Thursday, April 23, 2015

Pinks and Reds

I wanted to play along with the CAS-ology Ombre challenge so I pulled out some of my Distress Stains. 
 I used watercolor paper and started adding various shades of reds and pinks.  When the larger portion of my coloring was dry, I used a dot stencil to add more subtle shades.  That amazing sentiment is from a stamp set by Tim Holtz.
 I used a flower from another set by Tim Holtz.  I embossed it with Platinum Silver and colored it the same with various Distress Stains.  I wanted the flower to perfectly match my ombre background.  

 Here is the CAS-ology challenge.
Here is the Paper Players challenge for a simple watercolor look.
And it fits the Simon Says Wednesday challenge for Clean and Simple and that is also where I purchased my stamps. LOVE their great selection of good supplies. 
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

10 comments:

  1. Wow! What an absolutely stunning card! I LOVE this sentiment. You did a fabulous job creating the ombre technique in shades of red and pink. Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

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  2. That is a beautiful card! Loved the flower and colors!

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  3. Stunning card! Love the colours and the layout! Very inspiring.

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  4. GREAT job on this artsy design, Linda! Love the gradient of colors! So vibrant and beautiful! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Clean and Simple” Challenge!

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  5. This is a really eye-catching card - I love how you created your ombre and the use of the stencil is also pretty neat. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players this week!

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  6. This is my type of card watercolor, CAS and great color choice.

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  7. Wow! What an explosion of vibrancy and colour! Really effective technique and a stunning card! Love how that flower works so harmoniously with the background. Thanks so much for joining us this week at CASology!

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  8. Fantastic card Linda. Love the background with the pretty flower.

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  9. LOVE these colors Linda, YOU are so AWESOME a cardmaker!!!!! Thanks so much for joining us at CASology this week!!

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