Big Hugs – Balloon Celebration

Welcome back!  Hoping you have an opportunity to be creative this weekend. CAS time!  There are few clean and simple challenges about: Addicted to CAS (#259) asking for Balloons and CAS on Friday (#284) asking for Hugs.  I selected the Just Add Ink (#704) Color Palette to complete my idea. Here is the result: Steps:Continue reading “Big Hugs – Balloon Celebration”

Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes

Welcome back!  Happy Sunday…a little red, white and blue for the Memorial Day weekend.  Playing with the AAA Cards (#266) Sketch that included three shapes for clean and simple card. My choices were influenced by Just Us Girls (#728) to use Stencils; Just Add Ink (#703) to choose two – Bright Colors and a BirthdayContinue reading “Love Blooms – Birthday Wishes”

Sweet Love of Cupcakes

Well, it’s Friday!  Hoping you have a wonderful weekend and an opportunity to be creative. Today, I started with the Just Add Ink (#702) Sketch.  Three playful shapes.  But what should they be? Next, I selected the color palette suggested by the Facebook Colour INKspirations (#165) team.  Isn’t that photograph of the Flowers beautiful?  Yet,Continue reading “Sweet Love of Cupcakes”

Sweet Garden Floral – Happy Birthday

Welcome back!  What a busy Monday I have had.  Just getting around to making a quick and easy, #simplestamping, clean and simple card for a number of challenges, many sporting a similar theme. First off, a birthday card to celebrate AAA Cards (#265) 10th Anniversary…anything goes. I selected Just Us Girls (#726) Word – Garden;Continue reading “Sweet Garden Floral – Happy Birthday”

Layered Floral Beauty – Heart Smile

Welcome back!  It’s Monday and the start of a brand-new week.  Play time in the Studio. Just Add Ink (#700) is looking for Shimmer. I chose to create with the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder for Can You Handle the Pressure (#54) Feminine with the Pink and White Colors from The Card Concept (#206) FloralContinue reading “Layered Floral Beauty – Heart Smile”

Circle Sayings – Birthday Shaker Card

Welcome back!  Can you believe it is almost May?  I had a busy business day yesterday and will be catching up on some end of month challenges. First up – the Cookie Challenge (#191) with a Birthday theme.  The inspiration photo Sprinkles kept niggling at me so, I decided to push through and create aContinue reading “Circle Sayings – Birthday Shaker Card”

Country Flowers – So Lucky

Let’s play!!  It is Tuesday and time to create for this week’s Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#457).  The original card can be found on page 10 of the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog.   I am not fond of Shaker Cards, so I converted the layout to a Fun Fold Card. The other challenges: Just Add InkContinue reading “Country Flowers – So Lucky”

Spotlight on Nature – Thanks

Hi again!  Quiet day about the House of J, so I am able to continue playing in the Studio… This time around: Color Throwdown (#788) with Just Add Ink (#697). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the mirror image of the sketch and the Tulips CircleContinue reading “Spotlight on Nature – Thanks”

Sweet Thoughts – Circle Sayings

Welcome back!  It’s Saturday.  Will you have a chance to be creative?  This is the card I created today…for Just Add Ink (#696) Inspiration Photo – Cake and Colors, the Global Design Project (#439) Sweet Treat Theme and the Crafter’s Cafe (#306) Food Theme using the Atlantic Hearts (#571) Sketch.  I am also sharing withContinue reading “Sweet Thoughts – Circle Sayings”

Nothing’s Better Than – Chocolate

Hi again!  Last card for today. Playing with the Just Add Ink (#695); Facebook Colour INKspiration (#162); and Just Us Girls (#720) for the Tuesday Morning (#750) sketch. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch.  The Bon-Bons were popped up with Dimensionals.  As the colorsContinue reading “Nothing’s Better Than – Chocolate”