Sympathy - Purple with Lavender

Soft monochromatic colors and curving lines for a simple sympathy card.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) plum pudding (purple). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI pretty pastels 8 x 8" pad (retired).  
• Dies are PTI bold borders: wave (frame design - retired), Elizabeth Craft "with sympathy" (retired), Impression Obsession butterfly set (retired), and Memory Box floral vine (retired).  

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Butterfly - Teal and Aqua

Today's sympathy card started with the ombre striped card base.  Then I thought I'd use the leafy print instead.  But they looked good together, so I kept both.  I like the colors and patterns along with the leaf and butterfly shapes. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, colored with Copic G000 marker (light aqua), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) tropical teal.
• Patterned paper is from PTI A2 ombre stripes collection (retired) and green tea leaves 8 x 8" pad (grande scale). 
• Dies are PTI life is beautiful (small layered butterfly - retired) and WPlus9 folk art florals (leaflet - retired).
• The sentiment "with deepest sympathy" is from PTI little labels (retired), stamped with PTI tropical teal ink.

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Star Banner with Stripes - Red, White, and Blue

A patriotic themed card for the Fourth of July and our country's 250th anniversary.  It's a very simple design with crisp lines and bold colors. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source cobalt (dark blue) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is from PTI pure poppy (red) bitty big pattern pack.
• Dies are from PTI notched star banner (retired) and Memory Box tilted thanks (retired). 

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Red, White, and Blue Hello with Tan Dots

For this card, I stamped the red plaid "hello" word on white card stock, die cut it, and layered it offset onto a dark navy die cut for a shadow effect.  It stands out boldly on a light blue wood grain banner and striped blue band.   

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) spring rain (light blue), dark indigo (dark navy), and stamper's select white.  
• Patterned paper is from PTI fine linen (tan) and blueberry sky (medium blue) pattern packs (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Embossing folder is The Paper Studio woodgrain (retired)..
• Dies are PTI wonderful words: hello (retired) and PTI ad sense banner.
• The sentiment "hello" is from PTI wonderful words: hello (retired), stamped with PTI pure poppy (red) ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Tree with Muted Teal and Silver

A quiet scene for today's sympathy card.  I'll call it monochromatic, in shades of muted greens and teal, with silver and gray as the neutral.  The stitching die adds texture to the card base and the shimmery silver panel.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) silver shimmer and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is from PTI ocean tides (muted teal) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Die is from PTI noted: simply stitched A2 vertical. 
• The sentiment "with sympathy" and the tree are from PTI peaceful meadow, and the birds are from PTI through the trees (retired), stamped with PTI weathervane (gray), ocean tides, vintage jadeite (light green), and new leaf (medium green) inks.

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Red, White, and Blue Stars with Gold

For today's design, I die cut a set of stars from four colors of card stock, then mixed three of the star colors and added a background panel in the fourth color.  That gave me four different but similar cards.  My other combinations are shown below.  

Card details:

• Card stock is My Favorite Things (MFT) red hot, Ellen Hutson tan woodgrain, and Papertrey Ink (PTI) saffron spice (gold), enchanted evening (deep blue), dark indigo (dark navy), and stamper's select white. 
• Red, white, and blue twine is by Doodlebug. 
• Dies are MFT stacking stars (retired), MFT many thanks (retired), and (for the smallest white star on the middle card below) PTI cover plate: stars (retired). 

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Red, White, and Blue Patterns on Gray

Light gray makes a crisp neutral background for the red, white, and blue patterned strips.  A dark navy word shadow helps the white "thanks" sentiment stand out.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, Paper Source cement (light gray), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) dark indigo (dark navy). 
• Patterned paper is from Echo Park America 6 x 6" pad (retired). .
• Dies are from PTI huge thanks (retired).

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Green Leaf Panel with Blue Stripe

A leafy die cut panel does most of the work on this card.  The light blue stripe background adds depth without distracting.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) new leaf (medium green), mint julep (light green), and enchanted evening (dark blue).
• Patterned paper is PTI spring rain (light blue) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired). 
• Leaf panel and pinked layer dies are from PTI mix & mat: pinked edge. 
• The sentiment "thinking of you" is from Hero Arts everyday sayings (retired), stamped with PTI blueberry sky (medium blue) ink.  On the light green card stock, it's a good match for the dark blue layer.

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Bright Butterflies on Green

 

Today's card started with the multicolored patterned paper.  I thought of butterflies on a green vine or a trellis shape like the paper's squares, and then the square textures of the embossing folder came next.  I chose my card stock colors to match the paper.  I like the finished card, different from my usual.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Hero Arts punch (red) and cerulean (deep blue) layering paper, Paper Source poppy (orange), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) vintage jadeite (green), harvest gold (yellow), and blue shimmer (light blue). 
• Patterned paper is Little Yellow Bicycle baby safari: small squares 12 x 12", from the free table at my card making group. 
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up square lattice (retired). 
• For the butterflies, I used the EK Success small butterfly punch and a die, Impression Obsession butterfly set (retired). The "hello" word is from Elizabeth Craft. The green "trellis" die is My Favorite Things retro squares (retired). 

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Diagonal Dots with Leaf Ribbon

Something different today, a diagonal polka dot panel with some woven satin leaf ribbon.

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source pool (aqua) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) simply chartreuse (green). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI polka dot parade 8 x 8 pad (retired).
• Leaf ribbon is from PTI (retired).
• Die is Memory Box tilted thanks (retired). 

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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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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