Rectangles with a Shadow Effect
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage' xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation' xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml' xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008' xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006' mc:Ignorable='d' d:DesignWidth='640' d:DesignHeight='480'> <Canvas> <Rectangle Width="200" Height="100" Canvas.Left="55" Canvas.Top="55" Fill="Black"/> <Rectangle Width="200" Height="100" Canvas.Left="50" Canvas.Top="50" Fill="Red"/> </Canvas> </UserControl>