Yellow-Orange Sunshine with Bird and Bright Blue

Two bright blues (top and bottom cards) and some bright yellow-orange enliven the subtle blues and greens of the patterned paper.  A narrow band of striped paper and a little bird added the accents that I needed to finish the design. 

Card details:

• Card stock is My Favorite Things lush lagoon (blue - top card), Hero Arts cerulean (blue - bottom card), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) summer sunrise (yellow-orange).
• Patterned papers are a stripe from PTI summer sunrise pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and a blue/ green print from Basic Grey fact (retired) 6 x 6" pad.
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up subtle.
• Dies are from PTI big basics: sunshine and heart-2-heart #9 (bird). 
• The bird's eye is a dot of Copic turquoise 0.3 multiliner.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Yellow Bird with Green Vines

A cheerful sunshine card with a bright yellow bird and some bright green embossed vines. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) bright buttercup (yellow), limeade ice (lighter green), new leaf (deeper green), and stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is from PTI spring rain (light blue) bitty big pattern pack.
• Embossing folder is Darice vine background.
• Dies are from PTI sketched shapes (long wide banner, trimmed a bit shorter) and peace be still (dove).
• I used a green Gelly Roll pen to add the bird's eye.
• The sentiment "sending sunshine" is from PTI keep it simple: encouragement (retired), stamped with PTI new leaf ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Brown and White Print with Kraft Banner

This card started with a kraft banner, then a square of patterned paper and a dark brown rectangle.  An orangey brown background brightened the mix, and the embossed texture gave it some depth. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) canyon clay (orangey brown), dark chocolate (brown), and classic kraft. 
• Patterned paper is from Pink & Main pumpkin spice 6 x 6" pad.
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up subtle.
• Die is from PTI double-ended banners.
• The sentiment "just a note" is from PTI keep it simple: just a note, stamped with PTI dark chocolate ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Aqua with Teal and Brown

After stenciling the white lines onto the teal card stock, I chose a brown border for contrast.  The screen-embossed aqua card base works nicely with the stencil's pattern. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) tropical teal, dark chocolate (brown), aqua mist, and stamper's select white. 
• The aqua card stock is embossed with the Dreamweaver faux cross-stitch stencil screen, as explained in this post.
• I used Dreamweaver white embossing paste with the Frantic Stamper stitched quilt stencil.
• Die is from PTI photo finish strips, trimmed down to my card width.
• The sentiment "thank you" is from PTI friendship jar flowers, and the border is from PTI holiday photo finishers (retired), stamped with PTI tropical teal and dark chocolate inks.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Blue Butterfly on Orange and Yellow

Lots of sunny orange and yellow, with some shimmery light turquoise for contrast.  I like the simple "sunshine" word and butterfly with the detailed border die.  There's a tiny dot pattern on the yellow - hard to see in the picture, but very nice in real life. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) sea shimmer (light turquoise) and orange zest.
• Patterned paper is the bitty dot print from PTI lemon tart (light yellow) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
• Dies are from PTI bold borders: wave, Impression Obsession butterflies, and Essentials by Ellen sunshine word (retired).

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Red, White, and Blue - Four Cards with Leftovers

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A friend's cards, made with leftover pieces, inspired me to use up some of mine!  (Thank you, Judy!)  Except for the white label shape (card C) and the "hello" words, all of my shapes, frames, and banners were leftovers that I saved from other projects, along with the two less-plain card bases. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) spring rain (light blue), blueberry sky (medium blue), dark indigo (dark navy), pure poppy (red), weathervane (gray), and stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is from Pebbles Americana 6x6" paper pad.
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up subtle (card C).
• Dies and punches are Elizabeth Craft hello (retired - all cards), PTI infinity frames (cards A and D), EK Success mini star punch (A and D), PTI double-ended banners (B), PTI framed out #10 (B), PTI tea for two (label - C), PTI sketched shapes (long narrow banner, trimmed shorter - C), PTI noted: simply stitched A2 vertical, and get to the point (arrow - D).

B                                                                        C

D

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Two Quilt Cards on Light Gray

Two quilt cards with different color schemes.  I always enjoy choosing the colors and prints to create these designs. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source grape (purple - retired) and pool (dull turquoise) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) lovely lady (pink), Hawaiian shores (bright turquoise), enchanted evening (dark blue), pure poppy (red), summer sunrise (yellow-orange), and soft stone (light gray).
• Patterned paper is from Pink Paislee pen pals 6 x 6" pad (red dots), Avery Elle everyday collection 6 x 6" paper (white stars on aqua - retired), and Doodlebug patriotic picnic 6x6" paper pad (red and turquoise stars). 
• Dies are PTI county fair quilt block and star gazer (yellow sun shape).
• I used a Fiskars 1/4" star hand punch for the purple center star and EK Success 5/16" circle punch for the pink circle.
• The sentiment "praying for you" is from PTI keep it simple: praying for you, stamped with PTI weathervane (medium gray) or enchanted evening ink.

These "praying for you" cards will be sent to our church shut-ins.  I also made a few "thinking of you" in the brighter color scheme for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Swirl Design - Turquoise, Purple, and White

A colorful swirl design, almost a spiral galaxy, with stars, circles, splotches, and flourishes.  I used the idea from this post on Jennifer McGuire's blog to place my stamps, with the turquoises in one wedge and the purples in another.  Thank you, Jennifer, for all the ideas and inspiration you share!

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) Hawaiian shores (turquoise), amethyst allure (purple), and stamper's select white. 
• I edged the white square with Copic marker BG57.
• Die is Savvy Stamps hello.  The purple and white layers are the same, just adhered with a bit of an offset.  
• I used a Fiskars 1/4" star punch for my purple center star, which is accented with a dot of white gel pen.
• The design is stamped with PTI Hawaiian shores, tropical teal, winter wisteria (lighter purple), and amethyst allure inks.  
• Stamp sets are all by PTI:  framed out #10 (flower - retired), let freedom ring (outlined star and dotted flourish - retired), corner adorner: April (curved splotch cluster), birthday balloons (star trio), and grunge me (curved line of circles  - retiring).

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Quilt Valentine - Red and Pink with Gray

An inlaid quilt pattern with tiny prints and bold solids in pink and red.  I added a white circle with a red heart in the center.  Perfect for a Valentine note that I'll write inside.

 Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) lovely lady (pink), pure poppy (red), soft stone (light gray), and stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is from Pink Paislee pen pals 6 x 6" pad.
• Die is PTI county fair quilt block.
• Punches are EK Success 3/4" circle and mini heart.
• The sentiment "I love you" is from Stampabilities card phrases, stamped with PTI pure poppy ink.

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Bright Butterflies and Flowers with Turquoise

Bright, bright, and bright!  I like the butterflies and flowers on the embossed leafy vine background.  I might try a few different color combinations for some spring birthdays coming up.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) Hawaiian shores (turquoise), limeade ice (green), berry sorbet (pink), and harvest gold (yellow).
• Patterned paper is from PTI orange zest pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
• Embossing folder is Darice vine background.
• Dies are from Impression Obsession butterflies and Memory Box fancy blossoms (retired). 
• The flower centers are punched with a very old 1/4" hole punch and an EK Success 3/16" circle punch.
• The sentiment "happy birthday" is from Heffy Doodle down the line sentiments, stamped with PTI tropical teal ink.

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