Green Pen on Cream

I like the stamped squiggles and words, almost as if the diecut pen has written them.  I drew some green on the pen's tip to add to the effect. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Essentials by Ellen tan woodgrain, Paper Source eucalyptus (medium green), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) gold shimmer and rustic cream.
• Patterned paper is from PTI pinefeather (dark green) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Dies are from PTI ink it in (pen - retired) and Taylored Expressions A2 postage stamp stacklets. 
• The green pen tip is drawn with Copic 0.5 olive multiliner.  
• The sentiment "just a note" is from PTI keep it simple: just a note (retired), and the squiggle is from PTI heart-2-heart #9, stamped with PTI pinefeather ink.

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Sunflowers on Aqua

Bright sunflowers make this a cheerful card to encourage some of our church members.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) lemon tart (yellow), aqua mist, and stamper's select white. 
• Dies are from PTI simple sunflower (retired) and noted: simply stitched A2 vertical.
• The flowers are from PTI simple sunflower (retired), and the sentiment "sending sunshine" is from PTI keep it simple: encouragement (retired), stamped with PTI summer sunrise (yellow-orange), bright buttercup (deep yellow), simply chartreuse (medium green), and ripe avocado (deep green) inks.

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Red, White, and Blue Hello with Gingham and Fireworks Prints

A Fourth-of-July themed card with gingham and fireworks prints.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) enchanted evening (dark blue). 
• Patterned paper is from Echo Park America 6 x 6" pad (retired). 
• Die is PTI noted (hello).  

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Teal Hello with Aqua and Purple

I like the combination of teal and aqua card stock with the purple print.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source pool (aqua), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) tropical teal.
  
• Patterned paper is  PTI plum pudding (purple) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up subtle (retired).
• Dies are PTI wonderful words: hello (retired) and PTI eyelet lace.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Goldfinch with Black and White Dots

Strong contrast gives interest to this monochromatic card.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white.
  
• Patterned paper is from PTI lemon tart (light yellow) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and true black bitty big pattern pack.
• Die is from PTI spring woods (retired).
• The bird is from PTI spring woods (retired), and the sentiment "happy birthday" is from PTI little labels (retired), stamped with PTI bright buttercup (deep yellow) ink and Versafine onyx black ink.
  

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Floral with Pastels

Two cards using preprinted flowers and leaves from an old kit.  I enjoyed making these pastel floral designs.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) mint julep (light green) and lemon tart (yellow). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI aqua mist pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and lilac grace bitty big pattern pack.
• Dies are from PTI edgers #3 (retired) and color pop florals kit.  
• The preprinted flowers and leaves are from PTI color pop florals kit. 
  
• The sentiment "spring greetings" is from PTI take three: spring (retired), stamped with PTI mint julep and new leaf (deeper green) inks, and "with sympathy" is from PTI keep it simple: sympathy (retired), stamped with PTI tropical teal ink.  
  

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Doily with Red Heart or Blue Bird

Two cards with the same simple design.  Silver shimmery card base, with half of a white doily, a strip of dotted paper, and a bird or heart as focal point.  I like them both. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, Paper Source royal blue, and Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red) and silver shimmer. 
• Patterned paper is from PTI smokey shadow (dark gray) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and PTI blueberry sky (medium blue) "+ white basics" patterned paper (retired). 
• Dies are from PTI heart prints (retired), peace be still (dove), and Parisian lace doily (retired).  I used half of a doily on each card.  
• I used a McGill 1/16" circle punch for the birds' eye. 

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Blue and Orange - Hexagons

A bright color scheme for a family member's birthday card.  All the hexagon shapes work well together. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source royal blue and Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red), orange zest, bright buttercup (yellow), new leaf (green), winter wisteria (purple), Hawaiian shores (turquoise), and stamper's select white. 
• Embossing folder is Darice honeycomb.
• Dies are PTI two toned (large hexagon) and multiples (small inlaid hexagons - retired). 
• I trimmed 1/8" from each side of the white hexagon to make my smaller top layer. 
  
• The sentiment "happy birthday" is from PTI communique sentiments (retired), and the star pattern is from PTI bitty background blocks II (retired), stamped with PTI blueberry sky (medium) and orange zest inks.

