Leaf Outlines on Aqua and Green Shapes

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Leaf Outlines on Aqua and Green Shapes

For this week's Make It Monday challenge (Using Outline Images) on the Papertrey Ink (PTI) blog, I started with my one and only outline stamp set, PTI in bloom. None of my solid stamps seemed right for this, so I used the back side of two of the outline stamps to make the solid shapes. Then I added my outline stamping, a sentiment with a scripty "you" word, and a knotted twine accent.

This was way outside my norm, especially the solid shapes not lining up with their outlines. And I love the effect. Thank you, Stephanie and PTI, for the challenge and the tutorial!

Card details:

Card stock is Neenah solar white and PTI pinefeather (dark green).
Twine is PTI new leaf (green) baker's twine.
The solid shapes are stamped with the backs of the large and small single leaves from PTI in bloom, using PTI vintage jadeite (green) and aqua mist ink cubes.
The leaf outlines are stamped with the leaf cluster and small single leaf from PTI in bloom, using PTI pinefeather ink cube.
To connect the leaf stems, I drew some lines with Copic 0.5 olive (dark green) multiliner.
The sentiment "thinking of you" is from PTI botanical silhouettes, stamped with PTI pinefeather ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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2 comments:

Sharyn Polesel said...: Very pretty card! I love your color combo.; April 7, 2018 at 11:44 PM
Kathy Mc said...: You made it work, Cindy, and that’s what matters most. Your card looks awesome and the colors work well together. This challenge certainly gave me a whole new insight on outline stamps. I need some!; April 8, 2018 at 1:59 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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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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Saturday, April 7, 2018