Sponged Sun with Blue Accents

Something very different for me - a sponged sun filling almost all of my card front. It's for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday challenge for ink blending through diecut masks. I cut a single triangle in the middle of an A2 piece of vellum, then used it to sponge and blend the rays in three colors of yellow ink. The pinked circle was also sponged and blended.

It was interesting to try this technique as I'm still a beginner at sponging and blending. I like the bold yellow sun shape with the accents in blue.

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) stamper's select white and the bitty dot print from PTI blueberry sky (blue) pattern pack.
For my sponging, I used PTI summer sunrise (yellow orange), harvest gold (medium yellow), and bright buttercup (bright yellow) ink cubes.
Dies are PTI hello sunshine (triangle) and limitless layers: 1-3/4" circles.
The sentiment "sending sunshine" is from PTI keep it simple: encouragement, stamped with PTI blueberry sky and summer sunrise ink cubes.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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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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3 comments:

Marcia Hill said...: What a cool card Cindy! For being a beginner with blending, I think you did a fabulous job, and I absolutely love your sunshine made with the triangles! Perfect touch with the blue accents too! Well done!! :0); May 15, 2016 at 9:34 AM
Diana K said...: Love this, Cindy! Wish I had thought of this myself :); May 15, 2016 at 12:12 PM
Kim Heggins said...: Oh my...this is simply fabulous!; May 15, 2016 at 4:11 PM

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