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Peaceful Day

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Peaceful Day | by karen @ carefree creations

I made this card for the One-Layer Simplicity Challenge. This month is Peace Be With You.

For me, being around nature, especially woods, is peaceful for me. That is why I chose a bamboo image and green and brown colors.

Thanks for taking a peek!

May peace fill…
Stamps: Peaceful Garden (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Cocoa Bean (PTI); Sour Apple (My Favorite Things);
Paper: White (PTI);
Technique: one-layer card;

Oriole

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

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And here is my take:

Oriole | by karen @ carefree creations

Honestly, I don’t know how I got bird from these colors, but I did! The image is supposed to be a yellow finch, but after looking at photos of orioles, I figured it was pretty close. (And after googling oriole every day for a week, I now know how to spell it!)

The frame is 3 layers, the top is white and the other two are espresso. I like how it adds just enough shadow to make the frame stand out. I tried the frame in kraft and espresso but it took away from the bird too much; this seemed like a perfect compromise.

The bird feathers are stamped with espresso, but about 3 layers of ink. The branches are 1 layer of ink and the sentiment is 2 (gotta love the MISTI!).

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Thursday, 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: Spring Woods, Out on a Limb, Mums the Word (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso (Stampin’Up – SU);
Paper: White (PTI); Early Espresso (SU);
Other: Fabulous Frames die, Spring Woods die (PTI);

Acorn & Wood

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Today is Papertrey Ink’s Blog Hop. The inspiration was a wonderful autumn vignette:

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I loved the white washed wood paired with the leaves. Those are the inspiration bits for my card:

Thanksgiving | by karen @ carefree creations

To do the background, I inked the stamp with a sponge so it faded out at the edges.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Thanksgiving
Stamps: Autumn Acorns, Background Basics: Farm & Barn (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Soft Stone, Canyon Clay, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Hello Honey, Cajun Craze (Stampin’Up);
Paper: White (PTI);
Other: Autumn Acorns die, Chocolate baker’s twine (PTI);

Love You to My Core

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

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And here is my take:

Love You to My Core | by karen @ carefree creations

Ack, copper as a color?!? I had to dig out my ancient embossing powder and hope it still worked! Thankfully it did! I don’t have much luck with embossing powder staying good for long.

I used the copper for the sentiment, apple seeds, and apple stem (I know in the photo it looks brown, but if I got the shine then the rest of the card was off color, sigh – one day I may learn how to take photos).

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Love You
Stamps: Fruit Fusion: Apple (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Garden Green (Stampin’Up);
Paper: White (PTI);
Other: copper embossing powder;
Technique: one-layer card; embossing;

Thanksgiving Leaves

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Thanksgiving Foliage | by karen @ carefree creations

Splitcoaststampers is having a Falliday Fest – a week of challenges all focused on the upcoming holidays. I’m a bit behind, but I managed a card for the first challenge: be inspired by the fall colors of NYC and use text. This dovetailed quite nicely with One Layer Simplicity Challenge of using red, orange, and yellow.

To make this card, I masked off the edges and then did my stamping. I used a very pale ink for the added text as I didn’t want it to overwhelm anything.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Thanksgiving
Stamps: Leaf Prints, Basket of Happiness, Background Basics: Text (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Pure Poppy, Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Crushed Curry, Peach Parfait (Stampin’Up);
Paper: Cream (PTI);
Technique: one-layer card; masking;
Challenge: Splitcoaststampers Falliday Fest; One Layer Simplicity Challenge

Thanksgiving Dinner

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

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And here is my take:

Thanksgiving Dinner | by karen @ carefree creations

This is such a versatile sketch – I had lots of ideas!

I thought this would be a cute take on the sketch – setup like a dinner place setting (the plaid paper being the napkin).

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Happy Thanksgiving
Stamps: Autumn Acorns, Keep it Simple: Thanksgiving (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Crushed Curry, Peach Parfait, Chocolate Chip (Stampin’Up); Persimmon (My Favorite Things);
Paper: Kraft, Rustic Cream, Silver card stock (PTI); Perfectly Plaid Fall pattern paper (Lawn Fawn);
Other: Flatware 2 die (Paper Smooches); Autumn Acorns die, Sketched Shapes die (PTI);

Merry Bright Trees

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

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And here is my take:

Merry Bright Trees | by karen @ carefree creations

I love using non-traditional color schemes for Christmas cards. When I was brainstorming for this challenge, I thought about blue and green (and after a few other ideas) came to trees and this card formed!

I added a square rhinestone to the top of each tree. I’ve had those square blings for ages and this is the first time I’ve used them – but I thought they would look like little stars.

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

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

merry&bright
Stamps: Merry & Bright, Holiday Swoosh (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Emerald Envy, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo (Stampin’Up);
Paper: White (PTI);
Other: rhinestones (Basic Grey);

Southwest Hello

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

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And here is my take:

Southwest Hello | by karen @ carefree creations

Simple, simple card. A bit of masking, one tiny strip of card stock – and boom, done!

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: This weekly challenge is posted on Thursday, 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: Southwest Style, Wet Paint (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaron, Tangerine Tango (Stampin’Up – SU);
Paper: White (PTI); Rich Razzleberry (SU);
Technique: one-layer card;

PTI Blog Hop – Simple Package

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Today is Papertrey Ink’s Blog Hop. The inspiration was clean and simple (my favorite style for card making):

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As usual, my card is a fairly literal representation:

Simple Package | by karen @ carefree creations

Thanks for taking a peek!

Merry Christmas
Stamps: Mistletoe & Holly, Peaceful Pinecones, Tiny Tags II, Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade (Stampin’Up);
Paper: Kraft, Rustic White (PTI);
Other: twine, Mistletoe & Holly die, Tiny Tags die (PTI);
Challenge: PTI Blog Hop

Congrats

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

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And here is my take:

Congrats | by karen @ carefree creations

I recently bought the layered banner, but hadn’t used it yet. I thought it would be a good focal piece for this sketch. I used school colors for the banner and then my favorite yellow for the stars.

The sentiment is embossed and, I must say, I think this is the best I’ve ever done with embossing! I do think the powder quality helped a lot, but dang – so smooth and no little extra dots. I love it when it works right!

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Congrats
Stamps: Layered Banner, Scribble Stars (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Crushed Curry (Stampin’Up); Versamark (Tsukineko);
Paper: White, Enchanted Evening, Scarlet Jewel pattern (PTI);
Other: Layered Banner die, Scribble Star die (PTI); White embossing powder (Hero Arts);