Monochromatic cards are fun to create and can add a lovely interest to your cards. Well, today I’m showing you three ways to create modern monochromatic cards that can WOW! your recipients when they arrive in the post. All three cards today feature either blue or teal colours, but you could choose any colour you prefer, so let’s get started!
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR WOW! Embossing powder - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
Modern Monochromatic cards technique 1: watermark stamping
This card creates the monochromatic look using just the WOW! Clear Ultra Slow drying embossing pad. First of all, use the pad to stamp the rose from the Altenew Darling Rose stamp set onto Gina K Seaglass Cardstock with your embossing pad. This will allow you to do no-line clouring with pencils.
Using a selection of teal pencils, colour the rose in, added darker shades in the creases of the petals to add depth and dimension. Once coloured, fussy cut the rose out. For the background, we will use the pad to create some tone on tone stamping.
Stamp a selection of the leaves and rose around a Seaglass card panel, and position your coloured rose over the top to align the leaves on the background. Continue to do this until you have filled in your background to your liking. Add this background panel onto a blank card base and foam mount the foam onto the card. Add a heat embossed sentiment from the stamp set and finish with a few iridescent sequins to embellish the card.
Modern Monochromatic cards technique: colour matching embossing
This time we’ll add heat embossing, but use colour within the same tone as the card. Start off by stamping the PinkFresh Studio Colour Block Gradient Strips stamp set onto a piece of Gina K Tranquil Teal Cardstock with your embossing ink.
Modern Monochromatic cards technique 3: neutral heat embossing
Modern Monochromatic cards
Supplies
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 Sentiment Strips – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Darling Rose – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Chillin Snowfaskes – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Colorblock: Gradient stripes cling stamp – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP |  Lower Alphabet Dies – Julie Hickey designs Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Juniper Mist Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |
 Juniper Mist Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | LPT |  Juniper Mist Bundle – Cathering Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |  Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 High Heels Embossing Glitter – WOW! Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Cosmic Trio – WOW! Shop at: WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Chalk Stick Nuvo Vintage Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (US) | LPT |
 Premium White Cardstock: 8.5″ x 11 – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | LPT |  Gina K Designs – Sea Glass Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Tranquil Teal – Gina K designs Shop at: BP |
 Blue Denim Heavy weight cardstock – Gina K Shop at: BP |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP |  Gina K Designs – Connect Glue Shop at: BP |
 Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |
 Teflon Bone Folder – Lawn Fawn Shop at: CPD | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 QuickStik – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for WOW! Embossing Powders have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from WOW! Embossing Powder to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
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