Flowers in Black with Copic Colors

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Flowers in Black with Copic Colors

Something different for me today - flower clusters, stamped in black, with Copic coloring around the flowers and sentiment. The pink and black card base adds a touch of modern, but still a romantic feeling overall.

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) soft stone (pale gray), berry sorbet (pink), and the bitty dots print from PTI true black pattern pack.
The sentiment "Love You Forever" is from PTI think big favorites #11 and the flowers are from PTI mini blooms. All stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink.
Copic marker colors are R32 (Love You and rose buds), R35 (Forever and large open roses), Y19 (flower centers and dot flowers), BG45 (tiny flowers), YG05 (fern leaves), and G46 (3-lobe leaves). I softened the edges a bit with "0" colorless blender.
The gray panel corners and bottom card front corners are rounded with Crop-a-Dile 1/4" corner chomper.

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." (468)

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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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Sunday, May 24, 2015