This month, our hop focuses on the masking technique. What is masking you may ask, well...masking is a way of protecting an area from ink when stamping or blending. In its simplest form, masking with low-tack tape can create a straight line or a frame. Masking an image before stamping another image gives the appearance of one image in front of another.
Today, I'm sharing my favorite masking method with you...I combine masking with ink-blending to create a background scene. As you know, my stamping style is simple yet elegant and this technique lends itself very well to my style.
I knew I wanted a beachy, tropical feel and I wanted to use the Sunkissed set (SU Jul - Dec Mini Catalog pg. 69 )..being of Caribbean origin--the US Virgin Islands to be exact--I'm influenced by all things tropical...so this was a no-brainer..and paired it with one of the sentiments from the Simply Fabulous set.
I next stamped the palm tree image in Versafine Clair in Nocturne and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder for additional texture and shine. I cut two 1/4" x 5" strips of Parakeet Party to add as an accent color and highlight the colors a little more. Mounted this panel to the card base using the adhesive foam sheet.
To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment, also in Versafine Clair in Nocturne, then triple heat embossed it before matting it with a piece of basic black and mounted it to the panel with dimensionals. And there you have it...
If you like my card and would like a go at creating it, here's a list of the products that I used.
Very good use of this technique.
ReplyDeleteThank you...a definite favorite of mine
DeleteThis is such a Pretty Card💗💗💗
ReplyDeleteThank you! Xoxo
DeleteLove this card! Great idea to use the mask to create the sky background.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kelly
DeleteJust beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely card Caron, love the clean and simple look to it x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Caron. Thank you for sharing and hopping with us
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