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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

FOR A LITTLE PRINCESS

I used three of the images from this fabulous Bugaboo Stamps set called Mini Set - Princess Blocks

to create a card for the sketch challenge at The Outlawz today.

This is the sketch to follow:

and this is my interpretation of it:

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

I know just the little Princess who will be the recipient of this card. Jeannette, sweetie, this is for you to give to your granddaughter Mariah. I am sure she will love it!

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

SPARKLE N SPRINKLE, APRIL, USE A DIGI

CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK, #10, ANYTHING GOES

DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, #82, ANYTHING GOES

MAKE IT MONDAY, #134, ANYTHING GOES

MARKER POP, #20, ANYTHING GOES

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

BLOG CANDY AT MEMA'S CRAFTS

WOW ... this is super exciting and wonderfully generous!

There TWO lots of blog candy to give away at Mema's Crafts Blog :

GIVEAWAY

ITEMS IN GROUP A INCLUDE:

Cricut Cartridge "Paper Doll Dress-up"
Cricut Cartridge "Stretch Your Imagination"

Fiskar Clear Stamps "All Around Quotes"

6 x 6 Paper Pad "Little Black Dress"

Small Air Brush Kit

Red Florets (4 per box)
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GIVEAWAY

ITEMS IN GROUP B INCLUDE:

Cricut Cartridge "From My Kitchen De Ma Cuisine"
TPC Studio Clear Stamps "Inspirational Quotes"
Spellbinders D-Lite Die Fence
6 x 6 Paper Pad "London Market"
Red Flurets (4 per box)
2 pack of bling (green and gold)

To be eligible all you need to do is:

Be a follower of Mema's Crafts Blog
Add a link on your blog to the post on mema's Crafts Blog
Enter your name there, using Mr Linky

This blog candy will be open until April 30th.

IF YOU'RE AT WORK THEN YOU MUST BE HAVING FUN, right?

Today, 3 April, is

"Don't Go To Work Unless it's Fun" Day

and I am at home ........ celebrating the day with this card:

The Bugaboo image (the sentiment is part of the set) featured on my card is Ruby Chocolate - Nature's Way, that I coloured using alcohol markers and a white gel pen:

I trimmed off some of my DP scraps, matted them onto black CS, and arranged them on my card. A couple of gems later - isn't the new trend of the gems attached to each other such a wonder time-saver! - and my card was completed.

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

DIGITAL TUESDAY, #204, NEW CRAFTING TRENDS

SPARKLEN SPRINKLE, APRIL, USE A DIGITAL IMAGE

365 CARDS, DAY 91, JOKE OR SILLY SENTIMENT

CRAFTY BLOGGERS NETWORK, #10, ANYTHING GOES

DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, #82, ANYTHING GOES

INCY WINCY DESIGNS, BIZARRE, UNIQUE AND WHACKY HOLIDAYS

MEMA’S CRAFTS, APRIL, ANYTHING GOES

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

WITH HEARTFELT SYMPATHY

I'm back to share a card I made with a digistaps 4 joy image, to be entered into the Sketch Challenge over on the Paper Craft Planet blog (SK032913)

This is the sketch:

Here is my card:

The Digistamps 4 Joy image featured on my card is called Anemone Corner, and I coloured it with alcohol markers and a white gel pen.

The rest of my card is made up of offcuts.

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

A & T EMERALD FAERIES, #42, RECIPE

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

SPARKLE AND SPRINKLE, APRIL, USE A DIGI

DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, #82, ANYTHING GOES

EUREKA STAMPS, #33, STRIPES OR CIRCLES

KABOODLE DOODLES, #165, TWO DIFFERENT DP’s

MAKE IT MONDAY, #134, ANYTHING GOES

MY GRAFICO, ANYTHING GOES

WHOOPSI DAISY, BLING

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY CHALLENGE

#64

"ANYTHING GOES"

Click HERE to enter

THE OUTLAWZ COLOUR CHALLENGE

The Outlawz Colour challenge this week is this:

And this is my interpretation:

The Bugaboo Stamps image featured on my card is called Heels - Daisy. The image is actually of a single shoe but because it is available in a png version too, I was able to place a pair of shoes on my card. I coloured using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, and added some Stickles too.

The following items from my stash were used to make up my card:

lilac CS card base

offcuts of DP

offcut of a DP that was embossed (mini Swiss dots) and distressed (sanded)

a satin ribbon

bling buckle

square gems

The sentiment is computer generated.

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

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

SPARKLE AND SPRINKLE, APRIL, USE A DIGI

DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, #82, ANYTHING GOES

EUREKA STAMPS, #33, STRIPES OR CIRCLES

KABOODLE DOODLES, #165, TWO DIFFERENT DP’s

MAKE IT MONDAY, #134, ANYTHING GOES

MY GRAFICO, ANYTHING GOES

WHOOPSI DAISY, BLING

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

BUGABOO STAMPS :: A NEW RELEASE

As it's Tuesday, I have a Bugaboo Stamps new release to share with you.

I used the image, called AKV BOY - Flower Pot, to make a little note card without a sentiment, as it's always handy to have these in my stash. Perhaps I need to say "thanks", or "thinking of you" or I'm sorry", you never know when you need one of these.

I coloured the image using alcohol markers and a white gel pen, and added Glossy Accents to the flowers. White the GA was still wet, I added a bead to the centre of each flower.

The image was cut out using an oval die, mounted on a shiny green CS offcut, which in turn was mounted onto an offcut of kraft CS with a punched border. I threaded through a green organza ribbon and added a butterfly button. There is a white CS background on the yellow CS base card.

Click HERE to link to the Bugaboo Stamps store

and

HERE to link to the Catch the Bug blog to see the other projects made with this new image.

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

ABC CHALLENGES, K IS FOR KRAFT

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY, 31, ANYTHING GOES

CREATALICIOUS CHALLENGE, #57, COLOUR

MAKE IT MONDAY, #134, ANYTHING GOES

MAKE IT MONDAY WITH KRAFT OUTLET, ANYTHING GOES

GINGERLOFT CHALLENGE, USE KRAFT PAPER

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

Monday, April 1, 2013

TRYING OUT SOMETHING NEW IN COLOURING

I was working on developing an extension to my colouring techniques last night (well I should say at 1 am this morning) and then used the coloured Saturated Canary image on a card to enter into The Outlawz Greeting Card challenge today:

The colouring medium is alcohol markers and a white gel pen and what was going on in my head has pretty much translated onto the card, but I am not ready to share until I have perfected it.

I thought this little image is representative of the start of Spring as she is dressed for winter and has taken her warm mittens off to welcome the warmer weather of Spring. Isn't it strange that come the 1st of Spring, the Ms Winter always wants to get in the last word and give us some really cold weather?

To make up my card I used DP offcuts from the scrap bin, as well as paper roses, pearls from BLUEBERRY BEAR, stick on sentiment and hearts, satin ribbon and bow and a scrap of pretty lace.The cardstock base card is white, as are all the card mats.

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

SATURATED CANARY, #40, PRETTY PASTELS

DREAM VALLEY, #53, PEARLS AND LACE

GLITTER & SPARKLE, #26, CUTE

ONE STITCH AT A TIME, #157, SPRING

CORROSIVE CHALLENGES, #171, SPRING FLING

A GEM OF A CHALLENGE, #73, MAKE IT CUTE

COLOUR ME CREATIVE, ALL ABOUT THE HAIR

CHOCOLATE, COFFE AND CARDS, #35, BRING ON SPRING

CLEARLY INSPIRED, #71, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTS 4 ETERNITY, #117, CUTE AS YOU LIKE

DIGI HAVEN, SPRING