Jolanda Johnstone

Lighting the Way – Thanks

Welcome back! Another Thank You card for you. Playing with Make My Monday (#213) for their theme; TGIF (#447) Gratitude inspiration; and selecting the Tuesday Morning Sketch (733) which I flipped to the horizontal position to better accommodate my design. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resembleContinue reading “Lighting the Way – Thanks”

Season of Gratitude and Thanks

Happy Friday! Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Are you an early prepper? Have you baked your pies or put together your casserole dishes? I am getting ready… I am following the Recipe suggested by Double Trouble (#153) to add patterned paper, an embellishment or two, and chose my pumpkins for my pie. For myContinue reading “Season of Gratitude and Thanks”

Poinsettia Greetings

Welcome back! I have a lovely Christmas card for you today. I am CASEING a card created by Ann Alexander, Design Team Member, for the Global Design Project (#420) challenge and selected this week’s colors suggested by Paper Players (#666). Instead of Posies, I elected to use Poinsettias. One of my favorite Poinsettia images comesContinue reading “Poinsettia Greetings”

Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer

Welcome back! I have been invited to be a Guest Designer for Ellibelle’s I Spy with My Little Eye Challenge for this month and I had some fun creating this card. Getting in the Holiday mood with Sparkle and/or Shine. My choices were inspired by the Tic Tac Toe (#234) Line – Vanilla, Festive, andContinue reading “Festive Ornament – Holiday Cheer”

One Horse Open Sleigh – Merry Christmas

Welcome back! It’s Tuesday…Design Team Day…I was able to combine all three challenges. I love when ideas come together that will work for each of them. Cardz 4 Guyz (#335) is looking for a Winter Scene, Hand Stamped Sentiments (#427) has the colors, and Facebook’s Case-ing Tuesday (#434) has selected the Slim Line card onContinue reading “One Horse Open Sleigh – Merry Christmas”

Abundant Beauty – Thanks

It’s Monday…the start of a brand-new week! Taking a break from Christmas cards, I have a pretty thank you card today. The challenges: Just Us Girls (#705) for the Word of the Week; Creative Colour (#115) for the color palette; Freshly Made Sketches (#611) for the layout; and I am sharing with Happy Little StampersContinue reading “Abundant Beauty – Thanks”

Designer Tag – Hello Friend

Welcome back! It has been a busy day. Just now getting a chance to blog about the card I made earlier today. Sometimes I think there is a collective spirit running through the universe. Several challenges with similar elements are on my radar. Just Add Ink (#678) is looking for Bright(s) and Friend. Festive FridayContinue reading “Designer Tag – Hello Friend”

A White Christmas – Celebrate

Happy Friday! Another card for you… The challenges: Tic Tac Toe (#234) line including Die(s), Holly, and a Wreath (albeit a square one); If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#186) for the color; Tuesday Morning Sketches (#732) for the layout; and Happy Little Stampers (November) Anything Goes. Here is the result: Steps: All elementsContinue reading “A White Christmas – Celebrate”

Timeless Charm – Thank You

Welcome back! Friday already…the week just slips on by. Today I am playing with the Color Dare (#573) colors and the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday (#631) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch. For a bit of bling, three retired Amber Gems were addedContinue reading “Timeless Charm – Thank You”

Treasured Medallion Art Card

Hi! Who loves coloring books? I know that I do. I find them meditative. This afternoon, I have a very clean and simple art card for you. Over at AAA Cards (#252), the color scheme inspired me to dig out the Treasured Medallion stamp set and my Stampin’ Blends Markers. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Treasured Medallion Art Card”