Sponged Stripes on Yellow Gingham

Something different today - sponged diagonal stripes.  I love these colors and patterns together.

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, Papertrey Ink (PTI) new leaf (green), Hawaiian shores (deep aqua), and the gingham print from PTI lemon tart pattern pack.
• Dies are PTI wonderful words: hello and super star border.  
• Sponged inks are Ranger mustard seed (yellow), peacock feathers (turquoise), and mowed lawn (green) from the distress mini ink pad kit #1 and kit # 2.  I masked with strips of paper.  Note: the white stars are adhered on top of the sponged pattern, not masked.
• Sponged with a wedge cut from Hero Arts silky stamping sponge.   The whole sponge is about 2-1/2" diameter and 1" thick, with a very nice texture.  The distress ink rinsed out easily when I was done. 

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." (370)

Teal and Tan Birthday

A simple masculine birthday card.  Bold patterns and textures.  The arrow reinforces the "birthday" message. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source peacock (teal), a chevron print (or is it herringbone?) from Pink Paislee portfolio 6 x 6" pack, and the polka dot print from PTI fine linen (tan) pattern pack.
• Dies are PTI wonderful words: birthday and get to the point. (I made the arrow's shaft shorter.)
• Twine is PTI rustic jute button twine.

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Red-Orange Daisies with Yellow and Green

My 2009 daisy drawing with some bright red-orange colors.  Lots of dots on this card, including the ground, which is dots of brown and green marker. 

You can click on the image for a better view of the Copic coloring.   And click on the daisy drawing label, below or in the labels list on the right, for more cards that I've made with this drawing.  It's been fun for me to color and use in different ways.

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white for the flowers and Papertrey Ink (PTI) harvest gold (yellow), terra cotta tile (rust), and the polka dots print from PTI new leaf (green) pattern pack.
• Twine is The Twinery mandarin.
• Embossing folder is Cuttlebug Swiss dots.
• Copic markers are custom color YYR2000, R02, R08, R35, YR07, Y38, E33, E37, G43, G46, and YG05.
• My daisy drawing was scanned and computer-printed.

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." (367)

Floral Print with White Bow

Another card today with multicolored patterned paper... not my usual.  I cut four rectangles of the lovely floral print and made this same card in different color combinations.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) ocean tides (muted teal), simply chartreuse (yellow-green) and the polka dots print from PTI melon berry (light orange) pattern pack.  Floral print is from PB&J 6x6" by Basic Grey.  
• Bow is DMC white Perle cotton #5.
• Embossing folder is Lifestyle Crafts diamonds and 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." (365)

Spinners and Stripes

The patterned paper with game spinners inspired my card's theme and colors.  The spinner print and stripes work well together.  I like the finishing touches of the brown arrow and the clear spinner centers that I added.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) dark chocolate (brown), rustic cream, and the stripes print from PTI canyon clay (muted orange) pattern pack.  And the game spinner print from All About a Boy 6 x 6" pad by Echo Park.  
• Clear spinner centers are "pearls" of Viva Decor gloss gel pen, transparent (000).  It looks milky at first, but dries very clear.  (Click on the image to enlarge and see the centers better.)
• Banner notch is cut by hand.
• Die is arrow from PTI sketched shapes.
• Sentiment "You make my heart spin" is computer-printed in brown ink with American Typewriter font (expanded spacing).

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." (364)