Stenciled Stars on Kraft

Lots of swooshes and swirls in the stenciled stars, dots, and lines, the bright card base, and the wavy sentiment banner.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) summer sunrise (yellow-orange), terra cotta tile (rusty red), classic kraft, and vintage cream. 
• Embossing folder (card base) is Cuttlebug d'vine swirls (retired).
  
• The kraft card stock is embossed with a stencil from PTI night sky background set.  See this post for the technique and warnings.
• After embossing, I stenciled the design with PTI terra cotta tile and dark chocolate (brown) inks, using the round Ranger ink blending tool. 
• Die is from PTI banner style.
  
• The sentiment "just a note" is from PTI winter woods (retired), stamped with PTI dark chocolate ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Plaid with Purple and Turquoise

A multicolor plaid with a purple border layer and a striped turquoise card base.  The dark border helps to ground the bright plaid, while using one of its colors.

 Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) plum pudding (purple) and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is a stripe from PTI Hawaiian shores (turquoise) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and a plaid from Pink & Main not too spooky (retired) 6 x 6" paper pad.
  
• Die is from PTI bountiful banners.
  
• The sentiment "thank you" is from PTI keep it simple: thank you II, stamped with PTI true black ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Aqua, Teal, and Silver - Sympathy

A simple layout of monochromatic strips.  The card's interest comes from the variety of scalloped edging, silver stripe (sparkly in real life), patterns, and textures.

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, Stampin' Up soft sky (aqua), and Papertrey Ink (PTI) ocean tides (muted teal).
• Patterned paper is a bitty dot print from PTI ocean tides pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and a stripe from Memory Box garden folly 6x6" paper pad.
• Embossing folder is Stampin' Up subtle (retired).
  
• The sparkly silver strip is Tim Holtz deco sheets (retired).
• Die is from PTI edgers #3 (retired). 
• The banner is cut with my Silhouette Cameo.
  
• The sentiment "with sympathy" is from PTI keep it simple: sympathy (retired), stamped with PTI ocean tides ink.

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Polka Dots with Teal Banner

Two polka dot patterns with a banner accenting the sentiment panel.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) tropical teal and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is from PTI harvest gold (yellow) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and PTI polka dot parade 8 x 8" paper, petite scale.
• Dies are from PTI double ended banners, edged with Copic BG57 marker, and Poppystamps simple banner (retired).
• The sentiment "just a note to say hello" is from PTI banner sentiments (retired), stamped with PTI tropical teal ink.

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Large Word with Leaves

A large diecut word with some leaves, in shimmer card stock on patterned paper.  It's all that is needed.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) sun shimmer (yellow-orange - grateful) and gold shimmer (light yellow - thankful). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI terra cotta tile (rusty red) and enchanted evening (blue) pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
  
• Dies are from PTI counting my blessings and My Favorite Things grande greenery solid.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Blue Star on Gray and Burgundy

Deep colors with a swatch of floral print and a star.  I always enjoy using offset panels of different sizes.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) weathervane (gray), enchanted evening (blue), and stamper's select white.
• Patterned paper is a scarlet jewel (burgundy) print from PTI in bloom (retired) 8x8" paper pad.
• Dies are from PTI keep it simple frames and Avery Elle icon fill in the blank.
• The sentiment "thank you" is from PTI thank you kindly (retired), stamped with PTI scarlet jewel ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Green Plaids on Green

Two green plaids - one a dark gingham, the other a pale diagonal - add interest to this monochromatic card. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) ripe avocado (green) and stamper's select white. 
• Patterned paper is a gingham from PTI ripe avocado pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired) and a diagonal plaid from Memory Box garden folly 6x6" paper pad.
  
• Die is from PTI double ended banners.
  
• The sentiment "thank you so very much" is from PTI banner sentiments (retired), stamped with PTI ripe avocado ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Blue Teacup with Brown

A layered "hello" tag and layered teacup on a wood grain panel, for a warm winter greeting.

Card details:

• Card stock is Essentials by Ellen white woodgrain and Papertrey Ink (PTI) spring rain (light blue) and dark chocolate (brown). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI dark chocolate pattern pack (tone-on-tone prints - retired).
  
• Twine is shore stripe from The Twinery.
  
