Bird on Light Green with Brown

A bright and cheerful scene with unconventional sky and leaf colors.  I like the energy of the strong color contrasts and the swirling background. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source sage (light green),  Papertrey Ink (PTI) melon berry (light orange), terra cotta tile (deep rust red), dark chocolate (brown), and leaf print from PTI dark chocolate pattern pack.
• Embossing folder is Cuttlebug d'vine swirls.
• Dies are PTI eyelet lace, PTI number the stars banner, WPlus9 folk art florals (retired - bird), and Lifestyle Crafts nesting petals (retired - flower).  
• The bird's eye is colored with Copic 0.3 brown multiliner.
• I used an EK Success 5/16" punch for the flower center.
• The sentiment "just a note" is from PTI keep it simple: just a note, stamped with PTI dark chocolate ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Gray, Navy, and Aqua with Circles

A handsome card with circles (embossed and printed) and a diagonal panel for the sentiment.  The touches of aqua add some brightness to the gray and navy.

Card details:

• Card stock is Stampin' Up soft sky (aqua), Papertrey Ink (PTI) dark indigo (navy) and stormy sea (medium gray), and a print from Carta Bella 12 x 12" all bundled up/ snowflake swirl.
• The gray is embossed with PTI cover plate: circles.
• The "thanks" word is cut with Silhouette Cameo, the same as this card.  

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Aqua Panels with Brown Frame

I wrestled with my card design till I tried a diagonal placement for the frame, taken from Laurie Willison's card posted here (the last card in her post).  And it went smoothly from there.  I'm very happy with the result.  Thank you, Laurie, for your inspiration!

Card details:

• Card stock is Stampin' Up soft sky (aqua) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) cocoa bean (brown), harvest gold (yellow), Hawaiian shores (light turquoise), and tropical teal.
• Dies are PTI cover plate: comic strip (frame), PTI get to the point (arrow), Avery Elle icon fill in the blank (asterisk), Poppystamps lattice edge, and Impression Obsession thankful.  
• I also used Fiskars 1/4" star punch.
• The sentiment "for you" is from PTI wonderful words: thank you, stamped with PTI tropical teal ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Sunshine with Aqua Dots

Bright stamped sun rays and a small die cut sun shape.  I like the bright yellow colors with the aqua and teal.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) bright buttercup (deep yellow), stamper's select white, and the polka dot print from PTI aqua mist pattern pack.
• Dies are PTI double-ended banners, PTI ad sense, and Spellbinders labels one (largest label).
• The white label shape is edged with Copic marker BG49.
• The sentiment "sending sunshine" is from PTI keep it simple: encouragement, stamped with PTI tropical teal ink cube. The sun rays are from PTI shine, stamped with PTI bright buttercup and summer sunrise (yellow orange) ink cubes.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Blue Floral Print with Red and White

Several shades of blue, accented with red and white stripes, a red frame, and a narrow white border.   I like the overall monochromatic look with the sparks of bright red.

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, Papertrey Ink (PTI) spring rain (light blue), blueberry sky (medium blue), pure poppy (red), a striped print from PTI pure poppy "+ white basics" patterned paper, and a floral print from Pebbles Americana 6 x 6" pad.
• Dies are My Favorite Things vertical stitched strips, PTI pinking shears border, and PTI keep it simple frames.  Note: the patterned paper edge is pinked and layered over a plain white strip.
• The sentiment "just because" is from PTI keep it simple: just because, stamped with PTI enchanted evening (dark blue) ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Pine Branch on White, with Bird

Two cards with a pine branch stamped on white.  A die-cut, stamped bluejay (above) or cardinal (below) adds a bit of dimension.  Simple and serene.

Note: the gray border is background, not part of the card.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white. 
• Bird dies are from PTI winter woods.
• Corners are rounded with Crop-a-Dile 1/4" corner chomper.
• The pine branch and bird stamps are from PTI winter woods, stamped with PTI blueberry sky (blue), pure poppy (red), smokey shadow (dark gray), dark chocolate (brown), new leaf (bright green), and olive twist (gray green) ink cubes.
• The sentiment "with gratitude" is from PTI spring woods, stamped with PTI dark chocolate ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Turquoise Sun with Dots

When I made these sunshine cards, I inlaid the deep yellow sun into the turquoise card front - leaving me with some "scrap" turquoise sun shapes.  The scrap is featured in today's card, with a variety of stamped, embossed, and die-cut dots.  There's a nice energy and contrast in the shapes and colors.  And I do love using my leftovers!

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) Hawaiian shores (turquoise), orange zest, tropical teal (for the inlaid star), stamper's select white, and an unknown leather-textured dark green (a few sheets given to me by a cardmaking friend).
• Dies are PTI what the doodle: sun, stitched rectangles, and stitched circles.
• The turquoise sun is embossed with a die from PTI stitched circles.
• I used a Fiskars 1/4" star punch for the tiny inlaid teal star.
• The sentiment "hello" is from PTI polka dot parade #2, stamped with PTI tropical teal ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Gold Diamonds and Red Squares

The subtle colors in the patterned paper became a bold, rich color scheme for my card.  I like the diamonds, squares, and stripes with the flowing script of "hello." 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) saffron spice (deep gold), pure poppy (red), tropical teal, and a print from Pink Paislee portfolio 6x6" pack.
• Embossing folder is Lifestyle Crafts diamonds and dots.
• Dies are Savvy Stamps hello and the inner "scrap" cuts from My Favorite Things retro squares border (retired).  The border was used on this card.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Two Cards with Circle Border Strips

I used the circle border strip in two color combinations with similar layouts.  Although I like them both, the one above is my favorite.  And the circles die (Papertrey Ink simple circles border) had been on my wish list for many months, so I'm glad I finally put it in my shopping cart!

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) enchanted evening (dark blue - above), pure poppy (red - below), fine linen (tan), stamper's select white, and damask and polka dot prints from PTI simply chartreuse (green - above) and Hawaiian shores (turquoise - below) pattern packs. 
• Dies are PTI double-ended banners and simple circles border. 
• Embossing folder (above) is Sizzix texture fades stripes.  The card below is embossed with Dreamweaver faux cross-stitch stencil screen, as explained in this post.
• The sentiment "just because" is from PTI keep it simple: just because, stamped with PTI simply chartreuse (green) and a touch of ripe avocado (dark green) (above) and tropical teal (below) ink cubes.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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