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Purple and Blue Bouquet

A bright silver bow (sparkly and brighter in real life) accents the stamped bouquet. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white.  
• The sparkly silver is cut from a Tim Holtz deco sheet.
  
• Patterned paper is from PTI plum pudding (purple) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
• Dies are My Favorite Things winter wreath (bow - retired) and PTI noted: simply stitched A2 vertical.
• The sentiment "just saying hello" is from Hero Arts everyday sayings (retired), and the bouquet is from PTI friendship jar flowers (retired), stamped with PTI blueberry sky (medium blue), enchanted evening (deeper blue), dark indigo (dark navy), amethyst allure (purple), vintage jadeite (lighter green), and new leaf (deeper green) inks.

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Christmas Card 2024

This year's Christmas card is a Nativity scene from my 2022 Advent calendar.  It's computer-printed with a white border on Neenah solar white card stock. 

Since 2010, I've used one of my annual Nativity drawings for the card fronts.  The greeting inside is "Wishing you peace and joy at Christmas."  To see past years' Christmas cards that I've drawn, click here, then scroll down. 

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Star Circle with Turquoise, Red, and Yellow

For a family anniversary (the sentiment is stamped inside).  Lots of texture with sunburst embossing, layered die cuts, and three strands of striped baker's twine.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) Hawaiian shores (turquoise), pure poppy (red), and summer sunrise (yellow-orange). 
• Embossing folder is Taylored Expressions bursting dots.
• Twines are marigold (yellow), ocean (turquoise), and maraschino (red) stripe from The Twinery.
  
• Dies are from My Favorite Things jumbo squiggle (retired) and PTI stitched circles, with a star punched out using a Fiskars 1/4" punch. 
• I added a dot in the star's center with a white gel pen.
  

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Star Print with Kraft

A simple design, just a block of patterned paper with a wide dark border.  I like how the font of "thanks" echoes the engraved style of the star print. 

 Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) terra cotta tile (rusty red), dark indigo (dark navy), and fine linen (tan). 
• Patterned paper is Authentique liberty three 12 x 12", from the "free" table at our monthly card maker's group. 
• The sentiment "sending sincere thanks" is from PTI never enough thanks (retired), stamped with PTI dark indigo ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Wreath Circles on Diagonal Bands

Two cards with the same design - a wreath circle on a diagonal band - but very different color schemes.  In the first card, bright pink leaf accents are stamped onto the yellow polka dot patterned paper.  The second card has quieter colors, with silver thread to add a bit of shine.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source pool (aqua) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) new leaf (green) and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is from PTI bright buttercup (yellow) "+ white basics" patterned paper (retired) and from PTI winter wisteria (lavender) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Embossing folder for the second card is Stampin' Up subtle (retired).
• Thread is DMC silver metallic.
  
• Die is from PTI limitless layers - 1-3/4" circles (retired). 
• The sentiment "thank you" is from PTI friendship jar flowers (retired), stamped with PTI new leaf ink, and the sentiment "with deepest sympathy" is from PTI little labels (retired), stamped with PTI ocean tides (muted teal) ink.  
• The wreath and small leaflets are from PTI tag-its #12 (retired), stamped with PTI raspberry fizz (bright pink) or PTI amethyst allure and royal velvet inks (medium and deep purple).
  

The first card was created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Autumn Blessings Tree

A bright monochromatic card.  All the leaves are on one stamp, and I used two inks for some natural color variation, which shows up better in real life.  

I'll mail it later in the fall as an encouragement card for some of our church members.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) melon berry (light orange) and terra cotta tile (rusty red). 
• Dies is from PTI noted: simply stitched A2 vertical.
• The sentiment "autumn blessings" is from PTI sunflower bouquet (retired), and the tree is from PTI through the trees (retired), stamped with PTI dark chocolate (brown), orange zest, and terra cotta tile inks.

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Brown and Aqua Print with Rickrack

A very simple layout with some aqua and bright turquoise.  The brown and aqua dotted print adds visual texture and grounds the aqua die cuts.  I'll call this one monochromatic, with brown as the neutral.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) Hawaiian shores (turquoise) and aqua mist. 
• Patterned paper is unknown, from the "free" table at our monthly card maker's group. 
• Dies are PTI PTI XL rickrack border and Birch Press sugar script hello.
  

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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