Hi everyone! Today we have a fun new inspiration photo and sketch over at Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge.
For my card I did a pretty direct interpretation of the inspiration photo. 🙂 This was a really fun card to make. Gradients are one of my favorite things to include on a card. 🙂
Here’s a look at how the gradient for the letters came together:
To start the gradient I sponged some Angel Pink Memento ink on Sugar Cube cardstock. Next I sponged a row of Rose Bud, lightly blending it up into the Angel Pink. The last row was of Love Letter, again lightly blended into the Rose Bud. I aligned the dies so that they picked up as much of the complete gradient as possible and then die cut them. ***Be sure to wipe your dies off with a paper towel after running them through the die cut machine as they will have picked up some of the ink from the paper. I sponged on a bit more ink just to the bottom edges of the letters after removing them from the dies.
Here’s a peek at the challenge sketch and inspiration photo this week:
Thanks so much for stopping by!!! Have a great day!!!
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4 responses to “SJC18: Love”
Such a lovely card, Jen! I love that gradient look… thanks for sharing how you created it! I’m going to give it a try. Hope you have a wonderful day!
So pretty. Love the gradient letters and the heart garland on the top. They look great with the wood pattern paper. TFS
I love your card. So pretty. I love, love the old wood background. Is the background one of Taylored Expressions? I would like to purchase some.
Such fun lettering, particularly with the sponged colors! LOVE it on the woodgrain.