Gear Print - Diagonal Thanks

My inspiration was Erin Taylor's card, shown here (3rd card) on the Papercrafts Connection blog.  I used her diagonal striped sentiment on strongly patterned paper, with an embellishment based on the paper.  For her card, it was flowers; for mine, gears.

I added some chevron embossing to the sentiment panel and thin red lines (embroidery floss) above and below.  Thanks, Erin, for the inspiration! 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source leaf (light green - discontinued) and pool (aqua), Papertrey Ink (PTI) harvest gold (yellow), summer sunrise (yellow-orange), dark chocolate (brown), and pure poppy (red), and a gear print from the Echo Park "all about a boy" 6 x 6" paper pad. 
• Embroidery floss is DMC 347.
• Dies are PTI heart-2-heart #6 and Avery Elle icon fill-in-the blank (asterisk).
• I used a 1/8" circle punch for the red center dot.
•  Embossing folder is Sizzix Hero Arts textured impressions chevrons (retiring).
• Sentiment "thanks" is computer printed in brown ink with Iowan Old Style Black 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." (374)