CDAC'S PROGRESSIVE FREEBIE CHALLENGE #16

One of the freebies offered in Round #16 of CRAFTER'S DIGITAL ART CENTER'S Progressive Freebie Challenges is a gorgeous Camellia in a frame, by the talented artist Arielle of Wax Fruit Company.

Here is my card with the image :

I printed the image onto a page from an old novel that I bought at a second hand book sale, and coloured with alcohol markers and white gel pen highlights.  The torn edges are inked and chalked and a pretty brown organza bow was added as the sole embellie.  The kraft card is actually an old manilla folder that I was going to throw out, but rescued from my paper recycle bin.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges : 

CDAC Progressive Freebie Challenge, #16

The Outlawz, Sunday CAS Challenge, 29 April

Less is More, #65, 'Sketch'

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

South Africa

FABULOUS FREEBIE FRIDAY AT SASSY STUDIO DESIGNS

Yip - it's Friday again and I have a card to share with you, made with today's fabulous freebie at

SASSY STUDIO DESIGNS.

RAH RAH RHONDA! is our freebie for this week, and this is the card I made for your inspiration :

She is looking super cute and full of pep in her cheerleading uniform!  Our challenge for this fortnight is  

"Varsity Letter" 

To play along all you need to do is create a project - using any of our SSD images - adding chipboard, sticker, or stamped LETTERS.  Be sure to grab your freebie, and we hope you'll play along with this challenge!!

• You MUST use a Sassy Studio Designs image
• A bonus entry will be given to anyone who uses either this week's or next week's freebie image
• You MUST create a project based on the current challenge
• You have until midnight EDT on May 10th to upload your creation here, under the  discussion, on PCP
• You may enter as often as you wish during the two week period
• The prize is two Sassy Studio Designs images of the winner's choice

I can 't wait to see what you create!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

South Africa 

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

AUD SENTIMENTS, ‘ANYTHING GOES’

COPIC MARKER EUROPE, ‘MONOCHROMATIC’

SOUTHERN GIRLS, #43, ‘GET YOUR GIRLY ON’

INKY IMPRESSIONS, ‘ANYTHING GOES’

TERRIFICALLY THRILLING THURSDAY AT SHELLY'S IMAGES

Welcome back to another TTT challenge.  

Today's challenge is:

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

using

PASTELS, KRAFT and FLOWERS.

Our FEATURED Shelly's image today is:

 "HONEYBEE"

and it can be purchased TODAY ONLY at a REDUCED PRICE in the Shelly's Images store.

Here is my card I made with the honeybee image featured today:

Now it's your turn!  We look forward to seeing your creations!

We only have a few simple rules and you can find them in our sidebar!  The most important rule is that you HAVE FUN!!!

Thanks for joining us!

Use Pastels, Kraft and Flowers on your creation and link to the challenge HERE

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
Durban
South Africa

A NEW RELEASE AND A BLOG HOP AT DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY IS HAVING A BLOG HOP !!!

EVERY stop has a prize up for grabs, and if you want more info, click HERE.

This is my CAS card using the beautiful new protea image, which I coloured using my alcohol markers (Copics, Nellie Snellen and Spectrum Noir) and I would like to add it to the following challenges:

 SCRAPILICIOUS, ‘FLOWER POWER’

SIMON SAYS STAMP, ‘ANYTHING GOES’

STARSAND STAMPS, ‘SWEET SUMMERTIME’

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

South Africa

CRAZY PATCHWORK - 2012 STYLE

I needed to create a Crazy Patchwork cushion cover for our Women's Institute Group Meeting competition and as I have so many scraps left over from making the belly dance costumes, I decided to super-bling mine.

This is what I came up with :

Today is such a beautiful day - clear blue skies, warm sunshine - perfect weather for an outdoor shot, so I laid the cushion on some organza and Simba decided that she would pose for the pic too!  She has decided to start a new trend ... "pose your craft pics with your cat".

I used offcuts of chiffon, organza, satin, taffeta, silk, lame, lurex, sequin dot, Indian sari, beads, sequins, lace, braiding and rhinestones .... anything I could find in the right colours was incorporated - the shinier the better!

 

Unfortunately the cushion cover  was disqualified as it contained beads and sequins - not allowed in traditional Crazy Patchwork - although the brief for the competition did not specify that it had to be traditional.  All it said was "Crazy Patchwork" - nothing about it having to be traditional.  No problem though, I enter the WI competitions merely for fun, and to support my branch of WI.  Initially I wasn't going to enter but then was persuaded to make one.  I started at 9 am and finished at 4pm - 7 hours non-stop whilst having a migraine and so i was looking through one eye in half darkness because the light was hurting my eyes.  I  did have fun making it though.

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

RIBBON CAROUSEL CHALLENGE, RCC50, ‘ANYTHING GOES’

SHOPPING OUR STASH, #49, ‘STARTS WITH A B” – bling, beads …

TOP TIP TUESDAY, #75, ‘ANYTHING BUT A CARD’

TUESDAY THROWDOWN, 395, ‘USE SOME SPARKLE’ – lots here!

BUNNY ZOE’S CRAFTS, #23, ‘RIBBON OR TWINE’

CUPCAKE CRAFT CHALLENGES, CUPCAKE #189, ‘MATERIAL GIRL’

HOUSE OF GILLI, ‘OH PRETTY … ‘RIBBON AND SPARKLES’

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

BUGABOO STAMPS SPONSORS PAPER SUNDAES

Today, Bugaboo Stamps is the sponsor for Paper Sundaes' Challenge #117 'LET'S GET CUTE' challenge, and as a Bugaboo DT member, I have the privilege of inspiring you with a CUTE Bugaboo card:

The Bugaboo image featured on my card is BUGABOO BRATS - DESIREE SITTER that I coloured using alcohol markers.  She is popped up on three diecuts through which I sewed sequins and beads.  Shiny lilac CARD CANDI was added around the base diecut.  Doesn't she look cute with her auburn hair!?

And the prize you could win just by entering?  Just look at this ...

"Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps:

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT  for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug."

love 'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban South Africa 

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

PILEIT ON, #17, ‘SPARKLE AND SHINE”

STAMPTACULAR SUNDAY, #160, ‘LOADED WITH LAYERS’

THE CRAFTY PAD, #167, ‘LIVE ON THE EDGE’ (my little image is sitting on the edge of the fancy edged diecut)