Category Archives: CASology

CASology – Father

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It is time for a new CASology challenge. Check out the latest challenge – FATHER!

Here is my take:

Anniversary | by karen h @ carefree creations

My kiddos are older, so I don’t make father’s day cards for them to give any more. My anniversary was this past weekend, so I made a card for that instead – ya know, for the FATHER of my children 🙂

There are 3 shades of brown on this – the background trees are tone-on-tone Kraft, the “happy” is a mid-brown, the “anniversary” is a dark brown, but stamped only once, and the deer is stamped multiple times with the same dark brown. Using a monochromatic color scheme means I can layer the images without adding bulk so this card stayed a one-layer card!

This challenge is open for the MONTH of June! I’ll keep making cards each week, but they’ll be masculine themed, not father.

I hope you join us at CASology – and, for more inspiration, check out the other design team members:

Thanks for stopping by!

happy anniversary
Stamps: Masculine Motifs, Keep it Simple Birthday 2, Keep it Simple Anniversary (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (PTI);
Paper: Kraft (PTI);

CASology – Against the [Wind]

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There is still time to play along with the CASology challenge – WIND!

I thought I’d post some more inspiration for you:

Against the Wind | by karen h @ carefree creations

You have another week to get your card made – hope you join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

it’s ok to not be ok
Stamps: Inhale Exhale (Paper Smooches);
Ink: Bordering Blue (Stampin’Up);
Paper: Blue Breeze (MFT);
Other: Stitched Rectangle (LilInkers); Flourishes die (Paper Smooches);

CASology – Wind

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It is time for a new CASology challenge. Check out the latest challenge – WIND!

Here is my take:

hi there | by karen @ carefree creations

A very simple one-layer card. Coloring is done with pencils…I don’t like pencils. Still, good to remind myself of that occasionally 🙂

Check back next week when I’ll have more inspiration from this challenge!

I hope you join us at CASology – and, for more inspiration, check out the other design team members:

Thanks for stopping by!

hi there
Stamps: ? an old The Angel Company set
Ink: Black (Memento & Hero Arts)
Paper: Rustic Cream (Papertrey Ink)
Other: colored pencils (Prismacolor)

CASology – [Plant] Simple Things

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There is still time to play along with the CASology challenge – PLANT!

I thought I’d post some more inspiration for you:

Eucalyptus | by karen h @ carefree creations

When I first saw this stamp set, I knew I had to have it. It took a little before I got it, but I did….just in time for this Plant challenge!

I have to say – this was so easy to stamp the layers. I don’t know if it is because it isn’t an overly complex layer or something in the design, but this card took just a few minutes – and most of that was fussy cutting the sentiment, lol!

You have another week to get your card made – hope you join us – and, for more inspiration, check out the other design team members:

Thanks for stopping by!

Simple Things
Stamps: Simple Things (The Greetery);
Ink: Mint Macaroon (Stampin’Up); Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink – PTI); Evergreen (Altenew);
Paper: White (PTI);

Happiness Today & Always

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My mojo is on vacation (if you didn’t guess by my lack of posts last Tuesday). I sat down on Saturday to make my cards for future challenges, and this one came out – but it is for two challenges (I know, not that big a deal, but since I’m on the DT, *my* preference is to post unique cards…this is my post of shame). Without further whinging…

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

As well as time for a new CASology challenge. Check out the latest challenge – PLANT!

And here is my take:

Happiness Always | by karen h @ carefree creations

So my process when making DT cards is to (virtually) pull out a bunch of stamp sets that I think will work for the challenge and then look around for inspiration (generally at my own cards with those sets or google image searches for cards using that set). This time, I found a card I did a while back and it just totally fit the sketch and theme for this week’s challenges. Being half-awake meant I took up the challenge and faced down the shame to make 1 card for 2 challenges. [Again, I have no problem with combining challenges, it is just *my* preference not to do it when making cards as a DT member…alas, sometimes the brain just says !@#$%^]

Not only did I get lucky being able to remake a past card, but I had an already-stamped orchid piece (and, bonus, on the back past-me had written the colors used to stamp it – thank you, past-me!!).

I hope you join [one or both] of the challenges!

Thanks for stopping by!

Wishing You Happiness
Stamps: Orchid Expressions (Papertrey Ink – PTI); Circle Wishes (Reverse Confetti);
Ink: Soft Purple (Hero Arts); Lilac Grace, Plum Pudding, Fine Linen, Classic Kraft (PTI); Always Artichoke, Baked Brown Sugar (Stampin’Up);
Paper: Rustic Cream, White (PTI);
Other: circle die (Spellbinders); Orchid die (PTI);

CASology – [Magical] Season

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There is still time to play along with the CASology challenge – MAGICAL!

