When I saw sketch #105, I knew it was the one I wanted to work with... here's the sketch:
I came up with a couple of designs that closely followed the sketch, but noticed that I had gravitated to monochromatic in shades of brown. As much as I like the cards, I thought that some bright colors may be appreciated more by the troops who will be using them.
With that in mind I thought something bright and sunny would work, and modified the sketch into this:
Once the sunshine idea was in my head, the card fell together quickly. I pulled out a bunch of My Mind's Eye: Fine and Dandy - Boy scraps for rays of sunlight. The Lili of the Valley Set 9 Mixed Circular Sentiments worked perfectly and was stamped with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I popped the sentiment up on foam tape to avoid a lumpy look where the ends of the design paper overlap.
Pre-made card bases and envelopes have allowed me to put cards together a little quicker, and since the majority of this card is plain cardstock and random triangular scraps, I should be able to pull together the supplies for card kits pretty quickly. The hardest part for me will be stamping the sentiments...
Thanks for stopping by - hope your day is filled with happiness and sunshine!
~Kathy
