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Merry Bungalows

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Merry Bungalows | by karen @ carefree creations

Loved the latest sketch at RetroSketches #193.

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I kept to the sketch fairly faithfully, even making my card a square – something I don’t normally do.

The little button is die cut from wood veneer paper.

One final touch was a bit of glue & glitter along the roofs of the bungalows.

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Merry Christmas
Stamps: Bitty Bungalows, Christmas Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Ink: Momento (Black); markers (Copic);
Paper: Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler (SU); White (PTI); wood (SU); Merry Moments DSP (SU);
Other: Flag Tag dies (Paper Smooches); Stitched Squares (Lil Inkers); Button Up 1 die (PTI);

Travel Destination

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Today I’m playing along with the Less is More: Blue & Green challenge.

Travel Destination | by karen @ carefree creations

So many beautiful Christmas cards have been created for this challenge, but I just couldn’t get in the spirit. I thought about blue and green for a bit and decided “earth” would be my inspiration.

I started with watercolor paper and distress inks. Then I added a bit of text and finished up with an earth stamp.

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destination
Stamps: Destination (PTI);
Ink: Evergreen Bough, Broken China distress inks (Ranger); Smokey Shadow (PTI); Wet Cement (Hero Arts);
Paper: Watercolor paper (Ranger); Tropical Teal (MFT);
Other: Stitched Rectangle die (Lil Inker);

Happy New Year

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This card is for Fab Friday #78 – sketch challenge.

New Year | by karen @ carefree creations

I know my card doesn’t look very much like the sketch, but that is what I was working from!

This card will accompany a gift that is NOT a Christmas gift (because buying a Christmas gift for this person is violating agreed upon rules that have been in place for years 😉 .

Thanks for taking a peek!

happy new year
Stamps: All the Time (Hero Arts); Free Spirits (Paper Smooches); Keep it Simple: New Year (PTI);
Ink: Midnight Muse (SU); Gold Delicata (Tsukineko);
Paper: Fog (SSS); White, Vellum (PTI);
Other: circle die (Spellbinders); Sketched Shapes die (PTI); Stitched Rectangles (Lil Inkers); Lucky Stars embossing (SU);

Celebrate Your Many Talents

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I played along with the CAS(e) This Sketch #151 challenge.

You are Amazing | by karen @ carefree creations

It took me a while to figure out what to stamp – and how to keep it simple! The idea behind the card is celebrating someone who has many talents – i.e., wears many hats.

I stamped the hats in a medium gray but needed them to fade into the background – so I used lots of red (so that this card could go to a man or a woman).

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you are amazing
Stamps: Noggin Toppers, Chit Chat (Paper Smooches);
Ink: Black (PTI); Flannel (Momento);
Paper: White, Pure Poppy (PTI) Country Drive pattern (Echo Park);
Other: circle dies (Spellbinders);
Technique: paper piecing;

Smile

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Smile | by karen @ carefree creations

This card is for the Freshly Made Sketches #215.

I was a little stumped with this sketch, but as I scanned my supply index, this design came to me.

The cloud die normally just cuts the top and leaves the bottom along, but I cut along the embossed lines to make a cloud bank.

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Smile
Stamps: Sentiment Signs (PTI);
Ink: Brillance Graphite Black (Tsukineko);
Paper: Spring Rain, White, Lemon Tart, Vellum (PTI);
Other: Blue Skies, Blue Skies Rays dies (PTI);

Joy

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Christmas Joy | by karen @ carefree creations

This card is for the Addicted to CAS: Joy challenge.

Another very simple card. The joy is die cut from foil once and from the base color a couple times to add dimension.

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Joy
Stamps: Wondrous Wreath (SU);
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green (SU);
Paper: Sahara Sand, White, Gold Foil (SU);
Other: Wondrous Wreath die (SU);

No Peeking

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No Peeking | by karen @ carefree creations

This card is for two challenges: Snarky Stampers: Naughty Christmas and CAS Colours & Sketches #153.

It took me awhile to come up with a snarky Christmas card, but seeing as I’m pretty infamous in my family for peeking, I thought this would be a funny card.

The “that means you” sentiment is pieced together from several sentiments in a birthday set. I just used a marker to ink the words I wanted.

For the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge, you are to pick a past color scheme and make a Christmas card. I went all the way back to the beginning with the first color challenge: #2 – garden green, lucky limeade, and real red.

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No Peeking
Stamps: Christmas Tagables (SU); Big Birthday Wishes (PTI);
Ink: Black (PTI);
Paper: Garden Green, Certainly Celery (SU); White (PTI);
Other: Fillable Frames #9 die (PTI); ribbon (SU); black marker (Momento);

Apple Core

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Apple Core | by karen @ carefree creations

I’m playing along with the Less is More: Fruit challenge. Very simple card, with lots of white space.

Since the sentiment is so long, I had to cut it in pieces to get it to stamp in a curve.

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Love you to my core
Stamps: Falling for You (Paper Smooches);
Ink: Dark Chocolate (PTI);
Paper: Rustic White (PTI); Murifield DSP, Summer Picnic DSP (SU);
Other: Linen impression plate (PTI); markers (SU);
Technique: paper piecing;

Humble Pie

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Today I’m playing along with the CASology: Pie challenge. When I was trying to decide what to use, I thought through a bunch of phrases with pie and came up with humble pie.

Granted my card isn’t very humble, but it is where I started:

Hangry | by karen @ carefree creations

I wasn’t sure what to stamp with the sentiment I chose, so I found another challenge: Paper Smooches: Flowers.

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Thanks for Putting Up With Me
Stamps: I Like You (Kelly Purkey); Reflections (Paper Smooches); Label Basics (PTI);
Ink: New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Black (PTI);
Paper: Limeade Ice, White (PTI);
Other: Angled Labels die (PTI);

Autumn Anniversary

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Addicted to CAS is having an anniversary – and a design team call. This challenge’s code word is: Dimension.

Here is my card:

Celebration Mums | karen @ carefree creations

My dimension is from the flowers that are popped-up.

Since November is their anniversary month, I wanted a celebration card that was fall colored. I started by finding my pattern paper – which was a lot harder than expected considering my stash! I knew I wanted an organic pattern (i.e., not geometric) and lots of color (no large white spaces) – so that the letters would pop against it.

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Celebrate
Stamps: Mum’s the Word (PTI);
Ink: Terracotta Tile (PTI); Old Olive (SU);
Paper: White (PTI); Fall Flowers DSP (SU);
Other: Accent It: Celebrate die (MFT); Mum’s the Word die (PTI);