ANYTHING GOES WITH AN (OPTIONAL) CHRISTMAS TWIST

Today's challenge at THE OUTLAWZ Copics and other alcohol markers group is really, really easy!!!

ANYTHING GOES

(with an optional Christmas twist)

...but remember - you must use Copics or another brand of alcohol markers as your colouring medium.

Here is my inspiration for you:

My card features a Ricvk St Dennis image called Esmeralda 2 - Jaleo, available in the Rick St Dennis Etsy store here.  She is just lovely to colour as there is lots of detail and texture, and so much scope for different colour palettes!  Here is a view of the image up close:

I added details with a white gel pen.

To make up my card I used the following from my stash:

white CS card base

deep red CS background

deep turquoise CS background

white/lilac glittered DP

deep red CS card mat

lilac CS card mat

I sewed on sequins beads in hand-drawn swirl shapes and hand beaded an offcut of gold trim :

the layered silk and paper flowers have fancy flat back pearl centres that have been Copics coloured to match the flowers:

(the pearls and paper flowers are available from BLUEBERRY BEAR)

The challenge is  great opportunity to get a head start on those Christmas cards, but if you feel my is too soon to start, please join us and enter your ANYTHING GOES project!

Click HERE to link to the challenge

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

CREATIVE BELLI, #170, FLOWERS

CRAFTROOM CHALLENGE, USE YOUR SCRAPS

JUST INSPIRATIONAL, #1, PHOTO INSPIRATION (I USED THE COLOURS RED AND PURPLE)

PARTY TIME TUESDAYS, PTT122, ANYTHING GOES

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

USE IT TUESDAYS, #56, ANYTHING GOES (HOARDED SUPPLIES RAIDED FOR RIBBON, BRAID, BEADS, SEQUINS, DP OFFCUT)

KABOODLE DOODLES, #173, ANYTHING GOES

MAKE IT MONDAY, #142, ANYTHING GOES

TIME 4 SCRAP, #1, ANYTHING GOES

THE OUTLAWZ CAS CHALLENGE

The theme for Sunday's CAS challenge over at The Outlawz is ...

"In S.A. where I live, Winter starts in June. Get ready for Winter and create a CAS card/project by hauling out those umbrellas, wellies, raincoats, scarves, etc."

Here is my CAS card, featuring the Bugaboo image called DEACON - RAIN

I printed the image directly onto the DP and then coloured with COPICS.

After the edges of the DP were inked, I added a length of seam binding that I coloured myself, tied a bow and added a metal umbrella charm.

I love the way that the image seems to be floating above the clouds and how the ribbon sort of looks like the sea.

luv'n huggz

jen leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add my card to the following challenges

CUPCAKE CRAFT, #244, BOYS

DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, #90, ANYTHING GOES

FITZTOWN CHALLENGE #1, ANYTHING GOES

MAKE IT MONDAY, 3142, ANYTHING GOES

CAS ON SUNDAY, #9, MAKE IT MASCULINE

BUGABOO STAMPS :: NEW RELEASE !!!

We at Bugaboo Stamps have DADs in mind today - the new releases include images just perfect for Father's Day!

I have made two cards, one with each of the versions of the image and paper-pieced the word DAD on both cards.  Both cards have the same layout, same embellishments, but in different colours.

Click HERE to link to the Catch the Bug blog to check out the other creations by the fabulous DT members, and to find the link to these images in the store.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

ARTISTIC INSPIRATIONS, #43, PAPER PIECING/PIERCING

CARDS FOR MEN, #11, DAD

CREATIVE CREATIONS, #11, PAPER PIECING

CUPCAKE CRAFT, 3244, BOYS

DIGI DARLA, #64, FATHER’S DAY

DIGI MAKEOVER CHALLENGE, #90, ANYTHING GOES

FITZTOWN CHALLENGE #1, ANYTHING GOES

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

THE OUTLAWZ GREETINGS CARD CHALLENGE :: VINTAGE CARD FOR A MAN

Over at The Outlawz today the Greeting Card challenge is to create a vintage card for a man - with a sentiment, of course, and wouldn't ya know - I made one yesterday - to be delivered today - for a man turning 50 tomrorrow ... and it's my attempt at VINTAGE:

The image is a free one I found on the internet that I printed onto textured cardstock:

I used the following from my stash to create this card:

brown CS card base

two different DP's -sponge ink-distressed

brown CS card mat

twine

metal embellishment from BLUEBERRY BEAR

and a peel off "50" sentiment recoloured with Copics

I can't wait to see what you create for this challenge!

luv'n huggz

jen leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

CHOCOLATE COFFEE AND CARDS, 339, USE A NUMBER

QKR STAMPEDE, #40, ONE FOR THE BOYS

A PHOTO INSPIRATION CHALLENGE AT BUGABOO'S CATCH THE BUG BLOG

At Bugaboo's Catch the Bug blog you have this photograph as an inspiration for your challenge card :

and this is how I interpreted it :

My card featured two merged images from the Bugaboo store called Ava and Deacon Word Love and BBrat girl flower sitter and I coloured the image using Copics and a white gel pen:

To make up my card I used the following from my stash :

 white CS base card

red CS background

black CS card mats

two different DP offcuts

die cut flourishes (2)

layered paper flowers

gems

Click HERE to link your card to the challenge - you could be the winner of one of the fabulous digi packs up for grabs!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

i would like to add this card to the following challenge:

MILK COFFEE CHALLENGE, LOAD ON THE FLOWERS

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASES :: RETAIL THERAPY

Yesterday’s new releases in the Digistamps 4 Joy store include three of my own drawings now available as digistamps.

