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You Are My Heart

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by karen @ carefree creations - You Are My Heart

I created this card for the latest Paper Smooches Sparks Designer Draft sketch challenge.

To start I looked through my index at my Paper Smooches stamps to see what I could place in the position of the hexagon from the sketch. Once I found the heart I knew what I wanted to do.

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You Are My Heart
Stamps: Needle Little Love, Chit Chat, Warm Hearts (Paper Smooches);
Ink/Cardstock: White, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Pink Pirouette, Soft Sky (SU);
Other: Flag Tag die (Paper Smooches); Square Lattice embossing folder, Twitterpated DSP (SU); Stitched Rectangle Mats (Lil Inkers);

80s Rockin’ Birthday

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by karen @ carefree creations - 80s Rockin Birthday

My sister-in-law can sing just about any 80s song. Her birthday is today so I can post the card I made for her.

The music lines were hand drawn – first with pencil then with a fine tip Zig marker.

The sentiment was pieced together from many sets (including the alphabet set Alpha Whimsy).

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Just Wanna Have Fun
Stamps: Beboppin (Paper Smooches);
Ink/Cardstock: White, Raspberry Fizz, Black (PTI);
Other: markers (Copic);

Thanksgiving Simplicity

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by karen @ carefree creations - Gradient Leaves

Finishing up my Thanksgiving cards, I used the latest challenge as Less is More to do a one layer thanks card.

I decided to channel my inner Susan Raihala to make a one-layer card.

To be a Susan-inspired card, it needed to be perfect, so I pre-stamped on my grid paper to determine just the right size. Then I used a ruler and pencil to draw a grid on my card stock.

I suppose I should have done 3 leaves per row, but I chose to do only 2 so that the leaves were within the sentiment.

I did trim the card to 4 x 5 1/2.

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happy thanksgiving
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Fall Elegance, Gobble Gobble;
Ink/Cardstock: White, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Dark Chocolate; Crushed Curry (SU);

Inspired CAS(e)

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by karen @ carefree creations - Happy Woven Stripes

As soon as I saw the latest CAS(e) This Sketch challenge it totally reminded me of a pin on Pinterest that I saved ages ago.

This is so simple: just strips of paper woven together!

I can’t believe there isn’t a lick of stamping on this card! And I am so ridiculously happy with this card!

ETA: This card was selected as CAS(e) Favorite!
CAS(e) This Sketch Favorite

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Happy
Cardstock: Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise (PTI);
Other: Accent It: Celebrate die (MFT);

Thanksgiving Pumpkins

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by karen @ carefree creations - Thanksgiving Pumpkins

Another Thanksgiving card. This one I used both the Retro Sketches and ColourQ challenges.

I wanted a “lighter” feel to this card, so I made my card base blue and kept the chocolate to just touches (OK, so the ribbon is sort of a big touch).

When I bought the Parisian Lace doily die, I also bought the punch tool. I’m not sure I knew how to use it before because I thought it was a big waste of money. Well, I was working on auto-pilot and just made it work and oh my does it work. So much easier than pushing each individual opening with a piercer. I may have to invest in the other doily punch tools!

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Happy Thanksgiving
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Fall Elegance, Fillable Frames #7;
Ink/Cardstock: Spring Rain, White, Dark Chocolate, Harvest Gold, Canyon Clay;
Other: Fillable Frame #7 die, Parisian Lace die, Woodgrain impression plate, Chocolate Satin ribbon;

Thanksgiving Wishes

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by karen @ carefree creations - Thanksgiving Wishes

I created this card for a couple challenges: CASual Friday’s Embossing challenge and Cards in Envy: Say What challenge.

Since I’m still working on my Thanksgiving cards, I wanted to create a card for that purpose.

For the embossing portion, I was inspired by an old technique challenge on SCS: Balleek Pottery.

The Cards in Envy challenge is to keep the sentiment the focus of the card.

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Thanksgiving Wishes
Stamps: Seasonal Sentiments (SU);
Ink/Cardstock: Soft Suede, Vanilla, Naturals Cream, Early Espresso (SU); Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger);
Other: Natural trim, Linen thread, Suede Patterns DSP, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (SU); Sending You die (PTI);
Technique: Balleek Pottery;

Thanksgiving Fall Leaves

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by karen @ carefree creations - Thanksgiving Leaves

I created this card for a couple challenges: the Freshly Made Sketch and CASology’s cue: Brown.

I’m desperately behind in making cards for Thanksgiving (this will be card #3 of 10). Thankfully this one was a quick card to make (ya know, starting with a sketch and color really helps speed things along!).

The leaves are two-toned (inking in one color and then rock-n-rolled with a second).

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Thankful
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Gently Falling, Bright Blessings wheel (SU);
Ink/Cardstock: Vanilla, Crumb, Chocolate, Crushed Curry (SU); Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile (PTI);
Other: wood button, linen thread (SU);
Technique: rock-n-roll

Fabulous Birthday

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #50 – colors.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #50

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Fabulous Birthday

This card is a mesh of a few items on my pinterest board (link on right).

I die-cut the circle from the blue panel and stamped the sentiment through the hole directly onto the card base. I stamped the blue panel with a pattern and popped it onto the card base.

The flowers are generational inkings from Soft Suede.

When I was done I thought the card needed another touch – so I added the brown strips to the edges.

The card itself is a little smaller than an A2: 5 1/4 x 4.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Lizy
Louise
Patricia

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Fabulous Birthday
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Bigger Blooms, Tagged Sentiments, Background Basics: Tin Type (PTI);
Ink/Card Stock: Cream (PTI); Soft Sky, Soft Suede (SU);
Other: Limitless Layers: 1 3/4 Circle die; Bigger Blooms die (PTI);

Peaceful Stripes

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by karen @ carefree creations - Peace on Earth

I created this card for the Paper Smooches Spark trend challenge: stripes.

I drew the stripes on a piece of cardstock using a ruler and silver pen. The star is also colored in with the silver pen. The pattern paper I used for the tree had tiny dots on it – which I dotted over with the silver pen.

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Peace on Earth
Stamps: All Yule Need, Christmas Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Ink/Cardstock: Midnight Muse (SU); Smokey Shadow, White (PTI);
Other: Silver pen (Zig); Holiday Thyme DSP (SU); Flag Tags (Paper Smooches);

Autumn Candles

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by karen @ carefree creations - Autumn Candles

This card is for the Seize the Sketch challenge.

When choosing colors, I wanted to stay away from pink (mostly because I’m tired of it), but also because this is autumn and I love using the rich earth tones.

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Happy Birthday
Stamps: Wishes Come True, Birthday Bash Sentiments, Herringbone (PTI);
Ink/Cardstock: Island Indigo, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso (SU); Unicorn White ink (Memories); White cardstock (PTI);
Other: Eastern Elegance DSP (SU); Wishes Come True candle die (PTI);