Red Geraniums with Green

For a friend's birthday.  Very simple and beautiful, with luminous colors.  It's my 2009 geranium drawing with a green and red mat.  I tried a few ideas for a sentiment on the card front, but decided to place it inside instead.

 Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, Paper Source spruce (deep green), and the bitty dot print from Papertrey Ink pure poppy (red) pattern pack.
• I scanned my original line drawing before coloring, so I can computer-print it on Neenah and color in different ways.  To see more card examples, click here and scroll down.  
• Today's card is colored like my original, posted here with a list of the Copic marker colors I used. 

While I was coloring, I made an extra for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them."  (435)

Pink Geraniums with Doily

A special card for a friend's birthday. I really enjoyed making this for her, with colors and details I know she will like.

Card details:

• The card stock is Papertrey Ink berry sorbet (coral pink) and Paper Source leaf (light green).
• My geranium drawing (which I scanned before coloring) is computer-printed on Neenah solar white and colored with Copic markers.
• The 4" paper doily is from Ellen Hutson - Essentials by Ellen/ Small Doilies.  (Discontinued)
• The scalloped circle with the geraniums is an EK Success 2" punch.
• The plain circle layers are die cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles SM. The layer behind the doily is 3", and the layer behind the geraniums is 2-1/8".
• The bow is Papertrey Ink sheer white polka dot ribbon.

I really like the effect of the circle layered behind the doily. I'll try that again sometime! (137)

Geranium Card with Button Stripes

A card for this week's Sketch Challenge #110 on Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps blog.

Card details:

• The image is my geranium line drawing, computer-printed and then colored with Copic markers. It looks a bit blurry on my screen (not sure why), so you may want to click on it for a clearer view.
• The card stock is Papertrey Ink spring rain (light blue) and blueberry sky (medium blue), and Paper Source strawberry (pink) and leaf (light green).
• The buttons are cut with Papertrey Ink "buttoned up" die and tied with embroidery floss.

Created for Operation Write Home, "supporting our nation's armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as cards of gratitude to encourage them." (135)

Geranium Birthday Card

I made this card for a friend's birthday. At her request, I colored my May 2009 geranium drawing for her, using soft colors.

• Click here for the geraniums with their original coloring.
  

I used the "before coloring" scan of my May 2009 drawing, shrank it by about 1" in both height and width, printed it on a full sheet of Neenah, and colored it. I then cut it down to size for the top layer of the card. See below for more details.

• Copic marker colors used: V000, R000,00,32, RV10,17,32,91, G000,07,21, YG21,23,63, Y19, YR15.
• Ribbon: White satin ribbon colored with RV32. The bow looks very flat from the scanner, but in real life it's more rounded.
• Paper: Top layer- Neenah; Middle layer - Papertrey Ink Perfect Match card stock (Berry Sorbet, from the 2009 cardstock sampler); Base layer - Papertrey Ink Stamper's Select note card, 4.25 x 5.5" when folded