Star Circle on Gray Dots

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Star Circle on Gray Dots

My card started with this week's challenge (fall to layout #61) on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog .... and it ended up somewhere else ... but was very much inspired by the sketch!

I like the mix of pierced and printed dots with the curves of the lace-edged circle and the "thanks" word. My star has a nice shimmer in real life. Thanks again, Natasha, for your weekly inspiration!

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) sun shimmer (yellow), blueberry sky (medium blue), pure poppy (red), and enchanted evening (dark blue).
Patterned paper is the bitty dot print from PTI soft stone (light gray) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
Dies are from PTI coffee cozy details (star), stitched circles, limitless layers: 1-3/4" circles, and bold borders: diagonal (word).
The red dot, from a very old 1/4" hole punch, is inlaid into the star.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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1 comment:

Natasha said...: Love this! Isn't it fun when you start out with one idea and it just grows into something else, equally as fabulous! I love how inspiration works :0; March 22, 2018 at 9:28 AM

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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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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."

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018