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Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

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SplitCoastStampers is having a Virtual Stamp Night this weekend. One of the challenges is in honor of Lee – a friend.

I chose to case her “Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow” card. Here is my take:

by Karen @ carefree creations - Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

I find CASEing hard – if I like the card, I usually like all of it and just want to copy it. So to help me get started, I looked for a sketch to use.

I used a layout from Clean & Simple Stamping blog: #244.

I kept Lee’s theme and colors.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Sun Will Come Out
All supplies PaperTrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Scattered Showers, Scattered Showers Additions;
Ink/Card Stock: Hawaiian Shores, White, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Stone, Black;
Technique: machine stitching;

Grunge-y Hello

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Grunge-y Hello

Playing with my new StampinUp sets. I was so happy to see a couple grunge options in the new catalog! The only thing I wish I could get was a good masculine-font sentiment set (especially since Best Dad Ever retired).

My colors came from the ColourQ challenge #192.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Hello
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge, Basic Label, Four You;
Ink/Card Stock: Soft Sky, White, Smokey Slate, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz;
Other: Apothecary Accent die, brads;

For the English Teacher

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by Karen @ carefree creations - English Teacher

OK, my favorite part of this card is the little “shine” on the apple in the shape of a heart.

I had so much fun coloring!

The card base is embossed with a text motif.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Great Teacher
Stamps: Back to School (GinaK);
Ink/Card Stock: White (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: Book Print impression plate (PTI); markers (Copic);

For the Music Teacher

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Music Teacher

I was inspired by a card Nichole Heady did during the introduction of the Rhythm & Soul set (see it here – you’ll need to scroll down a bit). I was going to emboss white on colored paper, but honestly, I didn’t have the energy the night I made it – and it needed done then. Still, I’m quite happy with how it turned out.

I did play around with the placement of the instruments by laying out the stamps.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Thank You
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Rhythm & Soul, Fillable Frames #1, Communique Curves Sentiments;
Ink/Card Stock: Blueberry Sky, White, Black;
Other: Fillable Frames #1 die;

Thanks to the Gym Teacher

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Gym Teacher

For this card, I used a Fall-to-Layout from the Clean & Simple Stamping blog.

I wanted to do a reprise of a card I did a couple years ago (here), but I wanted it different. That is where the sketch came in – it was perfect!

There are 10 spots on the card and filling them was tricky. I used a font for the volleyball. I repeated a couple of the balls. And one spot was covered by the banner. Footballs should be round 😉

Oh, and in case you are wondering – the red spot is a kick ball, and the black spot is a hockey puck!

Thanks for taking a peek!

#1 Teacher
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: All Star Team, Have a Ball, Teacher’s Apple;
Ink/Card Stock: Kraft, Rustic White, Black, Orange Zest, Ocean Tides, Harvest Gold; Ruby Red (SU);
Other: circle dies (Spellbinders); Sport Relief font for Volleyball dingbat (internet);

Apple for the Teacher

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge, it’s a double!! #27 – colors and sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #27

And here is my take:

by Karen @ carefree creations - Apple for the Teacher

Today is the last day of school! I spent this week frantically making cards for teachers. I thought the CAS challenge sketch would be perfect!

I will say I originally stamped the apples directly onto the card base but despite drawing a grid, I didn’t like the position they ended up. Instead I pulled out some old pattern paper that, thankfully, was Sahara Sand! Also originally, I had stamped the leaves all going the same direction. I decided on round two to do them pointing out.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
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).

Thank You, Teacher
Stamps: Teacher’s Apple, Teach & Inspire (Papertrey Ink);
Ink/Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke (StampinUp); Pure Poppy, Black, White (PTI);
Other: Labels 1 die (Spellbinders; Notations pattern paper (SU);

Banjo Playing Math Teacher

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My oldest kiddo has the coolest math teacher! He has all sorts of guitars hanging on the wall at the back of his class room (including a banjo). And the best part, if the kids get done early, they can play with them!

Math is my kiddo’s favorite subject, and this teacher has really fostered their love. I think he is even the reason they are seriously considering math teacher as a goal.

by Karen @ carefree creations - Banjo Playing Math Teacher

Hard to see in the photo, but the little dots around the banjo base are colored with a gold pen. And the two light grey areas have silver glitter pen accents.

To get the math theme in there, I embossed the background with numbers.

This isn’t the fanciest of cards, but I hope it will be enjoyed.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Thank You, Teacher
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Rhythm & Soul, Happy Trails (“thank you, teacher”), Handwritten Notes (“so cool”), Autumn Abundance (“you’re”);
Ink/Card Stock: Blueberry Sky, White, Black;
Other: Numbers impression plate; markers (Copic);

Zebra Spots

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Zebra Spots
Working on camp cards for my mom.

My charge for this card was to use Zoo Review. While I chose to go with a pink sentiment, you could easily change this to a masculine card by changing the sentiment color.

I used a drop of grey re-inker and about twice that amount of water. Then I took a paint brush and dipped it into the ink. Just a few taps of the brush against my hand and I had splatters. I did mask the zebra image first.

I was inspired by a sketch at CAS(e) This Sketch (but as usual, I missed the deadline).

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Zoo Review, Itty Bitty Banners;
Ink/Card Stock: Black, White, Melon Mambo, Slate;
Other: Itty Bitty Banner framelit, dimensionals;

For the Science Teacher

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #26 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches - Challenge 26

I rotated the sketch:

by Karen @ carefree creations - Science Teacher

This was so much fun to make! This is a great sketch – very versatile! And I got to color!!

My kid’s science class this year was focused on chemistry, hence the stamp selection. Her teacher likes purple, so that is why I chose the colors for the clothes.

To make the scientist look like he was really holding the flask, I fussy-cut around the fingers and tucked the flask image just behind the fingers.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
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).

Thanks Teacher
Stamps: Great Chemistry, Smarty Pants (Paper Smooches);
Ink/Card Stock: White, Aqua Mist, Soft Stone (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: markers (Copic – hollar if you need to know which numbers); Notebook die (PTI);