Thursday, April 19, 2012

Shades of Gray Shadow

Today's card combines Retro Sketches 7 and Colour Q 133.
  I stamped the main image on Gray cardstock, in Basic Black ink, then went over it again, a little off-set this time, with White Craft ink.  This produces the shadowed effect.  I used a Martha Stewart punch on the bottom of the gray cardstock before adding the strip of scalloped dotted ribbon in black. I also rounded the corners of the top of the main panel for a little added interest.  For the backround panels, I stamped each one with my Distressed Dots backround inked with White Craft ink.  The card was finished off with the sentiment circle and a couple of layered butterflies to tie in the Mustard and Durango colors.
Here's a list of supplies I used......
Stamps: Just Believe, Distressed Dots, Thinking of You (Michaels)
Paper: Black, Gray, Dusty Durango, More Mustard, White
Ink: Black, White Craft, Dusty Durango, More Mustard
Accessories: Embosslits Butterflies, 1 3/4" & 1 1/4" circle punches, Martha Stewart edge punch, Scalloped dotted ribbon, corner rounder punch, basic pearls
Thanks for taking a peek!
Jenny

8 comments:

  1. Love this shadow effect...wow. I'm giving this a try for sure. Great us of this week colors. So glad you joined us this week at the ColourQ.

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  2. Awesome card, Jenny! The stamping is terrific! Thank you so much for playing with us at RetroSketches and colourQ!

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  3. Beautiful card, Jenny, I love your gray stamped panel! Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ and sharing your card.

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  4. Beautiful warm colors! Great card! So glad you played along with us this week at RetroSketches!

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  5. Gorgeous, gorgeous card Jenny - LOVE it :)

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  6. Great embossing, thanks for playing along with us at ColourQ this week.

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  7. What a cool technique...I have never quite gotten the hang of this, but you have made it look easy! Love the polka dots, too! Thanks for participating in the CQC this week!

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  8. Congrats, Jenny, on being named a Colour Queen Courtier! Woo-Hoo!

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