You are Loved + Ombre Inking
Hi readers! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in welcoming back Yana Smakula as a guest on our blog! She’s created these two beauties with some new Hero Arts products as well as some Simon Says Stamp Exclusives!
Enjoy!
I love to create custom backgrounds using various small image stamps. Background stamps are fun (and I still use them often), but I feel I have more freedom when I’m using smaller images to build a background. This also allows to me create multicolored backgrounds like I’m sharing today. I used new Hero Arts Ombre ink pads for both of my projects and inked some images up using a darker color of ink and some using lighter.
I added dry embossing to one of the backgrounds using this grid stencil, this is one of my favorite techniques. I rarely use stencils for stenciling, but I love to use them for dry embossing. To give both of my cards something little extra I die cut this songbird die and a couple circles from Luminary Circles out of gold mirror cardstock and scattered behind the heat embossed sentiment.
Both stamped panels were mounted onto white A2 top folding card bases and a narrow strip of Hero Arts layering paper was added to both on both sides to emphasize the main panel.
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Thanks for reading today, and thanks to Yana for being our fantastic guest!
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Beautiful background Yana! I just love the ombre effect and you’ve used it beautifully here. Thanks for sharing your techniques.
Gorgeous cards! Love the background! The gold bird and spots are an elegant touch!
Beautiful! I love the ombre look.
Such a simple way to make a beautiful background!
Such beautiful cards and I love the gold embossing on the bird and sentiment.
Your ombré background is beautiful!
the roses are pretty in both colors.
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This is just stunning…love the soft colours with the pop of gold!
Gorgeous cards! I love the golden bird.
Lovely background, and the grid texture adds a nice touch!
Beautiful cards !!!
I “hear” Yoda in the sentiment
Beautiful card.
Beautiful ombre backgrounds on these cards.
Those ombré inks just look like so much fun
Oh wow!! These cards are so elegant looking!!! I love the look of Ombre Inking!!!!
Very pretty cards – what a simple way to make stunning backgrounds with ombre’ inks!
So lovely, Yana! I’s so inspired to try Ombre Inking now. Many thanks! ♡
Love the addition of gold to these gorgeous floral cards!
Beautiful designs and colors.
Very nice use of ombre.
I was so excited about the ombre pads….and I haven’t used them yet!! Nice cards!
Gorgeous! Love this technique!
Just beautiful! Love the ombre, thanks for sharing! =)
These are so pretty and so simple. Love them.
Lovely cards. Those inks just look like so much fun
The cards are so beautiful!
Gorgeous cards with fantastic stamping!
Lovely cards. I like the ombre shades of flowers on the cards. Thanks for sharing.
Love the cards. so pretty with the gold accents.
Really pretty!! Love the background!
Yana–another beautiful, feminine card!
Pretty cards. Love the background.
Beautiful! Love the cute little bird!
gorgeous cards, loved the ombre look and the gold birds !!
These are gorgeous! :-D
Such a lovely background!
LUV those backgrounds!!!
Love both of these cards.
Gorgeous ombre cards, thank you for sharing them!
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL and sweet ombre-ness!!!
Gorgeous cards! Love the wonderful backgrounds.
Pretty colors! Love the roses.
Love the use of the grid stencil with your fabulous stamping!
always something new to learn
BEAUTIFUL cards Yana!!!
I have never tried stamping a background before => I look forward to creating some inky ombre awesomeness too :)
These are gorgeous.
Love the ombré look!