The first one of these is called TWO TRENDY and this is the card I made using it:

I coloured the image using  Copics and a white gel pen.  Here is a closer look at the image:

To construct my card I used the following from my stash:

white CS card base

black CS card mats

bunting themed DP

large layered fabric and paper flower with gem and bead centre

sentiment (friend - love - happy sunshine) cut from DP offcuts

bunting cut from offcuts of DP and popped up on foam squares

 Thanks for looking!

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

CHALLENGES 4 EVRYBODY, #21, ANYTHING GOES

COME AND GET IT, OFF THE EDGE

GLITTER AND SPARKLE, #34, BIRTHDAYS

CRAFTY CALENDAR, BLOOMS AND BLOSSOMS

AUD SENTIMENTS, #81, FRIEND

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES, CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP

MILK COFFEE CHALLENGE, LOAD ON THE FLOWERS

luv’n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

South Africa

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASES :: MISTERI - MY GUITAR

Yesterday’s new releases in the Digistamps 4 Joy store include three of my own drawings now available as digistamps.

The first one of these is called   MISTERI - MY GUITAR and this is the EASEL card I made using it:

 I coloured the image using  Copics and a white gel pen.  Here is a closer look at the image:

To construct my card I used the following from my stash:

white CS base card

striped DP

turquoise diecut

layered paper flowers

hand sewn on sequins and beads

satin ribbon and bow

butterfly embellishment

The sentiment is from the lyrics of the song "I wish I was a punk rocker .." by Sandi Thom :

Thanks for looking!

I would like to add this card to the following challenges

CHALLENGES 4 EVERYBODY, #21, ANYTHING GOES

ADDICTED TO STAMPS, #57, BINGO (RIBBON/FLOWERS/SENTIMENT)

CRAFTY CALENDAR, BLOOMS AND BLOSSOMS

CRAFTY CATZ, A FANCY FOLD OR TWO

POLKADOODLES, WEEK 1, TO DIE FOR

MILK COFFEE CHALLENGE, LOAD ON THE FLOWERS

luv’n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

South Africa

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: TWO TRENDY

Yesterday’s new releases in the Digistamps 4 Joy store include three of my own drawings now available as digistamps.

The first one of these is called TWO TRENDY  and this is the card I made using it:

I coloured the image using  Copics and a white gel pen.  Here is a closer look at the image:

To construct my card I used the following from my stash:

White CS base card

denim blue CS card mats

blue print DP

flatback pearls

flowers and fancy pearls from BLUEBERRY BEAR

gems

birthday sentiment on a ticket

sister sentiment from THE DESERT DIVA

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

CHALLENGES 4 EVRYBODY, #21, ANYTHING GOES

COME AND GET IT, OFF THE EDGE

A GEM OF A CHALLENGE, #81, BRING ON THE SUNSHINE

CRAFTY CALENDAR, BLOOMS AND BLOSSOMS

CHARISMA CARDZ, #20, HERE COMES SUMMER

Thanks for looking!

luv’n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

South Africa

BLOG HOP WITH THE LITTLE MISS MUFFET CHALLENGE BLOG

Hello- welcome to the LITTLE MISS MUFFET CHALLENGE BLOG HOP!  You are now in Durban, on the east coast of sunny South Africa:

If you have arrived here from Jane's blog, you are right here where you should be!  If not, and you'd like to start at the beginning, click HERE to link to the first stop on the hop.

Can you hear squealing? You can? That would be the noise of a collective group of Little Misses, bouncing around with excitement! And why are they bouncing around with excitement? No, they haven't had too much cake. We are proud to announce that Jodie, from Bugaboo Stamps, has designed some exclusive Sunbonnet Rubber Stamps for Little Miss Muffet Stamps. Oh, ok. You're squealing now too!

