Category Archives: Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Yuletide Blessings

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #93 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #93

And here is my take:

Yuletide Blessings - by karen @ carefree creations

If you can’t see it, then let me first say that I rotated the sketch 180° (or flipped it upside down).

I guess I have Christmas on the brain…when trying to decide what to use as the two arrow-things in the sketch I saw pine branches and couldn’t move away from that.

I really wanted a plaid pattern at the top, but I’m using what I have! The paper has “cranberry crisp” listed as a color. I have the stitched ribbon that came out with that color, but oh boy it does not match very well. Instead I dug into my red ribbon box and found some dark red twine. I thought the twine added to the rustic feel of the card (or um makes the card feel rustic….something like that anyway).

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).

Yuletide Blessings
Stamps: Festive Foliage, Compliments of the Season (Waltzing Mouse Stamps);
Ink/Cardstock: Rustic Cream (PTI); Thyme, Soft Suede, Old Olive (SU);
Other: Holiday Thyme [really old] DSP (SU); red thread (stash);

Wordy

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #20 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches - Challenge #20

And here is my take:

by Karen @ Carefree Creations - Birthday Words

I turned the sketch sideways and used words for the ‘strips’ – and bonus, it’s a one-layer card!

This was a bit daunting. I really really wanted to trim it down and layer it on a white card base – there is just something about the shadow created that makes it ok with me, lol. One layer cards are HARD!

At first I stamped 2 flowers per word, but that didn’t work. So I went with the rule-of-three and added a flower per word.

To finish it off and add a bit of dimension and interest, I added a rhinestone to one flower per line.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Paula
Sandie

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 you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday Celebrate
Stamps: Say it Loud, Asian Garden, Teeny Trees (Waltzing Mouse Stamps – wms);
Ink/Card Stock: White (PTI); Black (Versafine); Pretty in Pink & Certainly Celery (SU);
Other: Rhinestones (Kaiser);

Heart Racing

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by Karen @ Carefree Creations - Heart Racing

I created this card for the CASology cue Up. My first reaction was to use balloons – but lots of folks were doing that so I decided to try something different. While thinking about what goes up – I came up with pulse rate!

I don’t have a cool pulse-rate-line-thingy image, so I created this (and the sentiment) on the computer! The race car is stamped, cut-out, and popped-up.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Heart Racing
Stamps: Free Spirit Boy (Waltzing Mouse Stamps – wms); Sentiment & pulse line are computer generated;
Ink/Card Stock: White, Pure Poppy (PTI);
Other: Red & Black markers (SU);

Warm Thoughts

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I created this card for the Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge (wmsc125).

The blue banners are stamped tone on tone, as is the blush strip. I went one shade up for the accent stamping and topped it off with a rhinestone.

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Warm Thoughts
Stamps: Nordic Winter (WMS); sentiment from Sending You (PTI);
Colors: Vintage Cream, Spring Rain, Blueberry Pie, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet (PTI);
Other: rhinestone (Kaiser);

You’ve Been Wonderful

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I had this stamped label in my scrap pile. I decided to use it. I thought it would fit with the current Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge (wmsc104).

The label was stamped with Blueberry Sky – not a color that I have in pattern paper…so it was a bit challenging to create the card base. Thankfully, after I dug into my pattern paper stash, I found this old check pattern that perfectly matched! Then I pulled out some other patterns that I thought would work as well – layered them up and stitched them down.

I think the final product is quite cute.

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Thanks
Stamps: Vintage Labels 18, Say it Loud (Waltzing Mouse Stamps);
Colors: Blueberry Sky, White, Black (PTI);
Other: Pattern Paper (blue/white – unknown, possibly CTMH; Melon & Moss – PTI); Moss ribbon (PTI); Labels 18 die (Spellbinders);

Chevrons & Blossoms

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I created this card for the Embellish Magazine’s Chevron Color challenge.

For the layout, I found a sketch at 2Peas (Saturday Sketch with Kimber).

I trimmed the card base down to 4″ so the chevrons would over hang just a bit (but it would all still fit into an envelope).

