SUPREME SCRAP TOURNAMENT - CARD CHALLENGE 1

I am  member of the South African team on the Supreme Scrap Tournament CARD CHALLENGE and he first challenge is to create an ATC and these are the rules  (for those unfamilar with an ATC - ARTIST TRADING CARD - the size is 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches)

- There has to be a title/quote/wish on the card

- You can not use any spray inks or flowers

- You can not use any kind of cutting machine

- You can not use any image with a house on it (that is a challenge huh!!!) - in fact they would prefer no house at all

This is my entry

To create this ATC I started off with an offcut of brown cardstock just smaller than 2.5" x 3.5 "

I covered it in a fair amount of gesso and sprinkled it with fine crystal glitter. I waited until it was almost dry, but till soft, and then a snowflake embossing folder was used over the gesso to create some texture, and in lifting off the embossing older, some of the gesso came away too, revealing the brown CS underneath = textured distressed look.  I chalked/distressed the edges, I curled the corners while the gesso was still soft  and left it to dry and harden  completely.

fast forward 36 hours .....

I printed out five airmail envelopes, fussy cut them and chalked the edges.  They were tied up with a length of string and a little metal heart attached

The lettering was created in MS Word, hand cut, with chalked edges.

Only 50% of the entrants from each country's team go forward to the next round, I believe, and so here's holding thumbs .....

Thanks for visiting me today!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter my ATC into the following challenges too:

OLDIE BUT GOODIE,  VALENTINE (the string/twine was purchased in 2006, and the heart charm was bought in March 2012)

SHOPPING OUR STASH, #137, LOVE ME TENDER

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

MAKE MY MONDAY, ANYTHING BUT A CARD

SPARKLE N SPRINKLE, FEBRUARY, ANYTHING GOES

A CUTE NEW RELEASE AT BUGABOO STAMPS

Today's new release was such fun to colour ... can you tell?

I made my card a Valentine's card using non-traditional colours.  The image is coloured using alcohol markers:

I used the following on my white CS base:

green CS

patterned DP

the image was fussy cut and added to a white CS offcut onto which I printed the sentiment using MS Word - WordArt.

I added a yellow organza ribbon, fancy bow, with a flower gem centre.

Click HERE to link to the CTB blog - you'll see the other DT's creations using this cute image, and also the link to where you can find this image in the Bugaboo Stamps store.

Thanks for visiting me today.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

A RANDOM FAN, #1, IT’S DIGI TIME (5)

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS,  LOVE IS IN THE AIR

OLDIE BUT GOODIE,  VALENTINE (the gem flower is about 6 years old)

SHOPPING OUR STASH, #137, LOVE ME TENDER

TOP TIP TUESDAY, GIRLY

A VALENTINE'S TAG

Today, you'll be able to see two great 'anything but a card' projects on Bugaboo's CATCH THE BUG blog.

I also have one to share with you :

The Bugaboo image featured on my tag is called Clyde - Be Mine  and I used alcohol markers for the colouring :

and as I wanted this to be really very girly, I used the following frou-frou to make the tag frilly and fancy:

plum CS

bright pink DP

my own handmade background using alcohol inks on a glossy CS

pink lace

pink /silver flowers

white CS diecut

pink satin ribbon and bow

metal heart charm

silver cord

sentiment (from the digi set) cut out using a punch

pearl heart

Thanks for visiting me today

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

ANYTHING BUT A CARD, #32, TIC-TAC-TOE  (RED/HEART/LACE)

CATERED CROP, HEART OF THE MATTER

CORROSIVE CHALLENGES, #192, FEEL THE LOVE

A CAS BIRTHDAY CARD FOR A MAN

Before I discovered digistamps I used to make many cards for men using a folded DP shirt like this one:

here's a closer look at the shirt with its tiny pearl buttons:

As it's a CAS card, I added only the blue gems and a sentiment.

Thanks for visiting me today!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

ABC CHALLENGE, E IS FOR EMBELLISH (PEARLS/GEMS/PEEL OFF SENTIMENT)

A LITTLE BIT CRAFTY, MAN UP

CARDS GALORE ENCORE, #2, ADD ANY BLING YOU FANCY

TOTALLY PAPERCRAFTS, #204, CLEAN AND SIMPLE

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES, BIRTHDAY BOYS

CREATIVE CREATIONS, LESS IS MORE

OOH LA LA , #148, A MAN CARD

BLOG CANDY - FROM A FELLOW SOUTH AFRICAN BLOGGER

Helen Tilbury, an awesomely talented scrapper from Durban (YAY!) has fabulous blog candy:

To be in the draw to in it, just MUST follow the instructions and rules on Helen's blog here:

http://helentilbury.blogspot.com/2014/01/winner-of-my-decemberjanuary-giveaway.html

Thanks Helen for the wonderful opportunity to be a follower of your blog and to be able to see your fabulous papercraft talents ... I am in awe!

Holding thumbs that I am the winner .....

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

MWAH!!! FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

I have made a Valentine's Day card using images from Nana Vic's Digitals: 

I used a white cardstock base, red cardstock mats, and created my own background in MS Word.

Nana Vic's images were used for the 'XOXOXO' border.

The lips are the other Nana Vic's image \i used, but I recoloured to bright red and added a little Copics shading to give them a fullness.

I think this is one of my favourite valentine's cards I have made this year.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

A GEM OF A CHALLENGE, #112, ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

ALLSORTS, #244, LOVE IS IN THE AIR

DI’S DIGI DESIGNS, LOVE AND/OR VALENTINES

DRUNKEN STAMPERS, #157, ANYTHING GOES

MY SHERI CRAFTS, #126, VALENTINE (THE HEARTS ARE IN THE DP)

OPEN MINDED CRAFTING, #3, SHOW SOME LOVE

QKR STAMPEDE, #73,ANYTHING GOES

BUGABOO'S ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

Today's the start of a new challenge at Bugaboo's Catch the bug blog, and the them is one of our favourites:

ANYTHING GOES

To inspire you, here is my card:

The Bugaboo image featured above is called

Heel Accessories (don't you just LOVE this image!!!!)

and I coloured  it using Copics:

To create my card I used the following:

white CS card base

red CS mats

3 different colours of scalloped washi border tape

pearl hearts

satin ribbon

See how easy it is?  Click HERE to get more details on how to enter AND while you're there, check out my fellow DTeamies' inspiration for you!

and what could you win?

Well, if you link your project to the challenge, you'll go into a random drawing for:

one of three digi prize packs, consisting of ....

10 Bugaboo images of your choice if you've used a  Bugaboo image

7 Bugaboo images of your choice if you have not used a Bugaboo image

4 Bugaboo images of your choice if you have not used a Bugaboo image

New projects only no backlinking please! 

 Limit 3 projects per follower!

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

COLOUR ME CREATIVE, #86, GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

DRUNKEN STAMPERS, #157, ANYTHING GOES

TOTALLY GORJUSS, #221, SUNNY COLOURS

MY SHERI CRAFTS, #126, VALENTINE

FAIRY TALE, #86, MORE THAN 2 COLOURS

QKR STAMPEDE, #73,ANYTHING GOES