Texture and pattern of muted teal with gold and cream accents.
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Another simple layout today. Diagonal stripes, stars, and sentiment on a woodgrain-textured card base. Almost monochromatic with tan, brown, and rustic red.
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A very simple note card with a starry stripe in muted red, white, and blue on a tan card base. The large sentiment adds some curves and flourishes to the straight lines of the patterned paper.
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A red dotted teapot on a white lace border. I like the kitchen decor suggested by the bright yellow stripes and textured turquoise green. The teapot's shape is accented with red marker coloring on the spout, lid, and base. I'll use this card to send "warmest wishes" to our church shut-ins.
Note: the gray border is background, not part of the card.
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Since 2010, I've used one of my annual Nativity drawings for the card fronts, with a greeting inside "Wishing you all the joy of Christmas." To see past years' Christmas cards that I've drawn, click here, then scroll down.
Some sunny colors for today's card! I like the small bird accents. A bit of whimsy comes from the diagonal panel placement.
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I've enjoyed using a Halloween color scheme for some non-Halloween cards. On this one, I chose a few bright colors from the star pattern. I like the curved script font with the straight lines of the stars, stripes, and orange border. The white "thanks" stands out well in its green and purple setting.
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Textures and patterns give energy to the simple layout in red, white, and blue on kraft.
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I added some leaves to the leaf frame to make a wreath. Small punched dots on the inner corners make a nice accent. The green and purple colors are reversed for the version below.
For the blue embossed stars, I tried a technique from Jennifer McGuire's blog, brayering a dark blue ink onto my embossing folder. It worked fine, and I'm glad I tried it, but like most inky techniques for me, it was probably a one-time experiment. Thank you, Jennifer, for all your information and inspiration!
I like the tan background with the same embossed stars, this time uninked. A red border and crisp red sentiment add some energy.
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The stamped trees with die cut birds make a cheerful scene on light blue. I don't often use a double mat, but here, the dark gray and red look good together. I tried a red "thanks" instead of the dark gray, but it seemed to pull my eye away from the scene.
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Two cards with flowering stems, both the same except for the flower shapes. I didn't intend to have dots at the bottom of the panel, but then I noticed a few tiny green smudges. Adding some dots provided camouflage and made a nice grounding for my stems - better than what I had planned! Love when that happens.
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A cheerful mix with old-fashioned fabric elements and some very bright colors. The pinked kraft panel with white quilt stenciling works well with the red gingham ribbon.
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A layered star on chevron patterned paper, both in red, white, and blue, work well with the kraft background and the stencil font of the sentiment.
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The aqua leaves and sentiment are layered with a bright yellow and orange koi fish. I like the muted teal background with a dotted aqua strip and a yellow-orange border to accent the stamped panel. The yellow and orange inks look brighter in real life, with almost a neon glow in this setting.
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A small stamped scene with a deer. The much larger-scale background leaf suggests a woodsy setting. A strip of grid patterned paper adds some visual texture.
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My earlier cards with this dotted stamp were very bright, so it was fun to try a more muted look. The dots look handsome on tan card stock with a dark blue border and sentiment. I like the stitched sentiment banner, inspired by the set's first sample card on the Concord & 9th store site. After trying a blue floss for my stitching (too bold) and a light tan (too pale), I settled on the golden brown color (just right!)
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A few bright colors in a mix of shapes and patterns. The bordered star works nicely with the layered words.
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A very simple layout with a red "grateful" word as the focal point. Dark blue embossed stars and light blue stripes add interest.
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A simple branch design on flecked cream card stock. For the mix of colors, I used two inks on the stems and two on the leaves and sentiment. Texture adds interest, with embossing on the green card stock and a stitched edge (die cut) on the cream.
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Multicolored dots on a white circle, with red circles inside and out. At first I tried a yellow card base, but it seemed to dull the impact of the dotted pattern. Instead, a yellow strip grounds my circles and adds a bright accent, while not distracting from the card's focus.
Note: the gray border is background, not part of the card.
After cutting my leaf and wreath shapes for Saturday's card, I used up the scraps for butterflies, set on a shimmery background. The floral embossing folder works well with the patterned paper designs.
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For a note card to send to our church shut-ins, an autumn wreath made with lots of die cuts. I cut the base wreaths from three colors of patterned paper and intertwined them, then added a variety of leaf shapes to fill in the center. My picture looks a bit dull, but the colors are nice and bright in real life.
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After stamping a plaid pattern with four colors of ink, I tried a few different layouts and card stock colors. This simple version was my favorite. Just a few lines and curves, with the plaid taking center stage.
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A simple green and off-white card with my homemade green script print background. I like the wide dark stripe with the curves and angles of the die cuts and script font.
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The white twist-pattern die cut makes a bold statement on the dark blue background. A red strip adds contrast and draws the eye to the sentiment banner.
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Monochromatic aqua and teal with bright red accents. I like the mix of pattern and texture, swirls and straight lines. In real life, the solid and gingham aqua colors are a good match.
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The patterned papers add some visual texture to the tree trunk and leaves. The teal bird and sentiment add a bright accent to the muted aqua, green, and brown colors.
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I was planning to include this tan as one of my card stock colors for Wednesday's card, but changed my mind after cutting it. I like it much better here, with a bright red word and a crisp dotted navy background. The diagonal word placement adds some energy to the formal design.
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For this card, I cut the cover plate from six colors of card stock, mixed up my star cutouts, and inlaid a multicolored pattern to make six different cards, each with the same sentiment in brown. The bold font and border are strong enough to stand out from the busy star background. I enjoyed choosing the color combinations, and I like all the results.
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To make several of yesterday's card design, I needed a batch of green and purple curved shapes to inlay. So I cut a section of the cover plate die in each color, leaving me with two leftover trellis shapes, and it felt like a good challenge for me to create something with them. Today's cards are the result. I used the same elements and card stock colors for both, but with different ink and thread colors. Graceful and elegant.
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The same cover plate die as yesterday's card, but a very different color theme. The bright colors, inlaid in black, look like a decorative stained glass window panel. I also tried using a white card base, but this light gray made my colors stand out more.
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This card has a bit of art deco style. Orangey brown details add a warm glow to its dull greens.
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This design started with the diagonal stripe frame in dark gray on a dotted yellow background. I used the same die to cut a piece of dotted red and inlaid a few strips, then added a layered circle for my sentiment. With all of the dotted red strips, I was able to make two of card A (above) and one of card B (below).
Then I wanted to use my leftover diagonal stripe frame in the dotted red. So I placed it on a dotted blue background for card C (below), inlaid a few white pieces, and added the same sentiment circle with different colors. I like all three cards, but "A" (above) is my favorite.
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Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.
I started with the layered gold and navy border squares, then set a red strip behind it for some vivid contrast. After trying several colors and patterns, I chose aqua stripes to brighten the effect. The script font of the layered "thanks" loosens my tight layout, and a few small stars add some rhythm to the row of squares.
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Celebrating a friend's accomplishment. I stamped the leaf and flower outlines in dark purple, with the sentiment and dots in teal and turquoise. The leaves are colored with purple and turquoise colored pencils, with some light purple shading at the flower bases. For this special occasion, I even added some glitter! I'm happy with the finished card, and my friend liked it, too.
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One layer plus a die cut word. The card's energy comes from the diagonal word and the stenciled variation of color and texture.
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A stamped star and circle with textured kraft card stock and a dark blue polka dot print. A bright white script "thanks" stands out clearly in the mix.
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Two shades of green and three of rusty red. I like the embossed hexagons with the patterned paper's six-stemmed berry or bud clusters.
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Leafy stems stamped on light blue with a dark green border. A greenish-gray card base with a green dotted panel. A line of dots and a script sentiment. I like how it all works together.
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