Ombré is an easy way to add interest to your paper crafts. A gradient of color, subtle or colorful, is a popular trend in beauty, home decor, and now your crafts!

Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts
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I’m going to show you 5(1/2) easy techniques for adding the ombré effect to your canvas, handmade cards, scrapbook pages or planners.

You can watch the video below or on YouTube.

Here are 5 (1/2) Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts


For all of these techniques, I highly recommend using an Easy Clean Craft Mat for all of your crafting. I also used this die set to create a set of Thank You cards.

1. Watercolor
Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts
Start by wetting your watercolor cardstock. Add your watercolor and start fading it out. Or you can start with a light wash and build more color.

Supplies:
Watercolor Cardstock
Watercolors
Paintbrushes

2. Ink Blending
Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts
I use this smooth cardstock for my ink blending. These inks are a dream to blend with these ink blending tools. I started with the strong concentration of color on one sided and gradually faded it out to the other side.

Supplies:
Smooth Cardstock
Inks
Ink Blending Tool

3. Alcohol Markers
Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts
I start with a trio of copic markers. I go from light to medium to dark to medium to light. It’s best when you lay down a layer of ink first so the colors blend better.

Supplies:
Copic friendly cardstock
Markers

4a. Stamping with Stamping Tool
Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts
You can add ombré to your stamps with this technique of stamping the same stamp with different ink colors. My stamping tool definitely helps out with this technique to overlap the colors.

Supplies:
Background stamp
Stamping Tool
Inks

4b. Individual Stamps
Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts
If you don’t have a stamping tool, you can still stamp individual images to create an fun ombré background.

Supplies:
Flower Stamps
Inks
Acrylic blocks

5. Die Cutting
Easy Ways To Add Ombré To Your Paper Crafts
I pulled some pieces from my scrap pile and used individual strips to piece together an ombré pattern. I didn’t used dies but you get the idea. Then I attached them with some tape runner.

Supplies:
Trimmer
Tape Runner

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