Quilted Comfort – You’re the Best

Welcome back!  That’s a wrap for January. The Challenges: Stampin’ Up! Only (#368) Inspiration with such a cozy room and Sunday Stamps (#352) for the Sketch and sharing with Krafty Chicks (#753) for their Anything Goes theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch andContinue reading “Quilted Comfort – You’re the Best”

Café Love – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  Lots of red, pink, hearts and love stuff out there… So, Color Dare (#635) is sporting Pink and Red, Seize the Birthday (#298) suggests adding Red and the neutral Kraft while TGIF (#509) introduces a coffee theme.  Bringing all these elements together, I chose the Saturday Sketch (#768) layout which has a themeContinue reading “Café Love – Happy Birthday”

Candy Christmas – A Sugar-Sprinkled Season

A quick little card for you this afternoon. Over at AAA Cards (#282), the challenge is to follow the leader.  A case of a clean and simple card by Marlies.  A white -on-white with a pop of color.  So yes, I will follow her lead but with a Candy Christmas theme for Jingle Belles (#2502).Continue reading “Candy Christmas – A Sugar-Sprinkled Season”

Simply Said – Happy Birthday

A quiet day for me and an opportunity to create another card. This time I am inspired by the Just Add Ink (#735) color suggestions – Black, White, a pop of color and some Gold.  Over at Just Us Girls (#759), this week we are challenged to use Stencils.  I selected two from the retiredContinue reading “Simply Said – Happy Birthday”

A White Wedding

Welcome back!  A brand-new week and some time to play… Festive Friday (#176) has opted to compliment National Wedding Month and that tied in nicely with the Double D (#011525) White on White theme. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base reflecting my passion for clean straight lines andContinue reading “A White Wedding”

Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile

Welcome back!  Florals for a Saturday pick-me-up. Playing with Color Throwdown (#835), selecting a coordinating Floral patterned piece of paper for Beautiful Blossoms (#25) Anything Goes and As You See It (#340) Crafting Resolutions to cut into Pretty Papers and bringing it all together with the Freshly Made (#670) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Secret Garden – You Make Me Smile”

In the Country – Birthday Card

Welcome back!  Almost the start of the weekend.  Do you have any creative plans? A masculine birthday card for Crafter’s Café (#315) and Krafty Chicks (#752) based on the Farm Quest (#67) Country Roads theme and bringing it all together with the Atlantic Hearts (#613) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adheredContinue reading “In the Country – Birthday Card”

Snow Much Fun – Birthday Wishes

Another Winter card… Playing with the Cupcake Inspirations (#609) Color Palette, choosing the AAA Birthday (#69) Winter Theme with the Sketch Saturday (#767) Layout Here is the result: Steps: A fun winter Birthday card. Thanks for spending some more of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda! Need a card? Ask me and I canContinue reading “Snow Much Fun – Birthday Wishes”

Winter Fun – Valentine

Welcome back! The Season of Love is nye… Today, I am inspired by the card created by Emma Goddard for the Facebook Global Design Project (#480) CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit). My takeaways: Small White Embossed Background, Centre Image/Sentiment and Ribbon detail. My choices were influenced by Retro Rubber (#246) for a Winter Fun themeContinue reading “Winter Fun – Valentine”

Wanderlust Postcard

Design Team Time: This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#364) the theme is Lighthouse and at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#455) we have a Sketch Challenge.  Seemed like a good idea to pair them up! Influenced by Paper Players (#721) for both Style and Theme and sharing with TGIF (#508) for the “In Art There AreContinue reading “Wanderlust Postcard”