Welcome to my blog and thanks soso much for spending a little while peeping into my world

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, October 31, 2014

FREEBIE FRIDAY WITH BUGABOO STAMPS



My card (above) was created using this week's freebie from Bugaboo Stamps.  The image is called AKV Winter Sled and I used it twice to create my little scene.


I used Copics and Glossy Accents for the colouring, and 
white cs base
blue cs mat
sentiment peel off

Thanks for visiting today

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA




Tuesday, October 28, 2014

A NEW RELEASE AT BUGABOO STAMPS

 

Today's new release from Bugaboo Stamps is this gorgeous Christmas ornaments image, called MIS Christmas Ornaments and you can find it in the store here.

I used the png version and layered it three times 

Here is what the single version looks like (I used Copics and Stickles to colour)




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

white cs base
pink cs mat

gems
sewn on snowflake sequins

Thanks forvisiting today

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

Monday, October 27, 2014

ANYTHING BUT A CARD WITH BUGABOO STAMPS


I upcycled a tin can!

Using the Bugaboo image, Autumn Sign, I coloured using alcohol markers and fussy cut it along the top.  

A strip of hessian/burlap was tied around the bottom and some fabric autumn leaves tied with a twine bow to hide the join at the back.





luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA


Sunday, October 26, 2014

ANOTHER PRINCESS CARD


The image, a free colouring page, was coloured using alcohol markers and then fussy cut.


My card was made according to this sketch from The Outlawz Challenges:


I used the following from my hoarded stash :

white cs base
pink cs mats
pink dp 
pearls
bows
circle sentiment, cut with a punch

Thanks for dropping by today

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA






DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE:: PRINCESS ROSE RED


Today, another five of my drawings have been released as digistamps at Digistamps 4 Joy, and the one featured on my card above is called

PRINCESS ROSE RED

I coloured the image using alcohol markers


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

white cs base
red cs mats
black/white dp
Disney quote as the sentiment
red ribbon and buckle
red flower
chippie crown embellishment, Copic coloured with Stickles, gems and a pearl




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)

 Princess rose redPrincess rose red (coloured)

Thanks for visiting today.



luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: HOPE


Today, another five of my drawings have been released as digistamps at Digistamps 4 Joy, and the one featured on my card above is called

HOPE

I coloured the image using alcohol markers


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

white cs base
pink cs scalloped mat
gems
silver die cut
self made rose and bow



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)


HopeHope (coloured)

Thanks for visiting today.


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: FAITH


Today, another five of my drawings have been released as digistamps at Digistamps 4 Joy, and the one featured on my card above is called

FAITH

I coloured the image using alcohol markers, and fussy cut it, before pasting into the centre of the circle on my new embossing folder


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

white cs base (embossed)
embossing is embellished with pearls
gems around scalloped circle
punched/embossed butterflies using my new punches
organza and satin double bow

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)


FaithFaith (coloured)

Thanks for visiting today.


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

DIGISTAMPTS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: BUTTERFLY FAIRY



Today, another five of my drawings have been released as digistamps at Digistamps 4 Joy, and the one featured on my card above is called

BUTTERFLY FAIRY

I coloured the image using alcohol markers
To create my card I used the following from my hoarded stash:

white cs base
pink cs mat
butterfly dp
peel off sparkly black frame
diecut with some Stickles
satin ribbon double loop 'butterfly' bow
the rose is one I made myself

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)

Butterfly FairyButterfly Fairy (coloured)
Thanks for visiting today.



luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASE :: ALMA


Today, another five of my drawings have been released as digistamps at Digistamps 4 Joy, and the one featured on my card above is called

ALMA

I coloured the image using alcohol markers

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

butter yellow cs base 
white cs mat
flower and butterfly dp
tag with sentiment
lots of punched flowers and butterflies (yay - using some scrap bis as well as inside of envelopes)




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)


AlmaAlma (coloured)

Thanks for visiting today.


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

Friday, October 24, 2014

KEEPING THANKS SIMPLE .. INSPIRED BY SUSAN RAIHALA - day 5

I have been inspired by Susan Raihala's posts ... 5 days of 'Keeping Thanks Simple' on her blog, Simplicity, and this is the card she posted on Day 5


and this is how I CASED it


The wreath and sentiment re digitals, and I added pearls as embellishments


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA


KEEPING THANKS SIMPLE .. INSPIRED BY SUSAN RAIHALA - day 4

I have been inspired by Susan Raihala's posts ... 5 days of 'Keeping Thanks Simple' on her blog, Simplicity, and this is the card she posted on Day 4

 

and this is how I CASED it


The sentiment, a digi, was printed directly onto the base card, and the flowers are punched and embossed
.  The white flowers are Petaloo, Colour Me Crazy.


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

KEEPING THANKS SIMPLE .. INSPIRED BY SUSAN RAIHALA - day 3

I have been inspired by Susan Raihala's posts ... 5 days of 'Keeping Thanks Simple' on her blog, Simplicity, and this is the card she posted on Day 3


and this is how I cased it


The lines are a digital download, and the round stamp from Nicecrane Designs

The thank you sentiment is created i, MS word, and the blue bracket is a Silhouette Cameo cut.


luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA