Aqua Ombre Squares Card

by Joanne James16. April 2014 21:50

Good evening blog readers! I hope you are enjoying weather as glorious as we have had here in the UK the last few days - it feels long overdue and long may it continue. We went out on another bike ride today, just for fun - our bike ride earlier in the week involved our first attempt at geocaching, but since we didn't manage to find a single box the novelty of this wore off rather quickly! It's just so nice to be outdoors. Today's card is one of two entries that I have for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge - I love this week's layout, so many possibilities:

For my first card, I decided to stay with the layout of squares, and created a pattern with an ombre effect:

 

I used one of the square stamps from the 'You're Lovely' stamp set which is great for a repeat pattern, and stamped each row in a slightly darker shade of aqua blue-green, to give the graduated ombre effect. I used a piece of Core-d'inations card in Coastal Cabana for my base, as this card has a lovely textured finish when unsanded. Because of this texture, it is quite difficult to get an evenly inked stamp on it, so I stamped my sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder to provide a more even and vibrant finish.

Come back tomorrow to see my alternative and altogether more humorous take on this sketch; until then, happy stampin'!

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

 

 

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Comments (8) -

Kathy James
Kathy JamesUnited Kingdom
16/04/2014 23:41:16 #


Love the simplicity of this card and of course the colours are my favourite tones.

Joanne James
Joanne James
17/04/2014 16:32:41 #

Thanks Kathy - glad you like it! This would look great in lots of different colourways, but this one is a definite favourite.

Wendie Waldman
Wendie WaldmanUnited States
17/04/2014 01:10:42 #

Beautiful!

Joanne James
Joanne James
17/04/2014 16:33:02 #

Thank you Wendie!

Jen W.
Jen W.bm
17/04/2014 01:59:01 #

Fabulous ombre and a great clean and graphic card!  Thanks for playing along with CAS(E) This Sketch this week!

Joanne James
Joanne James
17/04/2014 16:34:42 #

Thanks Jen - haven't done any ombre for ages but this great sketch provided the perfect opportunity.

Leigh Penner
Leigh PennerCanada
17/04/2014 17:41:33 #

Oh, this is lovely! Wonderful take on the sketch!

Joanne James
Joanne James
20/04/2014 23:50:31 #

Thanks Leigh - I loved this sketch, it's a keeper!

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