And, as if that wasn't enough, this week, they're also releasing a rather fabulous new Birds on a Wire Die too. Sorry, I'm excited... I'll stop talking, so you can take a look SNEAK PEEK:

Gorgeous, aren't they? You can get hold of all these goodies, right now from the What's New! Section at Little Miss Muffet Stamps. And, we're running the following Special Offers:

• Buy the Combo Set, that's all eight Rubber Stamps, at a special introductory price, and get one random Little Miss Muffet Rubber Stamp in with your order for free

• Buy any combination of four Sunnbonnet Rubber Stamps, and get one random Little Miss Muffet Rubber Stamp in with your order for free

 To celebrate all this exciting news, The Little Misses have joined forces with the Bugaboo Stamps Design Team for a fun Blog Hop, just so you can see these great images, in action. But. It's not just a Blog Hop, Peeps! We have prizes too:

• Two randomly drawn winners, will receive a Fancy Sunbonnet Miss Muffet Stamp, plus, a random Little Miss Muffet Rubber Stamp

• A Further four randomly drawn winners, will receive a random Little Miss Muffet Stamp

It goes without saying, the more comments you leave, the more your chances of winning. 

The Blog Hop will close at 8pm, Central time on Sunday 26 May.

To give you an idea of how cute these are coloured up and on a card, here's Miss Muffet on my card:

Ingredients of my card:

Copics coloured image

white CS card base

green CS card mat

maize coloured CS card mat

printed DP

fibre trim

white lace

felt flowers

bling gems

Here is a better look at the image:

Your next stop on the hop 

but remember to leave a comment below, for a chance to win one of those wonderful prizes!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

Durban

South Africa

SISTER ACT CARD CHALLENGE #8 - SPONSORED BY RICK ST DENNIS

The awesomely talented RICK ST DENNIS is the sponsor of Challenge #8 at SISTER ACT CHALLENGE BLOG today, and I have the privilege of being the Guest Designer.

My card features a beautiful Rick St Dennis image called "Three Chimney Cottage", that I have coloured using Copics:

I have kept my creation very clean and simple so that the image is not upstaged.  It is printed on textured cardstock to give it a watercolour feel:

I created some 'clouds' to ground the image, and inked the edges of the cardstock before matting it onto black CS.  Some twine, a metal embellishment and a bronze coloured flat back pearl are the only additions.

The Rick St Dennis Etsy Store is packed with really fabulous images, and by entering the Sister Act Card Challenge, YOU could be a winner of 2 images of your choice!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS!

BUGABOO STAMPS has a cute freebie for you today, and this is the card I made with it:

This cutie is called Baby Moon, and if you link to the the Catch the Bug blog you can see the other projects made with it, AND find the link to the store to nag the freebie.

To make up my card I coloured the image using Copics, and used some Stickles on the moon.

I also used:

white CS card base

yellow CS background

blue and yellow card mats

2 different DP's

satin ribbon and bow

diaper pin charm

pearls

peel off "Boy" sentiment 

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

CUTE CARD THURSDAY, #270, TIE IT UP

ADDICTED TO STAMPS AND MORE, #46, ANYTHING GOES

LADYBUG CRAFTS INK, OH BABY

CARDMANIA, #21, SPOTS AND/OR STRIPES

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

THE OUTLAWZ FRIDAY CHALLENGE USING COPICS OR OTHER ALCOHOL MARKERS

It's time for me to share with you the details of this week's Copics and Other Alcohol Markers challenge over at The Outlawz.  

How about making a ONE LAYER card for this challenge?  

I found it difficult as I like to pile on the layers and embellies, but did make this one to share:

My image is from Mo Manning, printed onto Bazzill textured cardstock and I used Copics and a white gel pen to colour it.

Here is a better look at what the colouring looks like on texture:

To create my card I used a scallop border punch for the bottom edge of the card front.  I also scored two lines along the border and wrote the sentiment by hand.

The back of the card is royal blue cardstock, on which I used the scallop border punch along the top edge.  I then scored it and folded it over the front and glued it down.  The 'faux' brads are actually a white gel pen blob with some Stickles.

I would love to see what you come up with for this challenge.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

PERFECT SENTIMENTS, #80, ANYTHING GOES

COLOR THROWDOWN, #243

ONE STITCH AT A TIME, #164, USE A DIGI

OLDIE BUT GOODIE DAY WITH BUGABOO STAMPS

Oldie but Goodie Day  on the Catch the Bug blog is such fun because we at Bugaboo Stamps get to create with our favourite oldies.

Today's share is a card for Father's Day, for whih I have used Bugaboo Stamps' GUY - SUPER.  Is/was your dad your Superhero?  I am certain most girls think so! (I know my dad was ... cos he could see through walls, could see behind him, and knew exactly what I was doing in my bedroom while he was in the lounge - how did he do that!!!??? LOL! And now that he is in Heaven his superpowers have not faded as he is still looking out for me and he is with me every day ... just wish I could give you a great big hug again, Dad!)

Here's my card:

The image is coloured using my Copics and a white gel pen :

I kept the card clean and simple, as I wanted the fabulous image to speak for itself, without having to vie for attention with patterned papers and embellishments.  

the sentiment was created in MS Word and I added a red CS card mat and stick on gel stars for impact.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

EUREKA STAMPS, #40. NO DESIGNER PAPER

LOVE TO SCRAP, #6, COLOUR MY WORLD (PRIMARY COLS)

STAMPS + FUN = CREATIVITY, #152, MASCULINE