Nina's Southern Accents: Ombré Technique for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Ombré Technique for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop

Hey Y'all!

Today on the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop, the theme is Ombre. It is a pretty popular look that has been around for a while. "Ombre" just means the color fades from dark to light. For my project, I chose the Let's Set Sail Bundle and used a Blending Brush to create the background.

I started at the bottom of my Basic White piece and inked it pretty heavily in Tahitain Tide. Then without re-inking my brush, I moved up the piece and allowed the ink to fade and get lighter and lighter. This effect can also be achieved with more than one ink color...start with a dark color and then use lighter inks. I used Smoky Slate and Pale Papaya for my sailboat, and stamped my sentiment onto a cloud created with the Cloud Punch. You can see I added ink to the edges of the cloud by lightly dragging my brush around the edges. I stamped the bird image in Smoky slate and the water image in Tahitian Tide to give more texture. I made my cardbase a little fancier by starting with a top-folding cardbase (4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2) and cutting off one edge at 2-3/4. So simple but it adds so much! I tied some Tahitain Tide Baker's twine around my scene panel and added it to a piece of Basic White I die cut with the Scalloped Contour dies. I added a 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Basic White to the inside of the card, and Voila! l

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