Ombre subway art for Mother's Day.

Mother's Day is just around the corner, so when Plaid Crafts sent me a whole box of Martha Stewart Craft Supplies and asked me to create a Mother's Day project, I jumped at the chance.

I decided to make some Mom-inspired, ombre subway art.

Supplies needed:

• a 1/4" plywood board. (mine is 24 x 24 inches)
• white spray paint
• vinyl letters (I used Contact Paper and my Cricut, but you can use pre-cut adhesive letters)
• 3 shades of Martha Stewart Satin Paint (I used Sea Lavender, Blue Sky and Surf)
• An exacto knife
• a sanding block or hand sander

I painted my plywood board with white spray paint.  While it dried, I looked up the word "mother" in different languages and began to cut them out using my Cricut.

I got a general idea of where I wanted the letters to go, then started adhering them to the board.

I chose 3 graduated shades of blue and divided the board into thirds and put a big bloop of paint where I wanted the color to change.  (Bloop is a technical craft term. It means to squeeze an amount of paint in a haphazard style...)

Starting with the lightest color first, I began painting the top third of the board, then worked my way down to the darkest color, blending as I went along.

Don't you judge my paintbrush.  We have a lot of history together and I love her. 

To be completely honest, about this point I tried to add stenciled roses to the back ground. Total craft fail... it looked awful, so I painted over them and pretended it never happened.  

While the paint is still a bit tacky, begin peeling off the letters.

The color looks all weird on this... sorry!

Let the board dry thoroughly, then sand it to create a distressed look.

I am pretty happy with how it turned out!

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