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Strawberry Spotlight

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Tonight is the VSN Mini at Splitcoast! There will be 5 challenges (and I’m hosting one this round!!). I hope you’ll join us!

The first challenge is to use neutral colors with a pop of color. Here’s my card:

by Karen @ carefree creations - Strawberry Spotlight

I used the spotlight technique because it lends itself to the idea of a pop of color. I love how it turned out – I think I’m in love with Stampin’Ups new grey!

To do the sentiment, I had to borrow the “sweet” from another set – Little Bitty Bird. It is the right size just a tiny bit thicker line.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Berry Sweet Birthday Wishes
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Strawberry Patch, Litty Bitty Bird;
Ink/Card Stock: Pure Poppy, New Leaf, White; Basic Grey, Smokey Slate (SU);
Other: circle die (Spellbinders);
Technique: Spotlight;

Watercolored Sweet Peas

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Watercolored Sweet Peas

This week is Dare to Get Dirty at Splitcoast. I don’t know how many challenges I’ll get done (there are 6 every day for a week!!), but the challenges are awesome!

This is the first challenge and I had to make a card! The actual challenge is a secret – just for Fan Club members.

I have a few pins on my Pinterest board that use a technique I’ve been wanting to try – white embossed outline image, which is then watercolored. I had to try it!

I will probably do this again – it has such a soft, pretty look when done.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Year of Flowers: Sweet Pea, Think Big Favorites #12;
Ink/Card Stock: White, Wisteria, Sweet Blush, Limeade Ice; Slate ink (SU);
Other: Herringbone impression plate; white embossing powder (Filigree); Stitched Rectangles die (Lil Inkers);
Technique: watercoloring;

Miss You So Much

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #35 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #35 - Sketch

And here is my take:

by Karen @ carefree creations - Giraffe Longing

I haven’t played with my Paper Smooches stamps in a while, so I broke them out for this sketch.

I chose the giraffe image because it suits the sketch. Then I had to find a sentiment that would fit in the speech bubble. I chose a miss you sentiment because I can pop this card in my hubby’s suitcase for his next trip.

After laying out the pieces, I felt the card was too plain. I decided to doodle a frame. That is always so scary to me, but I thought it went with the fun & cute feel of the images.

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

I Miss You So Much
Stamps: Zoo Crew, He Said/She Said, Word Salad (Paper Smooches);
Ink/Card Stock: White (PTI), Black, Pumpkin Pie, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight (SU);
Other: Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP (SU); Grass die (My Favorite Things); Signo white gel pen (Uniko);

Birthday Bouquet

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Summer Bouquet

I had a bit of time yesterday (well, really I was procrastinating, but stamping is more fun than chores) so I played along with the current Clean & Simple challenge at SCS (CAS229 – colors).

I liked the idea of using the grey as my background and adding pops of the colors as flowers.

As for layout, I kept it simple and stamped the bouquet in the corner. I used die to cut out the top panel (love those stitch marks!) and then embossed the card base to add some interest/texture.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday
Stamps: Mini Blooms, Bigger Blooms (PTI);
Ink/Card Stock: White (PTI); Sahara Sand, Primrose Petals, Calypso Coral (SU);
Other: Herringbone impression plate (PTI); Stitched Rectangle Mats die (Lil Inkers);

Masculine Birthday Wishes

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #34 – colors.

CAS Colours & Sketch Challenge #34

And here is my take:

by Karen @ carefree creations - Masculine Birthday

My hubby’s birthday is in a few weeks. I thought this week’s color challenge paired with a moose image would make a great card for him. I did use a sketch from dahlhouse blog.

After doing a watercolor wash with Summer Starfruit in the background, I decided that the panel was a bit plain, so I used some old Smooch Spritz and the Spritzer tool to add some splots of the dark brown color.

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

Birthday Wishes
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Walk in the Wild, Four You;
Ink/Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit;
Other: Woodgrain embossing folder; Spritzer tool; Smooch Spritz; Watercolor paper (art store);
Technique: watercoloring

Washi Day

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It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #33 – sketch.

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #33

And here is my take:

by Karen @ carefree creations - Washi Day

When I saw this sketch, using washi tape as a couple of the layers was the first thing that came to mind.

I love watching trends – and I usually buy whatever it is – but I hardly ever participate until well after the trend. I think this is the first time I’ve used washi!

I was worried about putting tape down, but I was really happy with how easy it was to pull it up and re-position it (a few times, lol).

Since this card is really simple, I added some dimension with lots of foam tape between the layers and embossing on the card base.

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

Happy Happy Birthday
Stamps: Fillable Frames #1 (PTI);
Ink/Card Stock: White, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Smokey Shadow (PTI);
Other: Fillable Frames #1 die, Diamonds impression plate (PTI); Washi Tape (blue-Target, Pink-SU);

Frosted Flowers

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Sympathy

Sadly I needed a sympathy card this week.

I’ve been wanting to try the PTI Make it Monday challenge – Frosted Flowers and I thought it would help make a sympathy card.

I’m not sure it worked. I did quickly move from the color ink to the white, but it didn’t blur like in the video. I’ll keep looking for a way to get the blurry effect.

I’m still happy with the final card!

Thanks for taking a peek!

with Sympathy
Stamps: Life, Bigger than Life, Tag Its #5 (PTI);
Ink/Card Stock: Sage, Wisteria, Bashful Blue (SU); Chocolate, White, Rustic White (PTI);
Other: Vanilla Seem Binding (SU); Limitless Layers 1 3/4″ circle die (PTI);

Birthday Balloons

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Balloon Party

I created this card for the latest CAS(e) this Sketch challenge.

I chose bold, bright colors to make the card fun.

The balloons are rock-n-rolled in two pink inks. I also smeared some Stickles along the left side of the balloons.

The balloons strings are hand-drawn (with an SU Melon marker). I masked the balloons to stamp the confetti spots.

The pennant fish-tail is hand-cut (no die).

Thanks for taking a peek!

Birthday Wishes
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Birthday Style;
Ink/Card Stock: Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst & Raspberry Fizz, White;
Other: Stickles (Ranger);
Technique: Rock-N-Roll, masking;

Sending You Sunshine

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Sending Sunshine

I combined a couple challenges for this card.

First the theme “sun” from Keep it Simple challenge.

Keeping the card one layer and using masking is from the latest Clean & Simple challenge on SplitCoast.

One layer cards are hard! Masking is a great way to fake layers though, so I’m pretty happy with how this turned out.

If I was to do this card again I’d probably stamp brown instead of black.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Sending Sunshine
Stamps: Hello Sunshine (PTI); Frame It (Waltzing Mouse);
Ink/Card Stock: White, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Black (PTI);
Technique: masking;

Let’s Hang Out

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by Karen @ carefree creations - Let's Hang Out

I played along with the latest PaperSmooches Sparks Challenge which was a sketch.

I rotated the sketch so I could hang the squirrel (love that image!).

Today was my first real day back at the craft table (June was full of projects and company). I actually made 3 cards today! I’ll post another one shortly and save the other for tomorrow. I wish I knew how folks managed crafting every day (and no, my house is *nowhere* near spotless…I have no idea where my time goes!!).

Thanks for taking a peek!

Let’s Hang Out
Stamps: Hang Ups (Paper Smooches);
Ink/Card Stock: White, Limeade Ice, Kraft (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: Limeade Ice pattern paper (PTI); markers (Copic);