Brighter days ahead.

Hello. I've been just a little obsessed with the gray-to-color transition idea lately. I think the concept is just so fitting for this strange time ... social distancing and separations can be bleak, but I want to hang on to the hope that brighter days are ahead. I have a few examples to share with you today. All supplies are listed below each card and are available in the shop. Vanessa is offering a 10% discount on all orders during this stay-at-home time!

My first card is a reveal wheel card. The wheel rotates through a gray world, to a world with some color, to a full-color world. The fairy with the heart wand is "sending love" ... both to the world and the card recipient!

SUPPLIES USED:

Lawn Fawn reveal wheel

Lawn Fawn reveal wheel circle add-on

Lawn Fawn fairy friends stamp set and coordinating dies

Lawn Fawn out of this world stamp set and coordinating dies

Lawn Fawn science of love stamp set and simply sentiments stamp set for the sentiment

Copic markers

Lawn Fawn cloudy stencil

Distress oxide ink in tumbled glass

Lawn Fawn gemstone shimmery card stock

VersaMark ink

white embossing powder

foam squares

white gel pen

black gel pen

My next card is another interpretation of the same gray-to-color theme ... this one seems perfect for spring!

SUPPLIES USED:

Lawn Fawn a bug deal stamp set

Lawn Fawn fairy friends stamp set

Lawn Fawn card stock

Copic markers

Lawn Fawn milo's ABCs stamp set

VersaMark ink

silver embossing powder

Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle dies

Lawn Fawn stitched circle dies

white gel pen

black gel pen

foam tape

And, finally, here is a card I shared on Instagram last week, another springy card using the gray-to-color concept:

SUPPLIES USED:

Lawn Fawn a bug deal stamp set

Lawn Fawn milo's ABCs stamp set

Lawn Fawn vellum

Lawn Fawn cloudy stencil

Distress Oxide ink in tumbled glass and hickory smoke

Lawn Fawn card stock

Copic markers

white gel pen

black gel pen

scissors for fussy cutting

purple tape

VersaMark ink

clear embossing powder

I hope that this post inspires you to try the gray-to-color concept in a card ... it's really impactful and fun. Stay safe and healthy, crafty friends!

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