Masking Unleashed

-

Hello there!

Welcome to my crafty blog!  Today, I am showcasing my card that I made for Altenew's Educator Certification Program's Masking Unleashed class with Svitlana Shayevich.  She demonstrated so many cool techniques and different ways to mask images so that they layer behind one another.

I wanted to change up my cards since I've been using so many florals with pink tones so I dug through my collection and found this cute Speech Bubble stamp set that I have yet to use.  And best of all - it's a one layer card!

Here is the card I will be discussing below:


In order to get the look of the different layers without inking each stamp over each other, making a horrible blob, I needed to figure out which image I wanted in the forefront and which ones to layer in the back and then use masks over them.  From the stamp set, I selected which stamps I wanted to use.  I selected three that were a solid image and two that were just an outline and words.  I then took a card base and laid down the stamps to give me an idea on how to start.


I wanted the stamp 'I like to party' be the main focal point and to be 'on top' of the others.

Using my stamping platform, I inked that stamp up first in the center of the card,  on a little angle.

Since I need to cover that image up in order to stamp others, I created a mask from Gina K's Masking Magic.  I laid a piece of the masking magic over the card and restamped the image.  I then cut the image on the masking magic just a little inside the image.  By doing it just inside the image, there will be no gap from images that will be stamped next.  I then removed the backing paper from the cut out image and placed that onto the image on the card base.

I then took the next stamp I wanted to use and lined that up where I wanted it to appear and stamped that onto the card base.  I then made another mask for this stamp as well and placed that onto the stamped image I just created on the card base.

I then repeated these steps for the other stamps until I had the card base pretty much covered.

I noticed that some of the 'dashes' that were in the stamped images were not really noticeable due to the ink so I took a white gel pen and added some of the dashes to that the images are consistent.  I then added some light blue gem crystals on some of the images to finish the card.

Since this is a pretty busy card, I decided not to add a sentiment as I felt there were enough on the card already 😃

Here is the final card again:

Products used from Altenew:

  • Speech Bubbles Stamps
  • Fresh Die Ink - Aqua Island
Since I only had those four colors of Fresh Die Inks - Aqua Island in that tone, I used some inks of similar color from Simon Says Stamp.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy this card!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

In The Mood For Color

-
Image
Hello again crafty friend! Today's card stems from the class called "In The Mood for Color" with Stephanie Klauck as part of Altenew's Educator Certification Program.  She suggested that we focus on the mood of a color instead of the stamp or die cut.  She explained that each color represents different moods and how that interprets onto the card. Looking at the colors and moods, I decided to use a color that I don't usually work with, orange.  Orange symbolizes health, happiness and courage.  I also wanted to use a stamp and die set that I haven't used yet either, Build A Flower Snapdragon.  Snapdragons are a great source for pollinators such as bees and have been around since the Roman era.  Orange snapdragon's represent desire, fascination, enthusiasm, positive energy, warmth, cheerfulness, success and passion.  I hope that some of these moods are expressed in today's card. Here is the card I will be discussing below: This stamp set has layering stam...
Read more

Team Apple Pie or Team Pumpkin Pie?

-
Image
Happy Thanksgiving! Holidays are quickly approaching and I'm beginning to prepare cards for the holidays and planning the menus. I love celebrating Thanksgiving.  It really kicks in the holiday season.  Gathering around with family and friends for some yummy food, laughing, and planning Christmas events is something I look forward to every year. So the question is - are you team apple pie or pumpkin pie for the dessert table?  To be honest, I really don't care for apple pie but I enjoy eating the crust 😊 so I'm team pumpkin pie all the way!  Although, a pecan pie sometimes makes an appearance 😉 For this yummy looking Thanksgiving card, I decided to include both so everyone gets a piece! Using Kat Scrappiness's Perfect Pie Maker Dies and Perfect Pie Maker Add On dies, I made three pumpkin and one apple pie.  I die cut the crust pieces onto kraft colored cardstock and ink blended a dark cocoa color to add some toastiness to the crust.  I die cut the pumpkin...
Read more

Color Your Day!

-
Image
Hello there! Time has gone by since my last creative card post.  Life's been busy the past month or so, but it will be quiet again in a couple weeks - yeah!  I can get back to my crafting journey! For my next class for Altenew's Educator Certification Program, I chose Color Your Day by Therese Calvird.  The cards she made for this class were so beautiful and she gave many examples on how to find color inspiration such as an item around your home or from your own clothes! But, since I'm pretty boring and basic when it comes to color (😀), I chose to use the color wheel for my color inspiration.  I used three colors that were alongside each other called analogous in technical terms.  On the color wheel, green, blue-green, and blue are analogous.  Using that as my guide, I decided to use Eastern Sky, Pool, and Sweet Leaf from Altenew's Fresh Dye Inks. I ended up making two cards, but one will be my main focus and the other card is used as another example at th...
Read more