Plaid on Blue with Twine

A muted red, white, and blue plaid on a starry background, a thank you card for Operation Quiet Comfort for our troops.  It was fun using all of the plaid colors as I chose my my card stock, ink, and twine.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Hero Arts grenadine (deep red) layering paper and Papertrey Ink (PTI) blueberry sky (medium blue) and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is from Pink & Main beach bum 6 x 6" pad. 
• Embossing folder is The Paper Studio tiny stars.
• Twine is PTI rustic jute button twine.
• The sentiment "many thanks!" is from Fiskars so much thanks (retired), stamped with PTI enchanted evening (dark blue) ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Leaf Print Sympathy - Green and Cream

A die cut leaf panel echoes the leaf print colors and shapes.  A peaceful effect for this sympathy card. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source eucalyptus (light green) and spruce (deep green). 
• Patterned paper is 12 x 12" cottage collection, from the "free" table at my card making group.  
• Dies are from Elizabeth Craft "with sympathy" (retired) and Papertrey Ink psalm reflections: October (leaf clusters).  I trimmed off one leaf from the right side to use at the top of the panel. 

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Yellow Flowers - Sunshine and Sympathy Cards

I stenciled the flowers, then cut my panel in half to make these two cards.  Adding black center dots gave the flowers more definition and tied them to the black ink of the sentiments.  I like the accidental "soft focus" effect that came from my not-very-careful stencil technique. 

 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) vintage jadeite (medium green) and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is PTI lemon tart (light yellow) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
• The white card stock is embossed with the Dreamweaver faux cross-stitch stencil screen, as explained in this post. 
• Stencil set is PTI wandering petals.  I used an e.l.f total face brush to apply the PTI inks in vintage jadeite, new leaf (deep green), harvest gold (medium yellow), and summer sunrise (yellow-orange). 
• I added black center dots with a Micron pen.  
• The sentiment "sending sunshine" is from PTI keep it simple: encouragement (retired), and "with sympathy" is from PTI peaceful meadow, stamped with PTI true black ink. 

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Teal Flowers with Aqua

At a recent meeting of my card making group, I borrowed a floral stamp set, and today I enjoyed using my Copic markers to color its daisy image for a sympathy card.  

 Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white and Papertrey Ink (PTI) tropical teal and aqua mist.
• Embossing folder for the white and aqua card stock is Stampin' Up (SU) subtle (retired).
• The sentiment "with sympathy" is from PTI peaceful garden (retired), and the flowers and dotted line are from SU helping me grow (retired).  They are stamped with Memento London fog ink, which works well with Copic markers.

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Star Print - Just a Note

The starry print set my theme and colors for today's design, an encouragement card for some of our church members.  

 Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) ocean tides (muted teal), scarlet shimmer, dark indigo (dark navy), and rustic white. 
• Patterned paper is "stars foil" 12x 12" print from Echo Park petticoats and pinstripes collection.
• The sentiment "just a note" is from PTI keep it simple: just a note (retired), the small center star is from Paper Smooches seeing stars (retired), and the larger star circle is from PTI boy basics: simple circles (retired), stamped with PTI ocean tides and dark indigo inks.

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Flowering Stems - Pink

Today's card is a new color scheme for an older design.  This time, I chose some fresh spring colors.  A cheerful card, sending encouragement to some of our church members.  Thank you to Laura for the "tweed" embossing folder!  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) mint julep (light green), hibiscus burst (pink), and stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is from the PTI amethyst allure (purple) bitty big pattern pack.
• Embossing folder is Taylored Expressions tweed. 
• The flowering stems are from My Favorite Things dandelion greenery (retired), the little dots are from PTI corner adorner: January (retired), and the sentiment "thank you" is from Heffy Doodle down the line sentiments (retired),  stamped with PTI hibiscus burst and new leaf (deeper green) inks. 
• I added the purple flower centers with a Copic FV2 marker.   

Later, for a birthday card, I changed my card base to light purple (PTI lilac grace) and switched the order of the pink and purple stripes.   

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Cardinal on Green Wreath - Two Cards

Bright and bold for a winter birthday.  Also a "hello" version, an encouragement card for some of our church members. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source spruce (green) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red).
• Patterned paper is from PTI spring rain (light blue) tone-on-tone prints - retired (leaf) and bitty big (plaid) pattern packs.
• Dies are from PTI winter woods (cardinal - retired), PTI/ Ink to Paper xo heart frames (wreath), Memory Box hello rush script, and Elizabeth Craft happy birthday #783. 
• The horizontal branch is a 3/16" strip of card stock.   
• I used an old office supply 1/4" hole punch to cut the red dots.   
• The cardinal's detail is stamped with PTI true black ink.  

