Blue with Bright Yellows and Red

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Blue with Bright Yellows and Red

After struggling with the color combination for my Saturday card, I had these "rejected" die cuts on my work table. I decided to try them together, adding some solid blue and blue gingham. A great use of leftovers!

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red), harvest gold (medium yellow), summer sunrise (deep yellow-orange), enchanted evening (blue), and the gingham print from PTI enchanted evening pattern pack.
I used Glossy Accents to add shine to the gingham heart, which is layered under the yellow heart circle. It's not obvious in the picture, but it's a very nice touch in real life. The heart cutout contains the pool of Glossy Accents while it's drying.
Dies are Spellbinders standard circles small (#4 of 7) and PTI trendy tree tops (heart circle), and ad sense. Note: the longer, deeper yellow banner is the ad sense shape, cut in half and spread apart by approx. 3/4", and then layered under the lighter yellow banner.
Embossing folder is Cuttlebug swiss dots.

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." (297)

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Operation: Quiet Comfort

Starting in early 2016, most of my cards are now made for Operation: Quiet Comfort.
As explained on their web site, "Operation Quiet Comfort exists solely for the purpose of honoring and comforting America’s military men and women who become sick and injured while serving in harm’s way. We also provide support to those who care for them. We collect, package and ship supplies for U.S. Military men and women receiving care at medical facilities abroad." These packages also include cards with messages of support and encouragement ... "thinking of you, patriotic, thank you, cheerful cards." I'm happy to have the opportunity to support our troops in this way.

About My Cards and My Blog

Unless noted otherwise, all my cards are A2 size - 4.25 x 5.5" when folded.

I was making cards long before I started stamping, so for my card images, I sometimes will do my own line drawing, then color it with markers. To use it multiple times, I scan it before coloring, then computer-print it. For more on my drawing process, see "How I Draw," and also "Anybody Can Draw."

I use Copic markers (I prefer "original" and also have some of the "sketch" type), Copic multiliner pens, and the Copic airbrush (airbrushing with my markers). See "About My Tools and Materials" for my Copic colors and other tools, materials, supplies and sources. Techniques and materials may also be noted in the blog post.

I will post a few times a month, whenever I have a new card to share. For cards before 2012, the date on the post is the approximate date of the card, not always the posting date. Reference posts like "About My Labels" are filed together as 1973, but are much newer.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013