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









Sunday, November 28, 2021

The Outlawz, Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge

 

The new challenge at The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge group has just started and this is the poem to inspire you

  Summer's flurry
      Of green is over,
      Apples are ripe,
      Mown is clover.
Colors, ablaze
      On mountains, burn,
      Smolder, and flame
      As the seasons turn.
Harvest moon
      Comes up at dusk,
      Gold as a pumpkin
      Or corn in the husk...
~Harry Behn (1898–1973), "Autumn," The Golden Hive, 1966

My DT card features an image from Makenna Kroulik that I coloured with alcohol markers


I also used the following to create my card

white CS card base, brown CS mats, orange CS embossed offcuts, gems

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang

 

THE OUTLAWZ TWISTED THURSDAY CHALLENGE

 

It's week 4 of Sponsor Appreciation November at the Twisted Thursday Challenge group at The Outlawz, and my DT card features an image from Scribbles called Little Tree (used 5 times), and added a digital sentiment, merged with the images.

I coloured the images with alcohol markers and Stickles

I also used the following to creaate my card:

white CS card base, red CS mat, shiny gold ribbon

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang



Thursday, November 18, 2021

The Outlawz Twisted Thursdays Sponsor Appreciation Week 3

 

It's week three of our Sponsor Appreciation week challenges for November at The Outlawz Challenges Twisted Thursday group.

As always, it's ANYTHING GOES, with an optional twist which this time is to use colours from one half of the colour wheel.

The image, Carousel Horse, on my DT card is from Beccy's Place, one of our generous prizes sponsors this year. I coloured the image with alcohol markers and fussy cut it.

Also used to create my card are

white CS card base, blue CS mats, blue CS scalloped frame, sewn on sequins and beads, tiny satin ribbon bow, and that shiny background is the last of a roll of embossed 'shiny stuff' that I bought over 20 years ago!

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang

I would like to enter the following challenges:

ADDICTED TO STAMPS AND MORE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 24/11

LITTLE RED WAGON, NO PATTERNED PAPER, 23/11

CRAFTY SENTIMENT, ANYTHING GOES, 23/11

THROUGH THE CRAFT ROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES, 24/11

CLASSIC DESIGN CHALLENGE, ANYTHING GOES, 29/11

CREATALICIOUS CHALLENGES, ANYTHING GOES, 30/11

WORLD WIDE OPEN DESIGN TEAM CHALLENGE, ANYTHING GOES, 13/12

Monday, November 15, 2021

CREATEFUL HEART: NEW CHALLENGE

 

I feel really honoured to have been invited to be the Guest Designer for the current challenge at Createful Heart Design.

The challenges are always

ANYTHING GOES

My GD card features an image from their store, Custom Chopper

I used the following to create my card:

white CS card base, black CS mats, digital background. twine, silver gems

The sentiment is my own, created in MS Word

 

Thank you for the honour, Createful Heart!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

I would llke to enter the following challenges 

 

CRAFTER’S CASTLE, ANYTHING GOES 31/11

CRAFTY CALENDAR, ANYTHING GOES, 29/11

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS, ANYTHING GOES, 21/11

CORROSIVE CHALLENGES, ANYTHING GOES, 4/12

CREATIVE FINGERS, ANYTHING GOES, 26/11

CRAFTY CREATIONS, ANYTHING GOES, 29/11

Thursday, October 7, 2021

The Outlawz Challenges: Twisted Thursday

 

The theme for the new challenge at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge is, as always, Anything Goes, with the optional twist of

MAKE IT PUNNY


  My DT card features an image from the prize sponsor, Patties Creations


 I also used the following for my card

White CS card base, pink and black CS mats, DP, black CS die cuts, ribbon, gems, sewn on sequins and beads.

The sentiment is generated in MS Word.

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang

I would like to enter the following challenges

 

CRAFTY CREATIONS, ANYTHING GOES, 2/11

CREATIVE MOMENTS, ANYTHING GOES, 20/10

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS, ANYTHING GOES, 11/10

LEMON SHORTBREAD, ANYTHING GOES, 18/10

THROUGH THE CRAFT ROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES, 12/10

A PLACE TO START, PURELY HANDMADE, 7/11

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS, ANYTHING GOES, 23/10