Orange Patterns with Star

Friday, May 9, 2014

Orange Patterns with Star

Two orange and yellow patterns, set off with wide borders. In the midst of the busy patterns, a large star provides a strong focal point. The card is bright and bold in real life, with more color contrast between the orange star and the orangey brown card base and sentiment.

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) canyon clay (orangey brown), orange zest (orange), and summer sunrise (yellow). The patterned papers are from the Echo Park "all about a boy" 6 x 6" pad.
The sentiment "thanks" is cut from the Silhouette box and flower tags set, this week's free shape.
The little brown star is punched with a Fiskars 1/4" star hand punch.
Dies are My Favorite Things stacking stars (using the smallest inner die to cut the yellow star), PTI seeing stars (medium die to cut the orange star), and PTI coffee cozy details (edgeless die to cut the dots, which I left in the die cut).

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." (372)

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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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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.

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Friday, May 9, 2014