Welcome back! Here’s to a great weekend and hoping you have some time to be creative. Today, I am playing around with the Just Add Ink (#717) Sketch, the Color Throwdown (#808) Palette, and the Time Out (#271) and If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#195) Themes. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “Wildflower Designs – Sending Happy Thoughts”
Author Archives: Jolanda Johnstone
Wildflower Designs – You Are Amazing
Welcome back! Wow, didn’t this week go by quickly? Friday already… Having a play with the Stampin’ Up!’s Creative Challenge – Case a Technique – Spritzing and selected the Tuesday Morning (#771) Sketch and the Creative Colour (#156) Palette to complete my idea(s). Here is the result: Steps All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Wildflower Designs – You Are Amazing”
Mid Century Modern – Birthday
Hi again! I needed a guy card. Do you have trouble creating cards for guys? I find that simple shapes and earthy colors are ideal to work with. I selected to create a Retro style birthday card for Seize The Birthday (#290) in a loose Frank Lloyd Wright interpretation of his famous window designs. IncorporatingContinue reading “Mid Century Modern – Birthday”
Full of Life – Friends for Life
Welcome back! I am totally in love with the Full of Life Suite. The Colors are just so bright and wonderful! That being said, the team at TGIF (#487) is asking us to use the gorgeous Designer Series Paper. I selected to use one of the Stampin’ Up! Sketch Templates and this one can beContinue reading “Full of Life – Friends for Life”
Sketched Butterflies – Thanks
Welcome back! It’s Wednesday!! Starting the Holiday Christmas Classes today, so it will be a busy one. Getting this card out nice and early. The Global Design Project (#460) is asking for a CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) of a card created by Susan Wong. Such a pretty card. My take-aways are the overall designContinue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Thanks”
Summer Breeze – It’s Your Day
Welcome back! A fresh why not card for you today… Design Team Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#475). The weekly Catalog CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) of cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs. Today? The card can be found on page 86 of the Annual Catalog. We invite you to re-create it any way youContinue reading “Summer Breeze – It’s Your Day”
Thoughtful Journey – Secret Garden Celebrate
Hi again! I am having a productive day in the Studio… Playing with the Sunday Stamps (#342) sketch and the Double Trouble (#173) Three-Two-One Recipe along with the Color Dare (#614) palette. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. The Focal Image Circle and theContinue reading “Thoughtful Journey – Secret Garden Celebrate”
Holiday Treasures – Christmas Past
Welcome back! So happy you came for a visit. It is Monday and the start of a brand-new week. Jingle Belles (#2417) is visiting Christmas Past with a vintage theme and As You See It (#330) also has a vintage / shabby chic style theme. I thought the current Try A Sketch On Tuesday (#653)Continue reading “Holiday Treasures – Christmas Past”
Unbounded Love – Feel Better Soon
Hope you are having an excellent Sunday! We popped out for lunch, trying a new-to-us restaurant and had a lovely time. Like sympathy cards, I rarely make get well cards. I have a friend that needs a little pick me up and the soothing palette suggested by Color Throwdown (#807) was just perfect. I selectedContinue reading “Unbounded Love – Feel Better Soon”
Very Merry – Holiday Kitty Kat Koffee Kup
Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#704) challenge. This week, Jaydee has chosen a fun little Sketch for us to work with. Lots of possibilities! How about an unusually colored Holiday card? I selected the Facebook Colour INKspiration (#171) palette; Caffeinated Christmas (#32) looking for a cute Critter; and chose a Kitty KatContinue reading “Very Merry – Holiday Kitty Kat Koffee Kup”