Landscape with Rainbow

Friday, March 6, 2015

Landscape with Rainbow

I love this little imaginary landscape, which I drew in 1983 for my mom. She was taking calligraphy lessons, and we collaborated on a book plate with her "Ex Libris" and my illustration - all in black and white.

I still have a few of the book plates, and I thought it would be fun to color my landscape for a card. So I scanned the drawing, resized it slightly to fit the die cut frame, and printed it, then colored it with bright Copic marker colors. I really like it with the "missing you" sentiment. My mom would have liked it too!

The only thing I'd like to change is the rainbow, which I colored with red on the bottom when it should be red on top. Not the first time I've made that mistake, and I'll hope to remember better in the future! But I guess if my rainbow can have three large stars, it can also have upside-down colors.

Card details:

Card stock is Neenah solar white, Papertrey Ink (PTI) smokey shadow (dark gray), new leaf (green), harvest gold (yellow), and the bitty dot print from PTI aqua mist and soft stone (light gray) pattern packs.
The sentiment "missing you" is from PTI fillable frames #2, stamped with PTI true black ink cube.
Dies are PTI fabulous frames.
If you'd like to know the Copic colors that I used, please leave a comment and I'll be glad to edit my post to add them.

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."

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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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Friday, March 6, 2015