BACK TO SCHOOL!

This twisted easel card is made for two challenges:

THE OUTLAWZ, Monday's Greeting Card Challenge where we were asked to make a Back to School themed card

and

CATCH THE BUG, Bugaboo's weekly Challenge on their Catch the Bug blog, where we were asked to make a "Anything Goes" card.

There are fabulous prizes to be won for winning on both these challenges, and I love playing in these each week.

luv n huggz
Jen

Has this week flown by so fast just for me ... or do you all feel like that?!

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Here is this week's Sketch and my creation:

My card for your inspiration is made on a theme close to my heart - AFRICA!

I showcase a Priscillastyles image, the cutey ol' lion, and coloured him using copics and the detailing with a white gel pen. He was fussy cut out from the background and matted onto Africa-inspired scrapbooking paper from the Clifton Collection, Made in South Africa, called "Zebra 0059". The Zebra striped black and kraft striped card is from another South Africa company called Merry Pak. The beading is hand done, using a needle and thread and genuine Zulu beads. I added a bow made of raffia and some guinea fowl feathers as embellishments.

Now isn't that a real AFRICAN card?

The sketch this week is super easy to work with, so why don't you have a go and enter the challenge? You could win some really fabulous prizes! Just click HERE to check out more details of how to enter, and while you are there, have a look-see what the other awesomely talented design team ladies have created this week, to give you a little more inspiration ............ and just look at those prizes again!

And talking of prizes... how would you like to win a set of Copics and get your hands on some free digis? The Crafters Digital Art Center has just started running a progressive challenge... and the first set of digis is free, and the next and the next, if you enter the round with one of the freebies you received. So by entering you keep getting gorgeous new images, as well as a chance to win a set of Copics, and maybe some other goodies along the way. Click HERE to enter

Until next week ....
luv n huggz
jen (Durban South Africa)

A NEW BELLY DANCE COSTUME FOR MY FRIEND NICKY

This is a new bellydance costume for my friend Nicky in Port Elizabeth. It consists of a lemon yellow taffeta full circle skirt, a lemon yellow and silver beaded bra, and a beaded yashmak on a sparkly silver headband.

She will wear it at a function for South Africa's Women's Day that will be held on Thursday, 11 August, where she will perform for the audience.

This is a close up of the bra (taken while it was still being made) to show the actual colour:

and this is to show the whole bra (also still under construction)before the dangly bits were added:

Nicky hasn't seen the outfit yet, as she lives about 700km away, and the parcel of the completed outfit is on its way to her by overnight courier. She will have to wait till it arrives before she gets to see the whole completed outfit.

Nicky and I have never met, and the outfits I make for her are purely on measurements she provides. We have spoken on the phone, and I will finally get to meet her at the International Oriental Dance Festival in Cape Town in October.

luv n huggz
Jen

A DAY FOR DAISIES NEW RELEASE AND A NEW CHALLENGE

Hi there all! It's A DAY FOR DAISIES time of the week again. For some reason I couldn't add any pictures to my blog yesterday, and have only managed to get back in today.

There are some awesome new images in the new release this week, and the sets are all called "FOR YOU". My card uses images from the set 'SONG FOR YOU' and this is my card:

I created a TRI FOLD SHUTTER CARD from such an easy tutorial that you can find here.

My main image, that of the beautiful young girl playing the piano, is called "Music for Me" and the other two I used are called "Little Piano" and "Angel Wings D".

This is a close up of the main image:

I have purposely made a multifold card because the challenge this week is to create a fancy fold card.


All the DT's have used a different image, and each one is simply outstanding! Click HERE to see them all.
Or click HERE to go to the A DAY FOR DAISIES STORE.

luv n huggz
jen

Big big news!!
The NEW Progressive Challenges are starting this week over on CDAC !
Not only do you get all of the images for Free,
Look at what the Prize for the first Challenge Series will be!!

Copic Sketch Markers!!! WOWZA!!

Stop by and check them out!!

This week’s sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following week’s sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

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Stop by and check out all the new images!!

 

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Here is this week's Sketch and my creations:

My PRISCILLASTYLES image of the boy and his bug was coloured using Copics. I printed the image a second time, coloured only the bug, cut it out using a die, and then heat embossed using clear UTEE and a heat gun. It was attached to the base image using two black brads.

My embellishments for this creation consist of some strands taken off sacking fabric, acrylic old gold coloured butterflies and a metal brass flower.

You really need to hop on over to the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge blog to check out my fellow D Teamies' creations! They are awesome!

And if you would like a chance to win those fabulous prizes, you must enter!

YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!

luv n huggz
jen


PS DONT FORGET THOSE PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGES ON CDAC - FREE IMAGES UP FOR GRABS, AS WELL AS A CHANCE TO WIN THAT PRIZE, AND WHO WOULDN'T!!!

TRIFOLD, MULTIFOLDS, AND EASELS : A CHALLENGE AT NETTIE G'S

This week's challenge is Fancy Folds. Easels, tri folds, anything but square!

In case you are haven't entered a NettieG challenge before...here are the details.

You can enter any image of your choice,but if you use a NettieG image you double your chances of winning.
Yes, you get 2 entries in the drawing.

I coloured in image using Copics, and carefully cut out around the snail (available in Nettie G's store) and pasted him to a hand cut shaped a card which had been dry embossed, (white)heat embossed and (white) inked. I added a flower and two flat backed pearls as embellishments, as well as a pretty organza bow.

I would love to see what you come up with for this challenge. To join this challenge, click HERE


Luv n huggz
Jen

A DAY FOR DAISIES - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Happy Friday & Merry Christmas (in July)!!! We thought it might be fun to show you some of the beautiful Christmas images available in the shop! You can find them in the "Holiday Section". You know - it's never too early to start your holiday cards, especially if you have a whole lot to make!
We sadly are saying goodbye to our July Guest Designer, Audrey! She has been SO FUN to work with! Thank you so much Audrey for sharing your talent with us this month!

We are also saying farewell to Janna! We'll miss you, girl! Janna's way with digital stamps is just so unique, I just love the earthy, collage-like feel of her projects! I'll be blog-stalking you, Janna!

This is my creation to share with you ...

I used the image called "Two Girls and Mom" available in the store HERE, coloured using Copics, and cut out the centre of the frame. The background is a Christmas card I have been saving for simply ages. It has a beautiful Christmas scene with an overlay of sparkly snowflakes, just perfect for my purpose.

I added the sentiment which seemed to fit the theme of the image just right.

All the DT's have used a different image, and each one is simply outstanding! Click HERE to see them all.
Or click HERE to go to the A DAY FOR DAISIES STORE.

luv n huggz
jen