With just 10 days remaining until the Snowflake Showplace products are gone for good, I thought I’d share one last card that uses one of the products from the suite. This card uses the Happiness Surrounds stamp set which is a very versatile set that I used with a technique I call Ombre Stamping.
Getting Started
Let’s start first with the Petal Pink background which I embossed with the Seasonal Wreath Embossing Folder. I thought it would be perfect to add texture behind the focal point without being distracting. After stamping “congratulations” in Sahara Sand along the bottom edge and stamping off before adding the decorative images on either side of “congratulations” I attached the 3-3/4″ x 5″ Petal Pink layer on a 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ piece of Whisper White which was then attached to Sahara Sand card base.
Ombre Stamping Technique
Take a close look at the “medallion” that was stamped in Petal Pink. Can you see the variations of the pink color on the image? Tat’s my Ombre Stamping Technique and it’s very easy to achieve. First I inked up the image with Petal Pink and stamped it off once on scratch paper. Next I used a Sponge Dauber to apply Petal Pink ink to the outer edges of the image by “pouncing” the sponge dauber first on the ink pad and then carefully around the edges. This allows the second application of color to blend into the ink that remained on the stamp after stamping off. Finally, I stamped the image on Whisper White and cut it out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits which I then attached to a Sahara Sand scalloped circle cut from the Layering Circles Framelits.
Finishing it Off
Using the smallest circles from both the Stitched Shapes Framelits and the Layering Circles Framelits, I cut the Whisper White and Sahara Sand layers, that highlight the sentiment. To make the card “just a bit more special” I added small pieces of the Petal Pink Metallic Ribbon (from the Metallic Ribbon Combo), Whisper White Polka Dot Ribbon, and Silver Metallic-edge Ribbon behind the smallest circles.
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Neat card! Love your Ombre stamping – thanks for explaining! And the way you did the ribbon really adds much to the card. Thanks for sharing – I’m going to have to give this a try!!
Thank you Bette. I’m so happy to hear you like my simple Ombre Stamping Technique.