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









Sunday, January 15, 2017

BUGABOO STAMPS' 7TH DBIRTHDAY BASH : DAY 2

We're holding a week-long party to celebrate Bugaboo Stamps' 7th Birthday, and YOU are invited ... join the party here.

Today is Day 2, and we have a sketch challenge - here is the sketch to follow:


and this is my DT card:


That cute turtle is called Turtle Dove   and I used Copic markers and a white gel pen to colour the image:

Click HERE to link to today's challenge.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA
 I would like to enter the following challenges:
 
CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN, ANYTHING GOES

Saturday, January 14, 2017

BUGABOO STAMPS' 7TH BIRTHDAY BASH :: DAY 1


HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY, BUGABOO STAMPS!

We're happy a week-long party to celebrate, and YOU are invited ... join the party here.

On day one, we have a challenge for you, and the theme is "Under the Sea - Birthday"
The rules are simple, please create a Birthday project fitting each theme of the day and add it to the inlinkz per day.   You can enter once or you can enter each day to increase your chances. There ais a limit to ONE projec per person per day.

My DT card features the images Seahorse, Deacon Merman and Crab Flower


These are the prizes up for grabs!
Prizes for these weeks Birthday Bash! 
1 GRAND PRIZE WINNER who participates in ALL 7 challenges:
7 free images each month for 6 months and the opportunity to "Be Our Guest" for 4 months
2nd Place Winner who participates in ALL 7 challenges:
$50 Gift Card from Bugaboo and a Guest Designer Spot for 3 months
3rd Place Winner who participates in ALL 7 challenges:
$30 Gift Card from Bugaboo and a Guest Designer Spot for 2 month

Daily Winners will also be chosen and gifted via Random.org as follows:
1 person each day who participates will win 10 Bugaboo Stamps Digi Images
1 person each day who participates will win 7 Bugaboo Stamps Digi Images
1 person each day who participates will win 4 Bugaboo Stamps Digi Images

 In addition one winner each day will win an exclusive Bugaboo Birthday set!

I hope you will join us!

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA 
I would like to enter the following challenges:


CREATIVE FINGERS, ANYTHING GOES

Thursday, January 12, 2017

ALOHA FLOWERS :: A DAY FOR DAISIES

  My DT showcase card for the A Day for Daisies store features 4 images :


They have been merged to form a little bouquet - isn't it pretty? 

I coloured the flowers with Copic marker, and then sewed on 2mm seed beads as embellishments:
Also used are:

white cardstock card base
purple mat - distressed edges - scissor chomp method
recoloured peel off sentiment - was gold, but I 'painted' it with a purple nail part pen

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

Saturday, January 7, 2017

BUGBOO STAMPS :: 1st CHALLENGE OF 2017


My card today is to invite you to join us at the Catch the Bug for the "Anything Goes" challenge.

The featured image is called Cherry Girl, which is available in the Bugaboo Stamps store here

I coloured the image using Copic markers and a white gel pen.

Also used on my card are
cherry designer paper - faux stitching detail
chippy label with peel off sentiment and pearls


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

Friday, January 6, 2017

A DAY FOR DAISIES 'SNOWGLOBES' SHOWCASE & NEW CHALLENGE


January's challenge over at the A Day for Daisies blog is to add more than two layers.

My card features the lovely image called "Growing in a Snowglobe" from the A Day for Daisies store

My card has 6 layers on the white base card, the last being an acetate layer onto which I added the peel off sentiment.  I used sewn on beads as spacers between the image layer and the acetate:

Click HERE to link to the challenge.  Please remember that only projects featuring an image from the A Day for Daisies store will be eligible for the prize draw.  There is a freebie provided which you will find on the challenge post.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Birthday Pups :: New Release from Bugaboo Stamps

One of this week's new releases is this cute image called "Birthday Pups".

I merged the image with some digital circle frames before printing and colouring with my Copic markers.

Also used on my card are
white ribbon
peel off sentiment
sewn on sequin stars

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA