Jolanda Johnstone

Boho Lace

Case-ing Tuesday Choose a card sample from the Catalog and Case!August 18th – Tuesday Case-ing #265 (Catalog page 11) “Boho Lace” As soon as I saw the Product Medley, Boho Indigo, I was smitten! Who could resist the all that fresh blue and white? The Medley has it all: Stamp set, dies, designer paper, embellishmentsContinue reading “Boho Lace”

Sunday Sketch – SS016

August 16th, 2020 “Primary Stitches” I wanted to play with the shape suggested by the sketch. What could I use to replace the “oval”? I recently acquired the “Stitched Rectangles Dies”. Could they possibly work? Well, I think they do! I wanted to create something fun and bright. It was rainy and dark when IContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS016”

Saturday Keep Stamping – Six Inch One Sheet Wonder

August 15th, 2020 This week my challenge is to complete 3 cards by using a 6” square of patterned paper. If you use a double-sided paper, you can get several different looks. Here are my cards followed by the One Sheet Wonder cut pattern designed by Deseree Kramm and a basic sketch for all threeContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Six Inch One Sheet Wonder”

Fresh Florals – Friday Simple Stamping

August 14th, 2020 This week my theme for Simple Stamping is FRESH FLORALS – essentially anything that blooms. I chose “Grace’s Garden” stamp set (151513) and the coordinating “Garden Gateway Dies” (151512). For the color palette, I am working with the current Color INKspiration CI83 challenge: Bumble Bee, Mossy Meadow, Basic Black and Whisper White.Continue reading “Fresh Florals – Friday Simple Stamping”

Paper Hugs

Stampin’ Through the Catalog. This is a challenge I found on Facebook. One by one the moderator, stamps her way through the catalog every Tuesday and Thursday. I have only just begun and I do not have all of the stamp sets. I plan to complete the challenges as they come along for the stampContinue reading “Paper Hugs”

Paper Pumpkin Play Date – October 2018 Kit

Today’s I played with the OCTOBER 2018 – FRIENDS OF A FEATHER kit. A subtle kit with a bunch of colored feathers and little leaf die cuts. I did not want to be subtle at all! Fresh Fig and Grapefruit Grove were used as accents in the original concept cards. Me? I used them asContinue reading “Paper Pumpkin Play Date – October 2018 Kit”

Tone-on-Tone Autumn Sympathy Card

Case-ing Tuesday Choose a card sample from the Catalog and Case!August 11th – Tuesday Case-ing #264 (Catalog page 72) “Peace”Two new products in the August – December Mini Catalog caught my eye. Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper (153520) and Brushed Metallic 12 x 12 cardstock in Bronze, Copper and Gold (153524). They look soContinue reading “Tone-on-Tone Autumn Sympathy Card”

Sunday Sketch – SS015

August 9th, 2020 Sunday Sketch Sunday Sketch is another of my weekly challenges to keep you creating. Inspiration comes from many places and sketch challenges are one of my favorite things to create with. The design is already there. All you need to do is decide what type of card you need, what colors youContinue reading “Sunday Sketch – SS015”

Saturday Keep Stamping – Color: Black and White

August 8th, 2020 Keep Stamping Keep Stamping is one of my weekly challenges to keep you stamping. I provide a theme, color combo, technique to learn, a tool to use, or anything else that might pop in to my head. Your task is to give it a try! This week my theme is Black andContinue reading “Saturday Keep Stamping – Color: Black and White”

Friday Simple Stamping

Simple Stamping Simple Stamping is essentially using STAMP, INK, and PAPER to create a card. To create pretty cards, you do not need much more than that! Stampin’ Up! ® has all that and more and is my go-to source. There are essentially three types of stampers and you can be all three atContinue reading “Friday Simple Stamping”