbon sides:


The box is tied closed with a ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter my project into the following challenges:




Sunday, May 25, 2014

A LOVE LETTER TO MY HUSBAND

'LOVE LETTER' is  the themEof  the CAS challenge at the Outlawz today, and this is the card I made to enter:


To make my card, I cut and folded a piece of patterned cardstock (as you see it in the photograph with the gems already stuck on).

The sentiment was printed onto a strip of velum.  I added the two flowers with gem centres and stuck the strip over the cardstock.


Done!
Quick and Easy!
Cleand and Simple
but it has a touch of class!

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

luv n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: 'WHAT A DAY'

This card also features one of  drawings now available as a digistamp in the Digistamps 4 Joy store and the image was released today:


It is called

'WHAT A DAY'

and I used Copics and a white gel pen for the colouring:



It is also available in this hand coloured version:


I used the following items from my hoarded stash to create my card:

white cs card base
green cs mats
three different patterned papers
yellow satin ribbon
layered flower with button centre - seam binding and cord tie
The sentiment is individual vinyl letters - self adhesive
  
Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

luv’n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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


TOTALLY GORJUSS, BUTTONS AND/OR BOWS

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE ::' A BIRDIE TOLD ME'

This card features another of my drawings  now available as a digistamp in the Digistamps 4 Joy store and it was  was released today:


It is called

'A BIRDIE TOLD ME'

and I used Copics and a white gel pen for the colouring:



It is also available in this hand coloured version:


I used the following items from my hoarded stash to create my card:

white cs card base
pink cs mats
patterned paper (confession - the patterned paper is actually a little packet that I cut open - the hearts were perfect for my card)
sewn on sequins and beads in the shape of a heart
Stickles
cerise satin ribbon and bow
bow, sequin and feather embellishment for her hair


The sentiment is a peel off and positioned inside the sequin heart:



Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

luv’n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY:: NEW RELEASE :: 'MY BAGS ARE PACKED'

Some more of my drawings are now available at digistamps in the Digistamps 4 Joy store and this is my card with one that was released today:


It is called

'MY BAGS ARE PACKED'

and I used Copics and a white gel pen for the colouring.



As well as the black and white line drawn image, it is also available in this hand coloured version:


I used the following items from my hoarded stash to create my card: 

 white cs card base
burnt orange cs background and mats
2 different patterned papers
die cut rolled flower
lace
twine
gems
sentiment:  individual vinyl peel off letters

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

luv’n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

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


WE DO DOOBADOO, LACE

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: NOW LET'S SEE

Some more of my drawings are now available at digistamps in the Digistamps 4 Joy store and this is my card with one that was released today ( today is somewhat of a celebration -this is the 600th of my drawings converted to digistamp in the DS4J store)



It is called

NOW LET'S SEE

and I used Copics and a white gel pen for the colouring:



It is also available in this hand coloured version:

Now let's see (coloured) - Click Image to Close

I used the following items from my hoarded stash to create my card:

white cs card base
blue cs mat
polka dot patterned paper
sewn on sequins and beads
a spray of roses
blue satin ribbon bow
peel off sentiment

I hope you will pop by the store  and check out ALL the new releases!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

luv’n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to the following challenges


FAIRYTALE, NEEDLE AND THREAD (my sequins are sewn on)

Saturday, May 24, 2014

BUGABOO STAMPS :: NEW CHALLENGE

Today's challenge at  Bugaboo Stamps' Catch the Bug blog is to create a project  based on this picture:


and this is my card:



The image featured on my card is called Guy- Bike from Bugaboo Stamps.  I coloured it with copics and mounted it on a paint chip card.


I have used the following

white cs card base
black cs mas
orange cs background
black gems
sentiment - created in MS Word - Tables

The challenge link here HERE - just by entering you could win one of the fabulous digi pack prizes!

Thankds for stopping by today.

luvn huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

Friday, May 23, 2014

KEWPIE DOLLS

I remember owning a kewpie doll in the 60's when I was a child, and she had a yellow knitted dress that my mum made.  I was amazed to learn that they were first conceived as a comic strip in 1909 by Rose O'Niell.  I had completely forgotten about them until I got to colouring a vintage image from a sheet by Nicecrane Designs, called Kewpies and Kids.  

The Kewpies And Kids DSL

Here is my card made with one of the images:


I used alcohol markers and a white gel pen to co,our the image.  I overemphasized their rosy cheeks to give their cute little faces a little extra charm:


To create my card I used the following from my hoarded stash:

blue cs card base - distressed
blue cs mats  - distressed
cream cs on which image was printed a coloured   - distressed
three different patterned papers  - distressed
washi tape
peel off sentiment
lace
twine
sewn on sequins and pearls
flower and leaf
flat back pearls
butterfly sequin

Thanks for popping by today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA