Saturday, January 19, 2013

Ombre Hombre

I have a confession...until I started seeing the word "ombre" on pinterest I didn't know there was a name for the graduated colour designs I was seeing. Shocking I know.

One of the challenges this month at Counterfeit Kit Challenge is to create a page using ombre.

I decided to attempt an ombre background. I took a sheet of resist cardstock from Stampin Up! and two shades of pink Glimmermist (Cherub Pink and Cranberry Zing). I sprayed away starting with a light spray of the Cherub Pink at the top of the page and building up to a darker pink at the bottom.



As you can see it is not an exact graduated pattern with mist but you get the idea and I was quite happy with it. I especially like the resist print where the ink was darkest.
Of course that much mist made all my corners curl up.

Here is a shot of my layout in progress with various items from my desk holding down the corners. I am sure it will be fine once it is in a page protector in my album but it was a challenge to scrap on. Of course if I was patient I could have left it to flatten out under a few books but that wasn't going to happen. Once I had my idea I had to scrap....right then.



I layered in lots of extra bits and pieces (mostly off my desk - really should clean up that desk) including a doily, some stars punched from vellum, some chipboard phrases from Echo Park, more lovely printed tissue and my title lettering which is from Heidi Grace (from about 2006 I think).

Here is the completed layout (curly corners and all).


 I added in this cute striped paperclip (from K& Co's Smash Line).


A closer look at the journalling.


And one  last peek at a few more of the layers.



Hope you can join in the Third Challenge at Counterfeit Kit Challenge this month and try your hand at ombre.

Happy Scrapping

Lisa J

9 comments:

  1. fabulous job with the background. Great layout too

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  2. Beautiful page - that resist cardstock is perfect for this!

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  3. oh this looks gorgeous - your bright kit papers are perfect for this and the use of the resist background is just lovely. What a super layout - really must try this technique.

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  4. SUCH a great page!!! Love the way you used the technique. The colors are fabulous and...now I'm tempted to get out some of my mistable papers!!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  5. OH! It's beautiful Lisa! That red scalloped edge makes it "POP!" so well- not to mention the sweet little items on your journaling card! And... u have gorgeous printing. The pic is sweet, cracked me up, too! :) Fun job with the mist---- TYFS! Great LO.

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  6. Oooh, I love that everyone has used a different medium for this challenge so far! Love the mist! Great layout!

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  7. I am loving this idea! It never would have occured to me, so I'm obviously a bit jealous - but I'll be storing it away as a must try :)

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  8. But if you had cleaned up your desk, you wouldn't have had access to those wonderful little bits and bobs! I am impatient, too. Misted a pages today and kept on scrapping :) Nice job with the ombre (new word for me, too!)

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  9. Love your page - and the commentary! Your handwriting is SO need too.

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