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Lattice Squares - Red, White, and Blue with Gold

Bright colors and a textured background for today's card.  I like the crisp diamond lattice stamping layered on the embossed curve pattern.  

 Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white and Papertrey Ink (PTI) pure poppy (red), enchanted evening (dark blue), and harvest gold. 
• Die is PTI bold borders: wave (retired) (for embossing the blue panel).  
• The banner is cut with Silhouette Cameo.  
• The lattice pattern is Concord & 9th lovely lattice turnabout (retired), and the sentiment "thinking of you" is from PTI keep it simple (thinking of you (retired), stamped with PTI enchanted evening, blueberry sky (medium blue), harvest gold, and pure poppy inks.

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Christmas Card 2025

This year's Christmas card is a Nativity scene from my 2023 Advent calendar.  It's computer-printed with a white border on Neenah solar white card stock. 

Since 2010, I've used one of my annual Nativity drawings for the card fronts.  The greeting inside is "Wishing you peace and joy at Christmas."  To see past years' Christmas cards that I've drawn, click here, then scroll down. 

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Dark Green Vine with Berries

A third card like my last two (this and this), using the same layout and vine stamp, but a different color combination.  It's for a December wedding anniversary, and I'll write "warm anniversary wishes" on the inside.  

 Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) pinefeather (dark green) and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is from PTI autumn rose (medium pink) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• The sentiment "sending warm wishes" is from Altenew warm wishes (retired), the berries are from PTI out on a limb revised (retired), and the vine is from PTI withsympathy (retired), stamped with PTI new leaf (medium green), pinefeather, autumn rose, and scarlet jewel (burgundy) inks. 
• I added dots of Copic marker R59 to the berry centers.  

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Aqua Vine with Flowers

I copied from last week's card for a delicate sympathy design, changing the colors and sentiment, and using flowers instead of berries.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) winter wisteria (light purple) and stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is from PTI aqua mist (light aqua) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• The sentiment "with deepest sympathy" is from PTI little labels (retired), and the vine and flowers are from PTI withsympathy (retired), stamped with PTI Hawaiian shores (medium aqua) and winter wisteria inks. 
• I added the flower centers with a turquoise Copic multiliner pen.  

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Green Vine with Berries

Another autumn theme for today's card. The leafy vine's stamp set included some flowers, but instead I chose berries, using a three-dot cluster from a different set. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) canyon clay (orangey brown) and stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is from PTI simply chartreuse (green) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• The sentiment "sending smiles" is from PTI little labels (retired), the berries are from PTI out on a limb revised (retired), and the vine is from PTI withsympathy (retired), stamped with PTI canyon clay and simply chartreuse inks.

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Leaf Frame - Autumn Colors

I'll mail this card in a few weeks as encouragement for some of our church members.  I like the layered autumn colors on the shimmery turquoise background.  

 Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah baronial ivory (pale yellow) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) sea shimmer (turquoise). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI summer sunrise (yellow-orange) and terra cotta tile (rusty red) pattern packs (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Dies are from Altenew leaf frame cover (retired) and PTI my mother, my friend (large label).  I layered the two identical leaf frame die cuts, with one of them turned 180 degrees.  
• The sentiment "just because" is from PTI keep it simple: just because (retired), and the leaves are from Altenew wings of hope, stamped with PTI summer sunrise and terra cotta tile inks. 

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Green Pen on Cream

I like the stamped squiggles and words, almost as if the diecut pen has written them.  I drew some green on the pen's tip to add to the effect. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Essentials by Ellen tan woodgrain, Paper Source eucalyptus (medium green), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) gold shimmer and rustic cream.
• Patterned paper is from PTI pinefeather (dark green) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Dies are from PTI ink it in (pen - retired) and Taylored Expressions A2 postage stamp stacklets. 
• The green pen tip is drawn with Copic 0.5 olive multiliner.  
• The sentiment "just a note" is from PTI keep it simple: just a note (retired), and the squiggle is from PTI heart-2-heart #9, stamped with PTI pinefeather ink.

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Sunflowers on Aqua

Bright sunflowers make this a cheerful card to encourage some of our church members.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) lemon tart (yellow), aqua mist, and stamper's select white. 
• Dies are from PTI simple sunflower (retired) and noted: simply stitched A2 vertical.
• The flowers are from PTI simple sunflower (retired), and the sentiment "sending sunshine" is from PTI keep it simple: encouragement (retired), stamped with PTI summer sunrise (yellow-orange), bright buttercup (deep yellow), simply chartreuse (medium green), and ripe avocado (deep green) inks.

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