Colorful Scribbles

I received an order from Papertrey Ink this week and I couldn't wait to dive in and use some of it.  A couple of the things I received are frequently unavailable, so I grabbed them when I saw they were in stock.  Here's the first card I made, using the colors from ColourQ and the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.

I wasn't going to buy Circle Scribbles and the matching die set because I thought "Scribbles?  Really?  I can draw those myself!"  But they are just so darned cool that I ended up getting them!  And as for Wet Paint - I love the font on that set so much!

For this card, I only used the dies and cut the smallest scribble out of Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade and Lucky Limeade cardstock.  The vertical panel uses the Dot Fade stencil from Tim Holtz and was sponged in Peach, Poppy, Limeade and Handsome Hunter ink in rainbow fashion.

The sentiment was stamped in Limeade and Handsome Hunter.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Wet Paint (PTI)

Ink:  Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Handsome Hunter

Cardstock:  White, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade

Accessories:  Circle Scribbles dies (PTI), Dot Fade Stencil (Tim Holtz)

Cheers

Karren

Edited to Add:  This card won top honors at ColourQ.

Vintage Wreath

Today's card is a deviation from my preferred CAS style, but I wanted to see if I could pull off a vintage card.  Funnily enough, I had to draw the line at distressing whereas not so many years ago, I used to distress everything!  This card uses the vintage theme from The Paper Players and the Wreath theme from Just Us Girls.

I actually had the circular element made on Monday this week but I couldn't decide how to finish the card.  I knew that plonking it on a white card base wouldn't cut it :)

The circular element was made by smooshing watercolor paper into several green and brown distress inks.  The brown splodges are copper alcohol ink which I dabbed on the panel.  I then white embossed the leaves to form an open wreath and stamped the sentiment.  I really like how one of the leaves is poking through the "C" in Christmas.  Some bunches of berries, aka homemade enamel dots, finished this panel.

The cardbase was sponged with Antique Linen ink over a Memory Box stencil, then the edges were sponged with Vintage Photo ink.  The inner panel was stamped with Hardwood then sponged and a strip of the green watercolor panel was also added.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Laurels (Avery Elle), Hardwood (SU), Holiday Petals & Leaves (HeroArts)
Ink:  various green and brown distress inks, Versamark, copper alcohol ink, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Watercolor, Black
Accessories:  circle nesties, linen thread, Lanthenay stencil (Memory Box), homemade enamel dots

Cheers
Karren

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout out at Paper Players.

Flowers for You

Hi and welcome to Freshly Made Sketch Challenge Day!  Our hostess this week is the talented and funny Linda Callahan and she has come up with a classic sketch for us.

For my card, I used a Copic colored piece I had used for practice.  I'd had it sitting around for a few weeks not sure how to use it when along came this sketch which is perfect!

This young lady is a digi from Saturated Canary and I colored her up in warm and cool grays, along with a touch of pink.  I layered the image onto some Fog cardstock then onto a Basic Gray card base.  The die cut sentiment was cut once from Pink Pirouette and once from Basic Gray and layered slightly off-center.  I made a rolled rose and added a couple of little die cut leaves and the card was done.

Sorry, Linda, but I didn't put the ribbon/twine element on the card - I thought it would look a bit weird cutting through the middle of her head, so I left it out.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you have time to check out the rest of the design team cards - they are gorgeous and varied as always.

Products used:

Stamps:  Digi from Saturated Canary

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, X-pressit, Fog (SSS)

Accessories:  Copics, Thanks die (Clearly Besotted), Mini Rolled Rose die (MFT), Curvy Leaves die (Elizabeth Dies).

Cheers

Karren

Gold Greetings

Hi everyone!  A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have this card chosen as the winner of Lesley's The Challenge.  What a thrill!

As a reward, I get to be Guest Designer this week for the latest sketch and color challenge.  Check this out:

I ended up making two cards for this challenge!  The first card was much more layered than I usually make and also used patterned paper - which I rarely use!  So even though it's quite a pretty card, when I looked at it, I just wasn't sure.

