Turquoise and Aqua with Gold and Orange Sun

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Turquoise and Aqua with Gold and Orange Sun

My sunshine card is for this week's challenge (fall to layout #64) on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog. I started with the sketch but omitted the mats and adjusted some dimensions.

It's been awhile since I used a two-toned card base, and I like it here with the patterned paper "ribbon." Then I was definitely challenged to put my sentiment up in the sky this way, but I like it, too! Thanks, Natasha, for inspiring and challenging my card design!

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) gold shimmer, Hawaiian shores (medium turquoise), aqua mist (light aqua), and orange zest.
Patterned paper is the leaf print from PTI tropical teal pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
Embossing folder is Lifestyle Crafts stripe.
Dies are PTI what the doodle: sun and 1-1/4" circle from hello sunshine.
Center star is Fiskars 1/4" star punch.
The sentiment "sending you a little bit of sunshine" is from PTI hello sunshine, stamped with PTI tropical teal ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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1 comment:

Natasha said...: Love this! That's one of my favorite sentiment stamps! Looks just lovely with the die cut sun!; April 7, 2018 at 5:22 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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Wednesday, April 4, 2018