Yellow Stars with Blue Thanks

A one-layer card with stenciled stars in two shades of yellow.  A blue shimmer card stock "thanks" and a knotted double wrap of blue striped twine add some dimension and texture. 

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

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white and sapphire shimmer. 
• Stencils are from PTI seeing stars stencil collection, sponged with PTI bright buttercup (yellow - larger stars) and summer sunrise (yellow-orange - smaller stars) inks, using the round Ranger ink blending tool to apply the ink.
• Twine is PTI enchanted evening baker's twine.  To wrap and hold the twine around the card front, I punched a tiny hole near the top fold and a notch at the bottom.
  
• Die is from My Favorite Things many thanks (retired).
  

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Star Frame with Banner

Two cheerful cards with a bright center panel.  The original card (above) has a star frame and banner, and for a birthday version (below), I added a bird and some star accents to the banner. 

 Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red), blueberry sky (medium blue), and enchanted evening (dark blue - bottom card). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI blueberry sky and lemon tart (yellow) pattern packs (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Dies are from PTI border bling: skinny star frames, PTI wonderful words: hello (retired - top card), PTI bold borders: wave (celebrate word - bottom card), My Favorite Things party banner (retired), WPlus9 folk art florals (retired - bird - bottom card), and PTI star gazer (tiny stars - bottom card).  

"Hello" card (above) created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Star Thanks on Polka Dots

A layered star and a layered "thanks" word, layered with a stitched brown strip onto polka dots. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) dark chocolate (brown), canyon clay (orangey brown), and harvest gold (yellow). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI canyon clay pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Dies are from My Favorite Things vertical stitched strips (retired) and PTI seeing stars (larger star - retired), stars & stripes (smaller star), and huge thanks.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Blue and Yellow Stars on Kraft

Muted colors, with energy from the angled stars and the brush-textured sentiment.  The elements all have a distressed style, including the kraft background.

 Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah desert storm (light kraft) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white. 
• Dies are from PTI seeing stars (retired) and noted: simply stitched A2 vertical.
• The sentiment "thank you" is from PTI keep it simple: thank you II (retired), stamped with PTI blueberry sky (medium blue) ink.
• The stars are from PTI military stars, stamped with PTI blueberry sky, enchanted evening (dark blue), and bright buttercup (yellow) inks.  The center accents are added with PTI land that I love (retired - left and middle stars) and Y15 Copic marker (right star). 
• The stripes are from PTI distressed stripes (retired), stamped with PTI Americana (rustic red) ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Bright Confetti with Black and White

Bright colors accented with black and white dots and a curvy black sentiment.  Embossed texture adds emphasis to the narrow aqua border.

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white and Papertrey Ink (PTI) aqua mist.
• Patterned paper is from PTI true black bitty big pattern pack.
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up subtle (retired).
• Stencil set is My Favorite Things card sized confetti, sponged with PTI raspberry fizz (pink), orange zest, new leaf (green), and Hawaiian shores (turquoise) inks, using the round Ranger ink blending tool to apply the ink. 
• The sentiment "thinking of you" is from Stampabilities card phrases (retired), stamped with Versafine onyx black pigment ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Plaid with Blue, Brown, and Yellow-Orange

With this patterned paper, my color scheme was an easy choice.  I like the embossing folder's texture with the plaid design.  The brown and blue layers set off the patterned paper and sentiment from the busy textured background. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Hero Arts cerulean (blue) layering paper and Papertrey Ink (PTI) dark chocolate (brown) and summer sunrise (yellow-orange). 
• Patterned paper is Pink & Main pumpkin spice 6 x 6" pad (retired).
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up square lattice (retired).  I used the debossed side of the card stock.
  
• Die is Elizabeth Craft hello (retired).

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Green and Teal Chevrons on Navy

Dark rich colors with white and light gray.  I like the details of the stitched-edge banner and the knotted thread. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) soft stone (light gray), tropical teal, dark indigo (dark navy), and stamper's select white. 
• The light gray card stock is embossed with a stencil from PTI modern background collection.  See this post for the technique and warnings.
• After embossing, I stenciled the design with PTI new leaf (green) and tropical teal inks using  an e.l.f total face brush to apply the ink.
• Embroidery floss is DMC 702.
  
• Die is from PTI keep it simple frames.
• The sentiment "thinking of you" is from PTI sentiment staples: thinking of you, stamped with PTI dark indigo ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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