Bicycle with Red, Blue, and Tan

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Bicycle with Red, Blue, and Tan

A retirement card for a friend who enjoys bike rides. The bicycle's stamp set was designed with buttons in mind, but instead I used diecut circles for the wheels. After stamping the bicycle in dark blue, I used colored pencil to make it red. The white wheels are stamped with red and dark blue for the spokes and hubs. It was fun mixing pattern, color, and texture to make a special card.

Card details:

Card stock is Essentials by Ellen tan woodgrain and Papertrey Ink (PTI) spring rain (light blue) and pure poppy (red).
Patterned paper is from PTI enchanted evening (dark blue) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
Colored pencil is Venus Spectracolor, 1403 crimson.
Twine is PTI rustic cream button twine.
Die is the 3/4" size from WeR Memory Keepers/ Lifestyle Crafts nesting circles (retired).
The bicycle and the sentiment "enjoy the ride" are from PTI everyday button basics (retired), and the wheel details are from PTI hello sunshine (retired - spokes) and PTI land that I love (retired - hubs), stamped with PTI enchanted evening and pure poppy inks.

(1242)

No comments:

Post a Comment

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.

About My Cards and My Blog

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.

I will post a few times a month, whenever I have a new card to share. For cards before 2012, the date on the post is the approximate date of the card, not always the posting date. Reference posts like "About My Labels" are filed together as 1973, but are much newer.

See "Blog Help" if you have problems with viewing or printing.

Unless otherwise noted in the blog post, this is my original creative work. All of my cards, drawings and text are copyright, and are shared only for your personal, non-commercial use and enjoyment. Copyright © CPOvermyer 2009-2024.

Mostly Markers - Cards

Saturday, August 21, 2021