<StackPanel.Resources>
  <LinearGradientBrush x:Key="myBrush" StartPoint="0,0.5" EndPoint="1,0.5" Opacity="0.5">
    <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
      <GradientStopCollection>
        <GradientStop Color="GoldenRod" Offset="0" />
        <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="1" />
      </GradientStopCollection>
    </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
  </LinearGradientBrush>
</StackPanel.Resources>

<!-- Non-shared Brush object. -->
<Label>
  Label 1
  <Label.Background>
    <LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0.5" EndPoint="1,0.5" Opacity="0.5">
      <LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
        <GradientStopCollection>
          <GradientStop Color="GoldenRod" Offset="0" />
          <GradientStop Color="White" Offset="1" />
        </GradientStopCollection>
      </LinearGradientBrush.GradientStops>
    </LinearGradientBrush>
  </Label.Background>
</Label>

<!-- Shared Brush object. -->
<Label Background="{StaticResource myBrush}">Label 2</Label>
<Label Background="{StaticResource myBrush}">Label 3</Label>

<StackPanel.Resources>
  <SolidColorBrush x:Key="myBrush" Color="Teal"/>
</StackPanel.Resources>

<!-- StaticResource reference -->
<Label Foreground="{StaticResource myBrush}">Label 1</Label>

<!-- DynamicResource reference -->
<Label Foreground="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlBrushKey}}">Label 2</Label>