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Thanks to You
Stamps: Off-Beat Backgrounds, Asian Gardens, Scallops & Dots, Fancy Phrases (Waltzing Mouse);
Colors: Lavender Moon, Plum Pudding, Smokey Shadow, White (PTI); Going Grey, Baja Breeze (SU);
Other: Rhinestons (Kaiser);

Shades of Pink

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This weekend’s Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge (wmsc91) is a one-layer card. Ooooh that is so hard for me. The only reason I attempted it was because their definition was a lot more lax than others, so I felt I could give it a go.

I think that freed me up and I actually managed a one-layer card!! Though, with all the pearls, I’ll still need to be careful mailing this card.

I trimmed the base to 4″ because I think the slightly narrower card is nice for vertical one-layer cards (at least with the idea I had in my head).

I used the heart border from Nordic Winter set and stamped it in a gradient with a variety of pink inks (some generational stamping too).

I used Chocolate ink for the sentiment. There was a time that I only used black for sentiments and I don’t remember how I broke that, but now I’ll use other colors – but I do admit, I still reach for black first. I really have to think out my card before I put ink to stamp!

I have to shout just how EASY it was to apply the Zva pearl flourish! A couple months ago I had tried a small flourish from another company and it was torture. This took seconds and it laid down perfect. I can see more of these in my future!

Thanks for stopping by!

love you
Stamps: Nordic Winter, Say it Loud (WMS);
Colors: Dark Chocolate, White (PTI); Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette (SU);
Other: Pearl flourish (Zva);

Happy Trees

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I created today’s card for the Waltzing Mouse sketch challenge (wmsc90).

This was a hard sketch for me! But the Design Team posted such wonderful creations on the challenge blog that I just had to figure something out!

My original idea was to use the lanterns from Asian Garden (my go-to set from WMS!), but I didn’t have a sentiment that worked for the main focal panel…so after much trying I gave up on that idea and moved on – to my other go-to set: Teeny Trees!

I am quite happy with how this turned out! I probably should have gone with yellow for my sentiment panel, but I do think this yellowy-orange works fine.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday
Stamps: Teeny Trees, Labels 4, Say it Loud (WMS);
Colors: White, Spring Rain, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, True Black, Dark Chocolate (PTI);
Other: DSP (Echo Park); Labels 4 die (Spellbinders); Canvas impression plate (PTI);

FYI – Autumn Garden

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It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI26.

I really loved the hazy feel of the inspiration photo – so dreamy and relaxing! I just had to pull out one of my favorite sets – Asian Garden (Waltzing Mouse Stamps).

The focal panel is watercolor paper. I wet it thoroughly and then stamped the leaf/foliage image in red, yellow, and green. Since the cardstock is wet, the ink runs and puddles and blends. I let that dry and then went back and stamped the foliage again – without the extra water, you get a clean imprint. I did this for some definition. I also added a couple tree branches.

I so wanted to add a bridge, like in the inspiration, but it worked better to have the splash of white be the sentiment. I used an embossing folder from StampinUp and then tore it out so it had the same worn edge as the foliage panel. I added an outline of gold pen around the inside of the frame.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Karen <-- that's me 🙂 Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

Thanks for taking a peek!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the First and Third Thursdays of each month. Steph, the challenge coordinator, will post a photo and you make a card – however the inspiration hits you. You have two weeks to post a link.

thinking of you
Stamps: Asian Garden (WMS);
Colors: Scarlet Jewel, Simply Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream (PTI); More Mustard (SU);
Other: watercolor paper; gold pen; ribbon (stash); Designer Frames embossing folder (SU);
Technique: Wet Paper Watercoloring;

Springy Trees

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I created this card for the Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge (wmsc88).

The weather has been quite warm this past week and it has me in the mood for spring – so I created a bright springy card.

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glad tidings
Stamps: Teeny Trees (WMS); Weave (Cornish Heritage Farms);
Colors: Rose Red, White, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede (SU);
Other: Pear ribbon, Eyelet Border punch, Flower Trio punch (SU); Rhinestones (Hero Arts);