Brown and Cream with Banners

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Brown and Cream with Banners

Another monochromatic card today. This one uses Sketch #189 from Operation Write Home.

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) vintage cream, dark chocolate (brown), and the dark chocolate leaf print and fine linen (tan) bitty dots print from PTI pattern packs.
Die is the vine from PTI my mother, my friend set.
Sentiment "Thank you for your kindness" is computer-printed in brown ink with Zapfino font, bold.
The decorative lines on the sentiment panel are dots (periods) in Courier font with the letters hg and df in ~~Dingbats 2~~ Wingdings 2 font. (Edited September 15, 2013 with correct font name.)

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." (314)

4 comments:

Unknown said...: Very nice card, crisp and manly! Such a cool font technique! I've never seen a use of the dingbats much less use them. I love the elegance using them in a sentiment.; September 8, 2013 at 11:49 PM
Jen M said...: This is so pretty! Love that punch you used at the left edge, it gives your card such an elegant feel!; September 9, 2013 at 7:42 AM
Linda said...: Well coordinated. Love your banners! Tfs!; September 9, 2013 at 9:43 PM
Marlene Diefendorf said...: Terrific masculine card! Love the border punch and the clever way you mastered the fonts and dingbats.; September 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM

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.

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Unless noted otherwise, all my cards are A2 size - 4.25 x 5.5" when folded.

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Sunday, September 8, 2013