Green Ombre

I discovered a new challenge blog called Sparkle and Shine Challenge.  A challenge blog for sequin lovers, given this is my new go to embellishment I decided I would make a card to enter.

Green is not one of my go to colours and the theme for this challenge was green inspired.  Oh my goodness this card has been sitting in pieces on my desk all week.  I knew where I wanted to go with this but it just wasn't going to plan.

I was out pruning in the garden when all of a sudden I had an idea...I had already played around making an ombre effect with strips of green card-stock, but my greens just weren't blending how I wanted.  Who said ombre had to be plain colours why not patterned paper??? ..... That was my lightbulb moment.  

I raced inside and pushed aside the green card-stock and pulled out 6 green patterned papers cut them into strips and made the background.  Fortunately I had the flowers and frame precut as when double checking the blog I realised I had 59 minutes to pull this together and photograph and blog it....no pressure....yikes!!  SO by the skin of my teeth and being the last entry for the challenge here is my card.

Now I can finish pruning.

Thanks for popping in!!

Karen