• Dies are from PTI tiny tags and fancy tea cup. I trimmed off the bottom of my blue teacup to let the brown saucer show.
  
• The sentiment "hello" is from PTI ribbon tails (retired), stamped with PTI dark chocolate ink.

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Cream Garland on Light Blue

A flecked cream garland on a light blue background, with deeper blue flowers and a leaf-accented sentiment.  Interesting shapes and textures in quiet colors make a lovely sympathy card.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) spring rain (light blue), blueberry sky (medium blue), and rustic cream.  
• Dies are from PTI garden garland and PTI noted: simply stitched A2 vertical.
  
• The sentiment "with heartfelt sympathy" is from Sunny Studio everyday greetings, and the leafy stem is from PTI gathered garden, stamped with PTI blueberry sky ink.

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Green with Aqua - Dotted Thanks

Dotted and stitched details connect the elements of this design. 

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) spring moss (light green) and aqua mist. 
• Patterned paper is from PTI simply chartreuse (medium green) bitty big pattern pack and PTI polka dot parade 8 x 8" paper, grande scale, edged with Copic BG57 marker.
  
• Dies are from PTI noted: simply stitched A2 vertical (card base), My Favorite Things (MFT) many thanks, and MFT vertical stitched strips (retired - sentiment strip).
  

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Green Leaf Frame on Lavender Dots

A sympathy card with a leafy frame and soft colors.  The frame and the long inner stem are by different makers but look like they belong together.

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source eucalyptus (green).
  
• Patterned paper is from PTI lilac grace (lavender) bitty big pattern pack.
• Dies are from Altenew leaf frame cover, Paper Smooches silhouette flowers (long inner stem - retired), and Elizabeth Craft "with sympathy" (retired).

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Red, White, and Blue on Brown with Woodgrain

A simple design, for my first card after a break to draw my annual Advent calendar, posted here on my drawing blog.  The card's patterned paper strips contrast with a dark brown panel and a wood grain texture.

Card details:

• Card stock is Neenah solar white, Essentials by Ellen tan woodgrain, and Papertrey Ink (PTI) dark chocolate (brown).
• Patterned paper is from Echo Park America 6 x 6" pad (retired).
• Die is from PTI thank you kindly. 
• The sentiment "thank you so much" is from PTI thank you kindly (retired), stamped with PTI dark chocolate ink.

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Christmas Card 2022

For my Christmas card this year, I chose a Nativity scene that I drew in 2009 with the Wise Men in the foreground and the Holy Family and Bethlehem in the distance.  It's computer-printed with a white border on Neenah solar white card stock.  For a clearer view, click here for my original post "The Three Kings Approaching Bethlehem" on my drawing blog.

Since 2010, I've used one of my annual Nativity drawings for the card fronts, with a greeting inside "Wishing you all the joy of Christmas."  To see past years' Christmas cards that I've drawn, click here, then scroll down.

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Butterfly - Light Orange and Cream with Green

I like the mix of colors in the patterned paper, butterfly layers, and sentiment banner.  

Card details:

• Card stock is Paper Source papaya (medium orange) and Papertrey Ink (PTI) terra cotta tile (deep rusty red), prairie grass (green), and vintage cream. 
• Patterned paper is melon berry (light orange) "petite scale" from PTI green tea leaves 8x8" pad (retiring). 
• Dies are from PTI life is beautiful (retired - butterfly) and number the stars banner (retired).  The two layers of the butterfly are both the same size, but I offset them a bit when I adhered them.
  
• The sentiment "with deepest sympathy" is from PTI spring woods, stamped with PTI prairie grass ink.

I also made some with "just a note" sentiment for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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Turquoise and Blue Stars

Lots of bold contrast and a simple graphic style.  I like the turquoise and dark blue layered stars and "hello" word with the orangey-brown and white striped background. 

Note: the gray border is background, not part of the card.

Card details:

• Card stock is Papertrey Ink (PTI) Hawaiian shores (turquoise) and enchanted evening (dark blue). 
• Patterned paper is from PTI canyon clay (orangey brown) bitty big pattern pack.
• Dies are from My Favorite Things stacking stars (retired) and PTI wonderful words: hello (retired)
  

Created for Operation: Quiet Comfort.

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