Green Vines with Tan - Missing You

Leafy vines frame a large sentiment banner.  It has a monochromatic feeling, with tan as the neutral. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) ripe avocado (green), fine linen (tan), and the stripes print from PTI fine linen pattern pack.
• Stamps are from PTI turning a new leaf with coordinating dies.  I used PTI ripe avocado ink.
• Banner is notched with scissors.
• Sentiment "Missing You" is cut with Silhouette Cameo, using my file from this card.  The fine linen positive cut is inlaid into a ripe avocado negative cut.  I'll use the other "opposite" pieces for a different card sometime.

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." (454)

Cream with Rust and Green

Interwoven layers of texture and pattern with straight lines and curves.  It has a depth and richness that holds my eye.  Note: the gray is background, not part of the card.   

Edited July 23, 2015 to add: Click here for a soft gray and blue version of this card design.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) terra cotta tile (a rusty color - not as red as my image), rustic cream, and polka dot and damask prints from PTI fine linen (tan) and ripe avocado (green) pattern packs.
• Dies are PTI my mother, my friend (part of the vine) and double-ended banners.
• Corner rounder is 1/4" corner chomper by Crop-a-Dile. 
• Embossing folders are Stampin' Up square lattice (placed diagonally) (retired) and The Paper Studio script (retired).
• The sentiment "miss you" is from Stampabilities everyday expressions, stamped with PTI ripe avocado ink cube.

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." (452)

Red Apple with Stripes and Green

Such a happy card with all the different stripes and a bright red apple.  It makes me smile! and I hope it will do the same for a deployed hero and a loved one back home. 

When I was working on the design, I found that adding the narrow green strip under "hello" had a big impact to ground the focal point and give definition to the multicolor stripes.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red), new leaf (green), stripes print from PTI harvest gold (yellow) pattern pack, and two multicolor patterns from Avery Elle everyday collection 6 x 6" paper pad.
• Dies are PTI wonderful words: hello, fruit fusion: apple, and polka dot parade #6 (largest leaf).

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." (453)

Leafy Branch - Teal and Clay

I do like this card!  Curves in the branch with leafy print and a script sentiment, straight lines of striped paper with a teal edge and a line of tiny holes.  The clay background color contrasts well with the teal and aqua.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) tropical teal, with stripe and leaf prints from PTI aqua mist and canyon clay pattern packs.
• Dies are PTI stitching lines (2nd longest die) and Impression Obsession leafy branch.
• Sentiment "Miss You" is cut with Silhouette Cameo - same as this card.

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." (450)

City Skyline - Browns with Aqua

As my husband said, it's a panorama with fog and a cloudy sky.  There's a touch of mystery, maybe even melancholy, in my city skyline scene.  I like it with the "missing you" sentiment.

Card details:

• Card stock is Hero Arts layering paper - earth - mocha (brown), aqua mist (light aqua) polka dot and ocean tides (muted teal) bitty dots from PTI pattern packs, and a plaid print from Pink Paislee portfolio 6x6" paper collection.
• Dies are My Favorite Things skyline border and PTI stitching lines (2nd longest die - for the horizontal line of holes below the buildings.)
• The sentiment "missing you" is from PTI fillable frames #2, stamped with PTI aqua mist ink cube.

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." (451)

Hello with Stars - Yellow, Gold, and Green

A nice variety of gold and yellow patterns and textures - printed paper, chevron-weave ribbon, and starry embossing - set off with dark green.  I like how all the different elements go together.

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source curry (gold), Papertrey Ink (PTI) lemon tart (light yellow), pinefeather (dark green), and a yellow print from Echo Park "all about a boy" 6x6" pad.
• Dies are PTI framed out #10 (inner oval) and Elizabeth Craft hello.
• Ribbon is unknown - probably by May Arts.
• Green stars are punched with 1/4" Fiskars hand punch.
• Embossing folder is Darice stars asst. [assorted]

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." (449)

Pink and White Flower Hello with Green

A pink and flowery card, with bright white and green for contrast.  I like the crisp look of the white accents with the dark pink.

For Operation Write Home, I try not to make too many floral and feminine cards, which they get a lot of.  Sometimes though, it just feels like I need to create one.  For a gender-neutral card with this layout, click here. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white, limeade ice (green), hibiscus burst (deep pink), and the leaf print from PTI sweet blush (light pink) pattern pack.
• The diagonal white flower strip is a precut Doodlebug paper frill in lily white (retired).   It's layered on a plain strip of PTI hibiscus burst.
• I edged the top and bottom edges of the leaf print paper with Copic marker RV32.
• Dies are PTI wonderful words: hello, heart-2-heart #12 (leaflet), and heart-2-heart #7 (the smaller of the two flower dies).
• Flower center is a 1/4" circle from a very old office-supply hand punch. 

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." (448)

Red Lattice with Blues

Some monochromatic blues with bright red for contrast.  In real life, the blues go nicely together.

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source pool (aqua), Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red) and enchanted evening (dark blue), a stripes print from PTI enchanted evening pattern pack, and a print from Echo Park "all about a boy" 6x6" pad.
• Die is Poppystamps lattice edge.
• Banners are notched with scissors.
• The "thanks" word is cut with Silhouette Cameo, the same as this card.  

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." (446)

Hello with Gingham and Calico Swatches

Something different for me - gingham and calico print swatches with dotted accents.  A cozy "country" feeling.  I like it.

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source night (dark navy blue), Papertrey Ink (PTI) harvest gold (yellow), gingham  prints from PTI aqua mist and canyon clay (orangey brown) pattern packs, and a floral calico print from Echo Park pb&j 6x6" paper pad.
• Note: In real life, the brown gingham color goes well with the brown dots in the calico.
• Dies are Savvy Stamps hello, My Favorite Things mini double dot border - retiring, and PTI stitched rectangles (for the A2 edge embossing).
• Gingham is cut with Fiskars paper edger scissors - deckle, then edged with Copic markers YR14 (brown) and BG72+G12 (aqua).

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." (445)