I used a Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder on both the patterned paper and the kraft panel which I lightly went over with Vintage Photo distress ink to highlight.  The central oval was sponged with Fired Brick and Vintage Photo ink.  I left the center lighter than the outsides.  The die cut was cut using gold foil paper and looks really pretty and shiny.

And now for the second, CAS version:

Lots of white space here, which I like.  

So, which one do you prefer?

Make sure you check out the rest of the amazing talent at The Challenge - Lesley has assembled a very talented team.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Ink:  Fired Brick, Vintage Photo (Distress)
Cardstock:  White, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Gold, Crumb Cake, Watercolor
Accessories:  Woodgrain EF (Tim Holtz), Seasons Greeting Die (SSS), Brilliant Gifts Die (SSS), oval nesties, Lil Inkers Stitched Mats Rectangle

Cheers
Karren

Rustic Skis

Hi and welcome to the Merry Monday challenge!  This week, Nina is challenging us to create a rustic card using tan, cream and brown.

My card isn't terribly rustic, I'm afraid but it's about as close as this CAS card-maker comes :)

I used Papertrey Ink's Two Feet Deep set and created a snowy scene using dies and a stencil and embossing paste.

My card base is Crumb Cake and I used Naturals White cardstock which is a creamy color with flecks in it (my nod towards rustic!).  The skis were stamped in Khaki and Dark Chocolate ink and the sentiment was stamped in Dark Chocolate.

Thanks for visiting.  Take the time to check out the rest of the design team - you'll be glad you did!

Products used:

Stamps:  Two Feet Deep (PTI)

Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Khaki (SSS)

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Naturals White

Accessories:  Two Feet Deep dies, Landscape Trio dies (Mama Elephant), Lil Inkers Stitched Mats

Cheers

Karren

Quirky Christmas

Today's card covers a few challenges.  I started out with the sketch from Just Add Ink and then decided to make a non-traditional Christmas card for Less is More.  From there it was a simple step to the bright colors at Curtain Call and then I decided to join in with the brand new challenge ShowCASe Your Style, which has a tic-tac-toe challenge.  Rather than going in a diagonal, vertical or horizontal line, I chose sparkle (Wink of Stella), sequins and die cuts.

My little penguin was colored with Copics and I gave him a purple hat and yellow scarf before die-cutting him and popping him up on foam tape.  The die-cut sentiment was cut from Elegant Eggplant card and inlaid into the white panel.  Some yellow sequins in the right hand corner balanced out the card.

These are not the colors I would normally choose for a Christmas card, but I think they turned out rather cute and quirky and would make a fun card to give a kid.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Polar Pals (Mama Elephant)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Elegant Eggplant, white

Accessories:   Copics, Polar Pals dies, Lil Inkers Stitched Mats Rectangles, Season's Greetings die (SSS), sequins

Cheers

Karren

Embossed Foliage

It's a glorious Saturday afternoon here in Christchurch and I should be outside enjoying it, but instead I decided to make a card in between loads of laundry.  I chose the Fusion Card Challenge - both sketch and inspiration photo as well as the "Thank fall" theme at Card Concept.  

I used my Silhouette to cut the three windows in a piece of black cardstock.  I then took a sheet of newsprint patterned paper and white embossed the foliage and sentiment. I stuck that behind the cut-out windows. 

From there I sponged Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Ripe Persimmon onto the newsprint, leaving the center the lightest color.  I finished off the card with some white homemade enamel dots.  I would call this card Clean and Layered.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Leaf Sprig (Stampendous), Say it in Style (Clearly Besotted)

Ink:  Versamark, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon

Cardstock:  White, black, First Edition DSP (SU)

Accessories:  Enamel Dots, Silhouette Cameo

Edited to Add:  This card got a shout-out at Fusion.