This day was covering even more ideas with Background Stamps (who knew there were so many!!). One of my favourite designers was doing a tutorial on Ombre cards. Her name is Laura Sterckx and she has a blog Making Cards is Fun which I subscribe too. She is only 16yrs old ( I know!!) and she makes some incredible creations.
For her technique she had you stamp your background stamp with Versamark Ink and then heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Once again I stamped repeatedly with a border stamp as I don't own any background ones. You then used 3 Distress Inks in gradients of the same colour from dark to light.
Starting at the bottom with the darkest colour you used your Mini Distress Ink Blending Tool to add the colour. You then changed to the middle colour and then the lightest, blending as you go.
This was so much fun and the embossed pattern was all shiny and smooth. I then cut the card down and popped it up on some foam squares onto a card face. I embossed a sentiment in white onto some vellum and attached (very carefully, with teeny tiny bits of foam tape) to the front. A few glitter stars and done. I absolutely love this so will be doing this alot!!
I've decided to also link this to the challenge at Addicted to Stamps #107 where their theme is 'Make your Mark'.
Right, now tonight I need to do something from Day 3 and at least 3 challenge cards. Everyone is tired after a busy day, eating homemade pizza and hopefully going to bed early to watch a dvd. I better get some dinner before it all gets demolished!!
Take care
Shona
Very pretty! I can't believe you popped up the vellum--patience of Job!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Shona! This is a beautiful technique and I actually did a mini version of it on a birthday card for my dad. I will hopefully get to post it later. Nothing as snazzy as this though!! The vellum sits so beautifully above the soft ombré. It reminds me of fairy floss! Typical me! Always thinking of food! ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat job using a border stamp to create the background, what patience. The shading of the inks against the clear embossing looks fab.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us ta ATSM this week. :)
oooooohhh...this is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow - have to try that technique - looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteFabulous Shona, you are very patient to do all this repeat stamping but it paid off and the colours look great. Thanks for joining us at ATSM
ReplyDeleteLove it. Cool bg stamp.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! What a great effect of the ombre against the glossy white pattern. And well done on mounting that vellum too! Thanks for joining in at ATSM this week, Anita x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card - I love your pretty background stamp xx
ReplyDeleteI love this! The ombre effect looks so nice in the colors you have used and the vellum strip with the embossed sentiment was the perfect choice. Loving the stars too! Thanks for playing along at ATSM. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Shona ... love the ombré colours with the soft vellum sentiment popped up against them! Simply lovely! Anita :)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful Shona...I love your choice of colors and that stamp is amazing. Looks like you are learning lots in this class so far, so many beautiful creations.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! Thanks for playing along at ATSM!!
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