Color Wheel Stars on Cream

Today's Make It Monday challenge on the Papertrey Ink (PTI) blog is to create a color wheel card. I enjoyed making a star wreath around my sentiment circle, and it was helpful to think of a "color wheel" when choosing my colors. Thanks, Lexi and PTI, for the inspiration!

Note: That really is a cream color, not white, for my card base and sentiment circle. And the gray border is background, not part of the card.

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink Americana (rustic red), canyon clay (orangey brown), saffron spice (gold), pinefeather (dark green), enchanted evening (dark blue), plum pudding (purple), rustic cream (on card base), and vintage cream (sentiment circle).
Embossing folder is Craft Concepts solid stars.
Twine is PTI rustic jute twine.
Dies are from PTI seeing stars (medium) and limitless layers: 1-3/4" circle.
The star-shaped sentiment "thank you" is from PTI military stars (retired), stamped with PTI cocoa bean (brown) ink cube.

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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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.

5 comments:

Tanya Boser said...: This card is certainly star-studded, love it!; March 5, 2018 at 5:14 PM
lexi said...: i love your "rustic" take on the color wheel! and the stars are such a fun theme from background to sentiment!! thanks for playing make it monday!; March 5, 2018 at 5:28 PM
Linda said...: Fun take on the challenge. Love your embossed background.; March 6, 2018 at 11:05 AM
Kim Heggins said...: Love your wonderful color wheel card...so fun to use those stars and your background, just perfect!; March 8, 2018 at 11:41 AM
Betty Wright said...: Great design!; March 8, 2018 at 11:05 PM

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