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Grateful Heart

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Grateful Heart | by karen @ carefree creations

I created this card for the One-Layer Simplicity Challenge: Let Green March In.

There is another layer to the horizontal/vertical leaves, but I liked how just having the whispy veins adds interest.

Using linen paper also adds a touch of elegance to the final card (I’m really starting to enjoy the linen card stock!).

Thanks for taking a peek!

Grateful Heart
Stamps: Lovely Layers (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Sour Apple (My Favorite Things); Gumball Green, Mossy Meadow (Stampin’Up); Smokey Shadow (PTI);
Paper: White Linen (PTI);
Technique: masking;

You are so Sweet

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #164 – sketch (and it is requested the square shape is part of your card – i.e., don’t change it to a circle, or star, etc).

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Such a simple, classic sketch, but boy did I take forever to come up with my card! I think because it felt like the options were endless, I just couldn’t decide which direction to go. I really didn’t want to just stamp something on a square and be done…I wanted something a bit different – but still CAS. I love CAS, but sometimes I find it hard to keep it simple (usually only when I *have* to, figures, eh?). Anyway…

I finally came up with the idea to take an object and do an artistic impression of it. Watermelon came to mind and I thought I could make that work.

So Sweet | by karen @ carefree creations

The card base is watercolor paper – as are the square and pinked mat.

I painted green stripes on the card base and then did a gradient pink wash on the square. I liked the pinked edge for the mat as it made me think of the way watermelons can be cut open.

I used a brush marker to make little seeds along the bottom of the pink panel.

The “sweet” is die cut using an alphabet set. The letters have longer swoops at their ends, but I cut them down so I could squish the letters closer together.

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).

Sweet
Stamps: Strawberry Patch (Papertrey Ink – PTI);
Ink: Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint Distress Ink (Ranger); Black (PTI); Black brush marker (Zig);
Paper: Aquarelle Watercolor (Canson); Black (PTI);
Other: Limitless Layers: Squares 2 1/4″ die, Script Alphabet die (PTI);
Technique: watercolor

Thank You Ever So Much

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Thanks | by karen @ carefree creations

My Monday had a wonderful surprise in it! A couple co-workers gave me a bag of chocolate and a PTI gift certificate for helping them with a work project (really, just doing something that is my job). Such a very sweet thing to do!! I made this thank you card for each of them.

The sentiment panel is popped up with fun foam. I got the idea from Jennifer McGuire. I wonder though if the foam isn’t too thick. It is 2mm (about 1/16″) which doesn’t sound too thick, but every time I make a card (especially if the foam layer is fairly large) it makes the card very stiff and I worry about sending it through the post office equipment. Has anyone else started using this? Do you have problems? The foam comes in 1/32 (1mm) thickness, but I can’t find it to buy anywhere (just wholesale).

Thanks for taking a peek!

Thank You
Stamps: Ruby Rose (Papertrey Ink-PTI):
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy, Bright Buttercup, New Leaf (PTI);
Paper: White, Spring Rain (PTI);
Other: Stitched Rectangle die (Lil Inkers);

PTI Blog Hop – Thank You

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Today is PTI’s February Blog Hop. Here is the inspiration photo:

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And here is my card:

Thank You | by karen @ carefree creations

The first thing that caught my eye in the inspiration photo was the fern – I love ferns. I also wanted to add a bit of pink circle. The Tag It’s frame is cut-out by hand.

Thanks for taking a peek!

thank you
Stamps: Meadow Greens, Tag Its #5 (PTI);
Ink: Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Lovely Lady (PTI); Versmark (Tsukineko);
Paper: Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, Sweet Blush, White (PTI);
Other: Spring Moss ribbon, Woodgrain impression plate (PTI); Clear embossing powder (Filigree);

Welcome Spring

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #162 – Sketch.

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And here is my take:

Welcome Spring | by karen @ carefree creations

My latest PTI package came just in time to use the new Spring Woods. I love robins – they are a wonderful sign of spring!

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).

Welcome Spring
Stamps: Spring Woods, Wreath for All Seasons (PTI);
Ink: Canyon Clay, Fine Linen, Limeade Ice (PTI); Wet Cement (Hero Arts); Soft Suede (SU); Cotton Candy (MFT);
Paper: White (PTI);
Other: Spring Woods die (PTI);

Hello

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #160 – colours.

