Purple Flowers and Green Stripes

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Purple Flowers and Green Stripes

Stripes and curves and a bit of satiny ribbon. The green striped paper and off-center flower placement add some playfulness to an otherwise formal layout.

I really like the light purple curved shapes on this card. They are cut with a vase die, turned sideways. I'm glad I thought of cutting my striped layer a bit narrower, so the curved shapes extend into the dark purple area.

Card details:

Card stock is Paper Source spruce (green ) - a discontinued color - and Papertrey Ink (PTI) lemon tart (yellow), winter wisteria (light purple), royal velvet (dark purple), and stripes from new leaf (green) pattern pack.
Yellow 3/8" satin ribbon from Ellen Hutson (not for sale, but a "thank you" enclosed with a purchase).
Dies are PTI mega gracious vases (light purple shapes) and PTI heart-2-heart #7 (dark purple flower and green leaflets).
Punches are an EK Success 1/2" flower punch (yellow flower) and a 1/4" hole punch (light purple flower center).
Sentiment "Hello" is computer-printed in purple ink with Brush Script Std font.

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." (241)

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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.

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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.

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Sunday, January 20, 2013