CC&S 396 – Peace & Joy

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Peace & Joy Plaid | by kth @ carefree creations

I recently purchases a plaid paper pack and I just had to pull it out for this card!

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Peace & Joy
Stamps: Peaceful Pinecones (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Dark Chocolate (PTI); Shaded Spruce (Stampin’Up – SU);
Paper: Rustic Cream (PTI); Shaded Spruce, Plaid Tidings DSP (SU);
Other: Pine Bough dies (Memory Box); Nuvo Crystal Drops – Copper Penny (Tonic);

CC&S #394 – Hello

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Autumn Grid | by kth @ carefree creations

I am in full autumn mood which is what lead to my image and color choices for this sketch!

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

hello
Stamps: Twig Wreath, Forest Floor Autumn (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Cocoa Bean, Pure Poppy (PTI); Daffodil Delight (Stampin’Up – SU);
Paper: Rustic Cream, Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Old Olive (SU);
Other: Script Hello die (Simon Says Stamp);

CC&S #390 – Season’s Greetings

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I played this original sketch challenge!

I wasn’t sure what to do with the sketch this time – partly because I was so awed by YoonYoung’s gorgeous card – our design team is awesome!

I did finally come up with this design:

Season's Greetings | by kth @ carefree creations

I got lucky: this stamp set is a Stampin’Up distinctive one which means the trees are only stamped with one green color, but you get variation to give it depth – yay!

This is how my brain works: I thought oh, I’ll do a frame around the main image. I check my supply stash – but I don’t have anything that matches what I had in mind (thicker and woodgrain). So I make my own with some rectangle dies; the best I can do is a thin frame. Gingerly, I adhere the frame to the front of the main panel. Now that I’m sitting here looking at the image I realize the frame is so thin, it doesn’t really add anything as a frame and it would have been much easier to just make a mat layer. sigh.

Despite that, I am quite happy with the resulting card.

When I was putting together my Stampin’Up order, I debated back and forth a few times about the snowflake stamps & dies….I mean I don’t NEED more, I have some…ok lots. But I must say, I am very happy that I decided for them. These two that I used are the smallest in the set, but they are such a classic style!

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

season’s greetings
Stamps: In the Pines (Stampin’Up – SU);
Ink: Gumball Green (SU); Dark Chocolate, Kraft (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Paper: Marina Mist, Baja Breeze (SU); Classic Craft (PTI);
Other: So Many Snowflakes die (SU); Nesting Rectangle dies (Hero Arts);

CC&S 389 – With Gratitude

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with gratitude | by kth @ carefree creations

I do not have stamps that fit this sketch – and I am surprised! I had ideas but the images that I had didn’t work (too small, too big, etc). When I expanded my search to my dies, I saw this and thought it would be perfect!

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

with gratitude
Stamps: Fall Sampler (Paper Smooches);
Ink: Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Paper: Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon (Stampin’Up); Silver card (PTI);
Other: Flatware 2 die (Paper Smooches); Burlap impression plate (PTI);

CC&S #386 – You’re On My Mind

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You're On My Mind | by kth @ carefree creations

When I came across this set in my stamp catalog, I realized this little chickadee was the perfect color! The leaf image is stamped twice in the green colors. Please ignore the smudge sentiment…sigh.

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

You’re On My Mind
Stamps: Winter Woods, Banner Style (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Gray Granite (Stampin’Up – SU); Black (Palette);
Paper: White (PTI); Gray Granite (SU);
Other: Winter Woods die, Banner Style die (PTI);

CC&S #385 – Thank You

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Thank You | by kth @ carefree creations

I felt this sketch was a perfect opportunity to use up some pattern paper! The mat around the banner is hand-cut (don’t look too closely, lol).

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Thank You
Stamps: Thank You Kindly (Papertrey Ink);
Ink: Night of Navy (Stampin’Up – SU);
Paper: White, Lost Lagoon, Blushing Bride, Flowerpot DSP (SU);
Other: Banner dies (SU);

CC&S #384 – Keep Swimming

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Keep Swimming | by karen h @ carefree creations

When I don’t know what to do for color challenges, I usually use google (i.e., this time I did “inspiration blue yellow purple”). One of the first images shown was a yellow tang in front of purple coral. That’s my card done, lol.

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Just Keep Swimming
Stamps: Color Layering Goldfish (Hero Arts – HA);
Ink: Daffodil Delight (Stampin’Up – SU); Espresso Truffle (Memento);
Paper: Pool Party, Highland Heather (SU); White (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Other: CL Goldfish die (HA); Reef Builder die (PTI);

CC&S #383 – Hello, Bees

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Hello | by karen h @ carefree creations

When I first saw this sketch, I saw hexagons (not octos) and that got me thinking bees. (And of course that got me thinking about Dragon Friends.)

This card came together pretty quickly.

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Hello
Stamps: Flutter (Close To My Heart); To Thine Own Shelf (Simon Says Stamps);
Ink: Black (Memento);
Paper: Rustic Cream (Papertrey Ink); Daffodil Delight, Hello Honey, Dijon Delight (Stampin’Up);
Other: Hexagon dies (Clean & Simple Stamps);

CC&S #381 – High Five

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High Five | by karen h @ carefree creations

This is a great classic sketch. This idea came pretty quickly.

The scallop die cuts a strip with only 1 side having scallops. I cut two of these and snugged them up next to each other. The yellow strip hides the seam. I stamped my greeting on the scallop layer first, then on the yellow strip – lining it up when adhering it to the card.

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

sending you a high five
Stamps: Up Up Away, Up Up Away Sentiments (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Kraft (PTI); Grape Jelly (My Favorite Things – MFT); Parrot (Altenew);
Paper: Spring Rain, White, Lemon Tart (PTI);
Other: Wonky Scallop die (MFT); Up Up Away die (PTI);

CC&S #380 – Magical Holiday

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Magical Holiday | by karen h @ carefree creations

While I was looking through my index, I noticed that similar colors were used in the sample provided with this stamp set, so a little cheat-y….but done is done 🙂

I used PTI’s Rustic White cardstock – it has little flecks in it and I like how it adds a bit of texture to a one-layer card.

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A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Tuesday, and alternates between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week in the month you get the double dose of color & sketch).

wishing you a magical holiday
Stamps: Enchanted Forest, Dasher (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Macaron Mint (Stampin’Up);
Paper: Rustic White (PTI);
Other: Wink of Stella glitter pen (ZIG);