Welcome to my blog and thanks soso much for spending a little while peeping into my world

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









Saturday, July 13, 2013

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE ::MISTERI - PRIMA DONNA

My little character that I draw, Misteri, features in two of the new releases at DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY today.  

The first new release Misteri is called

MISTERI - PRIMA DONNA



I coloured the image using Copics and a white gel pen


To make up my card I used the following hoarded items from my stash :

white CS base card
pink CS card mat
pink floral DP
white CS diecut
spray of pink and white flowers, and leaves
pink feather
pink and silver wire butterfly
white seam binding ribbon bow
sewn on lazer cut silver sequins and beads
peel off sentiment



luv’n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: FEELIN' FLAT?

Another of my drawings is one of the new releases at DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY today.  This sad little car image is called 

FEELIN' FLAT?


I coloured the image using Copics and a white gel pen


To make up my card I used the following hoarded items from my stash :

white CS card base
blue CS card mat
die to cutout the blue smiley
row of gems
the sentiment is a little poem I wrote myself


luv’n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: MISTERI AS CINDERS

My little character that I draw, Misteri, features in two of the new releases at DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY today.  
The first new release Misteri is called

MISTERI AS CINDERS



I coloured the image using Copics and a white gel pen



To make up my card I used the following hoarded items from my stash :

white CS card base
orange CS card mats
floral striped DP
seam binding
satin ribbon bow
antique lace
spray of flowers, berries and leaves
sewn on sequins and beads
tag
peel off sentiment
gems

MS corner punch  

luv’n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN

BUGABOO STAMPS' WEEKLY CHALLENGE

The challenge this week at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug blog forms part of the CHRISTMAS IN JULY celebrations, and the theme is

SHOW US YOUR SANTA

Here's my Santa :

I chose this image cos this is what Christmas Day on Durban's Main Beach looks like:


I coloured the image Tropical Santa - Tubing using Copics, and added Glossy Accents to the water.


To make up my card I used the following from my hoarded stash:

white CS card base
red CS bckground
beach hut printed DP
chippy "Merry" sentiment
chippy circle on a peg
gems
peel off corners and border

Click HERE to link here to the challenge

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

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

CHRISTMAS IN JULY WITH BUGABOO STAMPS



Welcome my stop on the Third Annual Christmas in July Celebration for Bugaboo!  You have landed in my hometown of Durban, South Africa - this is what Christmas Day in Durban looks like (hot summer days, beautiful beaches ...!)


Can you believe it has been three years since we started seeing the adorable Bugaboo images all over the web???    Jodie still amazes me each week and I am so proud to be on her team.   We would like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support of Bugaboo Stamps - without you we would be nothing!   

Ok enough mushy stuff, so let’s get on with our week-long Christmas in July Celebration!   We have lots planned this week with our Blog Hop, the weekly challenge but daily challenges as well.  Not only have we adapted our challenges to fit in with our Christmas Celebration but our prizes will make it seem like it’s really Christmas!  

Today we start off with a Theme Challenge to get you in the mood!  For your trouble you could win one of our Daily prizes which is our special Christmas in July  Set and 10, 7 or 4 free images, and an opportunity to be a future guest designer as we have discovered that Bugaboo Fans/Followers are some of the best designers out there!

If you have landed here by accident, and you would like to hop from the beginning, click HERE
If you landed here from the talented Jennifer Zeeb's blog, you are right where you should be!  

Now, with all the 'housekeeping' out of the way, let me show you my Santa (remember I told you Christmas is in midsummer in South Africa)

The image on my card is called Tropical Santa - Tubing .
The Tropical Santa range is perfect for sharing Christmas messages in South Africa!

Leave a comment to say you've stopped here and YOU could be in the running for one of the fabulous prizes.  

Now while it's not necessary for you to become a follower of my blog, it is important that you leave a comment at EVERY stop of the hop in order to be eligible for the prize draw.

Your next stop is the talented Julie Temple where you will be introduced to another Santa!

Thanks for stopping by!
luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA