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, May 31, 2015

THE OUTLAWZ SUNDAY CAS CHALLENGE

The theme over at The Outlawz Challenges is to make a card with a male sports theme:


I made a father's day card using images related to rugby and in  particular the Sharks, our provincial rugby team.


To create this card I digitally layered various images and them printed onto white cs.  The right hand side was then fussy cut.

I added pearls to the victory wreath



Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter these challenges 






A LIL COWBOY CARD FOR CHARITY



My lil cowboy card was created for the Lacy Sunshine challenge, where the theme is tic-tac-toe:


(I have all full house)

:
My Lacy Sunshine image is coloured using alcohol markers 


Also used on my card are

White cs base
blue cs mats
 2 different dp
button
ribbon
flowers with brads in the centres)
die cut
star gem
pearls
faux stitching

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter these challenges :

LACY SUNSHINE, TIC-TAC-TOE (I have a full house)




THE OUTLAWZ COLOURING CHALLENGE


This is the card I entered into The Outlawz colouring challenge, where the theme is Anything goes /with an optional twist of Christmas.

My little snowman image is the freebie offered by Mo Manning this week, was coloured using alcohol markers:



I printed fussy cut the image and popped it up on precoloured background and added a peel off sentiment.

Thanks for dropping by today

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
Durban, South, Africa

I would like to enter the following challenges:


THE OUTLAWZ : FLOWER POWER


The image featured on my card for the Paper a la Mode challenge is a free colouring page that I coloured using my alcohol markers:


I also used the following from my hoarded stash:

white cs base
lilac cs mat
3 milky gems

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter these challenges:




Saturday, May 30, 2015

Pick a Cannister - Bugaboo Recipe Challenge

A new challenge has just started at Bugaboo Stamps, and this is my DT card to inspire you:


It's a recipe challenge, and you need to pick a cannister and use the ingredients from one of these cannisters to use on your card:


I used a Bugaboo image (Flower Pot 7), red cardstock- twine on my card.



I also used Stickles and Glossy Accents.

Click HERE to link to the challenge.

Thanks for stopping here today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter these challenges:




Friday, May 29, 2015

FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS


This weeks' sweet freebie is Picnic Ant - Apple 

and available here.

To create my card, I used the following
white cs card base
digital background sentiment
chalky gems

The image was coloured using alcohol markers



Thanks for stopping by.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA






Tuesday, May 26, 2015

BUGABOO STAMPS' NEW RELEASE - PURE ELEGANCE!


Today's new release from Bugaboo Stamps is gorgeous, and you'll find it in the store here.

I printed it onto a precoloured background and coloured it with alcohol markers:


I sewed on some gold beads and added a gold cord bow:


The sentiment is digital.

Love and huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

Monday, May 25, 2015

ANYTHING GOES AT THE OUTLAWZ


Just over a year ago I went on a Scrapping Cruise aboard the MSC Opera (from Durban to Maputo and back) and one of the workshops by Michelle van Wyk was to make a feather.

Well, inspired by that workshop, here is a card I made today for The Outlawz Anything Goes challenge, using a similar technique.


I also used the following for my card:

white cs base
embossed panel
raffia bow
peel off sentiment

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leefllang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA




ANYTHING BUT A CARDAT BUGABOO STAMPS

Sometimes it's fun to give Dad a little treat, especially around Father's Day,and this is what I made using an image from Bugaboo Stamps:


It's a little chocolate treat box (my bad photography has made it black, but it's actually dark blue).

The image I featured is called AKV Superhero - Fly and I coloured it using alcohol markers.



Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

Sunday, May 24, 2015

REMINDER : UNSTAMPABELLES' CHALLENGE :: FAMILY HISTORY

You have just 4 more days to enter your project in the Unstampabelles' Family History Challenge.

Here is my project to inspire you to join us:


Early in 1950, in Holland, two young lovers said goodbye, as the young girl was emigrating to South Africa with her family.  He promised her that he would follow as soon as he had saved enough money to pay for the sea voyage to Durban.  A year later they were reunited, and were married in 1956 and remained married to each other for the next 41 years, until his death. . The young man was my father and the young girl, my mother, who still remains true to him.  A true love story!  My calendar topper tells the story of that young love.


To create my calendar topper, I layered various digital elements, and then printed onto white cardstock - a mini calendar for 2016 was added.


Click HERE to link the the challenge blog

Thanks for stopping by today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA


WOVEN RIBBON HEART CARD FOR DAD


Today's CAS challenge at The Outlawz is R&R - Red and Ribbon, an I decided to use red ribbon to weave into a heart for Father's Day:




I added the sentiment by printing from my computer, and some pearls onto the heart.

Done!!  Not only clean and simple, but quick and easy too!

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA



Saturday, May 23, 2015

SHADES OF GREY - FOR FATHER'S DAY

The Outlawz challenge today is to use shades of grey only on your project and this is what I created for Father's Day


I used two colouring pages off the internet and coloured them with alcohol markers.
The girl image is fussy cut and the car and sentiment printed directly onto the white cs.


Thee sentiment is my own.

I also used :
white cs base
black cs mat
Glossy accents on the girls tank top and the car's window:


Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang

A COLOUR CHALLENGE AT BUGABOO STAMPS


We have a colour challenge starting at Bugaboo Stamps today, and this is my DT card based on the colours below:

image

I coloured the image called Girl - Speech Bubble, available in the Bugaboo Store, with alcohol markers and a white gel pen:


Also used to create my card are:

white cs base
teal cs mats
striped, glittered dp
flowers
sewn on sequins and beads

The image comes with an empty speech bubble, and I added the digital sentiment 'BIG HUG"into it.

Click here to go to the Catch the Bug Challenge blog to see the wonderful prizes available, and to link your entry.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter the following challenges:


Friday, May 22, 2015

MUSIC - THE FRIDAY CHALLENGE AT THE OUTLAWZ


 I simply adored this colouring page image I found a while back, and it seemed perfect for a Father's Day card, my entry for the Friday challenge at The Outlawz today.

I coloured it using alcohol markers an a white gel pen, an then fussy cut it.

Three silver rings were added as embellishments (as 'pierings') and it was popped up on foam blocks.

The digital sentiment was printed directly onto the white base card.

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang


FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS

As you know, Bugaboo Stamps gives you a fabulous freebie every Friday, and my card features the one for you this week:


You will find this cute little Watermelon Bear here in the Bugaboo Store.

I merged the image with a digital background, and coloured it using alcohol markers, a white gel pen and Stickles:


I also used the following from my hoarded stash:

white cs card base
green cs mats
white ribbon
pearls
digital sentiment on a clip art image of a watermelon slice

Thanks for visiting today.

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter these challenges:




Wednesday, May 20, 2015

HUMOR ME WEDNESDAY WITH BUGABOO STAMPS

Today is Strawberry Picking Day, did you know?


Today is also Humor me Wednesday at Bugaboo Stamps, and this is my DT card, for which I used the following Bugaboo images:

sentiment  and digital paper from Card Kit – Kidz - Strawberry


I also used the following:

white cs base
red cs mat
red cs punched border
offcut of twine
Glossy Accents
pearls

Thanks for visiting my blog today

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflag
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA

I would like to enter my card in this challenge: