Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday

Welcome back! A bunch of ideas have been percolating in my brain as I pondered what to do with sets of colors, some open themes, a tool usage and various sketches. These were the ones I settled on. Firstly, the colors: Facebook’s Colour INKspiration (#158); then the theme: TGIF (#456); thirdly using stencils for Just UsContinue reading “Circle Sayings – Happy Birthday”

Happy Birthday – Doodled Gifts

Welcome back! So much to do in the House of J to get ready for Christmas, but I couldn’t resist creating a card for couple of afternoon deadlines. Paper Players (#670) colors with the Sketch Saturday (#740) layout for a #simplestamping card.  Just stamps, ink, paper and a little doodling. I am also sharing thisContinue reading “Happy Birthday – Doodled Gifts”

Autumn Thank You

Hello, again!  I am back with the second card for today. The challenges:  Sunday Stamps (#320) for the sketch which I flipped to the vertical position; Just Add Ink (#676) for the autumn inspiration and coloring; Color Throw Down (#766) for the specific colors; Time Out (#250) for the sentiment and Happy Little Stampers (October)Continue reading “Autumn Thank You”

Butterfly Garden – Beautiful Beginnings

Hi! Another card for you… Mixing up the Inspiration Station (#52) with Crafter’s Café (#300) selecting the Creative Colours (#102) with the Tuesday Morning (#720) Sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  Three retired Pineapple Punch 2018/2020 In-Color Dots from my stash were added.Continue reading “Butterfly Garden – Beautiful Beginnings”

Cocoa for Coco – Happy Holidays

Welcome back!  I have been invited to be a guest designer for Caffeinated Christmas (#20) to have Cocoa, Tea or Coffee with a Cute Critter. Nothing quite in my stash that would work, so another doodle was created especially for the challenge.  Say hello to Coco. I am sharing this card with: Krafty Chicks (#676),Continue reading “Cocoa for Coco – Happy Holidays”

Water Colored Doodles – Thanks So Much

Hi!  Another color challenge…and I just wanted to play.  Got out a trusty doodle pen and went to town. Mixing up the Just Us Girls (#691) colors with the sketch from Atlantic Hearts (#537) and sharing with Happy Little Stampers (August). Here is the result: Steps: What a fun card to make. Thanks for spendingContinue reading “Water Colored Doodles – Thanks So Much”

Doodled Love

I have the pleasure of being invited to be a guest designer with CAS on Friday (#260) for their Love theme. I wanted to make something that was a bit quirky and a bit fun, so I added some hand drawn doodles to my stamped image.  Hope you like it! Colors were influenced by ColorContinue reading “Doodled Love”

Butterfly Thank You

Wow!  It is already Thursday…time just flies. Playing in the Studio with a few challenges:  Alphabet (Letter E) for an Easel card; so why not, Creative Creases (#58) for Fun Fold cards; selecting the Summer Bright colors suggested by Facebook Colour INKspiration (#144); and bringing it all together with the flipped Try Stampin’ On TuesdayContinue reading “Butterfly Thank You”

Christmas Cheers – Merry Cafe

A fun Christmas Coffee card for you today.  Which means pulling out some retired favorites. Loving the Multi-colored Ornaments and the bright blue for a man with a modern sensibility. A lot of challenges: Jingle Belles (#2312) partnering with Caffeinated Christmas (#18) for the themes.  Adding to Inkspirational (#291) for a seasonal card and HappyContinue reading “Christmas Cheers – Merry Cafe”

Sending Smiles

Happy Sunday!  Hoping you will have some time to be creative today. Creating a quick little CAS (Clean and Simple) card for a few challenges.  Let’s have some fun. Starting with the CAS Colours & Sketches (#511) sketch and inspired by the circles.  Adding Stripes for the CAS on Friday (#257) theme and picking upContinue reading “Sending Smiles”