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And here is my take:

Hello | by karen @ carefree creations

Very simple card today! Seeing the purples in the challenge graphic had me thinking hydrangeas – so that is what I used.

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).

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Stamps: Happy Hydrangea (PTI);
Ink: Winter Wisteria, Royal Velvet (PTI);
Paper: White (PTI); Silver (SU);
Other: Happy Hydrangea die (PTI);

Happy Birthday to You

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My last PTI Anniversary card. This time for the Crafter’s Alphabet Challenge

And oh boy was it a challenge! Here is my card:

Happy Birthday | by karen @ carefree creations

My name is Karen, and I’m a craftaholic; oh wait, wrong station…

My challenge was to use:
K – kraft paper
A – add a border
R – round the corners
E – emboss resist
N – new (and unused) product – for me, that was the Enclosed: Present die

The emboss resist, while I have used it a lot in the past, didn’t turn out quite as I imagined. Honestly it looks like I stamped the words on the bottom half of the paper in darker ink – but that is really Versamark & clear powder. Because it darkened so much, the sponging – which was supposed to be the second part of the resist – didn’t really work.

I still like the card, and since we were allowed to go with just the first 3 letters, I think the card still qualifies.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday to You
Stamps: Background Basics: Birthday, Faux Ribbon (PTI);
Ink: Dark Chocolate (PTI); Versamark (Tsukineko); Frayed Burlap Distress (Ranger);
Paper: Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, White Linen (PTI);
Other: Chocolate twine, Eyelet Lace border die, Enclosed: Present die (PTI); clear embossing powder (Filigree);

PTI Team – Thanks For All You Do

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Thanks | by karen @ carefree creations

This is another card for the PTI Anniversary. This time, for the #saturdaysnailmail challenge where we make cards to send to the PTI warehouse team. I can’t even image how tough the week after release night is!

I have fallen in love with all the no-line coloring I’ve seen. I’ve done no-line Copic, but this time I wanted to try the technique with watercoloring.

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Thanks For All You Do
Stamps: Year of Flowers: Rose, Think Big Favorites #6 (PTI);
Ink: Black (PTI); Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss Distress ink (Ranger);
Paper: Simply Chartreuse (PTI); Watercolor (Ranger);
Technique: no-line watercoloring;

Thank You So Very Much

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Another PTI Anniversary card. This time for the Fortune Teller challenge. I ended up picking 4 & 8 and getting Hibiscus Burst and Orange Zest & Pure Poppy.

Here is my card:

Thank You | by karen @ carefree creations

These colors are similar to ones I used recently so I wanted to do something different with them. This time I went with a summer floral theme – and threw in some polka dots and gingham (the colors and polka dots made me think of Mary Engelbreit so I had to add some gingham).

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Thank You So Very Much
Stamps: Framed Out 1, Mini Blooms (PTI);
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, Black (PTI);
Paper: White (PTI);
Other: gingham ribbon (stash); Framed Out 1 die (PTI);

You Are Priceless

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I have a long weekend and I’m trying to catch up with the Papertrey Ink 9th Anniversary challenges. This post is for the “Grab & Craft” challenge. The idea is to spend 5 minutes grabbing supplies and then making a card with everything you picked.

Here is my card:

Priceless | by karen @ carefree creations

I’ve been wanting to play with You’re A Gem. I seem to be on a watercolor kick, so I made sure to grab the right things for that and emboss resist. This layout is a recent CAS Colours & Sketches challenge – I thought of using this set for that challenge, but I needed the other card sooner.

My sister’s birthday is next month and aquamarine in the gemstone, so that is how I chose my colors.

Since I was stamping on watercolor paper, I did use the MISTI for the sentiment.

Thanks for taking a peek!

You Are Priceless To Me
Stamps: You’re A Gem (PTI);
Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko); Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores (PTI); Truffle (Momento);
Paper: Aqua Mist (PTI); Watercolor (Ranger);
Other: Clear embossing powder (Filigree); Stitched Rectangle die (Lil Inkers);