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Monday, November 17, 2014

ANYTHING BUT A CARD WITH BUGABOO STAMPS

Today I have a "Save the Date" tag to share with you:

The front of the card features one of the tags in the Mini Set - Wedding that was paper pieced (the dress) and coloured with alcohol markers

the back features the details

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

A NEW CHALLENGE AT SQUIGGLEFLY

Today's new challenge at Squigglefly is.

GIVE ME A SQUARE DEAL

(make a square card)

and my DT card to inspire you to enter features an image called Old World Santa Christmas & Holly Wreath by Pamela Lehto and is available in the Squigglefly store.

I coloured using alcohol markers and a white gel pen

Here is a close-up of the beads I sewed onto the wreath, as well as the sequins on the red cs diecut

I used a white cs background, a red cs mat, and a white cs base card.

Here is a link to the challenge - just by entering YOU could be the winner of the awesome prize this week!

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz

Jen leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

Saturday, November 15, 2014

A HOLLY FAIRY FOR CHRISTMAS

The image featured on my card is called Fairy Christmas from Bugaboo Stamps, and is coloured with alcohol markers

I also used the following from my hoarded stash

white cs card base

red and green cs mats

gold cs holly die cut with sewn on beads and metal roses embellishments

THe sentiment is on a tag

that is attached to the card with a peg embellished with an oversized gem with a pearl centre

Thanks for visiting my blog today

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to these challenges:

4 CRAFTY CHICKS, FAIRIES

ART BY MIRAN, ANYTHING GOES

C.R.A.F.T., CHRISTMAS

CHOCOLATE COFFEE AND CARDS, FAVOURITE HOLIDAY

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND, NO PATT PAPER

CHRISTMAS STAMPING ALL YEAR LONG, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTS FOR ETERNITY, BRIGHT COLOURS

CRAFTY HAZELNUT’S CHRISTMAS, GO GREEN

CRAFTY HAZELNUTS CHRISTMAS EXTRA, ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES

CREATIVE CORNER, LET IT SPARKLE

CUTE CARD THURSDAY, RED AND GREEN

ECLECTIC ELLAPU, FOLIAGE

KRAFTY HANDS, CHRISTMAS CHEER

LADYBUG CRAFTS, BRIGHT COLOURS

LITTLE MISS MUFFET, ANYTHING GOES

WAGS N WHISKERS, ADD SOME LEAVES

A CAS THANK YOU CARD

My really girly card was created by using my new embossing folder with a centre circle to emboss the white cs. To this I added a circle sentiment, cut with a 2.5 inch punch.

The embellishments are

sewn on sequins and beads

flower beads sen on and a satin ribbon bow

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to these challeges:

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY, CAS

BROWN SUGAR, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS, GIVE THANKS

CREATIVE CORNER, LET IT SPARKLE

OUTLAWZ, THURSDAY, GVE THANKS

SISTER ACT, ANYTHNG GOES

SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS, GIVE THANKS (add SS)

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: ADELE

Six of my drawings have been released a digistamps in the Digistamps 4 Joy store today, and I have used one of them on my card, pictured above.

The image is called

ADELE

and I have used alcohol markers for the colouring:

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

white cs base

two colour blue cs mats

floral dp

offcut of gingham/roses dp

gold cs diecut

sewn on flower sequins and beads

butterfly

assortment of flowers, some ready-made, some die cut

This digital image (300 dpi) comes in a ZIP file, with both a JPEG (white background) and a PNG (transparent background) file format, as well as a pre-coloured image (that I have used on my card)

Adele

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

luv’n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban, South Africa

I would like to add my card to these challenges:

A CRAFTY MESS, ANYTHING GOES

ART BY MIRAN, ANYTHING GOES

CREATIVE CORNER, LET IT SPARKLE

CREATIVE CRAFT COTTAGE, COLOUR PALETTE

ECLECTIC ELLAPU, FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO (PINK AND BLUE)

MEMA’S CRAFTS, ANYTHING GOES

SISTER ACT, ANYTHNG GOES

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: ELAINE

Six of my drawings have been released a digistamps in the Digistamps 4 Joy store today, and I have used one of them on my card, pictured above.

The image is called

ELAINE

and I have used alcohol markers for the colouring:

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

white cs base

two colours of blue cs mats

digital background paper (merged with a wolf image)

hessian/burlap strip

feathers

digital downloaded sentiment

metal charm

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

luv’n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban, South Africa

I would like to add my card to these challenges

A CRAFTY MESS, ANYTHING GOES

ART BY MIRAN, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFT SENTIMENTS, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFTS FOR ETERNITY, BRIGHT COLOURS

LADYBUG CRAFTS, BRIGHT COLOURS

LIA STAMPZ, ANYTHING GOES

MEMA’S CRAFTS, ANYTHING GOES

SISTER ACT, ANYTHNG GOES

THE COLOR SISTERS, PALETTE 14

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE ::CHRISTMAS CANDLE

Six of my drawings have been released a digistamps in the Digistamps 4 Joy store today, and I have used one of them on my card, pictured above.

The image is called

CHRISTMAS CANDLE

and I have used alcohol markers for the colouring:

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

white cs base

two different colour red cs mats

red tartan ribbon

heart ‘charm’ I made from a tinsel pipe cleaner

The sentiment is a digital download

This digital image (300 dpi) comes in a ZIP file, with both a JPEG (white background) and a PNG (transparent background) file format, as well as a pre-coloured image (that I have used on my card)

Christmas candle