Ombre

It's Daring Cardmakers Day and this week Sharon is setting our challenge:

"Ombre"
 "I'd like to see the Ombre effect used on your card somewhere (an effect where the colour gradient goes from light to dark, like on a paint colour chart).

 This can be blended colour, or in blocks. 

 It seems this effect is really popular at the moment - not just

 in the craft world but in hair colouring too."

As soon as I saw Sharon's challenge, I knew what I'd be using as the "Spring Wedding" collection from Funky Hand has a few ombre papers in the various colours of the set.  I chose the stunning yellow to orange to green colourway to base my card around

I absolutely love these sunshiney colours and the lovely ombre polka dots.  The green and orange  leafy designs set the ombre paper off perfectly.  My current favourite flower die and border punch also make an appearance in this one.

Materials and Tools

All papers: "Spring Wedding" download from Funky Hand, 

printed onto white Bazzill

Yellowy orange organza ribbon, "upside down" Card Candy, Tiny pearls, Decal sticker sentiment 

EK Success border die

Memory Box Fabulous Phlox die set

For the Carrd Candy flower centres I used a couple of different greens.  I used the  paler one with the inside facing upward, the darker one I turned inside out - if that makes sense!.  All 3 were then rolled with an embossing tool to "ruffle" them a bit

That's it, nice and simple.  There are some fabulous Ombre effects to see on ur blog - lots of clever ideas for creating the effect with papers, inks, paints etc so please take a look and see what our wonderful team of Daring Cardmakers have made this week.

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