Sunflower Circles with Blue

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Sunflower Circles with Blue

I've been making lots of sunshine cards lately, and I found another sunny opportunity in the circles trio for this week's challenge (fall to layout #73) on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog. Usually I would have made my circles larger, to show the entire flower image, but I like the cropped, off-center results using the size in the sketch. Thank you, Natasha, for inspiring my card!

Card details:

Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) simply chartreuse (green) and stamper's select white.
Patterned papers are the gingham print from PTI spring rain (light blue) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and the bitty dot print from PTI blueberry sky (medium blue) bitty big pattern pack.
Dies are from PTI hello sunshine (1-1/4" circle) and double-ended banners.
The sentiment "sending sunshine" is from PTI keep it simple: encouragement, stamped with PTI orange zest ink cube.
The flower petals are from PTI simple sunflower, stamped with PTI bright buttercup (yellow), orange zest, summer sunrise (yellow-orange) ink cubes. The flower centers are the small dotted circle from PTI bits & buttons (retired), stamped with PTI simply chartreuse ink cube.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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1 comment:

Natasha said...: What a fun and cheerful card! Love the sunflowers and that sentiment!; June 5, 2018 at 7:30 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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Tuesday, June 5, 2018