Jolanda Johnstone

Waves of Inspiration – Totally Awesome

Hi again! Catching up on a few deadlines…always happens when you take a few (or more) days off. Playing with Double Trouble (#170) who is partnering with Park Hopping (July) for a Water theme. I selected the colors from the Fancy Five Color Dare (#608) choices and picked the TGIF (#481) Sketch to complete myContinue reading “Waves of Inspiration – Totally Awesome”

Sketched Butterflies – Summer Birthday

Design Team time. Catching up with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#469). The card we are case-ing can be found on page 38 of the Annual Catalog. Each week, a card sample from the catalog is selected and we invite you to re-create it any way you like. The Tic Tac Toe (#251) board line: Butterfly,Continue reading “Sketched Butterflies – Summer Birthday”

Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate

Welcome back! A quick little card for you today. Just back from vacation and easing back into creating and blogging. Playing with the Make My Monday (#230) Theme; the As You See It (#327) Colors and Box Style Design of the Inspiration Photo; and the Can You Handle The Pressure (#59) Tools showcasing two newContinue reading “Simply Said – Let’s Celebrate”

City Sights – You’re the Best

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#698) challenge. This week, Jaydee has a great set of colors for us to use. The addition of Grey takes me straight to the Men’s section. So, I created a clean and simple #simplestamping card perfect for a Gent using the two wonderful images found in theContinue reading “City Sights – You’re the Best”

Grassy Grove – Thinking of You

Design Time: This round Cardz 4 Guyz (#351) is stepping into the Animal Kingdom, and I chose a forest setting. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#298) layout from 2014 to play along with Sketch Saturday (#754) asking us to pick a sketch from the archives and share with The Male Room (#188) who has aContinue reading “Grassy Grove – Thinking of You”

Attention Shoppers – Happy Birthday

Design Time: This round Hand Stamped Sentiments (#442) showcases some fun summer bright colors for us to play with. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#561) layout from 2019 to play along with Sketch Saturday (#754) asking us to pick a sketch from the archives. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to theContinue reading “Attention Shoppers – Happy Birthday”

Mediterranean Moments – It’s Your Day

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#697) challenge. This week, Claire is all about Summer and summer fun. Lots of great imagery to get you started. I am headed to the beach on my trusty little moped about to zip on down those Mediterranean Coastal cobbled streets. I selected the Sketch Saturday (#585)Continue reading “Mediterranean Moments – It’s Your Day”

Country Florals – Birthday Card

Design Team time. Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#467). The card we are case-ing can be found on page 44 of the Annual Catalog. Each week, a card sample from the catalog is selected and we invite you to re-create it any way you like. The Inspired By (#295) photograph set the path for the choices takenContinue reading “Country Florals – Birthday Card”

Reverse Words – Hooray

Welcome back! A quick little card for you today. Playing with Color Throwdown (#799) and the Tuesday Morning (#762) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All done! Just need to adhere all the layers. What a fun and colorful celebration card. Thanks for spending some of your time with me today. Cheers, Jolanda! Need aContinue reading “Reverse Words – Hooray”

Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate

Welcome to Sunday and the newest Paper Players (#696) challenge. This week, Anne-Marie has given us a Tic Tac Toe Board to work with. Lots of possibilities with eight different combinations. I selected the left-side down: Stars/Stipes, Birthday, and Twine. Additional inspiration: Festive Friday (#162) selecting a number of the possible elements; Just Add InkContinue reading “Thoughtful Moments – Celebrate”