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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









Sunday, June 27, 2021

The Outlawz Song & Rhymes Group : New Challenge

 

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

Warning
Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.


 The prize sponsor, Sheepski Designs, is where you can find the image used on my card 

I used alcohol markers to colour the image, as well as the following to create my card:

white CS card base / red CS mat / purple foile CS background, embossed / die cuts / rose fabric trim / ribbon / sewn on sequins and beads

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang



Saturday, June 19, 2021

Bugaboo Stamps : Freebie Friday

 


This week's freebie from Bugaboo Stamps is Monkey Pirate Shovel, and this is my DT card featuring ths cutie.


I coloured the image with alohol markers, and also used the following to create this card:

white cardstock card base, red cardstock mat, black cardstock corners, buttons, 

peel off sentiment

Click here to link to the Bugaboo Stamps store to find your freebie.

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang

Thursday, June 17, 2021

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge

 

The new challenge for the next two weeks has just started at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Group, and as always, is Anything Goes with an optional twist which this time is

EMBOSSING

My DT card features an image from the sponsor, Star Stampz


Website ~ http://starinmypocket.net
Etsy Digi Shop ~ http://starstampz.etsy.com
Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/starstampz
FB Group ~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/755491167893180/

I used alcohol markers to colour it, as well as the following to create my card

white CS card base / green CS mat / white CS embossed background / red CS diecut / red roses / red ribbon and sewn on butterfly spangles and beads

Click HERE to link to the challenge.

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang

Sunday, June 13, 2021

The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Group : New Challenge

 

Te new challenge in The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes group has just started, and this is the song to inspire you

By the beautiful sea:

Words by Harold Atteridge, Music by Harry Carroll

By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea,
You and I you and I, oh! How happy we'll be,
When each wave comes a rolling in,
We will duck or swim, and we'll float and fool around the water.
Over and under, and then up for air,
Pa is rich, Ma is rich, so now what do we care?
I love to be beside your side, beside the sea,
Beside the seaside, by the beautiful sea.
 
My DT card features an image from the prize sponsor 

 
I used alcohol markers to colour the image, as well as the following to create my card
 
white cs card base / red CS mats / 2 different DPs / ribbon / knotted twine
 
The sentiment is from the sponsor.
 
Click here to link to the group challenge.
 
luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang
 

Friday, June 4, 2021

Bugaboo Stamps Freebie Friday

 

This week's freebie from Bugaboo Stamps is Beach Monkey Fish.

I used the image, coloured with alcohol markers, on a Father's Day card



I also ised the following to create this card:

white CS card base / brown CS flag / blue CS mat / buttons / digital sentiment

luv'n huggz, Jen Leeflang

Thursday, June 3, 2021

The Outlawz Challenges : New Twisted Thursday Challenge

 

As always, the Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz is 'anything goes' with an optional twist, which for this challenge is

FOR HIM

My DT card features an image from the sponsor, 

STAR STAMPZ


Website ~ http://starinmypocket.net
Etsy Digi Shop ~ http://starstampz.etsy.com
Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/starstampz
FB Group ~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/755491167893180/

 that I coloured with alcohol markers


I also used the following to create my card:

white cs card base / orange and black cs mats / gems / paper rose / digital sentiment


luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang