CDAC "INSPIRATION" CHALLENGE

One of the new challenges over on CDAC is the Inspiration Challenge .... and this is the photograph to be used for inspiration for an entry:

and this how the photograph inspired me :

The image and sentiment featured on my card are a set by Bugaboo Stamps called Ruby - Tidbits - Coffee

I used the sentiment on the outside of my card and placed it in a speech bubble.  There is a strip of washi tape down the side.  A round die was used to cut a window in the front.

This card has two folds, and the Ruby image was printed on the right hand side (inside).  I coloured the image using alcohol markers, according to the inspiration colour for the challenge.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

THE OUTLAWZ, SUNDAY CAS CHALLENGE

CAS-UALFRIDAY, CFC86, LONG AND SHORT

HOT SHOT CRAFTS, #14, CLEAN AND SIMPLE

SWEET PEA STAMPERS, JANUARY, CLEAN AND SIMPLE, NO EMBELLIES

ANNABELLE STAMPS, AC154, COLOUR CHALLENGE

AVENUE 613 CREATE ... A KRAFT CHALLENGE

Welcome to our house at 613 Avenue Create 

It's time for ...

Challenge #3 - Anything Goes - It Is Time To Kraft

Our sponsor this week is

who have generously offered the prize of 7 images of the winner's choice!  Yay!  How wonderful is that!

So, that being said, allow me to show you my card with a Bugaboo image called KITCHEN - CHICKEN SOUP and incorporating the twist of adding kraft to my project.  As Valentine's Day is fast approaching, I thought I would make a card for the occasion.

Tp create my card, I printed the image on white CS, and coloured using alcohol markers and a white gel pen.  I prepared a kraft background by adding four strips of washi tape and affixed the image onto that.  The sentiment is my own, that I printed onto a light shade of kraft, and cut into the shape of a tag, though which I added some red satin ribbon.  I added red gems ad the embellishments.  Here is a better look at the image:

I look forward to seeing your entries into our challenge this week.

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURAN

SOUTH AFRICA

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

TOTALLY GORJUSS, #167, KEEP IT SIMPLE, SILLY (KISS)

CHOCOLATE COFFEE CARDS, #30, FOR THE BIRDS

INSPIRE ME FRIDAYS, #92, ANYTHING GOES

SIMPLY CREATE TOO, #29, ANYTHING GOES

CRAFT US CRAZY, #35, CELEBRATE LOVE

PAPER CRAFTING JOURNEY, ANYTHING GOES

DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY :: NEW RELEASES :: MY FIRST PARTY DRESS

I am back again to show you one of the new releases in the DIGISTAMPS 4 JOY store today.  This image is called "My First Party Dress" and it is one of my own drawings as a digistamp for the store.  I printed the image onto white CS, and cut it out using a die.

The main part of the dress is floral DP paper pieced and shaded using Copics.  The bow and frills on the dress have been coloured with with Copics, and a white gel pen for the highlights.

Here is a better view of the image :

To make my card I used the recipe from the CDAC Easy as 1-2-3 Challenge where the following recipe needs to be followed:

1 flower

2 DP's

3 pieces of bling

I created a tag with a Happy Birthday sentiment for a 1 year old so that I can enter my card into The Outlawz Friday Challenge where a card for a milestone birthday is called for.

 I used the following items to make up my card:

pink CS card base

gingham check DP background punched along the bottom using a MS punch

little sequins and beads sewn on around the diecut

"Card Candi" legless brad in the top right hand corner

pink satin ribbon bow

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to add this card to the following challenges too:

FAIRY TALE CHALLENGE, #59, MY NEWEST STAMP

INSPIRE ME FRIDAYS, #92, ANYTHING GOES

STAMPIN’ FOR THE WEEKEND, SOMETHING GIRLIE

SWEET N SASSY, SNSDC#88, ANYTHING GOES

WAGS & WHISKERS, #95, CELEBRATIONS

AUD SENTIMENTS CHALLENGE BLOG, BINGO (diecut/”happy”/flowers)

DELIGHTFUL CHALLENGES, TAG, YOU’RE IT

MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES, BIRTHDAY TIME

SASSY STUDIO DESIGNS, #160, RIBBON ROSES AND RHINESTONES

SHELLY’S IMAGES, TTT,  EASY AS 1-2-3

SIMPLY CREATE, LINKY PARTY #18

CREATIVE MOMENTS, MONOCHROMATIC/ANYTHING GOES

DIVAS BY DESIGN, MAKE IT GIRLIE

PAPER PRETTIES WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE, PWC241, USE RIBBON

WHIMSICAL DESIGNS, WHIMSICAL WEDNESDAY, ANYTHING GOES

BY THE CUTE AND GIRLY, CUTE AND GIRLY

CARD AND SCRAP, #47, USE A PUNCH

LIASTAMPZ, #33, IT’S A CELEBRATION

ONE CRAZY STAMPER, ANYTHING GOES

OOZAK, #10, ANYTHING GOES WITH PINK

SPARKLES FORUM, #40, DIE CUTS AND FLOWERS

A & T EMERALD FAERIES, #39, CELEBRATIONS

BEARLY MINE, 369, ANYTHING GOES

CAN YOU DIGI IT, FRESH FRIDAY, my inspiration was all the shades of pink

EVERYBODY ART, #219, GIRL

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, ANYTHING GOES

CARD MANIA CHALLENGES, CMS#12, OH SO GIRLY

MAKE IT MONDAY, #123, ANYTHING GOES

OOH LA LA, #15, BIRTHDAY

PRETTY LITTLE RIBBON SHOP, #18, FLOWERS AND RIBBON

Angels have Wings ...

Over at CDAC the current Progressive Freebie Challenge is underway again, and the first free image is a most beautiful angel with a matching sentiment drawn by the awesomely talented artist, 

Shelly, of Shelly's images..

Here is my card using the freebies:

I coloured the image using *alcohol markers* and a white gel pen, and fussy cut the image from the background using my *precision scissors with the 3cm blades*.  

*Close to my Heart Glitter Glue* was added to her wings.

For my card i used the following:

kraft cardstock base with inked edges

*old script DP with inked edges*

diecut from velvet flocked paper with *Close to my Heart glitter glue*edges

*gold washi tape*

*a selection of flowers with pearl centres*

satin/organza ribbon bow

*small flat back textured pearl heart*

The sentiment was printed onto cream CS and added as a separate unit.

*__* = all the underlined items are from the 

BLUEBERRY BEAR range, - please check HERE 

I would like to add this card to the following challenges too

365 CARDS, DAY 18,. COLOUR COMBO

GUYLOU'S INIMITABILITY, I SEE DOTS ... on my gold washi tape!

INSPIRE ME FRIDAYS, #92, ANYTHING GOES

SIMPLY CREATE TOO, #29, ANYTHING GOES

GLITTER AND SPARKLE WITH RICK ST DENNIS, #8, ANYTHING BUT SQUARE

4 CRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE, 4CCC#125, PEARLS PEARLS PEARLS

CRAFT US CRAZY, #35, CELEBRATE LOVE

CRAFTY RIBBONS, #37, LOVE/ROMANCE/ANNIVERSARY

HAPPY CAMPERS, #8, BUTTONS, BEADS OR BOWS

SIMPLY CREATE, LINKY PARTY #18

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS, USE ALCOHOL MARKERS

SIMON SAYS STAMP, USE WASHI TAPE

THE PERFECT SENTIMENT, PSC#62, ENCOURAGE ME, WITH RIBBON

WHIMSICAL DESIGNS, ANYTHING GOES WEDNESDAY

WORD ART WEDNESDAY, #63, ANYTHING GOES

SCRAP IT GIRL, BLING, GLITTER SHINE AND SPARKLES

SPARKLES FORUM, #40, DIE CUTS AND FLOWERS

CRAFT ROOM CHALLENGE, VALENTINES

THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR, TTCRD2013-3, ANYTHING GOES

MAKE MY MONDAY, DIE CUTS/PUNCHES

STAMP AND CREATE, JANUARY CHALLENGE, LOVE

luv'n huggz

Jen Leeflang

DURBAN

SOUTH AFRICA

BUGABOO STAMPS' 3rd BIRTHDAY BASH :: BLOG HOP

Welcome to Bugaboo’s Third Birthday Bash

 wow – can you believe Bugaboo is turning 3?!!!

We’re starting off the week-long celebrations with a blog hop, and if you have arrived here by way of the fabulous blog of the awesomely talented Jenn Zeeb, then you are progressing well!  

If not, then click HERE to link to the beginning of the blog hop.

Help us to celebrate by creating a card with a Birthday theme and enter it into the challenge HERE.  I have made a card to inspire you:

The image featured on my card is Theodore – Birthday – Sign that I printed onto patterned DP and coloured in a monochromatic palette using alcohol markers.  The balloons have been given the Glossy Accents treatment.

There are lots of prizes to be won – you would have seen the fabulous spread on your first stop – so be sure to leave a comment for me below, to show that you have stopped here.

I look forward to you joining us for the week-long birthday bash – there is something happening and prizes to be won EVERY DAY!

Here's a piccy of the GRAND PRIZE

Now it’s time for you to hop to the next stop … click HERE to link to Julie’s blog – and she has a great project to share with you!

Thanks for stopping by!

luv’n huggz

Jen Leeflang 

(in a HOT and HUMID Durban, South Africa)

BUGABOO STAMPS' THIRD BIRTHDAY BASH :: THURSDAY CHALLENGE

BUGABOO STAMPS' THIRD BIRTHDAY BASH :: THURSDAY CHALLENGE

BUGABOO STAMPS' THIRD BIRTHDAY BASH :: THURSDAY CHALLENGE

BUGABOO STAMPS' THIRD BIRTHDAY BASH :: THURSDAY CHALLENGE

Try saying that, very fast, three times in a row!!!

I know I can't!

Well, today being Thursday, we have another challenge in our week-long celebrations!   Today in honor of our Birthday Theme we decide to do a masculine theme and this is my inspiration for you:

My card features the Bugaboo image Guy - Surf that I coloured using alcohol markers and a white gel pen.  His sunglasses have been given the Glossy Accents treatment, and the waves lapping at his feet have been covered in Stickles.

I used stick-ons for the sentiment and "21".  The background is from a free image I found on the internet. 

 I made this card for a friend who needed a 21st birthday card for a young man who is celebrating his 21st birthday with an Hawaiian- themed party.  It's simply the perfect theme for a party in Durban at this time of year - phew, is it hot and humid here at the moment!

 I hope you are able to join us for the last few two days of our challenges!

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

CDAC SEASONAL FUN CHALLENGE

PAPER CRAFTING JOURNEY, ANYTHING GOES

THE OUTLAWZ, THURSDAY, MASCULINE

FOR YOUR INSPIRATION, #38, I translated the colour of the trees into the colour of the sky on my card

CRAFTING BY DESIGNS, USE ALCOHOL MARKERS (I used Copics and Spectrum Noir)

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

BLUEBERRY BEAR :: NEW STOCK

Today I unpacked some fabulous new 

BLUEBERRY BEAR stock ...

Mail orders welcome from South Africans unfortunately, at this stage.

I have special wholesale prices available to the trade.  

Please email me for more information: