Green Topiary Tree

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Green Topiary Tree

This card started with some leftover strips of rustic white card stock. It was a good challenge for me to create a design for the long narrow space. I'm very happy with the result!

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) green parakeet (bright yellow-green) and rustic white.
Patterned paper is the bitty dot print from PTI new leaf (green) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
Embroidery floss is DMC #920. I pierced holes just outside the bitty dot layer and used two wraps of three threads each, knotted.
The tree pot and stem are from PTI everyday button bits (retired), stamped with PTI classic kraft and terra cotta tile (rusty red) ink cubes.
The horizontal line is drawn with Copic 0.3 sepia multiliner.
The green circles are from PTI bits & buttons (retired), stamped with PTI new leaf (for the plaid circles) and green parakeet (for the solid circles layered on top of the plaid) ink cubes.
The sentiment "thinking of you" is from PTI stuck on you, stamped with PTI new leaf ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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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.

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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.

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Thursday, August 9, 2018