Simply Said – Celebrate

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#456) we have a Birthday Inspiration Board. To complete my design, I selected the Sunday Stamps (#353) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch with the Birthday Cake popped up with Dimensionals.  A bright andContinue reading “Simply Said – Celebrate”

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”

To A Classic – Guy Greetings

Welcome back!  Time again for Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#497), where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can be found on page 33 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.   Stripping it down and keeping it clean and simple for a masculine card. My design choiceContinue reading “To A Classic – Guy Greetings”

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”

Soda Pop – Celebrate

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday… Today, we get a new Paper Players (#722) challenge and this week Joanne has given us a sketch. The sketch has clean lines, and I thought it was perfect for a quick masculine birthday card. My choices were influenced by the Navy and Lime Green color scheme suggested by Color HuesContinue reading “Soda Pop – Celebrate”

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”

Mixed Florals – Birthday

Design Team Time: This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#454) we have a Color Challenge. Such pretty colors…perfect for florals. Influences: Christmas (or not) Bingo (#11) choosing letter “O” for Rectangle, Stitching, Twine, Patterned Paper and Embossing for my FREE Square; Make My Monday (#242) choosing Numbers 217 (Birthdays), 218 (Patterned Paper), and 221 (SpringContinue reading “Mixed Florals – Birthday”

Winter Chickadees

I have the pleasure of being a guest designer for Farm Quest Country Christmas this month.  What fun!  As a crafter, especially a paper crafter, you know that we hoard all little bits of pretty stuff with the caveat “I can use this for something – I just don’t know yet when”. In this case,Continue reading “Winter Chickadees”

Everyday Greetings – Birthday

Hey!  Welcome to 2025. Hoping you have a great year coming your way. I had a nice holiday break but it is now time to get back to business… Design Team Time: Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#493) where we CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) cards found within Stampin’ Up!’s current catalogs.  Today?  The card can beContinue reading “Everyday Greetings – Birthday”