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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









Friday, November 30, 2012

A ROCKING CUTE FREEBIE FROM BUGABOO STAMPS

Today's Freebie Friday gift from Bugaboo Stamps is a cute rocking horse, and this is the card I made:

I coloured the image using alcohol markers (my NEW Copics!!!) and I added some Stickles to the the tail, mane and hooves:


To make up my card I used the following:
white CS base card
textured pale lime CS background
floral DP
3 different satin ribbons
a lilac satin ribbon bow:


and some pretty flowers:


If you would like to download this image, please click here to link to Bugaboo's Catch the Bug blog, where you can see my fellow DTeamies' creations and the link to the download.

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

THE OUTLAWZ FRIDAY CHALLENGE, ANYTHING GOES


 
luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA







Thursday, November 29, 2012

IT'S OLDIE BUT GOODIE DAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS

 
Here is an multifold card featuring one of Bugaboo's older images, Winter Birdie that I coloured using my Copics (YAY! I bought some new colours yesterday!)  I added a little doodling with the white gel pen and cut out the image with a die.


I sewed on some star sequins and beads as embellishments and mounted the diecut on an embossed CS background.

There is a gold acrylic music note added to the front:



On the left hand side of my card, I added an offcut of DP with Christmas text, as well as a strip cut off from the CS used for the embossing.  There is a strip of gold braid along the strip:


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



luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

BUGABOO STAMPS SPONSORS JACKSONS DIGITAL EXPRESSIONS COLOUR CHALLENGE



My two favourite stores collaborating - how awesome is that!

Bugaboo Stamps is the sponsor of this week's challenge over at Jackson's Digital Expressions, and the colours to use are red, white and black.

Here is my inspiration for you, using a Bugaboo Stamps Santa  image from the Mini Set - Christmas Blocks


Here is a better look at the image, which I coloured using Copics and a white gel pen:

Now is a good time to get yourself some of the fabulous Bugaboo Christmas images, because there is a 50% OFF SALE!!!

Click here to link to the Jackson's Digital Expressions challenge blog to link your creation - you will be in the running to win an awesome prize or two! 

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

THE PAPER GIRLS, #20, CHRISTMAS
 
luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

JACKSON'S DIGITAL EXPRESSIONS' BLACK, RED AND WHITE ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

This week's Anything Goes Challenge at Jackson's Digital Expressions has a colour twist:


  RED
 BLACK
 WHITE
 
and here is my inspiration card for you, using a Jackson's Digital Expressions image called Just Shoes 12, available in the store HERE.


 Here is a better look at that gorgeous shoe that I coloured using Copics and a white gel pen.  I gave it the Glossy Accents treatment so that parts of it look like shiny patent leather and the black parts look like velvet:


 Click HERE to link to the challenge where you can add your creation using black, red and white.

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


CUPCAKE CRAFT CHALLENGES, #220, BLCK, WHITE + ONE (mine is red)

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA