Stamp & Craft LIVE: Ombré Ink Techniques
Posted by Hero Arts on April 09, 2026

Stamp & Craft LIVE: Ombré Ink Techniques

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Join us for Stamp & Craft LIVE this Friday, April 10 at 12pm PT as Channin Pelletier creates THREE beautiful handmade cards using the April 2026 My Monthly Hero kit—Plant Lady Society! 🪴🪄


👉 When: Friday, April 10th at 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET
👉 Where: Hero Arts YouTube and Facebook

In this live cardmaking class, Channin shares creative ways to use ombré ink techniques and stamping to build soft, colorful designs featuring florals, vases, and plant-inspired elements. Learn how to blend inks, repeat stamp patterns, and create eye-catching backgrounds with ease.


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And be sure to tune in live... there might just be a FLASH SALE during the event! 😉

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Ombré Vases and Bouquets

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  1. Trim down a sheet of Alabaster cardstock to trim down to create an A2 panel (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").
  2. With a T-ruler and a pencil draw a line across the panel. 
  3. With the You Grow Girl Stamp & Cut, stamp a vase in either Mermaid, Dolphin or Soft Sky to Indigo Ombré inks just above the penciled line. 
  4. Stamp a stem in the vase in Lime to Forever Green Ombré ink. Then stamp a flower in either Serengeti or Light to Red Royal Ombré ink. Either stamp or color the flower centers in black.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have stamped row of vases and flowers across the panel.
  6. Stamp a sentiment from the House Plants Stamp & Cut set under the vases in INTENS-ified Black Ink.
  7. Adhere the panel to the front of an A2 card base.

Patterned Background with Ombré Inks

ombre flower card
  1. Trim down a sheet of Alabaster cardstock to trim down to create an A2 panel (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").
  2. Stamp a sentiment from the House Plants Stamp & Cut set onto the panel in INTENS-ifed Black Ink.
  3. With the You Grow Girl Stamp & Cut, stamp a vase in either Mermaid, Dolphin or Soft Sky to Indigo Ombré inks adjacent to the sentiment.
  4. Stamp a stem in the vase in Lime to Forever Green Ombré ink. Then stamp a flower in either Serengeti or Light to Red Royal Ombré ink. Either stamp or color the flower centers in black.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have stamped the entire panel.
  6. Adhere the panel to the front of an A2 card base.

Greenhouse Accordion Scene

ombre flower greenhouse card
  1. Trim down a sheet of Alabaster cardstock to trim down to create four A2 panels (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").
  2. Die cut one of the Alabaster panels with the greenhouse base die from the Greenhouse Die Set.
  3. Adhere an A2 acetate panel to the backside of the die cut Alabaster panel.
  4. Die cut an A2 panel of black cardstock with the greenhouse frame die. Adhere the black greenhouse frame to over the acetate.
  5. Trim down one of the Alabaster panels to create two strips measuring 4 1/4" x 2"
  6. Score down the length of both of the strips in 1/4" increments. Then fold the strips along the score lines to create an accordion fold.
  7. Adhere one side of the accordion strips to the backside of the acetate panel. Then adhere the other side of the strips to the one of the Alabaster panels.
  8. Onto the remaining the Alabaster panels, stamp 3 vases and several stems, leaves and flowers with the ombré ink pads. Die cut the images out with the coordinating dies.
  9. Adhere the stems and flowers to the vases.
  10. Trim down Fern cardstock to create a panel measuring 2 1/2" x 4 1/8"
  11. Trim down Rainforest cardstock to create a panel measuring 1 3/4" x 4 1/8"
  12. Stamp a sentiment from the You Grow Girl Stamp Set in INTENS-ifed Black Ink onto the Rainforest panel.
  13. Adhere one of the vases with flowers to the Fern panel then adhere the panel to the accordion fold strips.
  14. Adhere one of the vases with flowers to the Rainforest panel then adhere the panel to the accordion fold strips.
  15. Finish the card by adhering the final vase with flowers to the card front.
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If you cannot join us for the live event, no problem! The video will be available to watch on replay on YouTube and Facebook whenever it is convenient for you.


We hope to see you there!

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