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Thank You for Your Service

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CASColours&SketchesBadgeIt is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #58 – sketch.

In coming up with the sketches for this month, I went to Pinterest and looked at my inspiration board. For this sketch, I used this image of a color-blocked guitar. Which resulted in this sketch:

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #58

And I pretty much copied the inspiration to make my card:

by karen @ carefree creations - Military Thank You

I know the guitar is painted like the Texas flag, but I didn’t want my card to be that exactly. In addition to swapping the red and white panels, I added stamping on the color blocks to help move away from the state flag.

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And what luck, the current CAS-ual Friday challenge is color blocks!

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Louise
Patricia

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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).

Thank You for Your Service
All supplies Papertrey unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Military Hero, Est. 1776, Distressed Stripes;
Ink/Cardstock: White, Blank, Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening;
Other: Versamark (Tsukineko);
Technique: color-blocking;

Beachy Thoughts

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #57 – colours.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #57

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Thinking of You

Oh I had fun with this one! I’ve seen some awesome cards using the masking tape technique and decided it was time I tried it too. I inked a few lines to simulate sand.

The shells are stamped on Vanilla with Crumb Cake. Then I added a touch of watercolor with the Rose and Plum colors.

This will be another OWH card.

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Jacqueline
Lizy
Louise
Patricia

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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).

Thinking of You
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: By the Seashore, Four You;
Ink/Cardstock: Naturals Cream, Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Soft Suede;
Technique: watercoloring, masking tape technique;

Balloon Filled Year

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CAS Colours & Sketches challenge is back! And I’m the hostess for January. This first week is a sketch challenge; check it out: #56 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #56

This sketch was inspired by a Bug’s Life poster I found on Pinterest.

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Balloon Filled Year

I had an idea for this sketch as soon as I designed it, but when it came time to actually get stamping for it, I had forgotten my original design. Then I remembered this card by Debby @ lime doodle. I love that the balloons are at the bottom of the card (and not at the top where ‘expected’). I pinned that card months ago but since I didn’t want to just copy it I hadn’t gotten around to casing it. But now is the time!

I chose not to mask the balloons because mylar balloons are translucent.

I’m still deciding if I should have added strings to the balloons, but I was afraid they would take away from the design.

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Jacqueline
Lizy
Louise
Patricia

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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).

Smiles to Last the Whole Year
Stamps: Birthday Style, Stylish Sentiments: Birthady (PTI);
Ink/Cardstock: White, Lemon Tart (old), Spring Rain, Winter Wisteria, Limeade Ice, Smokey Shadow (PTI); Pink Pirouette, Crisp Cantaloupe (SU);

Always Been You

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the last challenge for the year: #55 – colors.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #55

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Always Been You

Sketches with layers always confound me! I’m a pretty clean and simple stamper, not very layer-y 🙂 So, as usual, when I get a sketch that confounds me, I went to my stamp index and favorite cards. I found a card I did eons ago that used playing cards – perfect!

I made these playing cards using different stamps. I’ve actually done this before – I like making the playing cards because you can tailor them to the colors and design you want for your card.

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Jacqueline
Lizy
Louise
Patricia

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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).

Known it was You
Stamps: School Time (frame), Lovely Leaves, Fresh Alpha, Sending My Love (PTI);
Ink/Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Black, White, Sweet Blush (PTI); Smokey Slate (SU);
Other: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder;

Christmas Cheer

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #54 – colors.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #54

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Christmas Cheer

Once I got the stop light card out of my system (posted yesterday), I needed to move on to a card that had stamping!

I really like how the red and green drinks are up near “Christmas” in the greeting, and the yellow drink (think champagne) is near “New Year”.

Speaking of the sentiment. It is normally grunge-y (meaning it isn’t a “solid” image), but that meant it wasn’t bold enough for me. I fixed that by using a marker and filling in where the stamp had open spots. I couldn’t do “happy” justice enough as it was too fine a line (and my marker is not), but this is better than without!

I’ve loved the projects I’ve seen using the stripe embossing folder, but could never figure out when to use it. I’m so glad I tried it for this card – it really was the perfect accent!

It is hard to see, but I did add glitter to the bits between stripes on the embossed background:

kth_xmas_ChristmasCheer-detail

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

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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).

Christmas Cheer
Stamps: Happy Hour, Christmas Messages (SU);
Ink/Cardstock: Real Red, Gumball Green, Crushed Curry (SU); White, Black (PTI);
Other: Stylish Stripes embossing folder (SU); Labels Two die (Spellbinders); Glitter pen (Spica);

Christmas Joy

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Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. Confession – I am 41 and I don’t think I’ve ever cooked Thanksgiving all by myself…until now. Fingers crossed for me 🙂

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #53 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #53

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Christmas Joy

I decided to use stamping on this card to keep the layers down.

The pine bough at the top didn’t stamp fully. Instead of starting over, I filled-in, free-hand, with a marker of very similar color. Even in person, you’d have to know to look for it to find it. I’m not complimenting my skill, rather, encouraging you to try it next time a stamp doesn’t fully impress (if it doesn’t work, you haven’t lost anything).

Since I stretched the sketch to be an A2 instead of square, I chose to “add” the space at the bottom and not center the Joy panel. Also, my wheel stamps are the same size width, but I think visually the difference in color and density helps add weight.

Very simple card – and I’m quite happy with it!

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

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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).

Joy
Stamps: Pine Bough Wheel (SU); Music Notes Wheel (SU);
Ink/Cardstock: White, Scarlet Jewel, Pinefeather (PTI);
Other: Wonderful Words: Joy die (PTI);

Christmas Ornament

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #52 – colors.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #52

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Christmas Ornament

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Jacqueline
Lizy
Louise
Patricia

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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).

Christmas Ornament
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, More Merry Messages (SU);
Ink/Cardstock: Cream (PTI); Cranberry Crisp (instead of Cherry because I can’t read upside down), Old Olive, Crumb Cake (SU);
Other: Ornament Keepsakes die (SU); Fringe die (MFT); Stitched Rectangle Mat die (Lil Inkers); Twine (SU);

Gobble Gobble

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #51 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #51

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Gobble Turkey

I stamped this last weekend while I was making all my Thanksgiving cards. This turkey image is so fun – I love using it!

The footprints are from another set and I think if I use them again, I’ll cut them apart so it is only 1 set of feet per impression…right now it sorta looks like a four-legged bird creature made those tracks lol!

This card is 4 x 5 1/2.

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

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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).

Gobble Gobble
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Gobble Gobble, Birds of a Feather;
Ink/Cardstock: Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile, Dark Chocolate; Baked Brown-Sugar (SU);
Other: Gobble Gobble die;

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

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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);

5th Thursday

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. There is an extra Thursday in the month of October – and that means today’s challenge is a double: #49 – sketch & colors.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #49

And here is my take:

by karen @ carefree creations - Thank You Flowers

I’ll admit, this sketch threw me – just so many options to fill in the focal panel. I really wanted to do something a little unexpected.

For the focal panel, I chose a large bold sentiment (so large it falls over the card base edge both top and bottom!); and stamped the flowers where the smaller rectangle would be. I love that this is is just one additional layer (do you count mats when counting layers?).

Speaking of layers – mine might be a bit wonky….my trimmer finally gave up a couple days ago. And I don’t have a backup! Good thing I have a t-ruler 🙂 Hopefully by next week I’ll have not only a working trimmer, but a backup too!

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).

Thank You
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Another Thank You, Field Flowers;
Ink/Card Stock: Naturals Cream, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi;