Teal with Brown and Cream Wreath

For today's Operation Write Home "teal or turquoise" color challenge. My card started with the beautiful new Tropical Teal card stock color from Papertrey Ink. It's more of a green color than my other teal, the also-beautiful Paper Source peacock.

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) tropical teal, aqua mist (light aqua), dark chocolate (brown), Dearest Jane script and book prints, and the gingham print from PTI dark chocolate pattern pack.
Dies are PTI heart-2-heart #9 (bird), wonderful words: love, and rustic wreath (cut twice and layered). I snipped one wreath between its leaves, and then I could interweave the layers.
The bird's eye is cut with a 1/16" hole punch.
I used another die, PTI cover plate: stripes diagonal, to emboss the teal and aqua. The aqua piece is layered on top of the teal A2, with the stripes lined up to look continuous.

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." (360)

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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Unless otherwise noted in the blog post, this is my original creative work. All of my cards, drawings and text are copyright, and are shared only for your personal, non-commercial use and enjoyment. Copyright © CPOvermyer 2009-2024.

4 comments:

Tracy said...: this is so pretty - and i really love the tropical teal with the brown - nice!; February 26, 2014 at 11:57 PM
conil said...: Thanks for the tutorial on the OWH Throwdown. Sadly, I've screwed this up more times than not but, relief, in the form of your instructions, is on the way.; March 11, 2014 at 12:54 PM
Sybrina K said...: Yes, Cindy, thanks so much for sharing this technique. Looking forward to trying it out with my Big Shot! :); March 11, 2014 at 5:42 PM
Monica K. said...: Beautiful card, the new tropical teal is a gorgeous color!; March 26, 2014 at 2:17 PM

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