Masked Magic

It's my turn to set the challenge over on the Daring Cardmaker's blog this week and I've chosen a technique that I really enjoyed trying out in the run-up to Christmas when I was making blended backgrounds.

Masking!

Or more specifically in my case, using masking paper!

While I was at it, I even made two cards this week!

First up this one:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter - Sketchy Thoughts
Dies: Sizzix - Animal Portraits, Lawn Fawn - Put a Bow on It, Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Mats: Rectangles
Other: Glitter paper, 3D foam, Distress ink pads

So I started off by cutting strips of masking paper and stuck them diagonally onto a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I used Evergreen Bough, Cracked Pistachio, Spun Sugar, and Picked Raspberry original Distress Inks to create this diagonal background.

I found the Bristol Smooth cardstock really to blend on, but it doesn't take as much colour as other white cardstock. So if I want a richer tone, I'll use Cardshoppe next time I think!

To complete this card I used the lovely bunny from the Sizzix Animal Portraits set along with the speech bubble stamp and greeting from my lovely new Winnie & Walter Sketchy Thoughts stamps. There had to be glitter somewhere, and this Heidi Swapp Marquee glitter paper fit the bill!

Next up I wanted to use my Distress Oxides with the left-over masking strips I'd cut:

Stamps: MFT - Big Birthday Wishes
Die: Lil' Inker Designs - Silly Stitched dies
Other: Distress Oxides
It's a really simple card - just a matter of blending the inks on and while the masking paper was still in place I spritzed with water and dried everything with a heat tool before removing the masking strips.

I used the large rectangle die from the Lil' Inker's Silly Stitches set to add a bit of texture and finally the greeting from MFT fit perfectly inside the stripes. I used my MISTI to ensure the stamps lined up properly.

Remember to check out the other masking projects from the rest of the design team over on the blog and come join in!

Happy crafting!

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MFT - Big Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: EH | SHC	Winnie & Walter - Sketchy Thoughts stamps Shop at: EH | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Put a Bow on It dies Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC | SSS	Lil' Inker Designs - Silly Stitched dies Shop at: MISC | SHC
Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Mats: Rectangles dies Shop at: MISC | SHC	Sizzix - Animal Portraits dies Shop at: AZ | MISC	Distress ink pad - Cracked Pistachio Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Distress ink pad - Evergreen Bough Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS
Distress ink pad - Picked Raspberry Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Distress ink pad - Spun Sugar Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Distress Oxide ink pad - Cracked Pistachio Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Distress Oxide ink pad - Lucky Clover Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS
Distress Oxide ink pad - Picked Raspberry Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Distress Oxide ink pad - Worn Lipstick Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	MFT - Pink Lemonade ink pad Shop at: SHC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Strathmore Bristol cardstock Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Simon Says Stamp - Masking Paper Shop at: SSS	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS
MISTI precision stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Ranger - Mini round ink blending tools Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS

Comments

[Dolly (scrapthat)]

I just love a great oxide BG!! TFS girl...so cute! :D reminds me of the stuffie you gave your niece :D

[Karen Taylor]

I love the colours you've used on these cards, they're lovely!