I thought I’d post some more inspiration for you:

Magical Season | by karen h @ carefree creations

I really wanted the deer to seem flying off the page, instead of putting it in a corner or off the side, I placed the sentiment at the very bottom. Unconventional, but I kinda like it.

You have a day more to get your card made – hope you join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

magical season
Stamps: Dasher (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Bamboo (Close to My Heart);
Paper: White (PTI); gold glitter (Stampin’Up);
Other: Dasher die (PTI);

CASology – Magical

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It is time for a new CASology challenge. Check out the latest challenge – Magical!

Here is my take:

Shine | by karen h @ carefree creations

I used a stencil and blending sponges to make a vignette – this helps set a scene but also keep it contained.

The images are quite small so I just straight colored (no attempt at shading). I did the hair two-toned (like the tail) and added glitter to the lighter shades (forgot to do that on the tail – but I did add glitter to the belly scales).

The background is spritzed with a glitter spray and I added a few crystal effects bubbles.

I hope you join us at CASology – and, for more inspiration, check out the other design team members:

Thanks for stopping by!

Shine
Stamps: Magical Day (Stampin’Up – SU); Sparkle & Shine (Wplus9);
Ink: Distress Peacock Feathers, Distress Mermaid Lagoon (Ranger); Black (Memento); markers (Copic); Wink of Stella glitter pen (Zig);
Paper: White (Papertrey Ink);
Other: Magic Mates die (SU); Wave stencil (Memory Box);

CASology – [Zodiac] Birthday

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There is still time to play along with the CASology challenge – Zodiac!

I thought I’d post some more inspiration for you:

Birthday Leo | by karen h @ carefree creations

When this cue was put forward as a challenge, my first thought was doing something with a lion (cuz I’m a leo). I didn’t have anything! So, I ordered 🙂 I went ahead with my other plan for my official DT post.

To make this card, the die I chose actually cuts lots of shapes – the mane obviously, but also the eyes, nose, ears, and even the legs. I cut the image twice – once from Saffron and once from Dijon. Then I used a marker to color the eyes & nose instead of cutting again from black.

I stamped the Leo constellation in the background and used partial inking to get the word “Leo” only.

You have another week to get your card made – hope you join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday
Stamps: Star Gazer Additions (Papertrey Ink); Essential Sentiments (My Favorite Things);
Ink: So Saffron (Stampin’Up – SU); Espresso Truffle (Memento); black marker (Memento);
Paper: White (PTI); So Saffron, Delightful Dijon (SU);
Other: Picture Book Lion die (Simon Says Stamp);

CASology – Zodiac

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It is time for a new CASology challenge. Check out the latest challenge – Zodiac!

Here is my take:

Follow Your Own Star | by karen h @ carefree creations

I love astrology – for the fun of it…I know it shouldn’t rule decision making. So that is the message of my card….have fun, but follow your own star – do your own thing.

To make this card, I embossed the zodiac circle with a glitter embossing powder. The swoosh was hand-drawn and cut out. The star is cut from shiny gold paper…hard to get that to show.

I did take a photo of the glitter embossing:

Check back next week when I’ll have more inspiration from this challenge (hint: I’m a Leo ;)!

I hope you join us at CASology – and, for more inspiration, check out the other design team members:

Thanks for stopping by!

Follow Your Own Star
Stamps: Star Gazer (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko); Black (PTI);
Paper: Black, Lemon Tart, Luxe Gold (PTI);
Other: Enchanted Gold embossing (Ranger); Stars Framelit die (Stampin’Up);

CASology – Go Fly a [Kite]

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There is still time to play along with the CASology challenge – Kite!

I thought I’d post some more inspiration for you:

Sky is the Limit | by karen h @ carefree creations

I used a previous CC&S sketch because it just fit so well with the Kite theme – I really liked the feel of the kite going off the page.

I did some paper piecing for the kite using the wonderfully cheery Rainbow Sherbet paper pack.

You have another week to get your card made – hope you join us!

I hope you join us at CASology – and, for more inspiration, check out the other design team members:

Thanks for stopping by!

The Sky is the Limit
Stamps: Sunny Side up (Paper Smooches – PS);
Ink: Black, Espresso (Memento);
Paper: White; Blue Breeze, Ripe Raspberry (My Favorite Things); ( Rainbow Sherbet pattern (PS);
Other: Flag Tags die (PS); balloon strings die (PTI);