Purple Stripes and Dots with Teal and Turquoise

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Purple Stripes and Dots with Teal and Turquoise

A very happy "hello" card. Starting from the purple stripes, I chose teal and turquoise for color contrast, with polka dots for pattern contrast. Then as I was deciding between the two purple background colors, those ombre stripes nudged me toward both; and then both turquoise and teal for the borders. The slanted lines of the sentiment and the asterisks play well with the vertical stripes. I'm happy with all the different elements together.

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) Hawaiian shores (medium turquoise) and tropical teal, with polka dot prints from PTI winter wisteria (light purple) and plum pudding (deep purple) pattern packs, and winter wisteria print from PTI ombre stripes A2 patterned paper.
Dies are PTI wonderful words: hello and the asterisk from Avery Elle icon fill in the blank.
Asterisk centers are punched with my very old 1/4" hole punch.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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1 comment:

Kim Heggins said...: Fabulous way to say hello...love your use of those wonderful polka dots.; June 17, 2016 at 6:25 PM

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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.

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Thursday, June 16, 2016