Green Large Dots Card with Purple Flowers (Before and After)

When Operation Write Home (OWH) requested "no more handwritten sentiments," as I discussed in another post, I had some cards in my OWH stash that needed rework. For most of them, it wasn't hard to cover up or replace the handwritten sentiment with a computer-printed version.

But redoing this card was more of a challenge. (See original version below.) I really wanted a curved sentiment to flow around the circles, and the WordArt feature in my Office for Mac software does not make it easy to do that. After a lot of tinkering, I'm happy with the result. (Posted above.) I saved it in PowerPoint as a template to use again, because it's a layout I really like.

The card stock is Papertrey Ink ripe avocado (dark green) and spring moss (light green), edged with Copic marker YG23. The sentiment "Thinking of you" is computer-printed with Papyrus font. The Hero Arts flowers are colored with Copic markers V000, V12, and a touch of V04. The gems in the centers are tinted green with YG95.

Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (005d)

Bright Concentric Circles Card

Three bright squares with concentric circles. A few bright lines. Inspired by this layout (#113) from the Clean and Simple Stamping blog.

I used PowerPoint to print concentric circles onto Neenah. I colored them and then cut them into 1-1/4" squares. I used Copic markers YG05, BG45, V04, and RV06 for coloring, including the lines above and below.

The purple background is a 1-1/2" strip of Papertrey Ink plum pudding card stock. The sentiment "Celebrate!" is computer-printed on the white card base using Papyrus font (small caps).

Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (037)

Blue Flower Card with Large Scallops

Scallops and flower made with punched circles.

The circles are 1-3/4" and 3/4". The card stock is Papertrey Ink spring rain (light blue) and enchanted evening (dark blue) on a base of Paper Source frost luxe (textured light gray).

The sentiment is computer-printed with blue ink using Lucida Calligraphy font. The white 3/8" twill ribbon is colored with Copic marker B41, and the dotted lines are Copic sky blue multiliner.

Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (027)

Two More Red Cards with Lists

This is a newer version of my two red cards with lists, one with a To Do list (enjoy, smile, have fun, laugh, celebrate) and one with a Reminders list (I love you, x's and o's, I miss you, little hearts, and You're in my heart -always).

Two things are new in this version: First, instead of a button, I used a circle punched from Ellen Hutson's craft-a-board. Second, instead of doing the lists and "memo book" lines by hand, I used my computer (PowerPoint) to print them. The fonts are "American Typewriter" font on the To Do card and "Handwriting - Dakota" font on the Reminders card.

For card construction details and the earlier version, click here. Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (006)

Turquoise and Black Card - Diamond Pattern

Shades of turquoise with black. A simple diamond pattern.

I used my computer (PowerPoint) to make the black lines for my diamond pattern, which is intentionally uneven. After printing a full sheet of lines on Neenah, I cut a 1" x 4.5" strip, colored the diamonds with Copic markers, and then cut it into three 1" x 1.5" rectangles.

The marker colors are B01, BG05, BG32, and BG45, with B000, BG000, BG10, and B21 for shading and layering. The turquoise (Papertrey Ink Hawaiian shores) and black layers are on a white card base. The sentiment, "Thinking of you," is printed from the computer (Papyrus font) and underlined with Copic multiliner.

Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (036)

Big Hello Card

The HELLO is big, and the card is A2 (5.5 x 4.25") as usual. My colors look a bit "off" in the scan, especially the blues, but in real life, they go together well.

I used Word Art (in Word) to make the black outline of "hello," then printed it on Neenah. The letters are hand colored with B26 and R29 Copic markers. The stripes above and below the sentiment are drawn with B24 and R29 markers and with cobalt Copic multiliner. The red "ribbon" and dark blue middle layer are Papertrey Ink pure poppy and enchanted evening card stock. All on a white card base.

Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (035)

Three Dot Card - Chartreuse with Dark Blue

Striking colors, simple lines, and a bit of doodling. For two other cards that I made with a similar layout, click here.

The large dark blue dots are 1-3/4" circle punches. For the decorated dot, I used my cobalt Copic multiliner to doodle a scalloped line near the edge of a chartreuse 1-1/4" scalloped circle. I colored inside my scalloped line with YG05 Copic marker, and attached a dark blue 1/2" dot for the center. The off-center placement is intentional!

The card stock is Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening (dark blue) and Simply Chartreuse (yellow-green). The 5/8" ribbon is white, colored with B45 Copic marker. The sentiment, "Thinking of you," is computer-printed with "Lucida Handwriting" font in cobalt ink. I underlined it with cobalt multiliner and YG05 marker.

Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (026c)