Sending You Hugs with Lovely Words

Today’s card showcases another sneak peek of the Lovely Inside & Out stamp set and the coordinating Lovely Words thinlits dies with an easy ombre watercoloring technique!

To get the ombre watercoloring effect, you simply pick 3 colors that range from light to dark and apply the ink pads directly to a clear block – I used Clear Block I.

  • Start by pressing the lightest color ink pad to the bottom 1/3 of the clear block
  • Then, press the medium color ink pad to the middle (it will cover more than the middle 1/3, but that’s okay)
  • Then, press the darkest color ink pad to the top 1/3 (it will cover the portion of the medium color that was more than 1/3)
  • Then, lightly spritz your clear block using a Stampin’ Spritzer to water down the colors a little
  • Finally, stamp your clear block right onto the cardstock – Watercolor Paper or Shimmery White, which is what I used, works best!
    • If you have a little too much water on the paper, gently dab it with a paper towel, but start with dabbing the lightest color first!

No two cards will look alike and this is SO easy to do! Makes me feel like a watercolor artist (hee hee!). I flicked some Night of Navy ink onto the card using a Stampin’ Write marker.

“Sending you” comes from the new Lovely Inside & Out stamp set and the die cut “hugs” comes from the new Lovely Words thinlits – both of which will be available June 1 at a bundled price. “Hugs” is part of a larger die cut, but I cut out the word to add to my card. These thinlits also work perfectly with our layering framelits (Circles, Ovals, Sweet & Sassy, and Stitched Shapes). Versatility!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project! Thank you for stopping by!

Measurements:
  • Night of Navy card base: 4-1/4″ x 11″, scored and folded at 5-1/2″ (or folded in half)
  • Marina Mist layer: 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
  • Shimmery White layer: 3-3/4″ x 5″
Color Combination (click on any color to shop online):
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AVAILABLE JUNE 1, 2017: Lovely Inside & Out Bundle (Wood-Mount – 145323; Clear-Mount – 145324), Lovely Inside & Out Stamp Set (Wood-Mount – 144008; Clear-Mount – 144011), Lovely Words Thinlits (143733)

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