I decided to go monochromatic with my circle shapes, using white, black, and three shades of gray cardstock. For this first card, I created three squares using black as the outside border and three using white as the outside border.
For the black squares, I used my darkest shades of gray on the ring, and then in the inner quadrant the white and lightest gray. I kept the lighter colors together in each quadrant, so white and the lighter of the two dark grays, and the darker colors together, the darkest gray with the lightest gray.
The white squares were assembled similarly, but in reverse. White on the outside, then the lightest two shades of gray for the ring sections, then the darkest gray and black for the inner quadrants. Again, I grouped lightest and darkest together in each quadrant.
The finished pieces were adhered to a white mat, and then to my card base.
I used Altenew's Waterbrush Hello die for the sentiment. I die cut the sentiment three times with white cardstock and once with red. The red was a little lighter than I wanted, so I used a Copic to add a little more color to it. The four layers were adhere together and then to the card.
The second card I made follows the same basic format. I had so many leftover pieces that I figured I might as well make another card. I created a black and white square just as I did for the first card, and then added a square with the lightest gray for the outside and one with the darkest gray for the outside. Again, I kept the quadrants light and dark.
The four squares were again adhered to a white mat and then to my card base.
This sentiment was created the same way as in the first card, but this time I used the You Matter sentiment die from Simon Says Stamp.
I love the pop of red against that neutral background.
I am really having a hard time putting these dies away....I'll have some more cards to share with you next week!
Fabulous cards!!!!
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