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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









Thursday, September 23, 2021

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge

 

The current fortnightly challenge at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge has just started, and the optional twist is "add wheels"

My DT card features an image from the Prize Sponsor

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I also used the following to create my card

white CS card base, black CS mats, white CS (embossed), lace, ribbon, bicycle die cut, Perfect Pearls

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang


I would like to enter the following challenges


LITTLE RED WAGON, USE A DIGI, 30/9

GET CREATIVE, ANYTHING GOES, 2/10

INSPIRATION STATION, BICYCLING AROUND THE KITTY (Inspired by the vintage bicycle) 4/10

LIL PATCH OF CRAFTY FRIENDS, ANYTHING GOES, 4/10

CORROSIVE CHALLENGES, ANYTHING GOES, 3/10

Sunday, September 19, 2021

The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge

 

The new challenge over at The Outlawz Songs & Rhymes Challenge has just started and this is my DT card.

Here is the poem to inspire you

As I swing, as I swing,
Here beneath my mother’s wing,
Here beneath my mother’s arm,
Never earthly thing can harm.
Up and down, to and fro,
With a steady sweep I go,
“Come away with me, my dear!
In the tiger-lily’s cup
Sweetest honey we will sup.”
Go away, you velvet thing!
I must swing! I must swing!

As I swing, as I swing,
Butterfly comes fluttering,
“Little child, now come away
’Mid the clover-blooms to play;
Clover-blooms are red and white,
Sky is blue and sun is bright.
Why then thus, with folded wing,
Sit and swing, sit and swing?”

As I swing, as I swing,
Oriole comes hovering.
“See my nest in yonder tree!
Little child, come work with me.
Learn to make a perfect nest,
That of all things is the best.
Come! nor longer loitering
Sit and swing, sit and swing!”

As I swing, as I swing,
Though I have not any wing,
Still I would not change with you,
Happiest bird that ever flew.
Butterfly and honey-bee,
Sure ’t is you must envy me,
Safe beneath my mother’s wing
As I swing, as I swing.

The image on my card is from the prize sponsor


  Createful Heart Designs
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Createfulheartdesign

To create my card I coloured the image with alcohol markers 


and also used the following

white CS card base, blue CS mats, designer paper, metal charm, brads, twine

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

I would like to enter the following challenges


CRAFTY CALENDAR, ANYTHING GOES, 28/9

CREATEFUL HEART, ANYTHING GOES, 20/10

SHEEPSKI DESIGNS, BOYS AND GIRLS COME OUT TO PLAY, 30/9

CRAFTY CREATIONS, ANYTHING GOES, 4/10

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS, ANYTHING GOES, 20/9

THROUGH THE CRAFT ROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES, 21/9

A PLACE TO START, PATTERNED PAPER PLEASE,  4/10

GET CREATIVE, ANYTHING GOES, 30/9

Thursday, September 9, 2021

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge

 

This is my DT card for the new Twisted Thursday Challenge at The Outlawz, where the theme is Anything goes with an optional twist of adding a bow.

My vintage inspired card features an image from the prize sponsor, 

Gecko Galz


 

 I used the following to create my card
 
white CS base, cream and brown CS mats, vintage DP from Fabscraps, lace, twine, pearls, chippie flourish, tiny nail art flowers, digital sentiment

Here is a link to the challenge.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
 
I would like to enter the following challenges